Sam Houston
Sam Houston State University · 2024 · Conference USA
Sam Houston went 10-3 and was ranked 56th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 58th-ranked defense carried them, with a 120th-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 57% of offensive plays with an 110th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 43% of plays with a 104th-ranked passing attack.
Quadrant record
By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.
Projected wins
Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.
The resume
Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).
| Wk | Opponent | Conf | Opp rank | Result | Exp. margin | Win prob | GameScore | Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Rice | American Athletic | #109 | W 34–14 | -0.7 | 100% | 16.2 | Q4 |
| 2 | @ UCF | Big 12 | #86 | L 14–45 | -15.9 | 0% | -25.0 | Q2 |
| 3 | vs Hawai'i | Mountain West | #105 | W 31–13 | +8.3 | 100% | 1.9 | Q4 |
| 4 | vs New Mexico State | Conference USA | #127 | W 31–11 | +19.4 | 100% | -4.8 | Q4 |
| 5 | vs Texas State | Sun Belt | #63 | W 40–39 | -10.1 | 100% | 3.3 | Q3 |
| 6 | @ UTEP | Conference USA | #126 | W 41–21 | +12.1 | 100% | 2.3 | Q4 |
| 8 | vs Western Kentucky | Conference USA | #80 | L 14–31 | +2.0 | 0% | -27.5 | Q4 |
| 9 | vs FIU | Conference USA | #115 | W 10–7 | +4.3 | 100% | -8.3 | Q4 |
| 10 | vs Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | #111 | W 9–3 | +9.2 | 100% | -10.6 | Q4 |
| 12 | @ Kennesaw State | Conference USA | #132 | W 23–17 | +13.8 | 100% | -20.2 | Q4 |
| 13 | @ Jacksonville State | Conference USA | #69 | L 11–21 | -6.8 | 0% | -13.5 | Q3 |
| 14 | vs Liberty | Conference USA | #85 | W 20–18 | +6.4 | 100% | -12.4 | Q4 |
| Postseason | ||||||||
| — | vs Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | #62 | W 31–26 | -4.7 | 100% | 2.6 | Q4 |
13 played · 10-3. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.
The season
The model’s read on Sam Houston, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.
Passing & rushing
Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.
Their offense vs. what their defense allows.
Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.
What kind of team is this?
Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.
Field position 68th · Finishing 121st
Field position 88th · Finishing 54th
1.84 points per drive on offense, 1.65 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 32.
Play-calling & efficiency
What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.
| Quarter (att.) | Pass / rush | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(183) | 43% / 57% | 35% | 4.6 |
| Q2(251) | 47% / 53% | 43% | 5.6 |
| Q3(212) | 42% / 58% | 44% | 5.9 |
| Q4(238) | 37% / 63% | 37% | 4.4 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(137) | 10.1 | 41% | 6.2 |
| 2nd(112) | 8.3 | 42% | 5.2 |
| 3rd(118) | 7.3 | 35% | 4.8 |
| 4th(6) | 6.3 | 33% | 2.2 |
| All (373) | — | 39% | 5.4 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(234) | 9.7 | 38% | 4.9 |
| 2nd(188) | 6.7 | 37% | 4.7 |
| 3rd(75) | 5.3 | 45% | 5.8 |
| 4th(14) | 1.4 | 86% | 4.4 |
| All (511) | — | 40% | 5.0 |
Sam Houston, all games.