2003 UTAH FOOTBALL

Jon M. Huntsman Center Assistant AD/Sports Information Dir.: Liz Abel 1825 E. South Campus Dr. • Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 Associate SID: Mike Lageschulte Phone 801.581.3510 • Fax 801.581.4358 Assistant SID: Hope Wagner Office Manager: Nicole Forrest Publications Coordinator: Melissa Hall

UTAH VS. AIR FORCE GAME NOTES 2003 UTAH SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result TV Released Oct. 27, 2003 8-28+ Utah State W, 40-20 Contact: Liz Abel (801) 581-3511; [email protected] 9-6 at Texas A&M L, 26-28 KJZZ 9-11 California W, 31-24 ESPN 9-27 at Colorado State* W, 28-21 KJZZ Game 9 Utah (6-2, 3-1 MWC) vs. Air Force (6-2, 3-1) 10-3^ Oregon W, 17-13 ESPN2 Date Saturday, Nov. 1 10-11 San Diego State* (HC) W, 27-6 KJZZ Kickoff 10:00 a.m. MST 10-18 at UNLV* W, 28-10 ESPN+Plus Site Colorado Springs, Colo. [Falcon Stadium/52,480/Grass] 10-25 New Mexico* L, 35-47 ESPN+Plus TV ESPN2 11-1 at Air Force* 10:00 a.m. MT ESPN2 Radio KALL 700 AM 11-8 open 11-15 Wyoming* tba 11-22 at Brigham Young* 1:00 p.m. MT ESPN+Plus HC-Homecoming; *MWC game > Utah (6-2, 3-1 MWC) will play Air Force (6-2, 3-1 MWC) in Colorado Springs, Saturday, Nov. 1, in an ESPN2 televised contest starting at 10:00 a.m. MST. TELEVISION Station: ESPN2. Talent: Pam Ward (play by play), Chris Spielman > Utah and Air Force are tied for first in the Mountain West Confer- (analyst). Satellite Coordinates: none. ence standings with 3-1 league records. Other teams with one MWC RADIO loss are Colorado State and New Mexico, both 2-1 against league All Ute football games are broadcast live on the Utah Sports Network and on schools. the Internet (www.kall700.com): KALL 700 AM (Salt Lake City), KUTA (Blanding), KOAL (Price), KSVC (Richfield), KVEL (Vernal). Talent: Play- > Utah dropped out of the national rankings after a 47-35 loss to New by-play Bill Marcroft; analyst Frank Dolce; sidelines Sharrieff Shah. Brad Mexico last week. The Utes were ranked No. 24 in the Associated Stone hosts the pre-game and post-game shows. Press poll and No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll on Oct. 19. MWC TELECONFERENCE Tuesdays from Aug. 26-Nov. 18, Utah coach will participate in the MWC teleconference at 10:32 a.m. (MT). The call-in number is (801) 303- 7410. Replay is (402) 220-0148. INTERVIEW REQUESTS Player and coach interviews are conducted at the conclusion of WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE practice. There are no interviews the day prior to the game or game Urban Meyer and select players will participate in a weekly press day (until after the game). Most practices are held at the McCarthey conference every Monday through Nov. 17 from 1-2 p.m. in the Smith Center. Practice Fields. To arrange for phone interviews and to check on practice times or location, please contact assistant athletics director Liz KJZZ COACH'S TELEVISION SHOW Abel at 801-581-3511. The Coach's Show with Urban Meyer is televised by KJZZ-TV every Sunday at 5 p.m. during the football season. PRACTICE POLICIES Practices are closed to the public but open to the media unless KALL RADIO RED ZONE & COACH'S SHOW otherwise specified. Television cameras may video the first 30 minutes The Red Zone, a daily sports show covering sports, will of practice and then return for post-practice interviews. feature head coach Urban Meyer every Monday from 9:05-9:15 a.m. (Aug. 25-Nov. 17). The KALL 700 Coach's Show with Urban Meyer is every Tentative Practice Schedule Oct. 27-Oct. 31 Thursday from 7-8 p.m. Host for both is Brad Stone. Monday 4:00-5:15 p.m. (McCarthey Practice Fields) Tuesday 3:25-5:15 p.m. (McCarthey Practice Fields) MWC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED Wednesday 5:00-6:45 (Rice-Eccles Stadium) Satellite highlights of MWC football games will be available every Wednes- Thursday 3:30-5:00 p.m. (McCarthey Practice Fields) day from 3:30-4:00 p.m. MT from Sept. 3-Nov. 19. Coordinates for the feed: Friday closed walk-through in SLC Galaxy 11, Transponder K12, Downlink Frequency 11940 V.

www.UtahUtes.com 1 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES WARFIELD OUT Utah General Information Senior running back Brandon Warfield, who led the conference in Location: Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 rushing by averaging 118.4 yards per game through the first seven President: Dr. Bernie Machen games, was injured in the first quarter of last Saturday’s game after just 2 Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill rushes for 6 yards. Warfield sprained his left knee against the Lobos and Conference: will be out for the next 2-3 weeks. Prior to the injury, Warfield was ranked Enrollment: 28,300 No. 8 in the nation in rushing yards per game and was second in the Nickname: Utes MWC in scoring at 8.6 points per game. He had accounted for 68% of Colors: Crimson, White Stadium: Rice-Eccles (45,017/FieldTurf) Utah’s total rushing yards. Warfield was a preseason all-conference pick after making the all-MWC second team as a junior last year. Utah Sports Information Contact Assistant Athletics Director/SID: Liz Abel YOU GO BO! O: (801) 581-3511 Junior returner Bo H: (801) 596-1650 Nagahi was named email: [email protected] Mountain West Confer- ence Special Teams UTAH-AIR FORCE SERIES AT A GLANCE Series Record: Air Force leads 13-6 Player of the Week after UTAH FOOTBALL COACH URBAN MEYER First Game with AFA: 1957 (Utah 34-0) setting a conference Series Streak: Air Force 3 Record record for kick return Last Utah Win: 1999 (21-15) Year School Overall Conference yards against New Last AFA Win: 2002 (30-26) 2001 Bowling Green 8-3 5-3 Mexico. Nagahi returned In Colorado Springs: Air Force leads 7-2 2002 Bowling Green 9-3 6-2 seven kickoffs for 193 Last Ute Win in C. Springs: 1999 (21-15) 2003 Utah 6-2 3-1 yards, which is tied for Last Falcon Win in C. Springs: 2001 (38-37) Totals 23-8 14-6 the second-best mark in Utah history and the Education best by a Ute kick returner since 1986. For the season, Nagahi has 17 Cincinnati, 1986 Bachelor’s kickoff returns for 455 yards, an average of 26.8, with a long return of 53 in psychology yards (vs. UNM). He is currently ranked No. 19 in the country in kick Ohio State, 1988 return average. Nagahi’s MWC honor is marks the seventh time this Master’s in season that a Ute has won player of the week. sports administration MARKING MEYER Urban Meyer is 6-2 at Utah and 23-8 in his third year as a head coach. He is 7-1 against BCS teams with his only loss a 28-26 setback to Texas Head Coach Urban Meyer A&M. Widely considered one of the up-and-comers in the college coaching ranks, Meyer, 39, was hired by Utah on Dec. 12, 2002 after leading Bowling Green to a two-year record of 17-6. Under Meyer, BGSU cracked the AP Top 20 after starting the 2002 season with eight straight wins. Named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year as a first- year head coach in 2001, Meyer went 8-3 and 9-3 in his two years at BG. COACHES’ GAME DAY LOCATIONS His previous coaching stops included assistantships at Ohio State On The Field (graduate assistant), Illinois State, Colorado State and Notre Dame. Urban Meyer (Head Coach) Meyer is 0-0 against Air Force. Kyle Whittingham (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Brent Myers (Offensive Guards/Centers) LAST WEEK Billy Gonzales (Wide Receivers) Utah suffered a meltdown against New Mexico, losing its first home game Dan Mullen (Quarterbacks) of the year by a 47-35 score. It was the most points allowed by a Ute team Mike Tuiasosopo (Defensive Tackles) since Rice scored 51 points against the 1996 Utes. The Utes lost the Jay Hill (Graduate Assistant-Cornerbacks) MWC’s best running back just six plays into the game when Brandon In the Press Box Warfield sprained his knee. True freshman Mike Liti rushed for a career- Mike Sanford (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs) best 81 yards and his first collegiate TD as Warfield’s replacement. Alex Kurt Barber (Defensive Ends) Smith, under constant blitzing pressure, passed for 220 yards and 4 Bill Busch (Defensive Backs) touchdowns, two to freshman Steve Savoy. Linebacker Ray Holdcraft’s John Hevesy (Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends) career-high 13 tackles led the defense. Freshman DB Eric Weddle had 9 Tim Ridder (Graduate Assistant-Offensive Line) tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and an interception.

2 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES SERIES HISTORY MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Air Force leads the series 13-6 and has won the last three. The Utes have won just twice in Falcon Stadium (1992, 1999), where AFA Team MWC Overall leads 7-2. Utah ...... 3-1 ...... 6-2 Air Force ...... 3-1 ...... 6-2 UTAH VS. THE MWC Colorado State ...... 2-1 ...... 5-3 Utah’s all-time record against current MWC teams is 195-122-10. New Mexico ...... 2-1 ...... 5-3 Brigham Young ...... 3-3 ...... 4-5 Here’s how Utah has fared against its MWC rivals: Air Force 6-13, Wyoming ...... 1-2 ...... 3-5 Brigham Young 49-31-4, Colorado State 49-21-2, New Mexico 28-15- San Diego State ...... 1-3 ...... 4-5 2, San Diego State 11-11-1, UNLV 8-1 and Wyoming 44-30-1. UNLV ...... 0-3 ...... 4-4 SMITH STREAK Sophomore quarterback has now gone eight games and THIS WEEK IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST 171 passes without an interception, dating back to last fall. He has thrown 170 passes without a pick this year. Smith’s lone career Oct. 30 interception came in his first game as a true freshman last year Boise State at BYU, 5:30 p.m. MT, ESPN against San Diego State, when he played in two series in the third Nov. 1 quarter. He took five total snaps against the Aztecs in that game Utah at Air Force*, 10:00 a.m. MT, ESPN2 and was 2-3 passing for 4 yards. Smith also came in for one play Colorado State at Wyoming*, 1:00 p.m. MT, ESPN+Plus against New Mexico in 2002 and threw an incompletion. He relieved UNLV at New Mexico*, 6:00 p.m. MT, SportsWest then starter Brett Elliott in the first game of this season, taking 18 snaps and completing 5-7 passes for 86 yards and 2 TDs vs. Utah *Mountain West Conference game State. In the five games since Elliott was injured against Texas A&M on Sept. 6—a game in which Smith did not play—he has taken every snap. MWC BOWL ARRANGEMENTS

AXA Liberty Bowl BY THE NUMBERS Wed., Dec. 31 • Memphis, Tenn. Utah leads the MWC and is ninth in the nation in turnover margin 2:30 p.m. (CST) • ESPN (+9) … Utah has run 50 more plays than its foes (588-538) and leads MWC Champion vs. Conference USA Champion in time of possession by 6:46 per game (33:03-26:57) … Utah has scored 31 touchdowns to its opponents’ 19 … Utah’s best offen- Las Vegas Bowl XII sive quarter is the fourth (92 points) and its worst is the first (38 Wed., Dec. 24 • Las Vegas, Nev. points). The top scoring opponent quarter is the second (60 4:30 p.m. (PST) • ESPN points). Utah’s defense is best in the first quarter, allowing just 20 MWC second choice vs. Pac-10 #5 points … Utah’s 282 kickoff return yards against New Mexico, Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl which included 193 yards from Bo Nagahi and an 89-yard return by Wed., Dec. 31 • San Francisco Morgan Scalley, was a Utah and MWC record. 7:30 p.m. (PST) • ESPN2 MWC third choice vs. Big East tba THE UTE ZONE Utah has scored on its last 12 trips inside the red zone and is scoring 81% of the time it crosses inside the 20-yard line. The Utes have scored 24 touchdowns and 6 field goals in 37 trips into the red zone. Opponents have crossed into the red zone 25 times, scoring on 20 of those occasions (12 touchdowns, 8 field goals).

