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Houston Cougars (@UHCougarFB)
Willie Fritz (1st year) (4-8) #1
Record: 4 - 8 (3 - 6) | Proj: 4 - 8 (#) | SOS: (#21)
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Houston's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Houston vs UNLV	-3.0	56.0	L 7 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/7	Houston at Oklahoma	+27.5	48.5	L 12 - 16	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Houston vs Rice	-3.5	43.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Houston at Cincinnati	+4.0	47.5	L 0 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/28	Houston vs Iowa State	+16.0	43.0	L 0 - 20	U	N
Fri 10/4	Houston at TCU	+16.5	52.0	W 30 - 19	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Houston vs Kansas	+4.5	45.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/26	Houston vs Utah	+4.5	36.0	W 17 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Houston vs Kansas State	+12.5	46.5	W 24 - 19	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/15	Houston at Arizona	+1.0	46.5	L 3 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/23	Houston vs Baylor	+7.0	51.0	L 10 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/30	Houston at BYU	+9.5	39.5	L 18 - 30	O	N

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 NR
Schedule Rating: #21
Future 2027 Schedule

Houston's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Houston vs Stephen F. Austin	-24.5	54.5	W 27 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Houston at Rice	-13.5	38.5	W 35 - 9	O	Y
Fri 9/12	Houston vs Colorado	-4.0	45.5	W 36 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 9/26	Houston at Oregon State	-11.5	48.5	W 27 - 24	O	N
Sat 10/4	Houston vs Texas Tech	+13.5	51.5	L 11 - 35	U	N
Sat 10/11	Houston at Oklahoma State	-14.5	47.5	W 39 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Houston vs Arizona	+1.5	47.5	W 31 - 28	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Houston at Arizona State	+7.0	46.5	W 24 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/1	Houston vs West Virginia	-13.5	48.5	L 35 - 45	O	N
Fri 11/7	Houston at UCF	+1.5	47.5	W 30 - 27	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Houston vs TCU	+1.5	55.5	L 14 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/29	Houston at Baylor	+2.5	57.5	W 31 - 24	U	Y
Sat 12/27	Houston vs LSU	-1.5	43.5	W 38 - 35	O	Y

2023 Schedule Rating: #61
2025 Record: 10 - 3 (B12: 6 - 3)
Spread Record 9 - 4 - 0 | O/U 8 - 5

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 3 Avg, 3 Bad, 3 Poor

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Houston's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Houston vs UNLV	-3.0	56.0	L 7 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/7	Houston at Oklahoma	+27.5	48.5	L 12 - 16	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Houston vs Rice	-3.5	43.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Houston at Cincinnati	+4.0	47.5	L 0 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/28	Houston vs Iowa State	+16.0	43.0	L 0 - 20	U	N
Fri 10/4	Houston at TCU	+16.5	52.0	W 30 - 19	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Houston vs Kansas	+4.5	45.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/26	Houston vs Utah	+4.5	36.0	W 17 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Houston vs Kansas State	+12.5	46.5	W 24 - 19	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/15	Houston at Arizona	+1.0	46.5	L 3 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/23	Houston vs Baylor	+7.0	51.0	L 10 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/30	Houston at BYU	+9.5	39.5	L 18 - 30	O	N

Houston's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Houston vs UTSA	+2.5	59.5	W 17 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Houston at Rice	-7.5	51.0	L 41 - 43	O	N
Sat 9/16	Houston vs TCU	+7.5	64.0	L 13 - 36	U	N
Sat 9/23	Houston vs Sam Houston	-11.5	37.0	W 38 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Houston at Texas Tech	+8.5	52.0	L 28 - 49	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12	Houston vs West Virginia	+3.0	49.5	W 41 - 39	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Houston vs Texas	+24.0	60.5	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Houston at Kansas State	+17.5	61.0	L 0 - 41	U	N
Sat 11/4	Houston at Baylor	+3.0	58.5	W 25 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Houston vs Cincinnati	-3.5	53.5	L 14 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/18	Houston vs Oklahoma State	+6.5	56.5	L 30 - 43	O	N
Sat 11/25	Houston at UCF	+15.5	61.5	L 13 - 27	U	Y

