Wk 7 · 2026
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
· ESPN
#12 Utah Utes
Big 12 · 5-0
at
10:15pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential UTAH by 21.7
Big 12 · 2-3
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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
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.
Utah form
W 41-24vs KUW 31-17at ISUW 33-0vs USUW 43-10vs ARKW 66-14vs IDHO
2026 season
Colorado form
L 7-29vs TTUL 13-23at BAYL 7-41at NUW 52-21vs WEBW 14-13at GT
2026 season
Utah this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Colorado this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (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 · 2
| Opponent | Utah | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Big 12 | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Utah leads 12–3 · Utah won the last one
15 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.7 points toward Utah
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | Colorado 7 — 53 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2024 | 2024-11-16 | Utah 24 — 49 Colorado | at COLO | Colorado |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Colorado 17 — 23 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Utah 63 — 21 Colorado | at COLO | Utah |
| 2021 | 2021-11-26 | Colorado 13 — 28 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | Utah 38 — 21 Colorado | at COLO | Utah |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Colorado 15 — 45 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | Utah 30 — 7 Colorado | at COLO | Utah |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Colorado 13 — 34 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Utah 22 — 27 Colorado | at COLO | Colorado |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Colorado 14 — 20 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Utah 38 — 34 Colorado | at COLO | Utah |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Colorado 17 — 24 Utah | at UTAH | Utah |
| 2012 | 2012-11-23 | Utah 42 — 35 Colorado | at COLO | Utah |
| 2011 | 2011-11-25 | Colorado 17 — 14 Utah | at UTAH | Colorado |
Utah leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Devon Dampier QB #4 | 71/101, 896 YDS, 9 TD, 1 INT |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 9/17, 166 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Wayshawn Parker RB #1 | 50 CAR, 328 YDS, 5 TD |
| Devon Dampier QB #4 | 34 CAR, 135 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 16 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Braden Pegan WR #7 | 17 REC, 264 YDS, 4 TD |
| Noah Bennee TE #89 | 7 REC, 166 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Wayshawn Parker RB #1 | 15 REC, 154 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Creed Whittemore WR #2 | 8 REC, 131 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Trey Reynolds LB #10 | 24 |
| Johnathan Hall LB #7 | 20 | |
| Elijah Elliss LB #83 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Karson Kaufusi DT #51 | 2 |
| Elijah Elliss LB #83 | 2 | |
| Cyrus Polu LB #0 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jackson Bennee S #23 | 2 |
| Trey Reynolds LB #10 | 1 | |
| Braden Pegan WR #7 | 1 |
Colorado leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Julian Lewis QB #10 | 61/95, 733 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Isaac Wilson QB #16 | 40/71, 443 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Micah Welch RB #29 | 44 CAR, 218 YDS, 2 TD |
| JaQuail Smith RB #23 | 38 CAR, 186 YDS | |
| Damian Henderson II RB #26 | 26 CAR, 127 YDS | |
| Receiving | Joseph Williams WR #8 | 32 REC, 454 YDS, 5 TD |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. WR #3 | 18 REC, 242 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Quanell Farrakhan Jr. WR #14 | 12 REC, 148 YDS | |
| Quentin Gibson WR #6 | 9 REC, 73 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Randon Fontenette DB #7 | 42 |
| Gideon Lampron LB #44 | 38 | |
| Naeten Mitchell DB #4 | 37 | |
| Sacks | Lamont Lester Jr. DL #56 | 4 |
| Toby Anene DE #53 | 3 | |
| Santana Hopper DL #97 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Randon Fontenette DB #7 | 1 |
| Jason Stokes Jr. DB #13 | 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.