GRIDBITS New Mexico’s 47 points was the most scored against Utah since a 51-10 loss to Rice in 1996, the last time the Utes were ranked … Utah is 6-4 all-time in games televised by ESPN2 and 1-0 this year. The Utes beat Oregon in an ESPN2-televised game on Oct. 3 … Utah’s all-time record is 542-403-31. The Utes are 339-168-16 at home, 21-11 in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-on), 192-221-13 in road games and 11-14-2 in games played at neutral sites.

www.UtahUtes.com 3 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES THIS GAME LAST YEAR In its conference opener, Utah blew a 26-6 halftime lead and UTAH INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS lost the game 30-26 to Air Force in Salt Lake City. Brandon Player, Category PG MWC NCAA Warfield rushed for a (then) career high 193 yards and 3 Paris Warren, receptions 7.57 1 6 touchdowns, but he and his teammates combined for seven Alex Smith, pass efficiency 160.96 2 10 Bo Nagahi, KO returns 26.8 3 19 fumbles, losing four. After rolling up 233 yards and 26 points Brandon Warfield, rushing 104.4 2 22 in the first half, Utah mustered just 54 yards in a scoreless Brandon Warfield, scoring 7.5 2 45 second half. Air Force, which rang up 24 unanswered points Alex Smith, total offense 229.6 3 42 in the second half, scored the winning touchdown with 0:17 Matt Kovacevich, punting 41.7 7 47 left in the game on a 20-yard pass play. Dave Revill led the Ute defense with a career-tying 15 tackles. In his first NCAA UTES ON OFFENSE game, Ray Holdcraft had 7 tackles, an interception and a pass Category Avg. MWC NCAA breakup. Rushing Offense 162.6 4 49 Passing Offense 217.2 5 61 Total Offense 379.9 4 56 RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK Scoring Offense 29.0 4 38 > Senior running back Brandon Warfield (5-10, 214), out for at least 2-3 weeks with a knee sprain suffered on Oct. 25, UTES ON DEFENSE ranks second in the MWC and 22nd in the nation in rushing Category Avg. MWC NCAA yards per game, averaging 104.4 ypg. He led the conference Rushing Defense 142.8 5 57 and ranked in the top 10 in the nation all year before injuring Passing Defense 231.9 7 72 his knee in the first quarter of last week’s game with New Pass Efficiency Defense 119.32 6 55 Mexico. Prior to that game, he was averaging 118.4 ypg, first Total Defense 374.6 7 64 in the MWC and No. 8 in the nation. Scoring Defense 21.1 4 42 > Warfield has rushed 192 times for 835 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and 10 touchdowns. > Warfield’s 10 touchdowns this year is tied for fourth in school history. The school single-season record is 13, held by Del Rodgers (1981) and Mark Stevens (1984). > Warfield has seven career-100 yard games (tied for fifth in school history) and three this year. > Warfield was named MWC Offensive Player of the Week on back-to-back weeks to open the season after rushing for 173 yards vs. Utah State and 181 yards vs. Texas A&M. He has won the MWC weekly offensive award four times in the past two years. Paris Warren ... Ray Holdcraft ... > True freshman running back Mike Liti (5-10, 205), forced Leads the league in Senior linebacker leads receptions per game. Utes in tackles. into full-time action after the injury to Warfield, responded with a career-best 81 yards on 13 carries (6.2 yards per rush) vs. New Mexico on Oct. 25. > Liti’s season totals are 28 rushes for 152 yards (5.4 yards per rush) and 1 touchdown. > Liti’s backups for the upcoming game with Air Force are also true freshmen: Joe Johnson (5-8, 175) and Kyle RED ZONE REPORT Brady (6-2, 213). Both Johnson and Brady were originally designated as wide receivers. Utah Offense Times at or inside 20: 37 Touchdowns: 24 (USU 4, TAM 3, UC 4, CSU 2, OR 1, SD 2, LV 4, NM 4) Field Goals: 6 (USU 2, TAM 0, UC 1, CSU 0, OR 1, SD 2, LV 0, NM 0) Scoring percentage: 81% TD percentage: 65%

Utah Defense Times opponent at or inside 20: 25 Touchdowns: 12 (USU 1, TAM 2, UC 1, CSU 3, OR 1, SD 0, LV 1, NM 3) Field Goals: 8 (USU 1, TAM 0, UC 1, CSU 0, OR 0, SD 2, LV 1, NM 3) Scoring percentage: 80% TD percentage: 48%

4 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT: AIR FORCE > Sophomore Alex Smith (6-4, 202) has started the last six games and is 5- 1 as the starter. He has played in seven games this year. He did not play AFA Sports Information Contact against Texas A&M on Sept. 6. Troy Garnhart > Smith has a pass efficiency rating of 160.96, second in the MWC and Office: 719-333-9263 Home: 719-282-9372 10th in the nation. His pass efficiency currently ranks second in school Email: [email protected] history. The U. record holder is Lee Grosscup (175.50 in 1957). Web Site: www.airforcesports.com > Smith is completing 67.6% of his pass attempts (115-170), also second in school history. Grosscup completed 68.6% (94-137) of his passes in AFA Head Coach Fisher DeBerry 1957. Alma Mater: Wofford, 1960 > Smith has thrown for 1,417 yards and is averaging 202.4 yards per game AFA Record: 155-85-1 (20th year) passing, third in the MWC. He has 12 touchdown passes and no inter- Career Record: same ceptions. > Smith is Utah’s second-leading rusher with 80 carries for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for a career-best 97 yards vs. UNLV and 71 2003 AFA SCHEDULE/RESULTS (6-2, 3-1 MWC) Date Opponent Result yards vs. California. 8-30 Wofford W, 49-0 > Smith was named MWC Offensive Player of the Week on back-to-back 9-6 at Northwestern W, 22-21 weeks (Oct. 6 and Oct. 13). 9-13 North Texas W, 34-21 > Junior Brett Elliott (6-3, 211), who started eight straight games includ- 9-20 Wyoming W, 35-29 ing the first two this year, broke his left (non-throwing) wrist on the final 9-27 at Brigham Young W, 24-10 play of Utah’s game against Texas A&M on Sept. 6. 10-4 Navy L, 25-28 > Elliott, 4-4 in his career as the starter, was 29-59 for 304 yards and 2 10-11 UNLV W, 24-7 touchdowns in the first two games this year. He completed 49% of his 10-16 at Colorado State L, 20-30 11-1 Utah pass attempts while averaging 152.0 yards per game. He also rushed 25 11-8 Army times for 73 yards and 1 TD. 11-15 at New Mexico > Senior Lance Rice has not played this year, but has played in 22 games 11-22 at San Diego State in his career and is 12-8 as the starter. He started three games as a freshman, all 12 games in 2001 and the first five games of 2002.

AFA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS RECEIVER NOTEBOOK Player, Category PG MWC NCAA > Junior Paris Warren leads the MWC and is No. 6 in the nation in Matt Ward, punt return avg. 10.8 4 35 receptions per game (7.57). Chance Herridge, rushing 80.8 6 50 Marchel Graddy, tackles 4.0 2 -- > Warren is first on the team and fourth in the conference in receiving yards per game (72.4 ypg). He has caught 53 passes for 507 yards and 3 AFA ON OFFENSE touchdowns. He did not play against Texas A&M. Category Avg. MWC NCAA > Freshman Steve Savoy is Utah’s second leading receiver with 31 catches Rushing Offense 294.8 1 2 for 451 yards and a team-high 5 touchdowns. Savoy is averaging aver- Passing Offense 112.6 8 114 ages 14.5 yards per catch. Total Offense 407.4 3 36 > Savoy’s 176 receiving yards against Oregon set a new MWC freshman Scoring Offense 29.1 3 37 record and is tied for 15th in Utah history. > Junior Travis LaTendresse and senior Ben Moa rank third and fourth on AFA ON DEFENSE Category Avg. MWC NCAA the team in receptions with 20 and 17, respectively. Rushing Defense 164.8 7 75 > Moa leads the team in yards per reception (16.6). He has the longest Passing Defense 187.6 3 24 reception by a Ute this year—79 yards vs. UNLV—which is tied for the Total Defense 352.4 3 45 eighth longest in school history. Scoring Defense 18.2 1 20 DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK > Senior end Josh Savage is the leading tackler on the line 33 total tackles. He had a career-high 10 tackles vs. New Mexico. > Savage was the MWC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 6. > In his first year as a starter, sophomore Steve Fifita may already own the distinction as the best nose guard in the MWC. Fifita has 20 total tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 pass breakups and a fumble recovery. > Senior tackle/end Lewis Powell is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss with 7.0. He has 23 total tackles. > Sophomore Marquess Ledbetter is tied for the team sack lead with 4. He missed the Colorado State game with an injury.

