Game notes: Baylor at Houston
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, TDECU Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Baylor (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Houston (6–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, TDECU Stadium.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 32nd meeting; the series is even at 15–15–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Houston 31, Baylor 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1950: Baylor 34, Houston 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Houston is 7–7 at home against Baylor.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Houston 31–24 (at Baylor); 2024: Baylor 20–10 (at Houston); 2023: Houston 25–24 (at Baylor); 1995: Baylor 47–7 (at Houston); 1994: Baylor 52–13 (at Baylor).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Baylor
- Baylor is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–17 vs. Auburn; W 44–3 vs. Prairie View A&M; W 36–19 vs. Louisiana Tech; W 23–13 vs. Colorado; W 55–19 at Arizona State; L 6–17 vs. TCU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Baylor is No. 56 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dave Aranda is 40–39 in his seventh season at Baylor.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dave Aranda is 1–2 against Houston.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Gavin Freeman (WR): 49 catches, 555 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D.J. Lagway (QB): 1,120 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Travion Barnes (LB): 35 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1953, Baylor lost to No. 8 Rice 41–19.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.
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 1–1 against Baylor.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 2014, Houston beat SMU 35–9.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
- Willie Fritz is 1–1 against Dave Aranda’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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