No. 22Houston Cougars

1-0

YES!

Houston Cougars beat the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

0-1 0 – 27

Ranked #22 · 1-0

Final · Thu, Aug 28

Game Details

TDECU Stadium (Houston) · 28,150 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Weigman throws for 159 yards and 3 TDs, Houston beats SFA 27-0

Conner Weigman threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns in his Houston debut as the Cougars beat Stephen F. Austin 27-0 in the season opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:28 Conner Weigman throws 39-yard touchdown pass pass to J'Marion Burnette

0:34 Conner Weigman throws 20-yard touchdown pass to Amare Thomas

Clips play on ESPN

TDECU Stadium · Houston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SFA	0	0	0	0	0
HOU	7	10	7	3	27

Win Probability · Houston Cougars

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Game Leaders

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Gavin Rutherford · 4/7, 53 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jaylen Jenkins · 5 CAR, 16 YDSRushing Yards
Clayton Wayland · 2 REC, 43 YDSReceiving Yards
Lowote Jurkin · 1Sacks
Jaydon Southard · 10Tackles

Houston Cougars

Conner Weigman · 15/24, 159 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Dean Connors · 15 CAR, 50 YDSRushing Yards
Tanner Koziol · 7 REC, 63 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Brandon Mack II · 1Sacks
Jalen Garner · 6Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

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 14:06

FG Ethan Sanchez 43 Yd Field Goal0–27

Q3 8:36

TD Amare Thomas 20 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)0–24

Q2 3:06

TD J'Marion Burnette 39 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)0–17

Q2 8:24

FG Ethan Sanchez 40 Yd Field Goal0–10

Q1 5:12

TD Tanner Koziol 11 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Stephen F. Austin LumberjacksHouston Cougars

Offense

144 Total Yards 343

105 Passing Yards 152

39 Rushing Yards 191

7 First Downs 18

Efficiency

3-16 3rd Down 7-17

0-3 4th Down 0-1

17/33 Completions 16/27

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

7-60 Penalties 8-65

25:11 Possession 34:49

Box Score

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Gavin Rutherford	4/7	53	7.6	1	--
Sam Vidlak	13/26	52	2.0	1	--
Team	17/33	105	3.2	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Jenkins	5	16	3.2	6
Richard Reese	5	15	3.0	6
Anthony Williams Jr.	6	14	2.3	5
Gavin Rutherford	1	6	6.0	6
Bugs Mortimer	1	3	3.0	3
Jordan Nabors	3	3	1.0	3
Blaine Green	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Sam Vidlak	2	-17	-8.5	0
Team	25	39	1.6	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Clayton Wayland	2	43	21.5	40
Jordan Nabors	3	21	7.0	11
Kylon Harris	4	20	5.0	8
Blaine Green	2	9	4.5	10
Derrick Bohler	1	6	6.0	6
Jaylen Jenkins	1	5	5.0	5
Isaiah Davis	1	2	2.0	2
Jerrell Wimbley	1	0	0.0	0
Bugs Mortimer	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	17	105	6.2	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Sam Vidlak	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jaydon Southard	10	5	0	1.5	0	0
Brandon Washington	7	5	0	0.5	0	0
Kameron Reddic	5	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Patterson III	5	2	0	0	1	0
Aaron Austin	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Rayden Campbell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Gillespie	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lowote Jurkin	3	3	1	1	1	1
Michael Woods	3	2	0	0	0	0
Aaron Sears	3	1	0	1	0	0
Jalen Mayo	3	1	0	1	0	0
Devion Hargrove	2	2	0	1	0	0
Ky Thomas	2	2	0	1	1	0
Xavier Potts	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ques McNeal	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Fields	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sema'J Avery	2	1	0	0	0	0
Saco Alofipo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Idusuyi II	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Finley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Edward Bobino III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charles Demmings	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jerrell Wimbley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Muhammad	1	1	0	0	0	1
Kaiden Turner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Erik Gray	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chance Sautter	1	1	0	0	0	0
JK Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Anenih	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jayvin Mayfield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	80	40	1	8	3	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Richard Reese	1	23	23.0	23	0
Team	1	23	23.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bugs Mortimer	2	27	13.5	30	0
Team	2	27	13.5	30	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lachie Pozzobon	8	351	43.9	0	1	52
Team	8	351	43.9	0	1	52

Houston Cougars ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Conner Weigman	15/24	159	6.6	3	71.0
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion	1/3	-7	-2.3	0	0.3
Team	16/27	152	5.6	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dean Connors	15	50	3.3	15
J'Marion Burnette	10	40	4.0	12
Conner Weigman	6	39	6.5	27
Stacy Sneed	7	30	4.3	16
DJ Butler	5	29	5.8	15
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion	2	7	3.5	5
Mekhi Mews	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	46	191	4.2	27

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tanner Koziol	7	63	9.0	1	23
Amare Thomas	3	44	14.7	1	20
J'Marion Burnette	1	39	39.0	1	39
Mekhi Mews	2	4	2.0	0	11
Harvey Broussard III	1	1	1.0	0	1
Dean Connors	2	1	0.5	0	7
Team	16	152	9.5	3	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Conner Weigman	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jalen Garner	6	5	0	0.5	0	0
Kentrell Webb	5	4	0	0.5	0	0
Will James	4	2	0	2	1	0
Blake Thompson	3	3	0	0	0	0
Brandon Mack II	3	2	1	1	0	1
Wrook Brown	3	2	1	1	0	0
Reshad Sterling	3	2	0	0	0	0
Latreveon McCutchin	3	1	0	0	1	0
C.J. Douglas	3	1	0	0	0	0
Latrell McCutchin Sr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Christian Brathwaite	2	2	0	0	0	0
Khalil Laufau	2	2	0	0	1	1
Eddie Walls III	2	1	0	0	1	1
Zelmar Vedder	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jordan Allen	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Allen Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carmycah Glass	1	1	0	0	0	1
Koby Young	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alvin Williamson Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Parker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zavian Tibbs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marc Stampley II	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	51	33	2	5	7	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Marc Stampley II	1	17
C.J. Douglas	1	0
Team	2	17

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mekhi Mews	3	18	6.0	21	0
Team	3	18	6.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Sanchez	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Liam Dougherty	7	324	46.3	2	1	58
Team	7	324	46.3	2	1	58

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