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Northern Colorado at Houston Christian

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Northern Colorado beat Houston Christian 26–⁠23 in overtime. It was their fifth meeting; Northern Colorado leads the series 4–⁠1.

AwayNorthern Colorado4–⁠8 in 2025
26
HomeHouston Christian2–⁠10 in 2025
23

Final, overtime at Husky Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,249

At kickoff
86°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Houston Sugarland Mem, 16 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Matt BeckGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Northern Colorado71030626
Houston Christian7733323

Standouts

  • RushingMathias Price27 carries, 126 yards, 1 TDNorthern Colorado
  • ReceivingCarver Cheeks8 catches, 101 yards, 1 TDNorthern Colorado
  • DefenseRodney Dansby1 INTHouston Christian

Player stats

Northern Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Eric Gibson Jr.24/3721512
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mathias Price27126112
Kieryus Boone539017
Aliou-Rocco Traore103306
Eric Gibson Jr.31309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carver Cheeks8101135
Dawson Menegatti345037
Aliou-Rocco Traore619010
Luke Wooten218012

Houston Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jake Weir17/3516000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xai’Shaun Edwards928012
Darryle Evans71506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ja’Ryan Wallace344026
Deuce McMillan338020
Keith Wheeler53107
Xai’Shaun Edwards330014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Rodney Dansby0001
Tyran Chappell0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Northern ColoradoHouston Christian
437Total yards200
215Passing yards160
222Rushing yards40
5.8Yards per pass4.6
4.1Yards per rush1.7
24First downs8
4–⁠16Third downs1–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
3Turnovers1
6–⁠40Penalties8–⁠50
38:25Possession21:35

