CORVALLIS, Ore.-Saturday, following a bye, No.15 Utah football (4-1, 1-1 in Pac-12) returns to action in Pac-12 conference play by visiting Reser Stadium of Corvallis, Ore. to face the Oregon State Beavers (2-3, 1-1 in Pac-12).

The Utes are visiting Corvallis for the first time since 2016, when they downed the host Beavers 19-15. Incidentally, this is also the last time the Utes and Beavers met on the gridiron. The Beavers lead the all-time series 11-9-1. However, the Utes have won the last four games in the series.

Utah is currently 246-254-12 (.492) all-time on the road and, in its Pac-12 history, 35-40 all-time against fellow conference schools.

In the 38-13 win over Washington State Saturday, the Utes amassed a season-high 29 first downs as well as 526 yards.

The Utes’ scoring offense is 60th nationally, posting 31.4 points per game. Senior signal-caller Tyler Huntley ranks 7th nationally in completion percentage (74.6 percent) as he has completed 85 of 114 passes for 1,146 yards (33rd nationally) and 7 touchdowns. He has yet to throw an interception on the season and ranks 12th nationally in passing efficiency (179.30). His contributions have made the Utes one of only four teams nationally who have not yet thrown an interception on the season.

Huntley has also run for 190 yards and three scores on the season.

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham has expressed belief that senior tailback Zack Moss will return to the lineup against the Beavers. Moss’ 393 rushing yards currently rank him 32nd in the nation as do his 6.2 yards per carry, along with four touchdowns on the season.

The Utes’ current leading receiver is sophomore wide-out Bryan Thompson (11 rec, 310 yards, 2 TD’s, a team-best 28.2 yards per catch).  Freshman kicker Jadon Redding has made 5 of his 7 field goal attempts and all 18 of his PAT’s on the season for Utah.

The Utes’ defense has been stingy in the second halves of games this season, surrendering only 4 points per game in the 3rd and 4th Quarters. Their scoring defense is 10th nationally, as the Utes only give up 14.4 points per contest.

Against the run, the defense remains particularly tough as they have not surrendered 100 yards in any game this season.

Utah ranks third nationally against the run, surrendering only 53.8 yards on the ground per game.

Senior defensive end Bradlee Anae leads the Utes with four sacks. Anae has one forced fumble on the season, as does senior defensive tackle Leki Fotu.

Senior linebacker Francis Bernard and senior defensive back Julian Blackmon have two interceptions apiece to pace Utah in that statistic.

The Beavers come into Saturday’s game having won two of their last three games. These include a 45-7 rout of FCS foe Cal Poly and a 48-31 win over UCLA. The only loss in this span was a close 31-28 defeat at the hands of Stanford.

Oregon State is tied for 28th nationally in scoring offense with Hawaii at 37 points per game.

Redshirt senior quarterback Jake Luton completes 62.1 percent of his passes on the season for 1,297 yards (19th nationally), 14 touchdowns (tied for 7th nationally) and 0 interceptions.

The Beavers’ running game nets 203 yards per game (38th nationally) with senior tailback Artavis Pierce (64 car, 482 yards, [14th nationally] 5 TD’s, 7.5 yards per carry[tied for 9th nationally]) and sophomore running mate Jermar Jefferson (56 car, 296 yards, TD, 5.3 yards per carry) each achieving at a high level.

Junior receiver Isaiah Hodgins (43 rec, 632 yards, 9 TD’s [tied for first nationally] , 14.7 yards per reception) is the Beavers’ leader in all receiving categories.

Redshirt senior kicker Jordan Choukair has struggled on the season for Oregon State, making only two of his five field goal attempts.

Defensively, the Beavers give up 30.4 points per game which ties them for 96th nationally with Southern Miss and North Texas.

Redshirt junior outside linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr. leads the Beavers with 6 sacks, which ties him for third nationally with Boise State’s Curtis Weaver. He also leads Oregon State with 2 forced fumbles.

Senior defensive back Shawn Wilson and sophomore defensive back Nahshon Wright have an interception apiece to lead the Beavers’ secondary.