Week 8 · Saturday, Oct 24
Houston at Utah
FINAL · Rice-Eccles Stadium
Pregame HX
Utah −12.4
76.6% to win
Vegas line
Not on file
HX pick
Right
Line missed by
4.4 pts
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Box score
Team totals
| Stat | Houston | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 368 | 430 |
| Rushingcarries–yards | 31–86 | 35–226 |
| Yards per carry | 2.8 | 6.5 |
| Passingcomp/att, net yards | 19/35, 282 | 18/26, 204 |
| 3rd down | 9–17 | 5–10 |
| 4th down | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| TurnoversINT thrown + fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks (by defense) | 1 | 3 |
| Tackles for loss | 3 | 5 |
| Penaltiesnumber–yards | 5–40 | 5–47 |
| Time of possession | 29:55 | 30:05 |
Advanced
Offense, all plays
| Stat | Houston | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per playExpected points added per offensive play | −0.021 | 0.350 |
| Success ratePlays that gain enough yardage for the down and distance | 40.9% | 54.0% |
| ExplosivenessAverage EPA on successful plays | 1.25 | 1.13 |
| Rush EPA / play | −0.160 | 0.403 |
| Rush success | 41.4% | 50.0% |
| Pass EPA / play | 0.086 | 0.249 |
| Pass success | 38.9% | 57.7% |
| Standard-down success | 45.8% | 60.0% |
| Passing-down success | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| Line yards / carry | 2.57 | 3.42 |
| Stuff rateRuns stopped at or behind the line | 27.6% | 23.5% |
| Plays · drives | 66 · 10 | 63 · 11 |
Source: CollegeFootballData (CFBD): /games/teams box and /stats/game/advanced (all plays), games through 2026-11-12. Bold = the better side for that stat.