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FINAL Saturday, December 27, 2025

LSU TigersLSU vs Houston CougarsHouston

35 - 38
NRG Stadium

Scoring by quarter

LSU vs Houston scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
LSU 140714 35
Houston 714710 38
LSU vs Houston scoring by quarter
LSU Qtr Houston
14Q17
0Q214
7Q37
14Q410
35Final38

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 14:46 Touchdown Houston Barion Brown 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Damian Ramos Kick) 7-0
Q1 10:48 Touchdown LSU Trey'Dez Green Trey'Dez Green 23 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick) 14-0
Q1 6:08 Touchdown Houston No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #0 A.Thomas caught at LSU12, for 8 yards to the LSU00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #0 A.Thomas caught at LSU12, for 7 yards to the LSU01 (#0 T.Cooley), out of bounds) #92 E.Sanchez kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Sock, LS: #56 J.Garza) 14-7
Q2 11:05 Touchdown Houston No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #0 A.Thomas caught at LSU00, for 4 yards to the LSU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #92 E.Sanchez kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Sock, LS: #56 J.Garza) 14-14
Q2 0:04 Touchdown Houston Tanner Koziol 7 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick) 14-21
Q3 9:31 Touchdown LSU Trey'Dez Green Trey'Dez Green 4 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick) 21-21
Q3 4:42 Touchdown Houston Traville Frederick Jr. 2 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick) 21-28
Q4 14:54 Touchdown LSU Kyle Parker Kyle Parker 6 Yd pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. (Damian Ramos Kick) 28-28
Q4 7:42 Field goal Houston Ethan Sanchez 25 Yd Field Goal 28-31
Q4 2:23 Touchdown Houston Dean Connors 20 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick) 28-38
Q4 1:15 Touchdown LSU Zavion Thomas Zavion Thomas 3 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick) 35-38

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-2
LSU first, 4 meetings since 1996
Series leader
Even
Series even 2-2 in 4 meetings since 1996
Widest recent margin
15 points
Houston 13-28 LSU, 2000
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Houston 34-35 LSU, 1996
Highest recent total
73 points
LSU 35-38 Houston, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
LSU 2 4 meetings since 1996 2 Houston

Series even 2-2 in 4 meetings since 1996 Series leader: Even.

Team stats, this game

LSUHouston
344Total yards437
267Passing yards230
77Rushing yards207
1Turnovers0
0Sacks4
17First downs32
95Penalty yards29

LSU vs Houston player stats

Passing

LSUpassing
LSUC/ATTYDSTDINT
Michael Van Buren Jr.16/2626730
Houstonpassing
HoustonC/ATTYDSTDINT
Conner Weigman28/3723040

Rushing

LSUrushing
LSUCARYDSTDLONG
Harlem Berry345036
Michael Van Buren Jr.1124019
Zavion Thomas2413
Ju'Juan Johnson3404
Caden Durham5002
Houstonrushing
HoustonCARYDSTDLONG
Dean Connors16126135
Conner Weigman1356014
DJ Butler82109
Austin Carlisle2606
Stacy Sneed2305
Amare Thomas1-200

Receiving

LSUreceiving
LSURECYDSTDLONG
Trey'Dez Green480242
Kyle Parker768119
Chris Hilton Jr.367046
Barion Brown137037
Zavion Thomas115015
Houstonreceiving
HoustonRECYDSTDLONG
Tanner Koziol976122
Amare Thomas860219
Koby Young232021
Stacy Sneed228024
Harvey Broussard112012
Dean Connors31206
DJ Butler1707
Traville Frederick Jr.2312

Defense

LSUdefense
LSUTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Davhon Keys14500.50
Tamarcus Cooley117000
Tylen Singleton94010
Dashawn Spears86010
Jardin Gilbert74000
DJ Pickett77010
Patrick Payton42010
Jimari Butler41000
Dominick McKinley31000
P.J. Woodland3000.50
Bernard Gooden22000
CJ Jimcoily22000
Houstondefense
HoustonTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Eddie Walls III631.52.50
Will James65000
Latrell McCutchin54110
Carlos Allen510.50.50
Wrook Brown42000
Jordan Allen33010
Khalil Laufau33120
Jalen Garner22000
Kentrell Webb21000
Sione Fotu10000
Brandon Mack10000
Corey Platt Jr.10000

