CFB

Houston 26, at Texas Tech 28

Friday, September 18, 2026 · Final · Bowl Subdivision

Bowl Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Houston Cougars

5-1 · W3 · #27 (1755 ELO -4)

10 7 3 6 26

Texas Tech Red Raiders

5-0 · W5 · #12 (1948 ELO +4)

0 14 7 7 28

Jones AT&T Stadium · Lubbock, TX

Attendance: 60,229

Texas Tech edges Houston in late Big 12 thriller

LUBBOCK (Interstat) — Will Hammond passed for 257 yards and a touchdown, and Texas Tech held off Houston 28-26 in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The announced attendance was 60,229. Texas Tech improved to 3-0, while Houston fell to 2-1. Houston struck first when J. Dimas made a 31-yard field goal with 9:27 left in the first quarter. Texas Tech answered in the second quarter when Hammond hit Kenny Johnson for a 35-yard touchdown pass down the right side. Stone Harrington added the extra point. The Red Raiders extended their lead… Read more...

Top Statlines

Conner Weigman HOU 27/38-282yd 13run-56yd 3td
Will Hammond TXT 17/27-257yd 5run-30yd 1td
Thomas Castellanos TXT 0/1-0yd 1run-3yd 1td

Forecasting

ELO Probability TXT 91.1%

Spread HOU +7.5

Projected Score TXT 35 HOU 31

Money Line TXT -325/HOU +260

Over/Under 52.5 (Over)