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2025 Houston Cougars football team
2025 Houston Cougars football
Big 12 Conference No. 19 No. 22 10–3 (6–3 Big 12) Willie Fritz (2nd season) Slade Nagle (1st season) Spread Austin Armstrong (1st season) 3–3–5 TDECU Stadium
The 2025 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars were led by Willie Fritz in his second season as their head coach. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium , soon to be renamed Space City Financial Stadium, located in Houston, Texas .
The Houston Cougars drew an average home attendance of 32,215, the 68th-highest of all college football teams.
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 Blake Hogshooter WR Unknown
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 Weston Edwards LS Florida State 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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 28 7:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin* TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPN+ W 27–0 28,150 September 6 6:00 p.m. at Rice* Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) ESPN+ W 35–9 30,116 September 12 6:30 p.m. Colorado TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPN W 36–20 37,899 September 26 9:30 p.m. at Oregon State* Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR ESPN W 27–24 OT 29,338 October 4 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Texas Tech TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) ESPN L 11–35 42,806 October 11 11:00 a.m. at Oklahoma State Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK TNT/TruTV W 39–17 44,941 October 18 11:00 a.m. Arizona TDECU StadiumHouston, TX FS1 W 31–28 28,535 October 25 7:00 p.m. at No. 24 Arizona State Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ ESPN2 W 24–16 54,256 November 1 11:00 a.m. West Virginia No. 22 TDECU StadiumHouston, TX FS1 L 35–45 25,049 November 7 7:00 p.m. at UCF Acrisure Bounce HouseOrlando, FL FS1 W 30–27 44,206 November 22 3:00 p.m. TCU No. 23 TDECU StadiumHouston, TX FOX L 14–17 30,852 November 29 11:00 a.m. at Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) TNT W 31–24 34,720 December 27 8:15 p.m. vs. LSU* No. 21 NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Bowl) ESPN W 38–35 63,867 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time
Statistics SFA HOU
First downs 7 18 Plays–yards 58–144 73–343 Rushes–yards 25–39 46–191 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
Passing Gavin Rutherford 4/7, 53 yards, INT Rushing Jaylen Jenkins 5 carries, 16 yards Receiving Clayton Wayland 2 receptions, 43 yards Passing Conner Weigman 15/24, 159 yards, 3 TD Rushing Dean Connors 15 carries, 50 yards Receiving Tanner Koziol 7 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Statistics HOU RICE
First downs 14 16 Plays–yards 60–392 66–228 Rushes–yards 38–204 53–177 Passing yards 188 51 Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 11–13–1 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 15/22, 188 yards, TD Rushing Dean Connors 13 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Stephon Johnson 1 reception, 74 yards, TD Passing Chase Jenkins 10/12, 50 yards, INT Rushing Daelen Alexander 10 carries, 55 yards Receiving Aaron Turner 3 receptions, 24 yards
Statistics COLO HOU
First downs 15 21 Plays–yards 58–300 77–431 Rushes–yards 23–96 53–209 Passing yards 204 222 Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–2 15–24–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 23:15 36:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Ryan Staub 19/35, 204 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Simeon Price 5 carries, 51 yards, TD Receiving Omarion Miller 3 receptions, 54 yards Passing Conner Weigman 15/24, 222 yards Rushing Dean Connors 22 carries, 89 yards, TD Receiving Stephon Johnson 5 receptions, 117 yards
Statistics HOU ORST
First downs 17 22 Plays–yards 66–352 82–390 Rushes–yards 30–82 49–189 Passing yards 270 201 Passing: comp–att–int 20–36–1 20–33–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:37 35:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 20/36, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Dean Connors 17 carries, 53 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 6 receptions, 104 yards Passing Maalik Murphy 20/33, 201 yards, TD Rushing Cornell Hatcher Jr. 17 carries, 93 yards, TD Receiving Trent Walker 7 receptions, 103 yards
Statistics TTU HOU
First downs 27 12 Plays–yards 90–552 55–267 Rushes–yards 50–207 30–103 Passing yards 345 164 Passing: comp–att–int 28–40–0 10–25–2 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 37:58 22:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Behren Morton 28/40, 345 yards, TD Rushing J'Koby Williams 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 7 receptions, 114 yards Passing Zeon Chriss 5/13, 93 yards, TD, INT Rushing Zeon Chriss 7 carries, 59 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Statistics HOU OKST
