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Utah vs. USC Postgame Notes
9/23/2016 11:50 PM | Football
Utah raises its record to 5-10 all-time against USC.
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Utah raises its record to 2-4 in Pac-12 openers and has won two-straight league opening games.
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Utah raises its record to 7-2 in blackout games, beating TCU (2008), Wyoming (2009), Oregon State (2011), Cal (2012), USC (2014 and 2016), Oregon State (2015), and losing to TCU (2010) and UCLA (2013).
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Troy Williams scored his first career rushing touchdown in the first quarter on a 10-yard run. He went 21-for-34 passing for 270 yards on the night with two touchdown passes (0 INT). Williams had his third 200-yard passing game of the season.
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Zack Moss led Utah in rushing for the second-straight game with 90 yards on 23 carries (3.9 average).
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Offensive lineman Isaac Asiata recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the third quarter, his first career touchdown.
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Tim Patrick led Utah in receiving with six catches for 100 yards, including the game-winning touchdown (18 yards) with 16 seconds remaining. He leads the team with five touchdown catches this season. He also had a 40-yard catch, his third catch of at least 40 yards this season.
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Raelon Singleton scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception in the fourth quarter. Singleton had three catches for 42 yards.
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Cory Butler-Byrd was second on the team with 49 receiving yards (four catches).
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Utah forced and recovered fumbles on USC's first three offensive possessions. Sunia Tauteoli, Chase Hansen and Pasoni Tasini each forced a fumble while the recoveries went to Marcus Williams, Hansen and Hunter Dimick. Williams has two fumble recoveries this season. The Utes scored their first 10 points off the turnovers.
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Tautoli led Utah with a career-high 11 tackles. Marcus Williams had eight tackles on the night.
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Tasini led Utah with 2.5 tackles for loss (three total tackles).
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Dimick recorded a sack to bring his season total to four and his career total to 19 sacks (tied for fifth-most all-time at Utah). Dimick had 2.0 total tackles for loss (5.0 season) and his 30.0 career TFL is tied for eighth all-time at Utah.Â
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Andy Phillips made his only field goal attempt of the night, a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter.
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Mitch Wishnowsky landed all three of his punts inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10-yard line (3, 15, 9). He averaged 49.7 yards per punt (three punts, 149 yards) and had one punt of 50+ yards, bringing his season total to 10.
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Attendance is 46,133, which ranks 11th all-time at Utah. The Utes have sold out 41-consecutive home games. Of the sellouts, 38 have been played before standing-room only crowds that exceed stadium capacity.
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Utah raises its record to 2-4 in Pac-12 openers and has won two-straight league opening games.
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Utah raises its record to 7-2 in blackout games, beating TCU (2008), Wyoming (2009), Oregon State (2011), Cal (2012), USC (2014 and 2016), Oregon State (2015), and losing to TCU (2010) and UCLA (2013).
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Troy Williams scored his first career rushing touchdown in the first quarter on a 10-yard run. He went 21-for-34 passing for 270 yards on the night with two touchdown passes (0 INT). Williams had his third 200-yard passing game of the season.
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Zack Moss led Utah in rushing for the second-straight game with 90 yards on 23 carries (3.9 average).
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Offensive lineman Isaac Asiata recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the third quarter, his first career touchdown.
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Tim Patrick led Utah in receiving with six catches for 100 yards, including the game-winning touchdown (18 yards) with 16 seconds remaining. He leads the team with five touchdown catches this season. He also had a 40-yard catch, his third catch of at least 40 yards this season.
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Raelon Singleton scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception in the fourth quarter. Singleton had three catches for 42 yards.
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Cory Butler-Byrd was second on the team with 49 receiving yards (four catches).
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Utah forced and recovered fumbles on USC's first three offensive possessions. Sunia Tauteoli, Chase Hansen and Pasoni Tasini each forced a fumble while the recoveries went to Marcus Williams, Hansen and Hunter Dimick. Williams has two fumble recoveries this season. The Utes scored their first 10 points off the turnovers.
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Tautoli led Utah with a career-high 11 tackles. Marcus Williams had eight tackles on the night.
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Tasini led Utah with 2.5 tackles for loss (three total tackles).
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Dimick recorded a sack to bring his season total to four and his career total to 19 sacks (tied for fifth-most all-time at Utah). Dimick had 2.0 total tackles for loss (5.0 season) and his 30.0 career TFL is tied for eighth all-time at Utah.Â
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Andy Phillips made his only field goal attempt of the night, a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter.
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Mitch Wishnowsky landed all three of his punts inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10-yard line (3, 15, 9). He averaged 49.7 yards per punt (three punts, 149 yards) and had one punt of 50+ yards, bringing his season total to 10.
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Attendance is 46,133, which ranks 11th all-time at Utah. The Utes have sold out 41-consecutive home games. Of the sellouts, 38 have been played before standing-room only crowds that exceed stadium capacity.
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