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UTAH FOOTBALL 2001 SEGA SPORTS LAS VEGAS BOWL GUIDE

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UTAH VS. USC- DECEMBER 25, 2001 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

2001 UTAH FOOTBALL Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 E. South Campus Dr. . Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 Phone 801.581.3510 Fax 801.581.4358

Assistant AD/Sports Information Dir.: Liz Abel Associate SID: Mike Lageschulte Assistant SID: Julie Lapomarda

Publications Coordinator: Melissa Hall

2001 UTAH SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-4, 4-3 MWC) Date 9-1 9-8 9-22 9-29 10-6 10-20 10-27 11-3 11-10 11-17 12-1 12-25

Opponent Utah State at Oregon at Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming at Colorado State atUNLV San Diego State at Brigham Young at Air Force USC (LV Bowl)

Time/Result W, 23-19 L, 10-24 W, 28-26 W, 37-16 W, 52-21 W, 35-0 L, 17-19 W, 42-14 W, 17-3 L, 21-24 L, 37-38 12:30 p.m. PST

2001 USC SCHEDULE/RESULTS (6-5, 5-3 PAC-10) Date 9-1 9-8 9-22 9-22 10-6 10-13 10-20 10-27 11-3 11-10 11-17 12-25

Opponent San Jose State Kansas State at Oregon Stanford at Washington Arizona State at Notre Dame at Arizona Oregon State at California UCLA Utah (LV Bowl)

Result W, 21-10 L.6-10 L, 22-24 L, 16-21 L, 24-27 W, 48-17 L, 16-27 W, 41-34 W, 16-13 (OT) W, 55-14 W, 27-0 12:30 p.m. PST

UTE HEADQUARTERS IN LAS VEGAS The Utah team and staff will stay at the Golden Nugget Hotel, ] (702-385-7111).

LAS VEGAS BOWL HISTORY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

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Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34 Utah State 42, Ball State 33 UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24 Toledo 40, Nevada 37 (OT) Nevada 18, Ball State 15 Oregon 41 , Air Force 13 North Carolina 20, SDSU 13

1999 Utah 17, Fresno State 16 2000 UNLV 31, Arkansas 14

UTAH WILL PLAY USC IN SEGA SPORTS LAS VEGAS BOWL Teams will play in Christmas Day classic

Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl Utah (7-4) vs. Southern California (6-5) Tuesday, December 25 12:30 p.m. (PST)

Las Vegas, Nev. [Sam Boyd Stadium/40,000/Grass]

BOWL AT A GLANCE

Year: 10th annual Las Vegas Bowl (see inset to left) Utah Team Arrival: Fri., Dec. 21 Practice Site: Sam Boyd Stadium Practice Fields Home Team: USC Visiting Team: Utah Tickets: $50 and $100 (VIP). May be purchased through the Ute ticket office (801-581-UTIX) and online (www.UtahUtes.com or www.UtahCrimsonClub.com). Travel Packages: Available through Worldspan (1-800-338-4919), the Mountain West Conference's bowl travel partner. Include airfare, car rental or shuttle and hotel.

Television: ABC. Brent Musburger (play by play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jack Arute (sidelines). Radio: Utah Sports Network (KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). Bill Marcroft (play by play), Frank Dolce (analyst), Sharrieff Shah (sidelines), Brad Stone (pre- and post-game shows) Internet: www.UtahUtes.com and www.kall910.com

Utah SID Contact: Liz Abel, Assistant Athletics Director/ SID, office: 801-581-3511, cell: 801-209-6346, email: [email protected] Utah Director of Football Operations: Bill Hall, cell: 801-231-6779 Utah Director of Community Relations: Bruce Woodbury, cell: 801-560-8659

Series 1915 1916 1917 1925 1932 1948 1993

: USC leads 6-2 Utah 20, USC 13 Utah 27, USC 12 USC 51, Utah 0 USC 28, Utah 2 USC 35, Utah 0 USC 27, Utah 0 USC 28, Utah 21

Nov. 20 Oct. 21 Nov. 17 Oct. 10 Sept. 24 Sept. 18 Dec. 30

Salt Lake City Los Angeles Salt Lake City Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Anaheim, Calif.

Utah Head Coach: Ron McBride Alma Mater: San Jose State (1964) Record at Utah: 82-57/12thyear Career Record: 82-57/12th year Bowl Games: 6th (2-3)

USC Head Coach: Pete Carroll Alma Mater: Pacific (1973) Record at USC: 6-5/1 st year College Career Record: 6-5/1 st year Pro Career Record: 33-31 (4 years)

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES Utah General Information Location: Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 President: Dr. Bernie Machen Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill Conference: Mountain West Conference Enrollment: 25,391 Nickname: Utes Colors: Crimson, White Stadium: Rice-Eecles (45,634/Grass) Utah Sports Information Contact Assistant A.D./SID (football): Liz Abel O: (801) 581-3511 H: (801) 596-1650 email: [email protected]

Utah Football Coach Ron McBride Alma Mater: San Jose State, 1964 Utah Record: 82-57 (12th year) Career Record: same Bowls: 1992, 1993,1994, 1996, 1999, 2001 Bowl Record: 2-3

2001 Utah Captains Doug Kaufusi, Cliff Russell, Thomas Fortune. Ma'ake Kemoeatu, Sheldon Deckart

2001 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE UTES

First Team Doug Kaufusi, Sr, OL Garrett Smith, Jr., DL Jason Kaufusi, So., DL Sheldon Deckart, Jr., LB

Second Team CliffRussell,Sr.,WR Dameon Hunter, Sr., RB Lauvale Sape, Sr., DL Antwoine Sanders, So., DB

Honorable Mention Jordan Gross, OL; Ma'ake Kemoeatu, DL; Brian Lewis, P; Josh Lyman, WR; Dustin McQuivey, OL; Arnold Parker, DB; Michael Richardson, TE; Morgan Scalley, PR; Ed Ta'amu, OL: Adam Tate, RB.

OTHER UTE HONORS

MWC Players of the Week Sept. 3 Antwoine Sanders, defense Oct. 1 Dameon Hunter, offense Dec. 3 Dameon Hunter, offense

USA Today MWC Players of the Week Oct. 1 Dameon Hunter, offense

Verizon Academic District VIM All-American First Team: Brooks Bahr, LB Second Team: Dustin McQuivey, OC

QUICKLY Utah will play Southern California in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl on Tues., Dec. 25 ... Utah (7-4,4-3 MWC) and USC (6-5,5-3 Pac-10) willmeet in an ABC nationally televised game that will kick off at 12:30 p.m. PST. . . Utah hopes to return to winning form in its season finale after losing its last two games by a total of four points. USC goes into the bowl riding a four-game win streak ... The Utes finished third in the Mountain West Conference with a 4-3 record. They were picked to finish sixth in the preseason pol l . . . USC finished fifth in the Pac-10 with a 5-3 record ... The Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl is shaping up as a defensive battle, at least on paper: USC has allowed just 17.9 points per game, 11th in the nation, and Utah is close behind at 18.5ppg(13th) . . . In addition to ABC's national television coverage, the game will be broadcast live in Utah over KALL-910 AM radio and on the Internet (www.kall910.com).

BOWL OVERVIEW Sega Sports is sponsoring the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, which will be played in UNLV's Sam Boyd Stadium (40,000 capacity)... It is the 10th annual Las Vegas Bowl. . . Utah is making its ninth-ever bowl appearance and its sixth since 1992. USC is playing in its 40th bowl game and its first since 1998.

KICK0FF PRESS CONFERENCE A press conference featuring the head coach and two student-athletes from each school will be held on Mon., Dec. 24 at the MGM Grand Hotel starting at 11:00 a.m. (PST). There will a brief presentation, a question and answer session and one-on-one interview opportunities. The Kickoff Luncheon follows the press conference.

UTAH INTERVIEW POLICIES Player and coach interviews will be conducted at the conclusion of practice. Liz Abel, the assistant athletics director for sports information, will staff practice. To arrange for phone interviews, please call Liz at 801-581-3511.

UTAH PRACTICE SCHEDULE Practices in Salt Lake City will be held at the McCarthey Practice Fields or in the Bubble on Dec. 13,14 and 15, and from Dec. 17-19. Call the sports information office for times. On Dec. 20-21, the Utes will practice in St. George, Utah, on their way to Las Vegas. They will bus to Las Vegas following a morning workout in St. George on Dec. 21. In Las Vegas, Utah will practice at a time to be determined on Dec. 22. from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Dec. 23 and 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Dec. 24. Practices in Las Vegas will be held at the Sam Boyd Stadium Practice Fields.

UTAH'S BOWL HISTORY Utah's all-time bowl record is 4-4. Utah's six bowl invitations since 1992 is its most ever under one coach (Ron McBride). Utah bowl years and results follow: 1938 Sun Bowl (defeated New Mexico 26-0) 1946 Pineapple Bowl (lost to Hawaii 19-16) 1964 Liberty Bowl (defeated West Virginia 32-6) 1992 Copper Bowl (lost to Washington State 31-28) 1993 Freedom Bowl (lost to Southern California 28-21) 1994 Freedom Bowl (defeated Arizona 16-13) 1996 Copper Bowl (lost to Wisconsin 38-10) 1999 Las Vegas Bowl (defeated Fresno State 17-16) 2001 Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl (Utah vs. USC).

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES USC INFORMATION

USC Sports Information Contact Tim Tessalone, SID Office: (213) 740-3811/8480 Home: (310) 540-7052 email: [email protected] Web Site: www.usctrojans.com USC Football Coach Pete Carroll Alma Mater: Pacific (1973) USC Record: 6-5/1 st year Career Record: same

USC PROBABLE STARTERS

OFFENSE SE LT LG

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RG RT TE QB FB TB FL

2 77 62 75 78 62 69 66 18 3 28 39 83

DEFENSE DE NT DT DE WLB MLB SLB CB FS SS CB

94 90 84 25 1 45 59 42 5 43 6

Kareem Kelly (6-0, 190, Jr.) Jacob Rogers (6-6,290, So.) Norm Katnik (6-4, 275, So.) or Faaesea Mailo (6-3, 325, Sr.) Lenny Vandermade (6-3, 275, So.) or Norm Katnik (6-4, 275, So.) Azch Wilson (6-5, 300, Jr.) Eric Torres (6-5, 305, So.) Kori Dickerson (6-4,235, Sr.) Carson Palmer (6-5, 220, Jr.) Charlie Landrigan (5-11, 235, Sr.) Sunny Byrd (6-0, 220, Jr.) Keary Colvert (6-1, 195, So.)

Kenechi Udeze (6-3, 295, Fr.) Ryan Nielsen (6-5, 280, Sr.) Shaun Cody (6-5, 255, Fr.) Lonnie Ford (6-3,260, Sr.) Frank Strong (6-1,220, Sr.) Mike Pollard (6-0, 225, Jr.) Chris Prosser (6-2, 225, So.) Kris Richard (5-11,190, Sr.) DeShaun Hill (5-11, 200, Jr.) Troy Polamalu (5-10, 210, Jr.) Antuan Simmons (5-10,195, Sr.)

SPECIALISTS P 38 Mike MacGillivray (5-10, 195, Sr.)

David Davis (5-11, 160, Jr.) David Newbury (5-9, 175, Sr.) Matt Hayward (6-2, 225, So.) P Joe Boskovich (6-4, 255, So.) PAT, FG Mike MacGillivray (5-10, 195, Sr.) Darrell Rideaux (5-9,170, Jr.) and Kevin Arbet (5-11, 180, Jr.) Kevin Arbet (5-11,180, Jr.)

