Wk 13 · 2026
West Virginia Mountaineers at Utah Utes — Fri, Nov 27
Fri, Nov 27 ·
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
· Fox
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away. 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.
Big 12 · 3-3
at
9:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential UTAH by 24.7
#12 Utah Utes
Big 12 · 5-0
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.
West Virginia form
L 31-52vs ARIZL 42-45at ISUL 24-41vs OKSTW 38-27at UVAW 52-7vs UTM
2026 season
Utah form
W 41-24vs KUW 31-17at ISUW 33-0vs USUW 43-10vs ARKW 66-14vs IDHO
2026 season
West Virginia this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under6-0 · 100% (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 · 6
| Opponent | West Virginia | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Big 12 | at L 42-45 preview | at W 31-17 preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | vs L 31-52 preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| TCU Big 12 | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs W 41-24 preview |
| Houston Big 12 | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Utah leads 2–0 · Utah has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
25.0 points toward Utah
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | Utah 48 — 14 West Virginia | at WVU | Utah |
| 2017 | 2017-12-26 | Utah 30 — 14 West Virginia | neutral | Utah bowl/CFP |
West Virginia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 47/83, 836 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 2/4, 27 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cam Cook RB #4 | 119 CAR, 652 YDS, 5 TD |
| Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 92 CAR, 574 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Amari Latimer RB #1 | 20 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | DJ Epps WR #2 | 14 REC, 393 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jaden Bray WR #5 | 9 REC, 152 YDS | |
| John Neider WR #80 | 6 REC, 71 YDS | |
| Armoni Weaver-Bomar WR #25 | 3 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 37 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 30 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Ashton Woods LB #33 | 2 |
| Nate Gabriel DL #93 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 1 |
| Ashton Woods LB #33 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 1 |
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 |
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.