Saturday, November 16
Salt Lake City, Utah
6:00 PM
University of Utah
9-1 , 6-1
49
vs
3
UCLA
4-6 , 4-3
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| UTAH | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Utah Football Claims Dominating 49-3 Win Over UCLA
11/16/2019 10:01 PM | Football
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah football program put together a balanced offense and a smothering defense in its 49-3 win over the UCLA Bruins on Saturday night, improving to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in Pac-12 play.
Utah finished the game with 536 yards of total offense (335 passing, 201 rushing) while holding UCLA to just 269 (219 yards passing, 50 rushing). Utah forced five turnovers in the game that included three forced fumbles, all recovered by Utah, and two interceptions.
Tyler Huntley was spectacular from start to finish, going for 335 passing yards (14-of-18, 0 INT) and two touchdowns, adding his fifth rushing touchdown of the season as well. Of Huntley's passing yards, 132 of the yards went to playmaker Brant Kuithe (5 catches) who finished with his first career 100-yard receiving game that included a 69-yard touchdown reception.
Zack Moss led the Utes in rushing with 17 carries for 127 yards and two touchdowns, adding 73 receiving yards for a 200-yard all-purpose game. He has now scored 13 rushing touchdowns this season, the most he has scored in a season at Utah.
On defense, Julian Blackmon racked up a career-high 12 tackles (1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks), adding a forced fumble and his fourth interception of the season. Terrell Burgess added nine tackles (1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks) and a forced fumble with Mika Tafua scoring Utah's defensive touchdown on a 68-yard fumble recovery return with his five tackles (1.0 TFL).
After burning close to seven minutes off the clock, the UCLA Bruins jumped on the scoreboard first, having to settle on a 43-yard field goal at the 8:05 mark in the first quarter. The field goal was at the end of a 15-play, 50-yard drive after pushing to the Utah three-yard line and then getting sacked on back-to-back plays for a loss of 22 yards to force the field goal.
It didn't take long for the Utes to take the lead, driving down field 75 yards in 6:26 to score on a two-yard rush for a 7-0 lead with 1:39 remaining in the first quarter. A 17-yard rush from Moss put the Utes in the redzone with an 11-yard diving reception from Kuithe landing the Utes on the UCLA two-yard line for Huntley to finish things off with his two-yard rushing touchdown.
The Utes took a 14-3 lead with 6:59 left to play in the second quarter on the backend of another 70-plus yard drive. Moss contributed 49 of the 76 yards in the scoring drive, including the four-yard rushing touchdown that gave the Utes the two-possession lead and him his 12th rushing score of the year.
Utah's defense got on the scoreboard with 2:19 left in the second quarter when Blackmon forced a fumble and Tafua recovered it, running it back 68 yards to the end zone. It was Utah's first fumble recovery return for a touchdown since 2017 and the fourth-longest fumble recovery return in school history, giving Utah a 21-3 lead.
The Utes scored their third touchdown of the game with 26 seconds left in the second quarter, sending Utah into halftime with a 28-3 lead. The 85-yard scoring drive included a 50-yard reception from Moss and was capped off by a 38-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game.
Utah wasted no time in getting back on the scoreboard in the third quarter, scoring on its opening drive with a 69-yard receiving touchdown by Kuithe. Kuithe's career-long touchdown reception wrapped up a three-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Utes a 35-3 lead.
The Utes put an exclamation point on the game with Huntley linking up with Samson Nacua for an 83-yard touchdown pass, the longest passing play of the season for the Utes and the 10th-longest pass in school history. The five-play, 95-yard drive gave Utah a 42-3 lead with 9:39 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Utah scored one final time with 7:24 left to play in the fourth after Devonta'e Henry-Cole broke free for a 27-yard rushing touchdown to give the Utes a commanding 49-3 lead. Henry-Cole's 27-yard rushing score was a career-long and also his second rushing touchdown of the season.
Utah will return to action when they hit the road to take on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 23. The game time will be announced tomorrow.
Utah finished the game with 536 yards of total offense (335 passing, 201 rushing) while holding UCLA to just 269 (219 yards passing, 50 rushing). Utah forced five turnovers in the game that included three forced fumbles, all recovered by Utah, and two interceptions.
Tyler Huntley was spectacular from start to finish, going for 335 passing yards (14-of-18, 0 INT) and two touchdowns, adding his fifth rushing touchdown of the season as well. Of Huntley's passing yards, 132 of the yards went to playmaker Brant Kuithe (5 catches) who finished with his first career 100-yard receiving game that included a 69-yard touchdown reception.
