No. 12Utah Utes

Past match

Utah Utes won.

Utah Utes beat the Idaho Vandals

0-2 14 – 66

Ranked #12 · 1-0

Final · Thu, Sep 3

Game Details

Rice-Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City) · 51,444 fans · ESPNU

Highlights

Dampier and Parker star in No. 21 Utah's first opener without Whittingham in 21 years

Devon Dampier threw for three touchdowns, Wayshawn Parker had the first three-touchdown game of his career and No. 21 Utah routed Idaho 66-14 coach Morgan Scalley's regular-season debut.

Recap via ESPN

1:12 Idaho Vandals vs. Utah Utes: Full Highlights

0:27 Trey Reynolds picks off Idaho Vandals

0:19 Devon Dampier throws 9-yard touchdown pass to Wayshawn Parker

0:07 Dillon Curtis makes 24-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Rice-Eccles Stadium · Salt Lake City

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IDHO	0	7	7	0	14
UTAH	17	14	14	21	66

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Game Leaders

Idaho Vandals

Joshua Wood · 9/27, 111 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Joshua Wood · 9 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Noah West-Baranco · 1 REC, 44 YDSReceiving Yards
Ryder Bordner · 9Tackles

Utah Utes

Devon Dampier · 13/18, 176 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
LaMarcus Bell · 7 CAR, 87 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Braden Pegan · 4 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Karson Kaufusi · 1Sacks
Jackson Bennee · 5Tackles

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Scoring

Q4 1:04

TD LaMarcus Bell 34 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick)14–66

Q4 9:13

TD Steve Chavez-Soto 5 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick)14–59

Q4 14:36

TD Hunter Andrews 9 Yd pass from Byrd Ficklin (Dillon Curtis Kick)14–52

Q3 1:21

TD Joshua Wood 22 Yd Run (Owen Forsman Kick)14–45

Q3 4:45

TD Noah Bennee 35 Yd pass from Byrd Ficklin (Dillon Curtis Kick)7–45

Q3 13:15

TD Braden Pegan 12 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick)7–38

Q2 0:32

TD Wayshawn Parker 3 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick)7–31

Q2 4:39

TD Braden Pegan 7 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick)7–24

Q2 9:40

TD Hayden Kincheloe 3 Yd Run (Owen Forsman Kick)7–17

Q1 1:07

TD Wayshawn Parker 21 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick)0–17

Q1 10:40

FG Dillon Curtis 24 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 12:40

TD Wayshawn Parker 9 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Idaho VandalsUtah Utes

Offense

225 Total Yards 633

119 Passing Yards 269

106 Rushing Yards 364

13 First Downs 33

Efficiency

3-13 3rd Down 8-12

1-2 4th Down 1-2

11/30 Completions 17/26

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

5-35 Penalties 1-10

25:40 Possession 34:20

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Joshua Wood	9/27	111	4.1	1	--
Israel Carter	2/3	8	2.7	0	--
Team	11/30	119	4.0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joshua Wood	9	41	4.6	1	22
Hayden Kincheloe	7	37	5.3	1	17
Kenny Golston	3	24	8.0	0	16
Damonte Bias	3	6	2.0	0	6
Ferrari Miller	4	1	0.3	0	2
Israel Carter	5	-3	-0.6	0	5
Team	31	106	3.4	2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Noah West-Baranco	1	44	44.0	44
Tony Harste	2	23	11.5	12
Lonyatta Alexander Jr.	1	17	17.0	17
Daveon Superales	1	9	9.0	9
Ryan Jezioro	1	8	8.0	8
Marquawn McCraney	1	6	6.0	6
Zack Card	2	6	3.0	5
Hayden Kincheloe	1	4	4.0	4
Ferrari Miller	1	2	2.0	2
Team	11	119	10.8	44

