Cal Poly (1-0) vs Utah (1-0)
September 6, 2025 at 06:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Utah TBA — Over/Under: TBA
In this article, we will formulate a Cal Poly vs Utah State Prediction for this College Football Week 1 game on Saturday, September 6th at the Rice-Eccles Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.
Utah Utes Preview
The Utes are coming off a road victory over UCLA with a 43-10 score in their season opener. Utah outgained their opponents by 492-220 yards. They had 21/26 completed passes, 206 passing yards, 286 rushing yards, with turnovers being 1-0. The Utes went 14-16 in third down efficiency and had 3-15 penalties.
Devon Dampier had 21/25 passes, a team-high 206 passing yards and two touchdowns. Wayshawn Parker added a team-high 87 rushing yards, while Smith Snowden caught 6 passes for 51 yards. Defensively, Lander Barton had seven total tackles, two of them solo, while Logan Fano and Blake Cotton had one sack each. The Utes did not have any interceptions in this game.
Cal Poly Mustangs Preview
The Mustangs are coming off a 41-17 road victory in San Diego in their season opener last week. Cal Poly outgained their opponents by 469-367 yards. They had 22/33 completed passes, 335 passing yards, 134 rushing yards, with both teams being 0-0 in turnovers. The Mustangs went 7-13 in third down efficiency and had 8-54 penalties.
Ty Dieffenbach had 18/27 passes, a team-high 263 passing yards and two touchdowns. Zion Hall added a team-high 69 rushing yards, while Michael Briscoe caught 7 passes for 110 yards. The Mustangs did not have any interceptions in this game.
Why the Utah Utes will win
- Utah has won 31 of its last 33 games against non-AP-ranked teams at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
- Utah has covered the spread in each of its last six games against teams from California.
- Utah has won the first quarter in each of its last three home games against non-conference opponents.
- Utah has won the first half in each of its last eight games against non-conference opponents at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Why the Cal Poly Mustangs will win
- Utah has lost each of its last four home games.
- The road team has won four of Utah’s last five games.
- Utah has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Matchup/League Facts
- Utah ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q1 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
- Utah ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
Cal Poly vs Utah Prediction
This will be the first ever meeting between those two teams. In this Cal Poly vs Utah Prediction, Utah is coming in as home favorites. Both teams looked amazing in their season openers, coming off dominating wins by 23 and 24 points respectively. Their offenses were red-hot, as they scored 84 points combined, and their defenses solid, allowing 27 points combined. With both teams scoring so many points in their opening games, and having a grand total of 962 yards combined, I expect another high-scoring affair today. Take the over the total.