Houston Tops Colorado 36-20 Behind Weigman's Passing Game
Houston defeated Colorado 36-20 on Saturday in Week 3 action. The Cougars controlled the game throughout, scoring in all four quarters with 10 points in the first, six in the second, 10 in the third, and 10 in the fourth.
Colorado managed only 20 points, scoring 14 in the second quarter and 6 in the fourth quarter. The Buffaloes kept the game competitive early but couldn't maintain momentum.
Houston quarterback Conner Weigman led the offense with 222 passing yards. Running back Dean Connors contributed 89 rushing yards for the Cougars. In the fourth quarter, Weigman connected with Stephon Johnson on a 54-yard completion to reach the Colorado 7-yard line.
Colorado's offense showed flashes late, with Ryan Staub engineering a scoring drive in the final period that included a 29-yard run to set up a touchdown pass to Joseph Williams, though the two-point conversion failed.
Houston covered the four-point spread, and the game went over the 45-point over-under total. The game featured two lead changes and remained competitive throughout.
AI-generated recap · Aug 18, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
 Houston | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Colorado | Houston |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 19-35 | 15-24 |
| Pass Yards | 204 | 222 |
| Rush Yards | 96 | 209 |
| Total Yards | 300 | 431 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-14 | 7-18 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 4-35 |
| Possession | 23:15 | 36:45 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Micah Welch run for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 23
Ryan Staub pass complete to Joseph Williams for 10 yds to the COLO 33
Micah Welch run for 3 yds to the COLO 36 for a 1ST down
Simeon Price run for 3 yds to the COLO 39
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dre'lon Miller for 16 yds to the HOU 45 for a 1ST down
Ryan Staub pass complete to Sincere Brown for 2 yds to the HOU 43
Ryan Staub pass complete to Micah Welch for 4 yds to the HOU 47
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Omarion Miller
Damon Greaves punt for 44 yds
Damon Greaves punt for 44 yds
Dean Connors run for 8 yds to the HOU 11
Conner Weigman pass complete to Dean Connors for 16 yds to the HOU 27 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the HOU 28
Conner Weigman run for 7 yds to the HOU 35
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 9 yds to the HOU 44 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 22 yds to the COLO 34 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
Conner Weigman run for no gain to the COLO 34
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stacy Sneed
Ethan Sanchez 52 yd FG GOOD
Dekalon Taylor run for no gain to the COLO 31
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dekalon Taylor for 8 yds to the COLO 39
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Dre'lon Miller
Damon Greaves punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Mekhi Mews at the HOU 21
Damon Greaves punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Mekhi Mews at the HOU 21
Conner Weigman run for 49 yds to the COLO 30 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 5 yds to the COLO 25
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Harvey Broussard III
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 16 yds to the COLO 9 for a 1ST down Colorado Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Keaten Wade) to the COLO 4 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 4 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
PENALTY COL Delay Of Game 5 yards from COL18 to COL13. NO PLAY.
Ryan Staub sacked by Khalil Laufau for a loss of 1 yard to the COLO 12
Ryan Staub pass complete to Omarion Miller for 10 yds to the COLO 22
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Omarion Miller
Damon Greaves punt for 47 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for no gain to the HOU 31
Damon Greaves punt for 47 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for no gain to the HOU 31
Stacy Sneed run for 2 yds to the HOU 33
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
Stacy Sneed run for 14 yds to the COLO 25 for a 1ST down
Stacy Sneed run for 4 yds to the COLO 21
Stacy Sneed run for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 23
Conner Weigman sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 25
Ethan Sanchez 43 yd FG GOOD
Micah Welch run for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 22
Ryan Staub run for 4 yds to the COLO 26
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Zach Atkins
Damon Greaves punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HOU 35
Damon Greaves punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HOU 35
Stacy Sneed run for 2 yds to the HOU 37
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Harvey Broussard III
Liam Dougherty punt for 56 yds
Liam Dougherty punt for 56 yds
Simeon Price run for no gain to the COLO 7
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Dre'lon Miller
(11:17) No Huddle-Shotgun Staub,Ryan pass incomplete short right to Brown,Sincere thrown to COL19 PENALTY HOU Pass Interference (McCutchin Sr.,Latrell) 15 yards from COL07 to COL22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Ryan Staub run for no gain to the COLO 22
Ryan Staub pass complete to Zach Atkins for 1 yd to the COLO 23
Ryan Staub run for 11 yds to the COLO 34 for a 1ST down
Dekalon Taylor run for 11 yds to the COLO 45 for a 1ST down
Micah Welch run for 1 yd to the COLO 46
Ryan Staub pass complete to Omarion Miller for 8 yds to the HOU 46
Simeon Price run for 8 yds to the HOU 38 for a 1ST down
Simeon Price run for 38 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)
Conner Weigman pass complete to Luke McGary for no gain to the HOU 25
Conner Weigman run for 9 yds to the HOU 34
Conner Weigman run for 1 yd to the HOU 35 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the HOU 38
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 21 yds to the COLO 41 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 7 yds to the COLO 34
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the COLO 33
Conner Weigman run for 7 yds to the COLO 26 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Stacy Sneed run for a loss of 3 yards to the COLO 29
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Weigman,Conner pass incomplete short left thrown to COL20 PENALTY COL Roughing The Passer offsetting HOU Intentional Grounding offsetting. NO PLAY.