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Israel Carter	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Ryder Bordner	9	2	0.5	0
Khaled Rawls	8	6	0	1
Nikko Speer	8	4	0	0
Luca Moore	8	3	0	0
Mika Roberson	7	6	0	1
Aaron Kinsey	5	2	0	0
Cruz Hepburn	5	1	0.5	0
Kai Richardson	4	1	0	0
Davon Donaldson	3	1	0.5	0
Mitchel Jaskowiak	3	0	0	0
Javen Augustus	2	1	0	0
Hysan Dalton	2	1	0	1
Daemon Fagan	2	0	0	0
Luke Teskey	2	0	0	0
Mason Krahn	2	0	0	0
Lonyatta Alexander Jr.	1	1	0	0
Ishaan Daniels	1	1	0	0
Brayden Rice	1	1	0	0
Brody Michael	1	1	0	0
Nash O'Kelley	1	1	0	0
Julian Lee	1	0	0	0
Frederick Lujan III	1	0	0	0
Isiah Bivins	1	0	0	0
Jayden Rice-Claiborne	1	0	0	0
Hikifo'Ou Maile	1	0	0.5	0
Jerry Allen III	1	0	0	0
Team	81	33	2	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Damonte Bias	1	17	17.0	17	0
Team	1	17	17.0	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Owen Forsman	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Cameron Pope	5	230	46.0	1	54
Team	1	53	53.0	0	53
Tyler Kinsman	1	41	41.0	1	41
Team	7	324	46.3	2	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Devon Dampier	13/18	176	9.8	3	89.5
Byrd Ficklin	4/8	93	11.6	2	62.5
Team	17/26	269	10.3	5	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
LaMarcus Bell	7	87	12.4	1	34
Wayshawn Parker	12	71	5.9	1	21
Byrd Ficklin	8	70	8.8	0	32
Steve Chavez-Soto	6	35	5.8	1	15
Devon Dampier	6	31	5.2	0	10
Mateaki Helu	3	25	8.3	0	14
Hunter Andrews	1	13	13.0	0	13
Daniel Bray	2	13	6.5	0	9
Braden Pegan	1	12	12.0	1	12
Brandon Rose	2	8	4.0	0	7
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	49	364	7.4	4	34

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Braden Pegan	4	81	20.3	1	31
Larry Simmons	2	41	20.5	0	26
Noah Bennee	1	35	35.0	1	35
Creed Whittemore	2	27	13.5	0	14
Ricky Johnson	2	25	12.5	0	13
Wayshawn Parker	3	23	7.7	2	11
Mana Carvalho	1	23	23.0	0	23
Hunter Andrews	2	14	7.0	1	9
Team	17	269	15.8	5	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Rabbit Evans	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jackson Bennee	5	4	0	0	1
Cyrus Polu	4	1	0	0.5	0
Elijah Elliss	4	1	0	0.5	0
Manny Fuller	4	1	0	0	0
Lance Holtzclaw	3	2	0	0	0
Karson Kaufusi	3	1	1	1.5	0
Nate Ritchie	3	1	0	0.5	0
Kash Dillon	3	1	0	0	0
James Chenault Jr.	3	1	0	0.5	0
Ethan Day	3	1	0	0.5	0
Elijah Reed	2	2	0	0	0
Trey Reynolds	2	1	0	0	0
Nate Tilmon	2	1	0	0	0
Rabbit Evans	2	1	0	0	0
Brock Fonoimoana	2	1	0	0	0
Paul Fitzgerald	2	0	0	0	0
Pupu Sepulona	2	0	0	0	0
Rock Caldwell	1	1	0	0	0
Marcus Wimberly	1	1	0	0	0
Semi Taulanga	1	1	0	0	0
Tayson Reid	1	1	0	0	0
Johnathan Hall	1	0	0	0	0
JC Hart	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Tauteoli	1	0	0	0	1
Team	56	24	1	4	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Trey Reynolds	1	2	0
Team	1	2	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mana Carvalho	2	33	16.5	25	0
Team	2	33	16.5	25	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dillon Curtis	1/1	100.0	24	7/7	10
Tanner Cragun	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	1/1	100.0	24	9/9	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Orion Phillips	1	47	47.0	0	0	47
Team	1	47	47.0	0	0	47

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