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#134

Sam Houston

Conference USA · Conf Rank #12 ·
Net Rating -20.2
Strength of Schedule #92
Strength of Record #132
Pass-Heavy Anemic Offense (Run-Efficient, Turnover-Prone)Porous & Passive DefenseUnderdog Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 393
Comp % 53.9%#133
Yards 2,107
YPA 5.4
ADOT 10.3
INT 12
Success 37.0%#127
PPA -0.02#131
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
0.0%
0 / 12 completions
Yards 0
YPC —
Success 0.0%#121
PPA -1.12#130
Deep Middle
28.6%
2 / 7 completionssmall sample
Yards 59
YPC 29.5
Success 28.6%#86
PPA 0.39#77
Deep Right
25.0%
4 / 16 completions
Yards 155
YPC 38.8
Success 25.0%#88
PPA -0.04#97
Short Left
56.9%
33 / 58 completions
Yards 253
YPC 7.7
Success 32.8%#128
PPA -0.06#126
Short Middle
51.1%
23 / 45 completions
Yards 294
YPC 12.8
Success 40.0%#118
PPA 0.17#127
Short Right
60.3%
44 / 73 completions
Yards 432
YPC 9.8
Success 42.5%#64
PPA 0.25#42
No recorded location 106 / 181 completions
Yards 914
YPA 5.0
Comp % 58.6%
Success 39.2%
PPA -0.11

211 of 393 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 0
@ Western Kentucky L 24–41
-14.1
Wk 1
vs UNLV L 21–38
-3.1
Wk 2
@ Hawai'i L 20–37
-17.8
Wk 3
Bye — —
Wk 4
@ Texas L 0–55
-20.3
Wk 5
Bye — —
Wk 6
@ New Mexico State L 10–37
-23.8
Wk 7
vs Jacksonville State L 27–29
+12.8
Wk 8
vs UTEP L 17–35
-13.0
Wk 9
Bye — —
Wk 10
@ Louisiana Tech L 14–55
-25.1
Wk 11
@ Oregon State W 21–17
+21.9
Wk 12
vs Delaware W 26–23
+13.8
Wk 13
@ Middle Tennessee L 17–31
-7.0
Wk 14
vs Florida International L 16–56
-28.4