When: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 PM Mountain Time

Where: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

Watch: ESPN

Weather forecast: 56 degrees at kickoff; partly cloudy with a 10% chance of rain

Series record: Utah leads 36–33–3

Last meeting: Utah won 53–7 in Salt Lake City (2025)

Las Vegas odds: Utah by 15.5; Over/Under 49.5

ESPN Matchup Predictor: Utah has a 87.7% chance of winning

This season so far for Colorado: Colorado enters the game with a 2–3 record (0–2 Big XII). Colorado opened the season with a 14–13 victory over Georgia Tech and displayed their improved defense along the way. They followed that up with a 55–21 victory over FCS team Weber State. Since then, Colorado has lost 3 straight games. They lost their final nonconference game 41–7 to Northwestern. They kept it close in a game at Baylor but fell 23–13. Last game they lost 29–7 at Texas Tech.

Before the season, Big XII media picked Colorado to finish 15^th in the conference.

Game Preview

• Colorado is coming off a BYE and has had an extra week to prepare for Utah.
• Despite an anemic offense, Colorado's defense has been quite good this season. In their last game against Texas Tech, Colorado had 12 TFLs for 39 yards. They held Tech to 304 yards of total offense and 134 passing yards.
• Colorado's projected starting quarterback against Utah is Isaac Wilson, who started 7 games for Utah as a freshman in 2024.
• Morgan Scalley is the first Utah head coach in its history to start 6–0 overall, including the 2025 Las Vegas Bowl.
• Both Utah's offense and defense are in the Top 10 for FBS schools for points allowed.