PAT KO SN

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PR

48 15 50 64 38 22 30 30

Note: Utah was also invited to both the Sun Bowl and Pineapple Bowl in 1951, but declined. In 1941, Utah was slated to play Hawaii in the Pine-apple Bowl, but the game was canceled after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

SEASON WRAP UP Unheralded to start the season, the Utes won five of their first six

games, including a road win over Indiana. By Nov. 3, Utah was already bowl eligible. The Utes would go on to tie for third in the Mountain West Conference, three places higher than they were picked in the preseason poll.

Only a touchdown separated Utah from a league championship, as the Utes' three league losses were by a total of six points. In head-to-head competition with unbeaten Brigham Young for a share of the MWC title on Nov. 17, Utah dominated all but the last four minutes of the game, when B YU overcame a 21-10 Ute lead to win 24-21. The heartbreaker at B YU was followed by another last-second loss, this one 38-37 at Air Force on Dec. 1. In that game, Utah ran out of time on the AFA 12-yard line.

Despite the late season losses, Utah proved it could dominate on both sides of the ball, as evidenced by blowout wins over New Mexico (37-16), South Florida (52-21), Wyoming (35-0) and UNLV (42-14).

It is a balanced Ute team that will be playing USC in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl. The Utes ranked in the top two in the MWC all year long in total offense, total defense, scoring offense and scoring defense. One of the best teams in the nation defensively (see Very Defensive), Utah also boasts a nationally-ranked run game, led by the second-leading single-season rusher in school history, Dameon Hunter (1,396 yards).

2001 MOUNTAIN WEST ALL-CONFERENCE UTES The official 2001 All-Mountain West Conference football team, as voted on by the league's head coaches and media, cited these Utes:

Second Team CliffRussell,Sr.,WR Dameon Hunter, Sr., RB Lauvale Sape, Sr., DL Antwoine Sanders, So., DB

First Team Doug Kaufusi, Sr, OL Garrett Smith, Jr., DL Jason Kaufusi, So., DL Sheldon Deckart, Jr., LB

Honorable Mention: Jordan Gross, OL; Ma'ake Kemoeatu, DL; Brian Lewis, P; Josh Lyman, WR; Dustin McQuivey, OL; Arnold Parker, DB; Michael Richardson, TE; Morgan Scalley, PR; Ed Ta'amu, OL; Adam Tate, RB.

ALL-AMERICAN DOUG Senior offensive tackle Doug Kaufusi, a first-team all-Mountain West selection in both 2000 and 2001, has been named a 2001 third-team All-American by The Sporting News. Kaufusi was also named to every all-conference team that had been released by Dec. 10. Those included the Football News, Las Vegas Review Journal and collegefootballnews.com.

MORE UTE HONORS In addition to the official all-conference team noted above, several Utes made a variety of other all-conference teams. Those all-conference listings can be found at the end of this press release.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES M'lli/JlllVI-r-WHItiitilHtl/JIHliM

Team MWC Overall 1. Brigham Young 7-0 12-1 2 Colorado State 5-2 6-5 3. Utah 4-3 7-4

New Mexico 4-3 6-5 5. Air Force 3-4 r>6

UNLV 3-4 4-7 7. San Diego State 2-5 3-8 8. Wyoming 0-7 2-9

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE BOWL GAMES

AXA Liberty Bowl Mon., Dec. 31 Memphis, Tenn. 3:00 p.m. (CST> ESPN Brigham Young vs. Louisville (MWC Champion vs. Conference USA Champion)

Las Vegas Bowl Tue., Dec. 25 Las Vegas, Nev. 12:30p.m. (PST) ABC Utah vs. USC (MWC second choice vs. Pac-10 5th place)

New Orleans Bowl Tue., Dec. 18 New Orleans, La. 7:00p.m. (CST)ESPN2 Colorado State vs. North Texas (MWC third choice vs. Sun Belt champion)

VERY DEFENSIVE Utah's reputation as a defensive powerhouse under defensive coordi-nator Kyle Whittingham has held true this season, with the Utes finishing their regular season ranked in the nation's top 25 in scoring defense (13), total defense (17), pass efficiency defense (17) and rush defense (24). Utah finished in the top two in the Mountain West Conference in every major defensive category: scoring defense (1), total defense (1), rushing defense (2), pass defense (2) and pass efficiency defense (2). The Ute defense has allowed just 18.5 ppg and 308.2 ypg in total offense. Utah has led the conference in scoring defense since 1998, ranking No. 13,12 and 18 nationally from 1998-2000. Last year, Utah led the league in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense. Its pass defense was ranked third in the nation. Whittingham is in his eighth year on the Utah staff and his seventh year as defensive coordinator.

POCKET PROTECTORS Utah's offensive line has allowed just five sacks all year, which ranks second in the nation behind No. 1 ranked Miami (four sacks allowed). Starting for what is believed to be the best offensive line in Utah football history are: left tackle Doug Kaufusi (6-6,300, Sr.), left guard Ed Ta'amu (6-2,320, Sr.), center Dustin McQuivey (6-3,285, So.), right guard Sean Souza (6-6,296, So.), right tackle Jordan Gross (6-5,308, Jr.) and tight end Michael Richardson (6-2,271, Sr.).

HEAD COACH RON MCBRIDE Ron McBride has an 82-57 record in his 12th year as head Ute coach. He picked up win No. 80 on Oct. 20 against Wyoming. He has the second most wins of any coach in Utah football history. McBride has won a share of two conference titles (1995 and 1999). Including this year, his teams have finished at .500 or better 10 times. He has taken the Utes to six bowl games, including this year's Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl and has a 2-3 bowl record. McBride is 0-1 against USC.

MAC IN LEAGUE PLAY Ron McBride is 55-38 all-time in conference games. Since Utah joined the Mountain West Conference in 1999, McBride's conference mark is 17-13. All-time against current MWC members, he is 35-29. His record against the other seven MWC schools: Air Force (4-5), Brigham Young (5-7), Colorado State (4-5), New Mexico (8-4), San Diego State (5-4), UNLV (3-0), Wyoming (6-4).

THE NUMBERS'GAME Utah leads the league in time of possession (34:10), a statistic it won in 10 of 11 games ... The ball hog Utes had 114 more plays than their foes (833-719)... Utah is converting on 41% of its third down attempts (72-175) compared to 31% by its opponents (50-159)... Balance is the offensive buzzword: The Utes have averaged 218.9 rushing yards per game and 209.8 passing yards per game overall. In league play, they are slightly more tilted toward the run (237.1-195.3 ypg).

GRIDBITS The Utes are 2-"0 in games played on Christmas Day, but neither game was against a collegiate team. Utah's previous Christmas Day games fell in 1896 (beat City High 6-4) and 1946 (beat the Honolulu All-Stars 40-6)... The only Nevada native on Utah's roster is starting sophomore strong safety Arnold Parker. Parker, a sophomore, is from Las Vegas

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES

WHEN IT HAPPENS, UTAH IS...

When Utah scores first: 5-2 When the Opponent scores first: 2-2 When Utah leads in TOP: 7-3 When the Opponent leads in TOP: 0-1 When Utah has more rushing yards: 6-3 When Opponent has more rushing yards: 1-When Utah has more passing yards: 4-2 When Opponent has more passing yards: 3 When Utah plays at home: 5-0 When Utah plays on the road: 2-4 When Utah plays on grass: 7-3 When Utah plays on artificial turf: 0-1 When Utah plays a day game: 5-3 When Utah plays a night game: 2-1 When Utah leads after 1 quarter: 3-1 When Utah trails after 1 quarter: 2-1 When Utah leads at halftime: 5-1 When Utah trails at halftime: 0-3 When Utah leads after 3 quarters: 6-2 When Utah trails after 3 quarters: 1-1 When outcome is 10 or more points: 5-1 When outcome is 7 or less points: 2-3 When Utah plays the Pac-10: 0-1 When Utah plays the Big 10: 1-0 When Utah plays the Mountain West: 4-3 When Utah plays an Independent: 2-0

THE LAST TIME

Utah was shut out Utah vs. Arizona State, 9-4-93 (38-0)

Utah was held without a touchdown Utah vs. New Mexico, 10-28-00

Utah shut out an opponent Utah vs. Wyoming, 10-20-01 (35-0)

Utah held an opponent without a TD Utah vs. San Diego State, 11-10-01 (17-3)

A kkkoff was returned for a touchdown By Utah: Patrick Dyson vs. Air Force, 9-23-00. ByOpp: UNLV, 1999

A punt was returned for a touchdown By Utah: Steve Smith vs. California, 9-9-00 By Opp: Utah State, 2001

Utah played an overtime game Utah vs. UTEP, 11-7-98 (34-27,1 OT)

and was the Nevada Player of the Year as a senior at Cimarron HS ... The Las Vegas Bowl marks the sixth appearance on ABC by a Ute football team. Utah is 4-1 all-time on ABCits best record on any national network... Utah's all-time record is 529-395-31. The Utes are 245-128-10 in home games, 14-8 in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-on) and 284-267-21 in road/neutral games.

COACHING CONNECTIONS The offensive coordinators at Utah and USC both graduated from the other school. First-year Ute offensive coordinator Craig Ver Steeg received his bachelor's and master's degrees from USC and his first college coaching job was as a USC graduate assistant (quarterbacks) in 1984-85. USC first-year offensive coordinator Norm Chow received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Utah. He was an offensive lineman on Utah's 1965-67 teams and made first-team all-Western Athletic Conference in 1967. He was later named to Utah's all-Century team.

CALIFORNIA CONNECTION There are 25 California natives on Utah's bowl roster. Many are redshirts or scout team members, but three are starters: running backs Dameon Hunter (San Bernardino) and Adam Tate (Alhambra), and defensive back D'Shaun Crockett (San Jose). Utah also has several coaches with California ties. Head coach Ron McBride, a native of South Gate, Calif., prepped at South Gate High, which is not far from the USC campus. His alma mater is San Jose State and he coached at the high school, junior college and college (UC-Riverside, Cal State-Long Beach) levels in California before his first stint at Utah. Ute assistant coaches who hail from California are offensive coordinator Craig Ver Steeg (Redondo Beach), offensive guards/centers coach Don Eck (Norwalk) and tight ends/offensive tackles coach Alex Gerke (Westminster). Ute assistants who graduated from California schools are defensive backs coach Jugi Hogue (San Jose State) and running backs/receivers coach Vincent White (Stanford).

SERIES SHORTS USC leads 6-2 ... Trojans have won the last 6 ... USC leads 1-0 in bowl games having beaten Utah 28-21 in the 1993 Freedom Bowl... The 2001 Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl marks the first game in the series that was not played in Utah or California.

COMMON FOES Utah and USC have faced just one common foe this year: Oregon. Utah lost to the then No. 7 ranked Ducks 24-10 in Eugene on Sept. 8. The Trojans were edged by Oregon 24-22 in Eugene on Sept. 22.

UTAH VS. THE PAC10 The Utes are 44-86-3 all-time vs. Pac-10 competition and 7-11 under current head coach Ron McBride. Utah is 1-2 in bowl games against Pac-10 schools (defeated Arizona, lost to Washington State and USC). Utah is 0-1 against the Pac-10 this year, losing to Oregon (24-10) back on Sept. 8.

