2020 Football Roster
Roster
Owens, Gervarrius

Jersey Number 32
Gervarrius Owens
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Moore, Okla.
- High School:
- Southmoore HS
- Prev School:
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Bio
As a Senior (2022)
As a Junior (2021)
As a Junior (2020)
As a Sophomore (2019)
Prior to Houston
- Houston Football Team Captain
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Sociology
- Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference
- Pro Football Focus (PFF) All-American Athletic Conference
- Started 12 games at free safety (584 defensive snaps)
- Second on team in tackles (74) and pass breakups (8)
- Led Cougars with 54 solo stops
- Graded as The American’s top safety (82.5) per PFF
- Graded as The American’s top cover safety (87.6) per PFF
- Added two forced fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery
- Registered eight-plus tackles on six occasions
- Nine tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Memphis (Oct. 7)
- Only Cougar with 3+ pass breakups in multiple games (Sept. 10 at Texas Tech; Nov. 12 vs. Temple)
- 24-yard interception return at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
As a Junior (2021)
- First Team All-American Athletic Conference
- First Team Dave Campbell All-State
- Appeared in all 14 games of the season at defensive back
- Started 13 games
- Fifth on team in total tackles (52)
- Tied for second on team in interceptions (2)
- 45-yard pick six against Tulsa (Oct. 1)
- 7+ tackles in each of the final three games vs. UConn (Nov. 27), Cincinnati (Dec. 4), and Auburn (Dec. 28)
- Back-to-back games with five tackles vs. Tulane (Oct. 7) and East Carolina (Oct. 23)
As a Junior (2020)
- Played in all eight games including making five starts at free safety
- Fourth on team with 28 tackles
- Two tackles for loss and two pass breakups
- Five-plus tackles in each of the first five games
- Season-high six tackles during three straight weeks vs. No. 14 BYU (Oct. 16), Navy (Oct. 24) and UCF (Oct. 31)
- Three stops at No. 6 Cincinnati (Nov. 7)
- Two tackles vs. Hawai’i at New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 24).
As a Sophomore (2019)
- Made 11 starts and appeared in 12 games at cornerback and safety
- Tied for second nationally with two blocked punts
- Fourth on the team with 54 tackles (37 solo)
- Recorded 0.5 sacks and one interception alongside five breakups
- Seven tackles at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)
- Three pass breakups and one tackle in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)
- One tackle vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)
- Four tackles at Tulane (Sept. 19)
- Two tackles and one pass breakup vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)
- Four tackles and one pass breakup in win at UConn (Oct. 19)
- Five tackles vs. SMU (Oct. 24)
- Co-led team with five tackles at UCF (Nov. 2)
- 26-yard punt return vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)
- Co-led team with nine tackles, and blocked two punts vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)
- Led team with 10 tackles and recorded first interception and half sack of career in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23)
- Five tackles in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30).
Prior to Houston
- JUCO All-America First Team in 2018 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Team’s second-leading tackler (51)
- Had three interceptions and three pass breakups
- Four-year letterwinner at Southmoore High School
- Appeared in OSSA All-Star Game
- PBU and RAC record holder
- Also lettered in track and wrestling
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
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25