Houston vs. Utah

Houston and Utah first met in 1966 and have played 5 times; Houston leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Houston 5–⁠0, and Houston has won the last 5.

Houston wins
5
Utah wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1966
Longest streak
5 Houston
Current streak
5 Houston
Last 10 meetings
Houston 5–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s3–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
4–⁠0 Houston’s record at home
At Utah
0–⁠1 Utah’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Houston’s biggest win1971: Houston 42, Utah 16by 26 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Utah, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Houston at Utah upcomingat Utah
Oct 26, 2024Houston 17, Utah 14at Houston
Sep 23, 1978Houston 42, Utah 25at Houston
Sep 24, 197719Houston 34, Utah 16at Utah
Nov 27, 197115Houston 42, Utah 16at Houston
Dec 3, 1966Houston 34, Utah 14at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.