2015 The Ten-Win Year

Houston's 2015 season (13-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 13-1
Final Result 13-win season
AP Final #14 post-bowls
SP+ +6.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Tenn Tec 52-24 W @ Louisv 34-31 W vs Texa Sta 59-14 W @ Tulsa 38-24 W vs SMU 49-28 W @ Tulane 42-7 W @ UCF 59-10 W vs Vander 34-0 W vs Cincin 33-30 W vs Memphis 35-34 L @ UConn 17-20 W vs Navy 52-31 W vs Temple 24-13 W @ FSU 38-24 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Houston 59, UCF 10. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Houston 17, UConn 20. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Houston beat Florida State 38-24 in the postseason.

"Eat 'em up"
— Houston fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Houston — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.