The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Utah

Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #24

Power+26.4#6 of 138
Résumé+0.53#26 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #7 last week
Best winArkansas (43–10)
Schedule faced-17.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+5.4 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Idaho FCS W 66–14 +65.3 -13.3
2 vs Arkansas W 43–10 +30.1 +2.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Utah State +38.7 99%
4 at Iowa State +10.8 74%
6 vs Kansas +28.9 96%
7 at Colorado +20.5 89%
8 vs Houston +24.9 93%
9 at Cincinnati +16.3 84%
10 vs BYU +11.4 76%
11 at Arizona +11.3 75%

Season by season

Best finish: #2 in 2004. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 100 2003: #21 of 117 (10-2)2004: #2 of 117 (12-0)2005: #30 of 119 (7-5)2006: #43 of 119 (8-5)2007: #24 of 120 (9-4)2008: #8 of 120 (13-0)2009: #18 of 120 (10-3)2010: #29 of 120 (10-3)2011: #54 of 120 (8-5)2012: #77 of 124 (5-7)2013: #74 of 126 (5-7)2014: #31 of 128 (9-4)2015: #27 of 128 (10-3)2016: #39 of 128 (9-4)2017: #48 of 130 (6-6)2018: #28 of 130 (9-5)2019: #8 of 130 (11-3)2020: #16 of 128 (3-2)2021: #9 of 130 (10-4)2022: #7 of 131 (10-4)2023: #25 of 133 (8-5)2024: #45 of 134 (5-7)2025: #9 of 136 (11-2) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 100 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025 9 of 136 11–2 21.78 Power
2024 45 of 134 5–7 5.87 Power
2023 25 of 133 8–5 11.09 Power
2022 7 of 131 10–4 20.43 Power
2021 9 of 130 10–4 18.18 Power
2020 16 of 128 3–2 12.28 Power
2019 8 of 130 11–3 88.21 MRI
2018 28 of 130 9–5 52.98 MRI
2017 48 of 130 6–6 36.53 MRI
2016 39 of 128 9–4 44.81 MRI
2015 27 of 128 10–3 60.80 MRI
2014 31 of 128 9–4 48.08 MRI
2013 74 of 126 5–7 16.69 MRI
2012 77 of 124 5–7 6.90 MRI
2011 54 of 120 8–5 28.32 MRI
2010 29 of 120 10–3 55.78 MRI
2009 18 of 120 10–3 62.10 MRI
2008 8 of 120 13–0 92.43 MRI
2007 24 of 120 9–4 60.63 MRI
2006 43 of 119 8–5 41.23 MRI
2005 30 of 119 7–5 53.31 MRI
2004 2 of 117 12–0 125.28 MRI
2003 21 of 117 10–2 68.96 MRI