Pumas CU withstands Borregos CEM to win 34–28
A 29-yard interception return for a touchdown and key defensive stops helped Pumas CU end a difficult outing with a victory.
Pumas CU beat Borregos CEM 34–28 on October 4, 2026, at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in a fifth-week game of ONEFA’s 14 Grandes conference, according to ONEFA.
Luis Bañuelos gave Pumas an early lead with a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown. The defense later made a crucial stop at its own one-yard line, helping the team secure the win.
Defensive plays shaped the result
Bañuelos intercepted a pass from Borregos CEM quarterback Edgar Kareem Ochoa and returned it for the game’s opening touchdown. ONEFA reported that the play put Pumas CU ahead 7–0.
Pumas CU’s defense also held Borregos CEM out of the end zone on a fourth-down attempt at the one-yard line. The stop came amid a game in which Pumas had a player ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct in the third quarter.
Both offenses produced in the third quarter
Pumas CU quarterback Leonardo Garza threw three touchdown passes: two to Jahdiel Ponce and one to Julio Hernández. Hussein Santillán added a four-yard rushing touchdown, according to ONEFA’s account.
Ochoa threw four touchdown passes for Borregos CEM, connecting twice with Alejandro Urtusuástegui and once each with Armando Rodríguez and Joel Mateo Scott. The teams combined for four touchdown drives in the third quarter.
Similar yardage, different outcome
ONEFA credited Pumas CU with 446 total yards, including 341 passing and 105 rushing. Borregos CEM recorded 454 total yards, with 350 through the air and 104 on the ground.
The report said Pumas CU had five penalties for 60 yards and Borregos CEM had two for 25 yards. Each team lost one fumble. Pumas’ win ended a run of four consecutive losses for Borregos CEM, according to ONEFA.
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The 34–28 result sent Pumas CU back to winning ways in the 14 Grandes conference, while Borregos CEM fell to its fourth straight loss.
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