NCAA - Football

FINAL Friday, September 18, 2026
Houston Cougars 26
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Texas Tech Red Raiders 28
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Galaxy Stadium · 60,229 att. · Fox

Match Report

No. 13 Texas Tech stops a late 2 and beats No. 22 Houston 28-26 in Big 12 opener

— J'Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey ran for second-half touchdowns and defending Big 12 champion No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 28-26 victory Friday night when Houston quarterback Conner Weigman came up just short of a 2-point conversion in the...

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Team Stats

27
1st Downs
22
9-15
3rd down efficiency
6-10
0-0
4th down efficiency
0-1
458
Total Yards
425
283
Passing
257
27/38
Comp/Att
17/28
7.4
Yards per pass
9.2
175
Rushing
168
37
Rushing Attempts
32
4.7
Yards per rush
5.3
7-60
Penalties
5-35
1
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions thrown
2
33:42
Possession
26:18

Top Performers

HOU

  • Conner Weigman C/ATT 27/38 · YDS 283 · AVG 7.4
  • Liam Dougherty NO 4 · YDS 180 · AVG 45.0
  • Jonathan Dimas FG 2/2 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 31
  • Koby Young REC 2 · YDS 48 · AVG 24.0

TTU

  • Will Hammond C/ATT 17/27 · YDS 257 · AVG 9.5
  • Will Karoll NO 3 · YDS 176 · AVG 58.7
  • Kenny Johnson REC 4 · YDS 113 · AVG 28.3
  • J'Koby Williams CAR 7 · YDS 62 · AVG 8.9

Highlights

01:18 Houston Cougars vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders: Full Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:27 Jalen Mayo snatches an INT with one hand for the Cougars Watch on ESPN 00:45 Texas Tech prevents Houston's 2-point conversion with a defensive stand Watch on ESPN

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