Conner Weigman run for no gain to the COLO 29
Ethan Sanchez 47 yd FG GOOD
Ryan Staub pass complete to Joseph Williams for 5 yds to the COLO 17
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dre'lon Miller for 3 yds to the COLO 20
Ryan Staub pass complete to Omarion Miller for 36 yds to the HOU 44 for a 1ST down
Ryan Staub pass complete to Micah Welch for 25 yds to the HOU 19 for a 1ST down
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Micah Welch
Zach Atkins 0 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)
C. Weigman takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
C. Weigman takes a knee
Conner Weigman pass complete to Dean Connors for 6 yds to the HOU 31
Stephon Johnson run for 5 yds to the HOU 36 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for no gain to the HOU 36
Dean Connors run for 7 yds to the HOU 43
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 2 yds to the HOU 45
Conner Weigman run for 1 yd to the HOU 46 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 8 yds to the COLO 46
Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 1 yd to the COLO 45
Stacy Sneed run for 5 yds to the COLO 40 for a 1ST down
PENALTY HOU False Start (Brooks Jr.,Jason) 5 yards from COL40 to COL45. NO PLAY.
Stacy Sneed run for 11 yds to the COLO 34
Conner Weigman pass incomplete
Dean Connors run for no gain to the COLO 34
Conner Weigman pass complete to Amare Thomas for 12 yds to the COLO 22 for a 1ST down
Houston Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Conner Weigman) to the COLO 32
Conner Weigman run for 5 yds to the COLO 27
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 9 yds to the COLO 18
Ethan Sanchez 35 yd FG GOOD
Simeon Price run for 2 yds to the COLO 37
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Hykeem Williams
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Omarion Miller
Damon Greaves punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Mekhi Mews at the HOU 24
Damon Greaves punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Mekhi Mews at the HOU 24
Mekhi Mews run for 1 yd to the HOU 25
Dean Connors run for 12 yds to the HOU 37 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 18 yds to the COLO 45 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the COLO 44
(03:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Weigman,Conner pass incomplete deep left to Williams,Devan thrown to COL07 PENALTY COL Pass Interference (Vickers,Makari) 15 yards from COL44 to COL29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dean Connors run for 8 yds to the COLO 21
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the COLO 20
Conner Weigman run for 1 yd to the COLO 19 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 18 yds to the COLO 1 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Ryan Staub sacked by Eddie Walls III for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 27
Ryan Staub run for no gain to the COLO 27
Ryan Staub pass intercepted Blake Thompson return for no gain to the COLO 35
Ryan Staub pass intercepted Blake Thompson return for no gain to the COLO 35
Dean Connors run for no gain to the COLO 35
Conner Weigman run for 3 yds to the COLO 32
Conner Weigman pass incomplete
Ethan Sanchez 50 yd FG MISSED Houston Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined
Ethan Sanchez 50 yd FG MISSED Houston Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Zach Atkins
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Joseph Williams
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Dre'lon Miller
Damon Greaves punt for 41 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for 12 yds to the HOU 39
Damon Greaves punt for 41 yds , Mekhi Mews returns for 12 yds to the HOU 39
Mekhi Mews run for no gain to the HOU 39
Conner Weigman pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 54 yds to the COLO 7 for a 1ST down
Conner Weigman run for 7 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dekalon Taylor for 4 yds to the COLO 25
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dekalon Taylor for 7 yds to the COLO 32 for a 1ST down
Ryan Staub pass complete to Hykeem Williams for 8 yds to the COLO 40
Micah Welch run for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 38
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Omarion Miller
Ryan Staub sacked by Corey Platt Jr. for a loss of 12 yards to the COLO 26
Ryan Staub sacked by Corey Platt Jr. for a loss of 12 yards to the COLO 26
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the COLO 24
Dean Connors run for 5 yds to the COLO 19
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the COLO 17
Dean Connors run for no gain to the COLO 17
Dean Connors run for no gain to the COLO 17
Ryan Staub pass complete to Dre'lon Miller for 4 yds to the COLO 21
Ryan Staub run for a loss of 13 yards to the COLO 8 Ryan Staub fumbled, recovered by COLO Ryan Staub
Ryan Staub pass complete to Simeon Price for 11 yds to the COLO 19
Ryan Staub run for 29 yds to the HOU 48 for a 1ST down Houston Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Latreveon McCutchin) to the HOU 37 for a 1ST down
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Sincere Brown
Ryan Staub pass complete to Joseph Williams for 37 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the COLO 34
Conner Weigman run for 1 yd to the COLO 37
Conner Weigman run for 3 yds to the COLO 31
Ethan Sanchez 49 yd FG GOOD
Ryan Staub pass incomplete to Noah King
Ryan Staub pass complete to Sincere Brown for 13 yds to the HOU 46 for a 1ST down
(02:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Staub,Ryan pass complete short right to Brown,Sincere caught at HOU34, for 25 yards to the HOU21 (James,Will) PENALTY COL Illegal Forward Pass (Staub,Ryan) 5 yards from HOU46 to COL49. NO PLAY.
Ryan Staub run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Ryan Staub pass intercepted Wrook Brown return for 40 yds to the COLO 38
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the COLO 37
Stacy Sneed run for 2 yds to the COLO 35
C. Weigman takes a knee
C. Weigman takes a knee