THIRD AND DATA

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

13

6–2

#10 Utah

21

8–0

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Houston10 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 25

Utah11 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 24

1st quarter

15:00UTAHown 25opp 118 plays, 34 ydPunt0–0
12:27HOUown 11opp 167 plays, 21 ydPunt0–0
9:07UTAHown 16opp 274 plays, 8 ydPunt0–0
7:13HOUown 27opp 37 plays, 70 ydOn downs0–0
3:39UTAHown 3goal line14 plays, 70 ydTurnover0–0

2nd quarter

11:18HOUown 20own 3516 plays, 74 ydField goal +3 HOU3–0
3:44UTAHown 25opp 307 plays, 1 ydPunt3–0
1:46HOUown 30opp 86 plays, 18 ydPunt3–0
0:26UTAHown 8opp 169 plays, 76 ydMissed FG3–0

3rd quarter

15:00HOUown 25goal line19 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 HOU10–0
6:46UTAHown 25goal line6 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 UTAH10–7
4:25HOUown 33own 358 plays, 38 ydField goal +3 HOU13–7
2:10UTAHown 20goal line13 plays, 80 ydTouchdown +7 UTAH13–14

4th quarter

11:57HOUown 25opp 167 plays, 13 ydPunt13–14
10:21UTAHown 16opp 335 plays, 35 ydTurnover13–14
7:50HOUown 33opp 94 plays, 0 ydPunt13–14
6:23UTAHown 9opp 2014 plays, 40 ydPunt13–14
2:15HOUown 20own 91 play, -11 ydTurnover13–14
2:09UTAHopp 9goal line1 play, 9 ydTouchdown13–21
2:09HOUown 25opp 2310 plays, 52 ydOn downs13–21
1:29UTAHown 23opp 197 plays, -8 ydOn downs13–21

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Houston–Utah after the drive.

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.

Research

Keep this open while you look at others