Kicking

LSUkicking
LSUFGLONGXPPTS
Damian Ramos0/105/55
Houstonkicking
HoustonFGLONGXPPTS
Ethan Sanchez1/1255/58

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

LSU: last 15 games before this one

10-5 in the last 15 · 24.5 scored · 19.0 allowed
WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 37-17 scored 37 · allowed 17 See game WON 44-31 scored 44 · allowed 31 See game WON 17-10 scored 17 · allowed 10 See game WON 23-7 scored 23 · allowed 7 See game WON 20-10 scored 20 · allowed 10 See game WON 56-10 scored 56 · allowed 10 See game LOST 19-24 scored 19 · allowed 24 See game WON 20-10 scored 20 · allowed 10 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game LOST 25-49 scored 25 · allowed 49 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game WON 23-22 scored 23 · allowed 22 See game WON 13-10 scored 13 · allowed 10 See game LOST 13-17 scored 13 · allowed 17 See game

Houston: last 15 games before this one

9-6 in the last 15 · 24.7 scored · 22.6 allowed
LOST 3-27 scored 3 · allowed 27 See game LOST 10-20 scored 10 · allowed 20 See game LOST 18-30 scored 18 · allowed 30 See game WON 27-0 scored 27 · allowed 0 See game WON 35-9 scored 35 · allowed 9 See game WON 36-20 scored 36 · allowed 20 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game LOST 11-35 scored 11 · allowed 35 See game WON 39-17 scored 39 · allowed 17 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game WON 24-16 scored 24 · allowed 16 See game LOST 35-45 scored 35 · allowed 45 See game WON 30-27 scored 30 · allowed 27 See game LOST 14-17 scored 14 · allowed 17 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
LSU Split Houston
7-52025 record entering9-3
262Points for340
220Points against262
L1FormW1

Recent meetings

2025
LSU 35 : 38 Houston
2000
Houston 13 : 28 LSU
1999
Houston 20 : 7 LSU
1996
Houston 34 : 35 LSU
LSU · QB Sam Leavitt
Pass yards
1220
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
92-139
INT
7
Jones rush
427 yds
Watkins rec
354 yds
Houston · QB Conner Weigman
Pass yards
1185
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
91-135
INT
1
II rush
314 yds
Thomas rec
330 yds
LSU TigersLSU2025 roster
3 Michael Van Buren Jr. QB 16 Colin Hurley QB 18 Garrett Nussmeier QB 19 Emile Picarella III QB 21 Tre People QB 4 Ju'Juan Johnson RB 5 Kaleb Jackson RB 5 Malachi Lane RB 22 Harlem Berry RB 24 Joseph Ebun RB 26 JT Lindsey RB 29 Caden Durham RB 39 Reid Chauvin RB 0 Zavion Thomas WR 1 Aaron Anderson WR 2 Destyn Hill WR 3 Chris Hilton Jr. WR 4 Nic Anderson WR 5 Kyle Parker WR 6 Barion Brown WR 11 TaRon Francis WR 13 Jelani Watkins WR 15 Phillip Wright III WR 17 Isaiah Stone WR 18 Kylan Billiot WR 26 Cowinn Helaire WR 87 Noah Nash WR 7 Trey'Dez Green TE 10 Bauer Sharp TE 45 GiVanni Peterson TE 47 JD LaFleur TE 81 Donovan Green TE 81 Landon Craig TE 53 Hayes Fuqua OL 55 Khayree Lee Jr. OL 56 Josh Thompson OL 56 Ethan Calloway OL 57 Carius Curne OL 59 Tyler Miller OL 61 Braelin Moore OL 65 Paul Mubenga OL 67 Bo Bordelon OL 68 Brett Bordelon OL 71 Tyree Adams OL 74 Braden Augustus OL 76 Christian Stamps OL 77 Ory Williams OL 78 DJ Chester OL 78 Coen Echols OL 66 Solomon Thomas OT 75 Weston Davis OT 10 Walter Mathis Jr. DL 88 Bernard Gooden DL 90 Sydir Mitchell DL 96 Zion Williams DL 6 Patrick Payton DE 12 Jimari Butler DE 17 Damien Shanklin DE 19 Gabriel Reliford DE 44 Jack Pyburn DE 48 Kolaj Cobbins DE 97 Dylan Carpenter DE 6 Ahmad Breaux DT 87 Joey August DT 90 Jacobian Guillory II DT 92 Brandon Brown DT 95 Shone Washington DT 96 Dominick McKinley DT 19 CJ Jackson EDGE 4 Princeton Malbrue LB 7 Harold Perkins Jr. LB 7 Whit Weeks LB 15 Jaiden Braker LB 24 Tylen Singleton LB 26 Charles Ross II LB 31 CJ Jimcoily LB 32 Keylan Moses LB 33 West Weeks LB 35 Zach Weeks LB 42 Davhon Keys LB 49 Gabe Leonards LB 50 Kenzel Kelly LB 56 Jake Ibieta LB 1 Ashton Stamps DB 16 Wallace Foster IV DB 29 Justin Echols DB 4 Mansoor Delane CB 5 DJ Pickett CB 8 Ja'Keem Jackson CB 11 PJ Woodland CB 21 Michael Turner Jr. CB 23 Aidan Anding CB 37 Craig Walton Jr. CB 0 Tamarcus Cooley S 5 Jardin Gilbert S 10 Dashawn Spears S 12 Jacob Bradford S 13 A.J. Haulcy S 14 Joel Rogers S 25 Javien Toviano S 28 Jhase Thomas S 32 Austin Ausberry S 39 Tyson Short S 34 Damian Ramos PK 36 Aidan Corbello PK 45 Sean Perret PK 92 Aeron Burrell PK 20 Badger Hargett P 90 Grant Chadwick P 43 Silas Hall LS 49 Jonathan Ferguson LS Jr. Walter Mathis
Houston CougarsHouston2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

