| 2011 | Southern Miss12–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #15 (of 120 teams · 461.4 yds/g · 6,459 yds) | #14 (of 120 teams · 36.9 pts/g · 516 points) | #31 (of 120 teams · 343.0 yds/g allowed · 4,802 yds) | #26 (of 120 teams · 20.8 pts/g allowed · 291 points) | #12 (of 120 teams · +16.1 /g · +225 on the season) | #86 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 27 taken, 32 given · -0.36 /g) | #79 (of 120 teams · 17:56 /g · 4h 11m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #27 (of 120 teams · 0.096 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #13 (of 120 teams · -0.021 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #34 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #45 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.919 average PPA on successful plays) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.842 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #55 (Total offense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #1–#116. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #66 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #1–#115. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #79 (Total defense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #13–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #9–#115. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #83 (Point margin: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #1–#115. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #83 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #3–#119. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Possession: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #3–#115. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #53 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #4–#118. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #13–#120. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #45 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #8–#119. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #21–#120. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #4–#119. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #48 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range #3–#105. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2011 | Houston13–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 599.1 yds/g · 8,387 yds) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 49.3 pts/g · 690 points) | #64 (of 120 teams · 380.3 yds/g allowed · 5,324 yds) | #35 (of 120 teams · 22.4 pts/g allowed · 314 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +26.9 /g · +376 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +17 on the season · 32 taken, 15 given · +1.21 /g) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16:18 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.178 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.023 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #38 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.982 average PPA on successful plays) | #105 (of 120 teams · 1.011 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | UCF5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #40 (of 120 teams · 406.8 yds/g · 4,881 yds) | #59 (of 120 teams · 27.1 pts/g · 325 points) | #13 (of 120 teams · 303.3 yds/g allowed · 3,640 yds) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 18.3 pts/g allowed · 220 points) | #28 (of 120 teams · +8.8 /g · +105 on the season) | #83 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 14 taken, 18 given · -0.33 /g) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 21:08 /g · 4h 14m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 120 teams · 0.126 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.006 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #21 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #21 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #56 (of 120 teams · 0.930 average PPA on successful plays) | #60 (of 120 teams · 0.919 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | UTEP5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #61 (of 120 teams · 380.5 yds/g · 4,566 yds) | #62 (of 120 teams · 26.6 pts/g · 319 points) | #105 (of 120 teams · 441.6 yds/g allowed · 5,299 yds) | #86 (of 120 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 364 points) | #83 (of 120 teams · -3.8 /g · -45 on the season) | #109 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 19 taken, 29 given · -0.83 /g) | #47 (of 120 teams · 18:44 /g · 3h 45m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.060 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.088 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #83 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #90 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.045 average PPA on successful plays) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.922 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Marshall7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #101 (of 120 teams · 333.4 yds/g · 4,334 yds) | #99 (of 120 teams · 21.9 pts/g · 284 points) | #79 (of 120 teams · 405.0 yds/g allowed · 5,265 yds) | #74 (of 120 teams · 28.6 pts/g allowed · 372 points) | #93 (of 120 teams · -6.8 /g · -88 on the season) | #47 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 29 taken, 28 given · +0.08 /g) | #92 (of 120 teams · 17:31 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #110 (of 120 teams · -0.030 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.018 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #107 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #69 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #88 (of 120 teams · 0.886 average PPA on successful plays) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.899 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Tulsa8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #25 (of 120 teams · 440.4 yds/g · 5,725 yds) | #29 (of 120 teams · 33.1 pts/g · 430 points) | #89 (of 120 teams · 414.8 yds/g allowed · 5,392 yds) | #64 (of 120 teams · 27.3 pts/g allowed · 355 