Houston's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Houston at UTSA	-3.5	61.5	W 37 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/10	Houston at Texas Tech	+3.5	62.5	L 30 - 33	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Houston vs Kansas	-8.5	58.0	L 30 - 48	O	N
Sat 9/24	Houston vs Rice	-17.5	52.5	W 34 - 27	O	N
Fri 9/30	Houston vs Tulane	-5.0	52.0	L 24 - 27	U	N
Fri 10/7	Houston at Memphis	+1.5	57.5	W 33 - 32	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Houston at Navy	-3.0	51.0	W 38 - 20	O	Y
Sat 10/29	Houston vs South Florida	-17.0	59.0	W 42 - 27	O	N
Sat 11/5	Houston at SMU	+3.5	66.0	L 63 - 77	O	N
Sat 11/12	Houston vs Temple	-20.0	56.0	W 43 - 36	O	N
Sat 11/19	Houston at East Carolina	+6.0	66.5	W 42 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/26	Houston vs Tulsa	-13.0	66.5	L 30 - 37	O	N
Fri 12/23	Houston vs Louisiana	-5.5	56.5	W 23 - 16	U	Y

Houston's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Houston vs Texas Tech	-2.5	63.0	L 21 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/11	Houston at Rice	-7.5	50.0	W 44 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Houston vs Grambling	-41.0	51.5	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Houston vs Navy	-20.0	47.0	W 28 - 20	O	N
Fri 10/1	Houston at Tulsa	+3.0	54.0	W 45 - 10	O	Y
Thu 10/7	Houston at Tulane	-6.5	60.0	W 40 - 22	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Houston vs East Carolina	-13.5	56.0	W 31 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/30	Houston vs SMU	+1.0	61.5	W 44 - 37	O	Y
Sat 11/6	Houston at South Florida	-13.5	53.0	W 54 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/13	Houston at Temple	-26.0	52.5	W 37 - 8	U	Y
Fri 11/19	Houston vs Memphis	-9.0	59.5	W 31 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Houston at UConn	-32.0	54.5	W 45 - 17	O	N
Sat 12/4	Houston at Cincinnati	+10.5	52.5	L 20 - 35	O	N
Tue 12/28	Houston vs Auburn	+2.0	51.5	W 17 - 13	U	Y

2026 class: 219 points   #32
2025 class: 199 points   #46
2024 class: 184 points   #61
2023 class: 196 points   #51
2022 class: 184 points   #48

Average Class Ranking:   #48
Average Recruiting Points: 196

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Average P4
4 Year Class: #58 - Best: #48 Worst: #80

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 196  #53
Power 4 Class: 222  #53
FBS Class: 184  #70

2021 class: 153 points   #80
2020 class: 169 points   #71
2019 class: 169 points   #77
2018 class: 167 points   #72
2017 class: 160 points   #72

Average Class Ranking:   #74
Average Recruiting Points: 164

Transfer Portal Classes
2024 Portal Class #35 - 25 players, 87 Avg
2025 Portal Class #27 - 30 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #35 - 25 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #33 - 20 players, 86 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #42 - 12 players, 86 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Kevin Barbay (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Conner Weigman	232	356	65%	2705	25	9	7.6
Luke Carney	5	7	71%	22	0	0	3.1

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Conner Weigman	170	703	11	4.1	50
DJ Butler	68	301	0	4.4	15
Makhi Hughes	17	70	0	4.1	19
Luke Carney	10	28	1	2.8	18

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Amare Thomas	67	966	12	14.4	64
Trent Walker	68	823	2	12.1	43
Patrick Overmyer	27	344	5	12.7	45
Koby Young	12	191	0	15.9	43

