Wk 4 · 2026
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
· 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
UTAH -7.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings opened +11.5 · 4 toward ISU
Ratings differential UTAH by 11.3
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
Iowa State form
L 10-24at BYUW 45-42vs WVUL 17-31vs UTAHW 55-7vs BGSUL 13-16at IOWA
2026 season
Utah this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Iowa State this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (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 · 4
| Opponent | Utah | Iowa State |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| BYU Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at L 10-24 preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| West Virginia Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs W 45-42 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Utah leads 2–1 · Utah won the last one
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
17.3 points toward Utah
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-26 | Utah 31 — 17 Iowa State | at ISU | Utah |
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | Iowa State 31 — 28 Utah | at UTAH | Iowa State |
| 2010 | 2010-10-09 | Utah 68 — 27 Iowa State | at ISU | Utah |
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 |
Iowa State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 85/148, 1001 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT |
| Aiden Flora RB #21 | 2/2, 48 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Aiden Flora RB #21 | 90 CAR, 680 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 51 CAR, 166 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Arnold Barnes III RB #3 | 25 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Dominic Overby WR #11 | 10 REC, 212 YDS, 1 TD |
| Omari Hayes WR #9 | 17 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Cody Jackson WR #2 | 10 REC, 191 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ty Claiborne WR #89 | 10 REC, 103 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Sullivan Schlimgen LB #7 | 56 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 36 | |
| Brody Miller S #24 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Isaac Terrell DE #88 | 3 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 1 | |
| Jace Gilbert DE #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Beni Ngoyi CB #5 | 1 |
| Beau Goodwin LB #34 | 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.