Utah 49, Washington State 6
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 3, 2012
Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Temperature:
60°
Head Official:
Jack Folliard
Attendance:
45069
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Utah 49, Washington State 6: John White scored three touchdowns and Reggie Dunn notched his fourth career kickoff return touchdown as the host Utes walloped the Cougars in Pac-12 play.
White rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns and also caught an 18-yard scoring pass from Travis Wilson, while Dunn returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for his third return score in the last two games.
White’s 47-yard scoring run with 9:04 left in the first quarter started Utah (4-5, 2-4 Pac-12 South) on its way to a second consecutive victory. White added a 2-yard scoring run early in the second quarter and his touchdown reception 21 seconds before halftime gave the Utes a 31-0 advantage.
Washington State (2-7, 0-6 Pac-12 North) has lost six consecutive contests and failed on each of its first 10 third-down opportunities before finally converting one late in the third quarter. The Cougars avoided being blanked when Jeff Tuel threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kristoff Williams on the final play of the game.
Wilson completed 17 of 21 passes for 171 yards and also threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Max Maola in the first quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Utes held the Cougars to minus-4 rushing yards. … Washington State receiver Marquess Wilson caught five passes for 73 yards to raise his career reception total to 189, six shy of the school record held by Michael Bumpus (2004-07). … Utah is 11-0 when White rushes for 100 or more yards.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Washington State
|
255 |
-4 |
259 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Utah
|
453 |
205 |
248 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6.0 |
1 |