Houston CougarsHead coach

Willie Fritz

85 Overall rating steady

Willie Fritz has led Houston since 2024, going 18-12 across 3 seasons with 1 bowl trip.

Record since 2024: 18-12
Seasons: 3
Bowl trips: 1

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme9

Defensive scheme13

Game planning12

Situational management19

Leadership & results

Comeback factor19

Underdog edge16

Recent form18

Win rate15

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Willie Fritz's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Houston record by season

Willie Fritz Houston record by season since 2024
Season	Record	Result
2026	4-1	In progress
2025	10-3	Won Kinder's Texas Bowl
2024	4-8	No bowl

Records with Houston since 2024, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Willie Fritz: Houston head coach profile

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Willie Fritz is the Houston head coach, in the job since 2024.