LSU Tigers vs Houston Cougars, Kinder's Texas Bowl

College FootballKinder's Texas Bowl

LSU

7-6

35-38

Final

#21Houston

10-3

Reliant Stadium

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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

LSUHOU

171st Downs32

7-123rd down efficiency7-15

1-14th down efficiency2-3

344Total Yards437

267Passing230

16/26Comp/Att28/37

10.3Yards per pass6.2

77Rushing207

24Rushing Attempts45

3.2Yards per rush4.6

9-95Penalties4-29

1Turnovers0

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

21:28Possession38:32

Player of the game

Conner Weigman

HOU · 28/37, 230 YDS, 4 TD

8.8

Win probability

100%HOU final

LSUHOU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00HOU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:10HOU
Rush
Kneel down by #1 C.Weigman at LSU50 for loss of 1 yard
3rd & 12 at LSU 49
Q4 1:10HOU
Rush
Kneel down by #1 C.Weigman at LSU49 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at LSU 48
Q4 1:10HOU
Timeout
Timeout Houston, clock 01:10
Q4 1:15
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #1 C.Weigman at LSU48 for loss of 1 yard
C. Weigman · 13 CAR, 56 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LSU 47
Q4 1:12
Kickoff, touchback
#32 A.Burrell onside kickoff 12 yards to the LSU47, End Of Play
A. Burrell
Q4 1:15HOU
Timeout
Timeout Houston, clock 01:15
Q4 1:21LSU
Timeout
Timeout LSU, clock 01:21
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:15
LSU
Touchdown! 3 yd run
Zavion Thomas 3 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick)
LSU 35 - 38 HOU
Q4 1:46
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the HOU03 (#6 J.Allen)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 11 CAR, 24 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at HOU 1
Q4 1:46
Incomplete to N. Anderson
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete short right to #4 N.Anderson thrown to HOU00
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at HOU 1
Q4 1:46
14 yd completion to C. Hilton Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short middle to #3 C.Hilton Jr. caught at HOU01, for 14 yards to the HOU01 (#21 Z.Vedder), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the goal line". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short middle to #3 C.Hilton Jr. caught at HOU01, for 15 yards to the HOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:27, 1ST DOWN)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 15
Q4 1:46LSU
Timeout
Timeout LSU, clock 01:46
Q4 2:00
15 yd completion to Z. Thomas
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #0 Z.Thomas caught at HOU15, for 15 yards to the HOU15 (#1 L.McCutchin Sr.), 1ST DOWN
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 3rd & 13 · 3rd & 13 at HOU 30
Q4 2:00
Sacked for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the HOU30 (#5 C.Allen, #90 E.Walls III)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at HOU 27
Q4 2:00
Incomplete to Z. Thomas
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete deep left to #0 Z.Thomas thrown to HOU00
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 27
Q4 2:00LSU
Timeout
Timeout LSU, clock 02:00
Q4 2:22
46 yd completion to C. Hilton Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete deep left to #3 C.Hilton Jr. caught at HOU40, for 46 yards to the HOU27 (#15 W.James), 1ST DOWN
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 1st & 20 · 1st & 20 at LSU 27
Q4 2:22
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #6 B.Brown caught at LSU33, for 0 yards to the LSU37 (#24 W.Brown; #36 J.Garner) PENALTY LSU Illegal Block in Back (#71 T.Adams) 10 yards from LSU37 to LSU27. NO PLAY
M. Van Buren Jr. · 16/26, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LSU 37
Q4 2:22
Kickoff, touchback
#96 Z.Yoakam kickoff 28 yards to the LSU37 #26 C.Ross II return 0 yards to the LSU37, End Of Play
Z. Yoakam
TOUCHDOWNQ4 2:23
HOU
Touchdown! 20 yd run
Dean Connors 20 Yd Run (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
LSU 28 - 38 HOU
Q4 2:30HOU
Timeout
Timeout Houston, clock 02:30
Q4 6:50
24 yd completion to S. Sneed
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short left to #21 S.Sneed caught at LSU25, for 24 yards to the LSU20 (#46 T.Singleton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
C. Weigman · 28/37, 230 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at LSU 44
Q4 6:50
No gain on the run
Shotgun #44 D.Connors rush middle for 0 yards to the LSU44 (#46 T.Singleton; #12 J.Butler)
D. Connors · 16 CAR, 126 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LSU 44
Q4 6:50
2 yd completion to T. Koziol
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short middle to #9 T.Koziol caught at LSU45, for 2 yards to the LSU44 (#0 T.Cooley; #10 D.Spears), 1ST DOWN. #9 T.Koziol injured on the play
C. Weigman · 28/37, 230 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at LSU 46