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Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics
Utah Hammers UCLA in Season-Opening Road Victory
8/31/2025 1:04 AM | Football
Utes dominate Bruins in all facets in 43-10 win at the Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. - The Utah football team opened the 2025 season in dominant fashion, defeating the UCLA Bruins 43-10 in front of 35,032 fans at the Rose Bowl.
The Utes are now 17-4 in season openers under Kyle Whittingham and 8-2 in their last 10 matchups against UCLA.Â
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Utah produced 492 yards of total offense, including 286 on the ground and 206 through the air. The Utes averaged 6.2 yards per play in the first game under new offensive coordinator Jason Beck, going 14-for-17 on third down while scoring on all six trips to the red zone.
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Utah's defense held UCLA to just 220 yards of total offense. The Bruins mustered just 84 rushing yards on 28 carries and threw for only 136 yards, going 2-for-11 on third downs. The Utes finished with four sacks, five tackles for loss and an interception.Â
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Quarterback Devon Dampier shined in his Utah debut, completing 21-of-25 passes for 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns while also leading the Utes with 87 rushing yards and a score on 16 carries.
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Wayshawn Parker and NaQuari Rogers anchored the backfield, each finding the end zone once. Parker carried 11 times for 62 yards and a score while Rogers rushed 16 times for 61 yards and a score of his own.
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Smith Snowden - one of three Utes to line up on both sides of the ball on the night - led Utah receivers with six catches for 51 yards, adding 15 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go with a tackle on the defensive end. Dallen Bentley tallied five catches for 31 yards - both career highs - and brought in his first-career touchdown reception.
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Lander Barton led all Utah defenders with seven tackles while also getting involved offensively, catching a 14-yard touchdown pass from Dampier in the second quarter. Logan Fano, Nate Ritche and Jackson Bennee all finished with five tackles, while John Henry Daley led the Utes with two sacks.
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Utah outscored UCLA 20-3 in the second half after taking a 23-7 lead into the locker room at the break.Â
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UP NEXT
Utah opens the home portion of its schedule when the Utes welcome Cal Poly to Rice-Eccles Stadium at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. The game will air on ESPN+.
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The Utes are now 17-4 in season openers under Kyle Whittingham and 8-2 in their last 10 matchups against UCLA.Â
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Utah produced 492 yards of total offense, including 286 on the ground and 206 through the air. The Utes averaged 6.2 yards per play in the first game under new offensive coordinator Jason Beck, going 14-for-17 on third down while scoring on all six trips to the red zone.
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Utah's defense held UCLA to just 220 yards of total offense. The Bruins mustered just 84 rushing yards on 28 carries and threw for only 136 yards, going 2-for-11 on third downs. The Utes finished with four sacks, five tackles for loss and an interception.Â
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Quarterback Devon Dampier shined in his Utah debut, completing 21-of-25 passes for 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns while also leading the Utes with 87 rushing yards and a score on 16 carries.
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Wayshawn Parker and NaQuari Rogers anchored the backfield, each finding the end zone once. Parker carried 11 times for 62 yards and a score while Rogers rushed 16 times for 61 yards and a score of his own.
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Smith Snowden - one of three Utes to line up on both sides of the ball on the night - led Utah receivers with six catches for 51 yards, adding 15 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go with a tackle on the defensive end. Dallen Bentley tallied five catches for 31 yards - both career highs - and brought in his first-career touchdown reception.
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Lander Barton led all Utah defenders with seven tackles while also getting involved offensively, catching a 14-yard touchdown pass from Dampier in the second quarter. Logan Fano, Nate Ritche and Jackson Bennee all finished with five tackles, while John Henry Daley led the Utes with two sacks.
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Utah outscored UCLA 20-3 in the second half after taking a 23-7 lead into the locker room at the break.Â
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UP NEXT
Utah opens the home portion of its schedule when the Utes welcome Cal Poly to Rice-Eccles Stadium at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. The game will air on ESPN+.
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.  Â
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Team Stats
UTE
UCL
Total Yards
492
220
Pass Yards
206
136
Rushing Yards
286
84
Penalty Yards
15
30
1st Downs
30
14
3rd Downs
14
2
4th Downs
1
3
TOP
37:28
22:32
1st Quarter
UTE 6, UCL 0
UTE - Parker,Wayshawn 13 yd run (), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:11
UTE 13, UCL 0
UTE - Snowden,Smith 8 yd run (Curtis,Dillon kick), 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 05:10
2nd Quarter
UTE 20, UCL 0
UTE - Barton,Lander 14 yd pass from Dampier,Devon (Curtis,Dillon kick) 5 plays, 49 yards, TOP 02:12
UTE 20, UCL 7
UCL - Woods,Anthony 19 yd pass from Iamaleava,Nico (Bhaghani,Mateen kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:58
UTE 23, UCL 7
UTE - Curtis,Dillon 54 yd field goal 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:01
3rd Quarter
UTE 23, UCL 10
UCL - Bhaghani,Mateen 46 yd field goal 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:22
UTE 30, UCL 10
UTE - Dampier,Devon 2 yd run (Curtis,Dillon kick), 20 plays, 80 yards, TOP 09:44
4th Quarter
UTE 36, UCL 10
UTE - Bentley,Dallen 2 yd pass from Dampier,Devon () 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:49
UTE 43, UCL 10
UTE - Rogers,NaQuari 1 yd run (Curtis,Dillon kick), 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:08
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
21
TD
2
YDS
206
INT
0
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