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The University of Utah Athletics
2014 Utah Football Review: Offensive Highlights
1/21/2015 12:00 AM | Football
Jan. 21, 2015
Coming off a 9-4 season and its first bowl victory since 2010, utahutes.com takes a look back at Utah's 2014 campaign. Today's second installment is a look at the offensive highlights of the season. Be sure to keep checking utahutes.com for offensive, defensive and special teams highlights from this season.
2014 Utah Football Review:
Part 1: Game-by-Game Capsules
Part 2: Offensive Highlights
Part 3: Defensive Highlights
Part 4: Special Teams Highlights
Bookin' It: First-team All-Pac-12 Conference running back Devontae Booker rushed for 1,512 net yards in his first season at Utah and led the Pac-12 in carries (292). He ranked second in the league in rushing yards per game (116.3) and averaged 130.1 yards in Utah's nine conference games.
Booker rushed 32 times for 229 yards and three touchdowns to lead Utah to a 29-23 double-overtime victory at Oregon State in Reser Stadium on Oct. 17. He put his name in the school record book for three different single-game categories: three rushing touchdowns tied for second-most, 229 yards tied for fifth-most and 32 carries tied for ninth. The 12th 200-yard rushing performance in school history was one of Booker's nine 100-yard rushing games.
Touchdown D. Booker!! #captainphillips PAt is good. 16-13, Utes! #goutes #UTAHvsOSU https://t.co/rAemPCQtM4
-- Utah Football (@Utah_Football) October 17, 2014
Catching Clay: Kaelin Clay led Utah with a team-high 523 receiving yards on 43 receptions for four touchdowns. He turned in Utah's best receiving game of the year with 152 yards against Oregon and his 78-yard catch against the Ducks was Utah's longest reception of the year. He also went for 88 yards and two touchdowns at Colorado.
The most RT'd play of the weekend was this game-winning TD grab by @utah_football's Kaelin Clay . #USCvsUTAH http://t.co/njlhJD5Sc2
-- Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) October 27, 2014
MVP! MVP!: Quarterback Travis Wilson was named the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Most Valuable Player after running for three touchdowns and throwing a touchdown pass to lead Utah to a 45-10 victory over Colorado State.
Wilson completed 60.7 (190-313) of his pass attempts for 2,170 yards with 18 touchdowns and only five interceptions. He ended his junior campaign in fifth place in school history with 5,308 career passing yards, 441 yards from tying Larry Egger (5,749 from 1985-86) for fourth. In the regular-season finale, Wilson threw for a season-high 311 yards and three touchdowns at Colorado.
ICYMI: Travis Wilson is @LasVegasBowl MVP! 91yds/11carries, 3rushing TDs, 17/26 passes for 158 yds & 1 TD. #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/pGufzx55JX
-- Utah Football (@Utah_Football) December 21, 2014
K-Scott Capitalizes: Junior wide receiver Kenneth Scott led Utah with 48 catches and tied for the team lead with four touchdown catches. Scott was second with 506 receiving yards, including top performances with 77 yards against Fresno State, 71 yards at Stanford and 70 yards versus Washington State.
The double OT TD that gave @utah_football a win is our #UTAHvsSTAN @ishares by @blackrock Play of the Game. http://t.co/x4Yb8zQaR1
-- Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) November 16, 2014
Drezzy Drives: Dres Anderson started in seven games and was Utah's leading receiver before his injury with 22 catches for 355 yards (16.1 average) and four touchdowns. He went for 111 yards in the season opener against Idaho State and 84 yards against Fresno State.
Thompson Time: Junior quarterback Kendal Thompson played in seven games with two starts (1-1) before a season-ending knee injury against Oregon on Nov. 8. He finished 32-of-52 passing for 324 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in seven games and also rushed 56 times yards for 192 yards (second on the team at the time of his injury) and one touchdown.
Thompson took over during the fourth offensive series of Utah's 30-28 road win over No. 8 UCLA and was 10-for-13 for 95 yards and a touchdown without an interception. He was also second on the team with 83 rushing yards on 19 carries.
"@Benbelnap: Kendal Thompson.... This is only possible on xbox @Thurm405 #UTAHvsUCLA #GoUtes https://t.co/i2O277zSvs"" 😤🏈👍
-- Kendal Thompson (@Thurm405) October 5, 2014
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