2018 Football Roster
Roster
Caden Novikoff
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Churchill HS
- Prev School:
- Trinity Valley CC
2018: Houston’s starting kickoff specialist ... also started season-opener vs. Rice at placekicker ... went 1-for-2 with a 45-yard field goal and one PAT in win at Rice ... also had eight kickoffs for 487 yards with two touchbacks ... had eight kickoffs for 461 yards with one touchback in win against Arizona ... had seven kickoffs for 453 yards with four touchbacks at Texas Tech ... went 3-for-3 in PATs in win against Texas Southern ... also had 11 kickoffs for 627 yards with three touchbacks ... had eight kickoffs for 493 yards and four touchbacks in win over Tulsa (Oct. 4) ... also had one tackle ... had seven kickoffs for 440 yards with four touchbacks in win at ECU ... had eight kickoffs for 455 yards with three touchbacks in win at Navy ... had nine kickoffs for 551 yards with two touchbacks in win over No. 21/20 USF ... also had one tackle ... had six kickoffs for 358 yards and four touchbacks at SMU ... had six kickoffs for 366 yards against Temple ... had six kickoffs for 367 yards and two touchbacks at Memphis.
2017: Appeared in all 12 games ... finished the season second in The American with an 80 percent conversion rate on his field goals ... was 12-of-15 on field goal attempts and a perfect 43-for-43 in PAT attempts during season ... connected on two 31-yard field goals vs. Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl ... drilled a 35-yard field goal and had five kickoffs for a total of 320 yards in a win over Navy ... connected on a 39-yard field goal and had four kickoffs for an average of 65.0 yards at Tulane ... drilled a 44-yard field goal and had nine kickoffs for 508 yards with three touchbacks in win vs. ECU ... drilled a 30-yard field goal and had seven kickoffs for an average of 50.1 vs. Memphis ... tallied four kickoffs for 255 yards while also drilling a 26-yard field goal at Tulsa ... made both field goal attempts (25 and 35) and had five kickoffs for a total of 285 yards in win at Temple ... drilled a career-long 45-yard field goal and had four kickoffs for a total of 234 yards for an average of 58.5 vs. Texas Tech ... totaled seven kickoffs for 451 yards with an average of 64.4 yards in win over Rice ... also drilled a 20-yard field goal and had five extra points ... made first appearance for Houston as its kicker at Arizona in the season opener ... was 1-for-2 on field goal attempts, draining a 25-yarder for Houston's first score.At Trinity Valley CC: Named NJCAA First Team All-American in 2016 ... also named first team all-conference as both a kicker and a punter ... connected on 17-of-19 field goals with a long of 44 yards ... also connected on 67-of-73 extra points ... totaled 118 points for the 2016 season ... hit double digits in scoring in seven games his sophomore year ... connected on 9-of-16 field goals as a freshman in 2015 ... had a season-long 42-yard field goal ... converted 68-of-71 extra points for a total of 95 points ... earned all-conference honors asd a kicker.
High School: Lettered in both football and soccer at Churchill High School in San Antonio.
CAREER HIGHS
Field Goals: 2, 2x, last vs. Fresno State (12/24/17)
Long Field Goal: 45, 2x, last at Rice (9/1/18)
Kickoffs: 11, Texas Southern (9/22/18))
Kickoff Average: 65.0, at Tulane (11/18/17)
Touchbacks: 4, 7x, last at SMU (11/3/18)
Tackles: 1, 3x, last vs. USF (10/27/18)
