Houston Cougars @ Georgia Southern Eagles — Sep 26, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 26, 2026
Cougars Houston HOU 2-1, 1-1 Away
42
Final
28
Eagles Georgia Southern GASO 0-3, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
HOU 14 14 7 7 42
GASO 0 14 7 7 28
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Weigman QB HOU
239 PASS
M.
M. Johnson QB GASO
284 PASS
Rushing Yards
R.
R. Sanford RB HOU
120 RUSH
D.
D. Mbadinga RB GASO
37 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T. Walker WR HOU
83 REC
A.
A. Taylor WR GASO
119 REC
Passing
Houston
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Weigman 17/22 239 4 0 0 151.3
Georgia Southern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Bryan 1/1 5 0 0 0 87.5
M. Johnson 26/38 284 3 0 2 116.6
Rushing
Houston
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Weigman 6 14 2.3 2 5
M. Hughes 16 70 4.4 0 15
R. Sanford 17 120 7.1 0 17
Georgia Southern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Mbadinga 6 37 6.2 0 19
W. Bryan 6 25 4.2 0 8
T. Bradshaw 1 4 4.0 0 4
M. Johnson 7 -8 -1.1 0 8
T. Todd 1 2 2.0 0 2
J. Samuel 4 4 1.0 0 4
T. Cummings 1 2 2.0 1 2
Receiving
Houston
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Thomas 5 6 50 10.0 1 17 0
M. Hughes 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
P. Overmyer 3 5 68 22.7 0 47 0
T. Walker 6 7 83 13.8 1 23 0
K. Young 1 1 22 22.0 1 22 0
T. Frederick 1 2 2 2.0 1 2 0
Georgia Southern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Mbadinga 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R. Helms 5 6 25 5.0 1 11 0
T. Bradshaw 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
J. Dallas 7 8 45 6.4 0 13 0
J. Ware 3 3 27 9.0 0 13 0
T. Todd 2 2 46 23.0 0 25 0
J. Samuel 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Greene 2 7 10 5.0 0 6 0
A. Taylor 6 7 119 19.8 2 40 0
K. Phillips 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
A. Hollins 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Houston
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Porter 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. White 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 1
J. Yates 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia Southern
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Kicking
Houston
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Dimas 0/0 6/6 6 0
Georgia Southern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Bryant 0/0 4/4 4 0
Returns
Houston
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Walker 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
J. Hebert 2 65 32.5 0 38 0
D. Butler 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
Georgia Southern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ware 3 33 11.0 0 19 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Houston
Georgia Southern
441 Total Yards 355
29 First Downs 21
14 Passing 14
14 Rushing 4
3 Penalty 1
9/10 3rd Down Eff. 7/13
239 Passing Yards 289
202 Rushing Yards 66
0 Turnovers 1
4-44 Penalties 9-69
28:45 Possession 35:46
4/4 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 42 - 28
XP J. Dimas
42 - 21 14:10
TD A. Thomas
41 - 21 14:10
Q3 7 - 7 35 - 21
35 - 21 6:34
T. Bryant XP
35 - 20 6:34
A. Taylor TD
XP J. Dimas
35 - 14 11:25
TD T. Walker
34 - 14 11:25
Q2 14 - 14 28 - 14
XP J. Dimas
28 - 14 0:52
TD T. Frederick
27 - 14 0:52
XP J. Dimas
21 - 14 5:48
TD C. Weigman
20 - 14 5:48
14 - 14 9:28
T. Bryant XP
14 - 13 9:28
T. Cummings TD
14 - 7 13:32
T. Bryant XP
14 - 6 13:32
A. Taylor TD
Q1 14 - 0 14 - 0
XP J. Dimas
14 - 0 2:31
TD K. Young
13 - 0 2:31
XP J. Dimas
7 - 0 10:30
TD C. Weigman
6 - 0 10:30
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: HOU +21 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Houston 42 - 28 Georgia Southern
September 26, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 26, 2026
Time
8:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m