2025 Houston Cougars football team

2025 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Slade Nagle (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Austin Armstrong (1st season)
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Iowa State		1	–	0					2	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					2	–	0
Arizona		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 11 Arizona State		0	–	0					1	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					1	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					1	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					1	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 23 Texas Tech		0	–	0					1	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					1	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					1	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					1	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	1
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	1
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 17 Kansas State		0	–	1					1	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Houston Cougars football team represents the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Willie Fritz in his second season as their head coach. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium, soon to be renamed Space City Financial Stadium, located in Houston, Texas.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Maurice Williams	S	Arizona State
Justin Benton	DL	East Carolina
Parker Jenkins	RB	East Carolina
Teagan Wilk	S	East Carolina
Justin Wood	LS	FIU
Jeremiah Wilson	CB	Florida State
Jett Runion	TE	Houston Christian
Ja'Ryan Wallace	WR	Houston Christian
Andon Mata	WR	Howard Payne
Sam Secrest	IOL	Louisville
A. J. Haulcy	S	LSU
Tony Mathis	RB	Marshall
Pierson Parent	LS	McNeese
Keionte Scott	S	Miami (FL)
Juwon Gaston	CB	Middle Tennessee
Ray'Quan Bell	IOL	Prairie View A&M
Hershey McLaurin	S	Purdue
Jalyn Stanford	S	Sam Houston
Torren Coppage-El	DL	Stephen F. Austin
Joseph Manjack	WR	TCU
Jonah Wilson	WR	Texas A&M
Garfield Lawrence	DL	Texas Southern
Anthony Holmes	DL	Texas Tech
Taleeq Robbins	DL	Troy
Ui Ale	QB	Troy
Matthew Byrnes	TE	UNLV
Jalen Emery	CB	Western Kentucky
Caleb McMickle	QB	Western Kentucky
Nadame Tucker	EDGE	Western Michigan
Carter Jenkins	S	Unknown
Richmond Ugochukwu	LB	Unknown
Blake Hogshooter	WR	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Joshua Donald	DL	Appalachian State
Keionte Scott	CB	Auburn
Alvin Ebosele	OT	Baylor
Matthew Wykoff	IOL	California
Eddie Walls	EDGE	FIU
Marc Stampley	S	Georgia Southern
Harvey Broussard	WR	Louisiana
Carmycah Glass	LB	Louisiana
Blake Thompson	S	Louisiana Tech
Jordan Allen	S	LSU
McKenzie Agnello	OT	New Mexico
Zac Yoakam	K	Notre Dame
Jason Brooks	IOL	Oklahoma State
Ethan Sanchez	K	Old Dominion
Dean Connors	RB	Rice
Zelmar Vedder	CB	Sacramento State
C. J. Douglas	S	Samford
Will James	S	Southern Miss
Myles Parker	DL	Tennessee Tech
Conner Weigman	QB	Texas A&M
Dalton Merryman	IOL	Texas Tech
Jesus Machado	LB	Tulane
Luke McGary	LB	Tulsa
Will Spain	LS	Troy
Amare Thomas	WR	UAB
Sione Fotu	LB	Utah
Alvin Williamson Jr.	CB	Vanderbilt
Khalil Laufau	DL	Washington State
Tanner Koziol	TE	Wisconsin
Wrook Brown	S	Wyoming
Keany Parks	CB	Wyoming

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin *	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 27–0	28,150
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Rice *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Colorado	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN
September 26	9:30 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN
October 4		Texas Tech	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
October 11		at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
October 18		Arizona	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX
October 25		at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
November 1		West Virginia	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX
November 7		at UCF	Acrisure Bounce House Orlando, FL	FS1
November 22		TCU	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX
November 29		at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

vs No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 (FCS) Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	7	10	7	3	27

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 28,150
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa, Taylor McHargue

Game information

First quarter HOU – Tanner Koziol 11-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 5:12. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:58. Second quarter HOU – Ethan Sanchez 40-yard field goal, 8:24. Cougars 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:47. HOU – J'Marion Burnette 39-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 3:06. Cougars 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:46. Third quarter HOU – Amare Thomas 20-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 8:36. Cougars 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. Fourth quarter HOU – Ethan Sanchez 43-yard field goal, 14:06. Cougars 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.

Statistics	SFA	HOU
First downs	7	18
Plays–yards	144	343
Rushes–yards	39	191
Passing yards	105	152
Passing: comp–att–int	17-33-2	16-27-0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Gavin Rutherford	4/7, 53 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jalyen Jenkins	5 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Clayton Wayland	2 receptions, 43 yards
Houston	Passing	Conner Weigman	15/24, 159 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	15 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Tanner Koziol	7 receptions, 63 yards, TD

at Rice (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team and Houston–Rice rivalry § Football

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (1–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Owls			0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN+):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLO	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) at Oregon State Beavers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Beavers			0

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 9:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	ORST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas Tech (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TTU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Cowboys			0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Date: October 11
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	OKST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Arizona Wildcats (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 18
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ARIZ	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 25
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Knights			0

at Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

• Date: November 7
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FS1):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	UCF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs TCU

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Baylor (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Houston football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) at Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FS1):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2025 Houston Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
2. "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
3. Duarte, Joseph. "Houston completes nonconference football schedules for 2025, 2027". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
4. "2025 Houston Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.