Wk 7 · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
TDECU Stadium, Houston
Big 12 · no games yet
at
TBDET
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Ratings differential HOU by 18.6
#23 Houston Cougars
Big 12 · no games yet
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).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The College King’s 2025 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
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.
Oklahoma St form
L 13-20vs ISUL 14-17at UCFL 6-14vs KSUL 21-38at KUL 0-42at TTU
2025 season
Houston form
W 31-24at BAYL 14-17vs TCUW 30-27at UCFL 35-45vs WVUW 24-16at ASU
2025 season
Oklahoma St 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.
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.
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 · 5
| Opponent | Oklahoma St | Houston |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Big 12 | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| UCF Big 12 | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Colorado Big 12 | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas St Big 12 | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Texas Tech Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Houston leads the series 3–2 · Houston won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.8 points toward Houston
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Houston 39 — 17 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Houston |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Oklahoma St 43 — 30 Houston | at HOU | Oklahoma St |
| 2009 | 2009-09-12 | Houston 45 — 35 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Houston |
| 2008 | 2008-09-06 | Houston 37 — 56 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
| 2006 | 2006-09-23 | Oklahoma St 25 — 34 Houston | at HOU | Houston |
Oklahoma St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Zane Flores QB #6 | 155/262, 1454 YDS, 3 TD, 7 INT |
| Sam Jackson V QB #18 | 35/66, 351 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Rodney Fields Jr. RB #20 | 124 CAR, 614 YDS, 1 TD |
| Trent Howland RB #24 | 63 CAR, 243 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sesi Vailahi RB #3 | 42 CAR, 152 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Gavin Freeman WR #6 | 53 REC, 481 YDS, 4 TD |
| Terrill Davis WR #2 | 29 REC, 373 YDS | |
| Shamar Rigby WR #7 | 25 REC, 351 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rodney Fields Jr. RB #20 | 28 REC, 276 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Parker Robertson S #8 | 77 |
| Bryan McCoy Jr. LB #5 | 71 | |
| Brandon Rawls LB #6 | 67 | |
| Sacks | Wendell Gregory DE #1 | 4 |
| Malik Charles DE #0 | 3 | |
| Jacobi Oliphant Jr. LB #20 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Parker Robertson S #8 | 2 |
| LaDainian Fields CB #9 | 2 | |
| Kale Smith CB #10 | 1 |
Houston leaders 2025 regular 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 |
These are regular-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. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.