Cincinnati Bearcats vs Houston Cougars

College Football

Cincinnati

5-4

24-31

Final

#17Houston

7-2

TDECU Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Fumble
Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CIN	0	10	7	7	24
HOU	14	7	3	7	31

Who won: Houston 31-24

The Houston Cougars beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 31-24 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at TDECU Stadium. The Houston outscored the Cincinnati 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Conner Weigman led the Houston in passing yards (17/24, 227 YDS, 2 TD). JC French IV led the Cincinnati in passing yards (19/30, 217 YDS, 2 TD).

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Chirp Sim

Called it

The Sim said

HOU 74%

CIN 23, HOU 35

Final

HOU won

CIN 24, HOU 31

Set before the game. The Sim's record

Chirp Recap

Houston holds off Cincinnati 31-24 on Sanford's 51-yard TD

Houston beat Cincinnati 31-24 at TDECU Stadium. Cincinnati tied it at 24 with 6:21 left, and Re'Shaun Sanford II answered 71 seconds later with a 51-yard touchdown run. That score decided it.

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CINHOU

301st Downs23

9-143rd down efficiency4-8

1-14th down efficiency1-2

379Total Yards468

217Passing227

19/30Comp/Att17/24

7.2Yards per pass9.5

162Rushing241

41Rushing Attempts35

4.0Yards per rush6.9

9-54Penalties8-50

1Turnovers0

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

33:38Possession26:22

Player of the game

Conner Weigman

HOU · 17/24, 227 YDS, 2 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.3

Win probability

100%HOU final

CINHOU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00HOU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:39
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Kneel down by #1 C.Weigman at CIN32 for loss of 3 yards
C. Weigman · 6 CAR, 30 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at CIN 29
Q4 0:42CIN
Timeout
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 00:42
Q4 0:42
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by #1 C.Weigman at CIN29 for loss of 2 yards
C. Weigman · 6 CAR, 30 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 27
Q4 0:46HOU
Timeout
Timeout Houston, clock 00:46
Q4 1:19
23 yd run
Shotgun #21 M.Hughes rush right for 23 yards gain to the CIN27, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
M. Hughes · 12 CAR, 90 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at 50
Q4 1:54
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 M.Hughes rush right for 6 yards gain to the HOU50 (#0 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN
M. Hughes · 12 CAR, 90 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at HOU 44
Q4 2:00HOU
Timeout
Timeout Houston, clock 02:00
Q4 2:04
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 M.Hughes rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HOU44 (#17 B.Simms III; #22 J.Thompson)
M. Hughes · 12 CAR, 90 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 39
Q4 2:13
TO
Fumble! Turnover
Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush left for 6 yards loss to the HOU42 lateral to #7 Z.Perry for 0 yards to the HOU42 fumbled by #7 Z.Perry at HOU42 recovered by HOU #17 C.Brathwaite at HOU39, End Of Play. The previous play is under automatic review - "Backwards pass". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (02:13) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short left to #7 Z.Perry thrown to HOU41)
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 36
Q4 2:42
10 yd completion to M. Henry
Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #9 M.Henry caught at HOU37, for 10 yards to the HOU36 (#0 J.White), 1ST DOWN
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at HOU 46
Q4 3:24
3 yd run
Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush left for 3 yards gain to the HOU46 (#9 A.Porter)
G. Payne · 11 CAR, 71 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 49
Q4 3:52
4 yd completion to M. Henry
Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #9 M.Henry caught at CIN44, for 4 yards to the HOU49 (#5 W.James), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at CIN 47
Q4 4:28
6 yd run
Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush left for 6 yards gain to the CIN47 (#21 M.Rowser; #17 C.Brathwaite)
G. Payne · 11 CAR, 71 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CIN 41
Q4 4:36
Incomplete to L. Fenner
Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short left to #2 L.Fenner thrown to CIN47
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 41
Q4 4:50
16 yd completion to M. Henry
Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #9 M.Henry caught at CIN41, for 16 yards to the CIN41 (#2 J.Mayo), 1ST DOWN
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 25
Q4 5:10
Kickoff, touchback
#96 Z.Yoakam kickoff 65 yards to the CIN00, Touchback
Z. Yoakam
TOUCHDOWNQ4 5:10
Touchdown! 51 yd run
R. Sanford II · 15 CAR, 126 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 R.Sanford II rush middle for 51 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:10, 1ST DOWN #49 J.Dimas kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Sock, LS: #69 W.Edwards)
CIN 24 - 31 HOU
Q4 5:40
9 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HOU49 (#10 P.Bauer)
C. Weigman · 6 CAR, 30 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 40
Q4 6:13
15 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 R.Sanford II rush middle for 15 yards gain to the HOU40 (#2 M.Cannon), 1ST DOWN
R. Sanford II · 15 CAR, 126 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 25
Q4 6:21
Kickoff, touchback
#95 M.Lemasters kickoff 62 yards to the HOU03 fair catch by #21 M.Hughes at HOU03
M. Lemasters
TOUCHDOWNQ4 6:21
Touchdown! 1 yd run
J. French IV · 13 CAR, 24 YDS
Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:21 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
CIN 24 - 24 HOU
Q4 6:50CIN
Rush
Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HOU01 (#90 D.Thomas)
1st & Goal at HOU 2
Q4 6:59CIN
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY HOU Targeting (#6 J.Allen) 2 yards from HOU04 to HOU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1st & Goal at HOU 4
Q4 7:01
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short right to #11 J.Gibson thrown to HOU00 PENALTY HOU Pass Interference (#2 J.Mayo) 9 yards from HOU13 to HOU04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
J. French IV · 19/30, 217 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at HOU 13