2025 Houston
10–3 (6–3 Big 12), coached by Willie Fritz, finished No. 22 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 24 Arizona State 24–16Oct 25
Arizona State was ranked No. 24 and favored to win.
- Most excitingBeat UCF 30–27Nov 7
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 27–0 | 72% |
| Sep 6 | at Rice | W 35–9 | 44% |
| Sep 12 | vs Colorado | W 36–20 | 51% |
| Sep 26 | at Oregon State | W 27–24 | 60% |
| Oct 4 | vs 11Texas Tech | L 11–35 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | at Oklahoma State | W 39–17 | 59% |
| Oct 18 | vs Arizona | W 31–28 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | at 24Arizona State | W 24–16 | 31% |
| Nov 1 | vs West Virginia | L 35–45 | 77% |
| Nov 7 | at UCF | W 30–27 | 51% |
| Nov 22 | vs TCU | L 14–17 | 50% |
| Nov 29 | at Baylor | W 31–24 | 46% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs LSUTexas Bowl | W 38–35 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 38–35 in the Texas Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 10: 22
- Wk 13: 25
- Final: 22
- Record
- 10–3
- Conference
- 6–3 tied for 5th in Big 12
- AP final
- No. 22 peak No. 22
- Points
- 378–297
- Coach
- Willie Fritz
- Elo
- 1570 +128 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.4 No. 40 of 136; offense No. 44, defense No. 46, special teams No. 99
- SRS
- 6.3 No. 40 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 68% of last season’s EPA, No. 11 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 52 roster talent No. 66 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Slade Nagle
- Defensive coordinator
- Austin Armstrong
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–3–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.07 | 42% | 1.22 | 79th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.07 | 43% | 1.17 | 56th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.10 off 0.11 def | 44% off 44% def | — | 62nd off 72nd def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 46% | 7.8 yds | 10% | 2.90 | 16% |
| Defense | 40% | 9.4 yds | 12% | 3.00 | 16% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.5 | own 31 | 13% allowed |
| Defense | 3.9 | own 30 | 16% caused |
CORE rating -0.2, 65th of 136 (offense 0.4, defense 0.6).
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 | Conner Weigman QB | 2,705 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Conner Weigman QB | 25 TD |
| Rushing yards | Dean Connors RB | 977 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Conner Weigman QB | 11 TD |
| Receiving yards | Amare Thomas WR | 966 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Amare Thomas WR | 12 TD |
| Tackles | Jalen Garner LB | 76 tkl |
| Sacks | Eddie Walls III DL | 7 sacks |
| Interceptions | Will James DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Demetris Dean II OT | ★★★★ | No. 402 |
| Travis Buhake DL | ★★★★ | No. 437 |
| Sheldon Rice DE | ★★★ | No. 588 |
| Reshad Sterling DE | ★★★ | No. 606 |
| Kenzy West ATH | ★★★ | No. 686 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.875 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 3.3 | 0.862 |
| Defensive line | 6 | 3.2 | 0.877 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.851 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 3.0 | 0.878 |
| Whole class | 19 | 3.1 | 0.868 |
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.
Drafted in 2026
The 2026 draft| Rd 5 | Tanner Koziol TE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Roster 111
The 2025 roster111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 28
The 2025 portal Tanner Koziol TE | ★★★★ | from  Wisconsin |
 Conner Weigman QB | ★★★★ | from  Texas A&M |
 Zelmar Vedder CB | ★★★ | from  Sacramento State |
 Eddie Walls III DE | ★★★ | from  Florida International |
 Luke McGary TE | ★★★ | from  Tulsa |
 Amare Thomas WR | ★★★ | from  UAB |
 Blake Thompson S | ★★★ | from  Louisiana Tech |
 C.J. Douglas S | ★★★ | from  Samford |
 Jesus Machado LB | ★★★ | from  Tulane |
 Joshua Donald DL | ★★★ | from  App State |
 Khalil Laufau DL | ★★★ | from  Washington State |
 Matthew Wykoff OL | ★★★ | from  California |
And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 28
 Jerry Wilson CB | ★★★★ | to  Florida State |
| A.J. Haulcy S | ★★★★ | to  LSU |
| Nadame Tucker DE | ★★★ | to  Western Michigan |
| Anthony Holmes Jr. DL | ★★★ | to  Texas Tech |
| Joseph Manjack WR | ★★★ | to  TCU |
| Keionte Scott CB | ★★★ | to  Miami |
| Hershey McLaurin S | ★★★ | to  Purdue |
| Jonah Wilson WR | ★★★ | to Texas A&M |
| Maurice Williams II S | ★★★ | to  Arizona State |
| Sam Secrest OL | ★★★ | to  Louisville |
| Caleb McMickle QB | ★★★ | to  Western Kentucky |
| Matt Byrnes TE | ★★★ | to  UNLV |
And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-Big 12
2 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
- Tanner KoziolTight ends/flexCoaches-1; Media-2
- Amare ThomasWRCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
- Carlos Allen Jr.DLCoaches-2; Media-2
- Eddie Walls IIIDLCoaches-2
- Latrell McCutchin Sr.DBCoaches-2; Media-2
- Will JamesDBCoaches-2
- Jacob GarzaSpecialistsCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2025 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8–1 | 12–2 | 7 |
 BYU | 8–1 | 12–2 | 11 |
 Utah | 7–2 | 11–2 | 14 |
| Arizona | 7–3 | 9–4 | |
| Houston | 6–3 | 10–3 | 22 |
| Arizona State | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
| TCU | 5–4 | 9–4 | 25 |
 Iowa State | 5–4 | 8–4 | |
 Cincinnati | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
 Kansas State | 5–5 | 6–6 | |
| Baylor | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
 Kansas | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| UCF | 2–7 | 5–7 | |
| West Virginia | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Colorado | 1–8 | 3–9 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–9 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.