Game notes: Houston at Utah
Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, Rice-Eccles Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Houston (6–1, 3–1 in conference) at Utah (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, Rice-Eccles Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their sixth meeting; Houston leads the series 5–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Houston has won all five meetings with Utah.resultsThe current run of wins in the series, every meeting on file.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 26, 2024: Houston 17, Utah 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1966: Houston 34, Utah 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Houston 17–14 (at Houston); 1978: Houston 42–25 (at Houston); 1977: Houston 34–16 (at Utah); 1971: Houston 42–16 (at Houston); 1966: Houston 34–14 (at Houston).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Houston
- Houston is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–20 vs. Oregon State; W 77–6 vs. Southern; L 26–28 at No. 13 Texas Tech; W 42–28 at Georgia Southern; W 27–17 vs. UCF; W 35–16 at Kansas State; W 35–32 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Houston has won four straight, since losing 28–26 to Texas Tech (Sept. 18, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Houston is No. 21 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Fritz is 20–12 in his third season at Houston and 91–66 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Fritz is 1–0 against Utah.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Conner Weigman (QB): 1,770 passing yards, 20 TD, No. 2 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Patrick Overmyer (TE): 38 catches, 431 yards, 7 TD, No. 10 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kentrell Webb (DB): 43 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Conner Weigman needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Jason McKinley (46, 1997–00) for eighth on Houston’s career touchdown passes list. He has 45 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2019, Houston lost to No. 16 SMU 34–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Utah
- Utah is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–14 vs. Idaho; W 43–10 vs. Arkansas; W 33–0 vs. Utah State; W 31–17 at Iowa State; W 41–24 vs. Kansas; W 27–24 at Colorado.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Utah has won 12 straight, since losing 24–21 to BYU (Oct. 18, 2025). It’s the longest active winning streak in FBS.resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Utah is No. 10 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Utah is 6–0 for the first time since 2015.resultsThe team’s opening run of wins this season against every earlier season on file since 1936.
- Utah is one of five FBS teams that have led at halftime of every game this season, with Nebraska, Ohio State, SMU and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams ahead at halftime of each game this season, read from the score after every scoring play (four games or more).
- Utah is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech and UCLA.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Morgan Scalley is 7–0 in his second season at Utah.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Morgan Scalley faces Houston as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Devon Dampier (QB): 1,412 passing yards, 15 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Wayshawn Parker (RB): 597 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Reynolds (LB): 35 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devon Dampier is tied with Mike Fouts (39, 1995–96) for 10th on Utah’s career touchdown passes list, at 39 so far; one more touchdown pass breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Utah lost to USC 42–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Willie Fritz and Morgan Scalley as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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