Wk 2 · 2026
Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
· Fox FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
3:30pET
BYU -6.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential BYU by 7.2
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. BYU is ranked #8 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Arizona form
W 52-31at WVUW 34-7vs CINW 34-24at WSUW 42-17vs NIUL 17-28at BYU
2026 season
BYU form
W 24-10vs ISUW 17-10at TCUW 41-23at CSUW 28-17vs ARIZW 63-7vs UTU
2026 season
Arizona this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
BYU this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Arizona | BYU |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs W 34-7 preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa State Big 12 | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs W 24-10 preview |
| TCU Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at W 17-10 preview |
| Utah Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona St Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, BYU leads 7–2 · BYU has won the last 6
9 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.0 points toward BYU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | Arizona 17 — 28 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | BYU 33 — 27 Arizona | at ARIZ | BYU |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Arizona 19 — 41 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2021 | 2021-09-04 | BYU 24 — 16 Arizona | neutral | BYU |
| 2018 | 2018-09-01 | BYU 28 — 23 Arizona | at ARIZ | BYU |
| 2016 | 2016-09-03 | BYU 18 — 16 Arizona | neutral | BYU |
| 2008 | 2008-12-20 | BYU 21 — 31 Arizona | neutral | Arizona bowl/CFP |
| 2007 | 2007-09-01 | Arizona 7 — 20 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2006 | 2006-09-02 | BYU 13 — 16 Arizona | at ARIZ | Arizona |
Arizona leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Noah Fifita QB #1 | 124/168, 1415 YDS, 13 TD, 3 INT |
| Sawyer Anderson QB #7 | 6/11, 84 YDS, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Kedrick Reescano RB #3 | 61 CAR, 218 YDS, 3 TD |
| Antwan Roberts RB #44 | 16 CAR, 162 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Quincy Craig RB #24 | 22 CAR, 142 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tre Spivey WR #12 | 22 REC, 314 YDS, 4 TD |
| Giovanni Richardson WR #5 | 16 REC, 187 YDS | |
| Isaiah Mizell WR #17 | 13 REC, 176 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Chris Hunter WR #11 | 13 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Taye Brown LB #6 | 30 |
| Cooper Blomstrom LB #48 | 27 | |
| Malcolm Hartzog S #15 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Chase Kennedy LB #7 | 4 |
| Jabari Mann LB #11 | 1.5 | |
| Cooper Blomstrom LB #48 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Quinn Olson S #35 | 1 |
| Cam Chapa S #13 | 1 |
BYU leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 77/116, 1033 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT |
| Treyson Bourguet QB #10 | 1/3, 15 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | LJ Martin RB #4 | 44 CAR, 344 YDS, 3 TD |
| Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 36 CAR, 239 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Journee Tonga RB #20 | 27 CAR, 176 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Legend Glasker WR #1 | 19 REC, 378 YDS, 3 TD |
| Kyler Kasper WR #3 | 14 REC, 178 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Walker Lyons TE #7 | 13 REC, 150 YDS | |
| Roger Saleapaga II TE #2 | 6 REC, 108 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Cade Uluave LB #4 | 26 |
| Faletau Satuala S #11 | 23 | |
| Tommy Prassas S #22 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Tausili Akana DE #13 | 3.5 |
| Jake Clifton LB #31 | 1.5 | |
| Siale Esera LB #54 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Evan Johnson CB #0 | 1 |
| Cade Uluave LB #4 | 1 | |
| Therrian Alexander III CB #1 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.