McBride vs. the Pac-10 Arizona 1-1 Oregon 2-3 Stanford 1-1 Arizona State.... 0-2 Oregon State .... 2-0 Washington State .. 1-2 California 0-1 USC 0-1

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTE SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Passing Lance Rice

Rushing Dameon Hunter Adam Tate

Receiving Cliff Russell Josh Lyman

Tackles Antwoine Sanders Sheldon Deckart Arnold Parker Garrett Smith Jason Kaufusi Ma 'ake Kemoeatu

278 vs. Indiana, 2001

226 vs. Air Force, 2001 146 vs. San Diego State, 2001

157 vs. Wyoming, 2001 117 vs. South Florida, 2001

18 vs. Brigham Young, 2001 15 vs. Utah State, 2001 12 vs. Air Force, 2000 11 vs. Washington State, 2000 9 vs. California, 2000 8 vs. Washington State, 2000

Interceptions Antwoine Sanders 2 vs. Utah State, 2001

Field Goal Ryan Kaneshiro 47 vs. Wyoming, 1999

Punt Brian Lewis 75 vs. Oregon, 2001

MCBRIDE'S RECORD AT UTAH

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 19% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Overall 4-7 7-5 66 7-6 10-2 1A 8-4 6-5 7-4 9-3 4-7 74

Totals 82-57

League/Place 2-6/7th 4-4/4th 4-4/5th(tie) 6-3/4th(tie) 6-2/2nd(tie) 6-2/1 st (tie) 6-2/2nd(tie) 5-3/2nd (tie) 5-3/3rd(tie) 5-2/lst (tie) 3-4/5th 4-3/3rd (tie)

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Copper Freedom Freedom

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas

DID YOU KNOW? Nineteen different Utes have caught passes this year, including quarterback Lance Rice (2 catches, 1 t o u c h d o w n ) . . . Utah ' s offense is ranked nationally in rushing (No. 12) and total offense (No. 24). The Ute offense is No . 2 in the M W C in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense ... The Ute defense is even stingier than it looks on paper. While Utah 's 35-0 win over Wyoming was its only real shutout, the defense did not allow a touchdown in a 42-14 win over UNLV (both Rebel TDs were off interceptions) and a 17-3 win over San Diego State. Even the five touchdowns scored by Air Force were deceiving, since three came after Ute turnovers gave the Falcons the ball inside Utah ' s 15-yard line.

MWC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Utah received an M W C player of the week citation three t imes this year, including two by senior running back Dameon Hunter (Oct. 1 and Dec. 3). Sophomore free safety Antwoine Sanders was named M W C player of the week for his first game as an N C A A player on Sept. 3 .

BOUNTIFUL BRAINS Two Utah football players have been named to the 2001 Verizon Academic All-District VIII Football Team. Junior linebacker Brooks Bahr was named to the first team and sophomore center Dustin McQuivey made the second team. Both are natives of Bountiful, Utah, and starters for Utah 's 7-4 team. Bahr has already received his undergraduate degree in biology and is currently in Utah ' s M B A program. He has made the Dean 's List four t imes and received the President 's Award once. Bahr, who carries a 3.95 GPA, has another year of playing eligibility remaining after this season. McQuivey, who has started every game this year at center and also started as a freshman last year, has a 3.57 GPA in business.

COACHES' GAME DAY LOCATIONS Utah ' s offensive coaching staff mans these posit ions on game day: On the field is running backs/receivers coach Vincent White , tight ends/offensive tackles coach Alex Gerke and graduate assistant Jay Hill. In the box is offensive coordinator Craig Ver Steeg, offensive guards/centers coach Don Eck and graduate assistant Kevin Clune. The defensive coaches can be found here: On the field is defensive coordinator Kyle Whitt ingham, defensive tackles/special teams coach Gary Andersen and cornerbacks coach Jugi Hogue. In the box is defensive ends coach Steve Kaufusi and safeties coach Bill Busch.

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2002 Utah has four non-conference games finalized for next fall with one more home game to be scheduled. They are: at Utah State (Aug. 31) , Indiana in Salt Lake (Sept. 7), at Arizona (Sept. 14) and at South Florida (Sept. 21). Four of Utah 's seven M W C games , the dates which will be determined this spring, will be home games.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTAH FOOTBALL ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TELEVISION ( 1 9 9 0 - 2 0 0 1 )

1992 12-29

1993 12-30

1994 10-22 12-27

1995 11-18

1996 9-7 10-28 11-9 11-23 12-27

1997 9-13 10-2 11-22

1998 11-21

1999 10-16 10-23 10-28 11-6 11-13 11-20 12-18

2000 9-2 9-23 10-14 10-28 11-4

Washington State (L)

Southern California (L)

Colorado State (W) Arizona (W)

Brigham Young (W)

Stanford (W) Kansas State (W) New Mexico (W) Brigham Young (L) Wisconsin (L)

TCU (W) Fresno State (L) Brigham Young (W)

Brigham Young (L)

Air Force (W) San Diego State (W) Colorado State (L) Wyoming (L) New Mexico (W) Brigham Young (W) Fresno State (W)

Arizona (L) Air Force (L) San Diego State (W) New Mexico (L) UNLV(W)

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2001 9-29 10-20 10-27 11-3 11-17 12-25

New Mexico (W) Wyoming (W) Colorado State (L) UNLV(W) Brigham Young (L) Southern California

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Utah's Record on Notional and Regional Television (1990-2001) ABC ......... 4-1 ESPN2 5-4 ESPN+Plus 8-2 Raycom... .~. 1-1 ESPN .,.,.. 0-5

UTE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Player Dameon Hunter Antwoine Sanders Dameon Hunter Adam Tate

UTAH ON OFFENSE Category Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense

UTAH ON DEFENSE Category Rushing Defense Passing Defense

Category Rushing Interceptions All- Puipose Scoring

Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense

Avg. 218.9 209.8 428.7 29.0

Avg. 117.8 190.4 105.0 308.2 185

Stats PG 126.9 0.36 133.3 7.09

MWC 2 3 2 2

MWC 2 2 2 1 1

MWC 3 4 3 6

NCAA 12 68 24 40

NCAA 24 29 17 17 13

NCAA 9 34 22 50

RUNNING BACKS'NOTEBOOK > Senior running back Dameon Hunter (5-11,223) ranks third in the Mountain West Conference and ninth in the nation in rushing, averaging 126.9 yards per game. The second-team all-conference selection has 257 carries for 1,396 yards, an average of 5.4 yards per carry, and 9 touchdowns. In conference games, Hunter averages 141.6 yards per game (third in the MWC) and 6.0 yards per carry. > Dameon Hunter has recorded the second-best season in school history by a Ute running back. Hunter's 1,396 yards surpassed the Utes' most recent 1,000-yard rusher Mike Anderson (currently with the Denver Broncos), who gained 1,173 yards in 1998. The school record is held by Carl Monroe (1,507 in 1982). > Had Dameon Hunter carried the ball as many times as Carl Monroe did in 1982, he would have had to average just 2.1 yards per rush (far below his 5.4-yard average) to match Monroe in yardage. Still, Hunter's 257 carries this year is the second most ever by a Ute, trailing Monroe's 309 in 1982. > Dameon Hunter's 126.9 yards per game rushing average is the second best in a single season behind Carl Monroe (137.0 in 1982). > Dameon Hunter's eight 100-yard games this year is second in school history behind Carl Monroe (9 in 1982). Hunter had 104 yards vs. Oregon, 164 vs. Indiana, 177 vs. New Mexico, 109 vs. Wyoming, 148 vs. CSU, 137 vs. UNLV, 106 vs. BYU and a career-best 226 vs. Air Force. His 177 yards against New Mexico came against the league's best run defense and one that was ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time, allowing just 27.0 rushing yards per game. > Dameon Hunter and backfield partner Adam Tate (6-1,230, Sr.) were the best rushing tandem in the Mountain West Conference this year. Hunter ranks third in the league in yards per game (126.9), while Tate is eighth (74.5 ypg). > Utah's senior running backs Dameon Hunter and Adam Tate have the two longest runs from the line of scrimmage in the MWC this year. Hunter (74 yards vs. New Mexico) and Tate (73 yards vs. SDSU) rank

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES 8-9 in school history for longest rush. > Adam Tate is Utah's second leading rusher with 160 carries for 819 yards, an average of 74.5 yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry. He is the eighth leading rusher in the MWC. He also has 11 receptions for 158 yards (14.4 ypc) and 1 TD. > Adam Tate's 12 rushing touchdowns is tied for the second most in a single season at Utah, trailing only Del Rodgers (13 in 1981) and Mark Stevens (13 in 1984). He has 19 career rushing touchdowns, fifth most in school history. > Adam Tate has three 100-yard games this year: a career-best 146 yards vs. San Diego State, 140 vs. Air Force and 122 vs. South Florida.

RECEIVERS' NOTEBOOK > Senior wide receiver Cliff Russell (6-0,185), the fastest player ever at Utah (runs a 4.27 40), leads Utah in receptions with 53 for 744 yards. A second-team all-conference pick, Russell is sixth in the league in receiving yards per game (67.6). Russell, who has 4 touchdown catches, averages 14.0 yards per catch. > Cliff Russell has five career 100-yard receiving games, two this year. He had 100 yards vs. Oregon and a career-high 157 yards against Wyoming. > Junior Josh Lyman (6-0,196), a one-time walk-on, is Utah's second leading receiver. Lyman has 36 catches for 582 yards, an average of 52.9 yards per game and 16.2 yards per catch. He is the team leader in touchdown receptions with 5. > Josh Lyman has two 100-yard receiving games this year and in his career: 117 vs. South Florida and 100 vs. CSU. He had 99 yards against SDSU. > Tight end Michael Richardson has 20 receptions, the most by a Ute tight end since 1992. He has 263 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.

QUARTERBACKS' NOTEBOOK > Starting sophomore quarterback Lance Rice (6-2,200) has completed 169 of 302 passes for 2,086 yards and 16 touch-downs (11 interceptions). He is averaging 189.6 passing yards per game, which ranks third in the MWC. He is second in the MWC in pass efficiency (124.18). Rice threw 4 touchdown passes against South Florida, which is tied for third in school history. > Lance Rice is 9-5 as Utah's starting QB. He is 7-4 this year and was 2-1 in games started as a freshman in 2000. He has played 7 complete games this year. > Lance Rice also has 2 receptions: one, a pass he threw that was tipped at the line and landed in his hands for a 3-yard gain, and one, a 10-yard touchdown catch on a ball thrown by tight end Dennis Smith against UNLV. > Sophomore backup quarterback Ryan Breska (6-4,209) has seen playing time in four games (Oregon, New Mexico, South Florida, Wyoming) and has completed 9 of 22 passes for 186 yards and 1 touchdown (no interceptions). His best game was against UNM, when he was 3 of 4 for 63 yards and his first college touchdown.

LINEBACKERS'NOTEBOOK > Utah's tackle leader is rover linebacker Sheldon Deckart (6-2,239, Jr.) with 86 total tackles, which ranks eighth in the MWC. The first-team all-conference linebacker had a career-best 15 tackles in the season-opener against Utah State and had 13 against SDSU. Deckart is also the Ute leader in tackles for loss (13), sacks (6) and pass breakups (6, tied). He is third in the league in tackles for loss and sixth in sacks. > Senior middle linebacker CR Dwinell (6-1,228) has 52 tackles, fifth on the team. He also has 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 4 pass breakups. He led Utah with 8 tackles vs. UNLV. Dwinell left the Air Force game in the first half after spraining his knee (MCL). He is question-able to play in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl. > Starting junior strong side linebacker Brooks Bahr (6-3, 219), another former walk-on, has 33 tackles, 3 for a loss, and 2 sacks. Bahr, a 3.95 student in Utah's MBA program (he has already earned an undergraduate degree in biology), was named to the Verizon Academic All-District VTJI team.

