| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 150.9 (63rd) | 183.4 (83rd) |
| Passing | 196.8 (80th) | 278.7 (104th) |
| Overall | 87th | 108th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 26 | Tolu Akinwumi | LB | 6-1 | 220 | So | Brampton, ON |
| 71 | Davon Allen | OL | 6-2 | 300 | Sr | Humble, TX |
| 31 | Justin Allen | LB | 5-11 | 215 | Sr | Cedar Park, TX |
| 27 | Gabe Baker | S | 6-2 | 200 | So | San Antonio, TX |
| 78 | Eric Ball | OL | 6-2 | 270 | Jr | Katy, TX |
| 90 | Cody Bauer | DE | 6-4 | 240 | Jr | Pottsboro, TX |
| 1 | Jarrett Ben | CB | 5-10 | 170 | Jr | Garland, TX |
| 14 | Guy Billups | QB | 6-0 | 180 | Fr | Oxford, MS |
| 9 | Chris Boswell | K | 6-2 | 200 | So | Keller, TX |
| 12 | Andre Brackens | S | 5-9 | 220 | So | Dallas, TX |
| 35 | Travis Bradshaw | S | 6-1 | 210 | Sr | Cypress, TX |
| 49 | Trey Briggs | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr | Houston, TX |
| 29 | Bryce Callahan | CB | 5-10 | 180 | Fr | Cypress, TX |
| 98 | Nico Carlson | DT | 6-3 | 270 | Fr | Katy, TX |
| 52 | Keshawn Carrington | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Sr | Missouri City, TX |
| 76 | Drew Carroll | OL | 6-4 | 280 | Fr | Abilene, TX |
| 23 | Jayson Carter | RB | 4-9 | 135 | Fr | |
| 3 | Taylor Cook | QB | 6-7 | 240 | Jr | Eagle Lake, TX |
| 56 | Christian Covington | DT | 6-3 | 290 | Fr | Surrey, BC |
| 63 | David Dalton | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Fr | Houston, TX |
| 30 | Jeremy Eddington | RB | 6-2 | 220 | So | Paris, TX |
| 46 | Nick Elder | LB | 6-0 | 215 | Fr | San Antonio, TX |
| 7 | Nick Fanuzzi | QB | 6-3 | 220 | Sr | San Antonio, TX |
| 48 | Tanyan Farley | TE | 6-2 | 225 | Fr | Arvada, CO |
| 32 | James Farrimond | K | 6-0 | 205 | Fr | San Antonio, TX |
| 25 | Jaylon Finner | DB | 5-10 | 195 | Fr | Missouri City, TX |
| 89 | Christian Fletcher | WR | 6-1 | 215 | Fr | Fort Worth, TX |
| 19 | Alex Francis | CB | 5-9 | 170 | So | Houston, TX |
| 20 | Corey Frazier | S | 6-1 | 190 | Jr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 7 | Kevin Gaddis | CB | 5-9 | 170 | Jr | Midwest City, OK |
| 15 | Phillip Gaines | CB | 6-1 | 185 | Jr | Converse, TX |
| 83 | Andre Gautreaux | WR | 5-11 | 190 | So | Friendswood, TX |
| 5 | Lovett Gibson | WR | 6-2 | 195 | Fr | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 17 | Trevor Gillette | TE | 6-3 | 220 | So | Austin, TX |
| 55 | John Gioffre | NT | 6-0 | 280 | Sr | Katy, TX |
| 72 | Ian Gray | OL | 6-8 | 320 | Fr | Pearland, TX |
| 68 | Clay Hebert | OL | 6-3 | 290 | Jr | Klein, TX |
| 66 | Jake Hicks | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Sr | Montgomery, TX |
| 11 | Malcolm Hill | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Fr | Plano, TX |
| 62 | Ross Hill | DE | 6-1 | 250 | Jr | Houston, TX |
| 79 | Jon Hodde | OL | 6-7 | 290 | So | Burton, TX |
| 92 | Edwin Hooper | DE | 6-4 | 225 | Fr | Nash, TX |
| 8 | Brent Hotard | TE | 6-1 | 230 | Sr | Round Rock, TX |
| 85 | Mario Hull | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Fr | Altair, TX |
| 6 | Driphus Jackson | QB | 6-0 | 200 | Fr | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 36 | Fred Jackson | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Fr | Houston, TX |
| 38 | Chris Jammer | CB | 6-1 | 190 | Sr | Sweeny, TX |
| 70 | Bobby Janisch | OL | 6-5 | 265 | So | Houston, TX |
| 93 | Trevor Jones | DE | 6-3 | 235 | Fr | Prosper, TX |
| 59 | Clayton (Bobby) Kiesewetter | DL | 6-1 | 245 | So | Katy, TX |
| 4 | Randy Kitchens | WR | 6-3 | 215 | Sr | Robinson, TX |
| 96 | Dylan Klare | DE | 6-3 | 255 | So | Refugio, TX |
| 84 | Klein Kubiak | WR | 6-1 | 190 | So | Houston, TX |
