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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Football Team Prepares For Emerald Bowl
11/30/2005 12:00 AM | Football
Nov. 30, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY -
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> Utah (6-5, 4-4 MWC) will play in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco's SBC Park on Thursday, Dec. 29. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The game between Utah and a to-be-named Atlantic Coast Conference team will be televised nationally on ESPN. The payout is $750,000 per team. It is Utah's fourth bowl appearance in the last five years.
> Utah is 7-4 all-time in bowl games and 4-0 since 1999. Last year, Utah broke into the Bowl Championship Series and defeated Big East co-champion Pittsburgh, 35-7, in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Utah's other bowl wins during its current win streak follow: 17-16 vs. Fresno State in the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl, 10-6 over USC in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl and 17-0 vs. Southern Miss in the 2003 Liberty Bowl.
> Utah finished in a tie for fourth in the Mountain West Conference with New Mexico and San Diego State, all with 4-4 league marks. The Utes were one of four MWC teams to finish with a 6-5 overall record.
> Utah finished as the MWC's total offense leader (466.0 average) and is ranked No. 12 in the nation. The Utes finished second in the MWC in total defense (372.8 average).
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