2024 Houston
4–8 (3–6 Big 12), coached by Willie Fritz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Kansas State 24–19Nov 2
Kansas State was ranked No. 17 and favored to win.
- Most excitingBeat Utah 17–14Oct 26
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs UNLV | L 7–27 | 52% |
| Sep 7 | at 15Oklahoma | L 12–16 | 19% |
| Sep 14 | vs Rice | W 33–7 | 57% |
| Sep 21 | at Cincinnati | L 0–34 | 34% |
| Sep 28 | vs 18Iowa State | L 0–20 | 34% |
| Oct 4 | at TCU | W 30–19 | 23% |
| Oct 19 | vs Kansas | L 14–42 | 43% |
| Oct 26 | vs Utah | W 17–14 | 41% |
| Nov 2 | vs 17Kansas State | W 24–19 | 22% |
| Nov 15 | at Arizona | L 3–27 | 41% |
| Nov 23 | vs Baylor | L 10–20 | 39% |
| Nov 30 | at 19BYU | L 18–30 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 30–18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–6 tied for 11th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 168–275
- Coach
- Willie Fritz
- Elo
- 1413 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.2 No. 101 of 134; offense No. 118, defense No. 54, special teams No. 120
- SRS
- −2.0 No. 77 of 134 in FBS
- Returning
- 64% of last season’s EPA, No. 30 of 133
- Recruiting class
- No. 60 roster talent No. 66 in FBS
- Offensive coordinators
- Kevin Barbay and Shawn Bell
- Defensive coordinator
- Shiel Wood
- Offense
- Pro spread
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.13 | 36% | 1.21 | 133rd of 134 |
| Defense | 0.06 | 40% | 1.27 | 41st of 134 |
| Opponent-adjusted | -0.05 off 0.05 def | 40% off 39% def | — | 131st off 31st def |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 2.6 | own 28 | 21% allowed |
| Defense | 3.5 | own 31 | 18% caused |
CORE rating -7.9, 89th of 134 (offense -14.6, defense -6.7).
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Donovan Smith QB | 867 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Donovan Smith QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Re’Shaun Sanford II RB | 444 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Zeon Chriss QB | 4 TD |
| Receiving yards | Stephon Johnson Jr. WR | 402 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Joseph Manjack WR | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Michael Batton LB | 94 tkl |
| Sacks | Keith Cooper Jr. DL | 3.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | A.J. Haulcy S | 5 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| J’Marion Burnette RB | ★★★★ | No. 388 |
| Maurice Williams II LB | ★★★★ | No. 402 |
| Koby Young WR | ★★★ | No. 530 |
| JayShon Ridgle ATH | ★★★ | No. 626 |
| Rayquan Bell OL | ★★★ | No. 890 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 2 | 3.5 | 0.879 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.868 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.855 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.856 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 4.0 | 0.896 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.882 |
| Whole class | 13 | 3.2 | 0.867 |
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 116
The 2024 roster116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 27
The 2024 portal Corey Platt Jr. LB | ★★★★ | from  Tulane |
 Kendre’ Gant LB | ★★★ | from  Louisiana |
 Maliq Carr TE | ★★★ | from  Michigan State |
 Christian Brathwaite LB | ★★★ | from  LSU |
 Hershey McLaurin S | ★★★ | from  West Virginia |
 Jeremiah Wilson CB | ★★★ | from  Syracuse |
 Kriston Davis CB | ★★★ | from  Southern |
| Zeon Chriss QB | ★★★ | from Louisiana |
 Devan Williams WR | ★★★ | from  Tulsa |
 J.D. Rhym CB | ★★★ | from  Auburn |
| Keith Cooper Jr. DL | ★★★ | from Tulane |
| Kentrell Webb S | ★★★ | from Tulane |
And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 34
 Jamaree Caldwell DL | ★★★★ | to  Oregon |
 Matthew Golden WR | ★★★★ | to  Texas |
| Samuel Brown WR | ★★★★ | to  Miami |
| Tyler Johnson OL | ★★★★ | to  Colorado |
| Isaiah Hamilton CB | ★★★ | to  Ole Miss |
| Mikal Harrison-Pilot CB | ★★★ | to  Texas Tech |
| Chidozie Nwankwo DL | ★★★ | to Colorado |
| Brandon Campbell RB | ★★★ | to  Massachusetts |
| Aubrey Smith LB | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| C.J. Nelson WR | ★★★ | to  Eastern Illinois |
| Hakeem Ajijolaiya DL | ★★★ | to  TCU |
| Ja’Koby Banks WR | ★★★ | to  Memphis |
And 22 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-Big 12
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- A.J. HaulcyDBCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
- Keith Cooper Jr.DLCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2024 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–2 | 11–2 | 13 |
 Arizona State | 7–2 | 11–3 | 7 |
| Iowa State | 7–2 | 11–3 | 15 |
 Colorado | 7–2 | 9–4 | 25 |
| TCU | 6–3 | 9–4 | |
 Texas Tech | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
| Kansas State | 6–4 | 9–4 | |
| Baylor | 6–4 | 8–5 | |
| West Virginia | 5–4 | 6–7 | |
| Kansas | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
| Cincinnati | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Houston | 3–6 | 4–8 | |
| Utah | 3–7 | 5–7 | |
 UCF | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Arizona | 2–8 | 4–8 | |
 Oklahoma State | 0–9 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.