points) | #42 (of 120 teams · +5.8 /g · +75 on the season) | #88 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 29 taken, 34 given · -0.38 /g) | #107 (of 120 teams · 17:02 /g · 3h 41m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.043 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #53 (of 120 teams · 0.028 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #40 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #57 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #99 (of 120 teams · 0.867 average PPA on successful plays) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.915 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | East Carolina5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #48 (of 120 teams · 395.2 yds/g · 4,742 yds) | #66 (of 120 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 315 points) | #58 (of 120 teams · 376.3 yds/g allowed · 4,516 yds) | #97 (of 120 teams · 32.3 pts/g allowed · 387 points) | #90 (of 120 teams · -6.0 /g · -72 on the season) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -14 on the season · 21 taken, 35 given · -1.17 /g) | #58 (of 120 teams · 18:25 /g · 3h 41m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.072 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #60 (of 120 teams · 0.038 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #29 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #91 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.843 average PPA on successful plays) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.827 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Rice4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #89 (of 120 teams · 347.7 yds/g · 4,172 yds) | #85 (of 120 teams · 23.3 pts/g · 280 points) | #112 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 462.1 yds/g allowed · 5,545 yds) | #99 (of 120 teams · 33.3 pts/g allowed · 400 points) | #102 (of 120 teams · -10.0 /g · -120 on the season) | #17 (of 120 teams · +8 on the season · 27 taken, 19 given · +0.67 /g) | #15 (of 120 teams · 20:01 /g · 4h 00m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #91 (of 120 teams · 0.013 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.035 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #97 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #77 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.974 average PPA on successful plays) | #28 (of 120 teams · 0.875 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | SMU8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #55 (of 120 teams · 388.6 yds/g · 5,052 yds) | #69 (of 120 teams · 25.9 pts/g · 336 points) | #30 (of 120 teams · 341.1 yds/g allowed · 4,434 yds) | #40 (of 120 teams · 23.1 pts/g allowed · 300 points) | #60 (of 120 teams · +2.8 /g · +36 on the season) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -19 on the season · 15 taken, 34 given · -1.46 /g) | #35 (of 120 teams · 19:03 /g · 4h 08m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #53 (of 120 teams · 0.058 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #73 (of 120 teams · 0.061 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #51 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #67 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #35 (of 120 teams · 0.966 average PPA on successful plays) | #48 (of 120 teams · 0.905 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Tulane2–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #95 (of 120 teams · 340.3 yds/g · 4,424 yds) | #105 (of 120 teams · 21.1 pts/g · 274 points) | #84 (of 120 teams · 410.3 yds/g allowed · 5,334 yds) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 37.5 pts/g allowed · 487 points) | #112 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -16.4 /g · -213 on the season) | #97 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 19 taken, 26 given · -0.54 /g) | #34 (of 120 teams · 19:03 /g · 4h 08m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #103 (of 120 teams · -0.006 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #88 (of 120 teams · 0.080 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #94 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #71 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.935 average PPA on successful plays) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.949 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | UAB3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #77 (of 120 teams · 364.0 yds/g · 4,368 yds) | #108 (of 120 teams · 20.2 pts/g · 242 points) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 485.6 yds/g allowed · 5,827 yds) | #110 (of 120 teams · 36.8 pts/g allowed · 441 points) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -16.6 /g · -199 on the season) | #76 (of 120 teams · -2 on the season · 23 taken, 25 given · -0.17 /g) | #74 (of 120 teams · 18:01 /g · 3h 36m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #105 (of 120 teams · -0.008 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.187 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #45 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.811 average PPA on successful plays) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.805 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Memphis2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2011. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 274.3 yds/g · 3,291 yds) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 195 points) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 491.0 yds/g allowed · 5,892 yds) | #105 (of 120 teams · 35.1 pts/g allowed · 421 points) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -18.8 /g · -226 on the season) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +11 on the season · 29 taken, 18 given · +0.92 /g) | #93 (of 120 teams · 17:30 /g · 3h 30m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 32% of plays successful) | #63 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #74 (of 120 teams · 0.905 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 120 teams · 0.957 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |