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Wk 1 · 2026

UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners — Fri, Sep 4

Fri, Sep 4 · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), Norman, OK · SECN+

Weather at kickoff

101°F clear
3% chance of precipitation · wind 9 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Mountain West · no games yet
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8:00pET
OU -41.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential OU by 23.4
SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Oklahoma is ranked #10 (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

UTEP: -10.9#125
Efficiency margin
Oklahoma: +10.1#20
UTEP: 20.8
Offense (pts/100)
Oklahoma: 27.5
UTEP: 31.6
Defense (pts/100)
Oklahoma: 17.4
UTEP: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Oklahoma: 65.5
UTEP: no data
Yards / play
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Yards / play allowed
Oklahoma: no data
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

UTEP: no data
Points / game
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Points allowed
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Yards / game
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Yards allowed
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Pass yds allowed
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Rush yds allowed
Oklahoma: no data
UTEP: no data
Turnovers / game
Oklahoma: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

UTEP form

No completed games on record.

Oklahoma form

No completed games on record.

UTEP 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.

Oklahoma 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 · 2

OpponentUTEPOklahoma
Michigan
Big Ten
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewat Wk 2 · scheduled preview
New Mexico
Mountain West
at Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Oklahoma leads 3–0 · Oklahoma has won the last 3
3 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 32.7 points toward Oklahoma
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20222022-09-03UTEP 1345 Oklahomaat OUOklahoma
20172017-09-02UTEP 756 Oklahomaat OUOklahoma
20122012-09-01Oklahoma 247 UTEPat UTEPOklahoma

UTEP leaders 2025 regular season

PassingSkyler Locklear QB #9117/211, 1418 YDS, 13 TD, 11 INT
Malachi Nelson QB #16104/190, 1163 YDS, 8 TD, 9 INT
RushingAshten Emory RB #20119 CAR, 569 YDS, 4 TD
Skyler Locklear QB #9103 CAR, 396 YDS, 8 TD
Hahsaun Wilson RB #1446 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingWondame Davis Jr. WR #725 REC, 604 YDS, 6 TD
Kenny Odom WR #1862 REC, 582 YDS, 6 TD
Eric Willis III WR #1927 REC, 290 YDS, 2 TD
Trevon Tate WR #1522 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMicah Davey LB #48131
Jayden Wilson LB #1092
Solo Barnes S #566
SacksUdoka Ezeani DL #65
KD Johnson DT #73.5
Elijah Baldwin LB #323.5
InterceptionsSolo Barnes S #52
Xavier Smith S #21
Jayden Wilson LB #101

Oklahoma leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJohn Mateer QB #10221/356, 2578 YDS, 12 TD, 10 INT
Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #315/27, 167 YDS, 3 TD
RushingTory Blaylock RB #6109 CAR, 444 YDS, 4 TD
Xavier Robinson RB #2180 CAR, 417 YDS, 4 TD
John Mateer QB #10130 CAR, 416 YDS, 7 TD
ReceivingIsaiah Sategna III WR #165 REC, 948 YDS, 7 TD
Deion Burks WR #450 REC, 513 YDS, 3 TD
Jaren Kanak TE #1240 REC, 511 YDS
Keontez Lewis WR #920 REC, 238 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesKip Lewis LB #1072
Owen Heinecke LB #3867
Robert Spears-Jennings S #357
SacksR Mason Thomas EDGE #326.5
Taylor Wein DL #446
Gracen Halton DT #563.5
InterceptionsPeyton Bowen DB #222
Jacobe Johnson DB #242
Eli Bowen DB #232
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.