season

Houston

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

5-1 6 games tracked Offense A+ Defense B-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 4th of 137

A+

2025 C 81st of 136

Points added per play: +0.30opponents usually allow +0.062025: +0.08
Plays that work: 54%usual for these opponents 39%2025: 42%

Defense 58th of 137

B-

2025 C+ 69th of 136

Points allowed per play: +0.10opponents usually get +0.152025: +0.04
Plays that work against it: 40%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 41%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Houston finished 10-3. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

4.7yards a carry

Offense

More carries for M. Hughes

Runs by M. Hughes work 59% of the time (39 of 66, 4.7 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 44% (28 of 64).

90%of throws to him work

Offense

Get the ball to R. Sanford II

Small sample

C. Weigman to R. Sanford II works 90% of the time (9 of 10 throws, 9 caught, 11.6 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 52%. He gets 7% of the targets.

50%of red zone plays work against it

Defense

Tighten up in the red zone

Inside the 20, opponents' plays work 50% of the time against Houston, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 99th of 126.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs Oregon State	W33-20	B+	B+	Replay
2	vs Southern	W77-6	A-	A	Replay
3	at Texas Tech	L26-28	A	D+	Replay
4	at Georgia Southern	W42-28	A+	D+	Replay
5	vs UCF	W27-17	B	B+	Replay
6	at Kansas State	W35-16	–	–	Replay
7	vs Oklahoma State	Not played			Tracker
8	at Utah	Not played			Tracker
10	vs Cincinnati	Not played			Tracker
11	at Colorado	Not played			Tracker
12	at West Virginia	Not played			Tracker
13	vs Baylor	Not played			Tracker

What Houston calls

59%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 113th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+135 plays

Run 57% Pass 43%

Runs work 44% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 50% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-322 plays

Run 64% Pass 36%

Runs work 64% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 88% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-626 plays

Run 42% Pass 58%

Runs work 64% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 47% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+56 plays

Run 45% Pass 55%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 58% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-322 plays

Run 77% Pass 23%

Runs work 82% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 100% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-617 plays

Run 47% Pass 53%

Runs work 75% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 56% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+18 plays

Run 33% Pass 67%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 50% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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