Wk 1 · 2026
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
TDECU Stadium, Houston
· ESPN · Disney+
Pac-12 · no games yet
at
12:00pET
HOU -20.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings
#23 Houston Cougars
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Houston is ranked #23 (AP Top 25 ยท 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.
Oregon St form
L 8-32at WSUL 14-31at TLSAL 17-21vs SHSUW 10-7vs WSUW 45-13vs LAF
2025 season
Houston form
W 31-24at BAYL 14-17vs TCUW 30-27at UCFL 35-45vs WVUW 24-16at ASU
2025 season
Oregon St 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.
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.
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 · 1
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Houston leads the series 1–0 · Houston won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.0 points toward Houston
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-26 | Houston 27 — 24 Oregon St | at ORST | Houston |
Oregon St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Maalik Murphy QB #6 | 161/277, 1805 YDS, 9 TD, 8 INT |
| Gabarri Johnson QB #5 | 61/99, 503 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Anthony Hankerson RB #0 | 247 CAR, 1086 YDS, 9 TD |
| Cornell Hatcher Jr. RB #3 | 52 CAR, 292 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Gabarri Johnson QB #5 | 34 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Trent Walker WR #4 | 68 REC, 823 YDS, 2 TD |
| David Wells Jr. WR #1 | 44 REC, 466 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Taz Reddicks WR #2 | 30 REC, 391 YDS | |
| Bryce Caufield TE #8 | 29 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Skyler Thomas S #17 | 78 |
| Aiden Sullivan LB #2 | 72 | |
| Jaheim Patterson DB #6 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Jojo Johnson DL #99 | 2.5 |
| Jacob Schuster DT #62 | 2 | |
| Takari Hickle LB #44 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jaheim Patterson DB #6 | 2 |
| Jalil Tucker CB #22 | 1 | |
| Skyler Thomas S #17 | 1 |
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 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.