On December 17, 2016, 13 football student-athletes participated in the Fall Commencement exercises capping off a great semester. The Fall 2016 semester GPA was 2.75 – the highest in-season GPA since 2013 – and the cumulative GPA of 2.83 was an increase over spring 2016! Contributing to this performance were 50 student-athletes with a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher (22 with 3.5+); three with all A’s, and seven who just missed the cutoff with one B. There are 117 players on the roster.

In comparison to our conference peers, UH ranks 4^th out of 9 schools, based on academic progress rates (APR). Our APR has also continued to climb over the past 10 years. Summer school, supported by a generous grant from the Waterhouse Charitable Trust, has played a major role in the continued improvement of the academic achievement of our student athletes. Summer classes are intensive, condensing a full semester in to six weeks, but our Warrior football team has performed well, achieving a 2.92 GPA in Summer 2016.