DEFENSIVE BACKS'NOTEBOOK > Sophomore free safety Antwoine Sanders (6-3,193), playing his first year of NCAA ball, was named to the all-MWC second team. Sanders is No. 2 in tackles for Utah (78 total) and has a team-best 4 interceptions. He also has 4 pass breakups. Sanders had 18 tackles in Utah's 24-21 loss to Brigham Young on Nov. 17, which is the most tackles by a Ute this year. > Sophomore Arnold Parker (6-2,214) is Utah's starting strong safety when the Utes are in their base 4-3 defense and plays corner when Utah is in its nickel package. Parker has 55 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 2 QB hurries and 3 pass breakups. He has caused 2 fumbles and recovered 1. > Utah's best corner has been converted ranning back D'Shaun Crockett (5-8,184, Jr.). Crockett, who began last season as the starting tailback, was moved to the defensive side of the ball in mid-season. He won the starting job at left corner this year and is the top tackling corner with 44 tackles. He also has 4 pass breakups.

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK > Utah has four defenders ranked in the MWC's top 10 in tackles for loss, including three linemen: Garrett Smith (13 TFLs, 3rd-tie with linebacker teammate Sheldon Deckart), Jason Kaufusi (12 TFLs, 5th) and Lauvale Sape (11 TFLs, 6th-tie). > First-team all-conference junior defensive lineman Garrett Smith (6-3,285) has 53 tackles, exceptional for a lineman, 13 tackles for a loss (tied for third in the MWC), 3 sacks and 2 pass breakups. Against San Diego State, he had 10 tackles, 2 for a loss, and 1 sack. > First-team all-conference sophomore defensive end Jason Kaufusi (6-2,249) has 5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss. He also has 36 total tackles, 4 pass breakups and 2 quarterback hurries. His best game this year came against Indiana when he had 7 tackles, 3 for a loss.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES > Senior defensive lineman Lauvale Sape (6-2,290) is a rarity in that he is one of the league's best linemen even though he doesn't start. Sape, a second-team all-conference pick, plays plenty off the bench and divides his time between noseguard and end. He has 11 tackles for loss and 5 sacks. He has 25 total tackles.

SPECIAL TEAMS'NOTEBOOK > Senior kicker Ryan Kaneshiro has taken all 14 of Utah's field goal attempts this year and has made 8. He made a 37-yard field goal against SDSU, his longest of the year, and is 8-10 from 39 yards and in. He is 0-4 in kicks of 40 yards or longer this year, though he came into the season 3-3 in kicks from that range. Kaneshiro's career long field goal is 47 yards (1998 vs. Wyoming). > Ryan Kaneshiro is 39-41 in PATs this year and 101-105 in his career.

> Brian Lewis has punted the ball 57 times for 2,294 yards, an average of 40.2 yards per punt. He has placed 14 punts inside the 20. His 75-yard punt vs. Oregon is tied for the sixth-longest punt in school history. > Brian Lewis has handled all of the kickoffs this year for Utah. He has 60 kickoffs and 32 touchbacks. > Freshman Morgan Scalley has 26 of Utah's 37 punt returns and is averaging 9.6 yards per return, which ranks fourth in the MWC. He returned kicks early in the year and ran back his first collegiate kickoff 44 yards against Indiana. He has 4 total kickoff returns for 77 yards (19.2 yards per return). > Junior D'Shaun Crockett and freshman Bo Nagahi are the No. 1 kickoff return team and have combined for 13 returns. Crockett is averaging 22.0 yards on 7 returns (long of 49 yards) and Nagahi is averaging 20.5 yards on 6 returns (long of 46 yards).

INJURY REPORT Player, Pos. Scott Price, TE CR Dwinell, LB

Injury/Status/Games Missed Broken right fibula/out for season/3 MCL sprain/questionable/0

RED ZONE OFFENSIVE REPORT Times at or inside 20:49 (USU 6, UO 2, IU 3, NM 5, USF 6, UW 4, CSU 4, UNLV 6, SDSU4,BYU3,AFA6) Touchdowns: 31 (USU2,U01,IU3,NM3,USF3,UW4,CSU1,UNLV6, SDSU0,BYU3,AFA5) Field Goals: 8 (USU 3, UO 1/IU0, NM 1, USF 1, CSU 1, UNLV 0, SDSU 1, BYU0,AFA0) Scoring percentage: 80% TD percentage: 63%

RED ZONE DEFENSIVE REPORT Times opponent at or inside 20: 32 (USU 3, UO 3, IU 6, NM 3, USF 4, UW 1, CSU 3, UNLV SDSU1,BYU3,AFA5) Touchdowns: 17 (USUl,UO2,IU4,NMl,USF3,UW0,CSUl,UNLV0, SDSU0,BYU1,AFA4) Field Goals: 1 (USU2,UO 1,IU0,NM0, USF0,UW0, CSU2, UNLV0. SDSULBYULAFAO) Scoring percentage: 75% TD percentage: 53%

LAST UTAH-USC GAME A rout turned into a nail-biter in the second half of the 1993 Freedom Bowl, a game USC held on to win 28-21. The Trojans, tri-champions of the Pac-10, jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead over Utah, the fourth-place finisher in the Western Athletic Conference. (Since 1999, Utah has competed in the Mountain West Conference). But Utah roared back to score 21 second half points and the defense, led by All-American and current NFL defensive end Luther Elliss, blanked USC in the final 30 minutes. Quarterback Mike McCoy's Hail Mary pass with 0:08 remaining was picked off, averting Utah's upset bid.

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Scoring Summary SC-Morton 31 pass from Johnson (Ford kick) 12:23,1st SC-Morton 9 pass from Johnson (Ford kick) 8:45,1st SC-Dotson 2 run (kick failed) 4:10,1st SC-McWilliams 5 pass from Johnson (pass good) 13:34,2nd UU-Henry Lusk 59 pass from McCoy (Yergensen kick) 11:08,

3rd UU-Anderson 34 run (kick failed) 4:28,3rd UU-Williams 1 run (pass good to Anderson) 3:26,4th

USC IN BOWLS This is the 40th bowl trip for USC, whose overall postseason record is 25-14. Its 39 previous bowl appearances is tied for fourth with Nebraska behind Alabama (50), Tennessee (41) and Texas (40), and the Trojans' 25 bowl victories ranks second only to Alabama's 28. This is the 11th different bowl for USC, who has played in the Rose Bowl a record 28 times. The Trojans have also played in the Christmas Festival, Liberty Bowl, Bluebonnet Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Aloha Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, Sun (John Hancock) Bowl (twice), Freedom Bowl (twice) and Cotton Bowl. USC's last bowl appearance was in the 1998 Sun Bowl, a 28-19 loss to TCU.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES USC PREVIEW USC's sports information director is Tim Tessalone. He will be staying with the team at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas (702-891 -1257). For more information on the Trojans, check out their website at www.usctrojans.com ... After a 1-4 start, USC finished with 4 straight wins and became bowl eligible with a 27-0 shellacking of then No. 20 ranked UCLA ... USC finished the regular season at 6-5 overall, 5-3 Pacific-10 (5th)... Total offense and total defense are almost identical: USC is averag-ing 329.4 ypg in offense and the defense is allowing 328.4 ypg ... QB Carson Palmer is completing a Pac-10 leading 58.7% of his passes (206-351) for 2,567 yards and 13 TDs. Palmer, a junior, is already in the top five of several USC career record categories ... First-year head coach Pete Carroll is 0-0 against Utah.

USC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Player Category r Carson Palmer Total Offense David Davis Scoring

USC ON OFFENSE Category Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense

USC ON DEFENSE Category Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense

Avg. 95.55 233.82 32936 26.55

Avg. 149.18 179.18 10629 328.36 17.91

Stats PG 241.09 7.45

NCAA 109 49 94 61

NCAA 59 16 22 29 11

NCAA 32 44

"We've always played well in Las Vegas. It is our No. 1 choice as a bowl game. It's a great place to play. It's central enough so that family members, past players and fans can go, and it's a fun town. We'd love to have a kind of Ute caravan come along with us, made up of families and everyone who supports the Ute program. We welcome any fans to make it a five-day holiday with our team. It's a great Christmas present for our players and fans.

'We think this is the best bowl game in the conference and we think USC is a great opponent for us. They (the Trojans) are a team with a national reputation and they play in a great conference. Plus, USC is coming into this game on a roll. We're excited to play on Christmas day before a national television audience. We love that we'll be the only game in town."

UTE HONORS PART II In addition to the official all-Mountain West Conference team, the following news entities placed Utes on their all-MWC teams. Any teams released after Dec. 10 are not listed.

The Football News (first team only): Doug Kaufusi, Sr., OL Michael Richardson, Sr., TE Lauvale Sape, Sr., DL Garrett Smith, Jr., DE

The Las Vegas Review-Journal all-MWC team (voted on by 20 league media members):

Second Team First Team Doug Kaufusi, Sr., OL EdTa'amu, Sr., OL Garrett Smith, Jr., DL Sheldon Deckart, Jr., LB

Dameon Hunter, Sr., RB CliffRussell,Sr.,WR Jason Kaufusi, So., DL Lauvale Sape, Sr., DL Antwoine Sanders. So., DB* *(Defensive Newcomer of the Year)

MCBRIDE SAYS "I feel very positive about what this team has done. It has achieved more than anyone thought it could. Other than B YU, these guys won more games than anyone else in the confer-ence. We played all of our toughest games on the road and we went 5-0 at home. We played consistently well all year. We were six points away from winning the conference title.

"We have the second most productive running back in the history of the school in Dameon Hunter, and he and Adam Tate might be the best 1-2 punch in the country. We're 24th in total offense and 17th in total defense so we'll be bringing an exciting team on both sides of the ball. Our defense has always been good but our offensive numbers have increased dramatically this year under a whole new scheme. This offensive line is probably the best in school history. Giving up only five sacks in 11 games when you throw the ball 328 times is an amazing stat.

Honorable Mention QB Lance Rice, RB Adam Tate, TE Michael Richardson, OL Dustin McQuivey, DL Ma'ake Kemoeatu, DB Arnold Parker

Collegefootballnews.com. First Team Doug Kaufusi, Sr., OL EdTa'amu,Sr.,OL Garrett Smith, Sr.,DL Sheldon Deckart, Jr., LB Antwoine Sanders, So., DB

Note: Running back Dameon Hunter was the league's sev-enth-highest vote getter in the Collegefootballnews.com voting (tops among the Utes).

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UTAH'S PROJECTED DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

LT

LG

RG

RT

TE

W R - X

QB

WR-Z

HB

FB

59-Doug Kaufusi (6-6,300, Sr.) or 69-Jordan Gross (6-5,308, Jr.) 70-Makai Aalona (6-5,287, Fr.)

75-Ed Ta'amu (6-2,320, Sr.) 68-Chris Kemoeatu (6-4,330, Fr.)

53-Dustin McQuivey (6-3,285, So.) 57-Max Petersen (6-2,276, Fr.)

62-Sean Souza (6-6,296, So.) 72-Tevita Vakalahi (6-1,299, Jr.)

69-Jordan Gross (6-5,308, Jr.) or 61-Kevin Wilson (6-7,309, Sr.) 77-Phil Blackmon (6-5,314, Sr.)

90-Michael Richardson (6-2,271, Sr.) 23-Dennis Smith (6-3,217, Sr.) or 89-Matt Hansen (6-5,251, So.)

27-Josh Lyman (6-0,196, Jr.) 11-Paris Jackson (6-4,215, Jr.)

