Colorado rallies past Houston 42-32 with 28 straight points

Colorado beat Houston 42-32 at Folsom Field by scoring 28 straight points across the second and third quarters. The Buffaloes trailed 20-7 late in the first half and led 35-20 by the middle of the third.

Houston went ahead on a Conner Weigman 4-yard pass to A. Thomas and a 52-yard Dimas field goal. Then Colorado turned it around. D. Taylor ran 67 yards for a score, and J. Smith added a 32-yard touchdown run with 15 seconds left in the half to make it 21-20. Isaac Wilson hit Joseph Williams for 53 yards in the third, and K. Sweetwyne ran 14 yards to make it 35-20.

Houston cut it to 35-26 on a Weigman 22-yard pass to Patrick Overmyer. Richard Young answered with a 2-yard run for 42-26. Weigman found T. Walker in the final two minutes, but the Cougars could get no closer.

Randon Fontenette was the player of the game with 13 tackles and a sack. Chirp's Sim had Houston at 81% before the game.