Utah Postgame Notes No. 6/6 Utah 45, Colorado 15 Nov. 30, 2019 | Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
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• Utah wins its third Pac-12 South title with the victory and will make its second appearance in the Pac-12 Championship game. Utah also won the South in 2015 (tied with USC) and 2018.
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• Utah is 11-1 on the season, reaching at least 11 wins for the first time since 2008 (13-0) and the third time in its history (12-0 in 2004).
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• Utah's 8-1 Pac-12 record is its best record since joining the league. Its previous best Pac-12 record was 6-3 in both 2015 and 2018. Utah went 7-1 in its final season in the Mountain West (2010) and last won eight conference games in 2008 (8-0).
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• Utah has won eight-straight games, its longest winning streak in a season since 2008 (13-0).
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• Utah reached the 30-point plateau for the 10th time this year, its most games scoring 30 points since 2008 (also 10 games).
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• Attendance was 46,879, the 64th-straight sellout at Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 season opener. It is the 60th standing-room only crowd in that streak. Utah's attendance average for the season is 46,462, which is third all-time in Utah history.
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• Utah went 7-0 at home for the first time in its history. It is the third time that Utah is undefeated at home under Kyle Whittingham (6-0 in 2008 and 2009). The Utes have had an undefeated home record six times since 1990 (6-0 in 2004 and 5-0 in 2001 and 1994), and 30 times in its history.
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• Brant Kuithe scored three touchdowns against Colorado, giving him nine touchdowns this season. He scored on 38 and 7-yard receptions in the second quarter, finishing the game with a 15-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Kuithe has scored six touchdowns in Utah's last three games (3 rush, 3 rec).
             • He finished the game with a team-high 122 all-purpose yards (63 receiving, 59 rushing).
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• Tyler Huntley had two touchdown passes in the second quarter (38 and 7 yards) to tie and surpass his season high for touchdown passes with 16. His previous season high was 15 touchdown passes in 2017.            Â
             • Huntley raises his record to 23-8 all-time as Utah's starting quarterback and remains third all-time.
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• Zack Moss had 88 yards on 20 carries to reach 1,246 for the season, which is a single-season high for Moss. His previous single-season high was 1,173 yards in 2017.
             • Moss tied the Utah school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with his 15th of the year in the fourth quarter, a one-yard rush. He ties John White, who had 15 rushing scores in 2011.
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• Devin Brumfield scored his second touchdown of the season on a one-yard run in the third quarter. He has two career scores.
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• Demari Simpkins scored his first career punt return touchdown on a career-long 66-yard return. Utah's last punt return touchdown also came against Colorado on Nov. 26, 2016, 55 yards by Boobie Hobbs. It is Utah's longest punt return since 2015.
             • Simpkins had 97 all-purpose yards on the night (35 receiving, 62 punt return).
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• Bradlee Anae had a four-yard sack in the second quarter and a half sack in the third quarter to bring his career total to 29.5 and tie Hunter Dimick (2013-16) for the Utah school record. He also has 41 career tackles for loss and continues to rank fourth all-time at Utah.
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• Jadon Redding kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter and is 9-of-12 on the season. He last attempted a field goal against Washington on Nov. 2.
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• Ben Lennon downed a punt at the 5-yard line in the third quarter, the eighth punt he has had downed inside the 10-yard line this season.
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• Devaughn Vele made his first career start at receiver.
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