www.UtahUtes.com 5 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK UTE SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS > Middle linebacker Ray Holdcraft leads the Utes with 71 total tackles. He has 6.0 tackles for loss, 2 pass breakups and 2 fumble Passing recoveries. Brett Elliott 440 vs. New Mexico, 2002 > Stud linebacker Corey Dodds is tied for first in the MWC in fumbles Alex Smith 340 vs. Oregon, 2003 recovered (4). That is also tied for the third-best single-season total in school history. He scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in Rushing Brandon Warfield 194 vs. Brigham Young, 2002 the end zone against Colorado State. Alex Smith 97 vs. UNLV, 2003 Mike Liti 81 vs. New Mexico, 2003 SECONDARY NOTEBOOK > Senior strong safety Dave Revill is the team’s second-leading Receiving tackler with 66. He is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (7.0) and Steve Savoy 176 vs. Oregon, 2003 has 3 forced fumbles, which is tied for first in the MWC. One of Paris Warren 104 vs. SDSU, 2003 Revill’s forced fumbles came in the waning minutes of Utah’s game John Madsen 82 vs. Texas A&M, 2003 with CSU on Sept. 27 and was returned for the game-winning Ben Moa 73 vs. Oregon, 2003 touchdown. Revill, a preseason all-conference pick and a second- Travis LaTendresse 65 vs. Michigan, 2002 teamer in 2002, was Utah’s top tackler a year ago. Tackles > Revill was named MWC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29 Dave Revill 15 vs. Michigan, 2002 for his game against CSU. 15 vs. Air Force, 2002 > Junior free safety Morgan Scalley and true freshman cornerback Ray Holdcraft 13 vs. New Mexico, 2003 Eric Weddle each have 2 interceptions. Scalley has 58 total tackles, Arnold Parker 12 vs. Air Force, 2000 third on the team, while Weddle ranks fourth with 39 tackles. Morgan Scalley 11 vs. Colorado State, 2003 > Weddle is tied for the team sack lead with 4. 11 vs. New Mexico, 2003 Josh Savage 10 vs. New Mexico, 2003 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEBOOK Interceptions > Bryan Borreson is 6-9 in field goals with a long of 36. He has made several players 1 18-20 PATs. He did not play against UNLV or New Mexico due to a groin injury and is questionable again for this week. Field Goal > Borreson has 17 touchbacks on 31 kickoffs. Bryan Borreson 53 yards vs. Arizona, 2002 > Utah’s team touchback total is 19-43. > Dennis Pawelek has handled Utah’s place kicking in the last two Punt games and is 8-8 in PATs. He has 2 touchbacks on 11 kickoffs. Matt Kovacevich 60 yards vs. SDSU, 2003 > Punter Matt Kovacevich’s season punting totals are 41 punts for 1,710 yards (41.7 ypp). He has stuck 10 punts inside the 20. Kickoff Return Morgan Scalley 89 vs. New Mexico, 2003 > Kovacevich had a career-best 60-yard punt vs. SDSU. He has five Bo Nagahi 53 vs. New Mexico, 2003 punts of 50 yards or longer. > Kick returner Bo Nagahi is averaging 26.8 yards per return, which Punt Return ranks third in the MWC and 19th in the nation. He has 17 kick-off Paris Warren 26 vs. UNLV, 2003 returns for 455 yards and a long of 53. > Nagahi’s 26.8 average on kickoff returns currently ranks fifth in Utah’s single-season record books. He is averaging 25.0 yards per 2003 UTAH CAPTAINS kickoff return for his career, which is the eighth best mark ever at 2003 Utah Captains Utah. Jason Kaufusi, Dave Revill, Josh Savage, Ray Holdcraft, Thomas Herrion. INJURY REPORT Jason Kaufusi, DL, shoulder, out for season Chad Jacobsen, TE, knee, out for season Brandon Warfield, RB, knee, out 2003 UTAH MWC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jesse Boone, OL, ankle, out Sept. 1 Brandon Warfield, RB, offense Bryan Borreson, PK, questionable Sept. 8 Brandon Warfield, RB, offense Aaron Bryant, LB, knee, probable Sept. 29 Dave Revill, DB, defense Oct. 6 Alex Smith, QB, offense Josh Savage, DE, defense Oct. 13 Alex Smith, QB, offense Oct. 27 Bo Nagahi, KR, special teams

6 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES COACH URBAN MEYER SAYS “The one positive thing after our last game is that we’re still in first 2003 SITUATIONAL RECORD place in the Mountain West Conference. We can’t lose sight of that. Since we are tied with Air Force, this is a pivotal game for both teams. Streak: 1 loss Air Force has had two weeks to prepare for us, which is a concern. MWC Streak: 1 loss They (the Falcons) are one of the best rushing teams in the country Home Streak: Lost 1 Road Streak: Won 2 so we have to straighten out our problems on run defense quickly. Vs. Top 25: 1-0 “Air Force has hurt people with the throw this year more than in the When Utah scores first: 4-1 past. Some of their big plays have come on passes after they’ve just When the Opponent scores first: 2-1 pounded on people by running down after down. When Utah has more rushing yards: 6-0 When Opponent has more rushing yards: 0-2 “I thought Mike Liti played well. He needs to continue to play hard When Utah has more passing yards: 2-1 because, as a true freshman, he is now the starting tailback at the When Opponent has more passing yards: 4-1 University of Utah.” When Utah plays at home: 4-1 When Utah plays on the road: 2-1 FILL ‘ER UP When Utah plays on grass: 1-1 Utah could set a new attendance record this season. The Utes are When Utah plays on artificial turf: 5-1 averaging 41,512 to their home games with one game remaining on When Utah plays a day game: 1-1 Nov. 15. The school attendance record is 39,249 set in 1999. Already When Utah plays a night game: 5-1 the 2003 Utes have played before the largest (46,768 vs. California) and sixth-largest (44,676 vs. Oregon) crowds in school history. Rice- When Utah leads at halftime: 4-0 Eccles Stadium seats 45,017. Here are Utah’s season attendance When Utah trails at halftime: 2-2 averages since Rice-Eccles Stadium opened six years ago: 1998- When Utah leads after 3 quarters: 4-0 When Utah trails after 3 quarters: 2-2 39,060, 1999-39,249, 2000-39,121, 2001-34,458, 2002-35,429. When outcome is 10 or more points: 3-1 When outcome is 7 or less points: 3-1 PHOTO FINISHERS Four of Utah’s six games have gone to the wire, starting with a 28-26 When Utah plays the Sun Belt: 1-0 loss at Texas A&M on Sept. 6. In that game, quarterback Brett Elliott When Utah plays the Big 12: 0-1 was stopped two yards short on a game-tying conversion attempt When Utah plays the Pac-10: 2-0 with eight seconds left. (Elliott broke his wrist on the play). The next When Utah plays the Mountain West: 3-1 week against Cal, Brandon Warfield burst loose for a 14-yard touchdown run with a minute left in a 31-24 Ute win. Against Colo- THE LAST TIME rado State on Sept. 27, the defense saved the day when Dave Revill forced a fumble on the Utah 21-yard line with 1:33 remaining. Arnold Utah was shut out Parker grabbed the fumble and returned it 80 yards (a school record) Utah vs. Arizona State, Sept. 4, 1993 (38-0) for the game-winning score (28-21 Utah). On Oct. 3, Utah scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter but stalled on Oregon’s 1- Utah was held without a touchdown yard line in the waning seconds, giving the Ducks a final chance. Utah vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 2000 Josh Savage’s 8-yard sack helped preserve a 17-13 Ute victory. Utah shut out an opponent Utah vs. Wyoming, Oct. 20, 2001 (35-0) MEYER ON AFM “HOT LIST” Monthly, a football coaching trade magazine, Utah held an opponent without a TD named Utah’s Urban Meyer to its “Hot List” of 2003 NCAA football Utah vs. San Diego State, Oct. 11, 2003 coaches. Meyer joins 12 other Division I head or assistant coaches on AFM’s annual “Hot List,” which touts its predictions as, “the A kickoff was returned for a touchdown guys that could become the next generation of football coaching By Utah: Patrick Dyson vs. AFA, Sept. 23, 2000 legends.” Also named to the 2003 AFM “Hot List” were Dan Hawkins By Opp: UNLV, 1999 (Boise State), Gary Pinkel (Missouri), Gary Patterson (TCU), Jim Leavitt (South Florida), Junes Jones (Hawaii), Tyrone Nix (Southern A punt was returned for a touchdown Mississippi), Norm Chow (USC), Randy Shannon (Miami), Bob Elliott By Utah: Steve Smith vs. California, Sept. 9, 2000 By Opp: Utah State, 2001 (Kansas State), Les Miles (Oklahoma State), Darrell Dickey (North Texas) and Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State). Utah played an overtime game Utah vs. New Mexico, Oct. 26, 2002 ( 2OT)

www.UtahUtes.com 7 PROJECTED DEPTH CHART VS. AIR FORCE OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

Left Tackle Open End Kickoffs 78-Tavo Tupola (6-4, 296, Fr.) 55-Marquess Ledbetter (6-2, 232, So.) or 7-Bryan Borreson (5-10, 191, So.) or 62-Sean Souza (6-5, 305, Sr.) 53-Reza Williams (6-3, 247, Jr.) or 61-Dennis Pawelek (6-2, 200, Jr.) 44-Josh Savage (6-5, 273, Sr.) Left Guard Field Goals/PAT 76-Thomas Herrion (6-3, 319, Sr.) Tackle 7-Bryan Borreson (5-10, 191, So.) or 73-Steve Dahl (6-5, 350, Fr.) or 90-Sione Pouha (6-3, 314, Jr.) or 61-Dennis Pawelek (6-2, 200, Jr.) 71-Mitch Arquette (6-5, 307, Fr.) 99-Lewis Powell (6-3, 290, Sr.) 91-Jonathan Fanene (6-4, 307, Jr.) Punter Center 19-Matt Kovacevich (6-0, 185, Jr.) 57-Max Petersen (6-2, 295, Jr.) Nose Guard 7-Bryan Borreson (5-10, 191, So.) 55-Andrew Johnson (6-2, 297, So.) 94-Steve Fifita (5-11, 296, So.) 96-Tevita Kemoeatu (6-2, 294, Jr.) Snapper Right Guard 58-Brady Parkhurst (6-2, 225, Jr.) 68-Chris Kemoeatu (6-4, 325, Jr.) End 99-Lewis Powell (6-3, 290, Sr.) 75-Eric Pettit (6-3, 290, Fr.) 44-Josh Savage (6-5, 273, Sr.) or 99-Lewis Powell (6-3, 290, Sr.) Holder Right Tackle 19-Matt Kovacevich (6-0, 185, Jr.) 62-Sean Souza (6-5, 305, Sr.) Rover Linebacker 16-Lance Rice (6-2, 208, Sr.) 70-Makai Aalona (6-5, 300, Jr.) 9-Spencer Toone (6-2, 231, So.) 40-Tommy Hackenbruck (6-2, 227, Jr.) Punt Returns Tight End 82-Paris Warren (6-1, 213, Jr.) 8-Ben Moa (6-2, 260, Sr.) or Middle Linebacker 86-Steve Savoy (5-11, 183, Fr.) 89-Matt Hansen (6-5, 248, Sr.) 6-Ray Holdcraft (5-11, 248, Sr.) 87-J.D. Jorgensen (6-4, 260, Jr.) 65-Zak Nugent (6-1, 226, So.) Kickoff Returns 25-Morgan Scalley (5-10, 194, Jr.) and Quarterback Stud Linebacker 22-Bo Nagahi (5-10, 185, Jr.) 11-Alex Smith (6-4, 202, So.) 93-Corey Dodds (6-2, 225, Jr.) 3-Brett Elliott (6-3, 211, Jr.) 40-Tommy Hackenbruck (6-2, 227, Jr.) 16-Lance Rice (6-2, 208, Sr.) Right Corner Tailback 32-Eric Weddle (6-0, 188, Fr.) 20-Mike Liti (5-10, 205, Fr.) 21-Shaun Harper (5-9, 170, Fr.) 80-Joe Jackson (5-8, 175, Fr.) or 14-Kyle Brady (6-2, 213, Fr.) Left Corner 17-Arnold Parker (6-2, 216, Sr.) X-Receiver 34-Gerald Fletcher (5-9, 168, Jr.) 86-Steve Savoy (5-11, 183, Fr.) 23-John Madsen (6-5, 209, Jr.) Nickel Back 17-Arnold Parker (6-2, 216, Sr.) Z-Receiver 22-Bo Nagahi (5-10, 185, Jr.) 88-Travis LaTendresse (6-1, 204, Jr.) 85-Rob Gueck (5-9, 178, Fr.) Free Safety 25-Morgan Scalley (5-10, 194, Jr.) H-Receiver 32-Eric Weddle (5-11, 185, Fr.) 82-Paris Warren (6-1, 213, Jr.) 4-Jerome Wright (6-0, 179, Jr.) Strong Safety 35-Dave Revill (5-11, 209, Sr.) 10-Anthony White (5-10, 197, Sr.)

