Saturday, October 24
Salt Lake City, Utah / Rice-Eccles Stadium
8:15 p.m.
University of Utah
vs
Houston
No. 10 Utah Battles No. 14 Houston at Rice-Eccles Stadium
10/19/2026 11:40 AM | Football
Utes, Cougars will kick off at 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN
SALT LAKE CITY — The 10th-ranked Utah football team is back at Rice-Eccles Stadium for a top 15 matchup vs. No. 14 Houston. The Utes (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Cougars (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) will meet for the sixth time in history and second time as members of the Big 12 Conference.
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SATURDAY LINEUP
Venue:Â Rice-Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Time:Â 8:15 p.m. MT
Watch (ESPN):Â Tom Hart (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
ESPN 700 AM & 92.1 FM:Â Bill Riley (play-by-play), Steven Sylvester (analyst), Zack Moss (sideline); SiriusXM Ch. 81Â
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UTAH FOOTBALL: NEED TO KNOWS
• Utah is hosting ESPN's wildly popular traveling show College GameDay on Saturday for the second straight season, third time in the last four seasons and seventh time overall. The show will be live from 7-10 a.m. on President's Circle in the center of campus.
• Saturday's game against Houston would be the 100th-straight sellout of Utah football games at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The sellout streak started in the 2010 season-opening overtime win over Pitt, the Utes' last season in the Mountain West Conference.
• Utah has won 12 straight games dating back to the 2025 season, the longest active winning streak in the FBS. The Utes have won eight straight Big 12 games, trailing only Texas Tech (9).
• Morgan Scalley became the first Utah head coach in program history to start 6-0 in his first full season leading the Utes after defeating Colorado on the road last week. Â
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THE NUMBERS
• Utah is 6-0 for the first time since 2015 and has a +20.0 average margin of victory through six games so far this season, seventh best in the FBS. The Utes are averaging a +27.7 margin of victory in home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2026.
• Quarterback Devon Dampier has been the orchestrator of one of college football's most dynamic offenses, sitting fourth in the Big 12 in passing touchdowns (15), completion percentage (.686) and completions per game (19.67). He ranks in the top half of the conference in passing yards per game (235.3, 5th) and passing efficiency (161.7, 6th).
• The Utes' defense has been making it tough on opposing offenses, allowing just 89 total points (14.8 ppg: 12th FBS, 3rd Big 12). Utah's passing efficiency defense ranks third in the FBS and leads the Big 12 (101.35), while the rushing defense is giving up just 88.7 ypg (12th FBS, 5th Big 12) after allowing 181.2 ypg in 2025 (108th FBS).
• Utah's offense ranks ninth in the FBS and third in the conference in total offense at 486.5 ypg and is currently 8th in the FBS in scoring offense, leading the conference with 40.2 ppg.
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.Â
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SATURDAY LINEUP
Venue:Â Rice-Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Time:Â 8:15 p.m. MT
Watch (ESPN):Â Tom Hart (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
ESPN 700 AM & 92.1 FM:Â Bill Riley (play-by-play), Steven Sylvester (analyst), Zack Moss (sideline); SiriusXM Ch. 81Â
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UTAH FOOTBALL: NEED TO KNOWS
• Utah is hosting ESPN's wildly popular traveling show College GameDay on Saturday for the second straight season, third time in the last four seasons and seventh time overall. The show will be live from 7-10 a.m. on President's Circle in the center of campus.
• Saturday's game against Houston would be the 100th-straight sellout of Utah football games at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The sellout streak started in the 2010 season-opening overtime win over Pitt, the Utes' last season in the Mountain West Conference.
• Utah has won 12 straight games dating back to the 2025 season, the longest active winning streak in the FBS. The Utes have won eight straight Big 12 games, trailing only Texas Tech (9).
• Morgan Scalley became the first Utah head coach in program history to start 6-0 in his first full season leading the Utes after defeating Colorado on the road last week. Â
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THE NUMBERS
• Utah is 6-0 for the first time since 2015 and has a +20.0 average margin of victory through six games so far this season, seventh best in the FBS. The Utes are averaging a +27.7 margin of victory in home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2026.
• Quarterback Devon Dampier has been the orchestrator of one of college football's most dynamic offenses, sitting fourth in the Big 12 in passing touchdowns (15), completion percentage (.686) and completions per game (19.67). He ranks in the top half of the conference in passing yards per game (235.3, 5th) and passing efficiency (161.7, 6th).
• The Utes' defense has been making it tough on opposing offenses, allowing just 89 total points (14.8 ppg: 12th FBS, 3rd Big 12). Utah's passing efficiency defense ranks third in the FBS and leads the Big 12 (101.35), while the rushing defense is giving up just 88.7 ypg (12th FBS, 5th Big 12) after allowing 181.2 ypg in 2025 (108th FBS).
• Utah's offense ranks ninth in the FBS and third in the conference in total offense at 486.5 ypg and is currently 8th in the FBS in scoring offense, leading the conference with 40.2 ppg.
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.Â
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