SALT LAKE CITY, UT\u2500Number seventh ranked Utah ended UCLA’s three-game winning streak on Saturday, November 16, demolishing the visiting Bruins by a score of 49-3, effectively wrapping up the PAC-12 South title in the process.<\/p>\n
Utah improves to (9-1 overall, 6-1 PAC-12) on the season. The Utes have defeated the UCLA Bruins four straight times. It was a record-setting night; Running Back Zack Moss moved into second place in Utah history for all-purpose yards with 127 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Quarterback Tyler Huntley threw for a season-high 335 yards, going 14 of 18 with two TDs. This offensive explosion amounted to 536 yards. The Bruins had absolutely no answers to the efficiency of the Utah machine.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that the game was not competitive, the Bruins kept the game close until the final minutes of the first half. UCLA opened the game with a long drive culminating with a JJ Molson 43-yard field goal, making it 3-0. It was all downhill from there for the Bruins. Utah scored a touchdown on four consecutive possessions in the second quarter alone.
\nAfter a pair of Utah touchdowns, capped off by a two-yard run by Huntley, the Bruins found themselves deep in Utah territory before the game got out of hand.<\/p>\n
Bruins QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson rolled back on a crucial third down when the ball squirted out of his right hand, Mike Tafua scooped up the loose ball for Utah and returned it 68 yards to the house.<\/p>\n
UCLA falls to (4-6 overall, 4-3 PAC-12) on the season. The Utes are the number one defense in the PAC-12 for a reason. The held the Bruins to 3.7 yards per play, forcing four turnovers, while sacking UCLA QB DTR five times. Even UCLA Running Back Josh Kelley was stonewalled at every turn.<\/p>\n
UCLA must win their final two games in 2019 in order to be eligible for a bowl game. It begins with the Crosstown Rivalry, next Saturday against their arch rival, the USC Trojans at the Coliseum. UCLA defeated USC, 34-27 last year at the Rose Bowl, ending a three-game skid over the Trojans. Utah plays at Arizona next Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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