Houston Roughnecks 2024 UFL Team Review
The Houston Roughnecks finished the 2024 season with the worst record in the UFL. In the regular season finale, the Roughnecks met the Memphis Showboats in a battle for last place in the USFL Division. Memphis prevailed to send Houston into the basement for the 2024 campaign. Houston’s offense was the main culprit for its demise. The offense failed to complement a defense that was overwhelmed with too much of the burden for the team’s success. Head coach Curtis Johnson can’t be pleased with the results, and now comes an offseason of uncertainty for the Roughnecks.
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Houston Roughnecks 2024 Team Review
The Houston Roughnecks have a record of 1-9. The Roughnecks are in 4th place in the UFL USFL Division standings. On offense, Houston ranks 7th for total yards, 7th for rushing, 5th for passing, and 8th for scoring. On defense, Houston ranks 5th for total yards, 4th for rushing, 6th for passing, and 5th for scoring. Last week, the Roughnecks lost 19-12 against the Memphis Showboats.
The Houston Roughnecks headed to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium this week to face the Memphis Showboats with the intention of avenging their Week 1 defeat and gaining ownership of the first overall pick of the 2025 UFL draft.
The Roughnecks finished the 2024 UFL season with a 1-9 record on the season and fourth place in the USFL conference.
The game started off slow for both teams. Having gone nine weeks since last facing each other, both teams were very much feeling each other out and trying to get into a rhythm on the offensive side of the ball. Memphis pulled ahead on their first drive, making it 3-0 after Showboats K Matt Coghlin split the uprights from 29 yards out. The Roughnecks thought they had taken the lead on the next drive after Roughnecks QB Nolan Henderson found his favorite target, WR Justin Hall, in the end zone. However, the play was called back due to a costly offensive pass interference penalty, and the ball was turned over on downs a few plays after to keep the score 3-0.
The second quarter showed promise from the young Roughnecks offense. Henderson was able to move Houston down the field by finding open receivers, including a 43-yard completion to RB Kirk Merritt, who was making his return to the field for the first time since injuring his wrist in Week 2 versus D.C. However, after two trips to the red zone, the Roughnecks only had a 25-yard field goal from J.J. Molson to show for it. While Coghlin was able to tack on another field goal for the home team as the first half expired, both teams headed into the locker room with the score 6-3 in favor of Memphis.
The second half began with the Roughnecks receiving the ball. Henderson, looking as though he’d taken some tips from his former teammate Lamar Jackson, was moving the Houston offense back to the air, finding WRs Keke Chism and Justin Hall for big gains before setting up Merritt to find the endzone from a yard out to cut the Showboat’s lead back down to three. The Showboats seemed poised to respond until Showboats QB Josh Love’s pass was intercepted by Roughnecks S Markel Roby and taken for a touchdown. Despite the touchdown being called back due to an illegal blocking penalty, the Roughnecks began the last quarter of the season with the ball in their possession.
2024 Houston Roughnecks UFL Schedule
| WEEK |
DATE |
MATCHUP |
TIME/TV |
RESULT |
RECORD |
| Week 1 |
March 31 |
vs. Memphis Showboats |
3 PM / ESPN |
L 12-18 |
0-1 |
| Week 2 |
April 7 |
at D.C. Defenders |
4 PM / FOX |
L 18-23 |
0-2 |
| Week 3 |
April 14 |
at Michigan Panthers |
12 PM / ABC |
L 20-34 |
0-3 |
| Week 4 |
April 21 |
vs. Arlington Renegades |
2 PM / FS1 |
W 17-9 |
1-3 |
| Week 5 |
April 27 |
vs. Birmingham Stallions |
7 PM / FOX |
L 9-32 |
1-4 |
| Week 6 |
May 4 |
at St. Louis Battlehawks |
3 PM / FOX |
L 8-22 |
1-5 |
| Week 7 |
May 12 |
vs. San Antonio Brahmas |
3 PM / ESPN |
L 12-15 |
1-6 |
| Week 8 |
May 18 |
at Birmingham Stallions |
8 PM / ESPN 2 |
L 28-35 |
1-7 |
| Week 9 |
May 26 |
vs. Michigan Panthers |
2:30 PM / FOX |
L 22-26 |
1-8 |
| Week 10 |
June 2 |
at Memphis Showboats |
7 PM / FOX |
L 12-19 |
1-9 |
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