I took our starting lineups for the Ticket City Bowl for the 2011 team and the Peach Bowl for 2015. Then I searched the Rivals database to check the star rating for each starter.
Predictably, both squads were dominated by 3 and 2 star players. Not a single 4 or 5 star for either team.
2011 UH Football 13-1. Final Ranking: #18 (Beat Penn St. in Ticket City Bowl)
Summary: 22 players. 10 3 Stars, 11 2 Stars, 1 Unrated Walk On
Pos ## OFFENSE
WR 83 EDWARDS, Patrick: NR / Walk-On
WR 35 CARRIER, Tyron: 2 Stars
WR 3 JOHNSON, Justin: 3 Stars
WR 88 SMITH, E.J.: 2 Stars
LT 76 ASHWORTH, Jacolby: 2 Stars
LG 64 CLOUD, Ty: 3 Stars
C 70 THOMPSON, Chris: 2 Stars
RG 63 FORSCH, Kevin: 2 Stars
RT 74 HARPER, Rowdy: 2 Stars
QB 7 KEENUM, Case: 2 Stars
RB 5 SIMS, Charles: 3 Stars
Pos ## DEFENSE
LE 95 HUNTER, David: 2 Stars
NT 99 MILLER, Dominic: 3 Stars
RE 97 BRASWELL, Eric: 3 Stars
WILL 8 BROWN, Sammy: 3 Stars
MO 49 MATHEWS, Derrick: 3 Stars
MIKE 55 McGRAW, Marcus: 2 Stars
SAM 42 STEWARD, Phillip: 2 Stars
CB 10 McMILLIAN, Zach: 3 Stars
SS 41 SAENZ, Nick: 2 Stars
FS 24 BROOKS, Kent: 3 Stars
CB 2 HAYDEN, D.J.: 3 Stars
2015 UH Football: 13-1, AAC Champions, Final AP Ranking: 8th (Won Peach Bowl)
Summary: 22 players. 11 3 Stars, 9 2 Stars, 2 Unrated.
Pos ## OFFENSE
WR 21 ALLEN, Chance: 3 Stars
LT 60 COOPER, Alex: 2 Stars
LG 63 DEW, Ben: NR New Zealand
C 69 NOBLE, Will: 2 Stars
RG 73 FREEMAN, Colton: 2 Stars
RT 65 WALL, Carter: 3 Stars
TE 45 McCLOSKEY, Tyler: 2 Stars
WR 88 DUNBAR, Steven: 2 Stars
SLOT 10 AYERS, Demarcus: 3 Stars
QB 1 WARD Jr., Greg: 3 Stars
TB 22 JACKSON, Ryan: 3 Stars
Pos ## DEFENSE
CB 26 WILSON, Brandon: 2 Stars
DE 95 MARK, Tomme: 3 Stars
DT 93 SINGLETON, B.J.: 3 Stars
DE 94 MALVEAUX, Cameron: 2 Stars
CB 3 JACKSON III, William: 3 Stars
OLB 81 BOWSER, Tyus: 3 Stars
ILB 9 ADAMS, Matthew 2 Stars
ILB 44 ROBERTS, Elandon: NR walk-on transfer
OLB 41 TAYLOR, Steven: 2 Stars
SS 16 McDONALD, Adrian: 3 Stars
FS 2A Stewart, Trevon: 3 Stars
Predictably, both squads were dominated by 3 and 2 star players. Not a single 4 or 5 star for either team.
2011 UH Football 13-1. Final Ranking: #18 (Beat Penn St. in Ticket City Bowl)
Summary: 22 players. 10 3 Stars, 11 2 Stars, 1 Unrated Walk On
Pos ## OFFENSE
WR 83 EDWARDS, Patrick: NR / Walk-On
WR 35 CARRIER, Tyron: 2 Stars
WR 3 JOHNSON, Justin: 3 Stars
WR 88 SMITH, E.J.: 2 Stars
LT 76 ASHWORTH, Jacolby: 2 Stars
LG 64 CLOUD, Ty: 3 Stars
C 70 THOMPSON, Chris: 2 Stars
RG 63 FORSCH, Kevin: 2 Stars
RT 74 HARPER, Rowdy: 2 Stars
QB 7 KEENUM, Case: 2 Stars
RB 5 SIMS, Charles: 3 Stars
Pos ## DEFENSE
LE 95 HUNTER, David: 2 Stars
NT 99 MILLER, Dominic: 3 Stars
RE 97 BRASWELL, Eric: 3 Stars
WILL 8 BROWN, Sammy: 3 Stars
MO 49 MATHEWS, Derrick: 3 Stars
MIKE 55 McGRAW, Marcus: 2 Stars
SAM 42 STEWARD, Phillip: 2 Stars
CB 10 McMILLIAN, Zach: 3 Stars
SS 41 SAENZ, Nick: 2 Stars
FS 24 BROOKS, Kent: 3 Stars
CB 2 HAYDEN, D.J.: 3 Stars
2015 UH Football: 13-1, AAC Champions, Final AP Ranking: 8th (Won Peach Bowl)
Summary: 22 players. 11 3 Stars, 9 2 Stars, 2 Unrated.
Pos ## OFFENSE
WR 21 ALLEN, Chance: 3 Stars
LT 60 COOPER, Alex: 2 Stars
LG 63 DEW, Ben: NR New Zealand
C 69 NOBLE, Will: 2 Stars
RG 73 FREEMAN, Colton: 2 Stars
RT 65 WALL, Carter: 3 Stars
TE 45 McCLOSKEY, Tyler: 2 Stars
WR 88 DUNBAR, Steven: 2 Stars
SLOT 10 AYERS, Demarcus: 3 Stars
QB 1 WARD Jr., Greg: 3 Stars
TB 22 JACKSON, Ryan: 3 Stars
Pos ## DEFENSE
CB 26 WILSON, Brandon: 2 Stars
DE 95 MARK, Tomme: 3 Stars
DT 93 SINGLETON, B.J.: 3 Stars
DE 94 MALVEAUX, Cameron: 2 Stars
CB 3 JACKSON III, William: 3 Stars
OLB 81 BOWSER, Tyus: 3 Stars
ILB 9 ADAMS, Matthew 2 Stars
ILB 44 ROBERTS, Elandon: NR walk-on transfer
OLB 41 TAYLOR, Steven: 2 Stars
SS 16 McDONALD, Adrian: 3 Stars
FS 2A Stewart, Trevon: 3 Stars