SCORING SUMMARY
UNLV 3 0 7 0 — 10
Utah 3 14 14 7 — 38
First quarter
Utah (12:35): Joe Phillips 44-yard field goal
4 plays, 5 yards, 0:51
KEY PLAY: Shaky Smithson redeems his special teams mistake against Pitt with a 30-yard punt return to the Rebel 32.
UNLV (3:16): Nolan Kohorst 28-yard field goal
18 plays, 79 yards, 9:15
KEY PLAY: On third-and-11, Omar Clayton finds Mark Barefield for a 19-yard gain.
Second quarter
Utah (7:44): Eddie Wide 3-yard run (Phillips kick)
11 plays, 80 yards, 6:02
KEY PLAY: After a timeout, Terrance Cain hits Kendrick Moeai for an 11-yard gain to the Rebel 4.
Utah (0:32): Jereme Brooks 20-yard pass from Cain (Phillips kick)
1 play, 20 yards, 0:05
KEY PLAY: Wide forces Sidney Hodge to fumble on a punt return at the UNLV 20.
Third quarter
Utah (13:47): Smithson 55-yard pass from Cain (Phillips kick)
3 plays, 80 yards, 1:13
KEY PLAY: Matt Asiata catches a Cain pass for a 15-yard gain on the first play of the drive.
UNLV (11:06): Tim Hasson 19-yard blocked punt return (Kohorst kick)
KEY PLAY: Nate Carter blocks Sean Sellwood's punt after a personal foul set the Utes back.
Utah (7:22): Smithson 77-yard punt return (Phillips kick)
KEY PLAY: A holding penalty puts the Rebels in a third-and-15 situation to eventually force the punt.
Fourth quarter
Utah (13:08): Wide 13-yard run (Phillips kick)
6 plays, 33 yards, 2:37
KEY PLAY: Special teams continues to be a factor as UNLV's punt sails out-of-bounds, resulting in a net yardage of minus 20 to give the Utes the ball at the Rebel 33.
RUSHING — UNLV, Cox 16-31, Randle 8-29, Clayton 10-28, Trotter 3-9, Cornett 3-7, Kohorst 1-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 1). Utah, Wide 15-77, M.Asiata 8-39, Cain 3-9, Vakapuna 2-6.
PASSING — UNLV, Clayton 18-37-0-217. Utah, Cain 13-20-0-207.
RECEIVING — UNLV, Johnson 7-94, Payne 4-30, Vidal 2-29, Barefield 2-24, Sullivan 1-24, Watkins 1-9, Knutson 1-7. Utah, Brooks 4-77, Wide 2-8, Smithson 1-55, Clifford 1-16, M.Asiata 1-15, Matthews 1-12, Moeai 1-11, Christopher 1-8, S.Asiata 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS — UNLV, none. Utah, none. SACKS — Utah, Chapman 1.5, A'asa .5.
TACKLES — UNLV, Fuimaono 9, Randleman 5, Dunlap 5, Paulo 4, Bell 4, Sullivan 3, Chandler 3, Grant 3, De Giacomo 2, Brooks 2, Carter 2, Aaitui 2, Bobak 2, Maka 2, Hodge 1, Mareko 1, Pointer 1, Dixon 1, Lamers 1, Klorman 1, Holloway 1, Hasson 1. Utah, Walker 16, Martinez 12, Blechen 7, Manis 7, Chapman 6, Taplin-Ross 6, Cox 6, Siliga 5, Burton 4, Andersen 3, A'asa 3, J.Kruger 2, Shelby 2, Topps 2, D.Kruger 2, Chappuis 2, Fagergren 1, Vakapuna 1, Black 1, Freeman 1, Wide 1, Aiono 1, Honeycutt 1, Bird 1, Lotulelei 1.
ATTENDANCE — 45,102.