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.

Conner Weigman was the player of the game (Chirp Rating 8.3). He went 17 of 24 for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran one in. Both passing scores went to Amare Thomas, who opened the game with an 8-yarder and a 31-yarder for a 14-0 lead. Weigman's 2-yard run made it 21-10 late in the second quarter after Cincinnati had cut it to 14-10.

Cincinnati kept coming. JC French IV threw for 217 yards and two scores, including a 34-yarder to G. Grover that made it 21-17. Jonathan Dimas kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 24-17 Houston lead. French then ran in from a yard out to tie it at 24. Houston moved to 7-2, and Cincinnati fell to 5-4.

Chirp's Sim had Houston at 74% before the game.