MANHATTAN, Kan. (Interstat) — Conner Weigman threw four touchdown passes and visiting Houston defeated Kansas State 35-16 on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Cougars improved to 5-1. The Wildcats dropped to 3-2. An announced attendance of 51,569 watched the NCAA Football Bowl Division game.

Weigman was Houston’s top star. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 242 yards and four touchdowns and rushed six times for 21 yards. In his previous game against UCF, Weigman completed 18 of 33 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns and ran 13 times for 50 yards. Patrick Overmyer caught eight passes for 83 yards and four touchdowns and had one rushing attempt for one yard. Makhi Hughes ran 14 times for 78 yards and one touchdown. Re’Shaun Sanford II added 20 carries for 90 yards. Koby Young had one run for 40 yards and two receptions for 40 yards. Trent Walker caught five passes for 60 yards and returned one punt for seven yards. Amare Thomas had two catches for 31 yards. Luke McGary added two receptions for 28 yards. DJ Butler had one run for three yards and returned one kickoff for 31 yards.

Houston opened the scoring in the first quarter when Weigman connected with Overmyer on a 1-yard touchdown pass with 9:20 remaining. Jonathan Dimas made the extra point. Houston later missed a 34-yard field goal attempt with 3:53 left in the quarter. Kansas State got on the board before the quarter ended when Luis Rodriguez made a 29-yard field goal with three seconds remaining.

In the second quarter, Weigman found Overmyer again for a 2-yard touchdown with 9:52 remaining, and Dimas converted. Hughes then broke free for a 13-yard touchdown run with 3:17 remaining in the half, and Dimas added the extra point. Houston carried its advantage into halftime.

Houston extended its lead in the third quarter when Weigman hit Overmyer for an 8-yard touchdown with 9:23 remaining. Dimas kicked the extra point. Kansas State answered with 6:11 remaining when Avery Johnson completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Oakley. The two-point conversion attempt failed. Houston responded late in the quarter when Weigman connected with Overmyer on a 2-yard touchdown with 48 seconds remaining. Dimas made the extra point.

Kansas State scored again in the fourth quarter when Johnson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Tibbs with 3:39 remaining. Rodriguez made the extra point. Houston then ran out the clock to secure the road victory.

Johnson completed 16 of 30 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns and ran nine times for 39 yards. Oakley caught three passes for 49 yards and one touchdown. Tibbs had four receptions for 33 yards and one touchdown. Linkon Cure caught two passes for 27 yards. Rodney Fields Jr. ran 14 times for 46 yards and caught two passes for 36 yards. Josh Manning had two runs for 26 yards, three receptions for 24 yards and one tackle. Joe Jackson added four runs for six yards and two catches for 13 yards. Brandon White returned one kickoff for 33 yards and one punt for 16 yards. Sterling Lockett returned a punt for eight yards.

Defensively for Kansas State, Logan Bartley recorded 10 tackles. Koy Beasley, Rex Van Wyhe and Mekhi Mason each had five tackles. Adrian Maddox and Eli Jackson each finished with four tackles. Donovan McIntosh, Zashon Rich, Nick McClellan, Asa Newsom and Wendell Gregory each had three tackles. Gregory also recorded two quarterback hurries. JoJo Scott had three tackles. Gabe Powers and Kamari Burns each had two tackles. Jack Fabris, Jet Dineen, Kaleb Patterson, Jayden Bryant, Sawyer Schilke and Darien Whitaker Jr. each had one tackle. Jordan Allen did not record a statistic. Simon McClannan punted five times for 229 yards. Luis Rodriguez handled kicking duties and made a field goal and an extra point.

Houston’s defense was led by Kentrell Webb with five tackles. Javion White, Sione Fotu and Latreveon McCutchin each had four tackles. McCutchin also had half a sack and one quarterback hurry. Myles Rowser, Carmycah Glass and Jalen Mayo each had three tackles. Christian Brathwaite had two tackles. Liam Dougherty punted three times for 178 yards.

Kansas State’s JoJo Scott recorded three tackles. Simon McClannan punted five times for 229 yards. Brandon White returned one kickoff for 33 yards and one punt for 16 yards. Sterling Lockett returned a punt for eight yards. Luis Rodriguez made a 29-yard field goal and one extra point. Wendell Gregory had three tackles and two quarterback hurries. Houston’s Christian Brathwaite recorded two tackles. Liam Dougherty punted three times for 178 yards. DJ Butler returned one kickoff for 31 yards and ran once for three yards. Trent Walker returned one punt for seven yards.

Houston’s season has included wins over UCF, Georgia Southern, Southern and Oregon State and a loss to Texas Tech. The Cougars beat Oregon State 33-20, Southern 77-6 and Georgia Southern 42-28 before topping UCF 27-17. Their lone loss was 28-26 at Texas Tech. Kansas State previously beat Tulane, Washington State and Nicholls State and lost to Cincinnati. The Wildcats beat Nicholls State 71-3, Washington State 34-7 and Tulane 31-20 before falling 31-26 at Cincinnati.

Houston next hosts Oklahoma State before visiting Utah. The Cougars then host Cincinnati, visit Colorado, visit West Virginia and host Baylor. Kansas State next hosts Kansas before traveling to Arizona State. The Wildcats then visit Colorado, host Oklahoma State, visit Texas Christian, host Arizona and visit Iowa State.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kansas State 39, Houston 36. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Kansas State with a 71.1 percent probability to win. Houston had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +2.5. The total score of 51 went over the over/under line of 55.5.