Sat, Oct 17, 10:15 PM ET· Folsom Field· Elevation 5,361 ft· Utah -15.5 · O/U 50.5
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 350 mi / 0 miForecast: 52°F · wind 7 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Utah -15.5 · O/U 50.5
opened Utah -14.5, now Utah -15.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Utah as road favorite
2026 overall: 5-0 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 9-13 ATS (22 games) · 13-9 O/U (22 games)
Colorado as home underdog
2026 overall: 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 1-3-1 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-11 ATS (23 games) · 12-10-1 O/U (23 games)
2026 · TraditionalUtah · 7 of 9
502.0
Yards / game
394.2
3.86
Points / drive
1.54
5.8
TDs / game
2.4
55.0
3rd-down %
35.6
80.8
RZ TD %
42.9
0.8
Turnover margin
-1.2
2.2
Sacks / game
2.0
5.0
TFL / game
8.8
15.0
Havoc / game
16.2
42.7 / 57.3
Pass / Rush split
48.7 / 51.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Utah has the ball
Utah's early-down offense ranks 13th of 138. Colorado's early-down defense ranks 47th of 138.
Utah's passing-down offense ranks 25th of 138. Colorado's passing-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
Utah's third-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Colorado's third-down defense ranks 83rd of 138.
Utah's red-zone offense ranks 13th of 138. Colorado's red-zone defense ranks 36th of 138.
When Colorado has the ball
Colorado's early-down offense ranks 87th of 138. Utah's early-down defense ranks 34th of 138.
Colorado's passing-down offense ranks 97th of 138. Utah's passing-down defense ranks 81st of 138.
Colorado's third-down offense ranks 128th of 138. Utah's third-down defense ranks 52nd of 138.
Colorado's red-zone offense ranks 131st of 138. Utah's red-zone defense ranks 3rd 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
Utah offense
13thof 1380.185208 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
47thof 138-0.055Utah defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.089vs
Colorado offense
87thof 138-0.026237 plays
Passing downs
Utah offense
25thof 1380.24393 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
101stof 1380.115132 plays
Utah defense · allowed
81stof 1380.039143 plays
vs
Colorado offense
97thof 138-0.071128 plays
Third down
Utah offense
18thof 1380.37461 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
83rdof 1380.04872 plays
Utah defense · allowed
52ndof 138-0.05372 plays
vs
Colorado offense
128thof 138-0.26673 plays
Red zone
Utah offense
13thof 1380.26566 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
36thof 138-0.21048 plays · small sample
Utah defense · allowed
3rdof 138-0.44932 plays · small sample
vs
Colorado offense
131stof 138-0.46938 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Utah offense
6thof 13863.9%vs
Colorado defense · allowed
62ndof 13842.0%Utah defense · allowed
22ndof 13833.6%vs
Colorado offense
109thof 13841.3%Utah Offense vs Colorado DefenseUtah · 11 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)
0.32#13
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#400.12
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.226#9
255 plays
EPA/Play
#36-0.079
allowed · 293 plays
0.218#19
119 plays
EPA/Pass
#820.004
allowed · 140 plays
0.233#6
136 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#16-0.154
allowed · 153 plays
54.5%#8
255 plays
Success Rate
#2641.0%
allowed · 293 plays
57.1%#5
Pass Success Rate
#4740.5%
allowed
52.2%#27
Rush Success Rate
#3342.9%
allowed
63.9%#6
Available Yards %
#6242.0%
allowed
67.8#27
Net Field Position
#13267.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.185#13
208 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#47-0.055
allowed
5.6#5
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#397.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Utah Defense vs Colorado OffenseUtah · 11 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)
0.17#32
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#116-0.23
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.092#32
allowed · 228 plays
EPA/Play
#124-0.128
305 plays
-0.146#31
allowed · 134 plays
EPA/Pass
#79-0.036
143 plays
-0.016#65
allowed · 94 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#132-0.209
162 plays
39.0%#10
allowed · 228 plays
Success Rate
#12742.0%
305 plays
34.2%#3
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#9942.0%
44.9%#52
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12742.0%
33.6%#22
allowed
Available Yards %
#10941.3%
73.8#28
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#13674.9
-0.089#34
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#87-0.026
237 plays
8.2#12
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#176.1
2026 · Situational EPAUtah · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.192
273 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.128
305 plays
-0.139
240 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.079
293 plays
0.265
66 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.469
38 plays · small sample
-0.449
32 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.210
48 plays · small sample
0.374
61 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.266
73 plays
-0.053
72 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.048
72 plays