First downs 25 10 Plays–yards 79–485 51–225 Rushes–yards 45–166 31–45 Passing yards 319 180 Passing: comp–att–int 24–34–0 9–20–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 21/30, 306 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dean Connors 15 carries, 83 yards, TD Receiving Amare Thomas 7 receptions, 157 yards Passing Sam Jackson V 7/16, 84 yards, INT Rushing Rodney Fields Jr. 14 carries, 44 yards Receiving Rodney Fields Jr. 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Statistics ARIZ HOU
First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 57–381 68–396 Rushes–yards 31–112 45–232 Passing yards 269 164 Passing: comp–att–int 24–26–0 15–23–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 30:28 29:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Noah Fifita 24/26, 269 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ismail Mahdi 6 carries, 42 yards Receiving Tre Spivey 1 reception, 70 yards, TD Passing Conner Weigman 15/23, 164 yards, 3 TD Rushing Dean Connors 20 carries, 100 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
Statistics HOU ASU
First downs 22 19 Plays–yards 70–384 67–426 Rushes–yards 48–183 21–98 Passing yards 201 328 Passing: comp–att–int 17–22–0 24–46–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 37:02 22:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 17/22, 201 yards, TD Rushing Conner Weigman 21 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tanner Koziol 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD Passing Sam Leavitt 18/35, 270 yards, TD Rushing Raleek Brown 11 carries, 64 yards Receiving Malik McClain 7 receptions, 159 yards
Statistics WVU HOU
First downs 20 26 Plays–yards 76-403 67-400 Rushes–yards 53-246 31-82 Passing yards 157 318 Passing: comp–att–int 13-22-0 26-36-2 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 30:29 29:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Scotty Fox Jr. 13/22, 157 yards, 1 TD Rushing Diore Hubbard 29 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jeff Weimer 3 receptions, 67 yards Passing Conner Weigman 25/35, 309 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dean Connors 13 carries, 71 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 10 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD
Statistics HOU UCF
First downs 26 14 Plays–yards 80–433 60–282 Rushes–yards 49–210 30–146 Passing yards 223 136 Passing: comp–att–int 20–31–3 15–30–2 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 20/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Conner Weigman 22 carries, 82 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD Passing Tayven Jackson 15/29, 136 yards, INT Rushing Jaden Nixon 11 carries, 62 yards, TD Receiving Dylan Wade 6 receptions, 80 yards
Statistics TCU HOU
First downs 22 17 Plays–yards 69–426 69–391 Rushes–yards 36–133 40–230 Passing yards 293 161 Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–3 15–29–1 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 27:32 32:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Josh Hoover 24/33, 293 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Jeremy Payne 18 carries, 103 yards Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 9 receptions, 95 yards Passing Conner Weigman 15/29, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Conner Weigman 15 carries, 114 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Statistics HOU BAY
First downs 29 25 Plays–yards 79 72 Rushes–yards 48–216 26–112 Passing yards 201 309 Passing: comp–att–int 21–31–1 23–46–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Conner Weigman 21/31, 201 yards, TD, INT Rushing Conner Weigman 22 carries, 121 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD Passing Sawyer Robertson 23/46, 309 yards, TD, INT Rushing Joseph Dodds 12 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Kobe Prentice 4 receptions, 96 yards
Statistics LSU HOU
First downs 17 32 Plays–yards 50–344 82–437 Rushes–yards 24–77 46–201 Passing yards 267 236 Passing: comp–att–int 16–26–0 27–36–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:28 38:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Michael Van Buren Jr. 16/26, 267 yards, 3 TD Rushing Harlem Berry 3 carries, 45 yards Receiving Trey'Dez Green 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD Passing Conner Weigman 27/36, 236 yards, 4 TD Rushing Dean Connors 16 carries, 126 yards, TD Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 76 yards, TD
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