# 2025 Houston Cougars football team

The 2025 Houston Cougars football team will represent the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Willie Fritz in his second season as their head coach. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium located in Houston, Texas.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Justin Benton | DL | East Carolina |
| Parker Jenkins | RB | East Carolina |
| Teagan Wilk | S | East Carolina |
| Jett Runion | TE | Houston Christian |
| Pierson Parent | LS | McNeese |
| Juwon Gaston | CB | Middle Tennessee |
| Jalyn Stanford | S | Sam Houston |
| Joseph Manjack | WR | TCU |
| Jonah Wilson | WR | Texas A&M |
| Anthony Holmes | DL | Texas Tech |
| Taleeq Robbins | DL | Troy |
| Matthew Byrnes | TE | UNLV |
| Jalen Emery | CB | Western Kentucky |
| Carter Jenkins | S | Unknown |
| Hershey McLaurin | S | Unknown |
| Nadame Tucker | EDGE | Unknown |
| Ja'Ryan Wallace | WR | Unknown |
| Jeremiah Wilson | CB | Withdrawn |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous School |
| Joshua Donald | DL | Appalachian State |
| Keionte Scott | CB | Auburn |
| Alvin Ebosele | OT | Baylor |
| Matthew Wykoff | IOL | California |
| Marc Stampley | S | Georgia Southern |
| Harvey Broussard | WR | Louisiana |
| Carmycah Glass | LB | Louisiana |
| Jordan Allen | S | LSU |
| McKenzie Agnello | OT | New Mexico |
| Jason Brooks | IOL | Oklahoma State |
| Dean Connors | RB | Rice |
| C. J. Douglas | S | Samford |
| Will James | S | Southern Miss |
| Conner Weigman | QB | Texas A&M |
| Dalton Merryman | IOL | Texas Tech |
| Luke McGary | LB | Tulsa |
| Amare Thomas | WR | UAB |
| Sione Fotu | LB | Utah |
| Khalil Laufau | DL | Washington State |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 28 | Stephen F. Austin* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX |
| September 6 | at Rice* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) |
| September 12 | Colorado | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX |
| September 27 | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR |
| October 4 | Texas Tech | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) |
| October 11 | at Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK |
| October 18 | Arizona | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX |
| October 25 | at Arizona State | Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ |
| November 1 | West Virginia | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX |
| November 7 | at UCF | FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL |
| November 22 | TCU | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX |
| November 29 | at Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Stephen F. Austin

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | | | 0 |
| Cougars | | | 0 |
at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing |
| Stephen F. Austin | Rushing |
| Stephen F. Austin | Receiving |
| Houston | Passing |
| Houston | Rushing |
| Houston | Receiving |

### at Rice

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Cougars | | | 0 |
| Owls | | | 0 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston | Passing |
| Houston | Rushing |
| Houston | Receiving |
| Rice | Passing |
| Rice | Rushing |
| Rice | Receiving |

### at Oregon State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Cougars | | | 0 |
| Beavers | | | 0 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston | Passing |
| Houston | Rushing |
| Houston | Receiving |
| Oregon State | Passing |
| Oregon State | Rushing |
| Oregon State | Receiving |