2016 schedule
Houston
American Athletic
Final rank
#8
Record
9-3
Points
23
Diff
+185
Scored
456
Allowed
271
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5764
Yards allowed
4155
Rushing yards
1912
Passing yards
3852
Turnovers
25
3rd down conv.
109
4th down conv.
19
Penalties
58
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2016 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Greg Ward Jr.QB319
- 2. Kyle PostmaQB29
- 3. D'Eriq KingQB2
TD
- 1. Greg Ward Jr.QB22
- 2. Linell BonnerWR1
- 3. D'Eriq KingQB1
YDS
- 1. Greg Ward Jr.QB3557
- 2. Kyle PostmaQB210
- 3. Linell BonnerWR50
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Greg Ward Jr.QB197
- 2. Duke CatalonRB145
- 3. Dillon BirdenRB62
TD
- 1. Greg Ward Jr.QB10
- 2. Dillon BirdenRB6
- 3. Kyle PostmaQB4
YDS
- 1. Duke CatalonRB528
- 2. Greg Ward Jr.QB518
- 3. Dillon BirdenRB289
Receiving
REC
- 1. Linell BonnerWR98
- 2. Chance AllenWR56
- 3. Steven DunbarWR53
TD
- 1. Chance AllenWR6
- 2. Steven DunbarWR5
- 3. Tyler McCloskeyTE4
YDS
- 1. Linell BonnerWR1118
- 2. Chance AllenWR815
- 3. Steven DunbarWR692
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Steven TaylorOLB8.5
- 2. Tyus BowserOLB8.5
- 3. Ed OliverDT5
TFL
- 1. Ed OliverDT21.5
- 2. Steven TaylorOLB12.0
- 3. Tyus BowserOLB12.0
TOT
- 1. Matthew AdamsLB82
- 2. Steven TaylorOLB74
- 3. Khalil WilliamsS68
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Howard WilsonCB5
- 2. Steven TaylorOLB1
- 3. Brandon WilsonCB1
TD
- 1. Steven TaylorOLB1
- 2. Howard WilsonCB1
- 3. Brandon WilsonCB0
YDS
- 1. Steven TaylorOLB74
- 2. Howard WilsonCB58
- 3. Brandon WilsonCB0
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Ty CummingsPK16
- 2. Joel ScarbroughPK0
PTS
- 1. Ty CummingsPK103
- 2. Joel ScarbroughPK1
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2016 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oklahoma(Premier) | home | 33 – 23 | W | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | FCS opponent | home | 42 – 0 | W | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati(Tier 2) | away | 40 – 16 | W | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | Texas State(Tier 5) | away | 64 – 3 | W | +1 | 10 |
| 6 | UConn(Tier 3) | home | 42 – 14 | W | +3 | 13 |
| 7 | Navy(Tier 3) | away | 40 – 46 | L | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Tulsa(Tier 4) | home | 38 – 31 | W | +2 | 15 |
| 9 | SMU(Tier 5) | away | 16 – 38 | L | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | UCF(Tier 3) | home | 31 – 24 | W | +3 | 18 |
| 12 | Tulane(Tier 5) | home | 30 – 18 | W | +1 | 19 |
| 13 | Louisville(Tier 2) | home | 36 – 10 | W | +4 | 23 |
| 14 | Memphis(Tier 4) | away | 44 – 48 | L | 0 | 23 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster117 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Eriq King | QB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Manvel, TX |
| 1 | Garrett Davis | DB | 6'2" · 210 lb | Red Oak, TX |
| 1 | Greg Ward Jr. | QB | 5'11" | Tyler, TX |
| 2 | Duke Catalon | RB | 6'0" · 215 lb | Houston, TX |
| 2 | Keith Corbin | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | Beaumont, TX |
| 2 | Khalil Williams | S | 5'11" · 210 lb | Missouri City, TX |
| 3 | Kyle Postma | QB | 6'2" · 200 lb | Katy, TX |
| 4 | Leroy Godfrey | DL | 6'3" · 240 lb | Missouri City, TX |
| 5 | Aymiel Fleming | DL | 6'3" · 295 lb | La Marque, TX |
| 5 | Marquez Stevenson | WR | 6'0" · 190 lb | Shreveport, LA |
