Utah 41-24 Kansas (Oct 10, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Kansas · Utah

Kansas2-324

No. 12 Utah5-041Final

Sat, Oct 10 · Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah · Crowd 51,467

No. 12 Utah beat Kansas 41-24.

We had Utah favored. It won.

Next: Kansas lost to Kansas State 35-24, Sat Oct 17

Next: Utah beat Colorado 27-24, Sat Oct 17

Top comment in the game thread

4 plays in a row without a flag .... incredible

Q4 5:25 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Oct 10

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Utah an 82% chance, and the closing betting line (Utah was a 15.5-point favorite) put it at 89%.

Favored the whole way: Utah never fell below 85%.

Kansas never had better than a 15% chance.

90-yard TD run

Utah · Q4 7:13

FinalUtah 41-24 KansasUtah wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.At the airport: gusts to 44 mph

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q2 0:34Utah fans panic as Dampier throws interception to Todd with 34 seconds leftDampier setting up the pick 6.r/CFB game thread
Q4 10:45Dampier 1-yd TD pass to Taulanga, Utah leads 34-24Fat guy TD. I can't even be madr/CFB game thread
Q4 8:49Officials overturn touchdown call on Marshall pass to Bruhn, sparking fan outrageToo bad the ref wasn't in a perfect spot to see that play liver/CFB game threadCool ESPN app thinks we want to watch a (replay?) of a breakdancing competition.r/CFB game thread
Q4 7:13Utah fans curse ESPN for switching feeds as Parker scores 90-yard touchdownParker trying to make up for the whole game in one play lolr/CFB game thread
Q4 6:41Utah fans rage as Kansas completes two big passes, gashing the defenseKeep the pressure on boys.......r/CFB game threadNebraska with 415 consecutive sell outs? What a bunch of sadistsr/CFB game thread
Q4 5:25Utah fans mock Kansas for missing a wide open touchdown passThis game somehow has been closer and not as close as the score indicates.r/CFB game threadQuoted at the top of the page.

Utah’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Utah -15.5), at 90% for Utah (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Utah or Kansas flair (1,858 and 680); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

The blue strip under the chart is the weather at the airport. A 44 mph gust is stronger than the peak gust in 99% of games since 2018. Measured at Salt Lake City International airport, 6.5 miles away. Full conditions below.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Utah’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

Every drive

Utah scored on 6 of its 12 drives; Kansas on 4 of its 12.

Utah’s drives are teal, Kansas’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“That was basically a 14 swing in 30 seconds.”

A Utah fan

How fans reacted

Steady

Fans peaked in the fourth quarter.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was steady; the crowd was busy.

Two crowds, one game

The words each side’s fans used far more than the other side, from the game thread.

Utah fans

parker“Use Wayshawn Parker to win. Not sure why KU didn't use a Wayshawn Parker.”

Kansas fans

marshall“I mean at some point you have to sit Marshall, right? He cannot complete a pass beyond a first read 5-yd route.”

underthrown“The good ol underthrown PI lol. Technically correct and hated by everyone”

forward“Looks backward but watch the marker he throws it from. Other guy catches it about a yard forward bc his momentum”

genuinely“I hate this team genuinely. And I'm still gonna watch every game because I'm a masochist”

Both sets of fans kept coming back to: refs, call, every, now.

What it cost

Utah’s chance to make the playoff rose from 23% to 26%.

Make the playoff

Kansas · lost0% → 0%

Utah · won23% → ▲26%

Win the conference

Kansas · lost0% → 0%

Utah · won19% → ▲21%

Before the game (October 9, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

Utah 41, Kansas 24

Utah covered −15.5 by 1.5. The total, 65, went over 49.5.

