Houston, Texas Bowl and LSU
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The Tigers ended the 2025 season with a 38-35 loss to Houston in the Texas Bowl. Here’s what we learned as LSU finished 7-6 in its final game
The Cougars, who finished No. 21 in the CFP rankings, had a six-win improvement from coach Willie Fritz’s first season to his second. Houston has won three consecutive bowl games and back-to-back bowl games against SEC opponents.
Amare Thomas concluded his first season with the Houston Cougars with a Texas Bowl showing that proved his worth in the system.
UH completed just the seventh 10-win season in school history by overcoming a 14-point deficit to beat LSU in the Texas Bowl not far from campus.
The last bowl game scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 27 is the Kinder’s Texas Bowl, and it features the No. 21 Houston Cougars taking on the LSU Tigers at NRG Stadium in Houston.