Conference USA · 2026
Sam Houston
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CFPi+ rank#130of 138 FBS teams
-17.4CFPi+ rating
#117Best: TPi+ talent
#137Weakest: Head coach
4Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#130-17.4
Offense#131+15.5
Defense#121+32.9
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#127-16.0
Off EPi+#134-14.5
Def EPi+#83+1.5
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #12637.2% | #5239.8% |
| Explosiveness | #41+1.296 | #41+1.180 |
| Havoc rate | #13519.8% | #2318.5% |
| Pass PPA | #119+0.065 | #8-0.043 |
| Rush PPA | #137-0.191 | #125+0.204 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#117-10.8
Recruiting#118-9.3
Returning#109-13.2
247 talent#117554.5
Head coach#137-33.9
What other systems say
Composite#126-18.5
SP+#129-18.0
SP+ off#132+13.9
SP+ def#109+31.6
ESPN FPI#129-17.6
The box-score view
Yards/G#119328.3
Yards/G allowed#55341.7
Pass yards/G#49245.3
Rush yards/G#13883.0
3rd down#10835.4%
3rd down allowed#1430.5%
Sacks/G#951.7
Takeaways/G#531.3
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Troy | L 21–24 | Final | |||
| 2 | vs Tulsa | L 17–23 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Nicholls | W 59–0 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ #15Texas Tech | L 14–49 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Liberty | L 3–35 | Final | |||
| 7 | vs Western Kentucky | L 3–16 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs New Mexico State | L 24–30 | Final | |||
| 9 | @ Missouri State | L 3–24 | Final | |||
| 10 | @ Jacksonville State | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Kennesaw State | — | ||||
| 12 | vs Middle Tennessee | — | ||||
| 13 | @ Florida International | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026