# 2022 Utah Utes football team

The 2022 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham the Utes played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Utes finished the season 10–4, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to tiebreaking rules, Utah received the bid to the Pac 12 Championship Game. There they defeated No. 4-ranked USC for the second time on the season to win the conference championship. As a result, for the second consecutive year they received a bid to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Penn State.

## Preseason

In the preseason polls released on July 28, Utah was picked to finish the season as the top team in the conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida* | No. 7 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | L 26–29 | 90,799 |
| September 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 13 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 73–7 | 51,531 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 14 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | W 35–7 | 51,602 |
| September 24 | 8:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 13 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | W 34–13 | 39,876 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 12 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 42–16 | 51,729 |
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 18 UCLA | No. 11 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FOX | L 32–42 | 42,038 |
| October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 USC | No. 20 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FOX | W 43–42 | 53,609 |
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at Washington State | No. 14 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | FS1 | W 21–17 | 21,179 |
| November 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 14 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 45–20 | 51,919 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Stanford | No. 13 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN | W 42–7 | 51,951 |
| November 19 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Oregon | No. 10 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | L 17–20 | 57,009 |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 14 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | P12N | W 63–21 | 33,474 |
| December 2 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 USC | No. 11 | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game) | FOX | W 47–24 | 61,195 |
| January 2, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Penn State* | No. 8 | Rose Bowl StadiumPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl Game, College GameDay) | ESPN | L 21–35 | 94,873 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at Florida

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 0–1 | November 19, 1977 | Florida Gators |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Utes | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Gators | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rainy, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 90,799
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (Color), Kris Budden (sideline)
| Statistics | UTAH | FLA |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 446 | 451 |
| Rushes/yards | 39–230 | 39–283 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 168 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–32–1 | 17–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 22/32, 216 yards, TD, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 23 carries, 115 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 9 receptions, 105 yards, TD |
| Florida | Passing | Anthony Richardson | 17/24, 168 yards |
| Florida | Rushing | Anthony Richardson | 11 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 4 receptions, 67 yards |

### vs Southern Utah

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 2–0 | September 1, 2016 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Utes | 7 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 73 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 11:30 a.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,531
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | SUU | UTAH |
| First downs | 4 | 31 |
| Total yards | 85 | 598 |
| Rushes/yards | 21–43 | 42–246 |
| Passing yards | 42 | 352 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–2 | 23–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 11/21, 42 yards, 2 INT |
| Southern Utah | Rushing | Grady Robison | 2 carries, 27 yards, TD |
| Southern Utah | Receiving | Timothy Patrick | 4 receptions, 17 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 17/23, 254 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Chris Curry | 6 carries, 66 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD |

### vs San Diego State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 13–12–1 | September 18, 2021 | San Diego State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No . 14 Utes | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 8:15 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,602
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | SDSU | UTAH |
| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| Total yards | 173 | 398 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–113 | 38–174 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 224 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–21–1 | 18–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:38 | 31:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Kyle Crum | 5/16, 53 yards, TD, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 5 carries, 31 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Josh Nicholson | 2 receptions, 23 yards, TD |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 18/30, 224 yards, 4 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 16 carries, 59 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD |

### at Arizona State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 10–22 | October 16, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Utes | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 96 °F (36 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,876
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
| Statistics | UTAH | ASU |
| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Total yards | 465 | 267 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–205 | 20–6 |
| Passing yards | 260 | 261 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–29–1 | 21–36–2 |
| Time of possession | 35:33 | 24:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 19/29, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 11 carries, 60 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | Thomas Yassmin | 1 reception, 72 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Emory Jones | 21/36, 261 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 8 carries, 30 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Elijhah Badger | 5 receptions, 76 yards |

### vs Oregon State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 11–12–1 | October 23, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 12 Utes | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,729
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | OSU | UTAH |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 417 | 361 |
| Rushes/yards | 37–171 | 31–162 |
| Passing yards | 246 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–4 | 19–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/21, 177 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 10 carries, 44 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 5 receptions, 96 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 19/25, 199 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Cameron Rising | 7 carries, 73 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD |

### at No. 18 UCLA

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 8–11 | October 30, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Utes | 0 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| No. 18 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,038
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | UTAH | UCLA |
| First downs | 31 | 21 |
| Total yards | 479 | 502 |
| Rushes/yards | 43–192 | 38–203 |
| Passing yards | 287 | 299 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–34–1 | 18–23–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:51 | 26:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 23/32, 287 yards, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 18 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 6 receptions, 87 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 18/23, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Zach Charbonnet | 22 carries, 198 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Logan Loya | 1 reception, 70 yards, TD |

