2025 Houston Christian
2–10 (1–7 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas Baptist 69–0Aug 28
By 69 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Eastern Kentucky 10–20Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsArkansas Baptist | W 69–0 | 72% |
| Sep 6 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 10–20 | 33% |
| Sep 13 | at Nebraska | L 7–59 | 12% |
| Sep 20 | vs Northern Colorado | L 23–26 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 7–27 | 28% |
| Oct 11 | vs Northwestern State | W 20–17 | 75% |
| Oct 18 | at McNeese | L 0–27 | 44% |
| Oct 25 | vs SE Louisiana | L 14–38 | 29% |
| Nov 1 | at Nicholls | L 7–31 | 34% |
| Nov 8 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 3–50 | 22% |
| Nov 15 | at East Texas A&M | L 32–37 | 39% |
| Nov 22 | vs Incarnate Word | L 10–31 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Incarnate Word 31–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- 1–7 9th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–363
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1105 −146 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −42.6 No. 110 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 192
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Nesbitt
- Defensive coordinator
- Zach Wilkerson
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jake Weir QB | 897 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Maddox Kopp QB | 5 TD |
| Rushing yards | Xai’Shaun Edwards RB | 1,019 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Xai’Shaun Edwards RB | 12 TD |
| Receiving yards | Ja’Ryan Wallace WR | 547 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Ja’Ryan Wallace WR | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Xavier Tolliver S | 7 tkl |
| Interceptions | Tyran Chappell CB | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Gabriel White CB | ★★★ | No. 2757 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Roster 107
The 2025 roster107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 52 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 15
The 2025 portal Jer’Marques Bailey OT | ★★★ | from  New Mexico |
 Jett Runion TE | ★★★ | from  Houston |
 Maddox Kopp QB | ★★★ | from  Miami (OH) |
 Sean Dubose Jr. DE | ★★★ | from  Abilene Christian |
 Tamarcus Gray Jr. WR | ★★★ | from  Louisiana Tech |
 Zion Jones S | ★★★ | from  UTSA |
 Matthew Bess CB | ★★ | from  Iowa State |
 Michael Eneh OL | ★★ | from  Fresno State |
 Charlie Weinrich K | from  Kansas | |
 Christian Ray DE | from  UTEP | |
 Jake Weir QB | from  Mississippi State | |
 Lincoln Philyaw QB | from  Texas State |
And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 10
 A.J. Wilson WR | ★★★ | to UTSA |
| Eli Brickhandler QB | ★★★ | to  Ohio State |
| K.J. Makins CB | ★★★ | to  Baylor |
| Zae Smith DL | ★★★ | to  California |
| Drake Martinez TE | ★★★ | to  UT Martin |
| Jack Stanton QB | ★★★ | to  Stetson |
| Kendal Septs OL | ★★★ | to  East Texas A&M |
| Cutter Stewart QB | returned to  Houston Christian | |
| Joe Cadette DE | to  Incarnate Word | |
| Reed Chandley P | to  Georgia State |
2025 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
 Lamar | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| McNeese | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Nicholls | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Incarnate Word | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.