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Houston

USA · 2009 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
10–4
0.714 Win %
Conference
1st
6–3 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
78
1949–2026
All-Time Record
476–386–15
0.551 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras

2009 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8FCSUnranked—W 55–7
3Week 3 · Sep 15Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB129–4W 45–35
5Week 5 · Sep 29Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–4W 29–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6UTEPH2HUSA4–8L 41–58
7Week 7 · Oct 13Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–7W 31–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA3–9W 44–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27SMUH2HUSA8–5W 38–15
10Week 10 · Nov 3Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–6W 50–43
11Week 11 · Nov 10Tulsa (TULSA)H2HUSA5–7W 46–45
12Week 12 · Nov 17UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HUSA8–5L 32–37
13Week 13 · Nov 24Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA2–10W 55–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1Rice (RICE)H2HUSA2–10W 73–14
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA9–5L 32–38
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC8–5L 20–47

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.046
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-23+50
  • Oklahoma State +9
  • Texas Tech +9
  • SMU +8
  • Southern Miss +7
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Tulsa +5
  • Tulane +3
  • Memphis +2
  • Rice +2
  • UCF -5
  • East Carolina -5
  • Air Force -5
  • UTEP -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.714 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#22Post-Season W3#29Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
+10
+1
-17
+7
+28
+23
+7
+1
-5
+41
+59
-6
-27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#922004#682005#312006#582007#452008

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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