Game notes: Houston at Colorado
Friday, November 13, 10:15 p.m. ET, Folsom Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- Houston (6–1, 3–1 in conference) at Colorado (2–4, 0–3 in conference), Friday, November 13, 10:15 p.m. ET, Folsom Field.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, September 12, 2025: Houston 36, Colorado 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Houston 36–20 (at Houston); 1971: Colorado 29–17 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Houston
- Houston is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–20 vs. Oregon State; W 77–6 vs. Southern; L 26–28 at No. 13 Texas Tech; W 42–28 at Georgia Southern; W 27–17 vs. UCF; W 35–16 at Kansas State; W 35–32 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Houston has won four straight, since losing 28–26 to Texas Tech (Sept. 18, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Houston is No. 21 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Fritz is 20–12 in his third season at Houston and 91–66 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Fritz is 1–0 against Colorado.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Conner Weigman (QB): 1,770 passing yards, 20 TD, No. 2 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Patrick Overmyer (TE): 38 catches, 431 yards, 7 TD, No. 10 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kentrell Webb (DB): 43 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Conner Weigman needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Jason McKinley (46, 1997–00) for eighth on Houston’s career touchdown passes list. He has 45 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1965, Houston beat No. 10 Kentucky 38–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Colorado
- Colorado is 2–4 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 14–13 at Georgia Tech; W 52–21 vs. Weber State; L 7–41 at Northwestern; L 13–23 at Baylor; L 7–29 vs. No. 12 Texas Tech; L 24–27 vs. No. 11 Utah.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Colorado has lost four straight, since beating Weber State 52–21 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Colorado is No. 112 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Deion Sanders is 18–25 in his fourth season at Colorado.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Deion Sanders is 0–1 against Houston.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Joseph Williams (WR): 37 catches, 508 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Wilson (QB): 699 passing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Randon Fontenette (DB): 50 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1948, Colorado lost to No. 20 Missouri 27–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Deion Sanders is 0–1 against Willie Fritz’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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