47% LSU
53% HOU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

LSU

DateOppResult
10-03 vsMCN W 63-14
09-26 vsTA&M W 35-6
09-19 atMISS L 24-32
09-12 vsLT W 45-14
09-05 vsCLEM W 51-10

HoustonProvided by big12.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsUCF W 27-17
09-26 atGASO W 42-28
09-18 atTTU L 26-28
09-12 vsSOU W 77-6
09-05 vsORST W 33-20

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

SEC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Georgia 500 1.00025767
Alabama 500 1.000248104
Texas 400 1.00013353
LSU 410 .80021876
Tennessee 410 .80018476
Florida 410 .800231136
Missouri 410 .800188100
Mississippi State 410 .800195140
Kentucky 410 .800173134
Ole Miss 310 .750142123
Texas A&M 320 .60015993
Auburn 320 .600134107
Vanderbilt 320 .600127125
Oklahoma 220 .5008864
South Carolina 230 .400188134
Arkansas 230 .40099142

Big 12Provided by big12.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Utah 400 1.00017341
Texas Tech 500 1.00017481
BYU 400 1.00014957
Houston 410 .80020599
Baylor 410 .80017471
Arizona 410 .80016283
Cincinnati 410 .800169116
Kansas State 310 .75016261
Oklahoma State 310 .75014979
UCF 320 .60016288
Iowa State 320 .600168106
West Virginia 320 .600187144
Kansas 220 .50014468
Arizona State 220 .500133127
TCU 230 .40012767
Colorado 230 .40093127

Records computed from completed games this season

LSU vs Houston: result and recap

LSU Tigers vs Houston Cougars finished 35 - 38 on December 27, 2025. This SEC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the LSU and Houston team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the SEC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of LSU vs Houston?

LSU Tigers vs Houston Cougars finished 35 - 38. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led LSU vs Houston in passing, rushing and receiving?

Michael Van Buren Jr. (LSU) led passers with 267 yards. Dean Connors (Houston) led rushers with 126 yards. Trey'Dez Green (LSU) led receivers with 80 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did LSU play Houston?

This LSU vs Houston game was played on December 27, 2025 at NRG Stadium.