2025 Houston Cougars football team

2025 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
CFPNo. 21
Record9–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSlade Nagle (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAustin Armstrong (1st season)
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas Tech y$^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 12 BYU y   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 15 Utah   7 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 21 Houston   6 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 17 Arizona   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Arizona State   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Iowa State   5 – 4     8 – 4  
TCU   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Cincinnati   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   5 – 4     6 – 6  
Baylor   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCF   2 – 7     5 – 7  
West Virginia   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Colorado   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Oklahoma State   0 – 9     1 – 11  
Championship: Texas Tech 34, BYU 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Houston Cougars football team represents the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Willie Fritz in his second season as their head coach. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium, soon to be renamed Space City Financial Stadium, located in Houston, Texas.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Maurice Williams S Arizona State
Justin Benton DL East Carolina
Parker Jenkins RB East Carolina
Teagan Wilk S East Carolina
Justin Wood LS FIU
Jeremiah Wilson CB Florida State
Jett Runion TE Houston Christian
Ja'Ryan Wallace WR Houston Christian
Andon Mata WR Howard Payne
Sam Secrest IOL Louisville
A. J. Haulcy S LSU
Tony Mathis RB Marshall
Pierson Parent LS McNeese
Keionte Scott S Miami (FL)
Juwon Gaston CB Middle Tennessee
Ray'Quan Bell IOL Prairie View A&M
Hershey McLaurin S Purdue
Jalyn Stanford S Sam Houston
Torren Coppage-El DL Stephen F. Austin
Joseph Manjack WR TCU
Jonah Wilson WR Texas A&M
Garfield Lawrence DL Texas Southern
Anthony Holmes DL Texas Tech
Taleeq Robbins DL Troy
Ui Ale QB Troy
Matthew Byrnes TE UNLV
Jalen Emery CB Western Kentucky
Caleb McMickle QB Western Kentucky
Nadame Tucker EDGE Western Michigan
Carter Jenkins S Unknown
Blake Hogshooter WR Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous School
Joshua Donald DL Appalachian State
Keionte Scott CB Auburn
Alvin Ebosele OT Baylor
Matthew Wykoff IOL California
Eddie Walls EDGE FIU
Marc Stampley S Georgia Southern
Harvey Broussard WR Louisiana
Carmycah Glass LB Louisiana
Blake Thompson S Louisiana Tech
Jordan Allen S LSU
McKenzie Agnello OT New Mexico
Zac Yoakam K Notre Dame
Jason Brooks IOL Oklahoma State
Ethan Sanchez K Old Dominion
Dean Connors RB Rice
Zelmar Vedder CB Sacramento State
C. J. Douglas S Samford
Will James S Southern Miss
Myles Parker DL Tennessee Tech
Conner Weigman QB Texas A&M
Dalton Merryman IOL Texas Tech
Jesus Machado LB Tulane
Luke McGary LB Tulsa
Will Spain LS Troy
Amare Thomas WR UAB
Sione Fotu LB Utah
Alvin Williamson Jr. CB Vanderbilt
Khalil Laufau DL Washington State
Tanner Koziol TE Wisconsin
Wrook Brown S Wyoming
Keany Parks CB Wyoming

[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 p.m.No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN+W 27–028,150
September 66:00 p.m.at Rice*
ESPN+W 35–930,116
September 126:30 p.m.Colorado
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNW 36–2037,899
September 269:30 p.m.at Oregon State*
ESPNW 27–24 OT29,338
October 46:00 p.m.No. 11 Texas Tech
ESPNL 11–3542,806
October 1111:00 a.m.at Oklahoma State
TNT/TruTVW 39–1744,941
October 1811:00 a.m.Arizona
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1W 31–2828,535
October 257:00 p.m.at No. 24 Arizona State
ESPN2W 24–1654,256
November 111:00 a.m.West VirginiaNo. 22
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1L 35–4525,049
November 77:00 p.m.at UCF
FS1W 30–2744,206
November 223:00 p.m.TCUNo. 23
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FOXL 14–1730,852
November 2911:00 a.m.at Baylor
TNTW 31–2434,720
December 278:15 p.m.vs. LSU*No. 21
ESPN

