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Saturday, September 13
Logan, Utah
6:00 PM
University of Utah
3-0 , 1-0
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Utes Win in Convincing Fashion, 58-10
9/13/2008 12:00 AM | Football
Sept. 13, 2008
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Matt Asiata scored three touchdowns rushing and Brian Johnson threw for two more and No. 22 Utah defeated Utah State 58-10 on Saturday night.
After a lackluster second half in their win at Michigan and a sputtering first half last week against UNLV, the Utes were looking for a quality performance from start to finish.
The Utes overcame mistakes early in each half to dominate their neighbors to the north and claim their 11th consecutive victory in the series. Utah's 58 points was the most they have scored since twice racking up 63 points in their undefeated 2004 BCS-busting campaign.
Johnson completed 22 of 31 passes for 204 yards before sitting out most of the fourth quarter as the Utes combined an effective rushing attack with a short passing game to wear down the overmatched Aggies (0-3).
The Utes outgained Utah State 445-116 and nearly doubled their opponents in time of possession. While three rushers gained more than 50 yards for Utah, led by Darrell Mack s 75 yards, the Aggies didn t surpass 100 yards of total offense until the final three minutes.
After the game, demoralized Aggies left their home field quickly while the Utes lingered to pay tribute to their fans, who made the 67-mile drive north and red shirts comprised nearly half the crowd of 19,061.
Utah State's Sean Setzer threw a touchdown pass on a fade route to Otis Nelson, four plays after Geno Odong recovered a muffed punt return by John Peel on Utah's 24.
On Utah's first offensive possession, Asiata took a direct snap on fourth down and twisted his way 4 yards into the end zone to knot the game 7-7.
Louie Sakoda kicked a 48-yard field goal on the Utes' next drive. On the ensuing kickoff, Trevor Moss stripped returner Curtis Marsh. Utah's Elijah Wesson picked up the fumble and ran 20 yards for a touchdown and the rout was on.
Sakoda hit two more field goals in a 1:30 span early in the second quarter.
Sakoda, who is also Utah s punter, faked a punt and threw a 9-yard pass to R.J. Stanford to keep a drive alive and set up a Johnson-to-Freddie Brown 10-yard touchdown reception.
Johnson threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Colt Sampson and Asiata scored twice more on direct snaps in an empty backfield in the second half.
Team Stats
UU
USU
Total Yards
461
116
Pass Yards
213
89
Rushing Yards
248
27
Penalty Yards
80
82
1st Downs
30
8
3rd Downs
10
2
4th Downs
4
0
TOP
39:38
20:22
1st Quarter
UU 0, USU 7
USU - Nelson, Otis 9 yd pass from Setzer, Sean (Caldwell, Peter kick) 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 1:10
UU 7, USU 7
UU - ASIATA, Matt 4 yd run (SAKODA, Louie kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:06
UU 10, USU 7
UU - SAKODA, Louie 48 yd field goal 6 plays, 9 yards, TOP 2:49
UU 17, USU 7
UU - WESSON, Elijah 20 yd fumble recovery (SAKODA, Louie kick)
2nd Quarter
UU 20, USU 7
UU - SAKODA, Louie 35 yd field goal 13 plays, 40 yards, TOP 6:55
UU 23, USU 7
UU - SAKODA, Louie 24 yd field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:23
UU 30, USU 7
UU - BROWN, Freddie 10 yd pass from JOHNSON, Brian (SAKODA, Louie kick) 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:58
3rd Quarter
UU 30, USU 10
USU - Caldwell, Peter 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:59
UU 37, USU 10
UU - SAMPSON, Colt 8 yd pass from JOHNSON, Brian (SAKODA, Louie kick) 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:27
UU 44, USU 10
UU - ASIATA, Matt 4 yd run (SAKODA, Louie kick), 6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:27
4th Quarter
UU 51, USU 10
UU - ASIATA, Matt 3 yd run (SAKODA, Louie kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:03
UU 58, USU 10
UU - STOWERS, Ray 2 yd run (SAKODA, Louie kick), 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:02
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