Houston Outlasts Oregon State in Overtime Thriller
Houston defeated Oregon State 27-24 in overtime on Saturday in a closely contested matchup. The Cougars scored 10 points in the second quarter and 14 in the fourth quarter to mount their comeback, while the Beavers built an early 14-point lead with scores in the first and second quarters before adding a field goal in the third.
The game featured six lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with both teams trading scores down the stretch. Houston quarterback Conner Weigman led the Cougars' offense with 270 passing yards, connecting with receiver Tanner Koziol for 86 receiving yards. Koziol hauled in a 50-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to help spark Houston's comeback effort. Oregon State's rushing attack was led by Cornell Hatcher Jr., who totaled 93 yards on the ground.
The contest went to overtime before Houston secured the victory. The game exceeded the over-under of 47.5 points, while Oregon State failed to cover the 12.5-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
 Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Houston | Oregon State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 20-36 | 20-33 |
| Pass Yards | 270 | 201 |
| Rush Yards | 84 | 189 |
| Total Yards | 354 | 390 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-15 | 7-17 |
| Penalties | 8-60 | 5-27 |
| Possession | 24:37 | 35:23 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Anthony Hankerson
Anthony Hankerson run for 8 yds to the ORST 33
Jake Reichle run for 2 yds to the ORST 35 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Marquis Crosby for 6 yds to the ORST 41
Anthony Hankerson run for 14 yds to the HOU 45 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the HOU 42
Anthony Hankerson run for a loss of 5 yards to the HOU 47 Anthony Hankerson fumbled, recovered by ORST Maalik Murphy
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Trent Walker
Maalik Murphy punt for 33 yds
Dean Connors run for 4 yds to the HOU 18
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Anthony Hankerson
Jake Reichle run for 2 yds to the ORST 35 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 4 yds to the HOU 18
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Amare Thomas
Conner Weigman sacked by Jacob Schuster for a loss of 5 yards to the HOU 13
Liam Dougherty punt for 40 yds , Trent Walker returns for 8 yds to the HOU 45
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr.
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr., broken up by Zelmar Vedder
Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the HOU 45
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Anthony Hankerson Oregon State Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (Yards) to the HOU 45
AJ Winsor punt for 33 yds
Conner Weigman pass intercepted Trey Glasper return for 25 yds to the HOU 7
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Bryce Caufield for 6 yds to the HOU 1
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Bryce Caufield for 6 yds to the HOU 1
Jake Reichle 1 Yd Run (Caleb Ojeda Kick)
Caleb Ojeda kickoff for 57 yds , Mekhi Mews return for 20 yds to the HOU 28
Dean Connors run for 5 yds to the HOU 33
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the HOU 36
Dean Connors run for 8 yds to the HOU 44 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman run for no gain to the HOU 44 Houston Penalty, Offensive holding (Luke McGary) to the HOU 34
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stacy Sneed
Stacy Sneed run for a loss of 2 yards to the HOU 32
Conner Weigman pass complete to Dean Connors for 5 yds to the HOU 37
Liam Dougherty punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ORST 30 , Trent Walker returns for 8 yds to the ORST 30
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the ORST 34
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 5 yds to the ORST 39
Maalik Murphy run for 2 yds to the ORST 41 Maalik Murphy fumbled, recovered by ORST Cornell Hatcher Jr. for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the ORST 45
Gabarri Johnson run for 4 yds to the ORST 49
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the HOU 48 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Bryce Caufield for 30 yds to the HOU 18 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the HOU 15
Maalik Murphy run for 10 yds to the HOU 5 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the HOU 5
Marquis Crosby 5 Yd pass from Maalik Murphy (Caleb Ojeda Kick)
Caleb Ojeda kickoff for 65 yds , Mekhi Mews return for 25 yds to the HOU 40 Houston Penalty, Offensive holding (Johnsley Barbas) to the HOU 15
Dean Connors run for 5 yds to the HOU 20
Amare Thomas run for 3 yds to the HOU 23
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 15 yds to the HOU 38 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 5 yds to the HOU 43
Dean Connors run for no gain to the HOU 43
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the ORST 34
DJ Butler run for 11 yds to the ORST 23 for a 1ST down
DJ Butler run for 4 yds to the ORST 19
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Luke McGary
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 17 yds to the ORST 2 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for no gain to the ORST 2 Oregon State Penalty, substitution infraction (Yards) to the ORST 1
Dean Connors run for no gain to the ORST 1 Houston Penalty, false start (Blake Thompson) to the ORST 6
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the ORST 5
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol, broken up by Aiden Sullivan for a 1ST down Oregon State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Aiden Sullivan) to the ORST 2 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass complete to Dean Connors for no gain Houston Penalty, false start (Traville Frederick Jr.) to the ORST 7
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson, broken up by Trey Glasper
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol Houston Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (Yards) to the ORST 7
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
Ethan Sanchez 25 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Caleb Ojeda kickoff for 64 yds , Mekhi Mews return for 21 yds to the HOU 22
Dean Connors run for a loss of 2 yards to the HOU 20
Conner Weigman sacked by Jacob Schuster for a loss of 3 yards to the HOU 17
Conner Weigman pass complete to Dean Connors for 3 yds to the HOU 20
Liam Dougherty punt for 52 yds
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the ORST 30
Anthony Hankerson run for 1 yd to the ORST 31
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Bryce Caufield for 5 yds to the ORST 36
AJ Winsor punt for 64 yds
Conner Weigman pass complete to Mekhi Mews for no gain to the HOU 20
Dean Connors run for no gain to the HOU 20 Houston Penalty, Offensive holding (Demetrius Hunter) to the HOU 10
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
Dean Connors run for 6 yds to the HOU 16
Liam Dougherty punt for 48 yds , Trent Walker returns for 3 yds to the ORST 39
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 22 yds to the HOU 39 for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 9 yds to the HOU 30
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 14 yds to the HOU 16 for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 1 yd to the HOU 15
Maalik Murphy pass complete to David Wells Jr. for 2 yds to the HOU 13
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr., broken up by Latrell McCutchin Sr.
