| 2014 | UTEP7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #108 (of 128 teams · 350.7 yds/g · 4,559 yards) | #84 (of 128 teams · 26.6 pts/g · 346 points) | #40 (of 128 teams · 368.5 yds/g allowed · 4,791 yards) | #77 (of 128 teams · 28.1 pts/g allowed · 365 points) | #77 (of 128 teams · -1.5 /g · -19 on the season) | #17 (of 128 teams · +9 on the season · 21 taken, 12 given · +0.69 /g) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 35:17 /g · 7h 39m on the season) | #44 (of 128 teams · 90% of last season's passing production returning) | #80 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's receiving production returning) | #19 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #97 (of 128 teams · 0.076 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #103 (of 128 teams · 0.205 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #87 (of 128 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #46 (of 128 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #128 (of 128 teams · 1.007 average PPA on successful plays) | #124 (of 128 teams · 1.372 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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.) | #68 (Total offense: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #2–#123. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #66 (Scoring offense: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #3–#121. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #55 (Total defense: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #32–#123. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #86 (Scoring defense: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #18–#124. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #77 (Point margin: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #2–#124. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #70 (Turnover margin: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #5–#115. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #74 (Possession: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #1–#123. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #64 (Returning passing: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #24–#123. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #58 (Returning receiving: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #2–#110. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #78 (Returning rushing: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #13–#116. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #80 (Offensive EPA: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #3–#122. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #85 (Defensive EPA: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #16–#126. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #79 (Offensive success rate: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #12–#123. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #65 (Defensive success rate: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #14–#125. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #9–#128. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #93 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. Range #3–#124. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) |
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #103 (of 128 teams · 363.1 yds/g · 4,357 yards) | #97 (of 128 teams · 24.0 pts/g · 288 points) | #114 (of 128 teams · 460.8 yds/g allowed · 5,529 yards) | #110 (of 128 teams · 34.4 pts/g allowed · 413 points) | #109 (of 128 teams · -10.4 /g · -125 on the season) | #88 (of 128 teams · -3 on the season · 15 taken, 18 given · -0.25 /g) | #80 (of 128 teams · 29:40 /g · 5h 56m on the season) | #24 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #102 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's receiving production returning) | #61 (of 128 teams · 62% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #80 (of 128 teams · 0.120 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 128 teams · 0.272 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #79 (of 128 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #117 (of 128 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #102 (of 128 teams · 1.110 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 128 teams · 1.204 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Florida International4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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 128 teams · 293.2 yds/g · 3,518 yards) | #101 (of 128 teams · 23.0 pts/g · 276 points) | #36 (of 128 teams · 363.8 yds/g allowed · 4,365 yards) | #41 (of 128 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 298 points) | #81 (of 128 teams · -1.8 /g · -22 on the season) | #25 (of 128 teams · +7 on the season · 29 taken, 22 given · +0.58 /g) | #42 (of 128 teams · 31:16 /g · 6h 15m on the season) | #74 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's passing production returning) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's receiving production returning) | #78 (of 128 teams · 53% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #119 (of 128 teams · 0.006 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #17 (of 128 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #120 (of 128 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #15 (of 128 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 (of 128 teams · 1.069 average PPA on successful plays) | #123 (of 128 teams · 1.359 