The Houston Cougars were unable to handle the Texas Tech Red Raiders at home in their always highly anticipated “Blue-out” game, featuring the fan-favorite and infamously cease-and-desisted oiler-blue uniforms worn by the Cougars. The Big 12 matchup featuring two undefeated in-state rivals ended in a dominate win for the Red Raiders, as they cruised past the Cougars in a 35-11 effort to remain undefeated and improve to 5-0 on the season while UH drops to 4-1 on the year.
The Cougars will look to bounce-back on the road next week when they take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickins Stadium at 11am CST. (Photos by Sean Thomas)
Houston Cougars Quarterback Conner Weigman. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back Zelmar Vedder Celebrates a big play. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Wide Receiver Amare Thomas. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar fans in blue. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back Corey Platt Jr. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back Marc Stampley II Celebrates. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech Quarterback Behren Morton Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Running back Dean Connors Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Blue Helmet. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Wide Receiver Stefon Johnson. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Shasta in the student section. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech fans brought their tortillas. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech fans. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Two Big 12 undefeateds face-off. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Head Coach Willie Fritz. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech Running back J’Koby Williams scores a touchdown. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar fans. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back Zelmar Vedder Celebrates. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Conner Weigman fumbles the football. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar fan. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Quarterback Zeon Chriss entered the game. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back C.J Douglas. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Sasha takes the field. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Stefon Johnson catches a two-point conversion. Credit: Sean Thomas 
A fight broke out in the student section during the second half. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Amare Thomas celebrates a touchdown. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar Cheerleader. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Quarterback Conner Weigman. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Marc Stampley II. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Amare Thomas. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech fans threw their tortillas on the field throughout the game. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Back Zelmar Vedder. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Conner Weigman and Alvin Ebosele. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech Quarterback Behren Morton. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougars Defensive Lineman Chance Bryant. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Texas Tech fans. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar fan. Credit: Sean Thomas 
The Cougars rocked their Houston Blue Jerseys under the primetime lights. Credit: Sean Thomas 
Houston Cougar fan. Credit: Sean Thomas 
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This article appears in Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025.