Houston Cougars vs LSU Tigers
Kinder's Texas Bowl
35
7-6
38
10-3
Game Leaders
Team Stats
344
Total Yards
437
1
Turnovers
0
17
1st Downs
32
9-95
Penalties
4-29
7/12
3rd Down
7/15
1/1
4th Down
2/3
21:28
Possession
38:32
Game Information
Houston, TX
1st Quarter
Touchdown
14:46 - 1st
7
LSU
0
HOU
Barion Brown 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Damian Ramos Kick)
0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Touchdown
10:48 - 1st
14
LSU
0
HOU
Trey'Dez Green 23 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick)
4 plays, 60 yards, 1:26
Touchdown
6:08 - 1st
14
LSU
7
HOU
Amare Thomas 8 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
9 plays, 75 yards, 4:40
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
11:05 - 2nd
14
LSU
14
HOU
Amare Thomas 4 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
14 plays, 73 yards, 6:59
Touchdown
0:04 - 2nd
14
LSU
21
HOU
Tanner Koziol 7 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
11 plays, 90 yards, 1:23
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
9:31 - 3rd
21
LSU
21
HOU
Trey'Dez Green 4 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick)
7 plays, 73 yards, 4:00
Touchdown
4:42 - 3rd
21
LSU
28
HOU
Traville Frederick Jr. 2 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, 4:49
4th Quarter
Touchdown
14:54 - 4th
28
LSU
28
HOU
Kyle Parker 6 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick)
5 plays, 72 yards, 1:35
Field Goal
7:42 - 4th
28
LSU
31
HOU
Ethan Sanchez 25 Yd Field Goal
13 plays, 72 yards, 7:06
Touchdown
2:23 - 4th
28
LSU
38
HOU
Dean Connors 20 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
8 plays, 81 yards, 4:27
Touchdown
1:15 - 4th
35
LSU
38
HOU
Zavion Thomas 3 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick)
8 plays, 63 yards, 1:07
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
0%
--LSU
100%
--HOU
According to ESPN Analytics
2025 Standings
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| BYU | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Utah | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Houston | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Arizona State | 6-3 | 8-5 |
| Iowa State | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 5-4 | 6-6 |
| TCU | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Cincinnati | 5-4 | 7-6 |
| Baylor | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Kansas | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| UCF | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| West Virginia | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Colorado | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-9 | 1-11 |
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