2020 Football Roster
Roster
Baxa, Bubba
Jersey Number 41
Bubba Baxa
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Texas
- High School:
- Pasadena Memorial HS
- Prev School:
- Miami (Fla.)
Bio
As a Senior (2022)
- Appeared in 12 games (97 snaps)
- Made 9 of 14 field goals
- Connected on 17 of 18 PATs
- 44 total points
- 64 kickoffs for 63.1 average
- 37 touchbacks
- 6 of 6 field goals from 30-39 yards
- 35-yard go-ahead field goal with 26 seconds left at UTSA (Sept. 3)
- American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of Week (Sept. 5)
- 35-yard go-ahead field goal with 37 seconds left at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
- 36-yard go-ahead field goal in overtime vs. Tulane (Sept. 30)
As a Junior (2021)
- Appeared in 14 games as a kickoff specialist
- 77 kickoffs for 4,790 yards
- 44 touchbacks in 77 attempts
As a Junior (2020)
- Kickoff specialist for all eight games
- 44 kickoffs for 2,769 yards (62.9 average)
- 30 touchbacks in 44 attempts
Prior to Houston:
- Spent two seasons (2018-19) at Miami (Fla.)
- Made 5-of-10 field goals as a sophomore at Miami
- Delivered career long 50-yarder vs. North Carolina
- Starting kicker as true freshman in 2018
- 9-for-12 on field goals
- 45-for-46 on extra-point attempts
- Missed just one field goal inside 40 yards on season
- Averaged 61.3 yards on kickoff attempts
- 41 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs
- Career debut against LSU (Sept. 2)
- Connected on first career field goal from 38 yards on first attempt vs. LSU
- 1-for-2 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra-point attempts
- Averaged 59.0 yards on four kickoffs with one touchback vs. LSU
- 9 for 9 on extra-point attempts (9-for-9) vs. Savannah State (Sept. 8)
- Seven touchbacks on 10 kickoff attempts vs. Savannah State
- Averaged 62.4 yards and had five touchbacks at Toledo (Sept. 15)
- Connected on lone field goal attempt (30 yards) in win over FIU (Sept. 22)
- Made both field goal attempts in win over North Carolina (Sept. 27)
- Delivered from 35 and 28 yards vs. North Carolina
- Had four touchbacks on five kickoff attempts in win over Florida State (Oct. 6)
- 2 for 2 on field goal attempts at Virginia (Oct 13)
- Hit 47-yard field goal at Virginia
- Hit lone field goal attempts at Virginia Tech (Nov. 17) and vs. Pitt (Nov. 24)
- Made lone FG attempt (33 yards) at Pinstripe Bowl vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 27)
High School
- Three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com
- Fourth-best kicker in nation by ESPN.com
- 126th-best prospect in the state of Texas by ESPN.com
- No. 14 kicker nationwide by 247Sports.com
- Competed at 2017 Texas Showcase
- Selected to 2018 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Dallas
- No. 2 rated kicker in country according to Kohl’s Kicking Rankings
- 2015 First Team All-District as a punter
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29