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Houston

USA · 2012 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Texas State (TEXAS STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8L 13–30
3Week 3 · Sep 11Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC9–3L 49–56
4Week 4 · Sep 18UCLAH2HPAC9–5L 6–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2Rice (RICE)H2HUSA7–6W 35–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HSUN4–8W 44–21
8Week 8 · Oct 16UABH2HUSA3–9W 39–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23SMUH2HUSA7–6L 42–72
10Week 10 · Oct 30UTEPH2HUSA3–9W 45–35
11Week 11 · Nov 6East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA8–5L 28–48
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tulsa (TULSA)H2HUSA11–3L 7–41
13Week 13 · Nov 20Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA5–7L 41–44
14Week 14 · Nov 27Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–10W 40–17

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
4.531
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-37+19
  • Rice +7
  • North Texas +4
  • UAB +3
  • UTEP +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Louisiana Tech -3
  • Tulsa -3
  • UCLA -5
  • East Carolina -5
  • SMU -6
  • Marshall -7
  • Texas State -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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#86Post-Season W4#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-7
-31
+21
+23
+22
-30
+10
-20
-34
-3
+23

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

Final Rank by Season
#582007#452008#282009#812010#62011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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