In-form Utah Utes host West Virginia Mountaineers
Utah Utes meet West Virginia Mountaineers at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Saturday 1:00pm (College Football (NCAA), Week 13). Utah Utes have won their last 10 games at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The big picture
Utah Utes are 9–0 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 37.7 points for and 16.3 against.
West Virginia Mountaineers are 5–4 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 37.2 points for and 34.6 against.
Form
Utah Utes have won five of their last five and most recently beat BYU Cougars 28–20.
West Virginia Mountaineers have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Texas Tech Red Raiders 48–53.
Utah Utes arrive on a 6-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 2 times on our records since 2017: Utah Utes 2, West Virginia Mountaineers 0.
Last time out (2025, Week 5), Utah Utes won 48–14 at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Players to watch
For Utah Utes, watch Jonah Elliss (5 def total tackles a game, 4 def sacks in 2023) and Cole Bishop (4.3 def total tackles a game in 2023).
For West Virginia Mountaineers, watch Lee Kpogba (7.3 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023) and Ben Cutter (6 def total tackles a game in 2023).
At Rice-Eccles Stadium
Utah Utes have won 15 of their last 21 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The deeper numbers
Utah Utes have won their last 10 games at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Utah Utes are college football's best first-quarter side in 2026: +10.4 points a game in first quarters.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Utah Utes have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
