2020 Football Roster
Roster
Gately, Gavin
Jersey Number 57
Gavin Gately
- Position:
- LS
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Milwaukie, Ore.
- High School:
- LaSalle Catholic HS
- Prev School:
- College of the Siskiyous
Bio
As a Senior (2023)
As a Junior (2022)
As a Sophomore (2021)
As a Sophomore (2020)
Prior to Houston
High School
- Second Team Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Interpersonal Communications
- Appeared in 10 games
- 38 snaps including 36 as long snapper for FG/XP kick
- Kicker Jack Martin made all 34 extra-point opportunities
- Martin converted on 8 of 14 field goals
As a Junior (2022)
- 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Appeared in all 13 games
- 102 total snaps as a specialist
- 77 snaps as field goal long snapper
- 25 snaps as punt long snapper
- No field goal blocks in 77 opportunities
- Houston ranked third in The American in net punting (40.55)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in all 14 games
- 147 snaps
- 87 snaps as field goal long snapper
- 60 snaps as punt long snapper
- No field goal blocks in 87 opportunities
As a Sophomore (2020)
- American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Appeared in seven games
- 31 snaps as field goal long snapper
- 22 snaps as punt long snapper
- No field goal blocks in 31 opportunities
Prior to Houston
- Spent one season at College of the Siskiyous
- Three games played at long snapper
- Added three tackles
High School
- Prepped at LaSalle Catholic High School
- Also played baseball
- Nickname: Gav
- Hobbies: Golfing, cooking and watching movies.
- Dream job outside football: fire fighter
- He’s a dual citizen of U.S.A and Australia
- Hidden talent: can play the violin
- Father, Phillip Gately, played football & rugby for Oregon State
- Chose UH because he had no offers coming out of high school and went JUCO. Only had one walk-on offer coming out of JUCO
- One word to describe himself on the field: SPEC-OP
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Pasta
- His motivation for working hard: His parents
- Best advice: never let anyone tell you “You Can’t”
- Highlight of his life thus far: Being a Houston Cougar
- Sports hero: his dad, Phillip Gately
- Memorable athletic feat: Birmingham Bowl Champions in 2021
- Unique fact: he’s ambidextrous
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