LSU Tigers vs Houston Cougars, Kinder's Texas Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Touchdown- Touchdown
- Punt
- Field Goal
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| HOU | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Who won: Houston 38-35
The Houston Cougars beat the LSU Tigers 38-35 in Kinder's Texas Bowl on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Reliant Stadium. The Houston outscored the LSU 14-0 in the 2nd quarter. Conner Weigman led the Houston in passing yards (28/37, 230 YDS, 4 TD). Michael Van Buren Jr. led the LSU in passing yards (16/26, 267 YDS, 3 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Van Buren Jr. | 16/26 | 267 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 86.9 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Berry | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Michael Van Buren Jr. | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Zavion Thomas | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ju'Juan Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Caden Durham | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey'Dez Green | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 2 | 42 |
| Kyle Parker | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 1 | 19 |
| Chris Hilton Jr. | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 46 |
| Barion Brown | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Zavion Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davhon Keys | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamarcus Cooley | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylen Singleton | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashawn Spears | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Pickett | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jardin Gilbert | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Payton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimari Butler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominick McKinley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Woodland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Gooden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Jimcoily | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Keem Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Wright III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Ross II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shone Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Weeks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barion Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barion Brown | 2 | 142 | 71.0 | 99 | 1 |
| Bauer Sharp | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charles Ross II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavion Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Ramos | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Chadwick | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
