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The University of Utah Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. Arizona
10/12/2018 11:36 PM | Football
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham has participated in 200 wins at Utah as a head or assistant coach. In his 25thyear at Utah, Whittingham is 115-58 in his 14thyear as head coach.
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Utah earned its 30thPac-12 victory with the win. The Utes are 30-37 since joining the league in 2011.Â
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Utah is 3-2 in Ute Proud games with wins against Arizona (2018), Arizona State (2015) and San Jose State (2017) and losses to Arizona (2014) and Washington (2016).Â
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Utah extends its winning streak against Arizona to three games (2016-18) and leads the overall series 23-19-2.Â
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Utah's first scoring drive of the night took 7:13 off the clock (15 plays, 75 yards) for Utah's longest scoring drive of the season. Utah's 83-yard scoring drive in the second quarter was its fifth scoring drive of 80 yards or more this year.Â
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Utah held Arizona to 72 rushing yards, the fourth time this season the Utes have held their opponent under 100 yards rushing.Â
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Utah was 3-of-3 in fourth down conversions, including a fake punt play.Â
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Tyler Huntley threw two passing touchdowns, rushed for a score and caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Britain Covey. It is the second-straight year a quarterback has passed, rushed and caught a touchdown (Troy Williams vs. USC, 2017) and the second time in Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham's head coaching tenure. Huntley threw for 201 yards passing (14-of-19, 2 TD, 1 INT), his third 200-yard passing game this season and 10thof his career. He rushed for 64 yards on 11 carries (1 TD).Â
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Demari Simpkins led Utah with 78 receiving yards (3 catches) with a 68-yard touchdown catch.Â
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Zack Moss led Utah in rushing with 68 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown. He has scored a touchdown in eight-straight games.Â
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Britain Covey caught a team-high six passes for 51 yards. He also went 2-for-2 passing, including a 64-yard touchdown pass. Covey was a quarterback at Timpview HS.Â
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Of Jaylen Dixon's six career receptions, including a 39-yard reception tonight, four have been for 35-plus yards.Â
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Utah was led in tackles by Chase Hansen and Maxs Tupai with nine tackles each.Â
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Mitch Wishnowsky punted four times (48.2 avg), with three punts inside the 20-yard line and two punts of 50-plus yards. He dropped a punt at the seven-yard line in the third quarter and at the two-yard line in the fourth quarter to bring his season total to seven punts at or inside the 10-yard line this season. Wishnowsky also rushed for 28 yards on a fake punt play and is 2-of-2 in fake punt plays this year.Â
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Attendance is 45,862, the 54th-straight sellout at Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 season opener. It is the 50thstanding-room only crowd in that streak.Â
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Utah earned its 30thPac-12 victory with the win. The Utes are 30-37 since joining the league in 2011.Â
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Utah is 3-2 in Ute Proud games with wins against Arizona (2018), Arizona State (2015) and San Jose State (2017) and losses to Arizona (2014) and Washington (2016).Â
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Utah extends its winning streak against Arizona to three games (2016-18) and leads the overall series 23-19-2.Â
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Utah's first scoring drive of the night took 7:13 off the clock (15 plays, 75 yards) for Utah's longest scoring drive of the season. Utah's 83-yard scoring drive in the second quarter was its fifth scoring drive of 80 yards or more this year.Â
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Utah held Arizona to 72 rushing yards, the fourth time this season the Utes have held their opponent under 100 yards rushing.Â
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Utah was 3-of-3 in fourth down conversions, including a fake punt play.Â
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Tyler Huntley threw two passing touchdowns, rushed for a score and caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Britain Covey. It is the second-straight year a quarterback has passed, rushed and caught a touchdown (Troy Williams vs. USC, 2017) and the second time in Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham's head coaching tenure. Huntley threw for 201 yards passing (14-of-19, 2 TD, 1 INT), his third 200-yard passing game this season and 10thof his career. He rushed for 64 yards on 11 carries (1 TD).Â
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Demari Simpkins led Utah with 78 receiving yards (3 catches) with a 68-yard touchdown catch.Â
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Zack Moss led Utah in rushing with 68 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown. He has scored a touchdown in eight-straight games.Â
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Britain Covey caught a team-high six passes for 51 yards. He also went 2-for-2 passing, including a 64-yard touchdown pass. Covey was a quarterback at Timpview HS.Â
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Of Jaylen Dixon's six career receptions, including a 39-yard reception tonight, four have been for 35-plus yards.Â
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Utah was led in tackles by Chase Hansen and Maxs Tupai with nine tackles each.Â
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Mitch Wishnowsky punted four times (48.2 avg), with three punts inside the 20-yard line and two punts of 50-plus yards. He dropped a punt at the seven-yard line in the third quarter and at the two-yard line in the fourth quarter to bring his season total to seven punts at or inside the 10-yard line this season. Wishnowsky also rushed for 28 yards on a fake punt play and is 2-of-2 in fake punt plays this year.Â
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Attendance is 45,862, the 54th-straight sellout at Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 season opener. It is the 50thstanding-room only crowd in that streak.Â
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