Efficiency

Northern ColoradoHouston Christian
41%Success rate14%
−0.13EPA per play−0.42
0.99Explosiveness1.12
−0.46Rushing EPA−0.58
0.30Passing EPA−0.26
31%Passing-down success18%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston Christian 72% to win. Northern Colorado won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Houston Christian −1.5, over/under 47.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Houston Christian end zoneNorthern Colorado end zoneQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoInterception, 3 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ2 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoField goal, 6 playsQ3 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoMissed FG, 8 playsQ4 Houston ChristianField goal, 4 playsQ4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ4 Houston ChristianResult not recorded, 1 playQ4 Houston ChristianMissed FG, 7 playsQ4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoFumble, 4 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoMissed FG, 10 playsQ5 Houston ChristianField goal, 4 playsQ5 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston Christian drives left to right, Northern Colorado right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  3. Q1 Northern ColoradoInterception, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q1 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 21 yards
  7. Q2 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  8. Q2 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 Northern ColoradoField goal, 6 plays, 16 yards
  10. Q3 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q4 Northern ColoradoMissed FG, 8 plays, 49 yards
  12. Q4 Houston ChristianField goal, 4 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q4 Houston ChristianResult not recorded, 1 play, −2 yards
  15. Q4 Houston ChristianMissed FG, 7 plays, 45 yards
  16. Q4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  17. Q4 Northern ColoradoFumble, 4 plays, 18 yards
  18. Q4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 Northern ColoradoMissed FG, 10 plays, 68 yards
  20. Q5 Houston ChristianField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q5 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 6 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Tied at 7
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Charlie Weinrich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 25Mathias Price run for 5 yds to the UNCO 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
14:044th & 5 at own 30Leo Blumentritt punt for 44 yds
14:041st & 10 at own 26Darryle Evans run for 3 yds to the HCU 29
14:042nd & 7 at own 29Darryle Evans run for 1 yd to the HCU 30
14:043rd & 6 at own 30Jake Weir sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the HCU 23
12:084th & 13 at own 23Brady Young punt for 60 yds , Luke Wooten returns for 10 yds to the UNCO 27
Northern Colorado Interception, 3 plays
12:081st & 10 at own 27Mathias Price run for 2 yds to the UNCO 29
12:082nd & 8 at own 29Mathias Price run for 3 yds to the UNCO 32
12:084th & 13 at own 23Brady Young punt for 60 yds , Luke Wooten returns for 10 yds to the UNCO 27
10:431st & 10 at own 35Charlie Weinrich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Northern Colorado Touchdown, 12 plays
10:431st & 10 at own 25Mathias Price run for 12 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at own 37Mathias Price run for 4 yds to the UNCO 41
10:432nd & 6 at own 41Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 5 yds to the UNCO 46
10:433rd & 1 at own 46Hank Gibbs run for 3 yds to the UNCO 49 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at own 49Mathias Price run for 4 yds to the HCU 47
10:432nd & 6 at opp 47Mathias Price run for 4 yds to the UNCO 43 Northern Colorado Penalty, Offensive Holding (Carver Cheeks) to the UNCO 47
10:432nd & 12 at own 47Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
10:433rd & 12 at own 47Kieryus Boone run for 9 yds to the HCU 44
10:434th & 3 at opp 44Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Dawson Menegatti for 37 yds to the HCU 7 for a 1ST down
10:431st & goal at opp 7Mathias Price run for 3 yds to the HCU 4
10:432nd & goal at opp 4Hank Gibbs run for a loss of 2 yards to the HCU 6
4:413rd & goal at opp 6Carver Cheeks 6 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick)
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:351st & 10 at own 35Leo Blumentritt kickoff for 54 yds , Braylon Finney return for 24 yds to the HCU 35
4:351st & 10 at own 35Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 4 yds to the HCU 39
4:352nd & 6 at own 39Jake Weir pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
4:353rd & 6 at own 39Jake Weir run for 5 yds to the HCU 44
4:354th & 1 at own 44Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 3 yds to the HCU 47 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at own 47Jake Weir sacked by Brennen Acosta for 0 yards to the HCU 47 Jake Weir fumbled, recovered by HCU Josiah Drake , return for 0 yards
4:352nd & 10 at own 47Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 4 yds to the UNCO 49
4:353rd & 6 at opp 49Jake Weir pass complete to Tamarcus Gray Jr. for 5 yds to the UNCO 44
4:351st & 10 at own 35Leo Blumentritt kickoff for 54 yds , Braylon Finney return for 24 yds to the HCU 35
1:184th & 1 at opp 44Xai’Shaun Edwards run for no gain to the UNCO 44
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 44Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
1:182nd & 10 at own 44Aliou-Rocco Traore run for 3 yds to the UNCO 47
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 8 plays
1:184th & 1 at opp 44Xai’Shaun Edwards run for no gain to the UNCO 44
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
0:003rd & 7 at own 47Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Aliou-Rocco Traore for no gain to the UNCO 47
Q2 14:514th & 7 at own 47Leo Blumentritt punt for 50 yds
2nd quarter3 drives, then Northern Colorado 17, Houston Christian 14
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 3Darryle Evans run for 2 yds to the HCU 5
14:512nd & 8 at own 5Darryle Evans run for 6 yds to the HCU 11
14:513rd & 2 at own 11Jake Weir pass incomplete to Tamarcus Gray Jr.
13:384th & 2 at own 11Brady Young punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the HCU 46
Northern Colorado Field goal, 6 plays
13:381st & 10 at opp 46Mathias Price run for 4 yds to the HCU 42
13:382nd & 6 at opp 42Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 8 yds to the HCU 34 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 34Mathias Price run for 8 yds to the HCU 26
13:382nd & 2 at opp 26Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Aliou-Rocco Traore for 2 yds to the HCU 28
13:383rd & 4 at opp 28Hank Gibbs run for a loss of 2 yards to the HCU 30
13:384th & 2 at own 11Brady Young punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the HCU 46
10:364th & 6 at opp 30Jacob Willig 48 Yd Field Goal
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
10:361st & 10 at own 25Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 2 yds to the HCU 27
