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Football
at Wyoming
Saturday, September 7
Salt Lake City
6:00 PM MDT
University of Utah
40
vs
13
Indiana
Utes Run Roughshod Over Hoosiers
9/7/2002 12:00 AM | Football
Sept. 7, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY - Marty Johnson ran for 229 yards in three quarters, the fourth-best total in Utah history, and J.R. Peroulis added 118 more as the Utes beat Indiana 40-13 on Saturday night.
Johnson scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter and added a 16-yard TD burst in the third, breaking off yardage in big chunks all night. He seemed sure to break Eddie Johnson's 18-year-old school record of 248 yards.
But Marty Johnson missed the fourth quarter after spraining his right knee. Team officials didn't have additional information on the injury.
Freshman Bryan Borreson kicked four field goals for the Utes (2-0), including a 50-yarder early in the fourth quarter that bounced through after hitting the crossbar.
It was the first game at Rice-Eccles Stadium since the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, as well as Gerry DiNardo's first road game as coach of the Hoosiers (1-1).
Indiana's visit also marked the first time a Big Ten team played in Salt Lake City, but it was the Utes that looked more like the power team. Utah dictated the tempo on both sides of the ball.
DiNardo's "Midwest Coast offense" was a flop, delivering a first-quarter touchdown on a trick play and another against the Utah reserves with 31 seconds remaining.
The Hoosiers turned to reserve quarterback Gibran Hamdan in the second half, but he threw three interceptions, including one by Utah's Cody Weight on fourth down after Indiana had first-and-goal at the 7.
Hamdam completed 17 of 34 passes for 212 yards. Starter Tommy Jones was 4-of-13 for 64 yards, but 53 came on his double-reverse flea-flicker pass to Glenn Johnson for an early 6-3 lead.
That was the only big play the Utes allowed in the first half. The Utah defense allowed only 79 rushing yards.
Marty Johnson ran for 111 yards in the second quarter as Utah outscored Indiana 17-0. He had a 2-yard TD run and it was 20-6 at halftime after Lance Rice connected with Paris Jackson on a 5-yard slant pass for a TD.
Marty Johnson reached the end zone two other times, but he fumbled before breaking the plane on a first-quarter dive and his 54-yard run in the second quarter was called back by a downfield clipping penalty.
By TIM KORTE
AP Sports Writer
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