Wk 1 · 2026
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
· ESPNEWS · Disney+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
12:00pET
HOU -21 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -20.5 · 0.5 toward HOU
Ratings differential HOU by 8.9
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Houston is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 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 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Oregon St form
W 66-14vs SDSUW 56-26at CSUW 33-7at UTEPW 52-17vs MONTL 24-35vs TTU
2026 season
Houston form
W 35-16at KSUW 27-17vs UCFW 42-28at GASOL 26-28at TTUW 77-6vs SOU
2026 season
Oregon St this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Houston this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Houston leads 2–0 · Houston has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.0 points toward Houston
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | Oregon St 20 — 33 Houston | at HOU | Houston |
| 2025 | 2025-09-26 | Houston 27 — 24 Oregon St | at ORST | Houston |
Oregon St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Braden Atkinson QB #2 | 137/197, 1848 YDS, 16 TD, 2 INT |
| Maalik Murphy QB #6 | 3/4, 28 YDS | |
| Rushing | AJ Newberry RB #23 | 45 CAR, 271 YDS, 2 TD |
| Cornell Hatcher Jr. RB #3 | 24 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tre Garrison RB #22 | 20 CAR, 78 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jesse Legree WR #12 | 28 REC, 741 YDS, 9 TD |
| Eric Olsen TE #80 | 24 REC, 236 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aeryn Hampton WR #7 | 17 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD | |
| AJ Newberry RB #23 | 17 REC, 159 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Aiden Sullivan LB #2 | 39 |
| Takari Hickle LB #44 | 26 | |
| Gyriece Goodman LB #12 | 26 | |
| Sacks | Takari Hickle LB #44 | 3.5 |
| Aiden Sullivan LB #2 | 2 | |
| Tevita Pome'e DT #59 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | TJ Crandall DB #4 | 1 |
| Sailasa Vadrawale III DB #8 | 1 | |
| Drake Vickers DB #36 | 1 |
Houston leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Conner Weigman QB #1 | 91/135, 1186 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Keisean Henderson QB #5 | 6/8, 83 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Re'Shaun Sanford II RB #6 | 55 CAR, 314 YDS, 2 TD |
| Makhi Hughes RB #21 | 66 CAR, 309 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Conner Weigman QB #1 | 42 CAR, 156 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Amare Thomas WR #0 | 27 REC, 330 YDS, 4 TD |
| Patrick Overmyer TE #9 | 25 REC, 317 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trent Walker WR #4 | 14 REC, 198 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Young WR #2 | 8 REC, 176 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kentrell Webb DB #8 | 32 |
| Jaden Yates LB #1 | 29 | |
| Javion White DB #0 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Javion White DB #0 | 2.5 |
| Ashton Porter DL #9 | 2 | |
| Khalil Laufau DL #18 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Allen DB #6 | 1 |
| Will James DB #5 | 1 | |
| Latreveon McCutchin LB #10 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.