16-Lance Rice (6-2,200, So.) 19-Ryan Breska (6-4,209, So.) 3-Brett Elliott (6-3,193, Fr.)

1-Cliff Russell (6-0,185, Sr.) 7-Devin Houston (5-10,175, Jr.)

28-Dameon Hunter (5-11,223, Sr.) 5-Adam Tate (6-1,230, Sr.) 2-J.R.Peroulis(6-0,205,Jr.

6-Thomas Fortune (6-3,253, Sr.) 42-Sam Ita'aehau (5-11,225, Sr.) 26-Rob Sirstins (6-1,205, Fr.)

DEFENSE

O E

NG

IE

ROV

MLB

SLB

RC

NB

LC

FS

ss

86-Jason Kaufusi (6-2,249, So.) 52-Marcus Jones (6-1,243, Jr.)

63-Garrett Smith (6-3,285, Jr.) 97-Lauvale Sape (6-2,290, Sr.) 67-Lewis Powell (6-3,290, So.)

98-Ma'ake Kemoeatu (6-5,315, Sr.) 97-Lauvale Sape (6-2,290, Sr.)

44-Josh Savage (6-4,267, So.) 63-Garrett Smith (6-3,285, Jr.) 60-Sione Pouha (6-3,275, Fr.)

54-Sheldon Deckart (6-2,239, Jr.) 43-Jeremy Lyman (6-2,230, Jr.)

49-CR Dwinell (6-1,228, Sr.) 39-Zach Tune (6-3,254, Fr.)

51-Brooks Bahr (6-3,219, Jr.) 93-Cory Dodds (6-2,220, Fr.)

21-Yohance Scott (6-0,192, Sr.) 32-D'Shaun Crockett (5-8,184, Jr.)

17-Arnold Parker (6-2,214, So.) 22-Bo Nagahi (5-9,177, Fr.)

32-D'Shaun Crockett (5-8,184, Jr.) 22-Bo Nagahi (5-9,177, Fr.) 20-Airabin Justin (5-11,177, Jr.)

4-Antwoine Sanders (6-3,193, So.) 35-Dave Revill (5-11,205, So.)

17-Arnold Parker (6-2,214, So.) 35-Dave Revill (5-11,205, So.) 10-Anthony White (5-10,189, So.)

KO 14-Brian Lewis (6-2,250, Jr.) 27-Ryan Kaneshiro (5-10,190, Sr.)

FG 27-Ryan Kaneshiro (5-10,190, Sr.) 14-Brian Lewis (6-2,250, Jr.)

PAT 27-Ryan Kaneshiro (5-10,190, Sr.) 14-Brian Lewis (6-2,250, Jr.)

P 14-Brian Lewis (6-2,250, Jr.) 27-Ryan Kaneshiro (5-10,190, Sr.) or 1-J.T.Clark (5-10,160, Fr.)

SPECIALISTS

SN

H

PR

KR

64-Ryan Brand (5-10,242, Jr.) 67-Lewis Powell (6-3,290, So.)

20-Brad Burtenshaw (5-11,178, Jr.) 27-Ryan Kaneshiro (5-10,190, Sr.)

25-Morgan Scalley (5-10,188, Fr.) 12-Justin Walterscheid (5-9,169, Fr.)

32-D'Shaun Crockett (5-8,184, Jr.) and 22-Bo Nagahi (5-9,177, Fr.) 25-Morgan Scalley (5-10,188, Fr.)

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2001 UTAH SELECT PLAYER STATS GAME BY GAME L a n c e Rice O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

D a m e o n Hunter O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Adam Tate O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Cliff Russe l l O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Josh Lyman O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Att 3 2 39 2 9 2 6 21 21 41 2(1 20 32 21

R u s 17 25 31 25 19 18 20 31 22 21 28

R u s 15 9 8 12 15 1 1 15 13 16 20 26

Rec 5 7 4 3 2 7 7 2 5 6 5

R e c 0 5 5 1 7 2 6 3 4 1 2

C m p In 16 0 21 1 21 0 12 1 16 1 15 2 18 1 12 2 10 0 16 1 12 2

ti Yards 6 0 104 164 177 77 109 148 137 88 106 2 2 6

h Yards 76 15 12 76 122 23 82 63 146 64 140

Yards 48 100 5 9 86 6 157 76 64 4 0 49 59

Yards 0 7 3 87 13 117 16 10(1 3 5 99 24 18

t Yard 147 179 278 147 2 3 8 2 3 4 2 1 4 170 138 189 161

Avg. 3.5 4.2 5.3 7.1 4.1 6.1 7.4 4 .4 4 .0 5.0 8.1

Avg. 5.1 1.7 1.5 6.3 8.1 2.1 5.5 4.8 9.1 3.2 5.4

Avg. 9 .6 14.3 14.81 28.7 3.(1 22 .4 10.9 32 .0 8.(1 8.2 11.8

Avg. 0 .0 14.6 17.4 13.0 16.7 8.(1 16.7 11.7 24.8 24 .0 9.0

s TD 0 9 2 (1 4 3 2 2 1 1 1

TD 0 (1 T

2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2

TD 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 2

TD 0 (1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

TD 0 (1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0

L o n g 22 26 29 34 62 44 47 43 45 24 25

Long 1 1 27 19 74 13 20 27 26 17 20 31

L o n g 16 6 7 4 6 63 6 18 18 73 13 28

L o n g 22 36 27 46 6 44 35 4 3 14 18 19

Long 0 31 29 13 43 8 47 16 45 24 13

Sheldon Deckart O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Garrett Smith O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Jason Kaufusi O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Arnold Parker O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

Antwoine Sanders O p p o n e n t Utah State Oregon Indiana New Mexico South Florida Wyoming Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Air Force

UT 7 1 1 4 2 0 5 4 4 8 3

UT 3 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 3 2 1

UT 2 1 7 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1

UT 2 4 5 0 1 1

3 4 1 3 1

UT T

4 7 6 1 (1 5 2 4 14 4

AT 8 7 2 4 4 4 2 1 9 1 5

AT 1 4 (1 5 1 4 5 0 7 2 6

AT 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 4 0 5

AT 2 5 1 4 5 1 3 0 5 0 1

AT 3 4 4 1 0 2 1 2 3 4 4

TT 15 8 3 8 6 4 7 5 13 9 8

TT 4 6 1 6 1 6 8 0 1(1 4 7

TT 4 2 7 3 1 4 0 4 4 1 6

TT 4 9 6 4 6 3 6 4 6 3 4

TT 5 8 1 1 7 1 2 6 4 7 18 8

TFL 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-11 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 4-11 1-9 0-0

TFL 2-7 2-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-5 2-2 0-0 2-8 2-5 1-2

TFL 2-6 0-0 3-13 1-7 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-2 1-3 1-2 1-1

PBU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 T

0 0

P B U 3 0 (I 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

S a c k s 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-11 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-8 0-0 0-0

Sacks 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-8 0-0 0-0

S a c k s 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-7 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0 0

Int 2-56 0 0 1-13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES Game Points Utah State 19 Utah 23 Utah 10 Oregon 24 Utah 28 Indiana 26 New Mexico 16 Utah 37 South Florida 21 Utah 52 Wyoming 0 Utah 35 Utah 17 Colorado State 19 Utah 42 UNLV 14 San Diego State 3 Utah 17 Utah 21 Brigham Young 24 Utah 37 Air Force 38

2001 STAT COMPARISON

1st Downs Rush Yds 16 19 21 22 26 22 12 20 27 24 8 19 22 13 22 7 16 16 23 21 28 15

70 213 121 107 169 229 146 255 67 245 33 190 228 123 212 38 65 225 168 180 382 239

Pass Yds ...231 ... 147 ...252 ...270 ...278 ... 157 ...165 ...210 ...336 ...264 ...117 ...275 ...214 ...201 ...180 ...118 ...194 ...138 ...189 ...270 ...161 ...35

Total Yds 301 360 373 377 447 386 311 465 403 509 150 465 442 324 392 156 258 363 357 450 543 274

TOs 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 *>

1 0 2 2 3 0

UTAH 2001 SCORING DRIVES Opponent Utah State

Oregon

Indiana

New Mexico

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South Florida

Wyoming

Qtr 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

Pl-Yd 9-60 3-71 7-55 3-8 16-57 13-61 13-80 13-80 9-56 6-65 2-13 5-54 6-83 13-70 2-54 3-80 9-61 10-81 3-47 5-18 11-49 8-78 1-62 3-65 0-0 1-44 5-55 4-44 10-78 10-61

Time 3:54 0:35 0:43 0:15 7:16 7:10 5:43 5:51 4:09 2:17 0:44 1:26 2:14 5:35 0:44 0:34 5:04 5:05 1-37 2:29 6:09 2:43 0:12 1*09 0:00 0:07 2:32 1:49 3:54 4:52

Scoring Play Tate 7 run Johnson 4 run Kaneshiro 21 FG Kaneshiro 33 FG Kaneshiro 32 FG Kaneshiro 21 FG Tate 3 run Hunter 1 run Hunter 13 run Russell 27 pass from Rice D. Smith 10 pass from Rice Hunter 11 ran Russell 46 pass from Breska Kaneshiro 33 FG Tate 46 run Hunter 1 run Tate 8 run Hunter 4 run Lyman 43 pass from Rice Jackson 10 pass from Rice Kaneshiro 27 field goal Lyman 34 pass from Rice Tate 62 pass from Rice Tate 1 run Revill 47 interception return Russell 44 pass from Rice Tate 1 run Houston 13 pass from Rice Lyman 8 pass from Rice Tate 1 run

Opponent Colorado State

UNLV

Qtr 1st 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th

San Diego State 2nd

Brigham Young

Air Force

3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th

Pl-Yd 5-66 4-77 9-72 14-80 3-11 6-69 1-18 13-80 10-60 7-84 8-57 3-81 4-41 13-82 12-80 8-77 6-65 11-75 0-0 9-50 10-77

Time 2-05 1:43 3:20 7:17 0:56 2:55 0:07 6:46 5.-09 3-57 3:49 1:03 2:14 6:22 5:26 3:25 257 5:47 0:00 5:04 4:49

Scoring Play Sirstins 1 pass from Rice Lyman 47 pass from Rice Kaneshiro 25 FG Hunter 1 run Richardson 10 pass from Rice Rice 10 pass from D. Smith Tate 18 run Richardson 5 pass from Rice Peroulis 1 run Lyman 11 pass from Rice Kaneshiro 37 FG Tate 73 run D. Smith pass from Rice Hunter 15 run Tate 1 run Hunter 4 run Tate 2 run Hunter 2 run safety Russell 19 pass from Rice Tate 3 run

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O R E G O N Doug Kaufusi Jordan Gross Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Kevin Wilson Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Morgan Scalley Dameon Hunter

Morgan Scalley

INDIANA Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter T h o m a s Fortune

N E W M E X Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter

Mat t Hansen

S O . FLA. Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Micheal Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter T h o m a s For tune

W Y O Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter

Dennis Smith

C S U Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter

Justin Walterschei

UNLV Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter

Justin d Walterschei

S D S U Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice

Dameon Hunter T h o m a s Fortune Dennis

d Smith

BYU Doug Kaufusi Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Jordan Gross Michael Richardson Josh Lyman Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter T h o m a s for tune

AFA Jordan Gross Ed Ta'amu Dustin McQuivey Sean Souza Kevin Wilson Michael Richardson

Lance Rice Cliff Russell Dameon Hunter Thomas Fortune Matt Hansen

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U S U Jason Kaufusi Lauvale Sape Ma'ake Kemoeatu Garret t Smith Sheldon Deckar t CR Dwinell

