HOW THEY SCORED

HOW THEY SCORED

UTAH UNLV

35 15

Utah 7 21 0 7 — 35

UNLV 3 3 9 0 — 15

FIRST QUARTER

UNLV 3, Utah 0, 9:15 — FG Kyle Watson 21. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:59. Key play: Utah quarterback Terrance Cain completes a pass to wide receiver John Peel, who fumbles. UNLV safety Travis Dixon recovers at the Utes’ 30-yard line. A personal foul on Utah wide receiver Aiona Key moves the ball to the 15.

Utah 7, UNLV 3, 1:58 — Key 6 pass from Cain (Joe Phillips kick). Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:00. Key plays: Cain converts two third downs with a 13-yard pass to wide receiver David Reed and an 8-yarder to wide receiver Jereme Brooks.

SECOND QUARTER

Utah 7, UNLV 6, 13:41 — FG Watson 26. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:17. Key play: Rebels quarterback Omar Clayton scrambles right and throws deep to wide receiver Michael Johnson for a 44-yard gain to Utah’s 9.

Utah 14, UNLV 6, 7:29 — Ben Hendy 6 pass from Cain (Phillips kick). Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:05. Key plays: The Utes pick up three first downs en route to the end zone.

Utah 21, UNLV 6, 5:17 — Cain 3 run (Phillips kick). Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:32. Key play: Clayton overthrows a pass into triple coverage, and Utah safety Robert Johnson intercepts and returns the ball 31 yards to the Rebels’ 8.

Utah 28, UNLV 6, 1:11 — Johnson 64 fumble return (Phillips kick). Key play: Clayton is intercepted by Utes defensive tackle Christian Cox, who then fumbles into the arms of Johnson, who blazes the rest of the way for the score.

THIRD QUARTER

Utah 28, UNLV 12, 9:07 — Phillip Payne 2 pass from Mike Clausen (pass failed). Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:34. Key play: The Rebels go for it on fourth-and-8, and Clayton converts by scrambling for a 13-yard run to the Utes’ 22.

Utah 28, UNLV 15, 4:33 — FG Watson 37. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:37. Key play: UNLV tailback Chris Brogdon rushes for a 6-yard gain, and the Rebels pick up an extra 15 yards on a personal foul on Utah cornerback R.J. Stanford to put the ball on the Utes’ 25.

FOURTH QUARTER

Utah 35, UNLV 15, 12:55 — Eddie Wide 37 run (Phillips kick). Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:15. Key play: On third-and-4, Utah picks up the first down to UNLV’s 41 on Cain’s 22-yard pass to Reed.

A — 26,315.

TEAM STATISTICS

UTAH UNLV

First downs 14 23

Rushes-yards 31-153 33-91

Passing 351 245

Comp-Att-Int 17-24-0 25-47-2

Return Yards 95 0

Punts-Avg. 5-33.2 2-46.2

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 10-110 6-45

Time of possession 25:16 34:44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Utah, Wide 17-111, Cain 8-35, Matthews 2-11, Shakerin 3-10, Reed 1-0. UNLV, Trotter 13-49, Clausen 1-27, Cox 5-12, Brogdon 1-6, Clayton 11-36, Barefield 1-0, Wolfe 1-0.

PASSING — Utah, Cain 17-24-0-274. UNLV, Clayton 23-44-2-223, Clausen 2-2-0-13, Jaekle 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING — Utah, Brooks 6-49, Reed 3-46, Key 3-34, Hendy 3-27, Peel 1-10, Wide 1-8. UNLV, Payne 7-58, Johnson 6-86, Wolfe 6-50, Trotter 4-27, Robinson 1-10, Harrington 1-5.