[3][4]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP————————RV22RVRV25—RVRV
Coaches———RVRVRV—RVRV22RVRV24RVRV24
CFPNot released——23—2121Not released

Game summaries

No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
No. 23 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 (FCS) Lumberjacks 0 0 000
Cougars 7 10 7327

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 28,150
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • HOU – Tanner Koziol 11-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 5:12. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:58.
Second quarter
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 40-yard field goal, 8:24. Cougars 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:47.
  • HOU – J'Marion Burnette 39-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 3:06. Cougars 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:46.
Third quarter
  • HOU – Amare Thomas 20-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 8:36. Cougars 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24.
Fourth quarter
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 43-yard field goal, 14:06. Cougars 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.
Statistics SFA HOU
First downs 7 18
Plays–yards 58–144 73–343
Rushes–yards 25–39 46–191
Passing yards 105 152
Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–2 16–27–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Stephen F. Austin Passing Gavin Rutherford 4/7, 53 yards, INT
Rushing Jaylen Jenkins 5 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Clayton Wayland 2 receptions, 43 yards
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/24, 159 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Dean Connors 15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 7 receptions, 63 yards, TD

at Rice (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team and Houston–Rice rivalry § Football
Houston Cougars (1–0) at Rice Owls (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 7 72135
Owls 0 3 069

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 30,116
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst) and Maria Trivelpice (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter
  • RICE – Enock Gota 42-yard field goal, 9:20. Owls 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 6:27.
  • HOU – Dean Connors 54-yard run (Ethan Sanchez kick), 0:40. Cougars 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
  • HOU – Conner Weigman 9-yard run (Ethan Sanchez kick), 6:24. Cougars 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 6:50.
Fourth quarter
  • HOU – Will James 37-yard interception return (Ethan Sanchez kick), 14:53. Cougars 21–3.
  • RICE – Chase Jenkins 3-yard run (pass failed), 9:02. Cougars 21–9. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:51.
  • HOU – Stephon Johnson 74-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 8:19. Cougars 28–9. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43.
  • HOU – Dean Connors 42-yard run (Ethan Sanchez kick), 3:40. Cougars 35–9. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:57.
Statistics HOU RICE
First downs 14 16
Plays–yards 60–392 66–228
Rushes–yards 38–204 53–177
Passing yards 188 51
Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 11–13–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/22, 188 yards, TD
Rushing Dean Connors 13 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Stephon Johnson 1 reception, 74 yards, TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 10/12, 50 yards, INT
Rushing Daelen Alexander 10 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Aaron Turner 3 receptions, 24 yards

Colorado

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (1–1) vs Houston Cougars (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 14 0620
Cougars 10 6 101036

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny; 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,899
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:42) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:57; Houston 3–0)
  • (3:52) HOU – Dean Connors 4-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:35; Houston 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:13) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:05; Houston 13–0)
  • (7:34) COL – Simeon Price 38-yard run, , Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:14; Houston 13–7)
  • (1:45) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:49; Houston 16–7)
  • (0:26) COL – Ryan Staub 19-yard run, Zach Atkins fumble recovery, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 1:13; Houston 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (6:25) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 35-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 57 yards, 8:35; Houston 19–14)
  • (1:21) HOU – Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:14; Houston 26–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:39) HOU – Conner Weigman 7-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:22; Houston 33–14)
  • (4:34) COL – Joseph Williams 37-yard pass from Ryan Staub, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:22; Houston 33–20)
  • (3:34) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 49-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:51; Houston 36–20)
Statistics COLO HOU
First downs 15 21
Plays–yards 58–300 77–431
Rushes–yards 23–96 53–209
Passing yards 204 222
Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–2 15–24–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 23:15 36:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Ryan Staub 19/35, 204 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Simeon Price 5 carries, 51 yards, TD
Receiving Omarion Miller 3 receptions, 54 yards
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/24, 222 yards
Rushing Dean Connors 22 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Stephon Johnson 5 receptions, 117 yards

at Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team
Houston Cougars (3–0) at Oregon State Beavers (0–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Cougars 0 10 014327
Beavers 7 7 37024

