The number 6 ranked Utah football team is scheduled to travel east to face Cincinnati on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Utes, currently 7-0 and 4-0 in the Big 12, will meet the Bearcats at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 1:45 p.m. MT and will be televised on ESPN with a broadcast team including Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, and Quint Kessenich. Other coverage options include ESPN 700 AM and 92.1 FM featuring Bill Riley, Steven Sylvester, and Zack Moss, as well as SiriusXM Channel 81.
Utah enters the matchup with a 13-game winning streak dating back to the 2025 season, which stands as the longest active winning streak in the FBS. This marks the ninth time in program history that Utah has opened a campaign with seven consecutive victories, the first time the team has started 7-0 since 2010.
Offensively, quarterback Devon Dampier has accumulated 1,183 rushing yards over two seasons, trailing only Travis Wilson for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in recorded program history. Dampier ranks third in the Big 12 in completion percentage at .687 and fourth in passing touchdowns with 15. The Utah offense ranks ninth in the FBS in total offense with 478.4 yards per game and 14th in scoring offense with 37.4 points per game.
Running back Wayshawn Parker has recorded eight rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns, ranking eighth in the FBS and second in the Big 12 in total touchdowns.
The Utah defense has allowed 102 total points through seven games, averaging 14.6 points per game, which ranks 9th in the FBS and 2nd in the Big 12. The team's rushing defense is ranked 1st in the Big 12 and 8th in the FBS, allowing 88.3 yards per game. The passing efficiency defense ranks sixth in the FBS and second in the Big 12 with a rating of 104.24.
Head coach Morgan Scalley is the first Utah head coach to win his first eight games at the helm and the only one to start his first full season with a 7-0 record. The Utes recently marked a milestone with their victory over Houston, which was the 100th-straight sellout of a Utah football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium, a streak that began in the 2010 season.
The matchup between the Utes and the Bearcats will be the second time these teams have met in history and the second time they have faced each other as members of the Big 12 Conference.
