University of Arizona
4-3 , 1-3
Houston
6-1 , 3-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Houston | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Houston's field goal as time runs out lifts Cougars over Arizona 31-28
10/18/2025 | Football
HOUSTONN (AP) — Ethan Sanchez hit a 41-yard field as time expired to lead Houston to a 31-28 win over Arizona on Saturday.
Sanchez capped a 13-play, 52-yard drive with the field goal. Houston (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2022 with the win.
Conner Weigman went 15-of-23 passing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. Weigman threw touchdown passes of 52 and 15 yards and rushed for a 10-yard score in the first half as Houston took a 21-14 halftime lead.
Dean Connors rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries for the Cougars, which outgained Arizona 396-381 yards, including 232-112 rushing.
Weigman threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Amare Thomas with six minutes left in the third quarter to put the Cougars up 14.
Arizona (4-3, 1-3) cut the lead to seven on a 3-yard touchdown run by Tre Spivey to start the fourth quarter, and tied it at 28 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Kedrick Reescano with 4:48 left.
Noah Fifita finished 24 of 26 for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Fifita threw touchdown passes of 70 yards to Spivey and 13 yards to Luke Wysong in the first half.
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Team Stats
ARI 7, HOU 0
ARI - Spivey,Tre 70 yd pass from Fifita,Noah (Salgado-Medina,Michael kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:18
ARI 7, HOU 7
HOU - Thomas,Amare 52 yd pass from Weigman,Conner (Sanchez,Ethan kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:42
ARI 14, HOU 7
ARI - Wysong,Luke 13 yd pass from Fifita,Noah (Salgado-Medina,Michael kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:36
ARI 14, HOU 14
HOU - Weigman,Conner 10 yd run (Sanchez,Ethan kick), 13 plays, 96 yards, TOP 06:38
ARI 14, HOU 21
HOU - Koziol,Tanner 15 yd pass from Weigman,Conner (Sanchez,Ethan kick) 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 01:20
ARI 14, HOU 28
HOU - Thomas,Amare 2 yd pass from Weigman,Conner (Sanchez,Ethan kick) 17 plays, 75 yards, TOP 09:04
ARI 21, HOU 28
ARI - Spivey,Tre 3 yd run (Salgado-Medina,Michael kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:01
ARI 28, HOU 28
ARI - Reescano,Kedrick 2 yd run (Salgado-Medina,Michael kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 06:52
ARI 28, HOU 31
HOU - Sanchez,Ethan 41 yd field goal 13 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:48