8 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH SELECT PLAYER STATS GAME BY GAME

Alex Smith Dave Revill Opponent Att Cmp Int Yards TD Long Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Utah State 7 5 0 86 2 30 Utah State 3 1 4 0 0 Texas A&M dnp Texas A&M 5 6 11 1-4 0 California 27 18 0 136 0 21 California 8 3 11 1-1 0 Colorado State 21 17 0 158 0 33 Colorado State 4 3 7 2-5 0 Oregon 38 25 0 340 2 69 Oregon 5 4 9 1-1 0 San Diego State 22 17 0 273 3 29 San Diego State 1 7 8 2-4 0 UNLV 23 15 0 204 1 79 UNLV 3 4 7 1-4 0 New Mexico 32 18 0 220 4 54 New Mexico 4 5 9 1-1 0 Air Force Air Force Wyoming Wyoming Brigham Young Brigham Young

Ray Holdcraft Brandon Warfield Opponent UT AT TT PBU Int Opponent Rush Yards Avg. TD Long Utah State 3 5 8 1 0 Utah State 33 173 5.2 1 20 Texas A&M 1 4 5 0 0 Texas A&M 36 181 5.0 3 30 California 2 6 8 0 0 California 30 94 3.1 3 19 Colorado State 3 7 10 0 0 Colorado State 20 78 3.9 1 13 Oregon 2 8 10 0 0 Oregon 22 74 3.4 0 11 San Diego State 4 8 12 1 0 San Diego State 23 133 5.8 0 25 UNLV 2 3 5 0 0 UNLV 26 96 3.7 2 12 New Mexico 7 6 13 0 0 New Mexico 2 6 3.0 0 4 Air Force Air Force Wyoming Wyoming Brigham Young Brigham Young Steve Fifita Paris Warren Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Utah State 0 1 1 1-2 0 Utah State 7 103 14.7 1 30 Texas A&M 1 5 6 0 0 Texas A&M dnp California 1 1 2 1-4 1-4 California 9 66 16.5 0 21 Colorado State 4 1 5 2-8 0 Colorado State 8 76 9.5 0 33 Oregon 1 0 1 1-2 0 Oregon 10 54 5.4 0 11 San Diego State 0 2 2 0 0 San Diego State 7 104 14.9 1 28 UNLV 0 1 1 0 0 UNLV 4 32 8.0 0 12 New Mexico 1 1 2 1-5 1-5 New Mexico 8 72 9.0 1 23 Air Force Air Force Wyoming Wyoming Brigham Young Brigham Young Josh Savage Steve Savoy Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Utah State 2 1 3 0 0 Utah State 2 10 5.0 0 9 Texas A&M 0 2 2 0 0 Texas A&M 4 34 8.5 0 17 California 0 3 3 0 0 California 4 28 7.0 0 11 Colorado State 2 2 4 1-4 0 Colorado State 2 16 8.0 0 11 Oregon 3 4 7 3-10 1-8 Oregon 6 176 29.3 1 69 San Diego State 0 2 2 1-8 1-8 San Diego State 4 92 23.0 1 29 UNLV 2 0 2 1-8 0 UNLV 5 50 10.0 1 14 New Mexico 3 7 10 1-1 0 New Mexico 4 45 11.3 2 21 Air Force Air Force Wyoming Wyoming Brigham Young Brigham Young Sione Pouha Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Utah State 1 4 5 1-1 0 Texas A&M 0 2 2 0 0 California 0 1 1 0 0 Colorado State 1 2 3 1-3 0 Oregon 0 2 2 0 0 San Diego State 0 3 3 2-5 1-4 UNLV 1 0 1 1-9 1-9 New Mexico 1 3 4 0 0 Air Force Wyoming Brigham Young

www.UtahUtes.com 9 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL CHARTS Game ...... Points ...... 1st Downs ...... Rush Yds ...... Pass Yds ...... Total Yards ...... TOs Utah State ...... 20 ...... 18 ...... 77 ...... 280 ...... 357 ...... 2 Utah ...... 40 ...... 24 ...... 202 ...... 180 ...... 382 ...... 2 Utah ...... 26 ...... 22 ...... 205 ...... 210 ...... 415 ...... 3 Texas A&M ...... 28 ...... 16 ...... 223 ...... 145 ...... 368 ...... 3 California ...... 24 ...... 19 ...... 119 ...... 246 ...... 365 ...... 3 Utah ...... 31 ...... 21 ...... 200 ...... 136 ...... 336 ...... 2 Utah ...... 28 ...... 15 ...... 126 ...... 158 ...... 284 ...... 1 Colorado State ...... 21 ...... 22 ...... 102 ...... 267 ...... 369 ...... 6 Oregon ...... 13 ...... 16 ...... 80 ...... 277 ...... 357 ...... 2 Utah ...... 17 ...... 21 ...... 126 ...... 340 ...... 466 ...... 1 San Diego State ...... 6 ...... 15 ...... 49 ...... 203 ...... 252 ...... 1 Utah ...... 27 ...... 22 ...... 142 ...... 273 ...... 415 ...... 1 Utah ...... 28 ...... 23 ...... 220 ...... 221 ...... 441 ...... 1 UNLV ...... 10 ...... 16 ...... 85 ...... 227 ...... 312 ...... 2 New Mexico ...... 47 ...... 26 ...... 407 ...... 226 ...... 633 ...... 2 Utah ...... 35 ...... 14 ...... 80 ...... 220 ...... 300 ...... 1 Utah Air Force Wyoming Utah Utah Brigham Young

UTAH 2003 SCORING DRIVES Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd Time Scoring Play Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd Time Scoring Play Utah State 1st 11-65 4:59 Miles 12 pass from Elliott UNLV 1st 4-88 2:03 Warfield 4 run 2nd 11-68 5:40 Warfield 4 run 1st 3-14 0:58 Savoy 14 pass from Smith 3rd 11-48 5:26 Elliott 1 run 2nd 8-59 3:21 Warfield 8 run 4th 5-44 2:32 Borreson 24 field goal 4th 4-34 1:28 Warren 18 run 4th 4-7 1:00 Borreson 36 field goal 4th 5-44 2:32 Warren 30 pass from Smith New Mexico 2nd 5-18 3:03 Liti 2 run 4th 8-44 2:56 LaTendresse 5 pass from Smith 2nd 6-55 2:22 Savoy 21 pass from Smith 3rd 1-11 0:20 Savoy 11 pass from Smith Texas A&M 3rd 11-73 4:12 Warfield 2 run 4th 5-20 2:05 Warren 5 pass from Smith 3rd 4-18 1:51 Warfield 6 run 4th 3-70 0:53 Moa 21 pass from Smith 4th 14-76 6:54 Warfield 1 run 4th 8-76 1:15 Madsen 45 pass from Elliott

California 1st 3-19 1:12 Warfield 1 run 1st 4-27 1:38 Warfield 5 run 2nd 12-61 5:49 Smith 1 run 4th 16-62 6:27 Borreson 35 field goal 4th 10-63 4:55 Warfield 14 run

Colorado State 2nd 8-52 4:19 Warfield 10 run 3rd 12-57 6:41 Smith 1 run

Oregon 1st 14-69 5:46 Borreson 28 field goal 2nd 4-80 1:58 Savoy 69 pass from Smith 4th 11-93 4:36 Moa 9 pass from Smith

San Diego State 3rd 5-65 1:49 Moa 15 pass from Smith 3rd 6-42 2:22 Borreson 33 field goal 3rd 11-56 4:43 Borreson 26 field goal 4th 9-66 3:24 Warren 17 pass from Smith 4th 4-51 1:19 Savoy 23 pass from Smith

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POS. USU TEX. A&M CAL CSU OREGON SDSU UNLV UNM AFA WYO BYU LT Jesse Jesse Jesse Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Boone Boone Boone Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola LG Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Herrion Herrion Herrion Herrion Herrion Herrion Herrion Herrion C Max Max Max Max Max Max Max Max Petersen Petersen Petersen Petersen Petersen Petersen Petersen Petersen R G Sean Sean Sean Chris Chris Chris Sean Sean Souza Souza Souza Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Souza Souza R T Makai Makai Makai Sean Sean Sean Makai Makai Aalona Aalona Aalona Souza Souza Souza Aalona Aalona TE Ben Ben Ben Ben Ben Ben Moa Moa Moa Moa Moa Moa Q B Brett Brett Alex Alex Alex Alex Alex Alex Elliott Elliott Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith R B Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Warfield Warfield Warfield Warfield Warfield Warfield Warfield Warfield X-WR Steve Steve Steve John Steve John Steve Steve Savoy Savoy Savoy Madsen Savoy Madsen Savoy Savoy Z-WR Larry Larry Travis Travis Travis Jerome Travis Travis Miles Miles LaTendresse LaTendresse LaTendresse Wright LaTendresse LaTendresse H-WR Paris Travis Paris Paris Paris Paris Paris Paris Warren LaTenresse Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren E-WR Bo Mike Nagahi Liti

