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2025 Houston Cougars football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2025

| team = Houston Cougars

| sport = football

| image = Houston_Cougars_primary_logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Big 12 Conference

| short_conf = Big 12

| CoachRank =

| APRank =

| CFPRank =

| record = 0–0

| conf_record = 0–0

| head_coach = Willie Fritz

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| off_coach = Slade Nagle

| oc_year = 1st

| def_coach = Austin Armstrong

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = TDECU Stadium

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

{{2025 Big 12 Conference football standings}}

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==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|Player|Position|Destination|team=Houston Cougars}}

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|Withdrawn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==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|Player|Position|Previous School|team=Houston Cougars}}

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

{{Cite web |title=2025 Houston Football Transfer Portal |url=https://www.on3.com/college/houston-cougars/transfer-portal/wire/football/2025/ |website=ON3 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2025 College Football Transfer Portal |url=https://247sports.com/college/houston/Season/2025-Football/TransferPortal/?institutionkey=24051 |website=247Sports |language=en}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2025

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll - Released prior to game

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|August 28|Thursday}}

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stephen F. Austin

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 12|Friday}}

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 26|Friday}}

| time = 9:30 p.m.

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Reser Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv = ESPN

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Boone Pickens Stadium

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time =

| w/l =

| away =

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Mountain America Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 7|Friday}}

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = UCF

| site_stadium = FBC Mortgage Stadium

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = McLane Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

}}

{{cite web |last1=Duarte |first1=Joseph |title=Houston completes nonconference football schedules for 2025, 2027 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/article/houston-football-nonconference-schedule-2025-2027-19813575.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=21 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=2025 Houston Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-houston-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=21 December 2024}}

Game summaries

=vs Stephen F. Austin=

{{see also|2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|color=black}}"|SFA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Cougars|color=white}}"|UH

First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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=at Rice=

{{see also|2025 Rice Owls football team|Houston–Rice rivalry}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Houston Cougars|color=black}}"|UH!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls}}"|RICE

First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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=at Oregon State=

{{see also|2025 Oregon State Beavers football team}}

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|home=Beavers

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|stadium=Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

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;Third quarter

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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Houston Cougars|color=black}}"|UH!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers}}"|OSU

First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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References

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