CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big 12

Houston

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

4-1Record
41.0PPG
19.8PPG Allowed
3-0Home
1-1Away
0-0Neutral
1-1Conference
5Games
2-3-0ATS · W-L-P
4-1-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big 12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #17; PPG allowed #46. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHWillie FritzSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#38National recruiting class rank
218.85Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.29FBS #20 of 138
PPA per play0.09FBS #78 of 138
Success rate53.6%FBS #4 of 138
Success rate39.3%FBS #56 of 138
Explosiveness1.05FBS #135 of 138
Explosiveness1.38FBS #116 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity4.65FBS #25 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity4.95FBS #136 of 138
Power success rate78.1%FBS #45 of 138
Power success rate58.8%FBS #20 of 138
Stuff rate12.6%FBS #20 of 138
Stuff rate20.8%FBS #46 of 138
Line yards per rush3.44FBS #25 of 138
Line yards per rush2.54FBS #24 of 138
Second-level yards1.16FBS #56 of 138
Second-level yards0.68FBS #9 of 138
Open-field yards0.76FBS #109 of 138
Open-field yards0.79FBS #44 of 138
Passing success rate56.0%FBS #7 of 138
Passing success rate41.1%FBS #73 of 138
Passing PPA0.46FBS #19 of 138
Passing PPA0.21FBS #85 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.48FBS #92 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.64FBS #102 of 138
Rushing success rate51.7%FBS #11 of 138
Rushing success rate37.7%FBS #45 of 138
Rushing PPA0.16FBS #52 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.03FBS #42 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.68FBS #132 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.89FBS #52 of 138
Standard downs success rate54.8%FBS #20 of 138
Standard downs success rate42.8%FBS #41 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.20FBS #33 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.02FBS #53 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.87FBS #128 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.10FBS #106 of 138
Passing downs success rate49.3%FBS #2 of 138
Passing downs success rate32.3%FBS #99 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.60FBS #11 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.32FBS #103 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.70FBS #121 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.13FBS #95 of 138
Havoc allowed9.8%FBS #10 of 138
Havoc rate21.2%FBS #14 of 138
Total yards per game483.20FBS #19 of 138
Total yards per game327FBS #54 of 138
Passing yards per game253.60FBS #49 of 138
Passing yards per game261.60FBS #124 of 138
Rushing yards per game229.60FBS #19 of 138
Rushing yards per game65.40FBS #8 of 138
Turnovers4FBS #32 of 138
Turnovers forced7FBS #42 of 138
3rd-down conversions40FBS #4 of 138
3rd-down conversions22FBS #44 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate65.6%FBS #1 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate33.8%FBS #44 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Conner Weigman

FBS #36 · 1,185 season total

91CMP135ATT1,185Yards11TD1INT67.41%CMP%166.55NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Re'Shaun Sanford II

FBS #75 · 314 season total

55Carries314Yards2TD5.71Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Amare Thomas

FBS #61 · 330 season total

27REC330Yards4TD12.22Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Jaden Yates

FBS #196 · 29 season total

29Total16Solo13Assists2.50TFL1Sacks

Sacks Leader

Javion White

FBS #89 · 2.50 season total

2.50Sacks5.50TFL0QB hurries21Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Jordan Allen

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT6Passes defended0Defensive TDs5Return yards16Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05HOregon StateW33–20-20.5L50.5O
22026-09-12HSouthernW77–6-51.5W61.5O
32026-09-19ATexas TechL26–28+7.5W52.5O
42026-09-26AGeorgia SouthernW42–28-17.5L56.5O
52026-10-03HUCFW27–17-10.5L50.5U
62026-10-10AKansas State——+2.5—55.5—
72026-10-17HOklahoma State——————
82026-10-24AUtah——+6.5—50.5—
102026-11-07HCincinnati——————
112026-11-14AColorado——————
122026-11-21AWest Virginia——————
132026-11-28HBaylor——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.