2025 Sam Houston
2–10 (1–7 Conference USA), coached by Phil Longo. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon State 21–17Nov 8
By 4 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Jacksonville State 27–29Oct 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | at Western Kentucky | L 24–41 | 41% |
| Aug 29 | vs UNLV | L 21–38 | 35% |
| Sep 6 | at Hawai’i | L 20–37 | 51% |
| Sep 20 | at 8Texas | L 0–55 | 14% |
| Oct 2 | at New Mexico State | L 10–37 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | vs Jacksonville State | L 27–29 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | vs UTEP | L 17–35 | 59% |
| Oct 31 | at Louisiana Tech | L 14–55 | 30% |
| Nov 8 | at Oregon State | W 21–17 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | vs Delaware | W 26–23 | 41% |
| Nov 22 | at Middle Tennessee | L 17–31 | 61% |
| Nov 29 | vs Florida International | L 16–56 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida International 56–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 213–454
- Coach
- Phil Longo
- Elo
- 1311 −198 this season
- SP+ rating
- -27.8 No. 135 of 136; offense No. 129, defense No. 135, special teams No. 103
- SRS
- −22.7 No. 135 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 52% of last season’s EPA, No. 39 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 122 roster talent No. 123 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Zack Patterson
- Defensive coordinator
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 3–3–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.08 | 36% | 1.25 | 131st of 136 |
| Defense | 0.18 | 48% | 1.26 | 116th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | -0.07 off 0.19 def | 36% off 49% def | — | 134th off 123rd def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 37% | 10.3 yds | 17% | 2.60 | 23% |
| Defense | 53% | 8.2 yds | 14% | 3.30 | 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 | 2.8 | own 27 | 20% allowed |
| Defense | 3.9 | own 30 | 14% caused |
CORE rating -28.2, 135th of 136 (offense -16.3, defense 11.9).
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 | Hunter Watson QB | 1,108 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Hunter Watson QB | 5 TD |
| Rushing yards | Landan Brown RB | 487 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Landan Brown RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Chris Reed WR | 460 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Chris Reed WR | 5 TD |
| Tackles | Antavious Fish LB | 78 tkl |
| Sacks | Christopher Eaton Jr. DE | 5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Emon Allen DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Landyn Locke QB | ★★★ | No. 1173 |
| Braylen Wortham S | ★★★ | No. 1874 |
| Jax Brown QB | ★★★ | No. 1937 |
| Logan Cahill OL | ★★★ | No. 2101 |
| Anthony Shorter DE | ★★★ | No. 2341 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 3.0 | 0.855 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.825 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.849 |
| Whole class | 9 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
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 105
The 2025 roster105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 26
The 2025 portal C.J. Brown S | ★★★ | from  Bowling Green |
 Mabrey Mettauer QB | ★★★ | from  Wisconsin |
 Jerrian Parker RB | ★★★ | from  Southern Illinois |
 Keelan Cox DE | ★★★ | from  Texas Southern |
 Trey Harris S | ★★★ | from  Cornell |
| Aviyon Smith-Mack WR | ★★★ | from LIU Post |
 Elijah Green RB | ★★★ | from  Indiana |
 Kaleb Black WR | ★★★ | from  Arizona State |
 Shane Porter RB | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
| Alton McCaskill RB | ★★★ | from Arizona State |
 Christopher Eaton Jr. DE | ★★★ | from  Hampton |
| Isaac Sohn OL | ★★★ | from North Texas |
And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 33
And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 Conference USA standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kennesaw State | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| Jacksonville State | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Western Kentucky | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Florida International | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
 Missouri State | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Delaware | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
 Liberty | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| New Mexico State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Middle Tennessee | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
 Sam Houston | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.