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 29,338
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:12) ORST - Jake Reichle 1-yard run, Caleb Ojeda kick (Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:27; Oregon State 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (13:43) ORST - Marquis Crosby 5-yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Caleb Ojeda kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:20; Oregon State 14-0)
  • (5:47) HOU - Ethan Sanchez 25-yard field goal (Drive: 21 plays, 85 yards, 7:47; Oregon State 14-3)
  • (1:24) HOU - Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:48; Oregon State 14-10)
Third quarter
  • (5:31) ORST - Caleb Ojeda 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:39; Oregon State 17-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:34) ORST - Cornell Hatcher Jr. 18-yard run, Cameron Smith kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:54; Oregon State 24-10)
  • (5:59) HOU - Stephon Johnson 27-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:18; Oregon State 24-17)
  • (3:40) HOU - Tanner Koziol 50-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:51; Tied 24-24)
Overtime

HOU - Ethan Sanchez 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards; Houston 27-24)

Statistics HOU ORST
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 66–352 82–390
Rushes–yards 30–82 49–189
Passing yards 270 201
Passing: comp–att–int 20–36–1 20–33–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 24:37 35:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 20/36, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Dean Connors 17 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 6 receptions, 104 yards
Oregon State Passing Maalik Murphy 20/33, 201 yards, TD
Rushing Cornell Hatcher Jr. 17 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Trent Walker 7 receptions, 103 yards

No. 11 Texas Tech (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry
No. 11 Texas Tech Red Raiders (4–0) vs Houston Cougars (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Red Raiders 15 10 3735
Cougars 3 8 0011

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,806
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 26-yard field goal, 10:31. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:25.
  • TTU – Upton Bellenfant 33-yard field goal, 9:38. Red Raiders 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:47.
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 23-yard field goal, 4:34. Red Raiders 9–0. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:23.
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 24-yard field goal, 2:16. Red Raiders 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:14.
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 69-yard pass from Behren Morton (pass failed), 0:56. Red Raiders 15–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.

Second quarter

  • TTU – J'Koby Williams 5-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 11:11. Red Raiders 22–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:50.
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 26-yard field goal, 1:53. Red Raiders 25–3. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:12.
  • HOU – Amare Thomas 64-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Zeon Chriss pass to Stephon Johnson), 1:27. Red Raiders 25–11. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

  • TTU – Upton Bellenfant 29-yard field goal, 7:44. Red Raiders 28–11. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:42.

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – J'Koby Williams 1-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 11:34. Red Raiders 35–11. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:22.
Statistics TTU HOU
First downs 27 12
Plays–yards 90–552 55–267
Rushes–yards 50–207 30–103
Passing yards 345 164
Passing: comp–att–int 28–40–0 10–25–2
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 37:58 22:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 28/40, 345 yards, TD
Rushing J'Koby Williams 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Douglas 7 receptions, 114 yards
Houston Passing Zeon Chriss 5/13, 93 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Zeon Chriss 7 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Houston Cougars (4–1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 10 14 12339
Cowboys 7 3 0717

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,941
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (TNT): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr., (analyst) and Jared Greenberg (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:48) OKST – Rodney Fields Jr. 62 yard pass from Sharmar Rigby, Logan Ward kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:23; OKST 7–0)
  • (7:43) HOU – Conner Weigman 3 yard rush, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:50; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:45) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 pays, 16 yards, 3:31; HOU 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:08) OKST – Logan Ward 37 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 2 yards, 1:44; Tied 10–10)
  • (5:39) HOU – Dean Connors 6 yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:47; HOU 17–10)
  • (3:20) HOU – Harvey Broussard III 14 yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:47; HOU 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:00) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 48 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:00; HOU 27–10)
  • (8:27) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 30 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:15; HOU 30–10)
  • (0:35) HOU – Dean Connors 2 yard rush (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:55; HOU 36–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:43) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 29 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 5:17; HOU 39–10)
  • (3:55) OKST – Gavin Freeman 33 yard pass from Noah Walters, Logan Ward kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; HOU 39–17)
Statistics HOU OKST
First downs 25 10
Plays–yards 79–485 51–225
Rushes–yards 45–166 31–45
Passing yards 319 180
Passing: comp–att–int 24–34–0 9–20–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 21/30, 306 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dean Connors 15 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Amare Thomas 7 receptions, 157 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Sam Jackson V 7/16, 84 yards, INT
Rushing Rodney Fields Jr. 14 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Rodney Fields Jr. 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Arizona

