Tooele Buffaloes Football
Tooele · 4A Region 11 · 3-7 in 2026
Tooele is 3-7 through 10 games of the 2026 season, scoring 19.4 points a game and allowing 38.6. The Ledger Rating of -20.4 places them 84th among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 21st in 4A. That number is opponent-adjusted and blowout-capped, so beating a good team by a little counts for more than beating a bad one by a lot. Their schedule so far rates -0.0 in difficulty. Projected to finish 3-7.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | vs |  Union | W 14–10 | -18.9 |
| Aug 21 | at |  Mountain View | L 13–34 | -0.7 |
| Aug 28 | vs |  Cyprus | W 30–28 | -33.2 |
| Sep 4 | vs |  Deseret Peak | W 43–13 | -32.7 |
| Sep 11 | at |  Ridgeline | L 0–62 | +38.4 |
| Sep 18 | vs |  Bear River | L 33–47 | +4.2 |
| Sep 25 | at |  Stansbury | L 19–51 | +25.8 |
| Oct 2 | at |  Green Canyon | L 19–44 | -0.4 |
| Oct 8 | vs |  Mountain Crest | L 9–42 | +11.0 |
| Oct 14 | at |  Sky View | L 14–55 | +6.3 |
Opponent rating is that team's Ledger Rating, so a loss to a strong team reads differently from a loss to a weak one.
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Tooele roster
All 50 players we carry for Tooele, best grade first. Click any name for his full card — production, recruiting, game log and film, right here on this page. Grade is out of 10 and combines production, recruiting recognition and the quality of the opponents faced. Every player on the roster is here, not only the ones a recruiting service has already found.
| Player | Pos | Class | Ht/Wt | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Thrall #52 | OL/DL | 2028 | 4.15 | |
| Jayden Chien-Hua #58 | OL/DL | 2028 | 3.72 | |
| Bronson Borders #16 | WR/S | 2028 | 3.68 | |
| Gus Pater #8 | QB/S | 2027 | 3.57 | |
| Kami Vaenuku #22 | HB/LB | 2027 | 3.37 | |
| Colton Smith #21 | HB/LB | 2028 | 2.97 | |
| Landon Avina #11 | WR/S | 2028 | 2.63 | |
| Gus Rimington #50 | OL/DL | 2027 | 2.34 | |
| Quaid Vowles #79 | OL/DE | 2027 | 2.31 | |
| Zidane Jenson #23 | HB/LB | 2028 | 1.92 | |
| Trevan Rosser #12 | QB/S | 2028 | 1.77 | |
| Troy Roper #10 | WR/DB | 2027 | 1.73 | |
| Rhett Buhr #1 | WR/LB | 2028 | 1.55 | |
| Davin Green #27 | K/P | 2027 | 1.43 | |
| AJ Afualo #7 | TE/DE | 2028 | 1.10 | |
| Krayton Barton #5 | WR/DB | 2028 | 0.92 | |
| Max Thomas #33 | WR/DB | 2030 | 0.82 | |
| Kenny Magalei #4 | WR/LB | 2028 | 0.69 | |
| Kayden Kroger #6 | WR/S | 2028 | 0.61 | |
| Urijah McDermaid #25 | HB/DB | 2028 | 0.45 | |
| McCrae Kinsman #51 | OL/DE | 2027 | 0.36 | |
| Koffi Oppong #15 | WR/DB | 2028 | 0.21 | |
| Mykkah Bravo #41 | HB/DE | 2030 | 0.17 | |
| Braxton Anderson #55 | OL/DE | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Breckan Gamble #3 | TE/LB | 2027 | 0.12 | |
| Jaden Draper #13 | WR/LB | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Micah Chien-Hua #57 | OL/DL | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Abran Lovato #70 | OL/DL | 2028 | — | |
| Blake Hoeg #49 | TE/DE | 2027 | — | |
| Braxton Tebbe #28 | WR/S | 2029 | — | |
| Cannon Buck #60 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Darien Salazar #64 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Donavan Silva #29 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Eli Cheatham #24 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Ethan Elliot #35 | TE/DE | 2029 | — | |
| Gabe Morse #18 | WR/DB | 2027 | — | |
| Gary Williams Jr. #2 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Iverson Pacheco #31 | HB/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Julian Quintana #32 | HB/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Nathan Dean #34 | TE/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Nolan Griggs #30 | TE/DE | 2029 | — | |
| Owen Jones #14 | WR/LB | 2029 | — | |
| PJ Seu #68 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Parker Roberts #20 | TE/LB | 2027 | — | |
| Raif Gustin #36 | K/P | 2029 | — | |
| Trystan Cameron #19 | HB/LB | 2029 | — | |
| Tu'iMalosi Gali #38 | QB/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Tucker Roper #9 | QB/S | 2029 | — | |
| Xavier Landers #26 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Zaiden Hill #17 | HB/DB | 2027 | — |
About the program
Head coach: Tuli Wily-Matagi, year 2 at Tooele.
State championships: 5 — 2002, 1937, 1933, 1929, 1928.
Roster: 50 players, 12 seniors.
Line play
Offensive line — 71.0, 50th statewide
run blocking and measured sacks allowed
Defensive front — 82.7, 26th statewide
run defense and measured pass rush
Both are unit ratings, identical for every lineman on the roster, because sacks and rushing yards are things five men do together.
Recent seasons
| Year | Record | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-9 | lost R1 |
| 2024 | 4-7 | |
| 2023 | 4-7 | lost R1 |
Rivalries
Cyprus — Battle of the Oquirrhs (name unconfirmed)
Cyprus leads 27–22–1 (50 meetings since 1950 on record). The geography is real and it is a good story: Cyprus is in Magna on the east side of the Oquirrh Mountains, Tooele sits in Tooele Valley on the west side, and both towns were built by the same mining and smelting economy — Kennecott's Bingham Canyon pit and the Garfield and Tooele smelters. The full history ›
Stansbury
Stansbury leads 14–3 (17 meetings since 2009). Tooele Valley rivals; Tooele High calls it a strong rivalry and local papers headline the game as one. The full history ›
Deseret Peak
Deseret Peak opened for 2025-26 as the newest school in Tooele County School District, in Tooele itself. The full history ›
Grantsville
Even at 11–11 (22 meetings since 1950 on record). Tooele County neighbours; Tooele High lists a rivalry with Grantsville, though the series lapsed from 1951 until 1999. The full history ›
4A Region 11
Who else Tooele plays in their region, ranked.
The rest of the season
The live rankings carry the week-by-week projection for Tooele, the matchup breakdown for every game left, and the playoff picture — all of it updated the same night games finish.
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