Wk 6 · 2026
Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes — Sat, Oct 10
Sat, Oct 10 ·
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Utah is ranked #21 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kansas form
L 21-31vs UTAHL 14-38at ISUL 20-24at ARIZW 38-21vs OKSTL 17-42vs KSU
2025 season
Utah form
W 31-21at KUW 51-47vs KSUW 55-28at BAYW 45-14vs CINW 53-7vs COLO
2025 season
Kansas 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.
Utah 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 when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Kansas | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| TCU Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| West Virginia Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| BYU Big 12 | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Utah leads the series 1–0 · Utah won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.0 points toward Utah
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-28 | Utah 31 — 21 Kansas | at KU | Utah |
Kansas leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jalon Daniels QB #6 | 198/319, 2531 YDS, 22 TD, 7 INT |
| Cole Ballard QB #15 | 10/22, 108 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Daniel Hishaw Jr. RB #9 | 124 CAR, 587 YDS, 5 TD |
| Leshon Williams RB #4 | 97 CAR, 560 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Jalon Daniels QB #6 | 117 CAR, 404 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR #2 | 45 REC, 766 YDS, 5 TD |
| Cam Pickett WR #7 | 45 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Boden Groen TE #88 | 36 REC, 450 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Levi Wentz WR #10 | 16 REC, 258 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Trey Lathan LB #4 | 86 |
| Lyrik Rawls DB #2 | 72 | |
| Bangally Kamara EDGE #1 | 54 | |
| Sacks | Leroy Harris III DE #33 | 4.5 |
| D.J. Withers DT #52 | 2.5 | |
| Tommy Dunn Jr. DT #92 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Lyrik Rawls DB #2 | 1 |
| Taylor Davis S #27 | 1 | |
| Trey Lathan LB #4 | 1 |
Utah leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Devon Dampier QB #4 | 193/303, 2180 YDS, 22 TD, 5 INT |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 21/35, 301 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Wayshawn Parker RB #1 | 133 CAR, 931 YDS, 6 TD |
| Devon Dampier QB #4 | 127 CAR, 687 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Byrd Ficklin QB #15 | 56 CAR, 503 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Davis WR #9 | 57 REC, 659 YDS, 4 TD |
| Dallen Bentley TE #88 | 42 REC, 514 YDS, 5 TD | |
| JJ Buchanan WR #6 | 22 REC, 351 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Larry Simmons WR #12 | 14 REC, 271 YDS, 6 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Johnathan Hall LB #7 | 65 |
| Jackson Bennee S #23 | 61 | |
| Lander Barton LB #8 | 51 | |
| Sacks | John Henry Daley DE #90 | 11.5 |
| Logan Fano EDGE #0 | 4.5 | |
| Kash Dillon DE #93 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jackson Bennee S #23 | 4 |
| Trey Reynolds LB #10 | 2 | |
| Elijah Davis CB #9 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.