David Ugwoegbu: DL · Houston · #12.
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David Ugwoegbu
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Lincoln Riley, Bob Stoops, Brent Venables and Dana Holgorsen. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Texas — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 28 | 6.0 | 2.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries41 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
53.4%
406 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
41 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #26 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma and Houston, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and Dana Holgorsen.