Yohance Scott B o Nagahi Airabin Justin Antwoine Sanders Arnold P a r k e r

O R E G O N Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott

Bo Naeahi Antwoine Sanders Arnold Parker

INDIANA Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Jeremy Lyman CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott

D'Shaun Crocket t Antwoine Sanders Arnold Parker

NEW MEX Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott

Bo Nacahi Antwoine Sanders Arnold Parker

S O . FLA. Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckar t CR Dwinell

D'Shaun Crocket t Arnold Parker Bo Nagahi Antwoine Sanders Dave Revill

W Y O Jason Kaufusi Garret t Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckar t CR Dwinell

Yohance Scott Arnold Parker D'Shaun Crocke t t Antwoine Sanders Dave Revill

C S U Jason Kaufusi Garret t Smith Lauvale Sape Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr

Yohance Scott Arnold Pa rke r D'Shaun Crocket t Antwoine Sanders

UNLV Jason Kaufusi Garret t Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott Arnold Parker D'Shaun Crocket t Antyvoine Sanders

S D S U Jason Kaufusi Garre t t Smith Ma 'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott Arnold Pa rke r

Antwoine Sanders Dave Revill

BYU Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savaae Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Yohance Scott Arnold Parker

Antwoine Sanders

AFA Jason Kaufusi Garrett Smith Ma'ake Kemoeatu Josh Savage Sheldon Deckart CR Dwinell Books Bahr Arnold Parker

D'Shaun Crockett Antwoine Sanders Dave Revill

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2001 UTAH PARTICIPATION NAME USU OREGON BSD UNM S.FLA. WYO CSU UNLV SDSU BYU AFA

Cliff Russell J.R. Peroulis Brett Elliott Cody Weight Marty Johnson Antwoine Sanders Adam Tate Thomas Fortune Devin Houston Quincy Watkins

10 Anthony White x x 11 Paris Jackson x x 12 Justin Walterscheid x x 13 J.D.Jorgensen x 14 Brian Lewis x x 16 Lance Rice 17 Arnold Parker 19 RyanBreska 20 Airabin Justin 20 Brad Burtenshaw 21 22 23 25 26

Yohance Scott Bo Nagahi Dennis Smith Morgan Scalley Rob Sirstins

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Ryan Kaneshiro Josh Lyman Dameon Hunter Brandon Bliss Desmond Davis

32 D'Shaun Crockett x 3 3 Edwin Benton 34 Anthony Arceneaux 35 Dave Revill x 36 Stan Moleni 39 Zach Tune x 42 Sam Ita'aehau x x 43 Jeremy Lyman x x 44 Josh Savage x x 48 JoeyBolinger x x 49 51 52 53 54_

CR Dwinell Brooks Bahr Marcus Jones Dustin McQuivey Sheldon Deckart

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Kasey Jackson Max Petersen Doug Kaufusi Sione Pouha Kevin Wilson

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Sean Souza Garrett Smith Ryan Brand Lewis Powell Chris Kemoeatu

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Jordan Gross Makai Aalona Tevita Vakalahi Ed Ta'amu Phil Blackmon

81 85 86 87 89

Scott Price Kawicka Casco Jason Kaufusi Taz Decker Matt Hansen

90 Michael Richardson x 93 Corey Dodds x 96 Tevita Kemoeatu 97 Lauvale Sape x 98 Ma'ake Kemoeatu x

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAMEl SEPT.1 Utah 23, Utah State 19 Salt Lake Gty Rice-Eccles Stadium [36,557]

SALT LAKE CITY Utah handled Utah State more easily than the final score of 23-19 indicates. The Utes were up 23-6 with 2:30 remaining and 23-13 with 0:06 left in the game. The Aggies made the outcome close by scoring a late TD and then returning a punt 64 yards for another six points as time expired.

But for the late breakdown, just about everything went right for the Utes, who unveiled a varied new offense. Utah's defense was its normal solid self, holding USU to 301 total yards, just 70 rushing, and causing five Aggie turnovers. Utah was led by a pair of JC transfers: running back Marty Johnson (95 yards and 1 TD) and free safety Antwoine Sanders (2 interceptions and 3 pass breakups).

Place kicker Ryan Kaneshiro scored 11 points on three field goals and two PATs. Sheldon Deckart had a career-best 15 tackles, most on the team.

GAME 2 SEPT. 8 Oregon 24, Utah 10 Eugene, Ore. Autzen Stadium [45,712]

EUGENE Utah played the No. 7 ranked Oregon Ducks close, but fell 24-10 before a sold-out Autzen Stadium crowd. Utah tied the game at 10-10 six minutes into the second quarter, when Adam Tate bulled in from three yards out, but the Utes wouldn't score again.

The Ute defense shut out the Ducks in the third quarter and allowed just one touchdown in the fourth in a fine effort against Oregon's highly touted offense. The Ducks failed to convert on all nine third down attempts.

Utah's offense produced 373 yards, 104 from running back Dameon Hunter on a career day. Lance Rice was 21-of-39 for 170 passing yards and Cliff Russell had seven catches for 100 yards. Second-string QB Ryan Breska relieved Rice late in the fourth quarter and was 4-of-12 for 82 yards in his first college game.

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Scoring Summary USKidman 27 FG, 12:57, 1st UUTate 7 run (Kaneshiro kick) 14:20, 2nd USKidman 37 FG, 12:29, 2nd UUJohnson 4 run (Kaneshiro kick) 7:26, 2nd UUKaneshiro 21 FG, 0:24, 2nd UUKaneshiro 33 FG, 0:04, 2nd UUKaneshiro 32 FG, 7:44, 3rd USCurtis 16 pass from Fuentes (Kidman kick) 2:29, 4th USFernandez 64 punt return, 0:00, 4th

Team Statistics First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By

USU 16 21-70 43-23-3 231 64-301 3-2 3-38 0-0 6-49.0 3-71 4-80 24:40 5-14 1-1 2-12

UU 19 46-213 33-16-0 147 79-360 1-1 5-30 3-62 6-43.2 5-55 1-22 35:20 7-19 1-2 2-8

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Utah: Johnson 6-95-1, Tate 15-76-1. USU: White 17-81-0 Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-[/'a/*: Rice 32-16-0-147-0. USU: Fuentes 43-23-3-231-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-/ra/*: Russell 5-48-0, P. Jackson 3-35-0. USU: Curtis 11-171-1. Kickoff Returns-Utah: Davis 1-22. USU: Walker 2-42. Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 5-55. USU: Fernandez 1-64-1. Utah Defensive Leaders-Tackles: Deckart 15, Justin 6. Sacks: J. Kaufusi 1-4, Smith 1-4. TFL: J. Kaufusi 2-6, Smith 2-7. Intercep-tions: Sanders 2-56, Scott 1-6.

Scoring Summary UOHowry 25 pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) 10:32, 1st UUKaneshiro 21 field goal, 3:22,1st UOSiegel 21 field goal, 14:57,2nd UUTate 3 run (Kaneshiro kick) 9:14, 2nd UOMorris 3 run (Siegel kick blocked) 1:16, 2nd UOHowry 14 pass from Harrington (Line pass) 13:41, 4th


UU 21 35-121 51-25-1 252 86-373 0-0 10-89 0-0 5-40.8 2-12 1-35 35:44 7-19 1-4 1-6

UO 22 32-107 28-18-0 270 60-377 1-0 7-77 1-2 6-38.0 2-17 1-19 24:16 0-9 1-1 0-0

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TDM/ta/*.* Hunter 25-104-0, Tate 9-15-1. 70: Morris 12-59-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-i/'a/i: Rice 39-21-1-170-0, Breska 12-4-0-82-0. UO: Harrington 27-17-0-20-2. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-l//a/i; Russell 7-100-0, Lyman 5-73-0. UO: Willis 9-107-0, Howry 5-47-2. Kickoff Returns-t/'a/i: Davis 1-35. f/O: Admundson 1-19. Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 2-12. 70: Howry 2-17. Utah Defensive Leaders-7iicWes: Parker 9, Sanders 8. Sacks: Savage 1-6. TFL: Smith 2-1, Savage 1-6. Interceptions: none.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 3 SEPT. 22 Utah 28, Indiana 26 Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium [26,591]

GAME 4 SEPT. 29 Utah 37, New Mexico 16 Salt Lake Gty Rice-Eccles Stadium [32,100]

BLOOMINGTONA 14 point fourth quarter and a penalty-aided second-chance goal line stand on a two-point conver-sion attempt helped Utah beat Big Ten foe Indiana 28-26.

Quarterback Lance Rice and running back Dameon Hunter both turned in career efforts to lead the Ute offense to a season-best 447 total yards. Rice completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and 2 TDs, his first passing touchdowns of the season. Hunter rushed for 164 yards and 2 TDs and averaged 5.3 yards per carry.

Defensive end Jason Kaufusi (7 tackles, 3 for a loss) and free safety Antwoine Sanders (11 tackles) wore themselves out chasing Indiana star Antwoine Randle El. They were a big reason the Heisman candidate passed for just 157 yards and ran for 69. Bo Nagahi picked off his first career interception in the fourth quarter and his 26-yard return set up the winning TD pass from Rice to Dennis Smith.

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Scoring Summary UUHunter 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 9:90, 1st IURandle El 1 run (Braucher kick) 8:13, 2nd IURandle El 6 run (Braucher kick) 12:24, 3rd UUHunter 13 run (Kaneshiro kick) 8:15, 3rd IUWilliams 2 run (Braucher kick failed) 4:19,3rd UURussell 27 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 10:46, 4th UUD. Smith 10 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 9:41, 4th IUJohnson 13 pass from Randle El (RE rush failed) 3:35, 4th


UU 26 43-169 29-21-0 278 72-447 2-1 8-55 1-26 3-30.3 1-10 1-44 32:15 5-10 1-1 0-0

IU 22 44-229 23-13-1 157 67-386 0-0 2-15 0-0 2-39.0 1-4 4-118 27:45 6-12 1-2 0-0

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-I/tafc: Hunter 31-164-2. IU: Williams 15-116-1, Randle El 18-69-2. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-t/to/t: Rice 29-21-0-278-2. IU: Randle El 23-13-1-157-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-t/to/i.- Lyman 5-87-0, Russell 4-59-1. IU: Williams 4-59-0, Johnson 4-45-1. Kickoff Returns-I/tafe: Scalley 1-44. IU: Carter 2-63. Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 1-10. IU: Randle El 1-4. Utah Defensive Leaders-TacWe1;: Sanders 11, Kaufusi 7. Sacks: none. TFL: Kaufusi 3-13. Interceptions: Nagahi 1-26.

SALT LAKE CITYDameon Hunter (177 yards 2 TDs) and Adam Tate (76 yards, 2 TDs) tore apart the nation's second-best team against the rush and Utah won its conference opener against New Mexico 37-16. It was the third career-rushing day in a row for Hunter and his third straight 100-yard game. He spearheaded a Ute offense that scored on its first possession, but then stalled until backup quarterback Ryan Breska checked in midway through the second quarter and hit Cliff Russell for a 46-yard touchdown pass with just over a minute left. Starter

Lance Rice finished the game and directed Utah to three more touchdown drives and a 33-yard Ryan Kaneshiro field goal. Utah walloped New Mexico on paper, dishing out 465 yards of total offense to UNM's 311. The U. defense was led by line-backer Sheldon Deckart, who had eight tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. Utah forced New Mexico to fumble twice in the red zone, recovering both fumbles, and shut out the Lobos in the first and fourth quarters.

