Houston Outlasts Baylor FB in Season Finale, 31-24

Saturday, November 29

Waco, Texas

11 a.m.

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Houston Outlasts Baylor FB in Season Finale, 31-24

11/29/2025 3:42:00 PM | Football

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WACO, Texas -- Sawyer Robertson threw for 309 yards and freshman Joseph Dodds toted it 12 times for 61 yards and one score but Houston used a fourth-quarter, go-ahead drive to post a 31-24 win over Baylor football in the 2025 season finale, on Saturday morning at McLane Stadium.

Baylor (5-7, 3-6 Big 12 Conference) fell behind early 14-0 to Houston (9-3, 6-3 Big 12 Conference) but rallied to tie the game at 24-24 with eight minutes left.

The Cougars then embarked on a nearly seven-minute drive to regain the lead, 31-24. Baylor's potential game-winning drive ended on the Houston 13-yard line as the Bears couldn't punch it in from inside the red zone.

Robertson completed 23-of-46 passes for 309 yards and a TD, also rushing four times for 13 yards. Dodds, in his first extended action of his career, carried it 12 times for 61 yards and his first career TD.

Josh Cameron had three catches for 55 yards, Kole Wilson had seven grabs for 69 yards and Kobe Prentice had four catches for 96 yards. Ashtyn Hawkins finished with three catches for 35 yards and Matthew Klopfenstein, in his first career start, had three catches for 31 yards.

Keaton Thomas had 11 tackles, two for a loss and a sack, picking off his second career pass. Micah Gifford had a career-best 10 tackles and Kyland Reed had a career-best eight stops.

Baylor collected 421 yards of total offense, including 112 rushing despite the first-drive injury of tailback Bryson Washington. Houston had 417 yards of total offense, with 201 passing and 216 yards rushing.

Connor Weigman rushed for 121 yards and two TDs, and threw for 201 yards and a score. Amare Thomas had nine catches for 97 yards and a score.

After forcing a first-drive punt from the Bears, Houston marched 82 yards down the field to take a 7-0 lead on its opening possession, which saw Connor Weigman find Amare Thomas for a 27-yard TD.

The Bears tossed an interception in the end zone and Houston mounted a 69-yard drive that ended in a 28-yard scramble from Weigman for a TD.

After a 53-yard kickoff return from Wilson, the Bears got a career-long 54-yard field goal from Connor Hawkins, a new McLane Stadium record, to cut into the lead, 14-3 with 13:44 left in the second quarter.

After BU nabbed an interception by Keaton Thomas, the Bears marched 46 yards for a 34-yard field goal from Hawkins to cut the lead to 14-6.

A red-zone stand by Baylor forced a UH field goal with 1:40 left in the half, pushing the lead to 17-6.

Baylor's two-minute drive went 62 yards on 12 plays and ended in a 30-yard field goal from Hawkins.

At the half, UH led 17-9 and held a 225-216 margin in yards. BU threw for 151 yards in the first half and rushed for 65.

After teams traded stops to open the second half, UH went on a 65-yard drive on five plays, with Weigman punching it in from one-yard out for a 24-9 lead.

To open the fourth quarter, the Bears cut into the lead with a 50-yard drive that ended in the first career TD from Joseph Dodds. Robertson then carried it into the endzone for the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 24-17 with 12:19 left in regulation.

Baylor got off the field on the ensuing possession with a fourth-down stop, taking over with 10:13 left and trailing by a TD. The Bears ripped off 44 yards on five plays, with Robertson finding Cameron for a 31-yard scoring strike to even the game at 24-24 with 8:53 left.

Houston took over on its own 26 and marked 74 yards on 15 plays, taking nearly seven minutes off the clock, to take a 31-24 lead on a Dean Connors one-yard rush.

Baylor took over with 1:57 left and marked down the field, aided by a 48-yard grab from Prentice, pushing the football to the Houston 13-yard line. Four straight incompletions saw the Bears turn it over with 43 seconds left and Houston was able to earn a first down to put the game away.

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