Postgame Notes: No. 22 Utah at No. 17 Arizona
11/18/2023 5:05 PM | Football
Postgame Notes
(at) No. 17 Arizona 42, No. 22 Utah 18
Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona Stadium)
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Kick: 12:37 p.m. MST | End: 3:57 p.m.
Attendance: 50,800 (sellout)
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
(at) No. 17 Arizona 42, No. 22 Utah 18
Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona Stadium)
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Kick: 12:37 p.m. MST | End: 3:57 p.m.
Attendance: 50,800 (sellout)
General
- Saturday's loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Utah against Arizona, dating back to the 2016 season. It included a three-game winning streak in Tucson.
- Prior to today, Utah had not lost a regulation game at Arizona Stadium since 2013.
- For the eighth time this season, Utah won the time of possession battle (35:34 to 24:26)
- Each of Utah's four losses this season have come against top-20 ranked teams in either the AP Poll and/or CFP poll.
- Utah won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Utes defended the North goal to begin the game.
Offense
- Quarterback Bryson Barnes made his ninth start as a Ute and had a career-highs both with 31 completions and 320 yards. It was the most completions by a Utah quarterback since Brian Johnson's 32 vs. Wyoming in 2005, and ties for 10th-most in a game in program history.
- Barnes' 320 passing yards were the most by a Ute since Cameron Rising logged 415 yards vs. USC on Oct. 15, 2022.
- Wide receiver Devaughn Vele had a career-high nine receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. It was Vele's third career 100-yard receiving game and second this season.
- Vele's touchdown was his third of the season and his 35th game (of 47 career games played) with at least one reception.
- Fellow wideout Munir McClain had six catches in the game, his most as a Ute.
- Tight end Landen King reset a career-high with 63 receiving yards and tied a career-best with four catches. It included a 28-yard grab during the game, the longest of his collegiate career.
- King's performance marked the 82nd game out of Utah's last 83 contests that a tight end has caught a pass.
- Freshman running back Dijon Stanley made his second collegiate reception during the first quarter. It went for 11 yards and was his first catch since the Arizona State game.
- Fellow running back Jaylon Glover has caught a pass in three of Utah's last four games, and six of the last eight.
- Running back Ja'Quinden Jackson had a career-long 18-yard reception during the second quarter, surpassing his previous long of 11 yards at Baylor earlier this season.
- For the sixth game this season, safety Sione Vaki also played on offense.
- Barnes' touchdown strike to Vele was his fifth touchdown pass of the season of at least 20 yards.
- McClain had a 23-yard reception during the third quarter; it was McClain's fifth reception this season of at least 20 yards.
Defense
- Defensive end Van Fillinger made a career-high eight tackles, surpassing his seven stops vs. Oregon in 2021. It included a two-yard TFL for Fillinger during the second quarter.
- Cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn also had a career-best with seven tackles in the game. Vaughn had a pass breakup and a five-yard TFL on back-to-back plays in the first quarter. He now has a team-leading six PBUs on the season.
- Defensive end Connor O'Toole's six tackles were a season-best, while O'Toole tied career-highs with 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sacks. It was his first game as a Ute with multiple pass breakups.
- Safety Nate Ritchie surpassed his season-high with five tackles in the game, it was his most since 2020.
- Defensive tackle Simote Pepa made his first start of the season and second of his career; the other came at Colorado in 2022.
- Ritchie made his second start of the season and first since the USC game.
- Arizona became just the fourth Utah opponent this season to score on its game-opening drive.
Special Teams
- Playing on the kickoff team, cornerback Nick Howe made his collegiate debut.
- Connor O'Toole was credited his second field goal block in as many weeks. It came on a 37-yard field goal attempt for Arizona as the first half expired.
- It marked the first time since 2010 (Brandon Burton vs. BYU and vs. Boise State) that Utah blocked a field goal in consecutive games.
- Kicker Cole Becker made a 36-yard field goal during the third quarter. Dating back to the Cal game, Becker has made nine of his last 10 field goal attempts with a long in that time of 43 yards vs. Arizona State.
- Becker also sent all three of his kickoffs for touchbacks.
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