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UCF 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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UCF at Houston, Week 5

Final: UCF 17, Houston 27. Elo pick: Houston (correct).

UCF and Houston: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 5 game, graded.

UCF at Houston, Week 5: questions people ask

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

Houston beat UCF 27–17 on Sat, Oct 3 at TDECU Stadium.

Did Elo get UCF at Houston right?

Yes. Elo picked Houston, 75% chance to win going in.

What decided UCF at Houston?

Houston had a 46% success rate to UCF's 35%. UCF hit more big plays: 12% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 7%.

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

Keyone Jenkins (UCF) threw for 263 yards, Re'Shaun Sanford II (Houston) ran for 57 yards, and Joshua Derry (UCF) had 101 receiving yards.

Who didn't play in UCF at Houston?

UCF played without Alonza Barnett (starting QB).

What's the Houston–UCF series record now?

UCF leads 8–5.