Caleb Ojeda 31 Yd Field Goal
Caleb Ojeda kickoff for 63 yds , Mekhi Mews return for 35 yds to the HOU 37
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Amare Thomas
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the HOU 40
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Amare Thomas, broken up by Conrad Hussey
Liam Dougherty punt , Trent Walker returns for no gain to the HOU 40 Houston Penalty, Defensive holding (Shamar Meikle) to the HOU 40
Liam Dougherty punt for 60 yds
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 9 yds to the ORST 29
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the ORST 31 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Cornell Hatcher Jr. for 5 yds to the ORST 36
Anthony Hankerson run for 8 yds to the ORST 44 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the ORST 48
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the HOU 49
Houston Penalty, off-side (Jalen Garner) to the HOU 44 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the HOU 44
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 8 yds to the HOU 36
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the HOU 34 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Gabe Milbourn for 10 yds to the HOU 24 for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 6 yds to the HOU 18
Oregon State Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the HOU 8
Cornell Hatcher Jr. 18 Yd Run (Cameron Smith Kick)
Max Walker kickoff for 63 yds , Mekhi Mews return for 15 yds to the HOU 17
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
DJ Butler run for 2 yds to the HOU 19
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the HOU 25
Liam Dougherty punt for 39 yds Houston Penalty, illegal shift (Koby Young) to the ORST 41
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the ORST 45 Cornell Hatcher Jr. fumbled, recovered by ORST
Anthony Hankerson run for 7 yds to the HOU 48 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the HOU 45
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the HOU 43
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Bryce Caufield
Maalik Murphy punt for 19 yds
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 13 yds to the HOU 37 for a 1ST down
Stacy Sneed run for 14 yds to the ORST 49 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stacy Sneed for no gain to the HOU 49 Houston Penalty, Offensive holding (Alvin Ebosele) to the HOU 41
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stacy Sneed for 3 yds to the HOU 44
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Amare Thomas
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 13 yds to the ORST 43
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 16 yds to the ORST 27 for a 1ST down
Stephon Johnson 27 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the ORST 27
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 3 yds to the ORST 30
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Trent Walker, broken up by Wrook Brown
AJ Winsor punt for 44 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for 10 yds to the HOU 36
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 8 yds to the HOU 44
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Dean Connors
Tanner Koziol 50 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
Zac Yoakam kickoff for 64 yds , David Wells Jr. return for 18 yds to the ORST 19
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Taz Reddicks for 9 yds to the ORST 28
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the ORST 30 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the ORST 32
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
AJ Winsor punt for 44 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for 3 yds to the HOU 27
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 18 yds to the HOU 45 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 4 yds to the HOU 49
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Harvey Broussard III
Liam Dougherty punt for 41 yds
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the ORST 13
Anthony Hankerson run for 6 yds to the ORST 19
Jake Reichle run for 3 yds to the ORST 22 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 18 yds to the ORST 40 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Bryce Caufield for 7 yds Maalik Murphy fumbled, recovered by ORST
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Bryce Caufield
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the HOU 49 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Trent Walker, broken up by Eddie Walls III
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 20 yds to the HOU 29 for a 1ST down
Cameron Smith 46 yd FG MISSED
M.Murphy pass complete. Catch made by C.Hatcher for 1 yards. Tackled by HOU at HOU 24.
M.Murphy pass complete. Catch made by T.Reddicks for 8 yards. Tackled by HOU at HOU 16.
G.Johnson rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by HOU at HOU 16.
C.Hatcher rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by HOU at HOU 16.
D.Connors rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by ORST at ORST 22.
D.Connors rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by ORST at ORST 21.
C.Weigman pass complete. Catch made by D.Connors for 12 yards. Tackled by ORST at ORST 9.
D.Connors rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by ORST at ORST 4.
C.Weigman kneels at the ORST 6.
E.Sanchez 24 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-J.Garza, Holder-J.Sock.