Utah leads Houston 14-13 late in top-15 Big 12 showdown

Latest confirmed checkpoint

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah edged ahead of Houston 14-13 with 11:04 remaining in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s top-15 Big 12 matchup at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The official game centers for both schools showed the same score and game clock in their latest available update. The live pages had not posted a final result when checked. ^{[1] [2]}

Neither team scored in the first quarter. Houston got the only points of the second, a field goal for a 3-0 halftime lead. Utah answered with a touchdown in the third quarter, but Houston added 10 points in that period to move in front 13-7. The Utes’ seven points in the fourth put them ahead by one. ^{[1] [2]}

Contrasting offensive routes

The schools’ live box scores showed Utah with 187 rushing yards and 167 passing yards, compared with Houston’s 106 rushing yards and 221 passing yards. Utah quarterback Devon Dampier led all players with 143 rushing yards; Houston’s Conner Weigman had 221 passing yards, and receiver Amare Thomas had 133 receiving yards. ^{[1] [2]}

Conference stakes and what remains unknown

Utah entered 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12; Houston was 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play. The Associated Press preview identified Houston at No. 14 and Utah at No. 10 and described Utah’s 12-game winning streak as the nation’s longest active FBS streak. ^{[3] [4]}

Houston had won the first five meetings between the programs, including a 17-14 result in 2024. Sports Illustrated’s live coverage described a tense first half, including a failed Houston fourth-down conversion near the Utah goal line and an end-zone interception thrown by Dampier. The final score and its effect on the Big 12 race remained unconfirmed. ^{[1] [4]}