Week 5 · 2026
UCF at #20 Houston
Sat 10/03/2026 12:00 PMTDECU StadiumConference
84°Mostly Cloudy13 mph NE · 70% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
UCF
17
4–4
#20 Houston
27
6–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
UCF12 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 19
Houston12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 45
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | UCF | own 25opp 16 | 10 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 UCF | 7–0 |
| 11:17 | HOU | own 25opp 3 | 15 plays, 35 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 5:19 | UCF | own 3opp 30 | 7 plays, 31 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 2:47 | HOU | own 30opp 3 | 16 plays, 67 yd | On downs | 7–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 10:36 | UCF | own 3own 26 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 9:03 | HOU | opp 26opp 3 | 6 plays, 23 yd | On downs | 7–0 |
| 7:05 | UCF | own 3own 44 | 5 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 5:23 | HOU | opp 44opp 7 | 5 plays, 44 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
| 3:28 | UCF | own 20own 35 | 11 plays, 68 yd | Field goal +3 UCF | 10–0 |
| 1:36 | HOU | own 25opp 21 | 9 plays, 14 yd | Punt | 10–0 |
| 0:59 | UCF | own 21opp 49 | 5 plays, 30 yd | End of period | 10–0 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | HOU | own 23opp 29 | 8 plays, 12 yd | Punt | 10–0 |
| 11:49 | UCF | own 29goal line | 9 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +7 UCF | 17–0 |
| 6:01 | HOU | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 HOU | 17–7 |
| 3:38 | UCF | own 25own 19 | 5 plays, -2 yd | Turnover | 17–7 |
| 1:52 | HOU | opp 2goal line | 2 plays, 2 yd | Touchdown +7 HOU | 17–14 |
| 1:11 | UCF | own 25opp 38 | 6 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 17–14 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:51 | HOU | own 38goal line | 13 plays, 62 yd | Touchdown +7 HOU | 17–21 |
| 10:15 | UCF | own 25opp 22 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 17–21 |
| 8:13 | HOU | own 22own 35 | 9 plays, 56 yd | Field goal +3 HOU | 17–24 |
| 4:14 | UCF | own 25own 31 | 5 plays, 6 yd | On downs | 17–24 |
| 2:30 | HOU | opp 31own 35 | 8 plays, 3 yd | Field goal +3 HOU | 17–27 |
| 1:56 | UCF | own 25own 43 | 10 plays, 18 yd | On downs | 17–27 |
| 0:19 | HOU | opp 43opp 45 | 2 plays, -2 yd | End of period | 17–27 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is UCF–Houston after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. UCF
Houston 3–7 vs UCF
- 2025 · wk 11Houston 30 @ UCF 27
- 2023 · wk 13Houston 13 @ UCF 27
- 2020 · wk 9UCF 44 @ Houston 21
- 2019 · wk 10Houston 29 @ UCF 44
- 2016 · wk 9UCF 24 @ Houston 31
- 2015 · wk 8Houston 59 @ UCF 10
- 2014 · wk 6UCF 17 @ Houston 12
- 2013 · wk 11Houston 14 @ UCF 19
- 2010 · wk 10UCF 40 @ Houston 33
- 2009 · wk 11Houston 32 @ UCF 37
Previous 7 meetings vs. Willie Fritz
UCF 5–2 vs Willie Fritz
- 2025 · wk 11Houston 30 @ UCF 27
- 2022 · wk 14UCF 28 @ Tulane 45
- 2022 · wk 11UCF 38 @ Tulane 31
- 2021 · wk 10Tulane 10 @ UCF 14
- 2020 · wk 8Tulane 34 @ UCF 51
- 2019 · wk 13UCF 34 @ Tulane 31
- 2016 · wk 10Tulane 6 @ UCF 37
Previous 2 meetings vs. Scott Frost
Houston 2–0 vs Scott Frost
- 2025 · wk 11Houston 30 @ UCF 27
- 2016 · wk 9UCF 24 @ Houston 31
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