| 2020 | Tulsa6–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #51 (of 127 teams · 410.2 yds/g · 3,692 yards) | #74 (of 127 teams · 27.1 pts/g · 244 points) | #19 (of 127 teams · 333.0 yds/g allowed · 2,997 yards) | #27 (of 127 teams · 21.6 pts/g allowed · 194 points) | #46 (of 127 teams · +5.6 /g · +50 on the season) | #78 (of 127 teams · -2 on the season · 16 taken, 18 given · -0.22 /g) | #97 (of 127 teams · 28:22 /g · 4h 15m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #34 (of 127 teams · 79% of last season's receiving production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #79 (of 127 teams · 470.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #95 (of 127 teams · 0.114 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #4 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 0.026 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #84 (of 127 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #9 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #57 (of 127 teams · 1.273 average PPA on successful plays) | #13 (of 127 teams · 1.137 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #2–#123. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #50 (Scoring offense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #8–#121. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #80 (Total defense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #14–#123. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #75 (Scoring defense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #8–#121. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #54 (Point margin: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #6–#118. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #73 (Turnover margin: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #4–#120. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #70 (Possession: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #19–#107. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #42 (Returning passing: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #1–#103. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #54 (Returning receiving: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #1–#118. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #71 (Returning rushing: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #1–#121. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #70 (Team talent: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #53–#114. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive EPA: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #14–#110. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #82 (Defensive EPA: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #2–#112. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #67 (Offensive success rate: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #20–#118. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #58 (Defensive success rate: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #6–#100. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #57 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #10–#91. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #65 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range #13–#122. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) |
| 2020 | Cincinnati9–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #23 Tulsa) | #24 (of 127 teams · 451.2 yds/g · 4,512 yards) | #17 (of 127 teams · 37.5 pts/g · 375 points) | #14 (of 127 teams · 325.5 yds/g allowed · 3,255 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 16.8 pts/g allowed · 168 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 127 teams · +20.7 /g · +207 on the season) | #37 (of 127 teams · +4 on the season · 20 taken, 16 given · +0.40 /g) | #21 (of 127 teams · 32:01 /g · 5h 20m on the season) | #25 (of 127 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #118 (of 127 teams · 38% of last season's receiving production returning) | #98 (of 127 teams · 46% of last season's rushing production returning) | #58 (of 127 teams · 600.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #19 (of 127 teams · 0.278 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #2 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 0.010 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #28 (of 127 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #21 (of 127 teams · 1.355 average PPA on successful plays) | #64 (of 127 teams · 1.256 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | East Carolina3–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #56 (of 127 teams · 403.7 yds/g · 3,633 yards) | #50 (of 127 teams · 30.2 pts/g · 272 points) | #102 (of 127 teams · 447.4 yds/g allowed · 4,027 yards) | #102 (of 127 teams · 35.4 pts/g allowed · 319 points) | #82 (of 127 teams · -5.2 /g · -47 on the season) | #78 (of 127 teams · -2 on the season · 18 taken, 20 given · -0.22 /g) | #36 (of 127 teams · 31:04 /g · 4h 40m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 100% of last season's receiving production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #71 (of 127 teams · 528.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #96 (of 127 teams · 0.111 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #72 (of 127 teams · 0.191 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #87 (of 127 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #74 (of 127 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #83 (of 127 teams · 1.228 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 127 teams · 1.284 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | Houston3–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #55 (of 127 teams · 408.3 yds/g · 3,266 yards) | #53 (of 127 teams · 30.0 pts/g · 240 points) | #56 (of 127 teams · 398.5 yds/g allowed · 3,188 yards) | #80 (of 127 teams · 32.0 pts/g allowed · 256 points) | #72 (of 127 teams · -2.0 /g · -16 on the season) | #120 (of 127 teams · -10 on the season · 6 taken, 16 given · -1.25 /g) | #33 (of 127 teams · 31:13 /g · 4h 10m on the season) | #68 (of 127 teams · 65% of last season's passing production returning) | #11 (of 127 teams · 92% of last season's receiving production returning) | #48 (of 127 teams · 74% of last season's rushing production returning) | #53 (of 127 teams · 608.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #70 (of 127 teams · 0.163 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #86 (of 127 teams · 0.213 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #62 (of 127 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #40 (of 127 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #63 (of 127 teams · 1.259 average PPA on successful plays) | #122 (of 127 teams · 1.457 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | Memphis8–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #22 (of 127 teams · 452.7 yds/g · 4,980 yards) | #44 (of 127 teams · 31.0 pts/g · 341 points) | #85 (of 127 teams · 429.4 yds/g allowed · 4,724 yards) | #56 (of 127 teams · 27.9 pts/g allowed · 307 points) | #54 (of 127 teams · +3.1 /g · +34 on the season) | #52 (of 127 teams · +2 on the season · 20 taken, 18 given · +0.18 /g) | #80 (of 127 teams · 28:58 /g · 5h 19m on the season) | #22 (of 127 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #83 (of 127 teams · 57% of last season's receiving production returning) | #46 (of 127 teams · 75% of last season's rushing production returning) | #64 (of 127 teams · 587.