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Utah Utes 2026 advanced stats
- Utah Utes (Big 12) are 8-0 in 2026 and ranked No. 3.
- SP+ power rating 18.0 (10th in FBS): offense 35.7 (13th), defense 17.7 (22nd).
- Offense ranks 7th in EPA per play (+0.31); defense ranks 21st (−0.01 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 64th toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.317th | −0.0121st |
| Success rate | 51.8%1st | 37.0%20th |
| Explosiveness | 1.2951st | 1.41131st |
| Standard-downs success rate | 54.6%4th | 39.5%12th |
| Passing-downs success rate | 45.5%2nd | 31.4%70th |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 52.3%4th | 35.4%39th |
| EPA per rush | +0.321st | −0.0812th |
| Rushing success rate | 50.2%11th | 38.0%25th |
| Stuff rate | 21.2%111th | 22.7%18th |
| Line yards per carry | 3.3515th | 2.8752nd |
| Second-level yards per carry | 1.452nd | 0.9851st |
| Open-field yards per carry | 2.156th | 1.2680th |
| Power success rate | 64.0%93rd | 51.2%13th |
| Rushing explosiveness | 1.169th | 0.9880th |
| EPA per pass | +0.3326th | +0.0725th |
| Passing success rate | 53.5%6th | 35.6%14th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.42116th | 1.74124th |
| Sack rate | 4.3%28th | 5.7%88th |
| Turnovers per game | 1.4102nd | 1.441st |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 2 vs. Arkansas · W 43–10
- Week 3 vs. Utah State · W 33–0
- Week 4 at Iowa State · W 31–17
- Week 6 vs. Kansas · W 41–24
- Week 7 at Colorado · W 27–24 · ▼ Misleading Final
- Week 8 vs. Houston · W 21–13
- Week 9 at Cincinnati · W 49–25
- Week 10 vs. BYU
- Week 11 at Arizona
- Week 12 at TCU
- Week 13 vs. West Virginia