Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COLO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 UTAH | 17 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 53 |
Game Leaders
Byrd Ficklin
· QB
Byrd Ficklin
· QB
Ryan Staub
· QB
Kam Mikell
· WR
Team Stats
121st Downs25
3-163rd down efficiency5-15
0-24th down efficiency1-1
140Total Yards587
102Passing165
13/30Comp/Att11/25
3.4Yards per pass6.6
38Rushing422
38Rushing Attempts51
1.0Yards per rush8.3
2-15Penalties8-80
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:32
(00:32) Kneel down by Utah at COL45 for loss of 1 yard
0:59
(01:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 B.Duke rush middle for 6 yards gain to the COL44 (#44 L.Merritt; #95 T.Thomas)
1:40
(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 B.Duke rush left for 12 yards gain to the UTA50 (#7 T.Byard), 1ST DOWN
1:47
(01:59) #35 D.Greaves punt 40 yards to the UTA34 #17 R.Glover return 4 yards to the UTA38 (#28 B.Finneseth), out of bounds
1:59
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub sacked for loss of 10 yards to the COL26 (#93 K.Dillon)
2:28
(02:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub sacked for loss of 6 yards to the COL36 (#83 E.Elliss)
2:53
(03:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub rush right for 4 yards gain to the COL42 (#15 L.Holtzclaw)
3:03
(03:12) #97 J.Cheek kickoff 65 yards to the COL00 #15 Q.Gibson return 38 yards to the COL38 (#25 B.Duke)
3:12
(03:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 N.Johnson rush middle for 56 yards gain to the COL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:12, 1ST DOWN #17 D.Curtis kick attempt good (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor)
3:55
(04:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 B.Duke rush right for 14 yards gain to the UTA44 (#13 J.Slaughter), 1ST DOWN
4:05
(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass incomplete deep left to #9 S.Brown thrown to UTA00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4:12
(04:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass incomplete deep right to #4 O.Miller thrown to UTA00
4:18
(04:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass incomplete deep left to #15 Q.Gibson thrown to UTA00
4:49
(04:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush right for 2 yards gain to the UTA30 (#93 K.Dillon; #24 M.Anae)
5:17
(05:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass complete short right to #4 O.Miller caught at COL45, for 22 yards to the UTA32 (#11 R.Caldwell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:41
(05:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COL46 (#33 K.Lopes; #49 M.Tauteoli)
6:09
(06:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush middle for 17 yards gain to the COL44 (#11 R.Caldwell; #33 K.Lopes), 1ST DOWN
6:29
(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass complete short right to #15 Q.Gibson caught at COL27, for 7 yards to the COL27 (#29 L.Thompson)
6:42
(06:54) #92 O.Phillips punt 50 yards to the COL20 fair catch by #14 Q.Farrakhan Jr. at COL20
7:27
(07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UTA30 (#44 L.Merritt)
8:11
(08:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Wilson rush right for 4 yards gain to the UTA31 (#42 J.Brown)
8:50
(08:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 N.Johnson rush left for 2 yards gain to the UTA27 (#59 T.Marois)
9:03
(09:03) #43 B.Buchanan kickoff 65 yards to the UTA00, Touchback
9:03
(09:03) #16 R.Staub rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:03 #16 A.Mata kick attempt good (H: #35 D.Greaves, LS: #39 K.Hawkins)
9:32
(09:45) #16 R.Staub rush middle for 0 yards to the UTA01 (#49 M.Tauteoli; #51 K.Kaufusi)
9:47
Timeout Colorado, clock 09:47
10:14
(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass complete short middle to #4 O.Miller caught at UTA09, for 23 yards to the UTA01 (#14 J.Hart), 1ST DOWN
10:40
(10:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush right for 1 yard loss to the UTA24 (#11 R.Caldwell). #45 P.Sepulona injured on the play
11:07
(11:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UTA23 (#83 E.Elliss), 1ST DOWN
11:43
(11:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTA30 (#45 P.Sepulona)
11:50
(12:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass incomplete deep right to #4 O.Miller thrown to UTA00
12:18
(12:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Staub pass complete short left to #9 S.Brown caught at UTA49, for 13 yards to the UTA33 (#45 P.Sepulona), 1ST DOWN
12:48
(12:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush left for 13 yards gain to the UTA46 (#35 C.Polu), 1ST DOWN
12:55
(13:01) #17 D.Curtis field goal attempt from 59 yards NO GOOD (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor), clock 12:55, End Of Play
13:01
(13:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Wilson pass incomplete short left to #17 R.Glover thrown to COL35 broken up by #4 P.Hodge
13:33
(13:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Wilson rush right for 0 yards to the COL41 (#37 M.French)
14:05
(14:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 N.Rogers rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COL41 (#37 M.French; #27 K.Wade)
14:40
(14:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 W.Parker rush left for 49 yards gain to the COL43 (#13 J.Slaughter), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:51
(15:00) punt 40 yards to the UTA08
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:15
(00:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Salter pass complete short left to #18 K.Mikell caught at COL49, for 1 yard loss to the UTA48 (#83 E.Elliss)
0:15
Timeout Colorado, clock 00:15
0:51
(01:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Miller rush right for 0 yards to the UTA47 (#83 E.Elliss)
1:23
(01:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 K.Mikell rush right for 5 yards gain to the UTA47 (#93 K.Dillon; #35 C.Polu)
1:35
(01:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Salter pass complete short middle to #15 Q.Gibson caught at COL22, for 8 yards to the COL33 (#4 D.Saunders) PENALTY UTA Horse Collar Tackle (#4 D.Saunders) 15 yards from COL33 to COL48, 1ST DOWN
1:42
(01:42) #17 D.Curtis kickoff 65 yards to the COL00, Touchback
1:42
(01:51) #17 D.Curtis field goal attempt from 45 yards GOOD (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor), clock 01:42
2:13
(02:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin pass complete short left to #80 C.Whittemore caught at COL28, for 7 yards to the COL27 (#37 M.French)
2:24
(02:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin pass incomplete short left to #80 C.Whittemore thrown to COL29 broken up by #4 P.Hodge
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