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech9–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #65 (of 128 teams · 400.8 yds/g · 5,611 yards) | #14 (of 128 teams · 37.4 pts/g · 523 points) | #35 (of 128 teams · 362.5 yds/g allowed · 5,075 yards) | #39 (of 128 teams · 24.7 pts/g allowed · 346 points) | #16 (of 128 teams · +12.6 /g · +177 on the season) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +16 on the season · 42 taken, 26 given · +1.14 /g) | #74 (of 128 teams · 29:51 /g · 6h 58m on the season) | #63 (of 128 teams · 63% of last season's passing production returning) | #102 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's receiving production returning) | #13 (of 128 teams · 93% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #32 (of 128 teams · 0.218 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #16 (of 128 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #62 (of 128 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #14 (of 128 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #12 (of 128 teams · 1.300 average PPA on successful plays) | #94 (of 128 teams · 1.243 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Marshall13–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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 128 teams · 559.2 yds/g · 7,829 yards) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 45.6 pts/g · 638 points) | #32 (of 128 teams · 357.1 yds/g allowed · 4,999 yards) | #18 (of 128 teams · 21.0 pts/g allowed · 294 points) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +24.6 /g · +344 on the season) | #73 (of 128 teams · -2 on the season · 22 taken, 24 given · -0.14 /g) | #96 (of 128 teams · 29:03 /g · 6h 47m on the season) | #36 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's passing production returning) | #31 (of 128 teams · 77% of last season's receiving production returning) | #101 (of 128 teams · 38% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.346 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #19 (of 128 teams · 0.046 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #17 (of 128 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #59 (of 128 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #9 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.320 average PPA on successful plays) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.990 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #46 (of 128 teams · 431.3 yds/g · 5,176 yards) | #49 (of 128 teams · 31.6 pts/g · 379 points) | #108 (of 128 teams · 452.3 yds/g allowed · 5,427 yards) | #96 (of 128 teams · 31.5 pts/g allowed · 378 points) | #75 (of 128 teams · +0.1 /g · +1 on the season) | #95 (of 128 teams · -4 on the season · 20 taken, 24 given · -0.33 /g) | #84 (of 128 teams · 29:35 /g · 5h 55m on the season) | #97 (of 128 teams · 12% of last season's passing production returning) | #78 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's receiving production returning) | #38 (of 128 teams · 80% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #55 (of 128 teams · 0.174 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #98 (of 128 teams · 0.189 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #34 (of 128 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #105 (of 128 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #90 (of 128 teams · 1.136 average PPA on successful plays) | #19 (of 128 teams · 1.091 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | North Texas4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #117 (of 128 teams · 326.4 yds/g · 3,917 yards) | #79 (of 128 teams · 27.2 pts/g · 326 points) | #43 (of 128 teams · 369.4 yds/g allowed · 4,433 yards) | #86 (of 128 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #85 (of 128 teams · -2.7 /g · -32 on the season) | #60 (of 128 teams · +0 on the season · 22 taken, 22 given · +0.00 /g) | #51 (of 128 teams · 30:46 /g · 6h 09m on the season) | #113 (of 128 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #110 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's receiving production returning) | #96 (of 128 teams · 42% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #111 (of 128 teams · 0.037 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #65 (of 128 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #105 (of 128 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #71 (of 128 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 128 teams · 1.163 average PPA on successful plays) | #84 (of 128 teams · 1.226 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Old Dominion6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #37 (of 128 teams · 441.9 yds/g · 5,303 yards) | #41 (of 128 teams · 32.7 pts/g · 392 points) | #107 (of 128 teams · 452.2 yds/g allowed · 5,426 yards) | #115 (of 128 teams · 38.0 pts/g allowed · 456 points) | #91 (of 128 teams · -5.3 /g · -64 on the season) | #70 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 19 taken, 20 given · -0.08 /g) | #123 (of 128 teams · 26:38 /g · 5h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #16 (of 128 teams · 0.260 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #126 (of 128 teams · 0.298 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #28 (of 128 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #125 (of 128 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.314 average PPA on successful plays) | #32 (of 128 teams · 1.139 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Rice8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #68 (of 128 teams · 399.2 yds/g · 5,190 yards) | #66 (of 128 teams · 28.8 pts/g · 374 points) | #55 (of 128 teams · 385.9 yds/g allowed · 5,017 yards) | #82 (of 128 teams · 28.5 pts/g allowed · 370 points) | #74 (of 128 teams · +0.3 /g · +4 on the season) | #22 (of 128 teams · +8 on the season · 20 taken, 12 given · +0.62 /g) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 33:21 /g · 7h 14m on the season) | #107 (of 128 teams · 5% of last season's passing production returning) | #58 (of 128 teams · 65% of last season's receiving production returning) | #116 (of 128 teams · 23% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #56 (of 128 teams · 0.174 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #85 (of 128 teams · 0.170 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #80 (of 128 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #65 (of 128 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #21 (of 128 teams · 1.272 average PPA on successful plays) | #114 (of 128 teams · 1.298 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Southern Miss3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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 128 teams · 365.0 yds/g · 4,380 yards) | #117 (of 128 teams · 19.0 pts/g · 228 points) | #106 (of 128 teams · 451.4 yds/g allowed · 5,417 yards) | #111 (of 128 teams · 35.4 pts/g allowed · 425 points) | #124 (of 128 teams · -16.4 /g · -197 on the season) | #115 (of 128 teams · -10 on the season · 16 taken, 26 given · -0.83 /g) | #85 (of 128 teams · 29:34 /g · 5h 55m on the season) | #64 (of 128 teams · 61% of last season's passing production returning) | #65 (of 128 teams · 63% of last season's receiving production returning) | #85 (of 128 teams · 48% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 128 teams · 0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 128 teams · 0.189 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #110 (of 128 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #94 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 128 teams · 1.218 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 128 teams · 1.187 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | UAB6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #45 (of 128 teams · 431.8 yds/g · 5,182 yards) | #39 (of 128 teams · 33.2 pts/g · 398 points) | #75 (of 128 teams · 406.1 yds/g allowed · 4,873 yards) | #88 (of 128 teams · 29.9 pts/g allowed · 359 points) | #64 (of 128 teams · +3.3 /g · +39 on the season) | #78 (of 128 teams · -2 on the season · 19 taken, 21 given · -0.17 /g) | #47 (of 128 teams · 31:07 /g · 6h 13m on the season) | #123 (of 128 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #25 (of 128 teams · 78% of last season's receiving production returning) | #109 (of 128 teams · 33% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #88 (of 128 teams · 0.101 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #62 (of 128 teams · 0.129 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #52 (of 128 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #40 (of 128 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 128 teams · 1.150 average PPA on successful plays) | #118 (of 128 teams · 1.323 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | UTSA4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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) | #122 (of 128 teams · 297.5 yds/g · 3,570 yards) | #121 (of 128 teams · 17.1 pts/g · 205 points) | #44 (of 128 teams · 369.7 yds/g allowed · 4,436 yards) | #55 (of 128 teams · 25.9 pts/g allowed · 311 points) | #105 (of 128 teams · -8.8 /g · -106 on the season) | #88 (of 128 teams · -3 on the season · 19 taken, 22 given · -0.25 /g) | #26 (of 128 teams · 32:10 /g · 6h 26m on the season) | #103 (of 128 teams · 9% of last season's passing production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's receiving production returning) | #73 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #122 (of 128 teams · -0.006 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 128 teams · 0.102 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #123 (of 128 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #18 (of 128 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #75 (of 128 teams · 1.156 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 128 teams · 1.241 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Conference USA teams in 2014. 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 128 teams · 534.6 yds/g · 6,950 yards) | #6 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 44.4 pts/g · 577 points) | #123 (of 128 teams · 509.9 yds/g allowed · 6,629 yards) | #124 (of 128 teams · 39.9 pts/g allowed · 519 points) | #59 (of 128 teams · +4.5 /g · +58 on the season) | #38 (of 128 teams · +5 on the season · 23 taken, 18 given · +0.38 /g) | #99 (of 128 teams · 28:57 /g · 6h 16m on the season) | #27 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #21 (of 128 teams · 79% of last season's receiving production returning) | #115 (of 128 teams · 25% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.320 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #109 (of 128 teams · 0.235 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #12 (of 128 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #118 (of 128 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 128 teams · 1.261 average PPA on successful plays) | #111 (of 128 teams · 1.286 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |