Defensive tackle, Colorado (from Houston), 2020–24
Chidozie Nwankwo
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, TX
Chidozie Nwankwo played defensive tackle at Houston (2020–23) and Colorado (2024).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. West Virginia, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Houston | 97 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Houston | 97 | DT | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Houston | 97 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Houston | 97 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Colorado | 97 | DT | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 290 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Colorado 11 games, 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Dakota State | W 31–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Nebraska | L 10–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UCF | W 48–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Kansas State | L 28–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona | W 34–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Texas Tech | W 41–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Utah | W 49–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Kansas | L 21–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 52–0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 14–36 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Houston 7 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. TCU | L 13–36 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atTexas Tech | L 28–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. West Virginia | W 41–39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Texas | L 24–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKansas State | L 0–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Baylor | W 25–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Cincinnati | L 14–24 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Houston 9 games, 35 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs.Kansas | L 30–48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Tulane | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Memphis | W 33–32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Navy | W 38–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. South Florida | W 42–27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at SMU | L 63–77 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Temple | W 43–36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at East Carolina | W 42–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Tulsa | L 30–37 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Houston 8 games, 22 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs.Navy | W 28–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atTulsa | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.East Carolina | W 31–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atSouth Florida | W 54–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atTemple | W 37–8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Memphis | W 31–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at UConn | W 45–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | atCincinnati | L 20–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Houston 7 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs.Tulane | W 49–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.BYU | L 26–43 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atNavy | W 37–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.UCF | L 21–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atCincinnati | L 10–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.South Florida | W 56–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | L 14–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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