| 5 | Ra'Shaad Samples | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Dallas, TX |
| 6 | Howard Wilson | CB | 6'1" | DeSoto, TX |
| 6 | Khari Dotson | DB | 6'2" · 205 lb | Houston, TX |
| 8 | Emeke Egbule | LB | 6'4" · 240 lb | Galena Park, TX |
| 8 | Hunter McCoy | QB | 6'4" · 220 lb | Mineral Wells, TX |
| 8 | Patrick Rosette | S | 6'1" · 205 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 9 | Courtney Lark | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | Bellaire, TX |
| 9 | Matthew Adams | LB | 6'1" · 237 lb | Missouri City, TX |
| 10 | Ed Oliver | DT | 6'3" · 292 lb | Houston, TX |
| 10 | Kyle Allen | QB | 6'3" · 211 lb | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 12 | Bowman Sells | QB | 6'2" · 202 lb | Lucas, TX |
| 12 | D'Juan Hines | LB | 6'1" · 230 lb | Spring, TX |
| 13 | Chris Johnson | TE | 6'5" | Bryan, TX |
| 13 | Joeal Williams | CB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Missouri City, TX |
| 13 | Mason McClendon | QB | 5'9" · 180 lb | Midland, TX |
| 14 | Isaiah Johnson | CB | 6'4" · 203 lb | Bryan, TX |
| 15 | Linell Bonner | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Houston, TX |
| 16 | Bear Fenimore | QB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Austin, TX |
| 16 | Ka'Darian Smith | CB | 6'1" · 186 lb | Spring, TX |
| 17 | Chauntez Jackson | DE | 6'4" · 297 lb | Inglewood, CA |
| 17 | Terry Mark | WR | 6'1" · 195 lb | Lufkin, TX |
| 18 | Alexander Myres | CB | 5'11" · 192 lb | Houston, TX |
| 18 | Collin Wilder | S | 5'10" · 201 lb | Katy, TX |
| 18 | Michael Eke | S | 6'2" | Houston, TX |
| 19 | Andrew Segovia | WR | 5'10" · 185 lb | New Caney, TX |
| 19 | Javian Smith | CB | 6'3" · 193 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 19 | Ralph Harvey Jr. | LB | 6'1" · 235 lb | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | Davion Mitchell | RB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Rockdale, TX |
| 20 | Kaliq Kokuma | RB | 5'11" · 205 lb | League City, TX |
| 20 | Roman Brown | LB | 6'2" · 230 lb | DeSoto, TX |
| 21 | Chance Allen | WR | 6'2" | Missouri City, TX |
| 22 | Austin Robinson | S | 6'3" · 240 lb | Houston, TX |
| 23 | Terrell Williams | S | 6'4" · 212 lb | Lawton, OK |
| 24 | Jeremy Winchester | CB | 5'11" · 203 lb | Spring, TX |
| 25 | Dillon Birden | RB | 5'10" · 200 lb | Houston, TX |
| 26 | Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11" | Shreveport, LA |
| 27 | Christian Luke | WR | 6'2" · 215 lb | Willis, TX |
| 27 | D.J. Jenkins | DE | 6'2" · 260 lb | Huntsville, TX |
| 28 | Josh Burrell | RB | 5'11" · 235 lb | Missouri City, TX |
| 29 | Darius Gilbert | S | 6'3" · 200 lb | Springhill, LA |
| 30 | Andrew Robertson | CB | 5'9" · 176 lb | Garland, TX |
| 30 | Timon Nolan | WR | 5'11" · 195 lb | Rosenberg, TX |
| 31 | Blake Hirsch | RB | 5'11" · 223 lb | Katy, TX |
| 31 | D'Aundre Holmes-Wilfork | S | 5'10" · 183 lb | Friendswood, TX |
| 31 | Jon Letter | LS | 6'3" · 191 lb | Katy, TX |
| 32 | Kevrin Justice | RB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Kilgore, TX |
| 33 | Ja'Von Shelley | LB | 6'1" · 225 lb | Klein, TX |
| 33 | Kinte Hatton | WR | 6'0" · 185 lb | Houston, TX |
| 34 | Mulbah Car | RB | 5'11" · 209 lb | Austin, TX |
| 35 | Andrew Mathis | CB | 6'0" · 204 lb | Duncanville, TX |
| 36 | Nomluis Fruge | LB | 6'0" · 225 lb | Houston, TX |
| 37 | Caemen Mayfield | S | 6'0" · 206 lb | Fulshear, TX |
| 37 | Payton Pardee | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Houston, TX |