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Shiel Wood (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Kentrell Webb (Tr)	71	3	0	0	4
Jaden Yates	55	2	1	0	0
Sione Fotu	53	1	1	2	0
Jordan Allen	48	2	1	0	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brandon Mack	32	6	5	1	0
Khalil Laufau	34	3	2	2	1
Latreveon McCutchin	37	3	1	4	2
Carmycah Glass	24	1	1	2	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Javion White	44	4	6
Will James	39	4	5
Kentrell Webb (Tr)	71	3	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
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Transfer Portal
2024 Portal Class #35
25 Commits, 86.5 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2024 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2024 Talent Rating: 307.00 #72
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #58 | 2024 #72 | 2023 #49 | 2022 #58

2024 - 2023 Records
2024 Record: 4 - 8
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 10

2025 Record: 10 - 3
2025 Conf Record: 6 - 3
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2024 Record: 4 - 8
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 10

2023 Record: 4 - 8
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

Four Year Record: 22 - 27
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 25 - 24 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 14 - 22

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 8 - 5
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 10 - 3

2021 Record: 12 - 2
2021 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 8 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 6

2020 Record: 3 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 3 - 3
Spread: 3 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 4

2019 Record: 4 - 8
2019 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

Eight Year Record: 49 - 47
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 47 - 49 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 34 - 35

Houston Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	Independence Bowl	Houston vs Louisiana	-5.5	56.5	W 23 - 16
2021	Birmingham Bowl	Houston vs Auburn	+2.0	51.5	W 17 - 13
2020	Mexico Bowl	Houston vs Hawai'i	-7.0	60.5	L 14 - 28
2018	Forces Bowl	Houston vs Army	+6.5	56.0	L 14 - 70
2017	I Bowl	Houston vs Fresno State	-2.5	52.0	L 27 - 33
2016	Vegas Bowl	Houston vs San Diego State	-3.0	51.0	L 10 - 34
2015	N/A	Houston vs Florida State	+6.5		W 38 - 24
2014	Forces Bowl	Houston vs Pittsburgh	+5.5	54.0	W 35 - 34

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.12 (102)	1.23 (85)	42% (74)	3.55 (83)	30.6 (33)	41%	59%	.11 (44)	1.13 (9)	42% (65)	3.91 (94)	29.5 (83)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	- (133)	1.2 (109)	35% (129)	2.57 (134)	27.7 (101)	28%	38%	.14 (51)	1.32 (94)	40% (41)	3.52 (41)	31 (115)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	32:18	22.1	41%	59%	4.6	40.1	1.1	1.4	4.7	2.2	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	12	30:10	15.1	28%	38%	5.5	51.9	2.3	1.6	5.6	1.8	2

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	29.1	25.7	31	41.9% (74)	3.55 (83)	1.1	22	395	179	216	4.3	57% (17)	42% (118)	40% (99)	45% (35)	13% (36)	.12 (102)
2025 Defense	13	22.8	24.2	19.5	41.5% (65)	3.91 (94)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	49% (55)	49% (80)	46% (104)	38% (35)	16% (58)	.11 (44)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	12	14	15.2	12.6	35.3% (129)	2.57 (134)	2.3	15	289	137	153	3.9	57% (22)	42% (114)	35% (130)	37% (115)	21% (130)	- (133)
2024 Defense	12	22.9	17.8	25.2	39.6% (41)	3.52 (41)	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	51% (76)	49% (62)	40% (41)	39% (49)	18% (46)	.14 (51)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	57% (17)	40% (99)	41.9	178.6	4.3	17 (78)	-.03 (132)	2.61 (125)	73% (61)	8% (40)	0.8 (130)
2025 Defense	13	49% (55)	46% (104)	-	-	-	-	.05 (41)	2.7 (32)	76% (104)	9% (84)	0.78 (5)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	12	57% (22)	35% (130)	35.5	136.6	3.9	9 (125)	(122)	2.52 (129)	64% (119)	16% (132)	1.01 (49)
2024 Defense	12	51% (76)	40% (41)	-	-	-	-	.06 (34)	2.8 (35)	69% (41)	12% (27)	1 (75)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	42% (118)	45% (35)	18.6	29	216.4	7.5	11.6	26 (50)	10 (20)	.35 (35)	1.7 (16)	30% (43)	27% (105)	.21 (101)	5% (33)	2 (79)
2025 Defense	13	49% (80)	38% (35)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (38)	.21 (56)	1.5 (53)	32% (60)	25% (14)	.23 (46)	7% (28)	2.1 (100)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	12	42% (114)	37% (115)	15.2	23.3	152.7	6.5	10.1	9 (128)	17 (127)	.02 (131)	1.4 (122)	35% (120)	20% (133)	-.04 (134)	5% (45)	1.7 (130)
2024 Defense	12	49% (62)	39% (49)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.23 (68)	1.7 (95)	33% (54)	32% (96)	.32 (79)	6% (71)	2 (55)

