2018 Utah Football Game Notes vs. UCLA

Media Availability Week 8 • Utah at UCLA • Practices are closed to media and public • Interviews are conducted after practice on Mondays (players) and Utah UCLA Tuesdays (players, Coach Whittingham, two assistant coaches). (5-2, 3-2 Pac-12) (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) Participants at the Monday press conference will not be available after practice that day. Date ...... Friday, Oct. 26 • 7:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. MT • For weeks with Thursday games, the only media availability is the Location ...... Los Angeles Monday press conference Rose Bowl (80,616/natural grass) • The weeks of Thursday games and byes, there are no assistant TV ...... ESPN coach interviews Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker • 10-minute limit on player interviews beginning when they come off Radio ...... ESPN 700 AM/TuneIn.com the fi eld Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell, Tom Hackett • Still photographers must give 24-hour advance notice for portrait Satellite Radio ...... Sirius 81/XM 81; Internet 81 photos following practice Twitter ...... @utahathletics Media Opportuni es this Week M, 10.22 Noon Press Conference (Eccles Football Center) 5:30 Interviews (Eccles Center mud room) The Game Utah (5-2, 3-2 Pac-12) visits UCLA (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) in Los Angeles on Friday, TU, 10.23 5:40 Interviews (Eccles Center Practice Fields) Oct. 26. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. MT in the Rose Bowl. ESPN will televise the game. Search #UCLAvsUTAH for conversation and follow @ utahathletics for live updates. 2018 Utah Schedule (5-2, 3-2 Pac-12) Aug. 30 (Thu.) ....Weber State (P12N) ...... W/41-10 Polls & Bowls Sept. 8 ...... at Northern Illinois (ESPNews) .....W/17-6 > Utah has cracked the top 25 for the fi rst time this season, checking in at No. Sept. 15 ...... Washington* (ESPN) ...... L/21-7 23 AP and No. 24 Coaches. Utah last appeared in the rankings on Oct. 8, 2017, Sept. 29 ...... at Washington State* (P12N) ...... L/28-24 also at No. 23 in the AP poll. See pages 18-20 for Utah’s complete ranking Oct. 6 ...... at Stanford* (ESPN) ...... W/40-21 history. Oct. 12 (Fri.) ...... Arizona* (ESPN) ...... W/42-10 > At 5-2, Utah needs one win to become bowl eligible for the 13th time under Oct. 20 (hc) ...... USC* (P12N) ...... W, 41-28 coach Kyle Whittingham. Whittingham has the best bowl win percentage in Oct. 26 (Fri.) ...... at UCLA* (ESPN) ...... 7:30 PT/8:30 MT NCAA history (92%) and his 11 bowl wins (11-1) is tied for second among active Nov. 3 ...... at Arizona State* (P12N) ...... 1:00 PT/2:00 MT coaches. Nov. 10 ...... Oregon* ...... TBD Nov. 17 ...... at Colorado* ...... TBD Quick Hits Nov. 24 ...... Brigham Young ...... TBD > With its 41-28 win over USC last Saturday, Utah has moved into the Pac-12 *Pac-12 game; hc-Homecoming South Division lead. Utah and USC are both 3-2 in conference play, but Utah has the better overall record (5-2 to USC’s 4-3) and the head-to-head win. > Utah is on a three-game win streak, beating No. 14 Stanford, Arizona and USC on consecutive weekends. The Utes are 2-0 against Pac-12 South division Utah Athle c Communica ons teams and 1-2 against the North. Director (Primary FB Contact): Liz Abel > Utah leads the nation in rushing defense, ranks No. 2 red zone defense and Offi ce: 801-581-3511 • [email protected] No. 7 in total defense. The Utes lead the Pac-12 in seven statistical categories. Associate Director (Secondary FB Contact): Brooke Frederickson See pages 2-3 for complete Utah rankings. Offi ce: 801-581-8302 • [email protected] > Utah has won the last two games against UCLA (2016-17) for its second two- Assistant Director (Asst. FB Contact): Jordie Lindley game win streak in the series. The Utes also won two straight in 2007 and 2011. Offi ce: 801-581-8997 • [email protected] > Although Utah trails the overall series with UCLA 11-5, the Utes enjoy a 4-3 Stay Connected advantage as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes won the last meeting in the Rose Bowl in 2016, where UCLA has a 6-2 overall series lead. Website: UtahUtes.com > In his 14th-year as Utah’s head coach, Whittingham is the longest-tenured Twitter: @utahathletics coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured coach at the same Facebook: facebook.com/uathletics school in the NCAA FBS. YouTube: youtube.com/uathletics > Whittingham, who in his 25th overall season coaching at Utah, has Instagram: instagram.com/utahathletics participated in 201 victories—more than any football coach in Utah history. He is 116-58 in 14 years as the head coach.

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Statchat Head Coach Kyle Whi ngham > Utah is No. 1 in the nation in rushing defense (74.6). Record at Utah: 116-58 (14th year) > Utah is No. 2 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in red zone defense (0.550, 11-of-20). Career Record: same > Utah is No. 7 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in total defense (286.4). Best Bowl Win % in NCAA History: 92% (11-1) 2008 National Coach of the Year > Utah is No. 10 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in fi rst down defense (112). Overall Year at Utah: 25th (1994-2004, Asst; 2005-present HC) > Utah is No. 10T in the nation (No. 1T Pac-12) in fewest passes intercepted (3). Total Wins at Utah (Asst. & HC): 201 (most in school history) > Utah is No. 1 in the Pac-12 (No. 17 nationally) in pass effi ciency defense Alma Mater: BYU (1984, bachelor’s; 1987 master’s) (108.53). > Utah is No. 1 in the Pac-12 (No. 14 nationally) in opponent third-down conversion percentage (30.2). Whi ngham’s Year by Year Record > Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 (No. 11 nationally) in net punting (41.55). Year School Overall Pac-12 Result (Bowl) > Utah is No. 2T in the Pac-12 (No. 15T nationally) in defensive touchdowns (2). 2004* Utah* 1-0* W (Pittsburgh/Fiesta) > Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 (No. 16 nationally) in scoring defense (17.7). 2005 Utah 7-5 W (Georgia Tech/Emerald) > Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in sacks (2.86). 2006 Utah 8-5 W (Tulsa/Armed Forces) > Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss (7.3). 2007 Utah 9-4 W (Navy/Poinsettia) > Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in fi eld goals made (10). 2008 Utah 13-0 W (Alabama/Sugar) > Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in interceptions (7, tie). 2009 Utah 10-3 W (California/Poinsettia) 2010 Utah 10-3 L (Boise State/Las Vegas) > Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in time of possession (31.38, tie). 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 W (Georgia Tech/Sun) > Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in red zone offense (90.5, 19-of-21). 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 See sidebar on page 3 for more Utah rankings. 2013 Utah 5-7 2-7 2014 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Colorado State/Las Vegas) 2015 Utah 10-3 6-3 W (BYU/Las Vegas) Utah-UCLA Series (5-11) 2016 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Indiana/Foster Farms) Series Snapshot: Although Utah trails 2017 Utah 7-6 3-6 W (West Virginia/Heart of Dallas) Series Record: UCLA leads 11-5 the overall series with UCLA 11-5, 2018 Utah 5-2 3-2 First Game: 1933 (UCLA 21-0) the Utes enjoy a 4-3 advantage as Totals Utah 116-58 31-37 11-1* Last Game: 2017 (Utah 48-17) members of the Pac-12 Conference. *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl Series Streak: Won 2 The Utes have won the last two games, Last Utah Win: 2017 (48-17) marking the second time they have Last UCLA Win: 2015 (17-9) Ute Assistant Coaches won two in a row against the Bruins In Salt Lake City: 3-5 Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties (the other time was in 2007 and 2011). In Los Angeles: 2-6 Troy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks UCLA holds a 6-2 lead in Los Angeles, Neutral Site: 0-0 Gary Andersen, Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line where Utah won the last meeting in Jim Harding, Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line 2016, and has a 5-3 series edge in Salt Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Lake City. Justin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Lewis Powell, Defensive Line Last Game • Nov. 3, 2017, Salt Lake City • Utah 48, UCLA 17 Guy Holliday, Wide Receivers Utah exploded for 21 points in the third quarter and cruised past UCLA 48-17 Freddie Whittingham, Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator to snap a four-game losing streak. Tyler Huntley passed for 234 yards and four Kiel McDonald, Running Backs touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 93 yards, Zack Moss chipped in 153 yards rushing and two touchdowns and Troy McCormick’s career day included 88 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Sunia Tauteoli’s career-best 12 tackles led a Utah Football Live defensive effort that held UCLA to 249 total yards (70 in the second half) and 3-of-12 Football Twitter: @Utah_Football third-down conversions. Matt Gay made both fi eld goal attempts, including his fourth Coach Whittingham Twitter: @UtahCoachWhitt 50-yarder of the season—a new school record. Football Facebook: facebook.com/UtahUtesFootball Football Instagram: UtahFootball UCLA ...... 0 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 17 Utah ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 21 ...... 10 ...... 48 Utah Fast Facts Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Series History (5-11) President: Ruth V. Watkins Athletics Director: Mark Harlan 1933 L ...... 0-21 ...... Oct. 6 ...... A 2007 W ....44-6 ...... Sep. 15 ....H Conference: Pac-12 1956 L ...... 7-13 ...... Sep. 21 ....A 2011 W ....31-6 ...... Nov. 12 ....H Enrollment: 32,760 1959 L ...... 6-21 ...... Nov. 28 ....A 2012 L ...... 14-21 ...... Oct. 13 ....A Nickname: Utes 1960 L ...... 9-16 ...... Nov. 26 ....H 2013 L ...... 27-34 ...... Oct. 3 ...... H 1962 L ...... 11-14 ...... Dec. 1 ...... H 2014 W ....30-28 ...... Oct. 4 ...... A Colors: Red & White 1973 L ...... 16-66 ...... Oct. 6 ...... A 2015 L ...... 9-17 ...... Nov. 21 ....H Stadium: Rice-Eccles (45,807/FieldTurf) 1974 L ...... 14-27 ...... Oct. 5 ...... H 2016 W ....52-45 ...... Oct. 22 ....A Website: www.UtahUtes.com 2006 L ...... 10-31 ...... Sep. 2 ...... A 2017 W ....48-17 ...... Nov. 3 ...... H

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Utah Off ensive Rankings Connec ons Category ...... Avg...... Pac-12...NCAA There are 25 California natives on Utah’s roster, including starters Rushing Offense ...... 187.9 ...... 4T ...... 53T Nick Ford (San Pedro), Orlando Umana (Sacramento), Darrin Passing Offense ...... 238.0 ...... 9 ...... 62 Paulo (Sacramento), Siaosi Mariner (Tustin), Jaylon Johnson Pass Effi ciency Offense ...... 149.29 ...... 4 ...... 35 (Fresno) and Javelin Guidry (Murrieta) … Ute coaches originally Total Offense ...... 425.9 ...... 5T ...... 48T from California include off ensive coordinator Troy Taylor (Sac- Scoring Offense ...... 30.3 ...... 4 ...... 59 ramento), defensive line coach Lewis Powell (East Palo Alto) and cornerbacks coach Sharrieff Shah (Los Angeles). Shah’s brother Utah Defensive Rankings Karim Abdul-Jabbar played for UCLA from 1992-95 and is the sixth- Category ...... Avg...... Pac-12...NCAA leading rusher in Bruin history … Utah Director of Athletics Mark Rushing Defense ...... 74.6 ...... 1 ...... 1 Harlan was the senior associate athletics director for external rela- Passing Defense ...... 211.9 ...... 5 ...... 45 Pass Effi ciency Defense ...... 108.53 ...... 1 ...... 17 tions at UCLA from 2010-14. Harlan spent the last four years at the Total Defense ...... 286.4 ...... 1 ...... 7 athletics director at South Florida before coming to Utah in June. Scoring Defense ...... 17.7 ...... 2 ...... 16 In the Huddle Utes in the NCAA Top 25 Quarterback Tyler Huntley, linebacker Chase Hansen and kicker Player, Category ...... Avg./# ...... Pac-12 ....NCAA Matt Gay swept the Pac-12 Player of the Week awards on Oct. Chase Hansen, TFL/game ...... 2.0 ...... 1 ...... 2 22 for their exceptional eff orts in Utah’s 41-28 win over USC last Chase Hansen, solo tackles/game .....6.0 ...... 8 ...... 16 week. It was just the fourth time in conference history that a school Zack Moss, rushing yards/game ...... 107.6 ...... 2T ...... 13T swept the player of the week awards and the fi rst time since Oregon Zack Moss, rushing yards ...... 753 ...... 3T ...... 16T State in 2006. The Utes have won seven Pac-12 Player of the Week Matt Gay, fi eld goals/game ...... 1.43 ...... 1 ...... 20T honors this season. See page 5 for a complete list of Utah’s national Mitch Wishnowsky, punting avg...... 45.0 ...... 2 ...... 15 and Pac-12 honors … Hansen is one of 20 quarterfi nalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is awarded to a defensive player based Utah in the Red Zone equally on his athletic performance and personal character attributes. Game ...... No. ....TD .....FG .....Scoring Pct...... TD Pct. Hansen leads the Pac-12 and is No. 2 in the nation in tackles for loss Weber State ...... 4 ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... 100% ...... 50% per game (2.0). He has 14 total TFL … Huntley has been named Northern Illinois ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 100% ...... 100% to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list for the second week in a row and Washington ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 33.3% ...... 100% Washington State ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 100% ...... 100% was also cited as a Manning Award Star of the Week … 13 play- Stanford ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 100% ...... 66.7% ers have started every game: Hansen, Huntley, running back Zack Arizona ...... 3 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 100% ...... 100% Moss, off ensive linemen Jackson Barton and Jordan Agasiva, USC ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 2 ...... 100% ...... 60% receiver Demari Simpkins, tight end Jake Jackson, defensive end UCLA ...... Bradlee Anae, linebacker Cody Barton and defensive backs Jaylon Arizona State ...... Johnson, Julian Blackmon, Corrion Ballard and Marquise Blair Oregon ...... … Five true or redshirt freshmen have started: receivers Bronson Colorado ...... Boyd, Jaylen Dixon and Soloman Enis, tight ends Cole Fothering- Brigham Young ...... ham and Brant Kuithe and off ensive lineman Nick Ford … Eight true freshmen have played: Enis, Fotheringham, Kuithe, Devin Opponents in the Red Zone Brumfi eld, Braeden E. Daniels, Maddie Golden, R.J. Hubert and Game ...... No. ....TD .....FG .....Scoring Pct...... TD Pct. Malone Mataele … Utah has 41 players of Polynesian descent on its Weber State ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 100% ...... 100% roster. Northern Illinois ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 50% ...... 0% Washington ...... 3 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 66.7% ...... 100% Washington State ...... 3 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 66.7% ...... 100% Two Minute Drill Stanford ...... 4 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 50% ...... 100% The Utes have scored 40 points in three-consecutive games for the Arizona ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 33.3% ...... 0% fi rst time since 2010 … Utah is 5-1 in night games and 1-0 on natural USC ...... 4 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 50% ...... 100% grass … The Utes are 4-0 when they have more passing yards than UCLA ...... their opponent … Utah’s best off ensive quarter is the second (61 Arizona State ...... points) and its best defensive quarter is the third (24 points) … Utah Oregon ...... has scored on 90% of its trips inside the red zone (19-21) to 55% by Colorado ...... its opponents (11-20) … The Utes are 4-0 when they lead at halftime Brigham Young ...... and 5-1 when they lead after three quarters.

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UCLA Head Coach Chip Kelly Outside the Lines Alma Mater, Year: New Hampshire, 1990 The ESPN 700 Smith’s Coach’s Show with Kyle Whittingham airs Career Record (year): 48-12 (5th) every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN 700 and the ESPN 700 app. Record at UCLA (year): 2-5 (1st) The coach’s show is also streamed live on YouTube at https://www. youtube.com/user/uathletics ... Use the hashtag #UTAHvsUCLA all UCLA Media Contact week to follow the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram SID: Steve Rourke … 20 former Utes are on NFL rosters this week (see page 11 for cur- Offi ce: 310-206-8187 rent list). Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.UCLABruins.com Last Game UCLA Schedule (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) Tyler Huntley completed 76-percent of his passes (22-of-29) for 341 yards and four touchdowns and Utah’s defense smothered USC in Date ..... Opponent ...... Time/Result 9-1 ...... Cincinnati ...... L, 26-17 a 41-28 victory. USC jumped ahead 14-0 in the fi rst quarter before 9-8 ...... at Oklahoma...... L, 49-21 Utah reeled off 34 unanswered points. The Trojans would not score 9-15 ..... Fresno State ...... L, 38-14 again until the fourth quarter after blocking and recovering a punt on 9-28 ..... at Colorado ...... L, 38-16 Utah’s 9-yard line. They scored on their fi rst third down conversion 10-6 ..... Washington ...... L, 31-24 of the night after going 0-10 on third downs through the fi rst three 10-13 ... at California ...... W, 37-7 quarters. Zack Moss rushed for 136 yards and Britain Covey had 79 10-20 ... Arizona ...... W, 31-30 yards receiving and a touchdown. Chase Hansen’s team-leading 11 10-26 ... Utah ...... 7:30 p.m. PT tackles included three for a loss and he intercepted a pass off a tipped 11-3 ...... at Oregon ...... TBD ball by Javelin Guidry. 11-10 .... at Arizona State...... TBD 11-17 .... USC ...... TBD 11-24 .... Stanford ...... TBD Utah’s All-Time Record Utah’s all-time football record is 673-461-31. The Utes are 407-192- UCLA Off ensive Rankings 16 at home (89-35 in Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 1998), Category ...... Avg...... Pac-12 ... NCAA 243-252-12 in road games and 23-17-3 in games played at neutral Rushing Offense ...... 150.4 ...... 9 ...... 87 sites. Passing Offense ...... 203.6 ...... 12 ...... 95 Pass Effi ciency Offense ...... 126.71 ...... 10 ...... 86 Utah vs. the Pac-12 Total Offense ...... 354.0 ...... 12 ...... 106 Utah is 31-37 against Pac-12 teams as a conference member and 107- Scoring Offense ...... 22.9 ...... 12 ...... 114 155-6 all-time against Pac-12 schools. The series breakdown follows: Arizona (4-4/23-19-2), Arizona State (2-5/8-21), California (2-2/5-6), UCLA Defensive Rankings Colorado (5-2/29-32-3), Oregon (1-4/9-22), Oregon State (4-2/9-11- Category ...... Avg...... Pac-12 ... NCAA 1), Stanford (3-1/5-4), UCLA (4-3/5-11), USC (3-5/5-11), Washing- Rushing Defense ...... 192.7 ...... 10 ...... 101 ton (1-5/1-11), Washington State (2-4/7-9). Passing Defense ...... 232.7 ...... 8 ...... 78 Pass Effi ciency Defense ...... 127.91 ...... 7 ...... 60 Total Defense ...... 425.4 ...... 10 ...... 100 Whi ngham File Scoring Defense ...... 31.3 ...... 11 ...... 96 In his 14th season as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest UCLA in the NCAA Top 25 tenured coach at the same school in the NCAA FBS. Whittingham Player, Category ...... Avg./# ...... Pac-12 ....NCAA was the National Coach of the Year in 2008 when he led Utah to an JJ Molson, fi eld goal pct...... 900 ...... 1 ...... 8 undefeated season, a No. 2 AP fi nal ranking and a national cham- Keisean Lucier-South, fumbles recovd ..2 ...... T2 ...... T10 pion designation by an NCAA major selector. He came to Utah as Stefan Flintoft, punting avg...... 47.0 ...... 1 ...... 5 an assistant coach in 1994, and in his 25th season on the staff , has Adarius Pickett, solo tackles/gm ...... 6.6 ...... 3 ...... 6 contributed to more victories (201) than any football coach in school Adarius Pickett, total tackles/gm ...... 11.0 ...... 3 ...... 16 history. His 116-58 head coaching record includes an 11-1 mark in bowl games. Whittingham’s bowl win percentage (92%) is the best in NCAA history, while his 11 bowl wins ties for second among active coaches (one behind Alabama’s Nick Saban). Including ties, Whittingham ranks in the top-10 in all-time bowl victories by a head coach. Whittingham’s postseason success includes a 2-0 mark in BCS bowl games (2005 Fiesta Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 2009 Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama). His teams have fi nished in the AP Top 25 fi ve times. See the sidebar on page 2 for more on Whittingham.

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Pac-12 Conference Standings Quarterback Notebook > Junior Tyler Huntley is 5-2 this season and 11-6 in his career as North ...... Pac-12 ...... Overall the starter. Washington ...... 4-1 ...... 6-2 > Huntley is 130-of-198 passing (65.7%) for 1,562 yards and 11 Washington State ...... 3-1 ...... 6-1 touchdowns (3 INT). Stanford ...... 3-1 ...... 5-2 > Huntley ranks third in the Pac-12 and in the top 30 in the nation in Oregon ...... 2-2 ...... 5-2 completion percentage (65.7). California ...... 1-3 ...... 4-3 Oregon State ...... 0-4 ...... 1-6 > Huntley completed 77-percent of his passes (53-of-69) for 741 yards and seven touchdowns in in the last three weeks while leading South ...... Pac-12 ...... Overall Utah to wins over Stanford, Arizona and USC. Utah ...... 3-2 ...... 5-2 > Huntley is tied for third in the Pac-12 in points responsible for USC ...... 3-2 ...... 4-3 (96) and points responsible for per game (13.7). Colorado ...... 2-2 ...... 5-2 > Huntley is the 10th player in program history to complete 300 UCLA ...... 2-2 ...... 2-5 passes and his 334 career completions also ranks 10th. Arizona ...... 2-3 ...... 3-5 > Huntley’s 4,033 career passing yards ranks 12th in school history Arizona State ...... 1-3 ...... 3-4 and he is the 13th Ute QB ever to pass for 4,000 yards. > Huntley has completed at least 20 passes in four of Utah’s games This Week’s Pac-12 Games this season. He has nine career games with 20 or more completions (career high 30 vs. San Jose State in 2017). Friday, Oct. 26 > Huntley was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Oct. 22 af- Utah at UCLA, 7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN ter throwing for 341 yards and four touchdowns (running for another score) in Utah’s 41-28 win over USC. Saturday, Oct. 27 Oregon State at Colorado, 12:00 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Networks > Huntley’s 341 yards passing against USC last week tied his career Arizona State at USC, 12:30 p.m. PT, ABC/ESPN2 high and is his fourth career 300-yard game (341 vs. USC, 2018; 341 Washington at California, 3:30 p.m. PT, FS1 vs. San Jose State, 2017; 305 vs. Washington State, 2017; 300 vs. Washington State at Stanford, 4:00 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Networks BYU, 2017). Oregon at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN > Huntley has four 200-yard passing games this season (341 vs. USC, 286 vs. NIU, 279 vs. Weber State, 201 vs. Arizona). His 11 Na onal Weekly Awards career 200-yard games ties for the sixth most in school history. 9-6 ..... Mitch Wishnowsky, P ..Ray Guy Punter of the Week > Huntley tied his career high with four passing touchdowns against 9-10 ... Chase Hansen, LB ...... Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week USC, something he has done twice this year and four times in his Chase Hansen, LB ...... Rose Bowl Game P12 Player of the Week career. Chase Hansen, LB ...... Lott Impact Player of the Week > Huntley has thrown a 40-plus yard touchdown pass in three 10-9 ... Matt Gay, K ...... Lou Groza Star of the Week straight games (46 yards to Britain Covey vs. USC; 68 yards to Kyle Whittingham ...... Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week Demari Simpkins vs. Arizona; 57 yards to Samson Nacua vs. Stanford). Pac-12 Player of the Week > Huntley has 13 career 40-yard passes and has had two in a game 9-10 ...... Chase Hansen, LB ...... NIU (1st season, 1st career) twice this season (46, 49 vs. USC; 41, 48 vs. NIU). He has 52 career 10-8 ...... Jaylon Johnson, DB ...... Stanford (1st season, 1st career) passes of 20 yards or longer. See page 16 for a complete list of ex- Matt Gay, K ...... Stanford (1st season, 1st career) plosive plays this season. 10-15 .....Mitch Wishnowsky, P ...... Arizona (1st season, 4th career) > Huntley has connected with at least seven diff erent receivers in all 10-22 .....Tyler Huntley, QB...... USC (1st season, 1st career) Chase Hansen, LB ...... USC (2nd season, 2nd career) but one game. Matt Gay, K ...... USC (2nd season, 2nd career) > Huntley is Utah’s second-leading rusher with 91 carries for 240 yards and four touchdowns. He is tied for fi rst among Pac-12 quar- terbacks in rushing touchdowns > Huntley has rushed for at least 50 yards in two games this year and eight in his career. He rushed for a season-high 88 yards against Washington State, the third best total of his career (93 vs. UCLA, 2017; 89 vs. BYU, 2017; 88 vs. Washington State, 2018). > Huntley has eight career rushes for 20-plus yards. > Huntley is the only Pac-12 quarterback this season to pass, rush and receive for a touchdown in a game. Against Arizona, he passed for two touchdowns, rushed for one score and made a 58-yard touch- down reception. > Redshirt freshman Jason Shelley has played in two games (Weber State, Arizona), completing 2-of-3 pass attempts for 40 yards (long of 40). He has also rushed fi ve times for 45 yards (long of 40 against Weber State).

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AP Poll (Oct. 21) Running Back Notebook Rank .....Team ...... Record ...... Points > Junior Zack Moss is tied for second in the Pac-12 and 13th in the 1...... Alabama (61) ...... 8-0 ...... 1525 nation in rushing yards per game (107.6). He is tied for third in the 2...... Clemson ...... 7-0 ...... 1454 conference and 16th in the nation in total rushing yards (753). 3...... Notre Dame ...... 7-0 ...... 1400 > Moss leads Utah with 135 carries for 753 yards (5.6 average) and 4...... LSU ...... 7-1 ...... 1327 seven touchdowns through seven games. He needs 247 yards to 5...... Michigan ...... 7-1 ...... 1250 6...... Texas ...... 6-1 ...... 1186 reach 1,000 for his second straight season. 7...... Georgia ...... 6-1 ...... 1136 > Moss’s 2,308 career rushing yards ranks eighth in school history. 8...... Oklahoma ...... 6-1 ...... 1065 He is one of 14 all-time Utah players ever to rush for 2,000 career 9...... Florida ...... 6-1 ...... 998 yards. 10...... UCF ...... 7-0 ...... 996 > Moss’s 433 career carries ranks 11th in school history and he is 11 ...... Ohio State ...... 7-1 ...... 958 one of 13 all-time Utah players with 400 career rushes. 12...... Kentucky ...... 6-1 ...... 754 > Moss has four 100-yard games this season and nine in his career 13...... West Virginia ...... 5-1 ...... 747 (196 vs. Colorado, 2017; 160 vs. Stanford, 2018; 153 vs. UCLA, 14...... Washington State ...... 6-1 ...... 692 2017; 150 vs. West Virginia, 2017; 150 vs. Weber State, 2018; 141 15...... Washington ...... 6-2 ...... 677 vs. USC, 2017; 136 vs. USC, 2018; 128 vs. North Dakota, 2017; 106 16...... Texas A&M ...... 5-2 ...... 622 vs. Washington State, 2018). 17...... Penn State ...... 5-2 ...... 528 18...... Iowa ...... 6-1 ...... 489 > Moss’s nine career 100-yard games is tied for the fi fth most in 19...... Oregon ...... 5-2 ...... 450 school history. 20...... Wisconsin ...... 5-2 ...... 357 > Out of Moss’s 135 carries, 35 have been for fi rst downs, account- 21...... South Florida ...... 7-0 ...... 291 ing for 49-percent of Utah’s 71 total rushing fi rst downs. 22...... NC State ...... 5-1 ...... 186 > Moss had a career-high 30 carries against Washington State and 23...... Utah ...... 5-2 ...... 180 has 20 or more carries nine times in his career (3 in 2018, 5 in 2017, 24...... Stanford ...... 5-2 ...... 144 1 in 2016). 25...... Appalachian State ...... 5-1 ...... 79 > Moss’s career-long 86-yard touchdown run against Weber State is the longest rush by a Pac-12 player this season. Coaches’ Poll (Oct. 21) > Moss is tied for second in the Pac-12 and 30th in the nation in Rank .....Team ...... Record ...... Points rushing touchdowns (7). He has 19 rushing touchdowns in his career. 1...... Alabama (60) ...... 8-0 ...... 1548 > Moss has scored eight total touchdowns this season, which is tied 2...... Clemson (2) ...... 7-0 ...... 1488 for sixth in the Pac-12 and ranks in the top 30 in the nation. 3...... Notre Dame ...... 7-0 ...... 1409 > Moss has scored multiple touchdowns in two games this season 4...... LSU ...... 7-1 ...... 1352 5...... Michigan ...... 7-1 ...... 1228 and fi ve times in his career. 6...... Georgia ...... 6-1 ...... 1207 > Moss has six rushes for 20-plus yards this season and 13 in his 7...... Texas ...... 6-1 ...... 1146 career. 8...... Oklahoma ...... 6-1 ...... 1075 > Moss has three rushes of 50-plus yards in his career (86 vs. Weber 9...... Ohio State ...... 7-1 ...... 1030 State, 2018; 58 vs. West Virginia, 2017; 51 vs. San Jose State, 2016). 10 ...... UCF ...... 7-0 ...... 1008 See page 17 for a complete list of explosive plays this season. 11 ...... Florida ...... 6-1 ...... 968 > Moss also has six receptions for 36 yards (1 TD) and leads the 12 ...... West Virginia ...... 5-1 ...... 794 team with 789 all-purpose yards (112.7 average). He ranks sixth in 13 ...... Washington...... 6-2 ...... 729 the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards per game. 14 ...... Kentucky ...... 6-1 ...... 689 > Moss has led Utah in all-purpose yards four times this season (174 15 ...... Washington State ...... 6-1 ...... 633 vs. Weber State; 160 vs. Stanford; 136 vs. USC; 106 vs. Washington 16 ...... Penn State ...... 5-2 ...... 606 State) and 12 times in his career. 17 ...... Texas A&M ...... 5-2 ...... 583 18 ...... Iowa ...... 6-1 ...... 447 > Moss has 18 plays for 10-or-more yards this season (17 rush, 1 19 ...... Wisconsin ...... 5-2 ...... 430 receive). 20 ...... South Florida ...... 7-0 ...... 390 > Junior Armand Shyne is second among the running backs and 21 ...... Oregon...... 5-2 ...... 383 third overall with 29 carries for 131 yards (1 TD). 22 ...... NC State ...... 5-1 ...... 222 > Redshirt freshman TJ Green has 10 carries for 59 yards, with a 23 ...... Stanford ...... 5-2 ...... 180 career-high four carries for 21 yards against Arizona. 24 ...... Utah ...... 5-2 ...... 107 25 ...... Miami ...... 5-2 ...... 95

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Single-Game Career Highs Receiver Notebook > Sophomore Britain Covey leads Utah in receptions (43), yards (484) and Passing Yards receiving yards per game (69.1). Tyler Huntley ...... 341, twice (last vs. USC 2018) > Covey ranks third in the Pac-12 and in the top 30 in the nation in recep- Britain Covey ...... 64 vs. Arizona, 2018 tions per game (6.1). He had a career-high eight receptions against Wash- Jason Shelley ...... 40 vs. Weber State, 2018 ington and NIU. Rushing Yards > Covey has one 100-yard game this season and two in his career (129 vs. Zack Moss ...... 196 vs. Colorado, 2017 USC, 2015; 129 vs. NIU, 2018). Armand Shyne ...... 101 vs. Arizona, 2016 > Covey has six receptions for 20 or more yards this season and 16 in his Tyler Huntley ...... 93 vs. UCLA, 2017 career. He has two 40-yard catches this season (48 vs. NIU; 46 vs. USC) D. Henry-Cole ...... 79 vs. Colorado, 2017 and four in his career. See page 16 for a complete list of explosive plays in Jason Shelley ...... 49 vs. Weber State, 2018 2018. Britain Covey ...... 38 vs. Weber State, 2018 > Covey is second on the team with 677 all-purpose yards (96.7 per game), Mitch Wishnowsky .....28 vs. Arizona, 2018 which includes 484 receive, 62 rush, 93 punt return yards and 38 kick T.J. Green ...... 21 vs. Arizona, 2018 return yards. > Covey has four 100-plus all-purpose yards this season and seven in his Receiving Yards career (217 vs. USC, 2015; 148 vs. Washington, 2015; 137 vs. NIU, 2018; Britain Covey ...... 129, twice (last vs. Northern Illinois, 2018) Demari Simpkins ...... 99 vs. Washington State, 2017 133 vs. Washington, 2018; 125 vs. USC, 2018; 119 vs. Weber State, 2018; Siaosi Mariner ...... 89 vs. BYU, 2017 112 vs. Arizona, 2015). Samson Nacua ...... 70 vs. Stanford, 2018 > Covey has led (or tied) Utah in receiving fi ve times this season and 10 Brant Kuithe ...... 68 vs. USC, 2018 times in his career. Tyler Huntley ...... 58 vs. Arizona, 2018 > Covey has 1,003 receiving yards on 86 catches (5 TD) in his two seasons Jaylen Dixon ...... 50 vs. Northern Illinois, 2018 at Utah . Zack Moss ...... 39 vs. Arizona State, 2017 > Covey’s two longest receiving touchdowns were both against USC (66 Jake Jackson ...... 39 vs. Washington, 2017 yards in 2016 and 46 yards in 2018). Solomon Enis ...... 34 vs. Weber State, 2018 > Covey, a former high school quarterback, is 2-for-2 passing for 64 yards Bryan Thompson ...... 29 vs. USC, 2017 and a touchdown (all against Arizona). His 58-yard touchdown pass to Bronson Boyd ...... 25 vs. Northern Illinois, 2018 Tyler Huntley is the only passing touchdown by a non-quarterback in the Pac-12 this year. Tackles Cody Barton ...... 20 vs. Oregon, 2016 > Sophomore Samson Nacua is second on the team in receptions (20) for Chase Hansen ...... 13 vs. Colorado, 2016 222 yards (2 TD). Donavan Thompson ..12 vs. Washington State, 2017 > Nacua has two TD receptions this season and three in his career. Corrion Ballard ...... 10 vs. Arizona State, 2017 > Nacua had a career-high 70 yards on two catches against Stanford with a Marquise Blair ...... 10 vs. Oregon, 2017 long of 57 yards for a touchdown. > Junior Demari Simpkins has started all seven games and has 194 yards Interceptions on 14 catches (2 TD). Simpkins scored touchdowns in back-to-back games Julian Blackmon ...... 2 vs. West Virginia, 2017 for the fi rst time in his career against Arizona and vs. USC. Chase Hansen ...... 1, 6x (last vs. USC, 2018) > Simpkins’s 68-yard touchdown reception against Arizona is the longest Corrion Ballard ...... 1, 3x (last vs. Washington State, 2018) touchdown catch of his career and second longest reception of his career Jaylon Johnson ...... 1, 3x (last vs. USC, 2018) (71 vs. Washington State, 2017). Javelin Guidry ...... 1 vs. Arizona, 2017 Pita Tonga ...... 1 vs. Washington, 2018 > Simpkins has caught at least one pass in 22 straight games, dating back Hauati Pututau ...... 1 vs. Stanford, 2018 to the Colorado game in 2016, and has a reception in 31 of his 33 career games. Field Goal Long > Redshirt freshman Jaylen Dixon leads Utah in yards per catch (28.2) by a Matt Gay ...... 56, twice (last vs. Washington St., 2017) player with more than one reception and is second on the team in receiving yards (226). He has eight receptions. Punt Long > Of Dixon’s eight season/career receptions, fi ve have been longer than Mitch Wishnowsky .....66 vs. Southern Utah, 2016 35 yards (49 vs. USC; 41 vs. Northern Illinois; 40 vs. Weber State; 39 vs. Arizona; 38 vs. Washington State). Kickoff Return Yards > Junior three-year starter Siaosi Mariner has seven receptions for 82 Demari Simpkins ...... 72 vs. Oregon, 2017 yards (1 TD). He started the fi rst fi ve games before missing the last two Terrell Burgess ...... 27 vs. BYU, 2016 Britain Covey ...... 38 vs. USC, 2018 games with an injury. He has 10 career catches for 20-plus yards, including Julian Blackmon ...... 16 vs. Arizona State, 2017 one this season. > Others who play regularly are true freshman Solomon Enis (6 catches, 85 Punt Return Yards yards, 1 TD) and redshirt freshman Bronson Boyd (2 catches, 40 yards). Britain Covey ...... 77, twice (last vs. Washington, 2018)

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The Last Time Tight End Notebook > Utah’s tight ends have already doubled their receiving production Utah shut out an opponent from last year, combining for 22 catches for 207 yards (compared to 11 Southern Utah, Sept. 1, 2016 (24-0) receptions for 138 yards a year ago). > True freshman Brant Kuithe leads Utah’s tight ends with 10 recep- Utah held an opponent without a TD tions for 128 yards. He has played in every game with one start (USC). Northern Illinois, Sept. 8, 2018 (17-6) > Kuithe had two 20-plus yard receptions against USC, including a Utah was shut out career-long 30-yarder. vs. UNLV, Sept. 22, 2007 (27-0) > Junior Jake Jackson has started all seven games and has four recep- tions for 31 yards. He scored his fi rst career touchdown (11 yards) Utah was held without a touchdown against USC. vs. UCLA, Nov. 21, 2015 (17-9) > True freshman Cole Fotheringham has played in all seven games, starting three (Washington, Washington State, Arizona). He has six Utah played an overtime game receptions for 36 yards (1 TD). vs. Arizona, Nov. 14, 2015 (2OT) - L, 37-30

An interception was returned for a TD Off ensive Line Notebook By Utah: 2018 (two times: > Senior left tackle Jackson Barton has played in all 46 games since his Chase Hansen, 40 yards vs. Northern Illinois, 2018 redshirt freshman season, including 37 appearances on the line and 22 Jaylon Johnson, 100 yards vs. Stanford, 2018 starts. By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 21, 2017 > Barton leads the line in total plays (508) and cuts (9). The nine cuts is his single-season best. A kickoff was returned for a touchdown > Barton had a season-high three cuts against Stanford. By Utah: Cory Butler-Byrd, 99 yards vs. UCLA, 2016 > Senior right guard Jordan Agasiva is second on the line in total plays By Opp: USC, Sept. 23, 2016 (506) and has two cuts. He has played and started in 17 games in his two seasons at Utah. A punt was returned for a touchdown > Junior right tackle Darrin Paulo has played and started in six games, By Utah: Boobie Hobbs, 55 yards vs. Colorado, 2016 By Opp: Washington, Oct. 29, 2016 missing the Washington game with an injury. He has played in 32 games in his career (20 on the off ensive line) and has 19 starts. A fumble was returned for a touchdown > Paulo has played 436 reps and his six cuts is second on the team. By Utah: Marquise Blair, 18 yards vs. USC, 2017 > Honorable mention All-Pac-12 senior center Lo Falemaka, who has By Opp: USC, Oct. 20, 2018 missed the last three and a half games with an injury, could return this week. He snapped the ball 255 times in the fi rst four games and had one A blocked FG was returned for a TD cut. By Utah: Jay Hill, 58 yards vs. Wyoming, Nov. 6, 1999 > Falemaka has played in 29 games in his career with 19 appearances By Opp: USC, Sept. 10, 2011 on the off ensive line and 17 starts. > Sophomore Orlando Umana has started the last six games—three at A blocked punt was returned for a TD left guard and the last three at center. He has played 453 reps and has By Utah: Aiona Key, 6 yards vs. Wyoming, Oct. 11, 2008 By Opp: Utah State, Sept. 7, 2012 fi ve cuts. Both fi gures rank third on the team. > Redshirt freshman Nick Ford’s fi ve starts include four at left guard A safety was scored and one at right tackle. He also played center at WSU. By Utah: 2016 (two times): > Ford has played 382 total reps with three cuts. Arizona, Oct. 8, 2016 Oregon State, Oct. 15, 2016 Name ...... GP*/GS ...... Plays ...... Cuts By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 17, 2015 JBarton ...... 7/7 ...... 508 ...... 9 Agasiva ...... 7/7 ...... 506 ...... 2 Utah had 2 100-yard rushers in a game Umana ...... 7/6 ...... 453 ...... 5 Sept. 14, 2013 vs. Oregon State Paulo ...... 6/6 ...... 436 ...... 6 (Travis Wilson/Bubba Poole) Ford ...... 7/5 ...... 382 ...... 3 Utah had 2 100-yard receivers in a game Falemaka ...... 4/4 ...... 255 ...... 1 Nov. 8, 2014 vs. Oregon (Devontae Booker/Kaelin Clay) Havili-Katoa ...... 3/0 ...... 25 ...... 1 Lanterman ...... 2/0 ...... 16 ...... 0 Daniels ...... 1/0 ...... 10 ...... 0 Toala ...... 2/0 ...... 8 ...... 0 Amaama ...... 1/0 ...... 4 ...... 0 Unutoa ...... 1/0 ...... 4 ...... 0 *On the line; does not include special teams’ play

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2018 Record When ... Defensive Line Notebook Utah scores fi rst: 2-1 > Junior defensive end Bradlee Anae’s team-leading 5.0 sacks ranks third in Opponent scores fi rst: 3-1 the Pac-12. His 6.5 tackles for loss is tied for 11th in the Pac-12 and is second Utah has more rushing yards: 4-1 on the team. Opponent has more rushing yards: 1-1 > Anae leads the defensive line with 22 tackles and also has three pass break- Utah has more passing yards: 4-0 ups and a forced fumble. Opponent has more passing yards: 1-2 > Junior block-eating defensive tackle Leki Fotu has nine tackles (2.0 TFL, 1.0 Utah plays at home: 3-1 sack). He had four tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack against USC. Utah plays on the road: 2-1 > Sophomore tackle Pita Tonga started the fi rst six games (5 at left tackle, 1 Game is at a neutral site: 0-0 at nose tackle) before missing last week’s game against USC. Tonga has fi ve Utah plays on grass: 1-0 tackles (1.0 TFL, 0.5 sack) and an interception. Utah plays on artifi cial turf: 4-2 > Junior tackle John Penisini is third on the team with 5.0 tackles for loss (2.0 Utah plays a day game: 0-1 sacks) and his 21 tackles is second on the defensive line. Utah plays a night game: 5-1 > Sophomore defensive end Maxs Tupai has started the last three games and all 14 of his tackles (1.0 sack) came in those three games with a career-high Utah leads at halftime: 4-0 nine against Arizona. He also has a pass breakup and blocked fi eld goal. Utah trails at halftime: 1-1 > Redshirt freshman defensive end Mika Tafua returned last week against Utah is tied at halftime: 0-1 USC after missing two games with an injury. Tafua’s 13 tackles includes 4.5 Utah leads after 3 quarters: 5-1 Utah trails after 3 quarters: 0-1 tackles for loss (1.0 sack). He also has a pass breakup and a forced fumble. Utah is tied after 3 quarters: 0-0 > Caleb Repp (12 tackles, 1.0 sack), Hauati Pututau (12 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 Outcome is 10 or more points: 5-1 PBU, 1 INT) and Nick Heninger (2 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 FR, 1 PBU) also play. Outcome is 7 or less points: 0-1 Game goes into overtime: 0-0 Linebacker Notebook > Senior Chase Hansen leads Utah with 63 tackles (14.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks). Rice-Eccles Stadium Biggest Crowds Hansen’s 9.0 tackles per game is tie for seventh in the Pac-12. 1. 47,825 ...... 2015 ...... Michigan > Hansen ranks second nationally and leads the Pac-12 in tackles for loss per 2. 47,801 ...... 2016 ...... Washington game (2.0). He is fourth nationally and second in the Pac-12 in total tackles for 3. 47,798 ...... 2015 ...... California loss (14.0). 4. 47,619 ...... 2014 ...... USC > Hansen is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (vs. Northern Illinois and 5. 47,528 ...... 2014 ...... Oregon USC). He was also named the Chuck Bednarik Award National Player of the 6. 47,445 ...... 2018 ...... Washington Week and Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week after Utah’s win at 7. 46,915 ...... 2016 ...... BYU Northern Illinois. 8. 46,768 ...... 2003 ...... California > Hansen’s 4.0 sacks is second on the team and tied for fi fth in the Pac-12. 9. 46,522 ...... 2010 ...... TCU > Hansen also has two interceptions (one for a touchdown) and a fumble 10. 46,488 ...... 2008 ...... Brigham Young 11. 46,405 ...... 2018 ...... USC recovery. 12. 46,327 ...... 2016 ...... Oregon > Hansen has emerged as one of the best linebackers in the country in his fi rst 13. 46,230 ...... 2015 ...... UCLA season at the position. He played safety for most of his college career and was 14. 46,192 ...... 2015 ...... Arizona State honorable mention All-Pac-12 at safety in 2016. 15. 46,133 ...... 2016 ...... USC > Hansen has three double-fi gure tackle games this season (12 vs. NIU, 11 vs. Washington and USC) and fi ve career double-fi gure tackle games. Rice-Eccles Season A endance Avg. > Hansen has led or tied for the team tackle high in six of Utah’s seven games. 1. 46,533 ...... 2015 > Senior Cody Barton is second on the team with 53 tackles (3.5 TFL, 1.5 2. 46,506 ...... 2016 sacks) and ranks 13th in the conference in tackles per game (7.6). He also has 3. 46,436 ...... 2014 four pass breakups. 4. 45,913 ...... 2017 > Barton has two double-fi gure tackle games this season (12 vs. NIU, 11 vs. 5. 45,585 ...... 2008 Washington) and fi ve career double-digit tackle games. 6. 45,459 ...... 2010 > Junior Donavan Thompson has played in every game (3 starts) and has 25 7. 45,347 ...... 2012 tackles (2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack). He had a season-high eight tackles against Wash- 8. 45,194 ...... 2013 9. 45,155 ...... 2009 ington. 10. 45,149 ...... 2011 Capacity 45,017 from 1998-2013; 45,807 2014-present

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Secondary Notebook Kicking Notebook > Junior cornerback Julian Blackmon, sophomore cornerback > Senior Matt Gay was the 2017 Lou Groza Award winner and Jaylon Johnson and senior safeties Marquise Blair and Cor- a consensus All-American in his fi rst season of NCAA football. rion Ballard have started every game. > Gay is a two-time 2018 Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the > Blackmon, a 2017 second-team All-Pac-12 selection, is tied Week (vs. Stanford and USC). He was a Lou Groza Star of the for fi fth in the Pac-12 and second on the team with six pass Week for his 16-point night at Stanford. breakups. He is tied for ninth in the Pac-12 in passes defended > Gay leads the Pac-12 and ranks in the top 20 nationally in per game (0.86). fi eld goals per game (1.43). He is second in the Pac-12 in fi eld > Blackmon has 20 tackles (1.0 TFL) with a season-high six goals made (10). stops against Washington State. > Gay leads the Pac-12 in kick scoring points per game (8.0). > Johnson has 26 tackles (1.0 TFL), two interceptions and a > Gay is 10-of-13 in fi eld goals with four makes of 40 yards or pass breakup. longer (long of 49). All three misses were from 43 yards and > Johnson’s 100-yard interception return against Stanford was two were blocked. just the third 100-yard interception return in Utah’s history and > Gay has made his last eight fi eld goal attempts. is the longest interception return in the nation this season. He > Gay is 6-of-6 inside the 40-yard line this season and 27-of-28 also had seven tackles in the game and was named the Pac-12 in his career. He is 35-of-41 inside the 50-yard line in his career Defensive Player of the Week. and 5-of-6 from 50-plus yards (all in 2017). > Blair and Ballard play interchangeably at the two safety po- > Gay tied his career high by making 4-of-4 fi eld goals against sitions. Blair started at strong and Ballard free safety in the fi rst Stanford (49, 48, 37 and 34 yards). four games before switching positions in the last three (Blair at > Gay has all of Utah’s 41 kickoff s this season with a 64.5 free and Ballard at strong). average and 28 touchbacks. > Blair has 26 tackles (1.5 TFL) and two pass breakups. > Gay made seven preseason All-America teams, including the > Ballard is tied for ninth in the Pac-12 in passes defended per AP fi rst team. game (0.86) with fi ve pass breakups (third on the team) and > Gay led the nation in 2017 in fi eld goals attempted (34) and an interception. He also has 21 tackles, a forced fumble and a made (30), fi eld goals made per game (2.31) and 50+ yard fi eld fumble recovery. goals (5, tie). > Sophomore nickel back Javelin Guidry leads the backfi eld with 28 tackles (3.0 TFL) has played in every game with four Special Teams Notebook starts. > Britain Covey is the starting kickoff and punt returner. > Guidry leads Utah and is fourth in the Pac-12 with seven > Covey ranks sixth in the Pac-12 with a 5.8 punt return aver- pass breakups and is tied for fi fth in the league in passes de- age (16 returns, 93 yards). fended per game. He also has a forced fumble. > Covey tied his career high with 77 punt return yards on fi ve > Guidry had a career-high eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass returns against Washington. He had a career-long 38-yard kick- breakup against Arizona. off return against USC. > Junior corner Tareke Lewis has played in fi ve games with one > True freshman Maddie Golden handles the deep snaps and start (Washington State) and has four tackles—all against WSU. Central Michigan transfer junior Keegan Markgraf is the short snapper. No Pun ng Notebook > Mitch Wishnowsky is in his third season as the holder. > Preseason All-American Mitch Wishnowsky—winner of the > Maxs Tupai and Terrell Burgess have blocked a fi eld goal. 2016 Ray Guy Award—is a two-time Ray Guy Award fi nalist > Assistant coaches Sharrieff Shah (return teams) and Justin and All-American (2016-17). Ena (coverage units) are in their third year as the co-coordina- > Wishnowsky ranks second in the Pac-12 and in the top 15 in tors of the special teams, while head coach Kyle Whittingham the nation in punt average (45.0). manages the kickers and punters. > Wishnowsky has placed 13 punts inside the 20-yard line, including eight punts at or inside the 10-yard line (10, 10 and Standing Ova on 7-yard lines against Washington State, 6-yard line vs. North- The Utes have sold out 55 straight games in Rice-Eccles ern Illinois, 2-yard line vs. Washington, 7 and 2-yard lines vs. Stadium since the 2010 season opener, including 52 standing Arizona, 10-yard line vs. USC). room-only crowds. From 2014-17, Utah’s season attendance > Wishnowsky is 2-for-2 in fake punts for fi rst downs (11 exceeded its seating capacity of 45,807. The 2015 Utes aver- yards vs. Weber State, 28 yards vs. Arizona). aged a school-record 47,533 fans to their games. > Wishnowsky was the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Arizona and the Ray Guy Punter of the Week against Weber State. > Wishnowsky ranked among the nation’s leaders in his fi rst two seasons in punt average, net punting and punts inside the 20. > Wishnowsky made eight preseason All-America teams, including the AP fi rst team.

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Utah Story Lines Team Leaders Philip Afi a grew up playing soccer and had never even seen Utah’s 2018 elected team captains are Chase Hansen, Lo a football game before trying out for his high school team as Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay and a freshman kicker (he plays safety at Utah) ... Bradlee Anae Mitch Wishnowsky. Wishnowsky is in his second year as a enjoys cliff jumping, surfi ng and hiking. His sister Adora team captain. The captains are also members of the 2018 Utah Anae was a fi rst-team All-America volleyball player for Utah Football Leadership Council, along with Jackson Barton, … Anthony Armstrong lived in a homeless shelter with his Britain Covey, Jameson Field, Demari Simpkins, Bradlee mother for the fi rst four years of his life after she had him Anae, Leki Fotu, Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess. when she was only 16. He is the fi rst college graduate in his family (bachelor’s degree from BYU in experience design and management) and the fi rst person in his family to go to college. He was in the documentary Meet the Mormons as the featured missionary … Jackson Barton and Cody Barton are among fi ve members in their immediate family to play for Utah. Sister Dani (Drews) is a sophomore on the Ute volleyball team and made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2017. Their father Paul played football and baseball for the Utes. Their mother, Mikki (Kane) Barton, is a member of Utah’s Crimson Club Hall of Fame. She was an all-conference basketball and volleyball player at Utah and the 1993 Western Athletic Conference Basketball Player of the Year … Britain Covey’s grandfather Stephen Covey authored the bestseller “Seven Habits of Highly Eff ective People” … Nick Ford’s heritage is black Portuguese and Native American. He enjoys playing the piano and guitar, swimming, surfi ng, biking, horseback riding, camping and science … Leki Fotu played on the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team and trained with the London Wasps’ rugby team in 2013 … Matt Gay’s only football experience prior to his Lou Groza award-winning season in 2017 was one season of high school football in 2011. He played soccer at Utah Valley University in 2014 and 2016 before walking on to the Utah football team in August of 2017 … Malik Haynes enjoys Polynesian dancing, free diving and hiking … Chayden Johnston has a congenital heart condition (Tetralogy of Fallot) … Rex Jordan attended a performing arts school and plays the piano and bass guitar … Sione Lund listens to Les Misérables before games … Alassane Niang was born in West Africa and speaks three languages … Ali’i Niumatalolo’s father Ken Niu- matalolo is the head football coach at Navy. His family was in the 2014 documentary Meet the Mormons. He plays the piano and cello … Josh Nurse is an impersonator and singer … Pita Tonga is the son of two former Ute student-athletes. Pita Sr. was Utah’s tackle leader in 1994 while Susana (Tauteoli) Tonga was a fi rst-team all-WAC basketball player and her 36 points against Fresno State set a school record at the time.

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Preseason All-Americans 2018-19 Pac-12 Bowl Games Matt Gay, K Associated Press (1st team) Las Vegas USA Today (1st team) Sat., Dec. 15 • Las Vegas, Nev. Athlon (1st team) 12:30 p.m. (PT) • ABC • Pac-12 vs. Mountain West Sporting News (1st team) CBS Sports (1st team) Cactus The Athletic (1st team) Wed., Dec. 26 • Phoenix, Ariz. Sports Illustrated (2nd team) 7 p.m. (MT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12 Mitch Wishnowsky, P Associated Press (1st team) Alamo USA Today (1st team) Fri., Dec. 28 • San Antonio, Texas Sports Illustrated (1st team) 8 p.m. (CT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12 ESPN.com (1st team) Athlon (1st team) Sun Sporting News (1st team) Mon., Dec. 31 • El Paso, Texas CBS Sports (1st team) Noon (MT) • CBS • Pac-12 vs. ACC/Notre Dame The Athletic (1st team) San Francisco Preseason Watch Lists Mon., Dec. 31 • Santa Clara, Calif. Noon (PT) • FOX • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Lou Groza Award (Kicker) Matt Gay, PK Holiday Mon., Dec. 31 • San Diego Ray Guy Award (Punter) 4 p.m. (PT) • FS1 • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Mitch Wishnowsky, P Rose Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) Julian Blackmon, CB Tue., Jan. 1 • Pasadena, Calif. 2 p.m. (PT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) Lo Falemaka, OL

Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) Zack Moss, RB Current NFL Utes

Quarterback Bednarik Award (Defensive Player) Defensive Line Alex Smith, Washington Julian Blackmon, CB Star Lotulelei, Buffalo Bradlee Anae, DE Derrick Shelby, Atlanta Pasoni Tasini, Arizona (PS) Offensive Line Doak Walker Award (Running Back) Isaac Asiata, Miami (PS) Zack Moss, RB Defensive Back Tony Bergstrom, Washington Brian Allen, Pittsburgh Garrett Bolles, Denver Rimington Trophy (Center) Dominique Hatfi eld, L.A. Rams Sam Tevi, L.A. Chargers Lo Falemaka, OL Eric Rowe, New England Eric Weddle, Baltimore Wide Receiver Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive End) Marcus Williams, New Orleans Tim Patrick, Denver Bradlee Anae, DE Kendal Thompson, L.A. Rams (IR) Linebacker Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Quarterback) Kylie Fitts, Chicago Running Back Tyler Huntley, QB Jared Norris, Carolina (INJ) Devontae Booker, Denver Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Nate Orchard, Kansas City Bradlee Anae, DL Pita Taumoepenu, San Francisco (PS) Lo Falemaka, OL Leki Fotu, DL

Lott IMPACT Trophy Chase Hansen, LB

Wuerffel Trophy Chase Hansen, LB

AFCA Good Works Team Chase Hansen, LB

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

Le Tackle Le End Kicker 70 Jackson Barton (6-7, 313, Sr., 3VL) 6 Bradlee Anae (6-3, 254, Jr., 2VL) 97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL) 71 Braeden E. Daniels (6-4, 284, Fr., HS) 92 Maxs Tupai (6-1, 242, So., 1VL) 12 Chayden Johnston (6-1, 160, So., 1VL)

Le Guard Le Tackle Punter 55 Nick Ford (6-5, 315, Fr., RS) OR 41 Hauati Pututau (6-3, 300, So., 1VL) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL) 50 Orlando Umana, (6-4, 320, So., 1VL) 52 John Penisini (6-2, 315, Jr., 1VL) 12 Chayden Johnston (6-1, 160, So., 1VL)

Center Right Tackle Kickoff s 69 Lo Falemaka (6-5, 295, Sr., 2VL) 99 Leki Fotu (6-5, 323, Jr., 2VL) 97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL) 65 Paul Toala (6-4, 319, Jr., 1VL) 49 Pita Tonga (6-1, 301, So., 1VL) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL)

Right Guard Right End Holder 79 Jordan Agasiva (6-3, 320, Sr., 1VL) 42 Mika Tafua (6-3, 250, Fr., RS) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL) 53 Alani Havili-Katoa (6-3, 305, Sr., 3VL) 96 Nick Heninger (6-2, 244, So., 1VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)

Right Tackle Mac Linebacker Long Snapper 77 Darrin Paulo (6-5, 313, Jr., 2VL) 30 Cody Barton (6-2, 230, Sr., 3VL) 37 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS) 58 Simi Moala (6-7, 294, Fr., HS) 3 Donavan Thompson (5-10, 224, Jr., 2VL) 93 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR)

Tight End Rover Linebacker Short Snapper 44 Jake Jackson (6-3, 245, Jr., 2VL) 22 Chase Hansen (6-3, 230, Sr., 3VL) 93 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR) 89 Cole Fotheringham (6-4, 242, Fr., HS) 36 Francis Bernard (6-0, 235, Jr., TR) 37 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS)

Quarterback Free Safety Kickoff Returner 1 Tyler Huntley (6-1, 200, Jr., 2VL) 15 Corrion Ballard (6-3, 200, Sr., 1VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL) 15 Jason Shelley (5-11, 195, Fr., RS) 2 Philip Afi a (6-1, 201, Jr., 2VL) 7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL)

Running Back Strong Safety Punt Returner 2 Zack Moss (5-10, 215, Jr., 2VL) 13 Marquise Blair (6-2, 195, Sr., 1VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL) 6 Armand Shyne (5-11, 210, Jr., 1VL) 26 Terrell Burgess (6-0, 197, Jr., 2VL) 23 Julian Blackmon (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL)

Wide Receiver – X Le Corner 8 Siaosi Mariner (6-2, 193, Jr., 2VL) 1 Jaylon Johnson (6-0, 190, So., 1VL) Coach Game Day Loca ons 21 Soloman Enis (6-3, 196, Fr., HS) 4 Tyrone Young-Smith (6-4, 200, Jr., 2VL) On the Field Right Corner Kyle Whittingham, Head Coach Wide Receiver – E Gary Andersen, Assoc. HC/Defensive Line 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL) 23 Julian Blackmon (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL) 14 Josh Nurse (6-3, 200, Jr., 1VL) Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 25 Jaylen Dixon (5-9, 165, Fr., RS) Jim Harding, Asst. HC/Offensive Line Guy Holliday, Wide Receivers Wide Receiver – Y Nickel Back Kiel McDonald, Running Backs 45 Samson Nacua (6-3, 195, So., 1VL) 28 Javelin Guidry (5-9, 190, So., 1VL) Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams 10 Jameson Field (5-11, 187, Sr., 3VL) 5 Tareke Lewis (5-11, 180, Jr., JC) Lewis Powell, Defensive Line Freddie Whittingham, Tight Ends Wide Receiver – Z 7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL) In the Booth 9 Bronson Boyd (6-0, 190, Fr., RS) Justin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coor Troy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Team Captains Chase Hansen, Lo Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay, Mitch Wishnowsky

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Off ense

POS. WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU LT Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton LG Nick Orlando Orlando Orlando Nick Nick Nick Ford Umana Umana Umana Ford Ford Ford C Lo Lo Lo Lo Orlando Orlando Orlando Falemaka Falemaka Falemaka Falemaka Umana Umana Umana RG Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Agasiva Agasiva Agasiva Agasiva Agasiva Agasiva Agasiva RT Darrin Darrin Nick Darrin Darrin Darrin Darrin Paulo Paulo Ford Paulo Paulo Paulo Paulo QB Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Huntley Huntley Huntley Huntley Huntley Huntley Huntley RB Zack Zack Zack Zack Zack Zack Zack Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss WR-X Siaosi Siaosi Siaosi Siaosi Soloman Jaylen Mariner Mariner Mariner Mariner Enis Dixon WR-E Britain Britain Bronson Britain Covey Covey Boyd Covey WR-Y

WR-Z Demari Demari Demari Demari Demari Demari Demari Simpkins Simpkins Simpkins Simpkins Simpkins Simpkins Simpkins TE Jake Jake Jake Jake Jake Jake Jake Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson TE Cole Cole Cole Brant Fotheringham Fotheringham Fotheringham Kuithe

Defense

POS. WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU LE Bradlee Bradlee Bradlee Mika Maxs Maxs Maxs Anae Anae Anae Tafua Tupai Tupai Tupai LT Pita Pita Pita Pita Pita Leki Tonga Tonga Tonga Tonga Tonga Fotu RT Leki Leki Leki Leki Leki John Fotu Fotu Fotu Fotu Fotu Penisini NT Pita Tonga RE Mika Mika Mika Bradlee Bradlee Bradlee Bradlee Tafua Tafua Tafua Anae Anae Anae Anae MLB Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton Barton RLB Chase Chase Chase Chase Chase Chase Chase Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen OLB Donavan Donavan Donavan Thompson Thompson Thompson LC Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson RC Julian Julian Julian Julian Julilan Julian Julian Blackmon Blackmon Blackmon Blackmon Blackmon Blackmon Blackmon NB Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Guidry Guidry Guidry Guidry FS Corrion Corrion Corrion Corrion Marquise Maquise Marquise Balllard Ballard Ballard Ballard Blair Blair Blair SS Marquise Marquise Maquise Marquise Corrion Corrion Corrion Blair Blair Blair Blair Ballard Ballard Ballard CB Tareke Lewis

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NO. NAME WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU 1 Huntley, Tyler x x x x x x x 1 Johnson, Jaylon x x x x x x x 2 Afi a, Philip x x x x x x 2 Moss, Zack x x x x x x x 3 Thompson, Donavan x x x x x x x 4 Green, TJ x x x x x 4 Young-Smith, Tyrone x x x 5 Lewis, Tareke x x x x x 6 Anae, Bradlee x x x x x x x 6 Shyne, Armand x x x x x x x 7 Simpkins, Demari x x x x x x x 8 Hart, Chris x x 8 Mariner, Siaosi x x x x x 9 Boyd, Bronson x x x x x x x 10 Field, Jameson x x x x x x x 11 Mataele, Malone x x 13 Blair, Marquise x x x x x x x 14 Nurse, Josh x x x x x x x 15 Ballard, Corrion x x x x x x x 15 Shelley, Jason x x 16 King, Nygel x x x x x x x 17 Vickers, Derrick x x x 18 Covey, Britain x x x x x x x 19 Davis, Vonte x x x x x x x 20 Lloyd, Devin x x x x x x x 21 Enis, Solomon x x x x x x x 22 Brumfi eld, Devin x x 22 Hansen, Chase x x x x x x x 23 Blackmon, Julian x x x x x x x 25 Dixon, Jaylen x x x x x x x 26 Burgess, Terrell x x x x x x x 27 Woodward, Mason x x x x x x x 28 Guidry, Javelin x x x x x x x 29 Strong, Tré x x x x x x 30 Barton, Cody x x x x x x x 31 Hubert, R.J. x 32 Wood, Joey x 33 Wishnowsky, Mitch x x x x x x x 34 Niang, Alassane x 36 Bernard, Francis x x x x x 37 Golden, Maddie x x x x x x x 40 Niumatalolo, Ali’i x x x 41 Pututau, Hauati x x x x x x x 42 Tafua, Mika x x x x x 44 Jackson, Jake x x x x x x x 45 Nacua, Samson x x x x x x x 46 Haller, Connor x x x x x x x 47 Repp, Caleb x x x x x x x 49 Tonga, Pita x x x x x x 50 Umana, Orlando x x x x x x x 52 Penisini, John x x x x x x x 53 Havili-Katoa, Alani x x x x 55 Ford, Nick x x x x x x x 62 Amaama, Aaron x x x x x x x 65 Toala, Paul x x 66 Lanterman, Kyle x x 68 Unutoa, Mo x 69 Falemaka, Lo x x x x 70 Barton, Jackson x x x x x x x 71 Daniels, Braeden E. x 77 Paulo, Darrin x x x x x x 79 Agasiva, Jordan x x x x x x x 80 Kuithe, Brant x x x x x x x 82 Dylan Slavens x 89 Fotheringham, Cole x x x x x x x 92 Tupai, Maxs x x x x x 93 Markgraf, Keegan x x x x x x x 96 Heninger, Nick x x x x x x 97 Gay, Matt x x x x x x x 99 Fotu, Leki x x x x x x x

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Game ...... Points ...... 1st Downs ...... Rush Yds ...... Pass Yds ...... Total Yards ...... TOs Weber State ...... 10 ...... 3 ...... 46...... 13 ...... 59 ...... 0 Utah ...... 41 ...... 25 ...... 268...... 319 ...... 587 ...... 4 Utah ...... 17 ...... 19 ...... 68...... 286 ...... 354 ...... 2 Northern Illinois ...... 6 ...... 15 ...... 117 ...... 111 ...... 228 ...... 2 Washington ...... 21 ...... 18 ...... 172...... 155 ...... 327 ...... 1 Utah ...... 7 ...... 13 ...... 123...... 138 ...... 261 ...... 3 Utah ...... 24 ...... 20 ...... 204...... 118 ...... 322 ...... 0 Washington State ...... 28 ...... 21 ...... 0...... 445 ...... 445 ...... 1 Utah ...... 40 ...... 22 ...... 222...... 199 ...... 421 ...... 0 Stanford ...... 21 ...... 26 ...... 42...... 381 ...... 423 ...... 4 Arizona ...... 10 ...... 19 ...... 72...... 246 ...... 318 ...... 0 Utah ...... 42 ...... 23 ...... 230...... 265 ...... 495 ...... 1 USC ...... 28 ...... 10 ...... 73...... 132 ...... 205 ...... 2 Utah ...... 41 ...... 27 ...... 200...... 341 ...... 541 ...... 2 Utah ...... UCLA ...... Utah ...... Arizona State ...... Oregon ...... Utah ...... Utah ...... Colorado ...... Brigham Young ...... Utah ...... Utah Scoring Drives Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd TOP Scoring Play Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd TOP Scoring Play

Weber State 1st.....7-75 ...... 2:57 ....Fotheringham 3 pass Huntley Arizona 1st .....15-75 ...7:13 ....Nacua 8 pass Huntley 2nd ...1-86 ...... 0:12 ....Moss 86 run 1st .....8-69 .....3:23 ....Moss 1 run 2nd ...12-58 ....4:49 ....Gay 35 fi eld goal 2nd ....3-83 .....1:07 ....Simpkins 68 pass Huntley 3rd ....4-49 ...... 1:31 ....Moss 9 pass Huntley 2nd ....9-58 .....4:34 ....Huntley 3 run 3rd ....7-68 ...... 2:59 ....Mariner 24 pass Huntley 3rd .....2-67 .....0:42 ....Huntley 58 pass from Covey 4th ....9-83 ...... 3:39 ....Kuithe 29 pass Huntley 4th .....5-68 .....1:57 ....Shyne 22 run 4th ....7-67 ...... 3:25 ....Gay 33 fi eld goal USC 1st...... 3-51 ..... 0:45 .....Covey 46 pass from Huntley Northern Illinois 3rd ....9-76 ...... 4:12 ....Moss 1 run 2nd ....4-5 ...... 0:56 .....Gay 33 fi eld goal 4th ....6-54 ...... 2:13 ....Gay 40 fi eld goal 2nd .... 11-67 ....4:43 .....Huntley 3 run 4th ....-- ...... -- ...... Hansen 40 interception return 2nd ....10-66 ...1:25 .....Gay 30 fi eld goal 3rd ..... 7-75 ..... 2:24 .....Enis 27 pass from Huntley Washington 1st.....12-80 ....5:19 ....Moss 4 run 3rd ..... 12-85 ... 6:38 .....Simpkins 11 pass Huntley 4th ..... 5-75 ..... 2:39 .....Jackson 11 pass Huntley Washington State 1st.....10-75 ....4:28 ....Huntley 24 run 1st.....10-65 ....4:00 ....Moss 6 run UCLA 2nd ...7-75 ...... 3:02 ....Huntley 1 run 3rd ....10-52 ....4:21 ....Gay 41 fi eld goal Arizona State

Stanford 1st.....13-80 ....6:28 ....Moss 7 run Oregon 2nd ...-- ...... -- ...... J. Johnson 100 interception return 2nd ...9-72 ...... 5:19 ....Moss 35 run Colorado 2nd ...4-45 ...... 0:24 ....Gay 48 fi eld goal 3rd ....12-44 ....5:20 ....Gay 49 fi eld goal Brigham Young 4th ....9-59 ...... 4:11 ....Gay 34 fi eld goal 4th ....5-74 ...... 2:39 ....Nacua 57 pass Huntley 4th ....5-39 ...... 1:58 ....Gay 37 fi eld goal

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Yards Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD *100 INT Johnson, Jaylon Stanford 100+ 1 1 *86 Rush Moss, Zack Weber State 90-99 0 0 *68 Pass Simpkins,Demari from Huntley, Tyler Arizona 80-89 1 1 *58 Pass Huntley, Tyler from Covey, Britain Arizona *57 Pass Nacua, Samson from Huntley, Tyler Stanford 70-79 0 0 49 Pass Dixon, Jaylen from Huntley, Tyler USC 60-69 1 1 48 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois 50-59 2 2 *46 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler USC 40-49 7 2 41 Pass Dixon, Jaylen from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois 30-39 7 1 40 Rush Shelley, Jason Weber State 20-29 27 5 *40 INT Hansen, Chase Northern Illinois 40 Pass Dixon, Jaylen from Shelley, Jason Weber State 39 Pass Dixon, Jaylen from Huntley, Tyler Arizona Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 14 4 38 Rush Covey, Britain Weber State Passing 23 7 38 Pass Dixon, Jaylen from Huntley, Tyler Washington State Punt returns 3 0 38 KR Covey, Britain USC Kick returns 2 0 *35 Rush Moss, Zack Stanford Interceptions 4 2 34 Rush Moss, Zack Stanford Fumble returns 0 0 30 Pass Kuithe, Brant from Huntley, Tyler USC Other 0 0 *29 Pass Kuithe, Brant from Huntley, Tyler Weber State TOTAL 46 13 29 Pass Enis, Solomon from Huntley, Tyler Weber State 28 Rush Wishnowsky, M. Arizona Longest Plays of the Year 28 Rush Huntley, Tyler Washington 28 PR Covey, Britain Washington Rushing 27 Pass Kuithe, Brant from Huntley, Tyler USC 86 Moss, Zack vs Weber State (8/30/2018) *27 Pass Enis, Solomon from Huntley, Tyler USC 26 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler Weber State 25 Pass Boyd, Bronson from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois Rushing Touchdown 24 KR Blackmon, J. Weber State 86 Moss, Zack vs Weber State (8/30/2018) 24 PR Covey, Britain Washington *24 Pass Mariner, Siaosi from Huntley, Tyler Weber State Passing *24 Rush Huntley, Tyler Washington State 68 Simpkins,Demari from Huntley, Tyler vs Arizona (10/12/2018) 23 INT Ballard,Corrion Washington State 23 Rush Moss, Zack USC Passing Touchdown 22 PR Covey, Britain Washington 68 Simpkins,Demari from Huntley, Tyler vs Arizona (10/12/2018) *22 Rush Shyne, Armand Arizona 21 Rush Moss, Zack Washington State 21 Rush Moss, Zack Stanford Punt Return 21 INT Tonga, Pita Washington 28 Covey, Britain vs Washington (9/15/2018) 20 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois 20 Pass Simpkins,Demari from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois Kick Return 20 Rush Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois 38 Covey, Britain vs USC (10/20/2018) 20 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler Arizona 20 Pass Covey, Britain from Huntley, Tyler Northern Illinois Interception Return 20 Pass Nacua, Samson from Huntley, Tyler USC 20 Rush Huntley, Tyler Washington State 100 Johnson, Jaylon vs Stanford (10/6/2018) * touchdown scored on play Fumble Return 20-Yard Plus Plays None Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Covey, Britain 11 1 1 6 1 3 0 0 Punt Moss, Zack 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 58 Wishnowsky, M. vs Weber State (8/30/2018) Huntley, Tyler 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 Dixon, Jaylen 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Field Goal Kuithe, Brant 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 49 Gay, Matt vs Stanford (10/6/2018) Nacua, Samson 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Enis, Solomon 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Simpkins,Demari 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Mariner, Siaosi 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hansen, Chase 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shyne, Armand 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson, Jaylon 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boyd, Bronson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Blackmon, J. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wishnowsky, M. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ballard,Corrion 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shelley, Jason 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tonga, Pita 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTAL 46 13 14 23 2 3 4 0

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1947 Weeks in the Polls 2008 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 11-10 ...... 18 ...... Idaho ...... L, 6-7 ...... N 9-2 ...... 22 ....23 ...... UNLV ...... W, 42-21 ...... H 9-7 ...... 22 ....22 ...... Utah State ...... W, 58-10 ...... A 9-14 ...... 20 ....20 ...... Air Force ...... W, 30-23 ...... A 1994 Weeks in the Polls 9-21 ...... 17 ....17 ...... Weber State ...... W, 37-21 ...... H Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-28 ...... 15 ....15 ...... Oregon State...... W, 31-28 ...... H 10-2 ...... 25 ....21 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-22 ...... A 10-5 ...... 14 ....13 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 40-7 ...... A 10-9 ...... 21 ....18 ...... Hawaii ...... W, 14-3 ...... H 10-12 ...... 14 ....13 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 49-16 ...... H 10-16 ...... 18 ....15 ...... Colorado State (12) ...... W, 45-31 ...... A 10-19 ...... 12 ....12 ...... 11 ...... No Game 10-23 ...... 12 ....11 ...... UTEP ...... W, 52-7 ...... H 10-26 ...... 10 ....9 ...... 10 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 13-10 ...... A 10-30 ...... 9 ...... 8 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 21-23 ...... A 11-2 ...... 10 ....9 ...... 8 ...... TCU (11) ...... W, 13-10 ...... H 11-6 ...... 12 ....14 ...... Air Force ...... L, 33-40 ...... A 11-9 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 63-14 ...... A 11-13 ...... 21 ....20 ...... Brigham Young (20) ...... W, 34-31 ...... H 11-16 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... Brigham Young (16) ...... W, 48-24 ...... H 11-20 ...... 15 ....13 ...... No Game 11-23 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 11-27 ...... 12 ....13 ...... No Game 11-30 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 12-4 ...... 14 ....12 ...... Arizona (15) ...... W, 16-13 ...... N 12-7 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 1-3 ...... 10 ....8 ...... Final 1994 rank 1-2 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... Alabama (4) ...... W, 31-17 ...... N 1-8 ...... 2 ...... 4 ...... Final 2008 rank 1996 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-9 ...... 25 ...... Stanford ...... W, 17-10 ...... A 2009 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-29 ...... 24 ....24 ...... UTEP ...... W, 34-27 ...... A Preseason . 19 ....18 ...... Utah State ...... W, 35-17 ...... H 10-14 ...... 24 ....25 ...... TCU ...... W, 21-7 ...... H 9-8 ...... 17 ....17 ...... San Jose ...... W, 24-14 ...... A 10-21 ...... 21 ....22 ...... Tulsa ...... W, 45-19 ...... H 9-13 ...... 18 ....16 ...... Oregon ...... L, 31-24 ...... A 10-28 ...... 20 ....19 ...... Rice ...... L, 10-51 ...... A 10-11 ...... 24 ...... UNLV ...... W, 35-15 ...... A 10-18 ...... 19 ....20 ...... Air Force ...... W, 23-16 (OT) ...... H 2003 Weeks in the Polls 10-25 ...... 19 ....19 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 22-10 ...... H Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 11-1 ...... 17 ....16 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 45-14 ...... H 10-19 ...... 24 ....23 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 35-47 ...... H 11-8 ...... 16 ....14 ...... TCU (4) ...... L, 55-28 ...... A 12-7 ...... 25 ....25 ...... Southern Miss ...... W, 17-0 ...... N 11-15 ...... 23 ....23 ...... 21 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-7 ...... H 1-5 ...... 21 ....21 ...... Final 2003 rank 11-22 ...... 22 ....21 ...... 19 ...... Brigham Young (18) ...... L, 26-23 (OT) ...... A 11-29 ...... 25 ...... 25 ...... No Game 12-6 ...... 23 ....24 ...... 23 ...... No Game 2004 Weeks in the Polls 12-23 ...... 23 ....24 ...... 23 ...... California ...... W, 37-27 ...... N Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 1-8 ...... 18 ....18 ...... Final 2009 rank Preseason ...... 21 ...... No Game 8-29 ...... 20 ....19 ...... Texas A&M ...... W, 41-21 ...... H 9-5 ...... 17 ....16 ...... Arizona ...... W, 23-6 ...... A 2010 Weeks in the Polls 9-12 ...... 15 ....14 ...... Utah State ...... W, 48-6 ...... A Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-19 ...... 14 ....14 ...... Air Force ...... W, 49-35 ...... H Preseason ...... 24 ...... Pittsburgh (15) ...... W, 27-24 OT ...... H 9-26 ...... 14 ....14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 28-7 ...... A 9-7 ...... 20 ....20 ...... UNLV ...... W, 38-10 ...... H 10-3 ...... 11 ....11 ...... No Game 9-12 ...... 14 ....14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 56-14 ...... A 10-10 ...... 11 ....10 ...... North Carolina ...... W, 46-16 ...... H 9-19 ...... 13 ....13 ...... San Jose State...... W, 56-3 ...... H 10-17 ...... 9 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... UNLV ...... W, 63-28 ...... H 9-26 ...... 13 ....12 ...... No Game 10-24 ...... 9 ...... 10 ...... 6 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 51-28 ...... A 10-3 ...... 10 ....10 ...... Iowa State ...... W, 68-27 ...... A 10-31 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 6 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 63-31 ...... H 10-10 ...... 11 ....10 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 30-7 ...... A 11-7 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 6 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 45-28 ...... A 10-17 ...... 9 ...... 9 ...... 9 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 59-6 ...... H 11-14 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 52-21 ...... H 10-24 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... Air Force ...... W, 28-23 ...... A 11-21 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... No Game 10-31 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... 5 ...... TCU (4/3 BCS) ...... L, 7-47 ...... H 11-28 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... No Game 11-7 ...... 15 ....15 ...... 14 ...... Notre Dame...... L, 3-28 ...... A 12-5 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... Pittsburgh (19) ...... W, 35-7 ...... N 11-14 ...... 25 ....24 ...... 23 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-34 ...... A 1-4 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... Final 2004 rank 11-21 ...... 23 ....22 ...... 20 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 17-16 ...... H 11-28 ...... 21 ....21 ...... 20 ...... No Game 12-5 ...... 20 ....19 ...... 19 ...... No Game 12-22 ...... 20 ....19 ...... 19 ...... Boise State (10) ...... L, 3-26 ...... N 1-11 ...... 23 ...... Final 2010 rank

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2014 Weeks in the Polls 2016 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 10-5 ...... 24 ....NR ...... No Game 9-18 ...... 24 .....23...... USC ...... W, 31-27 ...... H 10-12 ...... 20 ....23 ...... Oregon State...... W, 29-23 (2OT) ...... A 9-25 ...... 18 .....18...... California ...... L, 28-23 ...... A 10-19 ...... 19 ....19 ...... USC (20) ...... W, 24-21 ...... H 10-2 ...... 24 .....24...... Arizona ...... W, 36-23 ...... H 10-26/28 .... 18 ....18 ...... 17 ...... Arizona State (15) ...... L, 16-19 (OT) ...... A 10-10 ...... 21 .....21...... Oregon State ...... W, 19-14 ...... A 11-2/4 ...... 20 ....22 ...... 17 ...... Oregon (5)...... L, 27-51 ...... H 10-16 ...... 19 .....18...... UCLA ...... W, 53-45 ...... A 11-9/11 ...... 25 ...... 23 ...... Stanford ...... W, 20-17 (2OT) ...... A 10-23 ...... 17 .....16...... Washington (4) ...... L, 31-24 ...... H 11-16/18 .....20 ....21 ...... 17 ...... Arizona (15) ...... L, 42-10 ...... H 10-30/11-1 .. 16 .....16...... 16 ...... No Game 11-25 ...... 25 ...... Colorado ...... W, 38-34 ...... A 11-7/11-8 .....13 .....12...... 15 ...... Arizona State ...... W, 49-26 ...... A 11-30/12.2 .. 24 ...... 23 ...... No Game 11-13/11-15 .11 .....11 ...... 12 ...... Oregon ...... L, 30-28 ...... H 12-7 ...... 23 ....25 ...... 22 ...... No Game (pre-CSU) ...... W, 45-10 ...... N 11-20 ...... 21 .....20...... 22 ...... Colorado (9) ...... L, 27-22 ...... A 1-13 ...... 21 ....20 ...... 22 ...... Final 2014 rank 11-27 ...... 24...... 20 ...... no game 12-4 ...... 23...... 19 ...... Indiana ...... W, 28-26 ...... N 2015 Weeks in the Polls 1-10-17 ...... 23 .....21...... 19 ...... Final 2016 rank Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-8 ...... 24 ....25 ...... Utah State ...... W, 24-14 ...... H 2017 Weeks in the Polls 9-13 ...... 21 ....21 ...... Fresno State ...... W, 45-24 ...... A Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-20 ...... 18 ....17 ...... Oregon (13)...... W, 62-20 ...... A Preseason ...... 25 ...... North Dakota ...... W, 37-16 ...... H 9-27 ...... 10 ....12 ...... No Game 9-8 ...... 23...... Brigham Young ...... W, 19-13 ...... A 10-4 ...... 5 ...... 7 ...... California (23) ...... W, 30-24 ...... H 9-11 ...... 24...... San Jose State ...... W, 54-16 ...... H 10-11 ...... 4 ...... 7 ...... Arizona State ...... W, 34-18 ...... H 9-18 ...... 23 .....21...... Arizona ...... W, 30-24 ...... A 10-18 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... USC ...... L, 42-24 ...... A 9-25 ...... 20 .....19...... No Game 10-25 ...... 13 ....14 ...... Oregon State...... W, 27-12 ...... H 10-1 ...... 20 .....18...... Stanford ...... L, 23-20 ...... H 11-1 ...... 14 ....14 ...... 12 ...... Washington ...... W, 34-23 ...... A 10-8 ...... 23...... USC (13) ...... L, 28-27 ...... A 11-8 ...... 10 ....13 ...... 10 ...... Arizona ...... L, 37-30 (2OT) ...... A 11-15 ...... 18 ....18 ...... 13 ...... UCLA...... L, 17-9 ...... H 11-22 ...... 25 ...... 23 ...... Colorado ...... W, 20-14 ...... H 2018 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 11-29 ...... 21 ....20 ...... 24 ...... No Game 10-21 ...... 23 ....24 ...... UCLA...... A 12-6 ...... 20 ....20 ...... 22 ...... No Game 12-19 ...... 20 ....20 ...... 22 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 35-28 ...... N 1-12-16 ...... 17 ....16 ...... 22 ...... Final 2015 rank

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Year .... Opponent ...... Opp. A.P. ... Result ...... H/A/N ...... Utah AP Year .... Opponent ...... Opp. A.P. ... Result ...... H/A/N ...... Utah AP 1936.....Texas A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 20-7 ...... H ...... -- 1994.....Colorado State ...... 12 ...... W, 45-31 ...... A ...... 18 1945.....Oklahoma A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 46-6 ...... H ...... -- 1994.....Brigham Young ...... 20 ...... W, 34-31 ...... H ...... 21 1949.....Pacifi c ...... 19 ...... L, 45-6 ...... A...... -- 1994.....Arizona ...... 15 ...... W, 16-13 ...... N ...... 14 1956.....UCLA ...... 17 ...... L, 13-7 ...... A...... -- 1996.....Kansas ...... 20 ...... W, 45-42 ...... H ...... -- 1957.....Army ...... 8 ...... L, 39-33 ...... A...... -- 1996.....Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 37-17 ...... H ...... -- 1958.....Air Force ...... 14 ...... L, 16-14 ...... A...... -- 1999.....Brigham Young ...... 19 ...... W, 20-17 ...... A ...... -- 1959.....UCLA ...... 20 ...... L, 21-6 ...... A...... -- 2001.....Oregon ...... 7 ...... L, 24-10 ...... A...... -- 1961.....Colorado ...... 8 ...... W, 21-12 ...... A ...... -- 2001.....Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 24-21 ...... A...... -- 1968.....Nebraska ...... 14 ...... L, 31-0 ...... A...... -- 2002.....Michigan ...... 14 ...... L, 10-7 ...... A...... -- 1968.....Oregon State ...... 18 ...... L, 24-21 ...... H ...... -- 2003.....Oregon ...... 19 ...... W, 17-13 ...... H ...... -- 1970.....Arizona State ...... 11 ...... L, 37-14 ...... A...... -- 2005* ...Pittsburgh ...... 19 ...... W, 35-7 ...... N ...... 5 1971.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 41-21 ...... H ...... -- 2005.....Georgia Tech ...... 24 ...... W, 38-10 ...... N ...... -- 1971.....Houston ...... 15 ...... L, 42-16 ...... A...... -- 2006.....Boise State ...... 22 ...... L, 36-3 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....Texas Tech ...... 20 ...... L, 29-22 ...... A...... -- 2006.....Brigham Young ...... 21 ...... L, 33-31 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....UCLA ...... 16 ...... L, 66-16 ...... A...... -- 2007.....UCLA ...... 11 ...... W, 44-6 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....Arizona State ...... 8 ...... W, 36-31 ...... H ...... -- 2007.....Brigham Young ...... 23 ...... L, 17-10 ...... A...... -- 1974.....Arizona ...... 12 ...... L, 41-8 ...... H ...... -- 2008.....TCU ...... 11 ...... W, 13-10 ...... H ...... 10 1974.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 32-0 ...... A...... -- 2008.....Brigham Young ...... 16 ...... W, 48-24 ...... H ...... 8 1975.....Arizona State ...... 10 ...... L, 40-14 ...... H ...... -- 2009+ ..Alabama ...... 4 ...... W, 31-17 ...... N ...... 7 1975.....Arizona ...... 11 ...... L, 38-14 ...... A...... -- 2009.....TCU ...... 4 ...... L, 55-28 ...... A...... 16 1977.....Oklahoma ...... 5 ...... L, 62-24 ...... A...... -- 2009.....Brigham Young ...... 18 ...... L, 26-23 OT .... A...... 22 1977.....Houston ...... 19 ...... L, 34-16 ...... H ...... -- 2010.....Pittsburgh ...... 15 ...... W, 27-24 OT ...H ...... -- 1977.....Brigham Young ...... 14 ...... L, 38-8 ...... A...... -- 2010.....TCU ...... 4 ...... L, 47-7 ...... H ...... 6 1979.....Washington ...... 14 ...... L, 41-7 ...... A...... -- 2010.....Boise State ...... 10 ...... L, 26-3 ...... N ...... 20 1979.....Brigham Young ...... 10 ...... L, 27-0 ...... A...... -- 2011 .....Arizona State ...... 22 ...... L, 35-14 ...... H ...... 22 1980.....Nebraska ...... 8 ...... L, 55-9 ...... A...... -- 2012.....Brigham Young ...... 25 ...... W, 24-21 ...... H ...... -- 1980.....Brigham Young ...... 13 ...... L, 56-6 ...... H ...... -- 2012.....USC ...... 13 ...... L, 38-28 ...... H ...... -- 1981.....Arizona State ...... 20 ...... L, 52-10 ...... A...... -- 2012.....Oregon State ...... 8 ...... L, 21-7 ...... A...... -- 1981.....Brigham Young ...... 18 ...... L, 56-28 ...... A...... -- 2013.....UCLA ...... 12 ...... L, 34-27 ...... H ...... -- 1982.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 23-10 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Stanford ...... 5 ...... W, 27-21 ...... H ...... -- 1982.....Texas ...... 18 ...... L, 21-12 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Arizona State ...... 23 ...... L, 20-19 ...... H ...... -- 1983.....Brigham Young ...... 9 ...... L, 55-7 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Oregon ...... 6 ...... L, 44-21 ...... A...... -- 1984.....Brigham Young ...... 3 ...... L, 24-14 ...... H ...... -- 2014.....UCLA ...... 8 ...... W, 30-28 ...... A ...... -- 1985.....Brigham Young ...... 11 ...... L, 38-28 ...... A...... -- 2014.....USC ...... 20 ...... W, 24-21 ...... H ...... 19 1986.....Arizona State ...... 9 ...... L, 52-7 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 19-16 OT .... A ...... 18 1988.....Wyoming ...... 12 ...... L, 61-18 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Oregon ...... 5 ...... L, 51-27 ...... H ...... 20 1989.....Nebraska ...... 4 ...... L, 42-30 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Arizona ...... 15 ...... L, 42-10 ...... H ...... 20 1989.....Brigham Young ...... 21 ...... L, 70-31 ...... A...... -- 2015.....Oregon ...... 13 ...... W, 62-20 ...... A ...... 18 1990.....Brigham Young ...... 5 ...... L, 45-22 ...... H ...... -- 2015.....California ...... 23 ...... W, 30-24 ...... H ...... 5 1992.....Nebraska ...... 11 ...... L, 49-22 ...... A...... -- 2016.....Washington ...... 4 ...... L, 31-24 ...... H ...... 17 1992.....Washington State .....18 ...... L, 31-28 ...... N ...... -- 2016.....Colorado ...... 9 ...... L, 27-22 ...... A...... 21 2017.....USC ...... 13 ...... L, 28-27 ...... A...... -- 2017.....Washington State .....19 ...... L, 33-25 ...... H ...... -- 2017.....Washington ...... 16 ...... L, 33-30 ...... A...... -- 2018.....Washington ...... 10 ...... L, 21-7 ...... H ...... -- 2018.....Stanford ...... 14 ...... W, 40-21 ...... A ...... --

*2004 season (Fiesta Bowl); +2008 season (Sugar Bowl) Bold indicates Utah wins

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Game 1 Aug. 30 Game 2 Sept. 8 Utah 41, Weber State 10 Utah 17, Northern Illinois 6 Salt Lake City DeKalb, Ill. Rice-Eccles Stadium [45,988] Huskie Stadium [16,762]

SALT LAKE CITY—Two early turnovers led to a 10-0 Weber State lead be- DEKALB, Ill.— Utah scored 10 points in the fi nal 4:38 to pull away for a 17-6 fore Utah reeled off 41 unanswered points to run away with a 41-10 win be- road win over Northern Illinois. Leading by just a single point (7-6) down the fore a standing room crowd of 45,988 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Wildcats stretch, the Utes got some breathing room when Matt Gay drilled a 40-yard clawed out just 59 yards of total offense (36 through three quarters against fi eld goal for a 10-6 lead. Two minutes later, Chase Hansen intercepted a the fi rst string defense)—the third fewest by a Utah opponent in program pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. Hansen also made the play history. Zack Moss rushed for 150 yards, including an 86-yard touchdown run that ended the game with his tackle for loss on fourth down. Other than that was the fourth-longest rush in Utah history. In his return to action after Britain Covey’s career-tying 129 receiving yards, Utah’s offense struggled. a two-year absence, Britain Covey fi nished with 79 receiving and 38 rushing However, the Huskies couldn’t solve a Ute defense that allowed just 228 yards. True freshman tight ends Cole Fotheringham and Brant Kuithe scored total yards and two fi eld goals. Cody Barton (12) and Hansen (12) had on their fi rst college receptions. John Penisini had a team-high six tackles, double-digit tackles to pace the Utes and Hansen’s fi nal line also included an including three of Utah’s 12 tackles for loss. interception, 2.0 sacks (2.5 tackles for loss) and a fumble recovery.

Weber State ...... 10...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 10 Utah ...... 0...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 17 Utah ...... 7...... 10 ...... 14 ...... 10 ...... 41 Northern Illinois ...... 3...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 6

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary WEB - Tuttle 42 fi eld goal, 5:28, 1st NIU - Gantz 40 fi eld goal, 1:23, 1st WEB - Jenks 2 run (Tuttle kick), 5:14, 1st UU - Moss 1 run (Gay kick), 8:31, 3rd UU - Fotheringham 3 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 2:17, 1st NIU - Gantz 27 fi eld goal, 6:51, 4th UU - Moss 86 run (Gay kick), 6:34, 2nd UU - Gay 40 fi eld goal, 4:38, 4th UU - Gay 35 fi eld goal, 00:15, 2nd UU - Hansen 40 interception return (Gay kick), 2:36, 4th UU - Moss 9 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 10:39, 3rd UU - Mariner 24 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 6:39, 3rd Team Statistics UU NIU UU - Kuithe 29 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 14:43, 4th First Downs 19 15 UU - Gay 33 fi eld goal, 1:59, 4th Net Rushing 39-68 43-117 Passing 20-31-0 18-33-1 Team Statistics WEB UU Passing Yards 286 111 First Downs 3 25 Total Offense 70-354 76-228 Net Rushing 31-46 35-268 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1 Passing 5-22-0 27-42-1 Penalties 6-60 4-43 Passing Yards 13 319 Interceptions-Yds 1-40-1 0-0 Total Offense 53-59 77-587 Punting 5-207 8-368 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3 Punt Returns 2-9 0-0 Penalties 5-42 4-20 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-20 Interceptions-Yds 1-30 0-0 Time of Possession 28:28 31:32 Punting 12-491 3-143 Third Down Conversions 6-15 7-20 Punt Returns 0-0 3-2 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-3 Kickoff Returns 2-40 1-24 Sacks By 3-37 7-45 Time of Possession 26:48 33:12 Third Down Conversions 1-15 5-14 Individual Leaders Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 2-3 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 16-66-1. NIU: Harbison 13-63-0, M. Sacks By 1-6 3-5 Jones 7-36-0, Nettles 9-29-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 20-31-0-286-0. NIU: Childers Individual Leaders 18-33-1-111-0. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 16-150-1, Shelley 2-49-0, Green 2-16-0, Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 8-129-0, Dixon 2-50-0, Nacua 2-23-0, Covey 1-38-0, Wishnowsky 1-11-0. WEB: Moss 7-26-0, Jenks 8-17-1. Boyd 1-25-0, Simpkins 1-20-0. NIU: Wesley 8-73-0, Brown 4-23-0, Harmston Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 25-40-1-279-4, Shelley 2-2-0- 3-21-0. 40-0. WEB: Jenks 5-22-0-13-0. Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. NIU: Kokosioulis 1-20. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 7-79-0, Mariner 6-73-1, Moss 3-24-1, Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 1-5, Field 1-4. NIU: None. Enis 2-34-0, Simpkins 2-13-0, Dixon 1-40-0, Kuithe 1-29-1. WEB: Ames Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Barton 12, Hansen 12, J. Johnson 8. 2-6-0, Jackson 1-5-0. Sacks: Hansen 2.0-24, Penisini 1.0-13. TFL: Hansen 2.5-24, Penisini 1.0- Kickoff Returns–Utah: Blackmon 1-24. WEB: Shaheed 2-40. 13, J. Johnson 1.0-7, Guidry 1.0-3. Interceptions: Hansen 1-40-1. Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 3-2. WEB: None. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Penisini 6, Repp 6. Sacks: D. Thompson 1.0-3, Heninger 1.0-1, Tonga 0.5-1, Anae 0.5-1. TFL: Penisini 3.0-8, Hansen 2.0-6, Tafua 2.0-3. Interceptions: none.

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Game 3 Sept. 15 Game 4 Sept. 29 #10/12 Washington 21, Utah 7 Washington State 28, Utah 24 Salt Lake City Pullman, Wash. Rice-Eccles Stadium [47,445] Martin Stadium [30,088]

SALT LAKE CITY— Utah held No. 10 Washington to just 327 total yards PULLMAN, Wash.—Zack Moss rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown and of offense—nearly 200 below its season average—but fell 21-7 before the Tyler Huntley added 88 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 28-24 loss sixth-largest crowd (47,445) in Rice-Eccles Stadium history. Cody Barton and at Washington State. The Utes held the Cougars to zero rushing yards, Chase Hansen each had 11 tackles to lead the Ute defense and defensive although the nation’s second-ranked passing team produced 445 yards tackle Pita Tonga returned his fi rst career interception 21 yards to the Husky through the air. Matt Gay’s 41-yard fi eld goal in the third quarter gave Utah 11-yard line. The Utes, who were 1-of-3 inside the red zone, couldn’t capital- a 27-24 lead that held until WSU scored with 4:14 remaining. The Utes ize on Tonga’s pick, turning the ball over on downs with a dropped pass on advanced to the Cougar 36-yard line on their fi nal series before backpedaling the 2-yard line. It was one of numerous drops on a night when Tyler Huntley from two penalties and turning the ball over on downs. Corrion Ballard had completed 20-of-38 passes for 138 yards (1 INT). Britain Covey had his third- an interception, three tackles and two pass breakups and Chase Hansen straight 100-yard all-purpose game with 133 yards (54 receiving, 77 punt contributed a team-high seven tackles. return, 2 rushing). Utah ...... 14...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 24 Washington ...... 7...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 21 Washington St...... 7...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 28 Utah ...... 7...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary UU - Huntley 24 run (Gay kick), 8:22, 1st WASH - Gaskin 38 run (Henry kick), 11:10, 1st WSU - Martin 4 pass Minshew (Mazza kick), 5:07, 1st UU - Moss 4 run (Gay kick), 00:21, 1st UU - Moss 6 run (Gay kick), 1:07, 1st WASH - Browning 1 run (Henry kick), 11:49, 2nd WSU - Minshew 10 run (Mazza kick), 11:47, 2nd WASH - Jones 6 pass from Browning (Henry kick), 8:37, 3rd WSU - Patmon 65 pass from Minshew (Mazza kick), 9:03, 2nd UU - Huntley 1 run (Gay kick), 6:01, 2nd Team Statistics WASH UU UU - Gay 41 fi eld goal, 10:39, 3rd First Downs 18 13 WSU - Winston 89 pass from Minshew (Mazza kick), 4:14, 4th Net Rushing 41-172 29-123 Passing 14-24-1 20-39-1 Team Statistics UU WSU Passing Yards 155 138 First Downs 20 21 Total Offense 65-327 68-261 Net Rushing 50-204 13-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Passing 12-21-0 31-56-1 Penalties 5-35 6-55 Passing Yards 118 445 Interceptions-Yds 1-0 1-21 Total Offense 71-322 69-445 Punting 7-269 5-228 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns 2-21 5-77 Penalties 9-76 9-104 Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yds 1-23 0-0 Time of Possession 33:11 26:49 Punting 6-253 5-240 Third Down Conversions 5-13 9-19 Punt Returns 3-3 0-0 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-3 Kickoff Returns 1-0 1-18 Sacks By 2-14 1-16 Time of Possession 33:41 26:19 Third Down Conversions 5-16 7-15 Individual Leaders Fourth Down Conversions 2-3 1-1 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 13-67-1, Huntley 11-40-0, Shyne 2-14-0. Sacks By 2-19 2-17 WASH: Gaskin 30-143-1, Baccellia, 1-37-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 20-38-1-138-0. WASH: Individual Leaders Browning 14-24-1-155-1. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 30-106-1, Huntley 17-88-2, Shyne 3-10- Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 8-54-0, Nacua 8-46-0, Boyd 1-15-0, 0. WSU: Williams 5-13-0, Gardner 5-0-1. Simpkins 1-14-0. WASH: Fuller 6-108-0, Baccellia 3-33-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 12-20-0-118-0, Simpkins 0-1- Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. WASH: None. 0-0-0. WSU: Gardner 31-56-1-445-3. Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 5-77. WASH: Fuller 2-21. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 4-22-0, Simpkins 2-25-0, Dixon 1-38- Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Barton 11, Hansen 11, D. Thompson 0, Enis 1-12-0. WSU: Sweet 6-59-0, Patmon 5-112-1, Martin 5-30-1, Easop 8. Sacks: Tafua 1.0-16. TFL: Hansen 1.5-4, Tafua 1.0-16, Guidry 1.0-12, 4-115-1, Williams 3-44-0, Borghi 3-26-0, Bell 2-25-0, Harris 1-18-0. Blackmon 1.0-4. Interceptions: P. Tonga 1-21. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Field 1-0. WSU: Harris 1-18. Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 3-3. WSU: None. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Hansen 7, Blackmon 6, Guidry 5. Sacks: Anae 1.5-15, C. Barton 0.5-4. TFL: Hansen 2.0-4, Anae 1.5-15, C. Barton 0.5-4. Interceptions: Ballard 1-23.

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Game 5 Oct. 6 Game 6 Oct. 12 Utah 40, #14 Stanford 21 Utah 42, Arizona 10 Stanford, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah Stanford Stadium [37,244] Rice-Eccles Stadium [45,862]

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Behind four takeaways, a 160-yard rushing game by SALT LAKE CITY— Utah scored on its fi rst two offensive possessions and Zack Moss and 4-of-4 fi eld goal kicking by Matt Gay, Utah beat No. 14 jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead in a 42-10 rout of Arizona in Rice-Eccles Stanford 40-21 for its fi rst Pac-12 win of the season. The Utes, who improved Stadium. Tyler Huntley passed for two touchdowns, rushed for a score and to 4-0 all-time in Stanford Stadium, jumped to a 21-0 lead and led 24-7 at caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Britain Covey. Demari Simpkins’ the half. The Cardinal closed within six points (27-21) in the third quarter team-leading 78 receiving yards included a 68-yard touchdown catch. Utah before Utah pulled away with a 13-0 fourth-quarter run. The Utes scored 17 converted on 3-of-3 fourth downs—two for touchdowns—while Arizona was points off turnovers, including a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown just 1-of-5 on fourth down attempts. The Wildcats scored only three points by Jaylon Johnson. Tyler Huntley’s 17-of-21 passing for 199 yards included against Utah’s fi rst-string defense. Chase Hansen and Maxs Tupai led the a 57-yard touchdown bomb to Samson Nacua that gave Utah a 16-point way with nine tackles each and Hansen recorded one of Utah’s fi ve sacks. cushion (37-21) with 7:12 remaining. Stanford’s last two drives ended in lost fumbles, caused by Bradlee Anae and Javelin Guidry. Arizona ...... 0...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 10 Utah ...... 14...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 42 Utah ...... 7...... 17 ...... 3 ...... 13 ...... 40 Stanford ...... 0...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 21 Scoring Summary UU - Nacua 8 pass from Huntley (Gay kick), 7:47, 1st Scoring Summary UU - Moss 1 run (Gay kick), 2:47, 1st UU - Moss 7 run (Gay kick), 00:47, 1st UU - Simpkins 68 pass from Huntley (Gay kick), 10:39, 2nd UU - J. Johnson 100 interception return (Gay kick), 10:50, 2nd UU - Huntley 3 run (Gay kick), 1:56, 2nd UU - Moss 35 run (Gay kick), 2:56, 2nd UU - Huntley 58 pass from Covey (Gay kick), 13:12, 3rd STAN - Speights 2 run (Toner kick), 00:24, 2nd ARIZ - Pollack 37 fi eld goal, 9:16, 3rd UU - Gay 48 fi eld goal, 00:00, 2nd ARIZ - Peterson 42 pass from Rodriguez (Pollack kick), 13:23, 4th UU - Gay 49 fi eld goal, 9:40, 3rd UU - Shyne 22 run (Gay kick), 6:14, 4th STAN - Scarlett 1 run (Toner kick), 5:02, 3rd STAN - M. Wilson 26 pass from Costello (Toner kick), 1:44, 3rd Team Statistics ARIZ UU UU - Gay 34 fi eld goal, 12:33, 4th First Downs 19 23 UU - Nacua 57 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 7:12, 4th Net Rushing 31-72 46-230 UU - Gay 37 fi eld goal, 3:34, 4th Passing 24-46-0 16-22-1 Passing Yards 246 265 Team Statistics UU STAN Total Offense 77-318 68-495 First Downs 22 26 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Net Rushing 43-222 28-42 Penalties 5-56 9-94 Passing 17-21-0 26-42-2 Interceptions-Yds 1-33 0-0 Passing Yards 199 381 Punting 5-209 4-193 Total Offense 64-421 70-423 Punt Returns 1-0 1-2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Kickoff Returns 3-67 0-0 Penalties 7-65 2-20 Time of Possession 26:50 33:10 Interceptions-Yds 2-110-1 0-0 Third Down Conversions 6-18 5-13 Punting 2-92 3-149 Fourth Down Conversions 1-5 3-3 Punt Returns 1-6 1-9 Sacks By 2-7 5-25 Kickoff Returns 0-0 4-100 Time of Possession 31:20 28:40 Individual Leaders Third Down Conversions 6-13 3-11 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 15-68-1, Huntley 11-64-1, Shyne 8-53-1, Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 3-3 Wishnowsky 1-28-0, Green 4-21-0. ARIZ: Taylor 13-61-0, Brightwell 7-19-0. Sacks By 4-30 1-9 Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 14-19-1-201-2, Covey 2-2-0- 64-1, Shelley 0-1-0-0-0. ARIZ: Rodriguez 20-38-0-226-1, Joiner 3-4-0-17-0, Individual Leaders Tate 1-4-0-3-0. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 20-160-2, Shyne 10-38-0, Huntley 10- Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 6-51-0, Simpkins 3-78-1, Dixon 23-0. STAN: Speights 17-56-1, Scarlett 6-17-1. 2-42-0, Nacua 2-21-1, Huntley 1-58-1. ARIZ: Brown 8-43-0, Peterson 4-63-1, Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 17-21-0-199-1. STAN: Cooper 4-57-0, Poindexter 3-39-0, Berryhill 3-30-0. Costello 26-41-2-381-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. ARIZ: Taylor 3-67. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 6-70-0, Nacua 2-70-1, Br Kuithe Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 1-2. ARIZ: Brown 1-0. 3-22-0, Simpkins 3-20-0. STAN: K. Smith 8-120-0, JJ Arcega-Whiteside Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Hansen 9, Tupai 9, Guidry 8, Barton 8. 8-103-0, Irwin 7-100-0, M. Wilson 1-26-1. Sacks: Anae 1.0-7, Penisini 1.0-6, Repp 1.0-5, Hansen 1.0-4, Barton 1.0-3. Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. STAN: Scarlett 4-100. TFL: Anae 1.0-7, Penisini 1.0-6, Repp 1.0-5, Hansen 1.0-4, Barton 1.0-3. Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 1-6. STAN: None. Interceptions: None. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Hansen 9, Barton 8, J. Johnson 7, D. Thompson 7. Sacks: Anae 2.0-16, Tupai 1.0-7, Hansen 1.0-7. TFL: Anae 3.0-17, Hansen 2.0-10, Tupai 1.0-7, Barton 1.0-3, D. Thompson 1.0-1. Inter- ceptions: J. Johnson 1-100-1, Pututau 1-10.

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Game 7 Oct. 20 Utah 41, USC 28 Salt Lake City, Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium [46,405]

SALT LAKE CITY—Tyler Huntley completed 76-percent of his passes (22-of- 29) for 341 yards and four touchdowns and Utah’s defense smothered USC in a 41-28 victory. USC jumped ahead 14-0 in the fi rst quarter before Utah reeled off 34 unanswered points. The Trojans would not score again until the fourth quarter after blocking and recovering a punt on Utah’s 9-yard line. They scored on their fi rst third down conversion of the night after going 0-10 on third downs through the fi rst three quarters. Zack Moss rushed for 136 yards and Britain Covey had 79 yards receiving and a touchdown. Chase Hansen’s team-leading 11 tackles included three for a loss and he inter- cepted a pass off a tipped ball by Javelin Guidry.

USC ...... 14...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 28 Utah ...... 7...... 13 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 41

Scoring Summary USC - Pittman 34 pass from Daniels (Brown kick), 7:31, 1st USC - Tufele 48 fumble recovery (Brown kick), 5:58, 1st UU - Covey 46 pass from Huntley (Gay kick), 5:05, 1st UU - Gay 33 fi eld goal, 14:11, 2nd UU - Huntley 3 run (Gay kick), 7:27, 2nd UU - Gay 30 fi eld goal, 00:00, 2nd UU - Enis 27 pass from Huntley (Gay kick), 12:36, 3rd UU - Simpkins 11 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 3:28, 3rd USC - Petite 3 pass from Fink (Brown kick), 11:34, 4th UU - Jackson 11 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 8:55, 4th USC - Malepeai 12 run (Brown kick), 3:05, 4th

Team Statistics USC UU First Downs 10 27 Net Rushing 31-73 51-200 Passing 12-23-2 22-30-0 Passing Yards 132 341 Total Offense 54-205 81-541 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 Penalties 2-20 7-69 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 2-5 Punting 7-279 4-143 Punt Returns 1-4 2-(-2) Kickoff Returns 2-52 1-38 Time of Possession 25:12 34:48 Third Down Conversions 3-14 5-14 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-2 Sacks By 5-27 2-10

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 25-136-0, Huntley 16-33-1, Green 3-19- 0. USC: Malepeai 10-44-1, Carr 12-23-0, Fink 4-21-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 22-29-0-341-4. USC: Daniels 6-16-2-89-1. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Nacua 5-55-0, Covey 4-79-1, Kuithe 4-68-0, Dixon 2-56-0, Simpkins 2-24-1, Field 2-16-0, Enis 1-27-1, Jackson 1-11-1. USC: Pittman 4-107-1, Jones 3-4-0, Malepeai 1-12-0, Petite 1-3-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Covey 1-38. USC: Jones 1-30, Carr 1-22. Punt Returns–Utah: 2-(-2). USC: Pittman 1-4. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Hansen 11, Barton 8, Blair 5. Sacks: Fotu 1.0-6, Pututau 1.0-4. TFL: Hansen 3.0-8, Fotu 1.5-7, Pututau 1.5-5, Tafua 1.0-1. Interceptions: Johnson 1-5, Hansen 1-0.

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Date Opponent Score Attend RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G 8/30/18 WEBER STATE W 41-10 45988 Moss, Zack 7 135 792 39 753 5.6 7 86 107.6 9/08/18 at Northern Illinois W 17-6 16762 Huntley, Tyler 7 91 376 136 240 2.6 4 28 34.3 9/15/18 WASHINGTON L 7-21 47445 Shyne, Armand 7 29 136 5 131 4.5 1 22 18.7 Covey, Britain 7 8 65 3 62 7.8 0 38 8.9 9/29/18 at Washington State L 24-28 30088 Green, TJ 5 10 59 0 59 5.9 0 12 11.8 10/06/18 at #14 Stanford W 40-21 37244 Shelley, Jason 2 5 51 6 45 9.0 0 40 22.5 10/12/18 ARIZONA W 42-10 45862 Wishnowsky, M. 7 2 39 0 39 19.5 0 28 5.6 10/20/18 USC W 41-28 46405 Brumfi eld,Devin 2 4 8 8 0 0.0 0 4 0.0 Kuithe, Brant 7 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 TEAM STATISTICS ...... UTAH ...... OPP TEAM 5 8 0 12 -12 -1.5 0 0 -2.4 SCORING ...... 212 ...... 124 Total...... 7 293 1526 211 1315 4.5 12 86 187.9 Points Per Game ...... 30.3 ...... 17.7 Opponents...... 7 218 763 241 522 2.4 7 38 74.6 Points Off Turnovers ...... 34 ...... 27 PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G FIRST DOWNS ...... 149 ...... 112 Huntley, Tyler 7 147.23 130-198-3 65.7 1562 11 68 223.1 Rushing ...... 71 ...... 28 Shelley, Jason 2 178.67 2-3-0 66.7 40 0 40 20.0 Passing ...... 64 ...... 65 Covey, Britain 7 533.80 2-2-0 100.0 64 1 58 9.1 Penalty ...... 14 ...... 19 TEAM 5 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1315 ...... 522 Simpkins,Demari 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Yards gained rushing ...... 1526 ...... 763 Total...... 7 149.29 134-206-3 65.0 1666 12 68 238.0 Yards lost rushing ...... 211 ...... 241 Opponents...... 7 108.53 130-246-7 52.8 1483 8 89 211.9 Rushing Attempts ...... 293 ...... 218 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Rush ...... 4.5 ...... 2.4 Covey, Britain 7 43 484 11.3 1 48 69.1 Average Per Game ...... 187.9 ...... 74.6 Nacua, Samson 7 20 222 11.1 2 57 31.7 TDs Rushing ...... 12 ...... 7 Simpkins,Demari 7 14 194 13.9 2 68 27.7 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 1666 ...... 1483 Kuithe, Brant 7 10 128 12.8 1 30 18.3 Comp-Att-Int ...... 134-206-3 ...... 130-246-7 Dixon, Jaylen 7 8 226 28.2 0 49 32.3 Average Per Pass ...... 8.1 ...... 6.0 Mariner, Siaosi 5 7 82 11.7 1 24 16.4 Average Per Catch ...... 12.4 ...... 11.4 Enis, Solomon 7 6 85 14.2 1 29 12.1 Average Per Game ...... 238.0 ...... 211.9 Fotheringham, C 7 6 36 6.0 1 13 5.1 TDs Passing ...... 12 ...... 8 Moss, Zack 7 6 36 6.0 1 15 5.1 Jackson, Jake 7 4 31 7.8 1 11 4.4 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 2981 ...... 2005 Boyd, Bronson 7 2 40 20.0 0 25 5.7 Total Plays ...... 499 ...... 464 Field, Jameson 7 2 16 8.0 0 11 2.3 Average Per Play ...... 6.0 ...... 4.3 Haller, Connor 7 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.7 Average Per Game ...... 425.9 ...... 286.4 Huntley, Tyler 7 1 58 58.0 1 58 8.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 3-62 ...... 13-297 Green, TJ 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 17-97 ...... 5-34 Brumfi eld,Devin 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 7-199 ...... 3-63 Shyne, Armand 7 1 5 5.0 0 2 0.7 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 20.7 ...... 22.8 Total...... 7 134 1666 12.4 12 68 238.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 5.7 ...... 6.8 Opponents...... 7 130 1483 11.4 8 89 211.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 28.4 ...... 21.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long FUMBLES-LOST ...... 11-9 ...... 7-3 Johnson, Jaylon 2 105 52.5 1 100 PENALTIES-Yards...... 48-439 ...... 32-320 Hansen, Chase 2 40 20.0 1 40 Average Per Game ...... 62.7 ...... 45.7 Ballard,Corrion 1 23 23.0 0 23 PUNTS-Yards ...... 29-1259 ...... 47-2005 Tonga, Pita 1 21 21.0 0 21 Average Per Punt ...... 43.4 ...... 42.7 Pututau, Hauati 1 10 10.0 0 10 Net punt average ...... 41.6 ...... 38.0 Total...... 7 199 28.4 2 100 KICKOFFS-Yards ...... 41-2646 ...... 27-1596 Opponents...... 3 63 21.0 0 33 Average Per Kick ...... 64.5 ...... 59.1 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Net kick average ...... 40.2 ...... 40.1 Field, Jameson 1 0 0.0 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 31:38 ...... 28:22 Covey, Britain 1 38 38.0 0 38 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 41/104 ...... 32/106 Blackmon, J. 1 24 24.0 0 24 3rd-Down Pct ...... 39% ...... 30% Total...... 3 62 20.7 0 38 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 9/16 ...... 7/14 Opponents...... 13 297 22.8 0 32 4th-Down Pct ...... 56% ...... 50% SACKS BY-Yards ...... 20-142 ...... 20-125 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long MISC YARDS ...... 0 ...... 0 Covey, Britain 16 93 5.8 0 28 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 26 ...... 16 Field, Jameson 1 4 4.0 0 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 10-13 ...... 4-8 Total...... 17 97 5.7 0 28 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Opponents...... 5 34 6.8 0 12 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... (19-21) 90% ...... (11-20) 55% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... (13-21) 62% ...... (9-20) 45% FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... (26-26) 100% ...... (16-16) 100% Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 2 74 37.0 1 48 ATTENDANCE ...... 185700 ...... 84094 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 4/46425 ...... 3/28031 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0 Wishnowsky, M. 28 1259 45.0 58 1 14 13 8 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCORE BY QTRS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Total...... 29 1259 43.4 58 1 14 13 8 1 Utah 56 61 48 47 212 Opponents...... 47 2005 42.7 59 6 15 13 9 0 Opponents 41 28 24 31 124 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Gay, Matt 41 2646 64.5 28 0 Total...... 41 2646 64.5 28 0 297 40.2 24 Opponents...... 27 1596 59.1 18 1 62 40.1 24 utahutes.com • facebook: uathletics • twitter: @utahathletics 25 2018 Utah Statistics

FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Gay, Matt 10-13 76.9 0-0 0-0 6-6 4-7 0-0 49 2 Moss, Zack 7 753 36 0 0 0 789 112.7 Covey, Britain 7 62 484 93 38 0 677 96.7 FG SEQUENCE Utah OPPONENTS Huntley, Tyler 7 240 58 0 0 0 298 42.6 Weber State 43,(35),(33) (42),45 Dixon, Jaylen 7 0 226 0 0 0 226 32.3 Northern Illinois 43,43,(40) (49),(27) Nacua, Samson 7 0 222 0 0 0 222 31.7 Washington - - Simpkins,Demari 7 0 194 0 0 0 194 27.7 Washington State (41) 52 Shyne, Armand 7 131 5 0 0 0 136 19.4 Stanford (48),(49),(34),(37) - Kuithe, Brant 7 -2 128 0 0 0 126 18.0 Arizona - 34,(37) Johnson, Jaylon 7 0 0 0 0 105 105 15.0 Enis, Solomon 7 0 85 0 0 0 85 12.1 USC (33),(30) 39 Mariner, Siaosi 5 0 82 0 0 0 82 16.4 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate fi eld goal was made. Green, TJ 5 59 6 0 0 0 65 13.0 Shelley, Jason 2 45 0 0 0 0 45 22.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Hansen, Chase 7 0 0 0 0 40 40 5.7 Huntley, Tyler 7 289 240 1562 1802 257.4 Boyd, Bronson 7 0 40 0 0 0 40 5.7 Moss, Zack 7 135 753 0 753 107.6 Wishnowsky, M. 7 39 0 0 0 0 39 5.6 Shyne, Armand 7 29 131 0 131 18.7 Fotheringham, C 7 0 36 0 0 0 36 5.1 Covey, Britain 7 10 62 64 126 18.0 Jackson, Jake 7 0 31 0 0 0 31 4.4 Shelley, Jason 2 8 45 40 85 42.5 Blackmon, J. 7 0 0 0 24 0 24 3.4 Green, TJ 5 10 59 0 59 11.8 Ballard,Corrion 7 0 0 0 0 23 23 3.3 Wishnowsky, M. 7 2 39 0 39 5.6 Tonga, Pita 6 0 0 0 0 21 21 3.5 Kuithe, Brant 7 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3 Field, Jameson 7 0 16 4 0 0 20 2.9 TEAM 5 10 -12 0 -12 -2.4 Haller, Connor 7 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.7 Total...... 7 499 1315 1666 2981 425.9 Pututau, Hauati 7 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.4 Opponents...... 7 464 522 1483 2005 286.4 Brumfi eld,Devin 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 |------PATs ------| TEAM 5 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -2.4 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. Total...... 7 1315 1666 97 62 199 3339 477.0 Gay, Matt 0 10-13 26-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 56 Opponents...... 7 522 1483 34 297 63 2399 342.7 Moss, Zack 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Huntley, Tyler 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Simpkins,Demari 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Nacua, Samson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jackson, Jake 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Shyne, Armand 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Fotheringham, C 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Enis, Solomon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Kuithe, Brant 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mariner, Siaosi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Johnson, Jaylon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hansen, Chase 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Covey, Britain 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 26 10-13 26-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 212 Opponents...... 16 4-8 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 124

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |---Fumbles---| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 22 Hansen, Chase 7 42 21 63 14.0-60 4.0-35 2-40 . 1 1-0 . . . 30 Barton, Cody 7 29 24 53 3.5-11 1.5-7 . 4 2 . . . . 28 Guidry, Javelin 7 19 9 28 3.0-20 . . 7 1 . 1 . . 1 Johnson, Jaylon 7 19 7 26 1.0-7 . 2-105 1 . . . . . 13 Blair, Marquise 7 18 8 26 1.5-2 . . 2 . . . . . 3 Thompson, Donav 7 11 14 25 2.0-4 1.0-3 ...... 6 Anae, Bradlee 7 8 14 22 6.5-40 5.0-38 . 3 . . 1 . . 15 Ballard,Corrion 7 12 9 21 . . 1-23 5 . 1-0 1 . . 52 Penisini, John 7 8 13 21 5.0-27 2.0-19 . 1 1 . . . . 23 Blackmon, J. 7 16 4 20 1.0-4 . . 6 . . . . . 92 Tupai, Maxs 5 7 7 14 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . 1 . 42 Tafua, Mika 5 8 5 13 4.5-21 1.0-16 . 1 1 . 1 . . 41 Pututau, Hauati 7 4 8 12 2.5-6 1.0-4 1-10 2 . . . . . 47 Repp, Caleb 7 6 6 12 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 26 Burgess,Terrell 7 7 4 11 0.5-2 . . 2 . . . 1 . 99 Fotu, Leki 7 4 5 9 2.0-8 1.0-6 ...... 49 Tonga, Pita 6 1 4 5 1.0-1 0.5-1 1-21 . 1 . . . . 14 Nurse, Josh 7 3 2 5 ...... 5 Lewis, Tareke 5 4 . 4 ...... 36 Bernard,Francis 5 2 2 4 ...... 10 Field, Jameson 7 1 1 2 ...... 96 Heninger, Nick 6 1 1 2 1.0-1 1.0-1 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 19 Davis, Vonte 7 . 2 2 ...... 27 Woodward, Mason 7 1 1 2 ...... 2 Afi a, Philip 6 2 . 2 ...... 70 Barton, Jackson 7 2 . 2 ...... 37 Golden, Maddie 7 1 . 1 ...... 16 King, Nygel 7 1 . 1 ...... 31 Hubert, R.J. 1 1 . 1 ...... 21 Enis, Solomon 7 1 . 1 ...... 20 Lloyd, Devin 7 1 . 1 ...... 4 Young-Smith, T. 3 1 . 1 ...... 7A Simpkins,Demari 7 1 . 1 ...... 55 Ford, Nick 7 . 1 1 ...... 80 Kuithe, Brant 7 . 1 1 ...... 50 Umana, Orlando 7 . 1 1 ...... 29 Strong, Tre 6 1 . 1 ...... 97 Gay, Matt 7 1 . 1 ...... 44 Jackson, Jake 7 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 7 245 174 419 51-226 20-142 7-199 36 7 3-0 4 2 . Opponents...... 7 289 200 489 47.0-196 20-125 3-63 25 4 9-74 7 3 .

