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#10 Utah Beat #14 Houston 21-13 Behind Devon Dampier's 150-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, October 25, 2026

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The #10 Utah Utes defeated the #14 Houston Cougars 21-13 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FBS college football Week 8 action.

Houston led 3-0 at halftime. Utah came back after the break to take the win. The fourth quarter swung it: Utah outscored its opponent 14-0.

Utah moves to 7-0, while Houston falls to 6-2.

Top performers

• Conner Weigman (HOU, QB): 19/35, 282 YDS
• Makhi Hughes (HOU, RB): 19 CAR, 52 YDS, 1 TD
• Amare Thomas (HOU, WR): 5 REC, 133 YDS
• Devon Dampier (UTAH, QB): 18/26, 204 YDS, 2 INT
• Devon Dampier (UTAH, QB): 15 CAR, 150 YDS, 2 TD
• Creed Whittemore (UTAH, WR): 4 REC, 53 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q2 3:44HOUJonathan Dimas 24 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q3 6:46HOUMakhi Hughes 2 Yd Run10-0
3. Q3 4:25UTAHDevon Dampier 22 Yd Run10-7
4. Q3 2:17HOUJonathan Dimas 47 Yd Field Goal13-7
5. Q4 11:57UTAHWayshawn Parker 5 Yd Run13-14
6. Q4 2:09UTAHDevon Dampier 9 Yd Run13-21

Team stats

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