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#8 Texas vs. Houston

When: Saturday, October, 21, 04:00 PM Eastern

Where: TDECU Stadium - Houston, TX

Watch: Fox

Odds: Texas by 23.5 pts.

Total Points: 61.0

All-Time Series : Texas vs. Houston

Texas and Houston have met 25 times since 10/03/1953.

These teams last met 7,697 days (~21 years) ago on 09/21/2002.

Series Wins: Texas 16-2-7 Houston†

Longest streak of continuous meetings: 20 (1976-1995).

Texas has won the last 7 meetings (1992-2002) in this series.

Last 5 Meetings

Winner Date Location Texas Houston Notes
Texas 2002-09-21 Austin, TX 41 11
Texas 2001-09-22 Houston, TX 53 26
Texas 2000-09-23 Austin, TX 48 0
Texas 1995-11-11 Houston, TX 52 20
Texas 1994-11-12 Austin, TX 48 13

Series Comparison Data via Winsipedia

Through Week 7

Week Texas 5-1(2-1) Result Houston 3-3(1-2) Result
1 Rice 3-3(1-1) W 37-10 UTSA 3-3(2-0) W 17-14
2 Alabama#11 6-1(4-0) W 34-24 Rice 3-3(1-1) L 41-43
3 Wyoming 5-2(2-1) W 31-10 TCU 4-3(2-2) L 13-36
4 Baylor 2-4(1-2) W 38-6 Sam Houston State 0-6(0-3) W 38-7
5 Kansas 5-2(2-2) W 40-14 Texas Tech 3-4(2-2) L 28-49
6 Oklahoma#5 6-0(3-0) L 30-34 BYE N/A
7 BYE N/A West Virginia 4-2(2-1) W 41-39

All rankings reflect the current /r/cfb poll

Texas Injury Report

Data Scraped: 2023-10-18 11:00:12

Player Position Status Reported Notes
Jake Majors OL Out Sat – Ankle Sun, Oct 15 Majors sustained a high ankle sprain, and he will not face Houston on Saturday.
Kristopher Ross DL Late Oct – Undisclosed Wed, Sep 20 Ross is expected to miss three to four weeks with an unspecified injury.
Cole Hutson OL Late Oct – Knee Tue, Oct 3 Hutson is sidelined with a knee injury, and he is projected to miss three to four weeks.
Ryan Watts DB Ques Sat – Lower Body Sun, Oct 15 Watts was absent from the previous game with a lower-body issue, and it is uncertain if he will suit up Saturday versus Houston.

Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com

Houston Injury Report

Data Scraped: 2023-10-18 11:00:12

Player Position Status Reported Notes
Re Shaun Sanford Ii RB Out For Season – Undisclosed Mon, Aug 28 Sanford will be out of the lineup for the 2023 season with an unspecified injury.
Noah Guzman DB Out For Season – Undisclosed Mon, Sep 11 Guzman will miss the remainder of the season with an undefined issue.
Cj Nelson WR Out Indefinitely – Leg Tue, Oct 10 Nelson suffered a broken leg, and he will miss an extended period.
Joshua Cobbs WR Ques Sat – Undisclosed Sun, Oct 15 Cobbs sat out the previous game with an undefined ailment, and it is unclear if he will be active against Texas on Saturday.
Matthew Golden WR Ques Sat – Groin Mon, Oct 16 Golden is managing a groin injury, and it remains to be seen if he will line up for Saturday’s battle with Texas.

Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com

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