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Utah Dominates West Virginia in Big 12 Road Opener
9/27/2025 5:44 PM | Football
Utes score first 35 points of the game on way to 48-14 win
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- The Utah football team shined on both sides of the ball in a dominating 48-14 win over West Virginia on Saturday in front of 53,965 fans at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Utes improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 Conference play, while West Virginia drops to 2-3 and 0-2 in conference action.
Utah used a stellar first half to build a four-score lead, finding the end zone on four of five possessions and shutting out the Mountaineers with a smothering defensive effort. The Utes limited West Virginia to 95 total yards in the opening half and just 22 passing yards, stopping the home squad on six of their nine third-down tries.Â
The Utes held WVU to just 85 yards through the air on 6-of-13 passing, the fewest passing yards allowed by Utah this season, the third time since the start of the 2024 campaign that Utah has held an opponent under 100 passing yards.Â
Utah outgained West Virginia 532 to 346 on Saturday and have now eclipsed 490 yards of total offense in four of the first five games in 2025. Utah converted on 8-of-13 third-down tries while holding the Mountaineers to just 4-of-14. The Utes scored on eight of their nine drives on the day, coming away with points on all seven trips to the red zone.
Devon Dampier put together a career day leading the offense, completing 21-of-26 passes for 237 yards and a career-high four passing touchdowns, while rushing for 33 yards and a score on 11 carries in three quarters of action.Â
Dampier connected with a different receiver for all four scores. Dallin Bentley, JJ Buchanan, Ryan Davis and Wayshawn Parker each caught a touchdown pass, the first time since 2022 that four different Utes tallied touchdown grabs. Bryce Duke also hauled in a touchdown from Byrd Ficklin late in the fourth quarter.
Davis led the wide receiver room with seven catches for 107 yards. Bentley recorded five catches for 59 yards.
Parker also tallied nine carries for a team-high 66 yards, while NaQuari Rogers rushed 13 times for 61 yards.Â
Lander Barton and Jonah Lea'ea led the defensive effort for the Utes, each tallying a season-high eight tackles. Barton and John Henry Daley combined for a sack, while Lea'ea added a forced fumble.
Lance Holtzclaw recorded a pair of tackles for loss and Smith Snowden broke up a season-high two passes.
Daley, who entered Saturday as the nation's sack leader, logged a career-high seven tackles, including five solo stops.
Utah has now scored 30-plus points in all three of its road contests this season, the first time a Utah squad has done so since the 1994 season.
UP NEXT
Utah enters its first bye week of the season and will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 11, when the Utes host Arizona State at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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The Utes improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 Conference play, while West Virginia drops to 2-3 and 0-2 in conference action.
Utah used a stellar first half to build a four-score lead, finding the end zone on four of five possessions and shutting out the Mountaineers with a smothering defensive effort. The Utes limited West Virginia to 95 total yards in the opening half and just 22 passing yards, stopping the home squad on six of their nine third-down tries.Â
The Utes held WVU to just 85 yards through the air on 6-of-13 passing, the fewest passing yards allowed by Utah this season, the third time since the start of the 2024 campaign that Utah has held an opponent under 100 passing yards.Â
Utah outgained West Virginia 532 to 346 on Saturday and have now eclipsed 490 yards of total offense in four of the first five games in 2025. Utah converted on 8-of-13 third-down tries while holding the Mountaineers to just 4-of-14. The Utes scored on eight of their nine drives on the day, coming away with points on all seven trips to the red zone.
Devon Dampier put together a career day leading the offense, completing 21-of-26 passes for 237 yards and a career-high four passing touchdowns, while rushing for 33 yards and a score on 11 carries in three quarters of action.Â
Dampier connected with a different receiver for all four scores. Dallin Bentley, JJ Buchanan, Ryan Davis and Wayshawn Parker each caught a touchdown pass, the first time since 2022 that four different Utes tallied touchdown grabs. Bryce Duke also hauled in a touchdown from Byrd Ficklin late in the fourth quarter.
Davis led the wide receiver room with seven catches for 107 yards. Bentley recorded five catches for 59 yards.
Parker also tallied nine carries for a team-high 66 yards, while NaQuari Rogers rushed 13 times for 61 yards.Â
Lander Barton and Jonah Lea'ea led the defensive effort for the Utes, each tallying a season-high eight tackles. Barton and John Henry Daley combined for a sack, while Lea'ea added a forced fumble.
Lance Holtzclaw recorded a pair of tackles for loss and Smith Snowden broke up a season-high two passes.
Daley, who entered Saturday as the nation's sack leader, logged a career-high seven tackles, including five solo stops.
Utah has now scored 30-plus points in all three of its road contests this season, the first time a Utah squad has done so since the 1994 season.
UP NEXT
Utah enters its first bye week of the season and will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 11, when the Utes host Arizona State at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.  Â
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Team Stats
UTA
WVU
Total Yards
532
346
Pass Yards
290
85
Rushing Yards
242
261
Penalty Yards
43
70
1st Downs
33
14
3rd Downs
8
4
4th Downs
3
4
TOP
34:45
25:15
1st Quarter
UTA 7, WVU 0
UTA - Buchanan,JJ 7 yd pass from Dampier,Devon (Curtis,Dillon kick) 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:40
UTA 14, WVU 0
UTA - Dampier,Devon 7 yd run (Curtis,Dillon kick), 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:34
2nd Quarter
UTA 21, WVU 0
UTA - Davis,Ryan 32 yd pass from Dampier,Devon (Curtis,Dillon kick) 6 plays, 58 yards, TOP 02:43
UTA 28, WVU 0
UTA - Bentley,Dallen 2 yd pass from Dampier,Devon (Curtis,Dillon kick) 15 plays, 94 yards, TOP 04:43
3rd Quarter
UTA 35, WVU 0
UTA - Parker,Wayshawn 11 yd pass from Dampier,Devon (Curtis,Dillon kick) 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:15
UTA 35, WVU 7
WVU - Vaughn,Cam 39 yd pass from Wilkins,Khalil (Hensley,Kade kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:14
UTA 38, WVU 7
UTA - Curtis,Dillon 33 yd field goal 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:10
4th Quarter
UTA 41, WVU 7
UTA - Curtis,Dillon 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 05:28
UTA 41, WVU 14
WVU - Hubbard,Diore 1 yd run (Hensley,Kade kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:47
UTA 48, WVU 14
UTA - Duke,Bryce 2 yd pass from Ficklin,Byrd (Curtis,Dillon kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:03
Game Leaders
CMP
21
TD
4
YDS
237
INT
1
CMP
4
TD
1
YDS
53
INT
0
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