Postgame Notes: Utah vs. TCU
10/20/2024 12:49 AM | Football
Postgame Notes
TCU 13, Utah 7
Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice-Eccles Stadium)
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Kick: 8:35 p.m. MT | End: 11:59 p.m.
Attendance: 53,299 (sellout)
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TCU 13, Utah 7
Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice-Eccles Stadium)
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Kick: 8:35 p.m. MT | End: 11:59 p.m.
Attendance: 53,299 (sellout)
General
- Prior to tonight, Utah had not lost three straight games in a season since 2017, nor had the team lost back-to-back games at home since that year.
- Tonight's attendance of 53,299 marked the 87th consecutive sellout of Rice-Eccles Stadium, dating back to the 2010 season opener vs. Pitt. It was also the fourth-highest attendance for a game in the facility.
- TCU won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Utes defended the North goal to begin the game.
Offense
- Tight end Brant Kuithe had a season-high six receptions for 56 yards; it surpassed Kuithe's five catches during the Arizona game.
- Kuithe extended his reception streak to 39 consecutive games played, leading all active FBS tight ends while also ranking second in the Big 12 and fourth in FBS.
- Wide receiver Money Parks caught a 71-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Isaac Wilson during the third quarter; it was Wilson's longest completion of his career and a career-long reception for Parks.
- Parks finished the game with 79 receiving yards, just one short of tying his season-high (80 vs. Baylor).
- Fellow wide receiver Dorian Singer had 52 receiving yards, including a game-long 36-yard reception. It marked Singer's third straight game with a 30-yard catch.
- Running back Micah Bernard was the Utes' leading rusher for the sixth straight game.
Defense
- Safety Alaka'i Gilman tied his season-high with eight tackles (1.0 TFL), tying linebackers Karene Reid and Lander Barton. All of Gilman's 4.0 TFL on the season have come in the last four games.
- Defensive tackle Simote Pepa had two tackles, both for a loss, with his 2.0 TFL going as his most since the Stanford game (3.0) in 2022.
- Defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa made a three-yard TFL during the second quarter. All of his 4.0 TFL this season have come in his last four games played.
- Tanuvasa made his second PBU of the night just before halftime, setting a new career-high.
- Linebacker Karene Reid's eight tackles (0.5 TFL) were a season-high.
- Defensive end Van Fillinger came up with a fumble recovery; it was his second as a Ute and first since the Colorado game in 2023.
- Cornerbacks Zemaiah Vaughn and Elijah Davis set season-highs with six tackles apiece.
- Linebacker Johnathan Hall broke into the TFL column for the third straight game.
- Linebacker Lander Barton is averaging 7.6 tackles over Utah's last three games (6 vs. Arizona; 9 at ASU; 8 vs. TCU).
Special Teams
- Tao Johnson blocked a TCU field goal attempt during the first quarter. It was Johnson's first career block and third for Utah this season (Van Fillinger vs. Baylor; Caleb Lohner at Utah State).
- The last time Utah blocked three kicks in a season was in 2018.
- OptaStats has Johnson as the first FBS player since at least 2012 to have both a blocked field goal (tonight vs. TCU) and a return TD on a blocked field goal (vs. Baylor) in the same season.
- Punter Jack Bouwmeester eclipsed 5,000 career yards.
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