| 38 | Dane Roy | P | 6'7" · 240 lb | Bunyip, VIC |
| 39 | Keisland Smalls | WR | 5'9" · 185 lb | Austin, TX |
| 41 | Joel Scarbrough | PK | 5'9" · 175 lb | Houston, TX |
| 41 | Steven Taylor | OLB | 6'1" | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 42 | Caden Novikoff | PK | 6'0" · 190 lb | San Antonio, TX |
| 42 | Grayson Thorburn | S | 6'2" · 205 lb | Frisco, TX |
| 44 | Anthony Cantu | LS | 5'10" · 220 lb | Pasadena, TX |
| 44 | Luke Hogan | PK | 6'1" · 192 lb | Keller, TX |
| 45 | Cameron Doubenmier | LB | 5'11" · 225 lb | League City, TX |
| 45 | Jordan Milburn | LB | 6'1" · 235 lb | Galveston, TX |
| 45 | Tyler McCloskey | TE | 6'2" | Houston, TX |
| 47 | Ty Cummings | PK | 6'0" | Southlake, TX |
| 48 | Bo Alexander | TE | 6'4" · 285 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 48 | Michael Dunn | RB | 5'10" · 200 lb | Toledo, OH |
| 48 | Zach Faires | LS | 6'2" · 235 lb | Edinburg, TX |
| 51 | Na'Ty Rodgers | OL | 6'5" · 302 lb | Pomfret, MD |
| 51 | Rasheed Tynes | LB | 5'10" · 220 lb | Baltimore, MD |
| 52 | Braylon Jones | OL | 6'4" · 315 lb | Tyler, TX |
| 52 | Jerard Carter | DE | 6'3" · 295 lb | Houston, TX |
| 53 | Alex Fontana | OL | 6'0" · 305 lb | Toronto |
| 55 | Davonte Thomas | ILB | 6'1" · 220 lb | Aldine, TX |
| 58 | Ryan Hirsch | OL | 6'2" · 280 lb | Katy, TX |
| 59 | Zorrell Ezell | DE | 6'1" · 285 lb | Humble, TX |
| 61 | Ryan Deshotel | OL | 6'4" · 304 lb | Pearland, TX |
| 62 | Jarrid Williams | OL | 6'6" · 310 lb | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 63 | Marc Reid | OL | 6'5" · 279 lb | Atascocita, TX |
| 64 | Grant Strimple | OL | 6'2" · 277 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 66 | Cole Miller | OL | 6'1" · 295 lb | Shreveport, LA |
| 69 | Will Noble | OL | 6'5" · 295 lb | Leander, TX |
| 70 | Mac Long | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Edna, TX |
| 72 | Justin Murphy | OL | 6'6" · 291 lb | Belton, TX |
| 72 | Mason Denley | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Columbus, TX |
| 73 | Marcus Oliver | OL | 6'3" · 300 lb | Houston, TX |
| 74 | Josh Jones | OL | 6'7" · 310 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 76 | Kameron Eloph | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Bossier City, LA |
| 79 | Josh Thomas | OL | 6'6" · 332 lb | Shreveport, LA |
| 80 | Colton Cerday | WR | 6'0" · 220 lb | Wimberley, TX |
| 81 | Tyus Bowser | OLB | 6'3" | Tyler, TX |
| 82 | Romello Brooker | TE | 6'5" · 253 lb | Houston, TX |
| 83 | Derek McLemore | WR | 5'10" · 187 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 84 | Kobe Idumwonyi | TE | 6'1" · 240 lb | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 85 | John Leday | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Port Arthur, TX |
| 86 | Mason Tobola | TE | 6'2" · 230 lb | West, TX |
| 87 | Alex Leslie | TE | 6'5" · 240 lb | New Braunfels, TX |
| 88 | Steven Dunbar | WR | 6'3" · 202 lb | Metairie, LA |
| 89 | Byron Simpson | TE | 6'5" | Cat Spring, TX |
| 90 | Zach Vaughan | DE | 6'5" · 265 lb | Round Rock, TX |
| 91 | Nick Thurman | DE | 6'4" · 293 lb | Dallas, TX |
| 93 | B.J. Singleton | DT | 6'4" | Destrehan, LA |
| 93 | Colby Brignac | DL | 6'2" · 275 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 94 | Cameron Malveaux | DE | 6'6" | Beaumont, TX |
| 96 | Blaine Medland | DE | 6'0" · 246 lb | Deer Park, TX |
| 97 | Nick Wildberger | LS | 6'2" · 240 lb | San Antonio, TX |
| 99 | Blake Young | DL | 6'2" · 285 lb | Los Angeles, CA |