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POS. USU TEX. A&M CAL CSU OREGON SDSU UNLV UNM AFA WYO BYU OE Josh Josh Josh Reza Marquess Marquess Marquess Marquess Savage Savage Savage Williams Ledbetter Ledbetter Ledbetter Ledbetter T Sione Sione Sione Sione Louis Sione Sione Sione Pouha Pouha Pouha Pouha Powell Pouha Pouha Pouha N G Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita E Lewis Lewis Lewis Josh Josh Josh Josh Josh Powell Powell Powell Savage Savage Savage Savage Savage RLB Spencer Spencer Spencer Zach Zach Zach Spencer Spencer Toone Toone Toone Tune Tune Tune Toone Toone MLB Ray Ray Ray Ray Ray Ray Ray Ray Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft Holdcraft SLB Corey Corey Corey Corey Corey Corey Corey Corey Dodds Dodds Dodds Dodds Dodds Dodds Dodds Dodds R C Shaun Shaun Shaun Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Harper Harper Harper Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle L C Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Parker Parker Parker Parker Parker Parker Parker Parker F S Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Scalley Scalley Scalley Scalley Scalley Scalley Scalley Scalley SS Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Revill Revill Revill Revill Revill Revill Revill Revill NB

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NAME USU A&M CAL CSU ORE SDSU UNLV UNM AFA WYO BYU 1 Shayne Scruggs x x x x 2 Antonio Young x x x x x x x x 3 Brett Elliott x x 4 Jerome Wright x x x x x x x x 5 Brandon Warfield x x x x x x x x 6 Ray Holdcraft x x x x x x x x 7 Bryan Borreson x x x x x x 8 Ben Moa x x x x x x x x 9 Spencer Toone x x x x x x x x 10 Anthony White x x x x x x x x 11 Alex Smith x x x x x x x 12 Braden Cooper x x x x x 13 Lynzell Jackson x x x 13 Zach Tune x x x x x 15 Larry Miles x x x x 16 Lance Rice 17 Arnold Parker x x x x x x x x 18 Chad Jacobsen x x x x x x 19 Matt Kovacevich x x x x x x x x 20 Mike Liti x x x x x x x 21 Shaun Harper x x x x x x x x 22 Bo Nagahi x x x x x x x x 23 John Madsen x x x x x x x x 25 Morgan Scalley x x x x x x x x 31 Casey Evans x x x x x x x 32 Eric Weddle x x x x x x x x 34 Gerald Fletcher x x x x x x x x 35 Dave Revill x x x x x x x x 38 Aaron Bryant x x x x 40 Tommy Hackenbruck x x x x x x x x 41 Grady Marshall x x x x x x x x 44 Josh Savage x x x x x x x x 46 Anthony Fresques x x x 47 Blake Burdette x 53 Reza Williams x x x x x x x x 54 Taylor Miller 55 Andrew Johnson x x x x x x x x 55 Marquess Ledbetter x x x x x x x 57 Elia Laeli x x x x x x 57 Max Petersen x x x x x x x x 58 Brady Parkhurst x x x x x x x x 59 Mark Arnold 61 Dennis Pawelek x x x x 62 Sean Souza x x x x x x x x 65 Zak Nugent x x x x x x x x 68 Chris Kemoeatu x x x x 70 Makai Aalona x x x x x x x x 71 Mitch Arquette x x x 73 Steve Dahl x x x x x x 74 David Dirkmaat 75 Eric Pettit x 76 Thomas Herrion x x x x x x x x 78 Tavo Tupola x x x x x x x 79 Jesse Boone x x x 82 Paris Warren x x x x x x x 83 Ryan Honea x 85 Rob Gueck x 86 Steve Savoy x x x x x x x x 87 J.D. Jorgensen x x x x 88 Travis LaTendresse x x x x x x x x 89 Matt Hansen x x x x x x x 90 Sione Pouha x x x x x x x x 91 Jonathan Fanene x x x x x x x x 93 Corey Dodds x x x x x x x x 94 Steve Fifita x x x x x x x x 96 Tevita Kemoeatu x x x x x x 97 Willie Sao x x x 98 Jason Voss 99 Lewis Powell x x x x x x x x

12 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 1 AUG. 28 GAME 2 SEPT. 6 Utah 40, Utah State 20 Texas A&M 28, Utah 26 Salt Lake City College Station, Texas Rice-Eccles Stadium [39,697] Kyle Field [74,019]

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah ran all over Utah State in the first game of Urban COLLEGE STATION—A gutsy comeback by a shorthanded Ute team fell just Meyer’s head coaching career at the U. and thumped the Aggies 40-20. short and the Utes lost 28-26 to Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. Senior Brandon Warfield led all rushers with 173 yards and the offense rang Playing without four starters and honor candidates (defensive end Jason up 382 total yards in a game that Utah never trailed. Starter Brett Elliott Kaufusi, offensive guard Chris Kemoeatu, Paris Warren and completed 11-19 pass attempts for 94 yards and the game’s first touchdown. running back Marty Johnson), Utah nonetheless rallied from a 21-0 first-half Sophomore Alex Smith entered in the third quarter and completed 5-7 passes for deficit. 86 yards and a 30-yard touchdown bomb to Paris Warren. Warren, a transfer Trailing 28-20 with 1:23 remaining, Brett Elliott hit John Madsen for a 45- wide receiver playing his first game, made a big debut with 7 catches for 103 yard, fourth-down touchdown bomb. Utah’s two-point conversion attempt with yards. 0:08 left on the clock came up two yards short when Elliott was tackled. The Linebacker Ray Holdcraft's 8 tackles led the U. defense, which held the Utes out-scored the Aggies 26-7 in the second half, bolstered by the running of Aggies to 77 yards rushing. Morgan Scalley had an interception, and Utah Brandon Warfield, who gained 141 or his 181 yards in the second half and recorded 7 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. scored three of Utah’s four touchdowns. Dave Revill (11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup) and Corey Utah State ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 9 ...... 8...... 20 Dodds (1 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries) led the Utah ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 19...... 40 defense, which settled in after a 14-point first quarter.

Scoring Summary Utah ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 13 ...... 13...... 26 UU–Miles 12 pass from Elliott (Borreson kick) 7:16, 1st Texas A&M ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7...... 28 USU–Hamblin 21 field goal, 9:13, 2nd UU–Warfield 4 run (Borreson kick) 3:33, 2nd Scoring Summary UU–Elliott 1 run (Borreson kick) 8:01, 3rd TA–Murphy 80 run (Pegram kick) 9:56, 1st USU–Safety, 3:29, 3rd TA–Joseph 1 run (Pegram kick) 4:42, 1st USU–Cox 7 run (Hamblin kick) 0:25, 3rd TA–Germany 4 pass from McNeal (Pegram) 10:41, 2nd UU–Borreson 24 field goal, 11:15, 4th UU–Warfield 2 run (Borreson kick failed) 10:48, 3rd UU–Borreson 36 field goal, 8:38, 4th UU–Warfield 6 run (Borreson kick) 5:42, 3rd UU–Warren 30 pass from Smith (Borreson kick), 4:57, 4th TA–Lewis 28 run (Pegram kick), 13:07, 4th USU–Stallworth 50 pass from Cox (Cooley pass from Cox) 4:05, 4th UU–Warfield 1 run (Borreson kick), 6:13, 4th UU–LaTendresse 5 pass from Smith (Borreson kick failed), 1:09, 4th UU–Madsen 45 pass from Elliott (conv. failed) 0:08, 4th

Team Statistics USU UU Team Statistics UU TA First Downs 18 24 First Downs 22 16 Net Rushing 26-77 53-202 Net Rushing 57-205 38-223 Passing 41-19-1 26-16-2 Passing 40-18-0 18-12-0 Passing Yards 280 180 Passing Yards 210 145 Total Offense 357 382 Total Offense 415 368 Fumbles 1-1 1-0 Fumbles 9-3 5-3 Penalties 8-70 3-20 Penalties 12-70 8-53 Interceptions 2-38 1-34 Interceptions 0-0 0-0 Punting 4-43.5 1-35.0 Punting 7-46.0 7-35.1 Punt Returns 1-6 2-34 Punt Returns 3-9 5-15 Kickoff Returns 7-125 2-72 Kickoff Returns 4-83 2-85 Time of Possession 23:27 36:33 Time of Possession 37:23 22:37 Third Down Conversions 6-15 6-14 Third Down Conversions 7-22 1-9 Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 3-4 Fourth Down Conversions 4-6 0-1 Sacks By 0-0 2-21 Sacks By 0-0 0-0

Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 33-173-1, Elliott 9-35-1. USU: Fiefia 9- Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 36-181-3. TA: Lewis 16-100-1, Murphy 55-1. 1-80-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Elliott 19-11-2-94-1, Smith 7-5-0-86-2. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Elliott 40-18-0-210-1. TA: McNeal 18- USU: Cox 41-19-1-280-1. 12-0-145-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 7-103-1, Moa 1-40-0. USU: Stallworth Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Madsen 2-82-1, Moa 4-35. TA: Murphy 4-76, 5-113-1. Taylor 6-59. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 2-72. USU: Dennis 3-53. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 4-83. TA: Murphy 2-85. Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 1-27. USU: Fiefia 1-6. Punt Returns–Utah: Savoy 2-11. TA: Carter 3-5, Thomas 2-10. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Holdcraft 8. Sacks: Nagahi 1-6, Kemoeatu Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Revill 11. Sacks: none. TFL: Powell 2-3. 1-5, Powell 1-5, Ledbetter 1-5. TFL: Parker 2-4, Dodds 2-4, Kemoeatu 2-7. Interceptions: none. Interceptions: Scalley 1-34.

www.UtahUtes.com 13 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 3 SEPT. 11 GAME 4 SEPT. 27 Utah 31, California 24 Utah 28, Colorado State 21 Salt Lake City Ft. Collins, Colo. Rice-Eccles Stadium [46,768] Hughes Stadium [29,117]

SALT LAKE CITY—First-time starter Alex Smith played like a veteran in FT. COLLINS—Dave Revill forced a Colorado State fumble on Utah’s 21- directing Utah to a 31-24 win over California on Sept. 11 before the largest yard line and Arnold Parker scooped up the bounce and raced 80 yards for the crowd ever to watch a football game in Salt Lake City (46,768) and a national game-winning touchdown with 1:33 remaining in Ft. Collins. Linebacker television audience. Corey Dodds, whose fumble recovery in Utah’s end zone accounted for the Smith, a sophomore, completed 18 of 27 passes for 136 yards and also game’s first score, intercepted a Bradlee Van Pelt pass with 1:19 left in the rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. Running back Brandon Warfield game to preserve a 28-21 Utah victory. contributed 94 yards and 3 touchdowns, including the game-winner—a 14- Utah led before CSU tied it up at 21-21 in the fourth. Utah scored the first yard sprint with 1:06 left in the game. two touchdowns of the game in a 14-point second quarter. After Dodds’ fumble Utah jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead only to see Cal charge back in recovery, Brandon Warfield slipped into the end zone from 10 yards out. Alex the third quarter and go ahead 24-21. But Bryan Borreson’s 35-yard field goal Smith’s 1-yard run late in the third quarter put Utah up 21-7, but CSU reeled tied the score and Warfield put Utah ahead for good in a 10-point Utah fourth off two quick touchdowns in the four quarter and was driving for the game- quarter. winning score when Revill and Parker teamed up to restore Utah’s lead. Dave Revill led the defense with 11 tackles and Morgan Scalley had 7 Smith had another good outing at quarterback, completing 17-21 passes for tackles a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. 158 yards and rushing for a touchdown. Warfield rushed for 78 yards and a score. Morgan Scalley’s career-high 11 tackles led the defense, which forced California ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 17 ...... 0...... 24 six CSU turnovers. Utah ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 10...... 31 Utah ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 7...... 28 Scoring Summary Colorado State ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 14...... 21 UU–Warfield 1 run (Borreson kick) 8:29, 1st UU–Warfield 5 run (Borreson kick) 4:05, 1st Scoring Summary UC–McArthur 21 pass from Rodgers (Fredrickson kick) 11:46, 2nd UU–Dodds fumble recovery (Borreson kick) 13:18, 2nd UU–Smith 1 run (Borreson kick) 1:28, 2nd UU–Warfield 10 run (Borreson kick) 6:05, 2nd UC–Frederickson 21 field gaol, 5:50, 3rd CS–Anderson 4 pass from Holland (Babcock kick) 0:34, 2nd UC–Echemandu 1 run (pass failed) 3:18, 3rd UU–Smith 1 run (Borreson kick) 2:24, 3rd UC–McArthur 21 pass from Rodgers (pass to Strang) 0:29, 3rd CS–Van Pelt 8 run (Babcock kick) 14:54, 4th UU–Borreson 35 field goal, 9:01, 4th CS–Houston 3 run (Babcock kick) 10:27, 4th UU–Warfield 14 run (Borreson kick) 1:06, 4th UU–Parker 80 fumble return (Borreson kick) 1:33, 4th

Team Statistics CAL UU Team Statistics UU CSU First Downs 19 21 First Downs 15 22 Net Rushing 34-119 48-200 Net Rushing 35-126 41-102 Passing 32-19-0 28-18-0 Passing 21-17-0 32-22-2 Passing Yards 246 136 Passing Yards 158 267 Total Offense 66-365 76-336 Total Offense 56-284 73-369 Fumbles 3-3 2-2 Fumbles 3-1 4-4 Penalties 2-10 7-52 Penalties 5-179 3-136 Interceptions 0-0 0-0 Interceptions 2-18 0-0 Punting 1-40.0 4-31.8 Punting 5-35.8 3-45.3 Punt Returns 1-15 1-11 Punt Returns 1-(-2) 0-0 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-12 Kickoff Returns 1-16 1-18 Time of Possession 26:08 33:52 Time of Possession 27:44 32:16 Third Down Conversions 4-13 7-16 Third Down Conversions 6-12 9-16 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 2-2 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-6 Sacks By 0-0 1-4 Sacks By 0-0 1-6

Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 30-94-3, Smith 12-71-1. UC: Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 20-78-1, Smith 10-29-1. CSU: Echemandu 16-80-1. Houstson 28-72-1, Van Pelt 9-24-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 28-18-0-136-0. UC: Rodgers 25- Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 22-17-0-158-0. CSU: Van Pelt 15-0-224-2. 19-14-2-181-0, Holland 13-8-0-86-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 9-66. UC: McArthur 8-130-2, Burl Toler Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 8-76, LaTendresse 4-46. CSU: Pittman 3-75. 8-123, Anderson 8-85-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 1-12. UC: none. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 1-16. CSU: Anderson 1-18. Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 1-11. UC: Mixon 1-15. Punt Returns–Utah: Parker 1 (-2). CSU: none. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Revill 11, Holdcraft 8, Scalley 7. Sacks: Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Scalley 11, Holdcraft 10. Sacks: none. Fifita 1-4. TFL: Revill 1-1, Holdcraft 1-1, Scalley 1-5, Fifita 1-4, White 1-4. TFL: Revill 2-5, POwell 2-5, Fifita 2-8. Interceptions: Dodds 1-14, Powell 1-4. Interceptions: none.

14 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 5 OCT. 3 GAME 6 OCT. 11 Utah 17, #19 Oregon 13 Utah 27, San Diego State 6 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium [44,676] Rice-Eccles Stadium [39,132]

SALT LAKE CITY—Career games by quarterback Alex Smith and receiver SALT LAKE CITY—Utah’s defense held a prolific San Diego State offense to Steve Savoy, and an aggressive Ute defense, led to a 17-13 upset of No. 19 just two field goals and the Ute offense flexed its muscle in the second half in a Oregon in Salt Lake City before a near-capacity crowd and a national 27-6 win over the Aztecs in Salt Lake City. Utah’s offense was sluggish in the (ESPN2) television audience. first half, compiling just 84 total yards and failing to score. But a tremendous Smith completed 25-38 passes for 340 yards and 2 touchdowns. Savoy defensive effort sent Utah to the locker room trailing only 6-0. caught 6 balls for 176 yards and 1 TD. Josh Savage led an incredible Ute The second half was a different story, as quarterback Alex Smith defensive effort with 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 pass breakups and a teamed up with receivers Ben Moa, Paris Warren and Steve Savoy and kicker critical 8-yard sack on Oregon’s final drive. Bryan Borreson to score on Utah’s first five possessions. Smith completed 17- Also making big defensive plays for Utah were freshman defensive backs 22 passes for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns, Warren caught 7 passes for 104 Eric Weddle and Shaun Harper. Weddle forced and then recovered a fumble yards and a score, Savoy had 4 catches for 92 yards and 1 TD and Brandon while sacking Oregon quarterback Jason Fife on Utah’s 38-yard line, and Warfield rushed for 133 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Borreson made Harper broke up a pass on fourth down in the game’s waning minutes. field goals of 33 and 26 yards. Defensive end Marquess Ledbetter had the best game of his career, blasting in True freshman defensive back Eric Weddle prevented SDSU from for a team-best 3 sacks. scoring a touchdown in the late going, intercepting a pass in the end zone after Utah’s offense rolled up a season-best 466 yards against a Duck defense the Aztecs had advanced to Utah’s 2-yard line. Linebacker Ray Holdcraft led that came into the game allowing 329 yards per game. The Ute defense held a Utah with 12 tackles. potent (448 ypg) Duck offense to 357 yards and 16 first downs. San Diego State ...... 3 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 6 Oregon ...... 3 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 13 Utah ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 13 ...... 14...... 27 Utah ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7...... 17 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary SD–Majia 34 field goal, 10:04, 1st UO–Siegel 42 field goal, 7:15, 1st SD–Majia 44 field goal, 8:16, 2nd UU–Borreson 28 field goal, 1:29, 1st UU–Moa 15 pass from Smith (Borreson kick) 13:11, 3rd UO–Clemens 2 run (Siegel kick) 13:33, 2nd UU–Borreson 33 field goal, 7:35, 3rd UO–Siegel 40 field goal, 11:13, 2nd UU–Borreson 26 field goal, 1:49, 3rd UU–Savoy 69 pass from Smith (Borreson kick) 9:15, 2nd UU–Warren 17 pass from Smith (Borreson kick) 11:36, 4th UU–Moa 9 pass from Smith (Borreson kick) 13:07, 4th UU–Savoy 23 pass from Smith (Pawelek kick) 8:06, 4th

Team Statistics OR UU Team Statistics SDS UU First Downs 16 21 First Downs 15 22 Net Rushing 32-80 44-126 Net Rushing 24-49 42-142 Passing 34-16-1 38-25-0 Passing 36-19-1 22-17-0 Passing Yards 277 340 Passing Yards 203 273 Total Offense 66-357 82-466 Total Offense 252 415 Fumbles 2-1 2-1 Fumbles 2-0 4-1 Penalties 5-35 5-35 Penalties 6-52 9-80 Interceptions 0-0 1-25 Interceptions 0-0 1-0 Punting 6-39.0 6-45.0 Punting 6-39.0 4-47.2 Punt Returns 2-0 2-13 Punt Returns 2-(-2) 1-6 Kickoff Returns 3-51 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-24 1-20 Time of Possession 25:04 34:56 Time of Possession 26:56 33:04 Third Down Conversions 4-14 11-22 Third Down Conversions 5-14 6-13 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-1 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Sacks By 2-12 6-26 Sacks By 1-8 2-17

Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 22-74-0, Warren 5-32-0. UO: Whitehead Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 23-133-0, Liti 6-31-0. SDSU: Hamilton 18-40-0. 17-49-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 38-25-0-340-2. UO: Clemens 24- Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 22-17-0-273-3. SDSU: Hall 36- 12-0-246-0, Fife 9-3-1-22-0. 19-1-203-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Savoy 6-176-1, Moa 4-73-1, Warren 10-54-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 7-104-1, Savoy 4-92-1. SDSU: Web UO: Williams 4-89-0, Parker 4-86-0. 5-61-0, Justice 3-58-0. Kickoff Returns–Utah: none. UO: Phinisee 2-32. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Scalley 1-20. SDSU: Conerly 1-18. Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 1-7, Nagahi 1-6. UO: Moore 2-0. Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 1-6. SDSU: Conerly 2-(-2). Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Holdcraft 10, Revill 9, Scalley 9. Sacks: Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Holdcraft 12, Weddle 8, Revill 8. Sacks: Ledbetter 3-11. TFL: Ledbetter 3-11, Savage 3-10. Interceptions: Scalley 1-25. Weddle 1-9, Pouha 1-4, Williams 1-4. TFL: Pouha 2-5, Revill 2-4, Dodds 2-4, Powell 2-3. Interceptions: Weddle 1-0.

www.UtahUtes.com 15 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 7 OCT. 18 GAME 8 OCT. 25 Utah 28, UNLV 10 New Mexico 47, Utah 35 Las Vegas Salt Lake City Sam Boyd Stadium [26,241] Rice-Eccles Stadium [37,288]

