Sat, Oct 10, 10:15 PM ET· Rice-Eccles Stadium· Elevation 4,631 ft· Utah -14.5 · O/U 51.5
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 888 mi / 0 miForecast: 64°F · wind 10 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Utah -14.5 · O/U 51.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kansas as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 12-16 ATS (28 games) · 19-8-1 O/U (28 games)
Utah as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-0 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 5-2 ATS (7 games) · 6-1 O/U (7 games)
Since 2020: 22-11 ATS (33 games) · 16-17 O/U (33 games)
2026 · TraditionalUtah · 6 of 9
496.8
Yards / game
491.3
2.10
Points / drive
4.00
4.3
TDs / game
5.8
42.9
3rd-down %
54.2
82.4
RZ TD %
76.2
-1.0
Turnover margin
1.3
1.5
Sacks / game
2.8
7.3
TFL / game
5.5
14.0
Havoc / game
16.5
38.0 / 62.0
Pass / Rush split
43.5 / 56.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kansas has the ball
Kansas's early-down offense ranks 124th of 138. Utah's early-down defense ranks 22nd of 138.
Kansas's passing-down offense ranks 75th of 138. Utah's passing-down defense ranks 100th of 138.
Kansas's third-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Utah's third-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
Kansas's red-zone offense ranks 16th of 138. Utah's red-zone defense ranks 3rd of 138.
When Utah has the ball
Utah's early-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Kansas's early-down defense ranks 23rd of 138.
Utah's passing-down offense ranks 15th of 138. Kansas's passing-down defense ranks 13th of 138.
Utah's third-down offense ranks 26th of 138. Kansas's third-down defense ranks 8th of 138.
Utah's red-zone offense ranks 32nd of 138. Kansas's red-zone defense ranks 64th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kansas offense
124thof 138-0.112174 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
22ndof 138-0.151Kansas defense · allowed
23rdof 138-0.149vs
Utah offense
18thof 1380.189145 plays
Passing downs
Kansas offense
75thof 1380.012104 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
100thof 1380.090120 plays
Kansas defense · allowed
13thof 138-0.256104 plays
vs
Utah offense
15thof 1380.28772 plays
Third down
Kansas offense
31stof 1380.27756 plays · small sample
vs
Utah defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.09659 plays · small sample
Kansas defense · allowed
8thof 138-0.36458 plays · small sample
vs
Utah offense
26thof 1380.31448 plays · small sample
Red zone
Kansas offense
16thof 1380.30038 plays · small sample
vs
Utah defense · allowed
3rdof 138-0.51818 plays · small sample
Kansas defense · allowed
64thof 138-0.06623 plays · small sample
vs
Utah offense
32ndof 1380.20252 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Kansas offense
47thof 13853.8%vs
Utah defense · allowed
12thof 13830.3%Kansas defense · allowed
6thof 13828.7%vs
Utah offense
7thof 13864.1%Kansas Offense vs Utah DefenseUtah · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.12#94
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#240.21
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.098#114
229 plays
EPA/Play
#23-0.144
allowed · 170 plays
-0.127#109
98 plays
EPA/Pass
#17-0.259
allowed · 97 plays
-0.076#110
131 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#770.010
allowed · 73 plays
45.4%#91
229 plays
Success Rate
#1038.2%
allowed · 170 plays
39.8%#113
Pass Success Rate
#432.0%
allowed
49.6%#57
Rush Success Rate
#6546.2%
allowed
53.8%#47
Available Yards %
#1230.3%
allowed
73.0#116
Net Field Position
#1574.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.112#124
174 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#22-0.151
allowed
8.3#135
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#88.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kansas Defense vs Utah OffenseUtah · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.12#37
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#150.27
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.172#16
allowed · 188 plays
EPA/Play
#90.235
177 plays
-0.088#59
allowed · 79 plays
EPA/Pass
#280.187
88 plays
-0.234#10
allowed · 109 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#30.283
89 plays
33.5%#3
allowed · 188 plays
Success Rate
#1054.2%
177 plays
32.3%#6
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1255.7%
34.6%#3
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2552.8%
28.7%#6
allowed
Available Yards %
#764.1%
66.1#133
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#1465.8
-0.149#23
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#180.189
145 plays
7.9#33
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#65.6
2026 · Situational EPAUtah · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.085
240 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.188
195 plays
-0.191
195 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.202
182 plays
0.300
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.202
52 plays · small sample
-0.066
23 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.518
18 plays · small sample
0.277
56 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.314
48 plays · small sample
-0.364
58 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.096
59 plays · small sample