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Wk 4 · 2026

Oregon State Beavers at UTEP Miners — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX · MW+ 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.
Pac-12 · 4-2
33
at
9:00pET
ORST -11.5 · total 56.5 DraftKings opened +12.5 · 1 toward UTEP
Ratings differential ORST by 28.5
Mountain West · 1-5
7

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

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

Oregon St: +7.4#38
Efficiency margin
UTEP: -23.5#135
Oregon St: 36.4
Offense (pts/100)
UTEP: 18.7
Oregon St: 20.0
Defense (pts/100)
UTEP: 33.2
Oregon St: 71.8
Pace (plays/g)
UTEP: 54.5
Oregon St: 7.27
Yards / play
UTEP: 4.72
Oregon St: 5.02
Yards / play allowed
UTEP: 6.14
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

Oregon St: 41.8
Points / game
UTEP: 15.8
Oregon St: 22.0
Points allowed
UTEP: 39.5
Oregon St: 522
Yards / game
UTEP: 257
Oregon St: 326
Yards allowed
UTEP: 394
Oregon St: 190
Pass yds allowed
UTEP: 207
Oregon St: 136
Rush yds allowed
UTEP: 187
Oregon St: 0.67
Turnovers / game
UTEP: 1.67
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Oregon St form

W 66-14vs SDSUW 56-26at CSUW 33-7at UTEPW 52-17vs MONTL 24-35vs TTU
2026 season

UTEP form

L 13-30vs NEVL 7-61at UNML 7-33vs ORSTL 17-52at MICHW 51-10vs TXSO
2026 season

Oregon St this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)

UTEP this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 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, Oregon St leads 1–0 · Oregon St won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 26.0 points toward Oregon St
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-26Oregon St 33 — 7 UTEPat UTEPOregon St

Oregon St leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBraden Atkinson QB #2137/197, 1848 YDS, 16 TD, 2 INT
Maalik Murphy QB #63/4, 28 YDS
RushingAJ Newberry RB #2345 CAR, 271 YDS, 2 TD
Cornell Hatcher Jr. RB #324 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD
Tre Garrison RB #2220 CAR, 78 YDS
ReceivingJesse Legree WR #1228 REC, 741 YDS, 9 TD
Eric Olsen TE #8024 REC, 236 YDS, 3 TD
Aeryn Hampton WR #717 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD
AJ Newberry RB #2317 REC, 159 YDS
Defense
TacklesAiden Sullivan LB #239
Takari Hickle LB #4426
Gyriece Goodman LB #1226
SacksTakari Hickle LB #443.5
Aiden Sullivan LB #22
Tevita Pome'e DT #591.5
InterceptionsTJ Crandall DB #41
Sailasa Vadrawale III DB #81
Drake Vickers DB #361

UTEP leaders 2026 regular season

PassingEJ Colson Jr. QB #149/77, 541 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT
Raymond Moore III QB #129/18, 78 YDS, 2 INT
RushingRaymond Moore III QB #1233 CAR, 294 YDS, 2 TD
Tavorus Jones RB #040 CAR, 196 YDS, 1 TD
EJ Colson Jr. QB #167 CAR, 93 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCarver Cheeks WR #513 REC, 168 YDS, 3 TD
Kam Thomas RB #86 REC, 142 YDS, 1 TD
Jaden Smith WR #312 REC, 87 YDS
Cash Cheeks TE #44 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesXavier Smith S #230
Justin Content CB #030
Jayden Wilson LB #1025
SacksSterling Miles DE #191.5
Elijah Fields DL #11.5
Derek Burns DL #111
InterceptionsKode Lowe S #71
Esteban Guillory S #161
Kaleb Miles CB #231
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.