LAS VEGAS—Quarterback Alex Smith moved the Utes by ground and by air SALT LAKE CITY—Utah suffered a meltdown against New Mexico, losing its and the Utah defense took care of the rest in a 28-10 Utah victory over UNLV. first home game of the year by a 47-35 score. It was the most points allowed Smith rushed for a career-high 97 yards (averaging 5.1 yards per carry) and by a Ute team since Rice scored 51 points against the 1996 Utes. passed for another 204 yards and a touchdown. He set up Utah’s first score The Utes lost the MWC’s best running back just six plays into the game with the eighth-longest pass play in school history, a 79-yard bomb to tight end when Brandon Warfield sprained his knee. True freshman Mike Liti rushed for Ben Moa, and directed another scoring drive on the next series. a career-best 81 yards and his first collegiate TD as Warfield’s replacement. The 14-0 first quarter lead was all that the defense needed, as it stuffed a Alex Smith, under constant blitzing pressure, passed for 220 yards and 4 Rebel team to the tune of just 16 first downs, 85 rushing yards and 312 total touchdowns, two to freshman Steve Savoy. yards. Four Ute defenders had 7 tackles and six had a tackle for loss. Linebacker Ray Holdcraft’s career-high 13 tackles led the defense. Freshman corner Eric Weddle had 6 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, 2 pass Freshman DB Eric Weddle had 9 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and an breakups and a forced fumble. interception. Running back Brandon Warfield rushed for 96 yards and 2 TDs in Utah’s most balanced offensive game of the season (220 yards rushing, 221 yards New Mexico ...... 0 ...... 16 ...... 28 ...... 3...... 47 passing). Utah ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 6 ...... 15...... 35

Utah ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7...... 28 Scoring Summary UNLV ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 0...... 10 UU–Liti 2 run (Pawelek kick) 12:50, 2nd NM–Moore 1 run (Zunker kick) 5:49, 2nd Scoring Summary NM–Strother 3 blocked punt return (Zunker kick failed) 4:21, 2nd UU–Warfield 4 run (Pawelek kick) 1:57, 1st UU–Savoy 21 pass from Smith (Pawelek kick) 1:59, 2nd UU–Savoy 14 pass from Smith (Pawelek kick) 0:48, 1st NM–Zunker 24 field goal, 03:0, 2nd LV–Johnson 16 pass from Nantkes (Pieffer kick) 12:03, 2nd NM–Boyd 57 pass from Kelly (Zunker kick) 12:29, 3rd UU–Warfield 8 run (Pawelek kick) 8:38, 2nd NM–Cox 20 run (Zunker kick) 11:17, 3rd LV–Pieffer 25 field goal, 2:39, 3rd NM–Zunker 23 field goal, 7:08, 3rd UU–Warren 18 run (Pawelek kick) 2:09, 4th NM–Zunker 36 field goal, 4:42, 3rd UU–Savoy 11 pass from Smith (pass failed) 4:22, 3rd Team Statistics UU UNLV NM–Moore 35 run (Baskett pass from Kelly) 1:04, 3rd First Downs 23 16 UU–Warren 5 pass from Smith (Savoy pass from Smith), 13:59, 4th Net Rushing 51-220 35-85 NM–Zunker 24 field goal, 4:32, 4th Passing 24-16-0 31-13-0 UU–Moa 21 pass from Smith (Pawelek kick) 3:39, 4th Passing Yards 221 227 Total Offense 441 312 Team Statistics NM UU Fumbles 2-1 5-2 First Downs 26 14 Penalties 10-127 10-80 Net Rushing 60-407 27-80 Interceptions 0-0 0-0 Passing 24-9-1 32-18-0 Punting 6-46.3 9-47.0 Passing Yards 226 220 Punt Returns 2-35 3-22 Total Offense 84-633 59-300 Kickoff Returns 2-79 4-42 Fumbles 3-1 3-1 Time of Possession 36:43 23:17 Penalties 8-75 5-50 Third Down Conversions 5-13 4-15 Interceptions 0-0 1-0 Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 0-1 Punting 4-45.0 9-34.4 Sacks By 4-32 3-34 Punt Returns 5-38 1-12 Kickoff Returns 3-41 8-282 Individual Leaders Time of Possession 34:38 25:22 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 19-97-0, Warfield 26-96-2. UNLV: Croom Third Down Conversions 8-18 4-14 21-114-0. Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-1 Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 23-15-0-204-1, Warren 1-1-0-17- Sacks By 3-21 2-14 0. UNLV: Nantkes 31-13-0-227-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Savoy 5-50-1, Warren 4-32-0. UNLV: Individual Leaders Johnson 7-96-1. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Liti 13-81-1. UNM: Moore 18-119-2. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 2-79. UNLV: Dorsey 3-26. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 32-18-0-220-4. UNM: Kelly 9-23- Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 2-35. UNLV: Kirkland 3-22. 1-226-1. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Parker 7, Scalley 7, Revill 7, Toone 7. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 8-72-1, Savoy 4-45-2. UNM: Boyd 3- Sacks: Weddle 1-9, Pouha 1-9, Fanane 1-6, Savage1-8. TFL: 1 by six 87-1, Counter 2-73 players. Interceptions: none. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Nagahi 7-193, Scalley 1-89. UNM: Moore 2-27. Punt Returns–Utah: Warren 1-12. UNM: Counter 4-11. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Holdcraft 13, Scalley 11, Savage 10. Sacks: Weddle 1-6, Fifita 1-5, Fanene 1-3. TFL: 9 with 1. Interceptions: Weddle 1-0. 16 www.UtahUtes.com 2003 UTAH FOOTBALL STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES 6-2 4-1 2-1 CONFERENCE 3-1 1-1 2-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 3--0 0-1

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 28, 2003 UTAH STATE W 40-20 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:14 39697 Sep 06, 2003 at Texas A&M 26-28 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 3:30 74019 Sep 11, 2003 CALIFORNIA W 31-24 2-1-0 0-0-0 3:23 46768 *Sep 27, 2003 at Colorado State W 28-21 3-1-0 1-0-0 2:57 29117 Oct 03, 2003 #19 OREGON W 17-13 4-1-0 1-0-0 3:19 44676 *Oct 11, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE W 27-6 5-1-0 2-0-0 3:10 39132 *Oct 18, 2003 at UNLV W 28-10 6-1-0 3-0-0 3:24 26241 *Oct 25, 2003 NEW MEXICO 35-47 L 6-2-0 3-1-0 3:46 37288

* indicates conference game

TEAM STATISTICS U U OPP SCORING 232 169 Points Per Game 29.0 21.1 FIRST DOWNS 162 148 Rushing 84 50 Passing 71 85 Penalty 7 13 RUSHING YARDAGE 1301 1142 Yards gained rushing 1593 1401 Yards lost rushing 292 259 Rushing Attempts 357 290 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.9 Average Per Game 162.6 142.8 TDs Rushing 15 11 PASSING YARDAGE 1738 1855 Att-Comp-Int 231-145-2 248-129-6 Average Per Pass 7.5 7.5 Average Per Catch 12.0 14.4 Average Per Game 217.2 231.9 TDs Passing 14 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3039 2997 Total Plays 588 538 Average Per Play 5.2 5.6 Average Per Game 379.9 374.6 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 19-564 22-386 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 13-118 19-94 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 6-77 2-38 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.7 17.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 4.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.8 19.0 FUMBLES-LOST 26-10 25-15 PENALTIES-YARDS 56-482 51-395 Average Per Game 60.2 49.4 PUNTS-YARDS 42-1710 40-1667 Average Per Punt 40.7 41.7 Net punt average 38.5 38.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 33:03 26:57 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 52/126 41/114 3rd-Down Pct 41% 36% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 10/17 5/11 4th-Down Pct 59% 45% SACKS BY-YARDS 16-113 10-81 MISC YARDS 90 64 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 31 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-9 11-14 PAT-ATTEMPTS 26-28 14-15 ATTENDANCE 207561 129377 Games/Avg Per Game 5/41512 3/43126

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Utah 38 56 46 92 232 Opponents 20 60 57 32 169

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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G WARFIELD, Brandon 8 192 879 44 835 4.3 10 30 104.4 SMITH, Alex 7 80 316 126 190 2.4 2 19 27.1 LITI, Mike 7 28 154 2 152 5.4 1 32 21.7 WARREN, Paris 7 15 118 3 115 7.7 1 29 16.4 ELLIOTT, Brett 2 25 87 14 73 2.9 1 10 36.5 SAVOY, Steve 8 3 28 11 17 5.7 0 16 2.1 LATENDRESSE, Travis 8 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 1.1 WRIGHT, Jerome 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 WEDDLE, Eric 8 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8 Team 7 11 0 86 -86 -7.8 0 0 -12.3 Total...... 8 357 1593 292 1301 3.6 15 32 162.6 Opponents...... 8 290 1401 259 1142 3.9 11 80 142.8

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G SMITH, Alex 7 160.96 170-115-0 67.6 1417 12 79 202.4 ELLIOTT, Brett 2 96.84 59-29-2 49.2 304 2 45 152.0 WARREN, Paris 7 121.40 2-1-0 50.0 17 0 17 2.4 Total...... 8 144.24 231-145-2 62.8 1738 14 79 217.2 Opponents...... 8 119.32 248-129-6 52.0 1855 7 57 231.9

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G WARREN, Paris 7 53 507 9.6 3 33 72.4 SAVOY, Steve 8 31 451 14.5 5 69 56.4 LATENDRESSE, Travis 8 20 178 8.9 1 16 22.2 MOA, Ben 8 17 283 16.6 3 79 35.4 WRIGHT, Jerome 8 7 104 14.9 0 54 13.0 WARFIELD, Brandon 8 7 41 5.9 0 13 5.1 MADSEN, John 8 3 97 32.3 1 45 12.1 MILES, Larry 4 3 25 8.3 1 12 6.2 LITI, Mike 7 2 22 11.0 0 13 3.1 SMITH, Alex 7 1 17 17.0 0 17 2.4 NAGAHI, Bo 8 1 13 13.0 0 3 1.6 Total...... 8 145 1738 12.0 14 79 217.2 Opponents...... 8 129 1855 14.4 7 57 231.9

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WARREN, Paris 7 98 14.0 0 27 NAGAHI, Bo 2 13 6.5 0 7 SAVOY, Steve 2 11 5.5 0 7 SCALLEY, Morgan 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PARKER, Arnold 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total...... 13 118 9.1 0 27 Opponents...... 19 94 4.9 1 15

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long SCALLEY, Morgan 2 59 29.5 0 34 WEDDLE, Eric 2 0 0.0 0 0 DODDS, Corey 1 14 14.0 0 14 POWELL, Lewis 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total...... 6 77 12.8 0 34 Opponents...... 2 38 19.0 0 38

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long NAGAHI, Bo 17 455 26.8 0 53 SCALLEY, Morgan 2 109 54.5 0 89 Total...... 19 564 29.7 0 89 Opponents...... 22 386 17.5 0 67

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PARKER, Arnold 1 80 80.0 1 80 SCALLEY, Morgan 1 10 10.0 0 10 DODDS, Corey 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total...... 2 90 45.0 2 80 Opponents...... 3 64 21.3 0 29