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona Wildcats (4–2) vs Houston Cougars (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 14 0 01428
Cougars 7 14 7331

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,535
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:42) ARIZ – Tre Spivey 70-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:18; Arizona 7–0)
  • (12:00) HOU – Amare Thomas 52-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:18) ARIZ – Luke Wysong 13-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:36; Arizona 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:51) HOU – Conner Weigman 10-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 6:38; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:16) HOU – Tanner Koziol 15-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:20; Houston 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:56) HOU – Amare Thomas 2-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:04; Houston 28–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) ARIZ – Tre Spivey 3-yard run, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; Houston 28–21)
  • (4:48) ARIZ – Kedrick Reescano 2-yard run, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:52; Tied 28–28)
  • (0:00) HOU – Ethan Sanchez 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 4:48; Houston 31–28)
Statistics ARIZ HOU
First downs 23 23
Plays–yards 57–381 68–396
Rushes–yards 31–112 45–232
Passing yards 269 164
Passing: comp–att–int 24–26–0 15–23–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:28 29:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 24/26, 269 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ismail Mahdi 6 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Tre Spivey 1 reception, 70 yards, TD
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/23, 164 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Dean Connors 20 carries, 100 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

at No. 24 Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Houston Cougars (6–1) at No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 10 0 14024
No. 24 Sun Devils 0 0 01616

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 54,256
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:29) HOU - Ethan Sanchez 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:31; Houston 3-0)
  • (0:41) HOU - Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; Houston 10-0)
Third quarter
  • (10:10) HOU - Tanner Koziol 7-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; Houston 17-0)
  • (1:06) HOU - Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Houston 24-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:56) ASU - Cameron Harpole 3-yard pass from Sam Leavitt, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Houston 24-6)
  • (11:24) ASU - Jesus Gomez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:09; Houston 24-9)
  • (5:12) ASU - Chamon Metayer 27-yard pass from Jeff Sims, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:03; Houston 24-16)
Statistics HOU ASU
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 70–384 67–426
Rushes–yards 48–183 21–98
Passing yards 201 328
Passing: comp–att–int 17–22–0 24–46–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 37:02 22:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 17/22, 201 yards, TD
Rushing Conner Weigman 21 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tanner Koziol 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Arizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 18/35, 270 yards, TD
Rushing Raleek Brown 11 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Malik McClain 7 receptions, 159 yards

West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (2–6) vs No. 22 Houston Cougars (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 14 7 101445
No. 22 Cougars 7 14 7735

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,049
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:31) WVU - Scotty Fox Jr. 6-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; Mountaineers 7-0)
  • (4:03) WVU - Cyncir Bowers 21-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:15; Mountaineers 14-0)
  • (0:58) HOU - Tanner Koziol 3-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; Mountaineers 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (12:54) WVU - Cam Vaughn 24-yard pass from Scotty Fox Jr., Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:35; Mountaineers 21-7)
  • (8:49) HOU - Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:05; Mountaineers 21-14)
  • (3:03) HOU - Amare Thomas 9-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:01; Tied 21-21)
Third quarter
  • (12:14) WVU - Kade Hensley 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:59; Mountaineers 24-21)
  • (6:33) WVU - Jordan Scruggs 80-yard interception return, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:35; Mountaineers 31-21)
  • (1:16) HOU - Amare Thomas 8-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; Mountaineers 31-28)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:54) WVU - Scotty Fox Jr. 34-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:17; Mountaineers 38-28)
  • (7:15) WVU - Diore Hubbard 11-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:26; Mountaineers 45-28)
  • (6:24) HOU - Amare Thomas 27-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 0:45; Mountaineers 45-35)
Statistics WVU HOU
First downs 20 26
Plays–yards 76-403 67-400
Rushes–yards 53-246 31-82
Passing yards 157 318
Passing: comp–att–int 13-22-0 26-36-2
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 30:29 29:31
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Scotty Fox Jr. 13/22, 157 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Diore Hubbard 29 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jeff Weimer 3 receptions, 67 yards
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 25/35, 309 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dean Connors 13 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 10 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD

at UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team
Houston Cougars (7–2) at UCF Knights (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 17 7630
Knights 3 21 3027

at Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear; 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,206
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • UCF – Noe Ruelas 37-yard field goal, 4:17, Knights 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:51.
Second quarter
  • UCF – Myles Montgomery 1-yard run (Noe Ruelas kick), 9:39, Knights 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:32.
  • HOU – Amare Thomas 64-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 7:52, Knights 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:47.
  • HOU – Latreveon McCutchin 45-yard interception return (Ethan Sanchez kick), 6:36, Cougars 14–10.
  • UCF – Jaden Nixon 15-yard run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:05, Knights 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:31.
  • UCF – Phillip Dunnam 43-yard interception return (Noe Ruelas kick), 1:36, Knights 24–14.
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 40-yard field goal, 0:00, Knights 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 1:36.
Third quarter
  • HOU – Dean Connors 9-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 7:38, Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:28.
  • UCF – Noe Ruelas 54-yard field goal, 1:06, Knights 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:38.
Fourth quarter
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 30-yard field goal, 11:19, Tied 27–27. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:47.
  • HOU – Ethan Sanchez 22-yard field goal, 2:31, Cougars 30–27. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:51.
Statistics HOU UCF
First downs 26 14
Plays–yards 80–433 60–282
Rushes–yards 49–210 30–146
Passing yards 223 136
Passing: comp–att–int 20–31–3 15–30–2
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 20/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Conner Weigman 22 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
UCF Passing Tayven Jackson 15/29, 136 yards, INT
Rushing Jaden Nixon 11 carries, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Dylan Wade 6 receptions, 80 yards

TCU

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs (6–4) vs No. 23 Houston Cougars (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 14 0 0317
No. 23 Cougars 0 7 7014

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear; 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,852
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst) and Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:20) TCU - Eric McAlister 33-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; Horned Frogs 7-0)
  • (1:45) TCU - Jordan Dwyer 17-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Nate McCashland kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:46; Horned Frogs 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (8:21) HOU - Amare Thomas 15-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:36; Horned Frogs 14-7)
Third quarter
  • (5:34) HOU - Dean Connors 8-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:09; Tied 14-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:21) TCU - Nate McCashland 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:12; Horned Frogs 17-14)
Statistics TCU HOU
First downs 22 17
Plays–yards 69–426 69–391
Rushes–yards 36–133 40–230
Passing yards 293 161
Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–3 15–29–1
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 27:32 32:28
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 24/33, 293 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jeremy Payne 18 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 9 receptions, 95 yards
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/29, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Conner Weigman 15 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at Baylor (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Houston football rivalry
Houston Cougars (8–3) at Baylor Bears (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 10 7731
Bears 0 9 01524

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,720
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (TNT): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Coy Wire (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) HOU - Amare Thomas 27-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:18; Cougars 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (14:13) HOU - Conner Weigman 28-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:15; Cougars 14-0)
  • (13:44) BAY - Connor Hawkins 54-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:19; Cougars 14-3)
  • (6:22) BAY - Connor Hawkins 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:35; Cougars 14-6)
  • (1:40) HOU - Ethan Sanchez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:42; Cougars 17-6)
  • (0:15) BAY - Connor Hawkins 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 1:25; Cougars 17-9)
Third quarter
  • (4:58) HOU - Conner Weigman 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:36; Cougars 24-9)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:19) BAY - Joseph Dodds 1-yard run, Sawyer Robertson run for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:57; Cougars 24-17)
  • (8:53) BAY - Josh Cameron 31-yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:20; Tied 24-24)
  • (1:57) HOU - Dean Connors 1-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:52; Cougars 31-24)
Statistics HOU BAY
First downs 29 25
Plays–yards 79 72
Rushes–yards 48–216 26–112
Passing yards 201 309
Passing: comp–att–int 21–31–1 23–46–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 21/31, 201 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Conner Weigman 22 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Amare Thomas 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 23/46, 309 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Joseph Dodds 12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Kobe Prentice 4 receptions, 96 yards

vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)

See also: 2025 LSU Tigers football team and 2025 Texas Bowl
2025 Kinder's Texas Bowl
LSU Tigers (7–5) vs. No. 21 Houston Cougars (9–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
No. 21 Cougars - - --0

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics LSU HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Houston Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  2. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  3. ^ Duarte, Joseph. "Houston completes nonconference football schedules for 2025, 2027". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "2025 Houston Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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