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Utah at UCLA

Oct 22, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 8

Away

Utah

Big 12

Final Score

52 - 45

UU

Home

UCLA

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

UCLA510
Utah539

Passing Yards

UCLA464
Utah179

Rushing Yards

UCLA46
Utah360

Turnovers

UCLA5
Utah2

Game Conditions

Temperature82°F
Wind8 mph SE

Humidity

15%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Mike Fafaul

UCLA

YDS: 464

Rushing

Joe Williams

Utah

YDS: 332

Receiving

Nate Iese

UCLA

YDS: 146

Tackles

Jaleel Wadood

UCLA

TOT: 15

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

UCLA23:49
Utah36:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Utah holds off UCLA 52-45

Close

Utah defeated UCLA 52-45 in Week 8 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 539-510 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Utah set the terms early in a game that finished 52-45. Nate Iese 13 Yd pass from Mike Fafaul (Andrew Strauch Kick) came with {'seconds': 8, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving UCLA the first major swing.

Utah's box score carried the story: 539 total yards, 360 rushing yards, and 179 passing yards. UCLA finished with 510 total yards, including 46 on the ground and 464 through the air.

Utah converted 3-15 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-5, Utah led 27-21 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Joe Williams run for 64 yds for a TD, (Andy Phillips KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Nate Iese 13 Yd pass from Mike Fafaul (Andrew Strauch Kick) (UCLA led 14-14 over Utah).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Bolu Olorunfunmi 11 Yd pass from Mike Fafaul (Andrew Strauch Kick) (UCLA led 7-14 over Utah).

  • Kickoff Return Touchdown

    Cory Butler-Byrd 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Andy Phillips Kick) (UCLA led 0-7 over Utah).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Bolu Olorunfunmi 7 Yd Run (Andrew Strauch Kick) (UCLA led 21-14 over Utah).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Joe Williams 3 Yd Run (Andy Phillips Kick) (Utah led 14-0 over UCLA).

  • Field Goal Good

    Andy Phillips 45 Yd Field Goal (Utah led 17-21 over UCLA).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    52-45

    Utah defeated UCLA.

  • Total yards

    539-510

    Utah held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    360

    Utah averaged 7.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    179

    Utah averaged 7.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-15

    Utah's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-16

    UCLA's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-5

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticUCLAUtah
Total Yards510539
Passing Yards464179
Rushing Yards46360
First Downs2920
Third Down Efficiency6-163-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-30-0
Total Penalties (Yards)3-359-103
Turnovers52
Completions / Attempts40-7112-24
Rushing Attempts1649
Passing TDs50
Rushing TDs15
Kicking Points914
Possession Time23:4936:11
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)