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2025 Houston Cougars football
2025 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (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
Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Baylor	0	–	0	0	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: 2025 Big 12 Championship Game
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of January 31, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Houston Cougars football team will represent 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 located in Houston, Texas.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Justin Benton	DL	East Carolina
Parker Jenkins	RB	East Carolina
Teagan Wilk	S	East Carolina
Juwon Gaston	CB	Middle Tennessee
Joseph Manjack	WR	TCU
Jonah Wilson	WR	Texas A&M
Anthony Holmes	DL	Texas Tech
Matthew Byrnes	TE	UNLV
Jalen Emery	CB	Unknown
Carter Jenkins	S	Unknown
Hershey McLaurin	S	Unknown
Pierson Parent	LS	Unknown
Taleeq Robbins	DL	Unknown
Jett Runion	TE	Unknown
Nadame Tucker	EDGE	Unknown
Ja'Ryan Wallace	WR	Unknown
Jeremiah Wilson	CB	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Joshua Donald	DL	Appalachian State
Keionte Scott	CB	Auburn
Alvin Ebosele	OT	Baylor
Matthew Wykoff	IOL	California
Marc Stampley	S	Georgia Southern
Harvey Broussard	WR	Louisiana
Carmycah Glass	LB	Louisiana
Jordan Allen	S	LSU
McKenzie Agnello	OT	New Mexico
Jason Brooks	IOL	Oklahoma State
Dean Connors	RB	Rice
C. J. Douglas	S	Samford
Will James	S	Southern Miss
Conner Weigman	QB	Texas A&M
Dalton Merryman	IOL	Texas Tech
Luke McGary	LB	Tulsa
Amare Thomas	WR	UAB
Sione Fotu	LB	Utah
Khalil Laufau	DL	Washington State

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	Stephen F. Austin*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
September 6	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
September 27	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR
TBA	Arizona	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
TBA	Colorado	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
TBA	TCU	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
TBA	Texas Tech	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
TBA	West Virginia	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
TBA	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)
TBA	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
TBA	at UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

vs Stephen F. Austin

Pregame line	Over/under

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Cougars			0

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rice

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Owls			0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UH	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

at Oregon State

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 27

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UH	OSU
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

References

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

[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.

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