College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 36, Colorado 20
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Friday, September 12, 2025
Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37899
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Colorado 0 14 0 6 20
Houston 10 6 10 10 36
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 6:42
Houston   FG  Houston 3 - Colorado 0
Ethan Sanchez 52 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:52
Houston   TD  Houston 10 - Colorado 0
Dean Connors 4 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:13
Houston   FG  Houston 13 - Colorado 0
Ethan Sanchez 43 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 7:34
Colorado   TD  Houston 13 - Colorado 7
Simeon Price 38 yd. run (Alejandro Mata kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:45
Houston   FG  Houston 16 - Colorado 7
Ethan Sanchez 47 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:26
Colorado   TD  Houston 16 - Colorado 14
Zach Atkins 0 yd. run (Alejandro Mata kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:25
Houston   FG  Houston 19 - Colorado 14
Ethan Sanchez 35 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:21
Houston   TD  Houston 26 - Colorado 14
Conner Weigman 1 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
4th Quarter - 11:39
Houston   TD  Houston 33 - Colorado 14
Conner Weigman 7 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
4th Quarter - 4:34
Colorado   TD  Houston 33 - Colorado 20
Joseph Williams 37 yd. pass from Ryan Staub (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 3:34
Houston   FG  Houston 36 - Colorado 20
Ethan Sanchez 49 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Colorado Houston
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Colorado Houston
Score 20 36
1st Downs 15 21
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-14
29%		 7-for-18
39%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-2
50%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 300 431
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 23-96 53-209
Average/Rush 4.2 3.9
Passing
Comp-Att 19-35 15-24
Passing Yards 204 222
Average/Pass Play 5.4 8.5
Penalties-Yards 6-45 4-35
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Time of Possession 23:15 36:45
PLAYER STATS
Colorado (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Staub 19/35 204 1 2
Houston (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Weigman 15/24 222 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Price 5 51 10.2 1
R. Staub 11 36 3.3 0
D. Taylor 2 11 5.5 0
Z. Atkins 0 0 0.0 1
M. Welch 5 -2 -0.4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Connors 22 89 4.0 1
C. Weigman 17 83 4.9 2
S. Sneed 9 35 3.9 0
S. Johnson 1 5 5.0 0
M. Mews 2 1 0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
O. Miller 3 54 18.0 0
J. Williams 3 52 17.3 1
D. Miller 3 23 7.7 0
M. Welch 2 21 10.5 0
D. Taylor 3 19 6.3 0
S. Brown 2 15 7.5 0
S. Price 1 11 11.0 0
H. Williams 1 8 8.0 0
Z. Atkins 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Johnson 5 117 23.4 0
A. Thomas 3 50 16.7 0
T. Koziol 4 33 8.2 0
D. Connors 2 22 11.0 0
L. McGary 1 0 0.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
W. Brown 1 40 0
B. Thompson 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Byard 0.5 10.0
B. Davis-Swain 0.5 10.0
A. McNeill 0.5 2.0
A. McPherson 0.5 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Platt Jr. 1.0 12.0
E. Walls III 1.0 2.0
K. Laufau 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Byard 8 6
B. Finneseth 5 2
J. Brown 4 0
M. French 3 0
C. Stoutmire 3 0
K. Wade 3 1
R. Hughes 3 1
P. Hodge 3 2
M. Vickers 3 2
S. Myers 3 3
T. Thomas 2 0
I. Hardge 1 0
T. Coleman 1 0
K. Mikell 1 0
R. Johnson 1 0
A. McPherson 1 1
A. Walker 1 2
A. Barnes Jr. 1 2
B. Davis-Swain 1 4
A. McNeill 0 1
D. McKinney 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Laufau 3 0
L. McCutchin Sr. 3 0
J. Allen 3 0
J. Machado 3 1
C. Allen Jr. 3 4
J. Garner 3 4
W. James 2 0
B. Thompson 1 0
Z. Tibbs 1 0
Z. Vedder 1 1
K. Webb 1 1
L. McCutchin 1 1
C. Platt Jr. 1 2
M. Stampley II 1 2
J. Barbas 1 2
E. Walls III 1 3
S. Fotu 1 3
J. Ridgle 0 1
M. Parker 0 1
Z. Yoakam 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Thomas 1.0 3.0
K. Wade 1.0 2.0
T. Byard 0.5 10.0
B. Davis-Swain 0.5 10.0
A. McNeill 0.5 2.0
A. McPherson 0.5 2.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Allen Jr. 1.5 6.0
E. Walls III 1.5 4.0
C. Platt Jr. 1.0 12.0
M. Stampley II 1.0 6.0
L. McCutchin Sr. 1.0 2.0
K. Laufau 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Staub 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles