Wk 3 · 2026
BYU Cougars at Colorado State Rams — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
· CBS 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
8:15pET
BYU -17.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened +21 · 3.5 toward CSU
Ratings differential BYU by 19.3
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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.
BYU form
W 24-10vs ISUW 17-10at TCUW 41-23at CSUW 28-17vs ARIZW 63-7vs UTU
2026 season
Colorado St form
L 26-56vs ORSTL 45-59at UTSAL 23-41vs BYUW 58-24vs SUUW 35-13vs WYO
2026 season
BYU this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Colorado St this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (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 · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, BYU leads 6–0 · BYU has won the last 6
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
19.8 points toward BYU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | BYU 41 — 23 Colorado St | at CSU | BYU |
| 2010 | 2010-11-13 | BYU 49 — 10 Colorado St | at CSU | BYU |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | Colorado St 23 — 42 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | BYU 45 — 42 Colorado St | at CSU | BYU |
| 2007 | 2007-11-03 | Colorado St 16 — 35 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2006 | 2006-11-04 | BYU 24 — 3 Colorado St | at CSU | BYU |
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 |
Colorado St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | K'saan Farrar QB #2 | 63/103, 649 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Hauss Hejny QB #8 | 47/73, 619 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Mel Brown RB | 41 CAR, 409 YDS, 3 TD |
| Durell Robinson RB #11 | 62 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Hauss Hejny QB #8 | 13 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | RJ Vick WR #0 | 24 REC, 367 YDS, 4 TD |
| Terrence Smith Jr. WR #15 | 17 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Cedric Ross RB #22 | 7 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jackson Harper WR #6 | 16 REC, 177 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Oumar Diomande LB #32 | 51 |
| Tre'Shawn Moore S #15 | 37 | |
| Jaseim Mitchell LB #23 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Jack Moran DL #77 | 1.5 |
| Elijah Brown CB #6 | 1.5 | |
| Stephon Wright DL #9 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | CJ Blocker CB #17 | 3 |
| Oumar Diomande LB #32 | 2 | |
| D'Angelo Hagans Jr. CB #5 | 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.