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Scoring Summary UUHunter 11 run (Kaneshiro kick) 12:53, 1st NMBaxter 1 run (Borombozin kick) 3:46, 2nd UURussell 46 pass from Breska (Kaneshiro kick) 1:32, 2nd NMCounter 47 pass from Kelly (Borombozin kick) 13:03, 3rd NMDavis safety, 8:52, 3rd UUKaneshiro 33 FG, 1:28, 3rd UUTate 46 run (Kaneshiro kick failed) 0:16, 3rd UUHunter 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 10:13, 4th UUTate 8 run (Kaneshiro kick) 4:04, 4th


UNM 12 36-146 36-10-1 165 72-311 2-2 7-65 1-10 10-39.9 3-11 4-85 25:31 4-17 0-1 1-5

UU 20 48-255 30-15-1 210 78-465 1-1 7-59 1-13 7-36.3 4-16 3-33 34:29 7-18 1-1 3-18

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-/ra/i: Hunter 25-177-2, Tate 12-76-2. UNM: Baxter 15-95-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-t//afc: Rice 26-12-1-147-0, Breska 4-3-0-63-1. UNM: Kelly 24-7-0-124-1. Caamano 11-3-1-41-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-t/toA: Russell 3-86-1. UNM: Counter 4-107-1 Kickoff Returns-l/ta/i: Scalley 3-33. UNM: Hanson 3-67 Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 4-16. UNM: Wiggins 3-11. Utah Defensive Leaders-7acfc/es: Deckart 8, Sanders7. Sacfcs .-Deckart 2-11. TFL: Deckart 2-11. Interceptions: Sanders 1-13.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 5 OCT. 6 Utah 52, South Florida 21 Salt Lake Gty Rice-Ecdes Stadium [30,808]

GAME 6 OCT. 20 Utah 35, Wyoming 0 Salt Lake Gty Rice-Ecdes Stadium [36,795]

SALT LAKE CITYUtah pummeled a respectable South Florida team 52-21 in a game where nearly every Ute that suited up played. The Utes led 31-0 at the half, holding the ball for all but seven minutes and racking up 320 yards of total offense to USF's 137. The teams played to a 21-21 tie in the second half after USF scored with just 0:08 left in the game against Utah's second string defense.

But for penalties (Utah had 13 for 158 yards), the Utes might have pitched a shutout. Wide receiver Josh Lyman had a career night with seven catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns and Adam Tate rushed for a season-high 122 yards and a TD. Tate also caught a 62-yard touchdown pass from Lance Rice, who was 16 for 21 for 238 yards and four touchdowns. Utah's 509 total yards was a season-best and its 52 points, its most in a game since 1999, was the most ever scored against USF.

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Scoring Summary UUHunter 4 run (Kaneshiro kick) 9:55, 1st UULyman 43 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 2:44, 1st UUJackson 10 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 0:06, 1st UUKaneshiro 27 field goal 8:20,2nd UULyman 34 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 0:54, 2nd UUTate 62 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 13:52, 3rd SFFisher 7 pass from Blackwell (Gramatica kick) 2:49, 34d UUTate 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 1:40, 3rd UURevill 47 interception return (Kaneshiro kick) 13:31, 4th SFSmith 11 pass from Blackwell (Gramatica kick) 10:17,4th SFBingham 10 pass from Banks (Gramatica kick) 0:08,4th


USF 27 26-67 61-32-1 336 87-403 2-2 10-77 1-0 6-38.0 2-(-l) 4-73 23:43 5-17 2-5 0-0

UU 24 49-245 24-17-1 264 73-509 1-0 13-158 1-47 5-41.0 2-10 2-29 36:17 7-15 1-2 4-25

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Utah: Tate 15-122-1, Hunter 19-77-1. /SF: Callum 5-38-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-[/raA: Rice 21-16-1-238-4, Breska 2-0-0-0-0, D. Smith 1-1-0-26-0. USF: Blackwell 55-28-1-281-2. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)~lVfa/-: Lyman 7-117-2, Tate 1-62-1. USF: Smith 5-106-1, Whittaker 9-101-0. Kickoff Returns-Utah: Crockett 1-19. USF: Robinson 2-35. Punt Returns-I/ta/i: Scalley 2-10. USF: Lipp l-(-2). Utah Defensive Leaders-racWes: Crockett 9. Sacks: Savage 2-7. TFL: Sape 4-18. Interceptions: Re vill 1 -47-1.

SALT LAKE CITYAfter a scoreless first quarter, Utah unloaded on Wyoming in a 35-0 win to improve to 5-1 on the season. Utah's defense stifled the Pokes, holding them to just 150 yards of total offense, well below their average of 411 yards per game. The vaunted UW passing offense, which was producing 296 yards per game, was held to just 117 yards by Utah.

Wyoming mustered just 89 yards of total offense through the three quarters that Utah used its starters and it crossed into Ute territory just four times the entire game. Utah's swarming defense forced the Pokes to punt 11 times, tied for the third most punts by an opponent in Utah history.

Offensively, Cliff Russell had a career day, catching 7 passes for 157 yards and 1 TD. Running back Dameon Hunter recorded his fourth 100-yard game of the season with 109 yards. Strong safety Dave Revill led the defense with 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception and a pass breakup.

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Scoring Summary UURussell 44 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 14:14, 2nd UUTate 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 10:22, 2nd UUHouston 13 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 3:00, 2nd UULyman 8 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 9:00, 3rd UUTate 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 2:05, 2nd


UW 8 25-33 33-18-1 117 58-150 1-0 6-45 2-30 11-43.0 3-7 2-40 25:01 1-14 0-2 1-2

LIU 19 45-190 25-17-1 275 70-465 0-0 7-60 1-16 6-44.3 5-70 0-0 34:59 6-14 1-1 3-21

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TDM/fa/i: Hunter 18-109-0, Peroulis 10-46-0, Tale 11-23-2. UW: Armah 11-41-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-t/ta/i: Rice 21-15-2-234-3, Breska 4-2-0-41-0. UW: Bramlet 29-15-1-80-0, Raterink 4-3-0-37-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-[/'ali: Russell-7-157-1, Richardson 3-37-0, D. Smith 2-41-0. UW: McGuffey 8-41-0. Kickoff Returns-//aft: none. UW: Jackson 1-39 Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 3-52. UW: Vines 3-7. Utah Defensive Leaders-TacWes: Revill 6, Smith 6. Sacks: Kaufusi 1-4, Sape 1-9, Pouha 1-8. TFL: Revill 2-2. Interceptions: Revill 1-16.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 7 OCT. 27 Colorado State 19, Utah 17 Ft. Collins, Colo. Hughes Stadium [24,119]

FT. COLLINSUtah suffered its first conference loss of the season, falling 19-17 to Colorado State in Ft. Collins. The Utes had a better statistical scorecard, compiling 442 yards of total offense to CSU's 324, but struggled putting the ball in the end zone. Scoring chances that failed included Ryan Kaneshiro's 18-yard field goal attempt that was blocked, a dropped pass in the end zone and a Ute fumble on CSU's 1-yard line that was recovered in the end zone by the Rams.

Dameon Hunter recorded his fifth 100-yard game of the season (148 yards), tying him for fifth in the school records. Josh Lyman caught six passes for 100 yards, his second 100-yard receiving game.

Garrett Smith led the defense with eight tackles, two for a loss, and a pass breakup. Sheldon Deckart had seven tackles, three for a loss, a forced fumble and a sack.

GAME 8 NOV. 3 Utah42,UNLV14 Las Vegas, Nev. Sam Boyd Stadium [21,042]

LAS VEGASThe Ute defense smothered a UNLV team that ranked fourth in the nation in rushing entering the game to lead Utah to a 42-14 pasting of the Rebels. UNLV, averaging 250 rushing yards per game, managed just 38 against Utah, which did not allow a defensive touchdown and gave up just 156 yards of total offense.

Offensively, Lance Rice overcame two first half intercep-tions that were returned for touchdowns to direct six scoring drives. He threw two touchdown passes and caught an-othera 10-yard pass from Dennis Smith. Michael Richardson caught two touchdown passes, the first of his career, and Dameon Hunter rushed for 137 yards and a score.

CR Dwinell had eight tackles, Lauvale Sape had two tackles for loss and Las Vegas native Arnold Parker had a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

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Scoring Summary UUSirstins 1 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 7:22, 1st CSDavis 51 pass from Van Pelt (Naughton kick) 5:09, 1st CSNaughton 33 FG, 12:10, 2nd CSNaughton 29 FG, 8:10, 2nd UULyman 47 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 3:25, 3rd CSRuff 1 run (Van Pelt pass failed) 9:27, 4th UUKaneshiro 25 FG, 6:07, 4th

Scoring Summary UUHunter 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 7:43, 1st LVBrandon 70 interception return (Pieffer kick) 0:01, 1st LVThomas 24 interception return (Pieffer kick) 14:08, 2nd UURichardson 10 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 3:33, 2nd UURice 10 pass from D. Smith (Kaneshiro kick) 9:43, 3rd UUTate 18 run (Kaneshiro kick), 8:44, 3rd UURichardson 5 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 14:11, 4th UUPeroulis 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 3:15, 4th


UU 22 37-228 41-18-1 214 78-442 2-1 3-15 0-0 8-38.1 5-17 1-15 28:57 4-17 0-1 1-5

CS 13 44-123 24-11-0 201 68-324 1-0 4-34 1-16 7-46.7 6-84 2-47 31:03 5-18 1-1 0-0


UU 22 55-212 21-13-2 180 392 0-0 3-30 1-0 4-45.8 5-40 2-28 38:17 10-17 2-2 2-13

LV 7 26-38 21-8-1 118 156 1-1 3-25 2-94-2 9-38.2 1-9 3-71 21:43 4-13 0-0 0-0

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Utah: Hunter 20-148-0, Tate 15-82-0. CSU: Ruff 15-63-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-I/fa/*: Rice 41-18-1-214-2. CSU: Van Pelt 24-11-0-201-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-Utah: Lyman 6-100-1, Russell 7-76-0. CSU: Davis 5-74-1, Rebstock 2-80-0. Kickoff Returns-Utah: Crockett 1-15. CSU: Rebstock 2-47. Punt Returns-t/ta/i: Scalley 4-15, Walterscheid 1-2. CSU: Davis 3-49, Wynn 2-34. Utah Defensive Leaders-Jiacftfcs: Smith 8, Sanders 8. Sacks: Deckart 1-5 rFL.'Deckart 3-7. Interceptions: none.

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-[/ta/i: Hunter 31-137-1, Tate 13-63-1. UNLV: Haro 11-34-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-C/ta/*: Rice 20-12-2-170-2, Smith 1-1-0-10-1. UNLV: Thomas 17-7-1-107-0, Nantkes 4-1-0-11-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-l/fa/i: Richardson 3-40-2, Russell 2-64-0. UNLV: Nero 5-75-0. Kickoff Returns-l/toA: Crockett 1-16, Nagahi 1-12. UNLV: Nero 1-36, Dorsey 2-35. Punt Returns-Utah: Walterscheid 4-25. UNLV: Mason 1-9. Utah Defensive Leaders-7iicfc/es: Dwinell 8. Sacks: Sape 2-13. TFL: Sape 2-13.Interceptions: Sanders 1-0.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 9 NOV. 10 Utah 17, San Diego State 3 Salt Lake Gty Rice-Ecdes Stadium [36,018]

GAME 10 NOV. 17 Brigham Young 24, Utah 21 Provo, Utah LaVell Edwards Stadium [66,149]

SALT LAKE CITYUtah's defense was phenomenal once again in a 17-3 victory over San Diego State in the final home game of the season. The Utes held Larry Ned, the second-leading rusher in the NCAA, to 79 yards, far less than his 140.1 average entering the game. For the third time in the last four games, Utah's defense did not give up a touchdown. The Aztecs' lone score was a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter.

