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Oregon State vs. Houston 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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Picks two teams at random. Any FBS team can come up.

How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Oregon State at Houston, Week 1

Final: Oregon State 20, Houston 33. Elo pick: Houston (correct).

Oregon State and Houston: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 1 game, graded.

Oregon State at Houston, Week 1: questions people ask

Who won Oregon State vs. Houston, and what was the score?

Houston beat Oregon State 33–20 on Sat, Sep 5 at TDECU Stadium.

Did Elo get Oregon State at Houston right?

Yes. Elo picked Houston, 58% chance to win going in.

What decided Oregon State at Houston?

Houston won with the lower success rate, 42% to Oregon State's 49%. Houston hit more big plays: 15% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 12%. Houston turned it over twice to Oregon State's 0.

Oregon State vs. Houston player stats: who had the big game?

Braden Atkinson (Oregon State) threw for 376 yards, Makhi Hughes (Houston) ran for 98 yards, and Amare Thomas (Houston) had 141 receiving yards.

What's the Houston–Oregon State series record now?

Houston leads 4–1.