| 42 | Michael Kutzler | LB | 6-0 | 195 | So | Ft. Worth, TX |
| 33 | Austin Laudenslager | S | 6-0 | 195 | Fr | McKinney, TX |
| 54 | Richard Ledo | DE | 5-10 | 215 | So | Houston, TX |
| 94 | Miles Lee | DE | 6-4 | 240 | Fr | East Bernard, TX |
| 13 | Tanner Leland | S | 6-2 | 215 | So | Katy, TX |
| 10 | Roddy Maginot | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Jr | Arlington, TX |
| 41 | Kyle Martens | P | 6-4 | 226 | Sr | Spearfish, SD |
| 29 | Granger McCollough | K | 6-1 | 195 | Fr | Cedar Park, TX |
| 88 | Vance McDonald | WR | 6-5 | 230 | Jr | Winnie, TX |
| 2 | Sam McGuffie | RB | 6-0 | 200 | Jr | Cypress, TX |
| 16 | Taylor McHargue | QB | 6-1 | 205 | So | Cedar Park, TX |
| 81 | Donte Moore | WR | 6-0 | 170 | So | Manor, TX |
| 39 | Stephen Noh | S | 5-10 | 190 | Jr | Katy, TX |
| 47 | Brian Nordstrom | DE | 6-2 | 225 | Fr | The Woodlands, TX |
| 50 | Matt Nordstrom | LB | 6-0 | 205 | Sr | Spring, TX |
| 34 | Cameron Nwosu | LB | 5-10 | 235 | So | Houston, TX |
| 64 | Tyler Parish | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Sr | Ardmore, OK |
| 40 | Zach Patt | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr | Honey Grove, TX |
| 87 | Michael Patterson | WR | 5-11 | 175 | Jr | Rockwall, TX |
| 18 | Turner Petersen | RB | 6-2 | 210 | So | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 80 | Grant Peterson | WR | 6-6 | 230 | Fr | Austin, TX |
| 73 | John Poehlman | OL | 6-5 | 265 | Fr | Brenham, TX |
| 24 | Paul Porras | S | 6-2 | 195 | So | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 17 | Michael Poynter | QB | 6-1 | 195 | So | Arlington, TX |
| 44 | Kyle Prater | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr | Kerrville, TX |
| 10 | James Radcliffe | LB | 6-1 | 212 | Fr | Katy, TX |
| 77 | Andrew Reue | OL | 6-5 | 280 | Fr | Austin, TX |
| 28 | Charles Ross | RB | 6-1 | 230 | Jr | Schertz, TX |
| 95 | Michael Sam | DE | 6-2 | 255 | Fr | Houston, TX |
| 57 | Hosam Shahin | DT | 6-3 | 275 | So | Richmond, BC |
| 74 | Cade Shaw | OL | 6-4 | 290 | So | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 45 | Tanner Shuck | S | 5-11 | 220 | Sr | Jenks, OK |
| 22 | Trevor Simms | K | 6-1 | 185 | Fr | |
| 60 | Matt Simonette | OL | 6-2 | 285 | Fr | Bellaire, TX |
| 91 | Josh Skinner | DE | 6-4 | 250 | So | Silsbee, TX |
| 99 | Michael Smith | DT | 6-1 | 270 | Sr | Bay City, TX |
| 37 | Tyler Smith | RB | 5-8 | 195 | Sr | Cedar Park, TX |
| 35 | Scott Solomon | DE | 6-3 | 262 | Sr | San Antonio, TX |
| 69 | Brian Stacey | DL | 6-1 | 280 | Sr | Houston, TX |
| 15 | Jordan Taylor | QB | 6-5 | 200 | Fr | Denison, TX |
| 58 | Jamael Thomas | DT | 6-0 | 260 | Jr | Huntsville, TX |
| 80 | Drew Travis | WR | 5-10 | 165 | Fr | Pflugerville, TX |
| 23 | Shane Turner | RB | 5-9 | 180 | Jr | Houston, TX |
| 43 | Trenton VandeWater | LB | 6-0 | 230 | Fr | Sheboygan, WI |
| 12 | J.J. Walker | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Fr | Linden, TX |
| 75 | Justin Warren | OL | 6-3 | 250 | Fr | San Antonio, TX |
| 14 | Xavier Webb | S | 5-11 | 205 | Sr | Montgomery, TX |
| 21 | Denzel Wells | S | 5-11 | 185 | Jr | Houston, TX |
| 7 | Julius White | WR | 5-10 | 190 | Fr | Sugarland, TX |
| 74 | Caleb Williams | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Fr | Thompsons, TX |
| 97 | Jared Williams | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Jr | Huntsville, TX |
| 82 | Luke Willson | TE | 6-5 | 230 | Jr | LaSalle, ON |
| 51 | Ross Winship | DL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr | The Woodlands, TX |
| 65 | Matt Wofford | OL | 6-7 | 300 | Fr | Cedar Park, TX |
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