By Staff, SuperWest Sports
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2026 Week One CFB Game Summaries for Teams in West
Teams from the West compete in 22 games in Week One.
You probably didn’t have time to watch them all, but fortunately, you don’t have to—you can read about them.
Here are brief game summaries for each matchup.
[[2026 SuperWest Combined College Football Standings]]
Friday, September 4, 2026
No. 14 USC 39, Fresno State 0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Trojans shut out the Bulldogs 39-0 Friday at home in Los Angeles, leading wire-to-wire. USC’s Jayden Maiava threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and Trent Mosley caught two touchdown passes to go with his 104 receiving yards. Kayden Dixon-Wyatt recorded 102 receiving yards for Southern California. Alex Graham led the Trojans with four tackles, Prophet Brown pulled down an interception, and Floyd Boucard recovered a fumble. K’Vion Thunderbird paced FS with nine stops. The Trojans defense sacked FS’s quarterback five times. USC outgained FS in total yards 552-116.
Up Next: USC faces Louisiana at home, and Fresno State plays Sacramento State at home
No. 7 Miami 45, Stanford 6
Stanford Stadium
The Hurricanes obliterated the Cardinal 45-6 Friday on the road in Stanford. Miami’s Darian Mensah threw for 412 yards and five touchdowns. The Tree’s Davis Warren passed for 214 yards. Malachi Toney caught three touchdown passes to go with his 229 receiving yards for Miami (FL). Marquise Lightfoot led the Hurricanes with nine tackles. Matt Rose paced the Cardinal with 12 stops. Miami outgained The Tree in total yards 544-299. It was a dominant performance by the Hurricanes from start to finish.
Up Next: Stanford has a bye
No. 10 Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0
Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
The Sooners blanked the Miners 51-0 Friday at home in Norman, leading from start to finish. OU’s John Mateer threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, and Lloyd Avant rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Sategna caught a touchdown pass to go with his 76 receiving yards for Oklahoma. The Sooners’ Tate Sandell kicked two field goals. Reggie Powers III led Oklahoma with seven tackles, and Taylor Wein recovered a fumble. Donavan Howard paced UTEP with six stops. The Sooners defense sacked UTEP’s quarterback 3.5 times. OU outgained UTEP in total yards 401-198.
Up Next: UTEP takes on Texas Southern at home
San José State 27, Eastern Michigan 21
Rynearson Stadium
The Spartans surprised the Eagles 27-21 Friday on the road in Ypsilanti, in a back-and-forth battle with six lead changes. SJSU’s Luke Weaver threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, and Jabari Bates gained 119 yards on the ground. EMU’s Amareon Blue rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Hoch caught two touchdown passes to go with his 115 receiving yards for San José State. Dylan Lee led SJSU with nine tackles, and Lee hauled in a pick. Zach Mowchan paced Eastern Michigan with 11 stops. SJSU outgained EMU in total yards 453-281.
Up Next: San José State faces Cal Poly at home
Thursday, September 3, 2026
No. 21 Utah 66, Idaho 14
Rice-Eccles Stadium
The Utes hammered Idaho 66-14 Thursday at home in Salt Lake City, leading wire-to-wire. Utah’s Devon Dampier tossed three touchdown passes, and Byrd Ficklin tossed two touchdown passes. LaMarcus Bell rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown for Utah, and Wayshawn Parker hauled in two touchdown receptions. The Utes’ Braden Pegan caught a touchdown pass to go with his 81 receiving yards. Jackson Bennee led Utah with five tackles, Trey Reynolds pulled down an interception, and Rabbit Evans recovered a fumble. Ryder Bordner paced Idaho with nine stops. Utah outgained Idaho in total yards 633-225.
Up Next: Utah plays Arkansas at home
Colorado 14, Georgia Tech 13
Bobby Dodd Stadium
The Buffaloes upended the Yellow Jackets 14-13 Thursday on the road in Atlanta, in a back-and-forth battle with three lead changes. GT’s Alberto Mendoza passed for 237 yards, and Jordan Allen recorded 113 receiving yards. Aidan Birr kicked two field goals for Georgia Tech. Rahkeem Smith returned a kickoff 130 yards for a touchdown for the Yellow Jackets. Randon Fontenette led CU with eight tackles, and Boo Carter recovered a fumble. Kyle Efford paced GT with 13 stops. The Buffaloes defense stuffed GT behind the line of scrimmage on 44.4% of rushing attempts.
Up Next: Colorado faces Weber State at home
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