most sacks in single season houston cougars by a single player

Steven Taylor has the most sacks by a Houston player in a season, with 10 sacks in 2015.

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most defensive sacks in single season houston cougars by a single player

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Steven Taylor S. Taylor	10.0	2015	HOU	13	65	9	74	76	2	30	0	2	0	0
2	Nelson Ceaser N. Ceaser	9.0	2023	HOU	11	28	14	42	49.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tyus Bowser T. Bowser	8.5	2016	HOU	8	32	10	42	55.5				1	0	0
4	Steven Taylor S. Taylor	8.5	2016	HOU	11	43	13	56	65	1	74	1	2	1	0
5	D'Anthony Jones D. Jones	8.0	2022	HOU	13	29	9	38	36	0	0	0	5	0	0
6	Eddie Walls III E. Walls III	7.0	2025	HOU	13	28	27	55	34.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Logan Hall L. Hall	7.0	2021	HOU	14	23	18	41	53.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Derrick Mathews D. Mathews	7.0	2013	HOU	12	57	14	71	53	1	30	1	2	2	0
9	Jamaree Caldwell J. Caldwell	6.5	2023	HOU	11	22	4	26	35	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	D'Anthony Jones D. Jones	6.0	2021	HOU	13	9	4	13	42	1	2	0	4	1	0
11	Austin Robinson A. Robinson	6.0	2018	HOU	13	84	29	113	29				2	1	0
12	Elandon Roberts E. Roberts	6.0	2015	HOU	13	79	24	103	44.5	1	7	0	1	0	0
13	Trevon Stewart T. Stewart	6.0	2015	HOU	13	48	8	56	65	4	58	0	2	4	0
14	Ed Oliver E. Oliver	5.5	2017	HOU	10	42	10	52	26.5				2	1	0
15	Tyus Bowser T. Bowser	5.5	2015	HOU	13	30	4	34	41	1	8	0	1	2	0
16	Brandon Mack II B. Mack II	5.0	2025	HOU	13	16	10	26	25.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	Derek Parish D. Parish	5.0	2022	HOU	4	14	6	20	41	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	David Anenih D. Anenih	5.0	2021	HOU	14	12	11	23	36	0	0	0	1	1	0
19	Derek Parish D. Parish	5.0	2021	HOU	14	25	22	47	26.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Payton Turner P. Turner	5.0	2020	HOU	5	15	2	17	33				1	0	0
21	David Anenih D. Anenih	5.0	2019	HOU	10	18	9	27	27				1	0	0
22	Ed Oliver E. Oliver	5.0	2016	HOU	11	43	5	48	35				2	0	0
23	David Anenih D. Anenih	4.5	2020	HOU	7	15	3	18	42.5				1	0	0
24	Isaiah Chambers I. Chambers	4.5	2018	HOU	4	9	1	10	24				0	0
25	Tyus Bowser T. Bowser	4.5	2013	HOU	9	10	4	14	34.5	1	6	0	1	0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,705

Weigman

RUSH

977

Connors

REC

966

Thomas

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

70th

OPP PPG

21.8

44th

RUSH YDS/G

175.7

52nd

PASS YDS/G

215.3

103rd

2025 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	BYU	8-1	12-2
3	Utah	7-2	11-2
4	Houston	6-3	10-3
5	Arizona	6-3	9-4
6	Arizona State	6-3	8-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	ORST	@	HOU	12:00 PM
Sat 9/12	SOU	@	HOU	7:00 PM
Fri 9/18	HOU	@	TTU	8:00 PM
Sat 9/26	HOU	@	GASO	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	UCF	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

0 - 1

Final

Houston

1 - 0

Sat 27 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167