Week 1 report · Sat, Sep 5 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Utah Tech
0–1 · unrated
7–63Final
AP #14BYU
5–0 · Ours #26 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
SpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.BYU −50.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −33.5 · BYU covered by 5.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.—
FCS opponent · display onlyFCS opponents are modeled by tier. No pick, no probability, never graded.
Quarterbacksthis game
Bronson Barben
12/22 · 115 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.08
- Comp %
- 54.5
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 11 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Replaced CJ Tiller in Q2
Bear Bachmeier16/20 · 198 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.4379th pct
- Comp %
- 80.0
- TD
- 3
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
No 2026 stats for Utah Tech (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Utah Tech0–1
Lat BYU7–63missed +50.5
at BYU7–63missed +50.5BYU5–0 · 54th-hardest schedule
Wvs Utah Tech63–7covered −50.5
W
vs Arizona28–17covered −7
vs Arizona28–17covered −7W
at Colorado State41–23covered −17.5
at Colorado State41–23covered −17.5W
at TCU17–10covered −6
at TCU17–10covered −6W
vs Iowa State24–10covered −12
vs Iowa State24–10covered −12Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 5, 5:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is