Complex sentence: On what seemed to be a promising year, the Cougars lost their inaugural game in TDECU Stadium to UTSA 27-7--a disappointment compounded by the loss in the opening game to Texas State 30-13 two years prior.
Split into simpler sentences: On what seemed to be a promising year, the University of Houston lost its inaugural game in TDECU stadium to UTSA 7-27. A disappointment compounded by the loss in the opening game to Texas State 13-30 two years prior.