Wk 4 · 2026
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
#21 Utah Utes
Big 12 · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential UTAH by 9.4
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Utah is ranked #21 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Utah form
No completed games on record.
Iowa State form
No completed games on record.
Utah this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Iowa State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Utah | Iowa State |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| BYU Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| West Virginia Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · Iowa State won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
19.0 points toward Utah
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | Iowa State 31 — 28 Utah | at UTAH | Iowa State |
| 2010 | 2010-10-09 | Utah 68 — 27 Iowa State | at ISU | Utah |
Utah leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Devon Dampier QB #4 | 193/303, 2180 YDS, 22 TD, 5 INT |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 21/35, 301 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Wayshawn Parker RB #1 | 133 CAR, 931 YDS, 6 TD |
| Devon Dampier QB #4 | 127 CAR, 687 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 56 CAR, 503 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Davis WR #9 | 57 REC, 659 YDS, 4 TD |
| Dallen Bentley TE #88 | 42 REC, 514 YDS, 5 TD | |
| JJ Buchanan WR #6 | 22 REC, 351 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Larry Simmons WR #12 | 14 REC, 271 YDS, 6 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Johnathan Hall LB #7 | 65 |
| Jackson Bennee S #23 | 61 | |
| Lander Barton LB #8 | 51 | |
| Sacks | John Henry Daley DE #90 | 11.5 |
| Logan Fano EDGE #0 | 4.5 | |
| Kash Dillon DE #93 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jackson Bennee S #23 | 4 |
| Trey Reynolds LB #10 | 2 | |
| Elijah Davis CB #9 | 2 |
Iowa State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Rocco Becht QB #3 | 205/339, 2584 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE #18 | 1/1, 45 YDS | |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen RB #21 | 188 CAR, 952 YDS, 6 TD |
| Abu Sama III RB #3 | 140 CAR, 732 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dylan Lee RB #22 | 25 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brett Eskildsen WR #4 | 30 REC, 526 YDS, 5 TD |
| Chase Sowell WR #0 | 32 REC, 500 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE #18 | 37 REC, 446 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Gabe Burkle TE #84 | 26 REC, 302 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kooper Ebel LB #8 | 77 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. S #31 | 77 | |
| Caleb Bacon LB #10 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Caleb Bacon LB #10 | 3 |
| Will McLaughlin LB #23 | 2 | |
| Tamatoa McDonough DL #58 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jamison Patton S #3 | 2 |
| Tre Bell CB #3 | 2 | |
| Marcus Neal Jr. S #31 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.