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Houston vs Georgia Southern

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 4:00 PM ET · Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Houston CougarsHouston3-1

FinalSep 26, 2026

Georgia Southern EaglesGeorgia Southern1-3

TVESPNU

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

HOU−950

GASO+625

Spread

HOU −17.5−108

GASO +17.5−112

Total O/U

Over 56.5−110

Under 56.5−110

Spread: Georgia Southern +17.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 56.5 (70 points).

Recap

Houston beat Georgia Southern 42-28 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

The game was played before 24,112.

Score by quarter

Houston Cougars and Georgia Southern Eagles, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	14	14	7	7	42
GASO	0	14	7	7	28

Scoring plays

First Quarter

HOUTouchdown · 10:30Conner Weigman 5 Yd Run (Jonathan Dimas Kick)7-0
HOUTouchdown · 2:31Koby Young 22 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)14-0

Second Quarter

GASOTouchdown · 13:32Alex Taylor 40 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)14-7
GASOTouchdown · 9:28Ty Cummings 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)14-14
HOUTouchdown · 5:48Conner Weigman 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Dimas Kick)21-14
HOUTouchdown · 0:52Traville Frederick Jr. 2 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)28-14

Third Quarter

HOUTouchdown · 11:25Trent Walker 23 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)35-14
GASOTouchdown · 6:34Alex Taylor 23 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)35-21

Fourth Quarter

HOUTouchdown · 14:10Amare Thomas 11 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Jonathan Dimas Kick)42-21
GASOTouchdown · 8:20River Helms 5 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)42-28

Team stats

HOUGASO

1st Downs: 28; 22
Total Yards: 441; 355
Passing: 239; 289
Rushing: 202; 66
3rd down efficiency: 8-9; 7-13
Turnovers: 0; 1
Possession: 28:39; 31:21

Top performers

Houston CougarsGeorgia Southern Eagles

Passing

Conner Weigman17/22, 239 YDS, 4 TD

Max Johnson26/38, 284 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing

Re'Shaun Sanford II17 CAR, 120 YDS

David Mbadinga6 CAR, 37 YDS

Receiving

Trent Walker6 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD

Alex Taylor6 REC, 119 YDS, 2 TD

Tackles

Jaden Yates9

Jakyri Jones9

Sacks

Ashton Porter1

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Player stats

Houston · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Conner Weigman	17/22	239	10.9	4	0	98.0

Houston · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Re'Shaun Sanford II	17	120	7.1	0	17
Makhi Hughes	16	70	4.4	0	15
Conner Weigman	6	14	2.3	2	5
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Houston · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trent Walker	6	83	13.8	1	23
Patrick Overmyer	3	68	22.7	0	47
Amare Thomas	5	50	10.0	1	17
Koby Young	1	22	22.0	1	22
Makhi Hughes	1	14	14.0	0	14
Traville Frederick Jr.	1	2	2.0	1	2

Houston · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Trent Walker	1	0	0
De'Marion Thomas	0	0	1

Houston · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jaden Yates	9	7	0.5	1.5	0	0
Kentrell Webb	8	7	0	0	1	0
Will James	6	6	0	0	2	0
Khalil Laufau	5	3	0	0	1	1
Javion White	5	3	0.5	2.5	1	0
Jalen Mayo	3	3	0	0	1	0
Sione Fotu	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ashton Porter	3	1	1	1	0	1

Houston · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
John Hebert	3	79	26.3	38	0

Houston · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trent Walker	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Houston · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonathan Dimas	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Houston · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Liam Dougherty	1	48	48.0	1	0	48

Georgia Southern · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Max Johnson	26/38	284	7.5	3	0	74.1
Weston Bryan	1/1	5	5.0	0	0	--

Georgia Southern · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Mbadinga	6	37	6.2	0	19
Weston Bryan	6	25	4.2	0	8
Taylor Bradshaw	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jamarian Samuel	4	4	1.0	0	4
Ty Cummings	1	2	2.0	1	2
Taeo Todd	1	2	2.0	0	2
Max Johnson	7	-8	-1.1	0	8

Georgia Southern · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Alex Taylor	6	119	19.8	2	40
Taeo Todd	2	46	23.0	0	25
Josh Dallas	7	45	6.4	0	13
Jeremiah Ware	3	27	9.0	0	13
River Helms	5	25	5.0	1	11
Taylor Bradshaw	1	12	12.0	0	12
Andre Greene Jr.	2	10	5.0	0	6
King Phillips	1	5	5.0	0	5

Georgia Southern · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Max Johnson	1	1	0

Georgia Southern · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO
Jakyri Jones	9	4
Anthony Bynum	8	3
Chace Calicut	6	1
Aaron Sears	4	3
Brandon Tyson	4	2
O'Marion Brown	4	2
Elijah Fears	4	2
Carlo Thompson	3	3

Georgia Southern · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeremiah Ware	3	33	11.0	19	0

Georgia Southern · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Bryant	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Georgia Southern · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Smith	2	82	41.0	0	0	42

Game info

VenueAllen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Attendance24,112

TVESPNU · national

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