No. 22Houston Cougars

2-0

YES!

Houston Cougars beat the Rice Owls

Ranked #22 · 2-0 35 – 9

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Final · Sat, Sep 6

Game Details

First Community Stadium (Houston) · 30,116 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Big days from Connors, Weigman send Houston past Rice 35-9 in crosstown rivalry

Conner Weigman threw for 188 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score to lead Houston to a 35-9 win over crosstown rival Rice in the on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

First Community Stadium · Houston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	0	7	7	21	35
RICE	0	3	0	6	9

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Game Leaders

Houston Cougars

Conner Weigman · 15/22, 188 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Dean Connors · 13 CAR, 132 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Stephon Johnson · 1 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Corey Platt Jr. · 1Sacks
Latrell McCutchin Sr. · 11Tackles

Rice Owls

Chase Jenkins · 10/12, 50 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Daelen Alexander · 10 CAR, 55 YDSRushing Yards
Aaron Turner · 3 REC, 24 YDSReceiving Yards
Michael Daley · 1Sacks
Ty Morris · 15Tackles

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

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 3:40

TD Dean Connors 42 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick)35–9

Q4 8:19

TD Stephon Johnson 74 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)28–9

Q4 9:02

TD Chase Jenkins 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)21–9

Q4 14:53

TD Will James 37 Yd Interception Return (Ethan Sanchez Kick)21–3

Q3 6:24

TD Conner Weigman 9 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick)14–3

Q2 0:40

TD Dean Connors 54 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick)7–3

Q2 9:20

FG Enock Gota 42 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Houston CougarsRice Owls

Offense

392 Total Yards 228

188 Passing Yards 51

204 Rushing Yards 177

14 First Downs 16

Efficiency

9-16 3rd Down 4-15

0-1 4th Down 0-2

15/22 Completions 11/13

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

2-23 Penalties 1-10

27:14 Possession 32:46

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Conner Weigman	15/22	188	8.5	1	0	40.9
Team	15/22	188	8.5	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dean Connors	13	132	10.2	2	54
Stacy Sneed	9	36	4.0	0	13
Conner Weigman	11	20	1.8	1	9
DJ Butler	4	11	2.8	0	8
Zane Smith	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	38	204	5.4	3	54

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Stephon Johnson	1	74	74.0	1	74
Tanner Koziol	6	52	8.7	0	21
Mekhi Mews	1	16	16.0	0	16
Amare Thomas	2	16	8.0	0	18
Stacy Sneed	1	14	14.0	0	14
Luke McGary	2	13	6.5	0	8
Dean Connors	2	3	1.5	0	2
Team	15	188	12.5	1	74

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Conner Weigman	1	0
Latrell McCutchin Sr.	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Latrell McCutchin Sr.	11	6	0	1	0	0
Carlos Allen Jr.	9	3	0	0	0	0
Wrook Brown	8	2	0	0	0	0
Eddie Walls III	7	4	1	3	0	0
Jalen Garner	7	1	0	0	0	0
Kentrell Webb	6	5	0	1	0	0
Jordan Allen	6	4	0	0	0	0
Sione Fotu	6	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Corey Platt Jr.	4	1	1	1	0	0
Brandon Mack II	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Travis Buhake	4	1	0	0	0	0
Marc Stampley II	3	1	0	0	0	0
Will James	3	1	0	1	0	1
Khalil Laufau	3	1	0	0	0	0
Latreveon McCutchin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnsley Barbas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keany Parks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chance Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jesus Machado	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carmycah Glass	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zelmar Vedder	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	92	34	3	8	1	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Will James	1	37	1
Team	1	37	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mekhi Mews	1	28	28.0	28	0
Team	1	28	28.0	28	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mekhi Mews	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Sanchez	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Liam Dougherty	5	226	45.2	1	1	54
Team	5	226	45.2	1	1	54

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