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(8/19) Sched is rough, 2nd in B12. Year 0 for Fitz ❌
(7/30) Fritz in as HC, loves the run game & QB run ❌
(7/30) DC Wood a riser from Tulane, Troy, Army ❌
(12/27) Signed QB Weigman (A&M) & more ❌
(12/14) Hired DC A. Armstrong (UF DC 23-24) ❌
(12/5) Fired OC Kevin Barbay ❌
(12/5) Hired OC Slade Nagle, ST/TE coach @ LSU ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #86SP+ #40

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

4 - 8
B12 3 - 6

Vs Spread5 - 7 - 0Totals2 - 10

One Score Games '25: (6-1)(8-2 under W.F.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Top G5

'26 Profile

Up to Average P4

Performance #46

Special Teams #83

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

HOU lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #72

Blue Chips (5%) #62

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #3525 players (87 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #324 YR Class Rating #58

Talent Profile

Consistent Average P4

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

NAN% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Kevin Barbay 1

(DC) Shiel Wood 1

2024 Schedule

Information

SOS #21

Houston plays 2 opps off a byeKU & ARIZ

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 10 - 3 (9 - 4 - 0) (B12: 6 - 3)

2024 Record: 4 - 8 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 3 - 6)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.8

Avg under Willie F 4

4 Yr Record (22 - 27)

8 Yr Record (49 - 47)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Signed QB Weigman (A&M) & more

Hired DC A. Armstrong (UF DC 23-24)

Fired OC Kevin Barbay

Hired OC Slade Nagle, ST/TE coach @ LSU

4 TOs, 3-10 on 3rd, 239 total yards in bad Bay L

Def played great vs Bay, forced 3 INTs, Off sucks

Regress vs Zona, Off abysmal, 3 TOs, Def OK

Huge W over K St. Chris 11-11, Run D great

13 Passes, 230 ryds (4.7 ypc) in Utah upset. Big W

QB Criss replacing Smith (should be an upgrade)

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '24 Incoming Portals

Corey Platt Jr. (LB)4★ (.90)

Maliq Carr (TE)3★ (.89)

Kendre Gant (LB)3★ (.89)

Zeon Chriss-Gremillion (QB)3★ (.88)

Kriston Davis (CB)3★ (.88)

Christian Brathwaite (LB)3★ (.88)

Hershey McLaurin (S)3★ (.88)

Jeremiah Wilson (CB)3★ (.88)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '24 Incoming Recruits

J'Marion Burnette (RB)4★ (.90)

Maurice Williams Jr. (LB)4★ (.90)

Maurice Williams II (LB)4★ (.90)

Koby Young (WR)3★ (.89)

Jayshon Ridgle (ATH)3★ (.88)

Ray'Quan Bell (IOL)3★ (.87)

Traville Frederick Jr. (TE)3★ (.87)

Darius Washington (DL)3★ (.87)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile