Venue & Kickoff
Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM MT
Broadcast: ESPN+
Capacity: 51,444
Surface: FieldTurf
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Sunny, warm
Temperature: ~82°F at kickoff
Wind: W at 5–7 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage
Injury Report
Utah Utes
WR Jeremiah Hunter – Questionable (undisclosed)
No other major injuries reported
Cal Poly Mustangs
No significant injuries reported after Week 1 win over San Diego
Team Records & Recent Form
Utah: 492 total yards vs. UCLA (206 pass / 286 rush); converted 14-of-17 third downs; scored TDs on all 6 red-zone trips. Defense allowed just 220 yards and 14 first downs.
Cal Poly: 469 total yards vs. San Diego (335 pass / 134 rush); QB Ty Dieffenbach accounted for 332 total yards and 3 TDs; defense recorded 5 sacks.
Key Player Matchups
QB Devon Dampier (UTAH) vs. LB Mikey D’Amato (CP)
Dampier: 21/25, 206 yds, 2 TD; 87 rush yds, 1 TD
D’Amato: 16 tackles in opener
RB Wayshawn Parker / NaQuari Rogers (UTAH) vs. DL Kenny Olson (CP)
Parker & Rogers: Combined 123 rush yds, 2 TDs
Olson: 10 tackles, 2 sacks
WR Smith Snowden (UTAH) vs. CB Cal Poly Secondary
Snowden: 6 rec, 51 yds; also 1 rush TD
CP allowed 202 pass yds in opener
QB Ty Dieffenbach (CP) vs. Utah Pass Rush
Dieffenbach: 18/27, 263 yds, 2 TD; 69 rush yds, 1 TD
Utah defense: 4 sacks, 5 TFL vs. UCLA
WR Michael Briscoe (CP) vs. CB Zamiah Vaughn (UTAH)
Briscoe: 7 rec, 110 yds, 2 TD
Vaughn: Veteran cover corner
Series History
First-ever meeting between Cal Poly and Utah
Utah is 16–1 in last 17 home openers under Kyle Whittingham
Utes have not lost to an FCS opponent since 1993
Betting Trends
Utah: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 5–0 SU in last 5 vs. FCS; average win margin vs. FCS since 2018 is 41.0 points
Cal Poly: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 0–9 SU vs. FBS since 2012
Utah: UNDER in 4 of last 6 home games
Cal Poly: OVER in 3 of last 4 road games
Game Odds
Cal Poly Mustangs 51.5
Utah Utes – 42.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