Utah scored all 17 of its points in the final three quarters after spotting SDSU a 3-0 lead. Adam Tate rushed for a career-high 146 yards and 1 touchdown and Dameon Hunter reached 1,000 yards on the season with an 88-yard day. Josh Lyman caught four passes for 99 yards and 1 TD.

Sheldon Deckart led the defense with 13 tackles, four tackles for loss and 2 sacks. Garrett Smith had a season-high 10 tackles, two for a loss, and a sack.

San Diego State ..3 0 0 0. Utah 0 7 3 7.

. .3 17

Scoring Summary SDKirovski 26 FG, 10:34, 2nd UULyman 11 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 6:37, 2nd UUKaneshiro 37 FG, 6:22, 3rd UUTate 73 run (Kaneshiro kick) 10:08, 4th


SD 16 31-64 29-15-1 194 60-258 2-0 5-40 0-0 8-39.4 3-32 0-0 29:13 4-14 0-1 1-7

UU 16 45-225 20-10-0 138 65-363 2-0 7-72 1-4 5-41.4 3-66 2-44 30:47 7-16 1-2 4-24

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-l/ta/*: Tate 16-146-1, Hunter 22-88-0. SDSU: Ned 22-79-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-t/toA: Rice 20-10-0-138-1. SDSU: Sheriff 29-15-1-194-0. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-C/tafc: Lyman 4-99-1, Russell 5-40-0. SDSU: Tolver 11-140-0. Kickoff Returns-f/to/i: Nagahi 2-44. SDSU: none. Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley 1-56. SDSU: Lewis 3-32. Utah Defensive Leaders-7ijcfcfe.?: Deckart 13, Smith 10. Sacks: Deckart 2-8. TFL: Deckart 4-11, Smith 2-8. Interceptions: Parker 1-4.

PROVOUtah held a commanding lead over No. 8 ranked Brigham Young until the final minutes, but the Utes would lose the lead and the game, 24-21.

Utah went up 21-10 when Adam Tate scored on a 1-yard run with 9:53 left. The score held until the final three minutes when Utah's failure to produce a game-ending first down and two subsequent BYU touchdowns averted a Ute upset bid.

After BYU scored at 3:22 and 1:16 to take the lead, Utah had one last chance, but a pass intended to move the Utes within field goal range was intercepted and Utah lost in Provo for the first time since 1991.

Dameon Hunter rushed for 106 yards to lead the offense. Antwoine Sanders led the Ute defense with 18 tackles. Linebackers Sheldon Deckart (9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL) and CR Dwinell (6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 interception) also came up big in slowing the best offense in the country.

Utah Brigham Young.

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Scoring Summary UUD. Smith 13 pass from Rice (Kaneshiro kick) 11:58, 2nd BYPayne 35 FG, 4:14, 2nd UUHunter 15 run (Kaneshiro kick) 2:21, 3rd BYMahe 23 pass from Doman (Payne kick) 0:19, 3rd UUTate 1 run (Kaneshiro kick) 9:53, 4th BYStaley 7 pass from Doman (Staley rush) 3:22, 4th BYStaley 30 run (Payne kick failed) 1:16,4th


UU 23 46-158 32-16-1 189 78-357 2-1 5-26 1-28 7-37.6 4-24 3-80 34:14 6-17 1-3 2-21

BYU 21 32-180 42-21-1 270 74-450 2-1 6-79 1-50 7-45.4 3-7 3-57 25:46 7-15 0-0 0-0

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-7'aft.- Hunter 21-106-1, Tate 20-64-1. BYU: Staley 17-169-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-t/ta/i: Rice 32-16-1-189-1. BYU: Doman 42-21-1-270-2. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-l/ta/i: Russell 6-49-0, Richardson 4-58-0. BYU: Mahe 5-94-1, Halladay 5-60-0. Kickoff Returns-Utah: Crockett 3-80. BYU: Rigell 2-38. Punt Returns-l/ta/i: Scalley 3-33. BYU: Rigell 3-7. Utah Defensive Leaders-7iicWe.s: Sanders 18, Deckart. Sacks: Deckart 1-9, Dwinell 1-12. TFL: Smith 2-5. Interceptions: Dwinell 1-28.

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 11 DEC.1 Air Force 38, Utah 37 Colorado Springs, Colo. Falcon Stadium [25,702]

COLORADO SPRINGSFor the second straight week a fourth-quarter meltdown cost Utah what appeared to be a certain win. This time, the Utes lost to Air Force 38-37 in a game that was originally scheduled for Sept. 15.

The game began like a track meet with the teams sprinting to a 14-14 first quarter tie. While Utah's defense settled in after that, allowing AFA just 23 yards of total offense in the second half, the Ute offense continued to manhandle AFA. Despite a huge gap in total offense (543-274 yards) and first downs (28-15), the game was still close thanks to three Ute turnovers that gave AFA the ball inside the Ute 15-yard line. The Falcons scored on all three miscues.

The turnovers, along with a blocked extra point, turned what should have been a Ute rout into a 38-37 AFA lead with 4:18 left in the game. As it had all day, Utah responded by marching down the field. The Utes made it all the way to the Air Force 12-yard line with two downs and 0:20 to use.

But then confusion set in over whether to kick a chip shot field goal or run one more play and quarterback Lance Rice failed to get out of bounds before time expired. Dameon Hunter had a career-high 226 rushing yards in the loss.

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-[7taft: Hunter 28-226-2, Tate 26-140-2. AFA: Boyea 19-110-2. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-l/ta/*: Rice 21-12-2-161-1. AFA: Boyea 7-4-0-35-1. Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)-f/to/*: Russell 5-59-1. AFA: Runyon 1-19-1. Kickoff Returns-I/fafc: Nagahi 3-67. AFA: Butler 1-15. Punt Returns-Utah: Scalley l-(-10). AFA: Palmer 1-5. Utah Defensive Leaders-7adfcfe.s: Sanders 8, Deckart 8. Sacks: none. TFL: 1 by 6 players. Interceptions: none.

Utah 14. Air Force 14.

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.6 37

.7 38

Scoring Summary AFPalmer 6 run (Walters kick) 11:43, 1st UUHunter 4 run (Kaneshiro kick) 8:18, 1st AFPark 27 run (Walters kick) 3:36, 1st UUTate 2 run (Kaneshiro kick) 0:39, 1st AFBoyea 2 run (Walters kick) 3:23, 2nd AFWalters 45 FG, 0:30, 2nd AFBoyea 3 run (Walters kick) 12:32, 3rd UUHunter 2 run (Kaneshiro kick) 6:45, 3rd UUSafety, 5:17, 3rd UURussell 19 pass from Rice (Gross rush) 0:13, 3rd UUTate 3 run (Kaneshiro kick) 8:43, 4th AFRunyon 19 pass (Walters kick) 4:25, 4th


UU 28 56-382 22-12-2 161 78-543 1-1 6-49 0-0 2-32.5 l-(-10) 4-91 34:36 6-13 2-2 0-0

AFA 15 51-239 11-4-0 35 62-274 0-0 2-11 2-(-3) 3-55.0 2-12 1-15 25:24 9-16 1-2 0-0

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL STATISTICS Date Sep 0 1 , 2001 Sep 08, 2001 Sep 22, 2001 'Sep 29, 2001 Oct 06, 2001 "Oct 20, 2001 Oct 27, 2001 Nov 03 , 2001 Nov 10, 2001 Nov 17, 2001 Dec 0 1 , 2001

Opponent UTAH STATE at Oregon at Indiana Hoosiers NEW MEXICO S O U T H FLORIDA W Y O M I N G at Colorado State at UNLV SAN DIEGO STATE at Brigham Young at Air Force

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Score 23-19 10-24 28-26 37-16 52-21 35-0 17-19 42-14 17-3 21-24 37-38

Overall 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 5-2-0 6-2-0 7-2-0 7-3-0 7-4-0

Conference 0 -0 -0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2 -0-0 2 -1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 4 -2 -0 4 -3 -0

Time 3:09 3:15 3:03 3:32 3:33 3:02 3:18 2:50 2 :45 3:27 3:15

Attend 36557 45712 26591 32100 30818 36795 24119 21042 36018 66149 25702

* indicates conference game

T E A M STATISTICS S C O R I N G

Points Per Game FIRST D O W N S

Rushing Passing Penalty

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS

Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS

Average Per Punt Net punt average

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 3 R D - D O W N CONVERSIONS

3rd-Down Pet 4 T H - D O W N CONVERSIONS

4tli-Down Pet SACKS BY-YARDS MISC YARDS T O U C H D O W N S SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS PAT-ATTEMPTS A T T E N D A N C E

Games/Avg Per Game

UU 319 29.0 240 116 108 16 2408 2576 168 505 4.8 218 .9 23 2308 328-180-11 7.0 12.8 209.8 18 4 7 1 6 833 5.7 428 .7 20 -421 37-320 10-196 21.0 8.6 19.6 12-6 74 -643 58.5 58-2302 39 .7 35.3 34:10

72 /175 4 1 % 12/21 5 7 % 21-137 2 42 8-14 39-41 172288 5 /34458

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4 th Utah 66 86 95 72 Opponents 38 55 43 68

OPP 204 18.5 179 72 91 16 1296 1608 312 368 3.5 117.8 11 2094 351-173-10 6.0 12.1 190.4 12 3390 719 4.7 308.2 28-605 29-253 11-199 21.6 8.7 18.1 15-8 55-506 46.0 75-3169 42 .3 38.0 25:50

50/159 3 1 % 7/16 44% 5-26 0 26 8-15 18-21 209315 6 /34886

Total 319 204

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2001 UTAH FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING HUNTER, Dameon TATE, Adam J O H N S O N , Marty PEROULISJ.R. RUSSELL, Cliff B E N T O N , Edwin F O R T U N E , Thomas ITA'AEHAU.Sam H O U S T O N , Devin SIRSTINS, Rob T M BRESKA, Ryan RICE, Lance TEAM Total Opponents

PASSING RICE, Lance BRESKA, Ryan S M I T H , Dennis TM TEAM Total Opponents

RECEIVING RUSSELL, Cliff LYMAN, Josh R I C H A R D S O N , Mic TATE, Adam JACKSON, Paris H O U S T O N , Devin SIRSTINS, Rob S M I T H , Dennis HUNTER, Dameon ITA'AEHAU.Sam WALTERSCHEID, J F O R T U N E , Thomas PRICE, Scott J O H N S O N , Marty HANSEN, Matt J O R G E N S E N J . D . RICE, Lance GROSS, Jordan ARCENEAUX,Anth Total Opponents

P U N T RETURNS SCALLEY, Morgan WALTERSCHEID, J WATKTNS, Quincy Total Opponents

INTERCEPTIONS SANDERS, Antwoi REVILL, Dave NAGAHI, Bo SCOTT, Yohance DWINELL, C R PARKER, Arnold Total Opponents

GP 11 11 1 7 11 2 10 9 11 8 3 4 11 6 11 11

G 11 4 9 3 6 11 11

G 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 9 11 9 11 10 8 1 11 3 11 11 5 11 11

No. 26 10 1 37 29

No. 4 2

10 11

A T T 257 160 6 23 5 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 28 13 505 368

Efflc 124.18 126.93 416 .20 0.00 0.00 125.39 104.98

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