Pac-12 Play Continues for Utes at Oregon

Saturday, October 28

Eugene, Ore.

3:45 PM

University of Utah

Oregon

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10/23/2017 11:33 AM | Football

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The Game
Utah (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) plays at Oregon (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12) in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 2:45 p.m. PT/3:45 p.m. MT. The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks. Search #UTAHvsUO for conversation.

Quick Hits
> Both Utah and Oregon are looking to end three-game losing skids.
> Utah senior receiver Darren Carrington II played his first three years at Oregon before transferring to Utah in August. Carrington's touchdown catch with two seconds left in last year's game gave the Ducks the win.
> Carrington currently leads the Pac-12 in receiving yards per game (92.7).
> The Utes' 62-20 win over Oregon the last time they visited Autzen Stadium in 2015 was their first win in Eugene since 1994. The Utes are 5-11 all time in Eugene and 9-21 in the overall series.
> Utah is 0-1 against the Pac-12 North this year (lost to Stanford) while Oregon is 0-2 vs. the Pac-12 South (lost to Arizona State and UCLA).
> Utah is 2-1 on the road with wins at BYU and Arizona and a one-point loss at USC.
> Matt Gay leads the nation in field goals per game (2.43), field goals made (17) and field goals attempted (19/tie). He leads the Pac-12 in scoring (10.1 ppg) and is second in field goal percentage (.895).
> Mitch Wishnowsky is second in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in net punting (45.11). His 46.6 punt average leads the Pac-12 and is seventh in the country. Opponents have returned just one of Wishnowsky's punts and it was for negative yardage (-1 yards).
> Saturday's game at Oregon marks Utah's second appearance this year on the Pac-12 Networks, with the other coming in a season-opening win over North Dakota. The Utes are 15-9 in games televised on the Pac-12 Networks.

Statchat
> Utah leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the nation in field goals made (17).
> Utah leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the nation in net punting (45.11).
> Utah leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the nation in punt return defense (-1.00).
> Utah is tied for the Pac-12 lead and tied for 11th in the nation in fumbles recovered (8).
> Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 and tied for fifth in the nation in turnovers gained with 18 (10 INT, 8 FR).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 and 14th in the nation in pass efficiency defense (106.45).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (21.4).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 total defense (349.6).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 in time of possession (31:46).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 in fewest opponent first downs (130).
> Utah ranks third in the Pac-12 and 16th in the nation in punt return average (13.57).
> Utah is tied for third in the Pac-12 and ninth in the nation in interceptions (10).
> Utah is tied for third in the Pac-12 in defensive TDs (2).
See sidebar on page 3 for more Utah rankings.

In the Huddle
There are no changes from last week's depth chart, although linebacker Donavan Thompson and safety Corrion Ballard will miss the first half of the Oregon game after ejections for targeting against ASU. Listed as backups on the depth chart, both started last week … Quarterback Tyler Huntley returned to action against Arizona State after missing the previous two and a half games with an injury … Freshman defensive end Mika Tafua received a scholarship and joined the team last week. Tafua originally signed with BYU out of high school in 2015 before leaving for an LDS church mission to Tacoma, Wash. He was the 2014 Interscholastic League of Honolulu co-Defensive Player of the Year … Linebacker Cody Barton had a career-high 20 tackles against Oregon in last year's 30-28 loss. It was the most tackles in a game by a Ute in 2016 … Eight true freshmen have played: Javelin Guidry, Tyquez Hampton, Jaylon Johnson, Chayden Johnston; Ali'i Niumatalolo, Noah Rodriguez-Trammell, Bryan Thompson and Orlando Umana … Utah's roster contains 32 players of Polynesian descent.

Two-Minute Drill
Utah has been penalized 56 times for an average of 73.9 yards per game to 33 penalties (48.9 yards per game) by opponents … Utah is outscoring its opponents in every quarter but the fourth (50-52) … Utah has scored 68 points off turnovers to 29 by its opponents.