Zack Moss led the Utes in rushing with 17 carries for 127 yards and two touchdowns, adding 73 receiving yards for a 200-yard all-purpose game. He has now scored 13 rushing touchdowns this season, the most he has scored in a season at Utah.
On defense, Julian Blackmon racked up a career-high 12 tackles (1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks), adding a forced fumble and his fourth interception of the season. Terrell Burgess added nine tackles (1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks) and a forced fumble with Mika Tafua scoring Utah's defensive touchdown on a 68-yard fumble recovery return with his five tackles (1.0 TFL).
After burning close to seven minutes off the clock, the UCLA Bruins jumped on the scoreboard first, having to settle on a 43-yard field goal at the 8:05 mark in the first quarter. The field goal was at the end of a 15-play, 50-yard drive after pushing to the Utah three-yard line and then getting sacked on back-to-back plays for a loss of 22 yards to force the field goal.
It didn't take long for the Utes to take the lead, driving down field 75 yards in 6:26 to score on a two-yard rush for a 7-0 lead with 1:39 remaining in the first quarter. A 17-yard rush from Moss put the Utes in the redzone with an 11-yard diving reception from Kuithe landing the Utes on the UCLA two-yard line for Huntley to finish things off with his two-yard rushing touchdown.
The Utes took a 14-3 lead with 6:59 left to play in the second quarter on the backend of another 70-plus yard drive. Moss contributed 49 of the 76 yards in the scoring drive, including the four-yard rushing touchdown that gave the Utes the two-possession lead and him his 12th rushing score of the year.
Utah's defense got on the scoreboard with 2:19 left in the second quarter when Blackmon forced a fumble and Tafua recovered it, running it back 68 yards to the end zone. It was Utah's first fumble recovery return for a touchdown since 2017 and the fourth-longest fumble recovery return in school history, giving Utah a 21-3 lead.
The Utes scored their third touchdown of the game with 26 seconds left in the second quarter, sending Utah into halftime with a 28-3 lead. The 85-yard scoring drive included a 50-yard reception from Moss and was capped off by a 38-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game.
Utah wasted no time in getting back on the scoreboard in the third quarter, scoring on its opening drive with a 69-yard receiving touchdown by Kuithe. Kuithe's career-long touchdown reception wrapped up a three-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Utes a 35-3 lead.
The Utes put an exclamation point on the game with Huntley linking up with Samson Nacua for an 83-yard touchdown pass, the longest passing play of the season for the Utes and the 10th-longest pass in school history. The five-play, 95-yard drive gave Utah a 42-3 lead with 9:39 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Utah scored one final time with 7:24 left to play in the fourth after Devonta'e Henry-Cole broke free for a 27-yard rushing touchdown to give the Utes a commanding 49-3 lead. Henry-Cole's 27-yard rushing score was a career-long and also his second rushing touchdown of the season.
Utah will return to action when they hit the road to take on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 23. The game time will be announced tomorrow.
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UCLA
UTAH
Total Yards
269
536
Pass Yards
219
335
Rushing Yards
50
201
Penalty Yards
10
60
1st Downs
18
19
3rd Downs
10
6
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
30:37
29:23
1st Quarter
UCLA 3, UTAH 0
UCLA - Molson, JJ 43 yd field goal 15 plays, 50 yards, TOP 6:55
UCLA 3, UTAH 7
UTAH - Huntley, Tyler 2 yd run (Redding, Jadon kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:26
2nd Quarter
UCLA 3, UTAH 14
UTAH - Moss, Zack 4 yd run (Redding, Jadon kick), 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:01
UCLA 3, UTAH 21
UTAH - Tafua, Mika 68 yd fumble recovery (Redding, Jadon kick)
UCLA 3, UTAH 28
UTAH - Moss, Zack 38 yd run (Redding, Jadon kick), 4 plays, 85 yards, TOP 0:46
3rd Quarter
UCLA 3, UTAH 35
UTAH - Kuithe, Brant 69 yd pass from Huntley, Tyler (Redding, Jadon kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:29
4th Quarter
UCLA 3, UTAH 42
UTAH - Nacua, Samson 83 yd pass from Huntley, Tyler (Redding, Jadon kick) 5 plays, 95 yards, TOP 3:13
UCLA 3, UTAH 49
UTAH - Henry-Cole, D. 27 yd run (Redding, Jadon kick), 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:54
Game Leaders
CMP
14
TD
2
YDS
335
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
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