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Wk 3 · 2026

Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes — Sat, Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19 · Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT · Fox FINAL

Weather

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Utah State Aggies
Pac-12 · 2-4
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UTAH -26.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened -27.5 · 1 toward USU
Ratings differential UTAH by 29.2
#17 Utah Utes
Big 12 · 5-0
33

What is at stake

Battle of the Brothers. Utah and Utah State are now in different conferences in different tiers, and the Aggies keep the game on the schedule anyway. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Utah is ranked #12 (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

Utah State: -7.2#97
Efficiency margin
Utah: +19.6#9
Utah State: 25.4
Offense (pts/100)
Utah: 41.9
Utah State: 23.6
Defense (pts/100)
Utah: 13.3
Utah State: 62.2
Pace (plays/g)
Utah: 69.8
Utah State: 4.99
Yards / play
Utah: 7.19
Utah State: 5.13
Yards / play allowed
Utah: 4.43
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

Utah State: 14.5
Points / game
Utah: 42.8
Utah State: 23.5
Points allowed
Utah: 13.0
Utah State: 310
Yards / game
Utah: 502
Utah State: 360
Yards allowed
Utah: 285
Utah State: 219
Pass yds allowed
Utah: 206
Utah State: 141
Rush yds allowed
Utah: 79
Utah State: 2.00
Turnovers / game
Utah: 0.80
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Utah State form

W 17-16vs WSUL 18-37at BOISW 21-10vs TROYL 0-33at UTAHL 14-16at WASH
2026 season

Utah form

W 41-24vs KUW 31-17at ISUW 33-0vs USUW 43-10vs ARKW 66-14vs IDHO
2026 season

Utah State this season

Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

Utah this season

Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (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, Utah leads 8–1 · Utah has won the last 4
9 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 20.8 points toward Utah
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-19Utah State 0 — 33 Utahat UTAHUtah
20242024-09-14Utah 38 — 21 Utah Stateat USUUtah
20152015-09-11Utah State 14 — 24 Utahat UTAHUtah
20132013-08-29Utah State 26 — 30 Utahat UTAHUtah
20122012-09-07Utah 20 — 27 Utah Stateat USUUtah State
20092009-09-03Utah State 17 — 35 Utahat UTAHUtah
20082008-09-13Utah 58 — 10 Utah Stateat USUUtah
20072007-09-29Utah State 18 — 34 Utahat UTAHUtah
20062006-09-16Utah 48 — 0 Utah Stateat USUUtah

Utah State leaders 2026 regular season

PassingGrady Brosterhous QB #978/142, 914 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT
McCae Hillstead QB #317/37, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingJaven Jacobs RB #870 CAR, 393 YDS, 2 TD
Grady Brosterhous QB #986 CAR, 243 YDS
McCae Hillstead QB #315 CAR, 53 YDS
ReceivingEli Wood WR #736 REC, 472 YDS, 5 TD
Javon Robinson WR #513 REC, 212 YDS, 2 TD
Demick Starling WR #69 REC, 125 YDS, 1 TD
Nikko Boncore WR #46 REC, 98 YDS
Defense
TacklesBrevin Hamblin S #451
Asher Cunningham LB #1149
Chapman Lewis S #2132
SacksJordan Pendleton LB #172.5
James Jennette LB #182
Asher Cunningham LB #111.5
InterceptionsBrevin Hamblin S #41
David Kabongo S #81
D'Angelo Mayes CB #151
full roster and per-player history

Utah leaders 2026 regular season

PassingDevon Dampier QB #471/101, 896 YDS, 9 TD, 1 INT
Byrd Ficklin QB #159/17, 166 YDS, 2 TD
RushingWayshawn Parker RB #150 CAR, 328 YDS, 5 TD
Devon Dampier QB #434 CAR, 135 YDS, 2 TD
Byrd Ficklin QB #1516 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingBraden Pegan WR #717 REC, 264 YDS, 4 TD
Noah Bennee TE #897 REC, 166 YDS, 2 TD
Wayshawn Parker RB #115 REC, 154 YDS, 4 TD
Creed Whittemore WR #28 REC, 131 YDS
Defense
TacklesTrey Reynolds LB #1024
Johnathan Hall LB #720
Elijah Elliss LB #8320
SacksKarson Kaufusi DT #512
Elijah Elliss LB #832
Cyrus Polu LB #01.5
InterceptionsJackson Bennee S #232
Trey Reynolds LB #101
Braden Pegan WR #71
full roster and per-player history
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.