Utah Posts 30-7 Road Win At Colorado

Saturday, November 17

Boulder, CO

11:30 AM

University of Utah

8-3 , 6-3

Colorado

5-6 , 2-6

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Utah

Colorado

11/17/2018 2:52 PM | Football

Box Score Postgame Notes Postgame Quotes

BOULDER, Colo. – The conditions weren't ideal, but during a snowy afternoon in Boulder, the Utah football team came away with a 30-7 win over Colorado to clinch a share of the Pac-12 South. The Utes improved to 8-3 overall and 6-3 in Pac-12 play.

Colorado struck first in the game, but the score ended up being their last after the Utes scored 30 unanswered points for the win. Utah finished the game with 390 yards of total offense while holding Colorado to 196, including just 34 on the ground.

Jaylen Dixon was key in Utah's win putting up big play after big play, racking up a career-high 125 receiving yards on four catches with one touchdown. Jason Shelley was 11-of-23 passing for 221 yards for two touchdowns, adding in nine carries for 29 yards.

Armand Shyne had 19 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown while TJ Green added a career-high 43 rushing yards on nine carries.

On defense, Francis Bernard finished with a season-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Cody Barton came away with eight (2.5 TFL) and Maxs Tupai also put up five tackles and a team-high 3.5 tackles for loss.

The first touchdown of the game didn't come till the 2:04 mark in the first quarter after both teams struggled to get going with the adverse conditions on the field. Colorado struck first, scoring on a 13-yard rush to take a 7-0 lead on the backend of a seven-play, 70-yard drive.

Starting in the second quarter, Shelley and Dixon got the ball moving with a 61-yard pass to set up Utah's first touchdown of the game. The drive ended with Shelley finding Samson Nacua open in the back of the end zone for a one-handed, 10-yard touchdown to tie it up 7-7.

Gay got in on the action with a 33-yard field goal, setting the school record for consecutive field goals made at 21. The 33-yarder officially gave the Utes a 10-7 lead with 7:37 to go in the third.

Dixon and Shelley stayed in sync later on in the third quarter, connecting on their second big play of the game for a touchdown. With 4:57 on the clock, Shelley linked up with Dixon for a 47-yard touchdown pass to give the Utes a 17-7 advantage.

On Utah's next scoring drive, Britain Covey (19-yard reception), Shyne (20-yard rush) and Cole Fotheringham (19-yard reception) put the Utes on the Colorado one-yard-line before Shyne ended the drive with a one-yard touchdown. It gave Utah a 24-7 lead with just 50 seconds left in the quarter to put them up 17.

Gay scored his second and third field goals of the game in the fourth quarter, giving the Utes a 30-7 lead. He knocked in a 31-yarder with 12:43 and then his second 50-plus yard field goal with a 51-yarder at the 8:09 mark.

Utah's defense continued its smothering way late in the fourth when Jaylon Johnson came up with an interception on the next drive and then regaining the ball on downs with less than four minutes to go. The Utes ran down the clock on their next drive with Colorado unable to convert on its final offensive drive with Utah heading home with a victory.

The Utes will return to action when they face BYU in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 24. The game is set for an 8 p.m. MT kick on FS1.

After Arizona State's loss against Oregon on Saturday night, Utah advanced to the Pac-12 Championship game. The Pac-12 Championship game will be played on Friday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. Pacific time (6 p.m. MT) in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. To purchase tickets to the game, call 801-581-UTIX or order online at https://utahtickets.com/football/#pac-12-championship-game.