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Arizona Wildcats vs. Houston Cougars Live Game Thread

Arizona football heads to Houston to take on the Cougars in a Big 12 conference game on Saturday.
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Nov 15, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats running back Kedrick Reescano (3) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Houston Cougars at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images
Nov 15, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats running back Kedrick Reescano (3) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Houston Cougars at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images | Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images

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Houston, TX. -- Arizona is set to play in its second road game of the season as the Wildcats take on the Houston Cougars.

The Wildcats fell in a heartbreaker last weekend, 33-27 in double overtime against BYU. Arizona led by 10 points halfway into the fourth quarter before BYU came storming back to tie the game in the final seconds to force overtime, where they prevailed.

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Oct 11, 2025; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats running back Kedrick Reescano (3) celebrates a touchdown he made in the fourth quarter of the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images | Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images

Arizona enters Saturday's game sitting at 4-2 on the season and 1-2 in conference play. Houston sits at 5-1 on the season and 2-1 in conference play, most recently defeating Oklahoma State 39-17 last weekend.

The Wildcats are all clear on this week's Availability Report, outside of wide receiver Chris Hunter being listed as probable and likely to play. For Houston, its wide receiver Stephon Johnson (13 catches for 275 yards and two touchdowns on the season) is listed as doubtful.

Houston is led by veteran quarterback Conner Weigman, who transferred this year after three seasons at Texas A&M. He has completed 62 percent of his passes on the season for 1,216 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. He has also added another five scores on the ground.

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Oct 4, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars quarterback Conner Weigman (1) warm up before playing against Texas Tech Red Raiders at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

Arizona coach Brent Brennan spoke highly of his secondary that currently ranks as the top pass defense in the conference heading into a matchup with a lot of physical Houston wide receivers.

  • "You're always gonna have matchups like that in most every game." Brennan said. "I have a lot of confidence in that secondary group.
  • I think they're playing good football. This is the Big 12. You're going to play against good receivers. You're going to have to defend good people. And so that's what it is, week in and week out."

Kickoff is scheduled for 9 a.m. (MST) and will be aired on FS1.

Start of the First Quarter

  • Scoring update No. 1: Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita finds wide receiver Tre Spivey on a quick pass and long run for a 70-yard touchdown. 
  • Drive summary (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:18)
  • Scoring update No. 2: Houston quarterback Conner Weigman throws a quick pass to wide receiver Amare Thomas who breaks a tackle and runs for a 52-yard touchdown. 
  • Drive summary (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42)
  • Scoring update No. 3: Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita finds wide receiver Luke Wysong for a 13-yard touchdown. 
  • Drive summary (11 plays, 73 yards, 5:36)

Start of the Second Quarter

  • Scoring update No. 4: Houston quarterback Conner Weigman runs into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. 
  • Drive summary (13 plays, 96 yards, 6:38)
  • Scoring update No. 5: Houston quarterback Conner Weigman tight end Tanner Koziol for a 15-yard touchdown. 
  • Drive summary (9 plays, 69 yards, 1:20)

HALFTIME: Houston leads Arizona 21-14

Start of the Third Quarter

  • Scoring update No. 6: Houston quarterback Conner Weigman finds wide receiver Amare Thomas for his second touchdown of the game after a lengthy drive to open the second half. 
  • Drive summary (17 plays, 75 yards, 9:04)

Start of the Fourth Quarter

  • Scoring update No. 7: Arizona wide receiver Tre Spivey scores his second touchdown of the day on an end-around inside the 5-yard line. 
  • Drive summary (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:01)
  • Missed field goal: Houston kicker Ethan Sanchez misses a 48-yard field goal. 
  • Arizona takes over trailing 28-21 with 11:40 left in the game. 
  • Scoring update No. 8: Arizona running back Kedrick Reescano powers into the end zone at the goal line. The game is tied at 28 with 4:48 remaining in the fourth quarter. 
  • Drive summary (10 plays, 70 yards, 6:52)

Scoring update No. 9: Houston kicker Ethan Sanchez connects on a 41-yard field goal as time expires to win the game for the Cougars.

(FINAL) Houston 31, Arizona 28

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Ari Koslow is a sports writer covering the University of Arizona athletics at On SI. Koslow has been covering Arizona sports for several years. Born and raised in Seattle, he is a diehard Seahawks fan and a longtime sufferer of the Mariners. He is a huge fantasy football fanatic. Koslow is a graduate of Arizona’s School of Journalism.