| 2017 | Tulane5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #75 (of 130 teams · 391.5 yds/g · 4,698 yards) | #74 (of 130 teams · 27.5 pts/g · 330 points) | #100 (of 130 teams · 436.1 yds/g allowed · 5,233 yards) | #84 (of 130 teams · 29.2 pts/g allowed · 350 points) | #84 (of 130 teams · -1.7 /g · -20 on the season) | #20 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 19 taken, 11 given · +0.67 /g) | #13 (of 130 teams · 32:38 /g · 6h 32m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #18 (of 130 teams · 81% of last season's receiving production returning) | #39 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's rushing production returning) | #85 (of 130 teams · 396.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #37 (of 130 teams · 0.207 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #116 (of 130 teams · 0.250 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #67 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #98 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #11 (of 130 teams · 1.328 average PPA on successful plays) | #125 (of 130 teams · 1.375 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. 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.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. 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.) | #40 (Total offense: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #4–#101. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Scoring offense: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #1–#111. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #95 (Total defense: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #37–#130. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #84 (Scoring defense: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #41–#130. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #71 (Point margin: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #3–#124. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #59 (Turnover margin: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #2–#120. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #76 (Possession: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #1–#126. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #71 (Returning passing: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #1–#124. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #33 (Returning receiving: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #14–#121. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Returning rushing: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #20–#115. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Team talent: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #54–#91. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #37 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #3–#98. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #94 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #21–#130. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #9–#98. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #81 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #9–#130. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #26 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #1–#109. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #110 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range #10–#128. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2017 | Cincinnati4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #101 (of 130 teams · 351.8 yds/g · 4,221 yards) | #111 (of 130 teams · 20.9 pts/g · 251 points) | #95 (of 130 teams · 428.5 yds/g allowed · 5,142 yards) | #94 (of 130 teams · 31.8 pts/g allowed · 382 points) | #110 (of 130 teams · -10.9 /g · -131 on the season) | #97 (of 130 teams · -5 on the season · 11 taken, 16 given · -0.42 /g) | #121 (of 130 teams · 26:36 /g · 5h 19m on the season) | #72 (of 130 teams · 73% of last season's passing production returning) | #54 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's receiving production returning) | #88 (of 130 teams · 47% of last season's rushing production returning) | #72 (of 130 teams · 500.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #86 (of 130 teams · 0.117 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 130 teams · 0.204 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #98 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #80 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #59 (of 130 teams · 1.221 average PPA on successful plays) | #78 (of 130 teams · 1.227 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | East Carolina3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #42 (of 130 teams · 425.6 yds/g · 5,107 yards) | #94 (of 130 teams · 24.9 pts/g · 299 points) | #130 (of 130 teams · 541.7 yds/g allowed · 6,500 yards) | #130 (of 130 teams · 45.0 pts/g allowed · 540 points) | #124 (of 130 teams · -20.1 /g · -241 on the season) | #120 (of 130 teams · -10 on the season · 11 taken, 21 given · -0.83 /g) | #38 (of 130 teams · 31:08 /g · 6h 14m on the season) | #90 (of 130 teams · 36% of last season's passing production returning) | #74 (of 130 teams · 49% of last season's receiving production returning) | #97 (of 130 teams · 42% of last season's rushing production returning) | #74 (of 130 teams · 471.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #93 (of 130 teams · 0.109 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #130 (of 130 teams · 0.406 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #89 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #130 (of 130 teams · 52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 130 teams · 1.297 average PPA on successful plays) | #118 (of 130 teams · 1.341 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Houston7–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #40 (of 130 teams · 428.2 yds/g · 5,138 yards) | #65 (of 130 teams · 28.3 pts/g · 339 points) | #89 (of 130 teams · 422.2 yds/g allowed · 5,066 yards) | #42 (of 130 teams · 23.8 pts/g allowed · 286 points) | #58 (of 130 teams · +4.4 /g · +53 on the season) | #82 (of 130 teams · -2 on the season · 21 taken, 23 given · -0.17 /g) | #107 (of 130 teams · 28:03 /g · 5h 37m on the season) | #102 (of 130 teams · 11% of last season's passing production returning) | #33 (of 130 teams · 73% of last season's receiving production returning) | #63 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #57 (of 130 teams · 558.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #52 (of 130 teams · 0.175 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #45 (of 130 teams · 0.099 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #50 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #81 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #45 (of 130 teams · 1.243 average PPA on successful plays) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.071 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Memphis10–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 532.1 yds/g · 6,917 yards) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 45.5 pts/g · 592 points) | #117 (of 130 teams · 466.2 yds/g allowed · 6,061 yards) | #102 (of 130 teams · 32.5 pts/g allowed · 422 points) | #18 (of 130 teams · +13.1 /g · +170 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +15 on the season · 31 taken, 16 given · +1.15 /g) | #126 (of 130 teams · 26:24 /g · 5h 43m on the season) | #49 (of 130 teams · 94% of last season's passing production returning) | #14 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's receiving production returning) | #20 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's rushing production returning) | #69 (of 130 teams · 504.