Georgia Southern Eagles

Past match

Houston Cougars won.

Georgia Southern Eagles lost to the Houston Cougars

Ranked #22 · 3-1 42 – 28

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Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Allen E. Paulson Stadium (Statesboro) · 24,112 fans · ESPNU

Recap

Conner Weigman throws 4 TD passes, runs for 2 scores as No. 25 Houston beats Georgia Southern 42-28

Conner Weigman threw four touchdown passes and ran for two scores, leading No. 25 Houston to a 42-28 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday in coach Willie Fritz's return to Statesboro.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	14	14	7	7	42
GASO	0	14	7	7	28

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Game Leaders

Houston Cougars

Conner Weigman · 17/22, 239 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Re'Shaun Sanford II · 17 CAR, 120 YDSRushing Yards
Trent Walker · 6 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ashton Porter · 1Sacks
Jaden Yates · 9Tackles

Georgia Southern Eagles

Max Johnson · 26/38, 284 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
David Mbadinga · 6 CAR, 37 YDSRushing Yards
Alex Taylor · 6 REC, 119 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Jakyri Jones · 9Tackles

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 8:20

TD River Helms 5 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)42–28

Q4 14:10

TD Amare Thomas 11 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)42–21

Q3 6:34

TD Alex Taylor 23 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)35–21

Q3 11:25

TD Trent Walker 23 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)35–14

Q2 0:52

TD Traville Frederick Jr. 2 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)28–14

Q2 5:48

TD Conner Weigman 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Dimas Kick)21–14

Q2 9:28

TD Ty Cummings 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)14–14

Q2 13:32

TD Alex Taylor 40 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)14–7

Q1 2:31

TD Koby Young 22 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)14–0

Q1 10:30

TD Conner Weigman 5 Yd Run (Jonathan Dimas Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Houston CougarsGeorgia Southern Eagles

Offense

441 Total Yards 355

239 Passing Yards 289

202 Rushing Yards 66

28 First Downs 22

Efficiency

8-9 3rd Down 7-13

0-0 4th Down 3-4

17/22 Completions 27/39

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

4-45 Penalties 9-64

28:39 Possession 31:21

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Conner Weigman	17/22	239	10.9	4	0	97.7
Team	17/22	239	10.9	4	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Re'Shaun Sanford II	17	120	7.1	0	17
Makhi Hughes	16	70	4.4	0	15
Conner Weigman	6	14	2.3	2	5
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Team	41	202	4.9	2	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trent Walker	6	83	13.8	1	23
Patrick Overmyer	3	68	22.7	0	47
Amare Thomas	5	50	10.0	1	17
Koby Young	1	22	22.0	1	22
Makhi Hughes	1	14	14.0	0	14
Traville Frederick Jr.	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	17	239	14.1	4	47

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Trent Walker	1	0
De'Marion Thomas	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jaden Yates	9	7	0.5	1.5	0	0
Kentrell Webb	8	7	0	0	1	0
Will James	6	6	0	0	2	0
Khalil Laufau	5	3	0	0	1	1
Javion White	5	3	0.5	2.5	1	0
Jalen Mayo	3	3	0	0	1	0
Sione Fotu	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ashton Porter	3	1	1	1	0	1
Jordan Allen	2	2	0	0	1	0
JD Rhym	2	1	0	0	0	0
De'Marion Thomas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Mack II	1	1	0	0	0	1
Carmycah Glass	1	1	0	0	0	0
Latreveon McCutchin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zaylen Cormier	1	1	0	0	0	0
DK Mays	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	53	41	2	5	7	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
John Hebert	3	79	26.3	38	0
Team	3	79	26.3	38	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trent Walker	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonathan Dimas	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Liam Dougherty	1	48	48.0	1	0	48
Team	1	48	48.0	1	0	48

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Max Johnson	26/38	284	7.5	3	69.5
Weston Bryan	1/1	5	5.0	0	--
Team	27/39	289	7.4	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Mbadinga	6	37	6.2	0	19
Weston Bryan	6	25	4.2	0	8
Taylor Bradshaw	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jamarian Samuel	4	4	1.0	0	4
Ty Cummings	1	2	2.0	1	2
Taeo Todd	1	2	2.0	0	2
Max Johnson	7	-8	-1.1	0	8
Team	26	66	2.5	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Alex Taylor	6	119	19.8	2	40
Taeo Todd	2	46	23.0	0	25
Josh Dallas	7	45	6.4	0	13
Jeremiah Ware	3	27	9.0	0	13
River Helms	5	25	5.0	1	11
Taylor Bradshaw	1	12	12.0	0	12
Andre Greene Jr.	2	10	5.0	0	6
King Phillips	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	27	289	10.7	3	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Max Johnson	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	PD
Jakyri Jones	9	4	0
Anthony Bynum	8	3	0
Chace Calicut	6	1	0
Aaron Sears	4	3	0
Brandon Tyson	4	2	0
O'Marion Brown	4	2	0
Elijah Fears	4	2	0
Carlo Thompson	3	3	0
Jacob Hammonds	3	2	0
Rashon Myles Jr.	2	2	0
Tracy Hill Jr.	2	2	0
MJ Stroud	2	1	0
Chance Gamble	2	1	0
Festus Davies	2	1	0
Noah Mangham	1	1	2
Taylor Bradshaw	1	1	0
Jeremiah Ticket	1	1	0
Ethan Johnson	1	1	0
Jayden Jackson	1	1	0
Latrell Bullard	1	0	0
JaMari Whitehead	1	0	0
Uche Iloh	1	0	0
Diego Aviles	1	0	0
Team	64	34	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeremiah Ware	3	33	11.0	19	0
Team	3	33	11.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Bryant	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Smith	2	82	41.0	0	0	42
Team	2	82	41.0	0	0	42

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