Postgame Notes: No. 20 Utah at Wyoming

• Tonight’s recreation was the primary between Utah and Wyoming since 2010. Utah has now received 5 straight video games towards the Cowboys and is now 52-31-1 within the all-time collection.
• Tonight marked the primary time since 1908 (and fourth time in accessible historical past) that Utah and Wyoming confronted off as non-conference opponents. The applications have been beforehand collectively within the Rocky Mountain Conference, Big Seven, Skyline Conference, WAC and Mountain West.

• Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, the winningest chief in program historical past, is now 170-86 on the helm of the Utes (because the 2004 Fiesta Bowl). Including Whittingham’s time as an assistant coach (1994-2004), he has been a part of 255 victories and 382 video games—each probably the most of any coach in program historical past.
• Utah received the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Utes defended the North objective to start the sport.

 
Offense

• Dating again to final season, Utah has scored on six straight game-opening drives and 7 of its final eight. Tonight was the primary game-opening drive this season that the Utes didn’t rating a landing.
• This is the primary time since 2004 Utah has scored on its opening drive in every of the primary three video games of the season.

• Tonight marked the second straight recreation Utah surpassed 500 complete yards of offense (518 vs. Cal Poly; 541 at Wyoming). The Utes had 492 complete yards within the season opener at UCLA. The group’s 311 speeding yards tonight was additionally a season-high and the primary time since Nov. 4, 2023 that Utah rushed for 300-plus yards.

·       Utah has topped 200 speeding yards for the third straight recreation, the primary time since 2019 they’ve surpassed 200 yards on the bottom in three consecutive matchups.

• Utah’s 155 first-half speeding yards marked the second time in three video games Utah has topped 150 yards on the bottom within the opening half (164 at UCLA).
• Quarterback Devon Dampier handed 27-for-41 for 230 yards (2 TD) with no interceptions and just one sack. He additionally stored the ball 13 occasions for 86 speeding yards.
• Dampier had a streak of eight straight completions in the course of the third quarter, as a part of a landing drive that spanned 19 performs, 80 yards and seven:23 of recreation time.
• Wide receiver Ryan Davis set a career-high with 10 receptions.
• Running again NaQuari Rogers punched in his team-leading fourth speeding landing of the season. It got here on a third-and-goal play from the Wyoming one-yard line and capped off a nine-play, 83-yard drive to start the third quarter.
• Rogers has scored a landing in every of Utah’s three video games this season.

• Hunter Andrews rushed six occasions for 62 yards and tallied 5 catches for 44 yards, all of which have been profession highs. He additionally added his first collegiate landing.

 
Defense

• Daley added a strip-sack late within the second quarter with the fumble recovered by linebacker Lander Barton. It goes as Daley’s first profession pressured fumble and the third profession restoration for Barton.
• It marks the primary time in Daley’s profession that he has made at the least 1.0 sack in three straight video games.
• Daley’s 6.5 TFLs in three video games are probably the most by a Ute in a three-game span since Jonah Elliss had 10 in a three-game stretch in 2023.
• Safety Jackson Bennee made his second interception in as many video games, arising with a 57-yard return and instantly placing Utah within the pink zone. He has 103 interception return yards within the final two video games.

• Defensive sort out Jonah Lea’ea reset his career-high with 4 tackles.

 
Special Teams

• Dillon Curtis led Utah with seven factors, making a 43-yard discipline objective and hitting all 4 of his extra-point makes an attempt.
• Orion Phillips punted one time for 44 yards.

• Rayshawn Glover tallied 66 complete return yards, fielding two punts for 53 yards and one kickoff for 13 yards.

 
First Quarter Breakdown
After permitting only one yard and forcing a three-and-out on Wyoming’s opening possession, Utah received the ball and was in a position to flip it into the primary factors of the night time. The Utes took 9 performs to go 48 yards – half of which got here on a 24-yard completion from Devon Dampier to Ryan Davis – earlier than Dillon Curtis drilled a 43-yard discipline objective to go up 3-0 with 10:22 play.
 
The Cowboys received inside Utah territory on their subsequent possession, however on Third-and-10 from the 21-yard line, John Henry Daley received into the backfield and sacked the quarterback for 15 yards, forcing one other Wyoming punt. 
 
Utah put collectively a 10-play, 60-yard drive on its subsequent possession, led by a 23-yard rush from NaQuari Rogers, however a missed discipline objective stored the Utah lead at three.
 
Second Quarter Breakdown
Utah pressured one other punt to start out the second quarter, however Wyoming was in a position to down it on the 1-yard line. The Utes put collectively a 16-play, 72-yard drive, their third drive of 15 performs or extra in as many video games, however one other missed discipline objective stored the scoreline at 3-0.
 
After the 2 groups traded punts, Wyoming took possession at its personal 21-yard line with 4:41 to play. After shifting the ball throughout midfield, Daley as soon as once more received to the quarterback, this time knocking the ball free for a fumble that was recovered by Lander Barton. Utah gave it proper again, nonetheless, with a fumble of its personal within the pink zone. 
 
The Utes pressured their fifth punt of the half, taking possession at its personal 45-yard line with 1:28 left within the half. Utah received inside discipline objective vary as soon as once more, however Curtis’ 46-yard discipline objective try was blocked with three seconds left within the half.
 
In Wyoming’s six drives within the first half, excluding the end-of-half kneeldown, the Utah protection pressured 5 punts and one turnover. The Utes outgained Wyoming 267-78 within the opening half, together with a 155-20 edge on the bottom.
 
Third Quarter Breakdown
Dampier and the Utes opened the second half with a 9-play, 83 yard landing drive. Dampier threw for 29 yards and rushed for 26 yards on the possession, together with a 23-yard scamper that put Utah within the pink zone and arrange a 1-yard landing rush from Rodgers. Utah took a 10-0 lead with 10:46 to play after the additional level from Curtis.
 
Utah pressured one other Wyoming punt and proceeded to go on a 19-play, 80-yard drive and take 7:23 off the clock. Dampier accomplished 9-of-12 passes for 75 yards on the drive, together with a 23-yard completion to Dallen Bentley on Third-and-21. On 2nd-and-goal from the 8-yard line, Dampier fumbled the ball, recovered it, and related with Larry Simmons for the landing to make it 17-0 with 31 seconds left within the quarter. 
 
Utah managed the ball for 11:31 within the third quarter alone.
 
Fourth Quarter Breakdown
Wyoming was in a position to cross midfield on its subsequent drive however Jackson Bennee nabbed his second interception of the 12 months, returning it 57 yards and setting the offense up within the pink zone. The Utes have been in a position to rating on their third play of the possession when Dampier related with JJ Buchanan from 14-yards out, extending the result in 24-0 with 8:35 left to play.
 
Wyoming was in a position to get its first factors of the night time on the board on the subsequent possession, scoring a landing on 4th-and-1 from the 15, however Utah broke up the go on the two-point conversion try. 
 
Up 24-6 with 4:31 left to play, Utah put collectively its fourth scoring drive of the second half. Wayshawn Parker and Hunter Andrews dealt with all six carries on the drive, and every rattled off a 20-yard run earlier than Andrews scored from 11-yards out to extend the Utes’ lead. 
 
Wyoming received the ball again with 1:12 left and opted to expire the clock.