CincyUte

We’ve been playing these guys for a long, long time.  We played thirteen times as WAC rivals.  And we’ve played five times as Pac-12 rivals.  Overall, we’ve played them forty-one times.  Highlights include 1972 (when we came back from a 27-point fourth quarter deficit) and 1994 (last-minute win in the Freedom Bowl).  Lowlights include 2002 (when…[Read more]

Utah and Cal have only played each other ten times, but there have been some real good ones.  A few that spring to mind: 2003 (Alex Smith vs. Aaron Rodgers on national prime-time TV); 2009 (Jordan Wynn tears it up in the Poinsettia Bowl); and 2015 (#5 Utah vs. #23 Cal, ESPN Gameday).  We are 4-1 against the Golden Bears since 2003; and we’re 2-1 a…[Read more]

The last time we played Cal at Memorial Stadium, who was their head coach?

Been crunching some numeros again. Surprised to find that since 2011, the average score of a Pac-12 conference game is 39.2-21.6. That’s a larger spread (17.6 points) than I expected.

On average, the winning team scores 81% more points than the loser.

Also note that the home team wins 53.1% of the time. I believe the higher this number rises…[Read more]

True stat: this Saturday will be the first time BYU and Utah have ever played each other when neither team was ranked, yet both were “receiving votes” in the polls.

Been doing some more number crunching.  Apparently Utah is undefeated (5-0) all time on September 1st.

I’ve been crunching some numbers again.  It looks like there are 85 games this weekend involving an FBS team.  Of those 85, more than half (47) feature an FBS vs. FCS matchup.  And there are many more FBS-FCS games in the coming weeks.

Since 2006–when the regular season went to 12 games–the growing trend has been to play more FBS-FCS games, us…[Read more]

What statistical categories–besides final score and turnover margin–are most indicative of winning in college football?

When I look at a box score, I first look at turnover margins.  But then I check the third-down conversion rates and the total first down differential.

But for the last few years, I’ve noticed Utah is frequently vi…[Read more]

Soon I will sit atop the Pick ‘Em standings never to relinquish my lead.  That’s right–I’m going wire-to-wire on this.  Just a heads up.

@utestuckinseattle let me know when you’re ready to start designing the Pick ‘Em trophy and I’ll send you the measurements for my living room mantel.

Our depth chart currently shows Joe Williams as the starter at RB and Troy McCormick at #2.  What other RBs are we likely to see get some snaps?  Is Zack Moss (5’10”, 213#) our change-of-pace guy?   And are we going to use fullbacks?

Remember the BCS Graveyard concept?  During the MWC days, we took a lot of pride in the number of BCS teams we beat.  I believe Utah had more wins against BCS teams than any other non-BCS school.  Fresno State was second.

So my question is this:  from 1998 (when the BCS began) to 2010, how many wins did Utah have against BCS teams?

And for…[Read more]

Been crunching some numbers.  It turns out Utah is a combined 6-1 during the months of October 2014 and 2015.  That’s the good news.

The bad news is we are a combined 4-5 during the months of November 2014 and 2015.  In fact, we’ve struggled in November ever since we joined the Pac-12 (with the exception of 2011–when we would have been 4-0 in…[Read more]