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Utah Football: In-Game Notes vs. Weber State
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
- Today is the 150th Utah Football game in Rice-Eccles Stadium history. RES opened on September 12, 1998 with a 45-22 win for Utah over Louisville. It replaced (on the same site) the former Rice Stadium which stood from 1927-97.
- Entering today, Utah is 113-36 when playing inside RES.
- Utah won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Utes defended the North end zone to begin the game.
- Attendance: 51,532 (78th straight sellout)
Offense
- Utah had 274 total yards of offense during the first half; it was the most for the team in the first half this season.
- Quarterback Nate Johnson made his first collegiate start. On Utah's opening drive, Johnson completed a 33-yard pass to wide receiver Munir McClain; at the time it happened it was a career-long pass for Johnson and career-long reception for McClain.
- Johnson marched Utah downfield for a 10-play, 69-yard touchdown drive on the team's first possession. It was the second time this season (vs. Florida) that Utah scored on its opening drive of the game.
- Johnson surpassed his single-game career-high in rushing yards during the second quarter (previously 45 vs. Florida in the season opener).
- Wide receiver Money Parks made his second touchdown reception of the season on a 13-yard second quarter grab. It was Parks' fifth career receiving touchdown and the second carer passing touchdown for Johnson (first since the Stanford game in 2022).
- Johnson surpassed his single-game career-high passing yards during the second quarter; his previous high was 82 yards at Baylor last week.
- Just before halftime, Johnson found McClain on a 49-yard pass to reset career-longs for both. It was the fifth of six straight completions for Johnson.
- Running back Jaylon Glover rushed for a 2-yard touchdown during the third quarter; it is the first time that Glover has a rushing touchdown in consecutive games.
- Wide receiver Luca Caldarella made his first catch as a Ute during the third quarter.
- Returning from a season-ending injury in 2022, running back Chris Curry entered the game in the fourth quarter.
Defense
- The Utah defense has held opponents to a three-and-out to open the game in all three games this season.
- Utah held Weber State to punts on four of its first five possessions (touchdown on the other); on those four possessions the Wildcats were held to 30 total yards.
- Defensitve tackle Keanu Tanuvasa reset his single-game career-high in tackles (previously 3 at Baylor).
- Cornerback Miles Battle surpassed his season-high tackles (previously 2 vs. Florida).Â
- Linebacker Lander Barton had his first career pick-six (23 yards) during the third quarter. It extended Utah's FBS-leading active streak to 20 straight seasons with an interception returned for a touchdown. It is the longest active streak, and ties Arizona State (20 seasons from 2000-19) for the longest such streak dating back to 1996.
- Barton's pick-six was the first by a Ute since Clark Phillips III brought back an interception 80 yards in the game at UCLA in 2022. Phillips also had the last pick-six inside Rice-Eccles Stadium (vs. Oregon State in 2022).
- Barton surpassed his season-high tackles (previously 4 vs. Florida and at Baylor).
- Safety Cole Bishop had a nine-yard sack during the third quarter; it was Bishop's second sack of the season.
- Defensive end Logan Fano came up with a strip-sack during the fourth quarter; the forced fumble and Fano's recovery were both his first as a Ute. His last sack was a six-yard takedown vs. Florida.
- Linebacker Justin Medlock contributed his first career TFL during the fourth quarter; it was a third-down stop for Medlock and a loss of one yard.
Special Teams
- Kickers Chase Carter and Joey Cheek both made their collegiate debuts during the first quarter. Carter handled the opening kickoff and Cheek was called upon for PAT duty.
- Cheek made his first collegiate field goal attempt; it was a 37-yarder with 13:29 on the second quarter clock.
- Playing on the kickoff team, Elijah Davis made his first tackles as a Ute.
- Mikey Matthews contributed a career-long 29-yard kickoff return during the second quarter.
- Punter Jack Bouwmeester sailed a 60-yard punt during the third quarter; it was his third punt of 60-plus yards this season (he had two vs. Florida).