Wk 12 · 2026
Houston Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers — Sat, Nov 21
Sat, Nov 21 ·
Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Houston is ranked #23 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Houston form
W 31-24at BAYL 14-17vs TCUW 30-27at UCFL 35-45vs WVUW 24-16at ASU
2025 season
West Virginia form
L 0-49vs TTUL 23-25at ASUW 29-22vs COLOW 45-35at HOUL 17-23vs TCU
2025 season
Houston this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
West Virginia this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Houston | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Big 12 | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
The series is level at 1–1 · West Virginia won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.0 points toward West Virginia
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-01 | West Virginia 45 — 35 Houston | at HOU | West Virginia |
| 2023 | 2023-10-12 | West Virginia 39 — 41 Houston | at HOU | Houston |
Houston leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Conner Weigman QB #1 | 204/319, 2475 YDS, 21 TD, 9 INT |
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion QB #9 | 10/21, 108 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Dean Connors RB #44 | 184 CAR, 851 YDS, 5 TD |
| Conner Weigman QB #1 | 158 CAR, 644 YDS, 11 TD | |
| DJ Butler RB #25 | 60 CAR, 280 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amare Thomas WR #0 | 59 REC, 906 YDS, 10 TD |
| Tanner Koziol TE #9 | 65 REC, 651 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Stephon Johnson WR #5 | 13 REC, 275 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dean Connors RB #44 | 31 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jalen Garner LB #36 | 75 |
| Kentrell Webb DB #8 | 70 | |
| Carlos Allen Jr. DT #5 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Eddie Walls III DE #90 | 5.5 |
| Brandon Mack II LB #4 | 5 | |
| Corey Platt Jr. LB #9 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Will James DB #5 | 3 |
| Wrook Brown DB #24 | 2 | |
| Marc Stampley II DB #22 | 2 |
West Virginia leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 101/170, 1276 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT |
| Nicco Marchiol QB #4 | 66/98, 720 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Diore Hubbard RB #22 | 96 CAR, 335 YDS, 4 TD |
| Cyncir Bowers RB #23 | 63 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Khalil Wilkins QB #4 | 58 CAR, 243 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Vaughn WR #17 | 35 REC, 541 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jeff Weimer WR #16 | 21 REC, 383 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rodney Gallagher III WR #84 | 28 REC, 243 YDS | |
| Grayson Barnes TE #80 | 21 REC, 232 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Fred Perry S #5 | 78 |
| Darrian Lewis S #24 | 75 | |
| Reid Carrico LB #35 | 69 | |
| Sacks | Reid Carrico LB #35 | 4.5 |
| Chase Wilson LB #30 | 3 | |
| Devin Grant DL #91 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Chase Wilson LB #30 | 2 |
| Darrian Lewis S #24 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 2 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.