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.327 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #84 (of 130 teams · 0.180 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #33 (of 130 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #79 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.490 average PPA on successful plays) | #112 (of 130 teams · 1.316 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Navy7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #39 (of 130 teams · 428.7 yds/g · 5,573 yards) | #48 (of 130 teams · 30.5 pts/g · 396 points) | #48 (of 130 teams · 370.3 yds/g allowed · 4,814 yards) | #62 (of 130 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 342 points) | #59 (of 130 teams · +4.2 /g · +54 on the season) | #85 (of 130 teams · -3 on the season · 16 taken, 19 given · -0.23 /g) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36:18 /g · 7h 52m on the season) | #97 (of 130 teams · 25% of last season's passing production returning) | #121 (of 130 teams · 26% of last season's receiving production returning) | #115 (of 130 teams · 31% of last season's rushing production returning) | #91 (of 130 teams · 376.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #19 (of 130 teams · 0.245 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 130 teams · 0.244 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #14 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #104 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 130 teams · 1.111 average PPA on successful plays) | #89 (of 130 teams · 1.254 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | SMU7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #15 (of 130 teams · 478.5 yds/g · 6,220 yards) | #12 (of 130 teams · 37.9 pts/g · 492 points) | #122 (of 130 teams · 476.7 yds/g allowed · 6,197 yards) | #118 (of 130 teams · 36.7 pts/g allowed · 477 points) | #71 (of 130 teams · +1.1 /g · +15 on the season) | #40 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 23 taken, 19 given · +0.31 /g) | #76 (of 130 teams · 29:33 /g · 6h 24m on the season) | #50 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's passing production returning) | #19 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's receiving production returning) | #21 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's rushing production returning) | #73 (of 130 teams · 492.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #24 (of 130 teams · 0.231 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #109 (of 130 teams · 0.229 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #37 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #103 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.344 average PPA on successful plays) | #110 (of 130 teams · 1.304 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | South Florida10–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 513.0 yds/g · 6,156 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 38.3 pts/g · 459 points) | #37 (of 130 teams · 359.8 yds/g allowed · 4,317 yards) | #41 (of 130 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #14 (of 130 teams · +14.8 /g · +177 on the season) | #15 (of 130 teams · +10 on the season · 24 taken, 14 given · +0.83 /g) | #52 (of 130 teams · 30:29 /g · 6h 06m on the season) | #24 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #63 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's receiving production returning) | #67 (of 130 teams · 65% of last season's rushing production returning) | #59 (of 130 teams · 554.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #31 (of 130 teams · 0.215 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #21 (of 130 teams · 0.046 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #60 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #26 (of 130 teams · 1.282 average PPA on successful plays) | #128 (of 130 teams · 1.391 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Temple7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #80 (of 130 teams · 388.5 yds/g · 5,051 yards) | #93 (of 130 teams · 25.1 pts/g · 326 points) | #56 (of 130 teams · 381.1 yds/g allowed · 4,954 yards) | #58 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g allowed · 335 points) | #78 (of 130 teams · -0.7 /g · -9 on the season) | #90 (of 130 teams · -4 on the season · 18 taken, 22 given · -0.31 /g) | #56 (of 130 teams · 30:23 /g · 6h 35m on the season) | #113 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #22 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's receiving production returning) | #82 (of 130 teams · 53% of last season's rushing production returning) | #76 (of 130 teams · 468.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #78 (of 130 teams · 0.132 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #67 (of 130 teams · 0.144 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #94 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #57 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #49 (of 130 teams · 1.236 average PPA on successful plays) | #82 (of 130 teams · 1.240 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Tulsa2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #44 (of 130 teams · 420.3 yds/g · 5,044 yards) | #54 (of 130 teams · 29.3 pts/g · 352 points) | #128 (of 130 teams · 528.9 yds/g allowed · 6,347 yards) | #121 (of 130 teams · 37.5 pts/g allowed · 450 points) | #105 (of 130 teams · -8.2 /g · -98 on the season) | #59 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 14 taken, 13 given · +0.08 /g) | #108 (of 130 teams · 28:01 /g · 5h 36m on the season) | #124 (of 130 teams · 1% of last season's passing production returning) | #106 (of 130 teams · 38% of last season's receiving production returning) | #89 (of 130 teams · 46% of last season's rushing production returning) | #80 (of 130 teams · 422.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #51 (of 130 teams · 0.182 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0.301 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #68 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #105 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #46 (of 130 teams · 1.241 average PPA on successful plays) | #126 (of 130 teams · 1.382 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UCF13–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #7 Auburn) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #20 Memphis, #20 Memphis · postseason: #7 Auburn) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 530.5 yds/g · 6,896 yards) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 48.2 pts/g · 627 points) | #94 (of 130 teams · 427.9 yds/g allowed · 5,563 yards) | #52 (of 130 teams · 25.3 pts/g allowed · 329 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +22.9 /g · +298 on the season) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +17 on the season · 32 taken, 15 given · +1.31 /g) | #106 (of 130 teams · 28:05 /g · 6h 05m on the season) | #71 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's passing production returning) | #26 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's receiving production returning) | #71 (of 130 teams · 58% of last season's rushing production returning) | #54 (of 130 teams · 571.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.333 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 130 teams · 0.113 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #26 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.390 average PPA on successful plays) | #124 (of 130 teams · 1.371 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UConn3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #50 (of 130 teams · 415.2 yds/g · 4,982 yards) | #103 (of 130 teams · 23.6 pts/g · 283 points) | #127 (of 130 teams · 519.0 yds/g allowed · 6,228 yards) | #122 (of 130 teams · 37.9 pts/g allowed · 455 points) | #119 (of 130 teams · -14.3 /g · -172 on the season) | #114 (of 130 teams · -8 on the season · 11 taken, 19 given · -0.67 /g) | #78 (of 130 teams · 29:31 /g · 5h 54m on the season) | #47 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's passing production returning) | #96 (of 130 teams · 42% of last season's receiving production returning) | #48 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing production returning) | #81 (of 130 teams · 420.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #98 (of 130 teams · 0.100 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #125 (of 130 teams · 0.289 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #95 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #114 (of 130 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #37 (of 130 teams · 1.263 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 130 teams · 1.300 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |