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6 p.m.
Football
at Wyoming
Saturday, October 20
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:00 PM
University of Utah
35
vs
0
Wyoming
Football Blanks Wyoming 35-0
10/20/2001 12:00 AM | Football
Oct 20, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lance Rice threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Cliff Russell, and Dameon Hunter ran for 109 yards as Utah beat Wyoming 35-0 on Saturday.
Utah (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) won with a balanced attack, finishing with 190 yards rushing and 275 passing. Russell caught seven passes for a career-high 157 yards.
The Cowboys (2-5, 0-4) were shut out for the second straight year by the Utes, who won 34-0 last season. Wyoming gained only 150 yards and didn't cross midfield in the second half until late in the fourth quarter.
The Utes led 21-0 at the break, and Rice put the game out of reach early in the third period with an 8-yard TD pass to Josh Lyman. Rice finished 15-of-21, while Adam Tate rushed for two short touchdowns.
Wyoming's Casey Bramlet, who came in leading the Mountain West at 296.2 yards passing a game, struggled against Utah's defense. He finished 15-of-29 for 80 yards and an interception.
After a scoreless first quarter, Rice threw a a 44-yard touchdown pass to Russell. The Utes forced a punt, then drove 55 yards in five plays, with Tate leaping across the goal line from the 1.
Wyoming has lost 11 straight conference games, dating to a 42-28 victory over New Mexico in 1999.
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