Week 8 · 2026

#14 Houston at #10 Utah

Sat 10/24/2026 10:15 PMRice-Eccles StadiumUtah pregame67% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Utah. Utah favored, and won.ConferenceBrief

52°Clear3 mph WNW · 71% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#14 Houston

6–2

#10 Utah

8–0

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

Houston

DeepShort

20.52.0

45.025.0

0.0

10.713.6

2.80.0

3.33.7

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Utah2 unplaced2 int

DeepShort

—

0.0

23.03.0

6.63.8

6.33.0

10.37.9

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Houston

DeepShort

50%2.48

100%2.78

62%1.68

25%0.93

29%1.47

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Utah2 unplaced

DeepShort

—

100%0.57

40%1.75

75%0.62

75%1.04

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Houston

DeepShort

139

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Utah2 unplaced

DeepShort

—

123

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Houston

DeepShort

-0.8

2.8

-0.4

10.4

-0.7

-4.6

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Utah2 unplaced

DeepShort

—

-0.9

0.6

2.5

0.8

8.9

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Houston

DeepShort

39 · 2

20 · 25

— · —

17 · 122

11 · 0

20 · 26

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Utah

DeepShort

—

— · —

20 · 3

18 · 15

16 · 9

44 · 79

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

Houston

M. Hughes19C. Weigman5R. Sanford3Other1

7.129%0%

2.426%67%

7.00%0%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Utah

D. Dampier14W. Parker13D. Bray3Other1

10.00%100%

6.525%50%

9.30%100%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Houston

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Utah

129

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Houston

-0.6

-0.3

1.4

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Utah

1.2

4.0

8.9

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Houston

20 · 10 · 24

44 · 0 · 0

11 · 4 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Utah

16 · 10 · 8

67 · 35 · 39

41 · 17 · 22

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Win probability

Utah's chance to win after each play · CFBD

Availability

Big 12 game day · Sat 7:45 PM CT

Houston

Out

Jaden Yates LB

De'Marion Thomas DL

Utah

Out

JC Hart CB

Kelvin Obot OLnew

Jamal Wallace DTnew

In the box score

Houston

Out 0 of 2

Utah

Out 0 of 3

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Availability this week

Each report this game week, best players first. A dot means not on that report.

Houston3 reports

Player	Wed 9p	Thu 9p	Sat 7:45p
Jaden YatesLB	Available	Out	Out
Ejiro EgodogbareDL	Probable	Probable	Available
De'Marion ThomasDL	Out	Out	Out
JD RhymDB	Probable	Probable	Available
Hayden WrightOL	Probable	Probable	Available
Tyson TurnerWR	Probable	Probable	Available

Utah3 reports

Player	Wed 9p	Wed 9p	Thu 9p
JC HartCB	Available	Available	Out
Jamal WallaceDT	Available	Available

Previous 5 meetings vs. Houston

Utah 0–5 vs Houston

2024 · wk 9Utah 14 @ Houston 17
1978 · wk 4Utah 25 @ Houston 42
1977 · wk 4Houston 34 @ Utah 16
1971 · wk 12Utah 16 @ Houston 42
1966 · wk 13Utah 14 @ Houston 34

Previous meeting vs. Willie Fritz

Utah 0–1 vs Willie Fritz

2024 · wk 9 (coaching change that season)Utah 14 @ Houston 17

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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