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|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points WARFIELD, Brandon 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 BORRESON, Bryan 0 6-9 18-20 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 SAVOY, Steve 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 32 WARREN, Paris 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 24 MOA, Ben 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 SMITH, Alex 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 12 PAWELEK, Dennis 0 0-0 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 ELLIOTT, Brett 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 6 PARKER, Arnold 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MADSEN, John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MILES, Larry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LITI, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DODDS, Corey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LATENDRESSE, Travis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 31 6-9 26-28 0-1 1 1-2 0 0 232 Opponents...... 19 11-14 14-15 0-0 3 3-4 0 1 169

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G SMITH, Alex 7 250 190 1417 1607 229.6 WARFIELD, Brandon 8 192 835 0 835 104.4 ELLIOTT, Brett 2 84 73 304 377 188.5 LITI, Mike 7 28 152 0 152 21.7 WARREN, Paris 7 17 115 17 132 18.9 SAVOY, Steve 8 3 17 0 17 2.1 LATENDRESSE, Travis 8 1 9 0 9 1.1 WRIGHT, Jerome 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 WEDDLE, Eric 8 1 -6 0 -6 -0.8 Team 7 11 -86 0 -86 -12.3 Total...... 8 588 1301 1738 3039 379.9 Opponents...... 8 538 1142 1855 2997 374.6

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk BORRESON, Bryan 6-9 66.7 0-0 3-5 3-4 0-0 0-0 36 0

FG SEQUENCE Utah OPPONENTS UTAH STATE (24),(36) (21) Texas A&M 39 - CALIFORNIA (35) 32,(21),54 Colorado State - - OREGON (28),24,25 (42),(40) SAN DIEGO STATE (33),(26) (34),44,(44) UNLV - (25) NEW MEXICO - (24),(23),(36),(24) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd KOVACEVICH, Matt 41 1710 41.7 60 7 5 10 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 42 1710 40.7 60 7 5 10 1 Opponents...... 40 1667 41.7 60 2 5 12 0

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G WARFIELD, Brandon 8 835 41 0 0 0 876 109.5 WARREN, Paris 7 115 507 98 0 0 720 102.9 NAGAHI, Bo 8 0 13 13 455 0 481 60.1 SAVOY, Steve 8 17 451 11 0 0 479 59.9 MOA, Ben 8 0 283 0 0 0 283 35.4 SMITH, Alex 7 190 17 0 0 0 207 29.6 LATENDRESSE, Travis 8 9 178 0 0 0 187 23.4 LITI, Mike 7 152 22 0 0 0 174 24.9 SCALLEY, Morgan 8 0 0 -2 109 59 166 20.8 WRIGHT, Jerome 8 2 104 0 0 0 106 13.2 MADSEN, John 8 0 97 0 0 0 97 12.1 ELLIOTT, Brett 2 73 0 0 0 0 73 36.5 Team 7 -86 0 0 0 0 -86 -12.3 Total...... 8 1301 1738 118 564 77 3798 474.8 Opponents...... 8 1142 1855 94 386 38 3515 439.4

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|------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 6 HOLDCRAFT, Ray 8 24 47 71 6.0-12 . . 2 . 2-0 . . . 35 REVILL, Dave 8 33 33 66 7.0-20 . . . . 1-0 3 . . 25 SCALLEY, Morgan 8 30 28 58 3.0-10 . 2-59 2 . 1-10 1 . . 9 TOONE, Spencer 8 12 27 39 1.0-1 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 32 WEDDLE, Eric 8 17 22 39 4.5-33 4-30 2-0 3 . 1-0 2 . . 17 PARKER, Arnold 8 22 16 38 1.5-4 . . 3 . 1-80 . . . 44 SAVAGE, Josh 8 12 21 33 5.0-23 2-16 . 5 . . . . . 99 POWELL, Lewis 8 9 14 23 7.0-21 2-6 1-4 . . 1-0 2 . . 93 DODDS, Corey 8 8 14 22 4.0-8 . 1-14 2 . 4-0 2 . . 21 HARPER, Shaun 8 11 11 22 0.5-1 . . 3 . . . . . 90 POUHA, Sione 8 4 17 21 3.5-18 2-13 . . . 1-0 . . . 94 FIFITA, Steve 8 8 12 20 5.0-21 2-9 . 2 . 1-0 . . . 55 LEDBETTER, Marquess 7 7 10 17 4.0-19 4-16 . 1 . . . . . 13 TUNE, Zach 5 2 13 15 0.5-0 ...... 22 NAGAHI, Bo 8 7 7 14 0.5-6 1-6 ...... 41 MARSHALL, Grady 8 3 8 11 ...... 1 . . 96 KEMOEATU, Tevita 6 1 8 9 2.0-10 1-5 ...... 53 WILLIAMS, Reza 8 2 6 8 0.5-4 1-4 ...... 40 HACKENBRUCK, Tom 8 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 38 BRYANT, Aaron 4 2 4 6 ...... 34 FLETCHER, Gerald 8 4 2 6 ...... 91 FANENE, Jonathan 8 5 1 6 3.0-16 2-9 ...... 2 YOUNG, Antonio 8 3 3 6 ...... 10 WHITE, Anthony 8 2 3 5 0.5-4 ...... 31 EVANS, Casey 6 2 1 3 ...... 58 PARKHURST, Brady 8 1 1 2 ...... 8 MOA, Ben 8 . 2 2 ...... 70 AALONA, Makai 8 1 . 1 ...... 88 LATENDRESSE, Travis 8 1 . 1 ...... 5 WARFIELD, Brandon 8 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 8 237 334 571 59-231 16-113 6-77 25 . 15-90 11 . . Opponents...... 8 - - - - 10-81 2-38 31 3 10-64 14 1 1

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TEAM STATISTICS U U OPP FIRST DOWNS 74 79 Rushing 33 30 Passing 36 40 Penalty 5 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 568 643 Yards gained rushing 712 793 Yards lost rushing 144 150 Rushing Attempts 155 160 Average Per Rush 3.7 4.0 Average Per Game 142.0 160.8 TDs Rushing 6 5 PASSING YARDAGE 872 907 Att-Comp-Int 99-68-0 123-63-4 Average Per Pass 8.8 7.4 Average Per Catch 12.8 14.4 Average Per Game 218.0 226.8 TDs Passing 8 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 1440 1550 Total Plays 254 283 Average Per Play 5.7 5.5 Average Per Game 360.0 387.5 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-397 10-125 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 5-51 10-58 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-18 0-0 FUMBLES-LOST 12-4 14-7 PENALTIES-YARDS 29-305 28-227 PUNTS-AVG 24-39.8 22-44.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:25 29:35 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 21/52 26/63 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/4 3/4

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Utah 14 35 26 43 118 Opponents 3 33 31 17 84

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G WARFIELD, Brandon 4 71 325 12 313 4.4 3 25 78.2 LITI, Mike 4 21 116 0 116 5.5 1 32 29.0 SMITH, Alex 4 50 210 101 109 2.2 1 18 27.2 WARREN, Paris 4 7 49 3 46 6.6 1 22 11.5 SAVOY, Steve 4 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 3.0 Team 4 5 0 28 -28 -5.6 0 0 -7.0 Total...... 4 155 712 144 568 3.7 6 32 142.0 Opponents...... 4 160 793 150 643 4.0 5 78 160.8

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G SMITH, Alex 4 168.59 98-67-0 68.4 855 8 79 213.8 WARREN, Paris 4 242.80 1-1-0 100.0 17 0 17 4.2 Total...... 4 169.34 99-68-0 68.7 872 8 79 218.0 Opponents...... 4 114.71 123-63-4 51.2 907 3 57 226.8

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G WARREN, Paris 4 27 284 10.5 2 33 71.0 SAVOY, Steve 4 15 203 13.5 4 29 50.8 LATENDRESSE, Travis 4 10 97 9.7 0 14 24.2 MOA, Ben 4 4 119 29.8 2 79 29.8 WRIGHT, Jerome 4 4 89 22.2 0 54 22.2 WARFIELD, Brandon 4 4 26 6.5 0 13 6.5 LITI, Mike 4 2 22 11.0 0 13 5.5 SMITH, Alex 4 1 17 17.0 0 17 4.2 MADSEN, John 4 1 15 15.0 0 15 3.8 Total...... 4 68 872 12.8 8 79 218.0 Opponents...... 4 63 907 14.4 3 57 226.8

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FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk BORRESON, Bryan 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 33 0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points SAVOY, Steve 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 WARREN, Paris 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 18 WARFIELD, Brandon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 BORRESON, Bryan 0 2-2 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MOA, Ben 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 PAWELEK, Dennis 0 0-0 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 LITI, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SMITH, Alex 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 6 PARKER, Arnold 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DODDS, Corey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 16 2-2 14-14 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 118 Opponents...... 9 7-8 7-8 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 84

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long WEDDLE, Eric 2 0 0.0 0 0 DODDS, Corey 1 14 14.0 0 14 POWELL, Lewis 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total...... 4 18 4.5 0 14 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd KOVACEVICH, Matt 23 956 41.6 60 2 3 6 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 24 956 39.8 60 2 3 6 1 Opponents...... 22 973 44.2 60 0 2 8 0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WARREN, Paris 4 53 13.2 0 26 PARKER, Arnold 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total...... 5 51 10.2 0 26 Opponents...... 10 58 5.8 1 15

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long NAGAHI, Bo 10 288 28.8 0 53 SCALLEY, Morgan 2 109 54.5 0 89 Total...... 12 397 33.1 0 89 Opponents...... 10 125 12.5 0 18

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G WARREN, Paris 4 46 284 53 0 0 383 95.8 WARFIELD, Brandon 4 313 26 0 0 0 339 84.8 NAGAHI, Bo 4 0 0 0 288 0 288 72.0 SAVOY, Steve 4 12 203 0 0 0 215 53.8 LITI, Mike 4 116 22 0 0 0 138 34.5 Total...... 4 568 872 51 397 18 1906 476.5 Opponents...... 4 643 907 58 125 0 1733 433.2

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G SMITH, Alex 4 148 109 855 964 241.0 WARFIELD, Brandon 4 71 313 0 313 78.2 LITI, Mike 4 21 116 0 116 29.0 WARREN, Paris 4 8 46 17 63 15.8 SAVOY, Steve 4 1 12 0 12 3.0 Total...... 4 254 568 872 1440 360.0 Opponents...... 4 283 643 907 1550 387.5

|------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf .F6 HOLDCRAFT, Ray 4 16 24 40 3.5-6 . . 1 . 2-0 . . . 25 SCALLEY, Morgan 4 21 11 32 2.0-4 . . . . . 1 . . 35 REVILL, Dave 4 12 19 31 5.0-14 . . . . 1-0 2 . . 32 WEDDLE, Eric 4 15 14 29 3.5-27 3-24 2-0 2 . . 1 . . 9 TOONE, Spencer 4 6 14 20 . . . 1 . . . . . Total...... 4 134 158 292 32-129 8-63 4-18 10 . 7-80 5 . . Opponents...... 4 - - - - 8-69 . 7 3 4-54 8 1

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