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NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Age Hometown/Previous School 1 Tyler Huntley 2 Philip Afi a DB 6-1 201 Jr. 2VL 21 Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS 1 Jaylon Johnson 79 Jordan Agasiva OL 6-3 320 Sr. 1VL 21 Kalihi, Hawaii/Pima CC 2 Philip Afi a 62 Aaron Amaama OL 6-1 380 Sr. 1VL 22 Kearns, Utah/Bingham HS 2 Zack Moss 6 Bradlee Anae DE 6-3 254 Jr. 2VL 20 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 3 Donavan Thompson 59 Moroni Anae LB 6-1 229 So. JC 19 San Diego, Calif./Riverside CC 4 TJ Green 21 Anthony Armstrong DB 5-9 185 Sr. TR 25 Draper, Utah/BYU 4 Tyrone Young-Smith 38 Stone Azarcon DB 6-3 199 Fr. RS 19 Draper, Utah/Juan Diego HS 5 Tareke Lewis 15 Corrion Ballard DB 6-3 200 Sr. 1VL 20 Houston, Texas/Blinn College 6 Bradlee Anae 76 London Bartholomew OL 6-1 295 So. RS 20 Mesa, Ariz./Ohio Wesleyan 30 Cody Barton LB 6-2 230 Sr. 3VL 21 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 6 Armand Shyne 70 Jackson Barton OL 6-7 313 Sr. 3VL 23 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole 36 Francis Bernard LB 6-0 235 Jr. TR 23 Herriman, Utah/BYU 7 Rex Jordan 23 Julian Blackmon DB 6-1 190 Jr. 2VL 20 Layton, Utah/Layton HS 7 Demari Simpkins 13 Marquise Blair DB 6-2 195 Sr. 1VL 21 Wooster, Ohio/Dodge City CC 8 Chris Hart 9 Bronson Boyd WR 6-0 190 Fr. RS 20 Arlington, Texas/Texas Tech 8 Siaosi Mariner 22 Devin Brumfi eld RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 19 Covington, La./Covington HS 9 Bronson Boyd 26 Terrell Burgess DB 6-0 197 Jr. 2VL 19 San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 10 Jameson Field 73 Johnny Capra OL 6-6 301 Jr. 2VL 21 Auburn, Calif./Placer HS 11 Malone Mataele 18 Britain Covey WR 5-8 170 So. 1VL 21 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 11 Terrell Perriman 94 Jackson Cravens DT 6-3 303 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 12 Chayden Johnston 71 Braeden E. Daniels OL 6-4 284 Fr. HS 18 Carrollton, Texas/Hebron HS 12 Drew Lisk 19 Vonte Davis DB 6-0 184 So. JC 19 Rosenberg, Texas/Blinn College 12 Bryant Pirtle 25 Jaylen Dixon WR 5-9 165 Fr. RS 19 Frisco, Texas/Lone Star HS 13 Marquise Blair 60 Keven Dixon OL 6-5 290 Jr. SQ 21 Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS 14 Josh Nurse 51 Samu Elisaia DE 6-0 239 So. JC 20 South Jordan, Utah/Snow College 15 Corrion Ballard 21 Solomon Enis WR 6-3 196 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS 15 Jason Shelley 25 Quinn Fabrizio LB 6-3 218 Fr. HS 22 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS 16 Nygel King 88 Bapa Falemaka DE 6-3 243 So. 1VL 20 Grantsville, Utah/Judge Memorial HS 16 Preston Pitt 69 Lo Falemaka OL 6-5 295 Sr. 2VL 23 West Valley City, Utah/Cottonwood HS 17 Derrick Vickers 10 Jameson Field WR 5-11 187 Sr. 3VL 23 Long Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS 18 Britain Covey Holden Fielding WR 5-10 160 So. HS 22 Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS 19 Vonte Davis Pena Fitisemanu DT Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 19 Bryan Thompson 55 Nick Ford OL 6-5 315 Fr. RS 17 San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro HS 20 Devin Lloyd 89 Cole Fotheringham TE 6-4 242 Fr. HS 20 San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS 21 Anthony Armstrong 99 Leki Fotu DT 6-5 323 Jr. 2VL 20 West Valley City, Utah/Herriman HS 21 Solomon Enis 97 Matt Gay K 6-0 230 Sr. 1VL 24 Orem, Utah/Utah Valley 22 Devin Brumfi eld 37 Maddie Golden SN 5-10 218 Fr. HS 18 Piedmont, S.C./Powdersville HS 22 Chase Hansen 56 Tyler Gonzalez DE 6-3 232 Fr. HS 19 San Diego, Calif./Granite Hills HS 23 Julian Blackmon 78 Jake Grant OL 6-3 295 So. SQ 22 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS 24 Sione Lund 4 TJ Green RB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Chandler, Ariz./Chandler HS 25 Jaylen Dixon 28 Javelin Guidry DB 5-9 190 So. 1VL 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 25 Quinn Fabrizio 46 Connor Haller TE 6-2 230 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 26 Terrell Burgess 22 Chase Hansen LB 6-3 230 Sr. 3VL 25 Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS 27 Mason Woodward 86 Zach Hansen TE 6-1 238 Fr. RS 22 Springville, Utah/Springville HS 28 Javelin Guidry 8 Chris Hart LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2VL 21 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 29 Tré Strong 53 Alani Havili-Katoa OL 6-3 305 Sr. 3VL 22 Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS 30 Cody Barton 95 Malik Haynes DE 6-2 253 Jr. RS 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Ventura College 31 R.J. Hubert 96 Nick Heninger DE 6-2 244 So. 1VL 22 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 31 Branden Rankins 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5-8 192 Jr. 2VL 21 Boca Raton, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas School 31 Keala Santiago 31 R.J. Hubert DB 6-0 194 Fr. HS 20 Logandale, Nev./Moapa Valley HS 32 Joey Wood 1 Tyler Huntley QB 6-1 200 Jr. 2VL 20 Dania, Fla./Hallandale HS 33 Mitch Wishnowsky 44 Jake Jackson TE 6-3 245 Jr. 2VL 24 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS 34 Alassane Niang Brydon Johnson DB Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/West HS 35 Jonoven Smith 1 Jaylon Johnson DB 6-0 190 So. 1VL 20 Fresno, Calif./Central East HS 35 Edward Vander 12 Chayden Johnston K/P 6-1 160 So. 1VL 21 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 36 Francis Bernard 7 Rex Jordan DE 6-4 252 Jr. JC 21 Stone Mountain, Ga./Mt. San Jacinto College 37 Maddie Golden 81 Yioti Karahalios TE 6-1 219 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 38 Stone Azarcon 16 Nygel King DB 6-0 180 So. 1VL 21 Tomball, Texas/Klein Oak HS 39 Tre O’Guinn 91 Blake Kuithe DE 6-3 247 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo 80 Brant Kuithe TE 6-2 225 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 41 Hauati Pututau 66 Kyle Lanterman OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2VL 21 Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS 42 Mika Tafua 5 Tareke Lewis DB 5-11 180 Jr. JC 22 Palatka, Fla./Riverside CC 43 Fua Pututau 12 Drew Lisk QB 6-1 202 So. 1VL 20 Draper, Utah/Jordan HS 44 Jake Jackson 20 Devin Lloyd LB 6-3 230 Fr. RS 19 Chula Vista, Calif./Otay Ranch HS 45 Andrew Mata’afa 24 Sione Lund LB 6-0 250 Fr. TR 19 Holladay, Utah/Stanford 45 Samson Nacua Stockton Lund K/P Fr. HS Bluffdale, Utah/Riverton HS 46 Connor Haller 90 Paul Maile OL 6-2 285 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/East HS 47 Caleb Repp 8 Siaosi Mariner WR 6-2 193 Jr. 2VL 21 Tustin, Calif./Tustin HS 93 Keegan Markgraf SN 6-3 222 Jr. TR 22 Hamilton, Ont.,/Central Michigan 45 Andrew Mata’afa LB 6-3 208 Fr. HS 18 San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel HS

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NUMERICAL 11 Malone Mataele DB 5-11 180 Fr. HS 18 Placentia, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS 48 Noah Rodriguez- 93 Jaxson McBride DE 5-11 250 Fr. HS 19 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS Trammell Nicholas McGee WR TR 19 Jacksonville, Fla./Edward Waters College 49 Pita Tonga 58 Simi Moala OL 6-7 294 Fr. HS 21 Hawthorne, Calif./Cathedral HS 50 Orlando Umana 98 Viane Moala DT 6-6 301 Jr. TR 20 Ili’ili, American Samoa/Hawaii 51 Samu Elisaia Eli Morrow DT Fr. HS 18 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville HS 52 John Penisini 2 Zack Moss RB 5-10 215 Jr. 2VL 20 Hialeah Gardens, Fla./Hallandale HS 53 Alani Havili-Katoa 45 Samson Nacua WR 6-3 195 So. 1VL 20 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 54 Bryant Pirtle 34 Alassane Niang DB 6-0 190 Jr. JC 21 Salt Lake City/Fresno City College 55 Nick Ford 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo FB 6-2 220 So. 1VL 20 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck HS 56 Tyler Gonzales 14 Josh Nurse DB 6-3 200 Jr. 1VL 22 Fayetteville, Ga./Blinn College 58 Simi Moala 39 Tre O’Guinn DB 5-10 197 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS 59 Moroni Anae 77 Darrin Paulo OL 6-5 313 Jr. 2VL 21 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS 60 Keven Dixon 52 John Penisini DT 6-2 315 Jr. 1VL 21 West Jordan, Utah/Snow College 62 Aaron Amaama 11 Terrell Perriman WR 5-11 182 Fr. HS 19 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 63 Stratton Wagner Dallin Pili LB Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 65 Paul Toala 12 Bryant Pirtle LB 6-2 227 Jr. JC 21 Louisville, Ky./Pima CC 66 Kyle Lanterman 16 Preston Pitt P/K 6-0 185 Fr. HS 18 Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS 68 Mo Unutoa 43 Fua Pututau DT 6-1 260 Fr. HS 20 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 69 Lo Falemaka 41 Hauati Pututau DT 6-3 300 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 70 Jackson Barton 31 Branden Rankins RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 18 San Bernardino, Calif./Aquinas HS 71 Braeden E. Daniels 47 Caleb Repp DE/TE 6-5 230 Jr. 2VL 21 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS 73 Johnny Capra 48 Noah Rodriguez-Trammell LS 6-2 216 So. 1VL 19 Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame HS 74 Ryan Toa 31 Keala Santiago DB 5-11 205 Jr. TR 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Hawaii 76 London Bartholomew 15 Jason Shelley QB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Little Elm, Texas/Lone Star HS 77 Darrin Paulo 6 Armand Shyne RB 5-11 210 Jr. 1VL 21 Oakland, Calif./American River College Kaden Simmonds LB Fr. HS 20 Woods Cross, Utah/Bountiful HS 78 Jake Grant 7 Demari Simpkins WR 5-10 176 Jr. 2VL 20 Carol City, Fla./Hallandale HS 79 Jordan Agasiva 82 Dylan Slavens WR 5-11 174 Fr. RS 23 Springville, Utah/Springville HS 80 Brant Kuithe 35 Jonoven Smith DB 5-10 178 Fr. HS 18 Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton Union HS 81 Yioti Karahalios 29 Tré Strong DB 6-1 195 Jr. RS 22 Billings, Mont./Montana State 82 Dylan Slavens 42 Mika Tafua DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 84 Dominique Thompson 19 Bryan Thompson WR 6-2 205 So. 1VL 19 Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde HS 86 Zach Hansen 84 Dominique Thompson WR Fr. HS 17 Buena Park, Calif./Cypress HS 87 Thomas Yassmin 3 Donavan Thompson LB 5-10 224 Jr. 2VL 21 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 88 Bapa Falemaka 74 Ryan Toa OL 6-5 366 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Orem HS 89 Cole Fotheringham 65 Paul Toala OL 6-4 319 Jr. 1VL 24 Burien, Wash./Dixie State College 90 Paul Maile 49 Pita Tonga DT 6-1 301 So. 1VL 22 Taylorsville, Utah/Highland HS 91 Blake Kuithe Tae Tonga WR Sr. JC 21 Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC 92 Maxs Tupai 92 Maxs Tupai DE 6-1 242 So. 1VL 20 Taylorsville, Utah/Murray HS 93 Keegan Markgraf 50 Orlando Umana OL 6-4 320 So. 1VL 20 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS 93 Jaxson McBride 68 Mo Unutoa OL 6-4 300 Fr. RS 18 Kapaa, Hawaii/Kapaa HS 94 Jackson Cravens 35 Edward Vander RB 6-0 197 Jr. TR 19 Long Beach, Calif./Montana State 95 Malik Haynes 17 Derrick Vickers WR 5-11 185 Sr. JC 22 Bakersfi eld, Calif./Bakersfi eld College 96 Nick Heninger 63 Stratten Wagner OL 6-3 299 So. RS 22 Lindon, Utah/Snow College 97 Matt Gay 33 Mitch Wishnowsky P 6-2 220 Sr. 2VL 26 Perth, Australia/Santa Barbara College 98 Viane Moala 32 Joey Wood RB 5-9 214 Jr. JC 21 Los Gatos, Calif./College of San Mateo 99 Leki Fotu 27 Mason Woodward RB 5-9 212 Jr. 1VL 23 West Point, Utah/Syracuse HS 87 Thomas Yassmin TE 6-5 248 Fr. HS 18 Sydney, Australia/The Scots College 4 Tyrone Young-Smith DB 6-4 200 Jr. 2VL 21 Fresno, Calif./Edison HS

Pronuncia ons Philip Afi a ...... ah-fee-uh Leki Fotu ...... leck-ee fo-too Siaosi Mariner ...... see-oh-see Jordan Agasiva ...... ahn-gah-see-vah Javelin Guidry ...... gid-ree Andrew Mata’afa ...... mah-tah-ah-fah Keala Santiago ...... kee-ah-luh Aaron Amaama ...... ah-mah-ah-mah Connor Haller ...... hal-er Malone Mataele ...... mah-tah-elly sahn-tee-ah-go Bradlee Anae ...... uh-ny Alani Havili-Katoa ..... al-ah-nee ha-vee-lee Simi Moala ...... see-me mo-ah-lah Armand Shyne ...... are-mond Moroni Anae ...... more-oh-ny uh-ny kah-toe-a Viane Moala ...... vee-ah-nay mo-ah-la Demari Simpkins ...... da-marr-ee Stone Azarcon ...... uh-zar-con Malik Haynes ...... mal-leek Samson Nacua ...... nah-koo-uh Dylan Slavens ...... slave-ens Corrion Ballard ...... kory-ahn Nick Heninger ...... henna-gur Alassane Niang ...... al-a-son nee-ang Tré Strong ...... tray Marquise Blair ...... mar-keece Yioti Karahalios ...... yee-oh-tee Ali’i Niumatalolo ...... al-ee-ee Mika Tafua ...... me-kuh tah-foo-uh Terrell Burgess ...... tur-ell car-uh-hall-lee-oce nee-uh-mah-tuh-lolo Ryan To’a ...... toe-ah Britain Covey ...... rhymes with love Nygel King ...... ny-jul Darrin Paulo ...... pow-loe Paul Toala ...... toe-ah-luh Vonte Davis ...... von-tay Blake/Brant Kuithe ...... keeth-ee John Penisini ...... pen-ih-seeny Pita Tonga ...... peeta tong-guh Samu Elisaia ...... sah-moo ell-ee-sy-a Tareke Lewis ...... tuh-reek Terrell Perriman ...... tur-ell Maxs Tupai ...... max too-pa-ee Solomon Enis ...... ee-niss Sione Lund ...... see-oh-nay Bryant Pirtle ...... pertle Orlando Umana ...... ooh-mah-nah Quinn Fabrizio ...... fuh-breezy-oh Paul Maile ...... mylay Fua Pututau ...... foo-uh poo-too-tao Mo Unutoa ...... ooh-new-toe-uh Bapa/Lo Falemaka ...... fah-luh-ma-ka Keegan Markgraf ...... mar-graff Hauati Pututau ...... how-ott-ee poo-too-tao Thomas Yassmin ...... yaz-min utahutes.com • facebook: uathletics • twitter: @utahathletics 29