2019 Football Roster
Roster
David Anenih
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Timberview HS
• 2021 The American First-Team All-Conference
• 2021 Dave Campbell All-State Second Team
2021: Appeared in 14 games along the defensive line ... spectacular senior season earned him a place on the All-American Athletic Conference First Team ... named to Dave Campbell All-State Second Team ... set new career highs in tackles and tackles for loss at 30 and 10.0 respectively ... recorded a season-high 1.5 sacks against Grambling State (Sept. 18) ... tallied a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Tulane (Oct. 7) ... the following game he forced and recovered a fumble on a sack against East Carolina (Oct. 23) ... in his final game recorded a sack to help Houston win the Birmingham Bowl against Auburn (Dec. 28).
2020: Appeared in all eight games, making seven starts ... posted 17 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss ... finished second on the team and ranked fifth in The American with 4.5 sacks ... Had four tackles and one sack in season-opening win over Tulane (Oct. 8) ... logged one sack and two QB hurries against BYU (Oct. 16) ... recorded one sack and posted three tackles vs. UCF (Oct. 31) ... posted two tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 7) ... logged two tackles and 1.5 sacks in win over USF (Nov. 14) ... posted two tackles and one sack in regular-season finale at Memphis (Dec. 12) ... finished with three tackles and one TFL vs. Hawaii in the New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 24).
2019: Played in 12 games, making eight starts at defensive end ... recorded 26 tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss ... tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks ... finished with two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and forced one fumble at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)... posted three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and two QB hurries in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)... recorded two sacks for a loss of 13 yards vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)... co-led team with seven tackles and recorded game-high 2.5 sacks at Tulane (Sept. 19)... totaled two pass breakups, one tackle and one QB hurry in win at North Texas (Sept. 28)... tallied three tackles with a half sack vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)... had a half tackle for loss and one pass breakup in win at UConn (Oct. 19)... posted two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and two QB hurries vs. SMU (Oct. 24)... finished with four tackles in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23).
2018: Saw action in all 13 games ... third on the team with four sacks on the year and 6.5 tackles for loss ... finished with seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in win against Texas Southern ... had four tackles, including two for loss, with one sack and one QB hurry in win against Tulsa ... had two QB hurries and one tackle in win at ECU ... had one sack and one forced fumble in win over No. 21/20 USF ... had one sack and one QB hurry at SMU ... had one sack for a 3-yard loss at Memphis.
2017: Appeared in nine games as a true freshman ... totaled six tackles, two of which were sacks during 2017 ...had two tackles at Tulane ... tallied three tackles and a sack for a loss of five yards in win at No. 17 USF ... notched one tackle, a sack for a loss of seven yards vs. Memphis.
High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 13 linebacker in the state of Texas by Scout ... No. 61 defensive end nationally by 247Sports ... No. 76 linebacker nationally by Scout ... earned 2016 Class 5A All-State honorable mention honors ... named to the 2016 District 10-5A First Team ... had 40 tackles and nine tackles for loss as a junior ... coached by head coach James Brown ... also competed in track and field for Mansfield Timberview HS ... signed with Houston over Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech among others.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, 2x, last at Tulane (9/19/19)
Tackles for Loss: 2.5, 2x, last at Tulane (10/7/21)
Sacks: 2.5, at Tulane (9/19/19)
PBU: 2, at North Texas (9/28/19)
Fumbles Forced: 1, 4x, last vs East Carolina (10/23/21)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Oklahoma (9/1/19)