10:362nd & 8 at own 27Jake Weir pass incomplete to Kyle Koontz
10:363rd & 8 at own 27Jake Weir sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the HCU 20
9:294th & 15 at own 20Brady Young punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UNCO 38
9:294th & 15 at own 20Brady Young punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UNCO 38
3rd quarter1 drive, then Northern Colorado 20, Houston Christian 17
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 13Jake Weir pass complete to Deuce McMillan for 3 yds to the HCU 16
14:522nd & 7 at own 16Jake Weir run for 4 yds to the HCU 20
14:523rd & 3 at own 20Jake Weir pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
13:364th & 3 at own 20Brady Young punt for 49 yds
6:161st & 10 at own 35Leo Blumentritt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:484th & 13 at own 22Leo Blumentritt punt for 55 yds , Matai Tomas returns for 9 yds to the HCU 32
Q4 13:234th & 1 at own 15Leo Blumentritt punt for 51 yds
4th quarter10 drives, then Tied at 20
Houston Christian Missed FG, 7 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 34Jake Weir pass complete to Deuce McMillan for 15 yds to the HCU 49 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 49Jake Weir pass complete to Xai’Shaun Edwards for 3 yds to the UNCO 48
13:232nd & 7 at opp 48Jake Weir pass complete to Deuce McMillan for 20 yds to the UNCO 28 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at opp 28Jake Weir pass incomplete
13:232nd & 10 at opp 28Jake Weir pass complete to Keith Wheeler for 7 yds to the UNCO 21
13:233rd & 3 at opp 21Jake Weir pass incomplete to Keith Wheeler
11:114th & 3 at opp 21Charlie Weinrich 39 yd FG MISSED
Northern Colorado Missed FG, 8 plays
11:111st & 10 at own 21Mathias Price run for 2 yds to the UNCO 23
11:112nd & 8 at own 23Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 35 yds to the HCU 42 for a 1ST down
11:111st & 10 at opp 42Aliou-Rocco Traore run for 5 yds to the HCU 37
11:112nd & 5 at opp 37Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Aliou-Rocco Traore for no gain to the HCU 37
11:113rd & 5 at opp 37Shotgun Gibson,Eric pass incomplete deep left to Menegatti,Dawson thrown to HCU04 PENALTY HCU Offside (King,Caleb) 5 yards from HCU37 to HCU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:111st & 10 at opp 32Mathias Price run for 3 yds to the HCU 29
11:112nd & 7 at opp 29Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Mathias Price for no gain to the HCU 29
11:113rd & 7 at opp 29Eric Gibson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the HCU 30
11:114th & 3 at opp 21Charlie Weinrich 39 yd FG MISSED
6:244th & 8 at opp 30Jacob Willig 47 yd FG MISSED
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 30Jake Weir pass incomplete to Xai’Shaun Edwards
6:242nd & 10 at own 30Jake Weir pass incomplete to Keith Wheeler
6:243rd & 10 at own 30Jake Weir run for 4 yds to the HCU 34
6:244th & 8 at opp 30Jacob Willig 47 yd FG MISSED
5:344th & 6 at own 34Brady Young punt for 66 yds for a touchback
Northern Colorado Fumble, 4 plays
5:341st & 10 at own 20Aliou-Rocco Traore run for 2 yds to the UNCO 22
5:342nd & 8 at own 22Mathias Price run for 12 yds to the UNCO 34 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 34Aliou-Rocco Traore run for 5 yds to the UNCO 39
5:344th & 6 at own 34Brady Young punt for 66 yds for a touchback
3:322nd & 5 at own 39Aliou-Rocco Traore run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 38 Aliou-Rocco Traore fumbled, recovered by HCU Sean Dubose Jr.
Houston Christian Field goal, 4 plays
3:321st & 10 at opp 38Jake Weir pass incomplete to Adrian Green
3:322nd & 10 at opp 38Darryle Evans run for 6 yds to the UNCO 32
3:323rd & 4 at opp 32Jake Weir pass incomplete to Keith Wheeler
3:322nd & 5 at own 39Aliou-Rocco Traore run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 38 Aliou-Rocco Traore fumbled, recovered by HCU Sean Dubose Jr.
2:474th & 4 at opp 32Charlie Weinrich 50 Yd Field Goal
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 25Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Dawson Menegatti
2:472nd & 10 at own 25Brandon Lambert Jr. run for 4 yds to the UNCO 29
2:273rd & 6 at own 29Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
2:273rd & 6 at own 29Timeout Houston Christian, clock 02:27
2:134th & 6 at own 29Leo Blumentritt punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HCU 38
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 38Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 4 yds to the HCU 42
2:134th & 6 at own 29Leo Blumentritt punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HCU 38
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
2:002nd & 6 at own 42Jake Weir pass complete to Tamarcus Gray Jr. for 2 yds to the HCU 44
2:003rd & 4 at own 44Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 1 yd to the HCU 45
2:002nd & 6 at own 42Timeout Houston Christian, clock 02:00
1:184th & 3 at own 45Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:18
1:114th & 3 at own 45Brady Young punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UNCO 13
Northern Colorado Missed FG, 10 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 13Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 8 yds to the UNCO 21
1:112nd & 2 at own 21Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Brandon Lambert Jr. for 8 yds to the UNCO 29 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at own 29Eric Gibson Jr. run for 9 yds to the UNCO 38
1:112nd & 1 at own 38Eric Gibson Jr. run for 5 yds to the UNCO 43 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at own 43Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Charles Garrison
1:112nd & 10 at own 43Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Luke Wooten for 12 yds to the HCU 45 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 45Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Luke Wooten for 6 yds to the HCU 39
1:112nd & 4 at opp 39Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 19 yds to the HCU 20 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 20Brandon Lambert Jr. run for 1 yd to the HCU 19
1:114th & 3 at own 45Brady Young punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UNCO 13
0:082nd & 9 at opp 19Timeout Houston Christian, clock 00:08
0:042nd & 9 at opp 19Jacob Willig 36 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Ravonte Blowe
Houston Christian Result not recorded, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20J. Weir takes a knee
Overtime4th & 3 at opp 18Charlie Weinrich 37 Yd Field Goal
Overtime1 drive, then Northern Colorado 26, Houston Christian 23
Northern Colorado Touchdown, 6 plays
Hank Gibbs 1 Yd Run

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Northern Colorado–Houston Christian game

Northern Colorado leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Northern Colorado 26, Houston Christian 23
2022Houston Christian 46, Northern Colorado 34
2021Northern Colorado 45, Houston Christian 13
2015Northern Colorado 34, Houston Christian 10
2014Northern Colorado 28, Houston Christian 20

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