Team totals	Kansas	Utah
Total yards	391	545
Passing	19 of 37, 333 yds	24 of 31, 258 yds
Rushing	21 for 58 yds	47 for 287 yds
First downs	19	31
Third down	4 of 13	7 of 12
Fourth down	1 of 3	1 of 2
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties	10 for 90 yds	10 for 94 yds
Time of possession	20:56	39:04

Kansas leaders

Passing Isaiah Marshall 19 of 37, 333 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dylan Edwards 9 for 22 yds; Isaiah Marshall 9 for 21 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Cam Pickett 8 for 134 yds; Nik McMillan 4 for 89 yds, 1 TD

Utah leaders

Passing Devon Dampier 23 of 30, 238 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Wayshawn Parker 16 for 171 yds, 2 TD; Devon Dampier 17 for 71 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Ricky Johnson 5 for 104 yds, 1 TD; Braden Pegan 7 for 72 yds

Wind all game, gusting to 44 mph at the airport

71° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 22 mph from the south-southeast, mostly along the field, gusts to 44

A 44 mph gust is stronger than the peak gust in 99% of games since 2018.

Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.

The usual here around this date is 59°, with about 7 in 10 games between 45° and 71°.

October game-day temperatures at Rice-Eccles Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

Third quarter, 5:00 left8:38 p.m.

Kansas 17, Utah 27 · Utah 95% to win

no rain · wind 27 mph from the south, mostly along the field, gusts to 44 · 73°

Marshall 25-yd pass to Pickett

Measured at Salt Lake City International airport, 6.5 miles away. The paler thunder bar is thunder reported in the vicinity of an airport. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last 4 games

Kansas · 2-2

Rated 87th in our preseason ratings, 61st now, up 26 spots.

2-2 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 55-0 vs Middle Tennessee #151 of 668

won by 55 as a 21.5-point favorite

L 17-24 vs Arizona State #52 of 668

lost by 7 as a 5.5-point underdog

L 21-38 vs MissouriTop 25 #39 of 668

lost by 17 as a 4-point underdog

W 51-6 vs Long Island University #164 of 668

won by 45 as a 44.5-point favorite

Last 4 games

Utah · 4-0

Rated 25th in our preseason ratings, 18th now.

4 straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.

W 31-17 @ Iowa State #108 of 668

won by 14 as a 7.5-point favorite

W 33-0 vs Utah State #55 of 668

won by 33 as a 26.5-point favorite

W 43-10 vs Arkansas #141 of 668

won by 33 as a 13.5-point favorite

W 66-14 vs Idaho #163 of 668

won by 52 as a 38.5-point favorite

Week by week

Utah

Wk 1Wvs Idaho66-14
Wk 2Wvs Arkansas43-10
Wk 3Wvs Utah State33-0
Wk 4Wat Iowa State31-17

Kansas

Wk 1Wvs Long Island University51-6
Wk 2Lvs Missouri21-38
Wk 3Lvs Arizona State17-24
Wk 5Wvs Middle Tennessee55-0

Power rating by week

Utah is rated 6.1 points ahead as of week 5. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Kansas’s explosive plays against Utah, 82 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Kansas’s explosive plays against Utah’s defense
Kansas offense, 95th percentile · Utah defense, 13th
Kansas’s success rate against Utah’s defense
Kansas offense, 62nd percentile · Utah defense, 93rd
Kansas’s passing EPA against Utah’s defense
Kansas offense, 57th percentile · Utah defense, 79th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

KansasUtah

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Utah leads the series 3-2

5 meetings since 1950 · Utah has won the last 3

2025Utah 31-21
1996Utah 45-42
1993Utah 41-16
1951Kansas 26-7
1950Kansas 39-26

Each line is Utah’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Kansas fans are in a better mood than Utah fans (48th vs 38th among FBS fanbases), even with Utah favored.

Utah favored by 15.5 · Total 49.5

How games like this usually go

Utah by 15.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 251 games since 2025 with a favorite of 14.5 to 21.5 points.

The market

The total fell 2 points.

The books’ cut: 4.2%, the margin built into the odds

Home field

Utah is worth +3.4 points (±3.8) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 36th percentile.

81% at home, 61% on the road against FBS opponents (35-8 home, 27-17 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.1 at home vs. away over 95 games — inside the ±5.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. 4,631 ft of altitude — real, and smaller than the folklore: high venues run a point or two better against the number, noisily. The visitors travel about 888 miles to get here.

Where next

Conference standings

Place in the conference, then conference record.

Utah7th1-0
Kansas12th0-1

Full Big 12 standings

No. 12 Utah beats Kansas 41-24