### vs No. 7 USC

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 7–12 | October 9, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Trojans | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 20 Utes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,609
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
| Statistics | USC | UTAH |
| First downs | 28 | 31 |
| Total yards | 556 | 562 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–175 | 32–138 |
| Passing yards | 381 | 424 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–42–0 | 31–45–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:10 | 31:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 25/42, 381 yards, 5 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Travis Dye | 11 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Mario Williams | 4 receptions, 145 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 30/44, 415 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Cameron Rising | 11 carries, 60 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 16 receptions, 234 yards, TD |

### at Washington State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 2–1 | September 25, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Utes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
* Date: October 27, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 21,179
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | UTAH | WSU |
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total yards | 344 | 264 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–169 | 19–42 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 222 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–27–0 | 27–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:07 | 24:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 17/27, 175 yards, TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Jaylon Glover | 20 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 7 receptions, 56 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 27/31, 222 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Cameron Ward | 12 carries, 28 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD |

### vs Arizona

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 24–19–2 | November 13, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| No. 14 Utes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 5:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,919
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | ARIZ | UTAH |
| First downs | 14 | 27 |
| Total yards | 387 | 457 |
| Rushes/yards | 25–156 | 55–306 |
| Passing yards | 231 | 151 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–30–0 | 13–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:01 | 37:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 10/20, 159 yards |
| Arizona | Rushing | Michael Wiley | 6 carries, 64 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 13/25, 151 yards, TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 13 carries, 97 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 5 receptions, 57 yards |

### vs Stanford

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 6–4 | November 5, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Utes | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,919
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
| Statistics | STAN | UTAH |
| First downs | 9 | 29 |
| Total yards | 177 | 514 |
| Rushes/yards | 26–22 | 36–279 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 235 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–0 | 21–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:29 | 34:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 11/23, 155 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Mitch Leigber | 12 carries, 40 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 7 receptions, 105 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 20/33, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 22 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### at No. 12 Oregon

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 12–23 | December 3, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Utes | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 12 Ducks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,009
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | UTAH | ORE |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Total yards | 326 | 346 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–156 | 25–59 |
| Passing yards | 170 | 287 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–38–3 | 25–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:25 | 26:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 21/38, 170 yards, 3 INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 19 carries, 55 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 11 receptions, 99 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 25/37, 287 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Noah Whittington | 10 carries, 53 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Dont'e Thornton | 4 receptions, 151 yards |

### at Colorado

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 33–32–3 | November 26, 2021 | Utah Utes |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Utes | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | UTAH | COL |
| First downs | 32 | 12 |
| Total yards | 662 | 185 |
| Rushes/yards | 43–383 | 25–62 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 123 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–24–1 | 15–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 17/19, 234 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 10 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Passing | Maddox Kopp | 15/28, 123 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 8 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Brady Russell | 4 receptions, 39 yards |

### vs No. 4 USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Utes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 47 |
| No. 4 Trojans | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: December 2, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoor, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,195
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
| Statistics | UTAH | USC |
| First downs | 25 | 19 |
| Total yards | 533 | 419 |
| Rushes/yards | 35-223 | 27-56 |
| Passing yards | 310 | 363 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-34-0 | 28-41-1 |
| Time of possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 22/34, 310 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 13 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Money Parks | 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 28/41, 363 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | Austin Jones | 15 carries, 35 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### vs No. 11 Penn State (Rose Bowl)

* Overall record
* First meeting
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| No. 9 Utes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: January 2, 2023
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 94,873
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

#### First quarter

** (0:07) PSU – Nicholas Singleton 5-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; Penn State 7–0)

#### Second quarter

** (7:55) UTAH – Thomas Yassmin 1-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:12; Tied 7–7)
** (4:47) PSU – Mitchell Tinsley 10-yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:08; Penn State 14–7)
** (2:38) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 19-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Tied 14–14)

#### Third quarter

** (9:25) PSU – Nicholas Singleton 87-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 0:52; Penn State 21–14)

#### Fourth quarter

** (14:49) PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 88-yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 1:29; Penn State 28–14)
** (10:36) PSU – Kaytron Allen 1-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:44; Penn State 35–14)
** (0:25) UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 5-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:47; Penn State 35–21)
| Statistics | PSU | UTAH |
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total yards | 448 | 391 |
| Rushes/yards | 31-169 | 43-184 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 207 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16-23-0 | 18-40-2 |
| Time of possession | 24:47 | 35:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Penn State | Passing | Sean Clifford | 16/22, 279 yards, 2 TD |
| Penn State | Rushing | Nicholas Singleton | 7 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD |
| Penn State | Receiving | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD |
| Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 10/19, 112 yards, TD, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 13 carries, 81 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 5 receptions, 100 yards |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Coaches | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | Not released |