2026 Season · Week 6
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Sam Houston

CUSA · 1-4
National Rank
#96
Power
-6.5
Offense
-0.26
Defense
-0.07
SOS
-6.0
SOS Rank
#75
Team Profile

Why #96?

Sam Houston ranks #96 through Week 6 with a Power rating of -6.5, meaning the model expects Sam Houston to outscore an average FBS opponent by about 6.5 points on a neutral field.

Sam Houston has faced the #75 strength of schedule in FBS through Week 6. The average opponent faced, after accounting for game location, rated -6.0 points relative to an average FBS team.

The strongest statistical performance through Week 6 came against Nicholls, with a Game Performance score of +1.52.

The weakest performance came against Liberty, where the Game Performance score was -1.05.

Offense-0.26
Offense-0.26

Stronger Side

Defense

The defensive rating (-0.07) is currently higher than the offensive rating (-0.26).

Schedule

Game Results

DateOpponentSiteResultScoreGame PerfOffenseDefense
Sat, Sep 5TroyAwayL21-24+0.05-0.01+0.11
Sat, Sep 12TulsaHomeL17-23+0.06-0.25+0.36
Sat, Sep 19NichollsHomeW59-0+1.52+1.14+1.89
Sat, Sep 26Texas TechAwayL14-49-0.67-0.77-0.57
Thu, Oct 8LibertyAwayL3-35-1.05-1.04-1.07
Wed, Oct 14Western KentuckyHome5:00 PM————
Wed, Oct 21New Mexico StateHome5:00 PM————
Tue, Oct 27Missouri StateAway5:00 PM————
Sat, Nov 7Jacksonville StateAway5:00 PM————
Sat, Nov 14Kennesaw StateHome12:00 PM————
Sat, Nov 21Middle TennesseeHome12:00 PM————
Sat, Nov 28Florida InternationalAway12:00 PM————