7-3, 4-2 MWCGAME 1: AUGUST 4
PULLMAN, WA
Utah 27, Washington State 7
-- Mike Anderson rushed for a game-high 108 yards . . . Seven receivers caught Darnell Arceneaux passes, 22 of them for 249 yards, including several big-play type catches on third-and-long situations.
GAME 2: AUGUST 18
Salt Lake City
Utah 38, Utah State 18
-- Out-statted by Utah State (167-137 rushing yards, 202-179 passing, 78-65 in total offensive plays, 25-17 in first downs). RB Mike Anderson had 97 tough yards. Defensively, Jay Hill had two interceptions.
GAME 3: AUGUST 25
Las Vegas, NV
Utah 52, UNLV 14
-- UNLV had one of the Mountain West's top-ranked defenses, but Utah scored 52 points, rushed for 284 yards, passed for 143, and that's 475 total net yards.
GAME 4: OCTOBER 2
Boise, ID
Boise State 26, Utah 20
-- Quarterback Darnell Arceneaux wasn't sharp mentally, the line was slow, the backs failed to pick up blitzers. End John Frank had a strong game with four sacks and 10 total tackles, and Andre Dyson had two interceptions.
GAME 5: OCTOBER 9
Salt Lake City
Utah 42, La.-Monroe 0
-- The passing game became quite proficient when TD Croshaw entered for an injured Darnell Arceneaux and went 9-for-17-166 yards and four touchdowns, two each to Boo Bendinger (5-69) and Steve Smith (4-90).
GAME 6: OCTOBER 16
Colorado Springs, CO
Utah 21, Air Force 15
-- With the Falcons in striking range at 14-6, Utah mounts a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive (Arceneaux to Smith, 21 yards) to keep the Falcons down. The offense does just enough to be successful.
GAME 7: OCTOBER 23
Salt Lake City
Utah 38, San Diego State 6
-- Against the country's 12th-best total defense, Utah gained 440 yards and made 6.9 yards per play, 1+ yards better than its season average. The Ute offense had no turneovers.
GAME 8: OCTOBER 28
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State 31, Utah 24
-- The special teams were responsible for losing the game by watching CSU's Dallas Davis run back seven punts for 214 yards, nearly an NCAA record, and two touchdowns including the winner.
GAME 9: November 6
Salt Lake City
Wyoming 43, Utah 29
-- Utah did score three offensive touchdowns, enough to win some games. And after a horrible first half, T.D. Croshaw did finish 16-for-24 passing, despite a couple of drops, with two TDs and one interception and 211 yards.
GAME 10: NOVEMBER 13
Salt Lake City
Utah 52, New Mexico 7
-- Held the Lobos nearly 50 yards under their total-offense average and more than 50 yards under what Utah usually allows, and much of it (80 yards) came on the first drive.