Wk 3 · 2026
Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders — Fri, Sep 18
Fri, Sep 18 ·
Galaxy Stadium, Lubbock
· FOX
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Houston is ranked #23 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Texas Tech is ranked #12 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Houston form
W 31-24at BAYL 14-17vs TCUW 30-27at UCFL 35-45vs WVUW 24-16at ASU
2025 season
Texas Tech form
W 34-7vs BYUW 49-0at WVUW 48-9vs UCFW 29-7vs BYUW 43-20at KSU
2025 season
Houston this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Texas Tech this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Houston | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon St Pac-12 | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Colorado Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| West Virginia Big 12 | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Baylor Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Texas Tech leads the series 7–1 · Texas Tech has won the last 7
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.0 points toward Texas Tech
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-04 | Texas Tech 35 — 11 Houston | at HOU | Texas Tech |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | Houston 28 — 49 Texas Tech | at TTU | Texas Tech |
| 2022 | 2022-09-10 | Houston 30 — 33 Texas Tech | at TTU | Texas Tech |
| 2021 | 2021-09-04 | Texas Tech 38 — 21 Houston | neutral | Texas Tech |
| 2018 | 2018-09-15 | Houston 49 — 63 Texas Tech | at TTU | Texas Tech |
| 2017 | 2017-09-23 | Texas Tech 27 — 24 Houston | at HOU | Texas Tech |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | Houston 20 — 35 Texas Tech | at TTU | Texas Tech |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | Texas Tech 28 — 29 Houston | at HOU | Houston |
Houston leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Conner Weigman QB #1 | 204/319, 2475 YDS, 21 TD, 9 INT |
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion QB #9 | 10/21, 108 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Dean Connors RB #44 | 184 CAR, 851 YDS, 5 TD |
| Conner Weigman QB #1 | 158 CAR, 644 YDS, 11 TD | |
| DJ Butler RB #25 | 60 CAR, 280 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amare Thomas WR #0 | 59 REC, 906 YDS, 10 TD |
| Tanner Koziol TE #9 | 65 REC, 651 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Stephon Johnson WR #5 | 13 REC, 275 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dean Connors RB #44 | 31 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jalen Garner LB #36 | 75 |
| Kentrell Webb DB #8 | 70 | |
| Carlos Allen Jr. DT #5 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Eddie Walls III DE #90 | 5.5 |
| Brandon Mack II LB #4 | 5 | |
| Corey Platt Jr. LB #9 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Will James DB #5 | 3 |
| Wrook Brown DB #24 | 2 | |
| Marc Stampley II DB #22 | 2 |
Texas Tech leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Behren Morton QB #2 | 201/300, 2643 YDS, 22 TD, 4 INT |
| Will Hammond QB #15 | 69/109, 680 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Cameron Dickey RB #8 | 198 CAR, 1095 YDS, 14 TD |
| J'Koby Williams RB #20 | 142 CAR, 787 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Will Hammond QB #15 | 43 CAR, 299 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Caleb Douglas WR #5 | 54 REC, 846 YDS, 7 TD |
| Reggie Virgil WR #1 | 55 REC, 676 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Coy Eakin WR #3 | 47 REC, 626 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE #7 | 46 REC, 552 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jacob Rodriguez LB #10 | 117 |
| Ben Roberts LB #13 | 74 | |
| Cole Wisniewski S #5 | 72 | |
| Sacks | David Bailey LB #31 | 13.5 |
| Romello Height EDGE #9 | 9 | |
| A.J. Holmes Jr. DL #10 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Brice Pollock CB #14 | 5 |
| Jacob Rodriguez LB #10 | 4 | |
| Ben Roberts LB #13 | 3 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.