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Houston Christian

latest conference era: Southland

Loaded Seasons14
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +8.9
Best Finish#215 in 2019
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
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Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +8.9 PWR −7.3 2017: 1-10, margin -157, power −5.8, resume 13 / 100, final rank #2292018: 1-10, margin -180, power −7.3, resume 6 / 100, final rank #2412019: 5-7, margin -12, power −4.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2152020: 1-3, margin -53, power −7.3, resume 35 / 100, final rank #1382021: 0-11, margin -268, power −1.9, resume 8 / 100, final rank #2372022: 2-9, margin -207, power +2.8, resume 27 / 100, final rank #2642023: 6-5, margin -16, power +8.9, resume 41 / 100, final rank #2152024: 5-7, margin -84, power +8.8, resume 49 / 100, final rank #2192025: 2-10, margin -161, power +5.2, resume 14 / 100, final rank #2562026: 4-5, margin -13, power +7.2, resume 48 / 100, final rank #231 2017: 1-10, margin -157, power −5.8, resume 13 / 100, final rank #229−5.82018: 1-10, margin -180, power −7.3, resume 6 / 100, final rank #241−7.32019: 5-7, margin -12, power −4.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #215−4.62020: 1-3, margin -53, power −7.3, resume 35 / 100, final rank #138−7.32021: 0-11, margin -268, power −1.9, resume 8 / 100, final rank #237−1.92022: 2-9, margin -207, power +2.8, resume 27 / 100, final rank #264+2.82023: 6-5, margin -16, power +8.9, resume 41 / 100, final rank #215+8.92024: 5-7, margin -84, power +8.8, resume 49 / 100, final rank #219+8.82025: 2-10, margin -161, power +5.2, resume 14 / 100, final rank #256+5.22026: 4-5, margin -13, power +7.2, resume 48 / 100, final rank #231+7.2 20171-1020181-1020195-720201-320210-1120222-920236-520245-720252-1020264-5

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 14

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +7.6

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −0.4

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 1.7

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +8.9

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2024

The last season that closed stronger was 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2019 | #215

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 49 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #3

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 93th | Power 86th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2023 | 6-5

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #231 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 4-5
Program baseline +7.6 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 1.7 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +8.9, record 6-5, and final loaded-board rank #215.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 49 / 100 with 5 wins and a 42% win rate.

Best Record

6-5

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2023, with a margin of -16.

Roughest Loaded Season

2021 Season

0-11 with power −1.9 and margin -268.

Best resume season

2024 | 49 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest versus standard

−0.4

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

14 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SouthlandFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 4-5 #231 +7.2 48 −13 Open team page
2025 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #256 +5.2 14 −161 Program view
2024 SouthlandFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 5-7 #219 +8.8 49 −84 Program view
2023 SouthlandFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 6-5 #215 +8.9 41 −16 Program view
2022 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #264 +2.8 27 −207 Program view
2021 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #237 −1.9 8 −268 Program view
2020 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-3 #138 −7.3 35 −53 Program view
2019 SouthlandFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 5-7 #215 −4.6 17 −12 Program view
2018 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-10 #241 −7.3 6 −180 Program view
2017 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-10 #229 −5.8 13 −157 Program view
2016 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #240 −7.6 36 −176 Program view
2015 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #252 −14.8 9 −239 Program view
2014 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #248 −12.4 9 −380 Program view
2013 FCS IndependentsFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-4 #245 −8.8 3 −89 Program view