2024 Football Roster
Roster
Hautau, Hingano

Jersey Number 67
Hingano Hautau
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Willow Glen HS
- Prev School:
- Foothill College
Bio
As a Junior (2024)
Prior to Houston
Personal
- Fall 2024 Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in 11 games in his first season at Houston
- 31 field goal kick snaps played ranked tied for tops on team
- All 31 snaps played on FG/XP kick
- Cougars did not allow a blocked FG/XP in 22 opportunities
Prior to Houston
- Spent two seasons at Foothill College (2022-23)
- 18 games played
- 2023 Region II All-American Offensive Tackle
- 2023 Pacific 7 All-League MVP
- Helped team to perfect 11-0 season in 2023
- Foothill averaged 436.9 yards per game including 249.7 on ground
- Program averaged 44.3 points per game
- Helped team to 8-3 mark in 2022
- Squad averaged 443.4 yards per game including 235.7 on ground
- Prepped at Willow Glen
- Two-sport athlete (football and basketball)
Personal
- Nickname: Big H
- Hobbies: hanging with family
- Dream job outside of football: construction
- Something most people don’t know: loves to rep Tongan culture to let people know about the Polynesian culture
- Community service/volunteer activities: feeding the homeless at the church on Christmas Eve in 2022
- Favorite TV show or series: SWAT
- Favorite sports memories as a fan: When the Golden State Warriors won back-to-back NBA Championships
- Chose UH because “I loved the connections I made with the coaching staff and they brought me in with open arms”
- One word to describe himself on the field: grateful
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Tongan food
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his family and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Highlight of life thus far:
- Best advice: “chin up, chest out no matter what goes on in life and just trust in the Lord that everything will be okay”
- Sports hero: his father
- Most memorable athletic feat: winning championship at Foothill College (first team in school history to finish 11-0)
- Unique fact: loves to rep his Tongan heritage
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
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04