The Houston Cougars got their first ranked win of the season, 35-32 over the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday night at TDECU Stadium, which keeps them right in the heart of the Big 12 conference race.
As a result, the Cougars shot up in the Week 7 AP Poll all the way up to No. 14. This was a six-spot rise for Houston and it is now in the top 15 in the country for the first time since the 2016 season.
Houston’s thrilling victory over Oklahoma State was the Cougars’ first ranked matchup at home since 2015 and improved their record to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 in the Big 12. It was a game that Houston needed, and it got it done.
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Houston improved to 10-4-1 at home in ranked games, and this was the fourth straight top-25 win inside TDECU Stadium. Cougars’ fifth-year quarterback Conner Weigman put up a career performance with 343 yards and five touchdown passes. Houston piled on over 500 yards of total offense and had over 35 minutes of possession…