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #50 (of 127 teams · 0.193 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #67 (of 127 teams · 0.186 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #67 (of 127 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #58 (of 127 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 1.379 average PPA on successful plays) | #89 (of 127 teams · 1.296 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | Navy3–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #123 (of 127 teams · 275.0 yds/g · 2,750 yards) | #121 (of 127 teams · 16.6 pts/g · 166 points) | #49 (of 127 teams · 386.0 yds/g allowed · 3,860 yards) | #72 (of 127 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 303 points) | #112 (of 127 teams · -13.7 /g · -137 on the season) | #73 (of 127 teams · -2 on the season · 9 taken, 11 given · -0.20 /g) | #54 (of 127 teams · 30:19 /g · 5h 03m on the season) | #94 (of 127 teams · 14% of last season's passing production returning) | #8 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 94% of last season's receiving production returning) | #71 (of 127 teams · 58% of last season's rushing production returning) | #114 (of 127 teams · 266.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #107 (of 127 teams · 0.075 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #88 (of 127 teams · 0.218 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #118 (of 127 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #80 (of 127 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 127 teams · 1.286 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 127 teams · 1.251 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | SMU7–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #11 (of 127 teams · 495.8 yds/g · 4,958 yards) | #15 (of 127 teams · 38.6 pts/g · 386 points) | #79 (of 127 teams · 422.3 yds/g allowed · 4,223 yards) | #75 (of 127 teams · 30.9 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #33 (of 127 teams · +7.7 /g · +77 on the season) | #37 (of 127 teams · +4 on the season · 16 taken, 12 given · +0.40 /g) | #70 (of 127 teams · 29:23 /g · 4h 54m on the season) | #36 (of 127 teams · 98% of last season's passing production returning) | #109 (of 127 teams · 45% of last season's receiving production returning) | #121 (of 127 teams · 26% of last season's rushing production returning) | #55 (of 127 teams · 604.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #24 (of 127 teams · 0.259 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #84 (of 127 teams · 0.206 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #32 (of 127 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #56 (of 127 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 127 teams · 1.353 average PPA on successful plays) | #106 (of 127 teams · 1.361 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | South Florida1–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #88 (of 127 teams · 365.3 yds/g · 3,288 yards) | #102 (of 127 teams · 23.1 pts/g · 208 points) | #95 (of 127 teams · 440.2 yds/g allowed · 3,962 yards) | #121 (of 127 teams · 39.9 pts/g allowed · 359 points) | #116 (of 127 teams · -16.8 /g · -151 on the season) | #94 (of 127 teams · -4 on the season · 13 taken, 17 given · -0.44 /g) | #95 (of 127 teams · 28:27 /g · 4h 16m on the season) | #63 (of 127 teams · 70% of last season's passing production returning) | #54 (of 127 teams · 71% of last season's receiving production returning) | #91 (of 127 teams · 49% of last season's rushing production returning) | #70 (of 127 teams · 538.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #110 (of 127 teams · 0.064 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #89 (of 127 teams · 0.219 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #94 (of 127 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #90 (of 127 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #91 (of 127 teams · 1.207 average PPA on successful plays) | #50 (of 127 teams · 1.232 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | Temple1–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #100 (of 127 teams · 347.7 yds/g · 2,434 yards) | #113 (of 127 teams · 19.9 pts/g · 139 points) | #88 (of 127 teams · 433.0 yds/g allowed · 3,031 yards) | #110 (of 127 teams · 37.1 pts/g allowed · 260 points) | #118 (of 127 teams · -17.3 /g · -121 on the season) | #84 (of 127 teams · -2 on the season · 12 taken, 14 given · -0.29 /g) | #19 (of 127 teams · 32:10 /g · 3h 45m on the season) | #49 (of 127 teams · 90% of last season's passing production returning) | #49 (of 127 teams · 73% of last season's receiving production returning) | #74 (of 127 teams · 57% of last season's rushing production returning) | #77 (of 127 teams · 482.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 127 teams · 0.083 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 (of 127 teams · 0.276 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #115 (of 127 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #100 (of 127 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 127 teams · 1.232 average PPA on successful plays) | #65 (of 127 teams · 1.261 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | Tulane6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #63 (of 127 teams · 393.8 yds/g · 4,725 yards) | #22 (of 127 teams · 34.7 pts/g · 416 points) | #80 (of 127 teams · 423.6 yds/g allowed · 5,083 yards) | #57 (of 127 teams · 28.1 pts/g allowed · 337 points) | #43 (of 127 teams · +6.6 /g · +79 on the season) | #36 (of 127 teams · +5 on the season · 19 taken, 14 given · +0.42 /g) | #93 (of 127 teams · 28:31 /g · 5h 42m on the season) | #103 (of 127 teams · 7% of last season's passing production returning) | #106 (of 127 teams · 46% of last season's receiving production returning) | #80 (of 127 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #73 (of 127 teams · 526.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 127 teams · 0.179 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #56 (of 127 teams · 0.154 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 127 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #26 (of 127 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 127 teams · 1.246 average PPA on successful plays) | #112 (of 127 teams · 1.377 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2020 | UCF6–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2020. 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) | #2 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 562.8 yds/g · 5,628 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 127 teams · 42.2 pts/g · 422 points) | #123 (of 127 teams · 491.9 yds/g allowed · 4,919 yards) | #92 (of 127 teams · 33.2 pts/g allowed · 332 points) | #26 (of 127 teams · +9.0 /g · +90 on the season) | #4 — top 10 (of 127 teams · +12 on the season · 22 taken, 10 given · +1.20 /g) | #107 (of 127 teams · 27:30 /g · 4h 35m on the season) | #42 (of 127 teams · 94% of last season's passing production returning) | #58 (of 127 teams · 68% of last season's receiving production returning) | #34 (of 127 teams · 81% of last season's rushing production returning) | #61 (of 127 teams · 593.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 127 teams · 0.303 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #82 (of 127 teams · 0.204 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #20 (of 127 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #98 (of 127 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #48 (of 127 teams · 1.285 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 127 teams · 1.222 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |