Big 12 matchup features No. 12 Utah against Kansas

Kansas (2-2) at No. 12 Utah (4-0), Oct. 10 at 10:15 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Utah by 14.5. Against the spread: Utah 4-0, Kansas 1-2.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Utah Offense

Overall: 491.3 yards per game (11th in FBS)

Passing: 265.5 yards per game (40th)

Rushing: 225.8 yards per game (21st)

Scoring: 43.3 points per game (12th)

Utah Defense

Overall: 258.5 yards per game (15th in FBS)

Passing: 174.5 yards per game (32nd)

Rushing: 84.0 yards per game (13th)

Scoring: 10.3 points per game (3rd)

Kansas Offense

Overall: 497.0 yards per game (9th in FBS)

Passing: 242.8 yards per game (58th)

Rushing: 254.3 yards per game (8th)

Scoring: 36.0 points per game (38th)

Kansas Defense

Overall: 244.8 yards per game (8th in FBS)

Passing: 144.8 yards per game (7th)

Rushing: 100.0 yards per game (28th)

Scoring: 17.0 points per game (31st)

Both teams perform well defensively on third down. Utah is 21st in the FBS, allowing opponents to convert 29.3% of the time. Kansas ranks 5th, allowing a 24.6% third down conversion rate.

Kansas is 114th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin, compared to Utah's 14th-ranked +5 margin.

Kansas is 81st in the FBS averaging 59.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Utah's 18th-ranked 43.0 per-game average.

Both teams have strong red zone defenses. Utah is 5th in FBS, with opponents scoring on 66.7% of trips. Kansas' red zone defense ranks 13th at 70.0%.

Kansas is 25th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:00.

Team leaders

Utah

Passing: Devon Dampier, 896 yards, 9 TDs, 1 INT, 70.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Wayshawn Parker, 328 yards on 50 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Braden Pegan, 264 yards on 17 catches, 4 TDs

Kansas

Passing: Isaiah Marshall, 810 yards, 6 TDs, 3 INTs, 54.8 completion percentage

Rushing: Dylan Edwards, 297 yards on 50 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Nik McMillan, 256 yards on 14 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Utah beat Iowa State 31-17 on Sept. 26. Dampier threw for 206 yards on 18-of-27 attempts (66.7%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 21 yards. Parker had 174 rushing yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns, adding five receptions for 65 yards and one touchdown. Creed Whittemore had three receptions for 44 yards.

Kansas defeated Middle Tennessee 55-0 on Oct. 3. Marshall led Kansas with 161 yards on 13-of-22 passing (59.1%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 11 times for 110 yards. Edwards had 137 rushing yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns, adding one reception for 30 yards. Bryson Hayes recorded 50 yards on three catches.

Next game

Utah plays at Colorado on Oct. 17. Kansas plays at Kansas State on Oct. 17.