No. 11 Utah holds off Colorado 27-24 in Boulder to move to 6-0
Devon Dampier threw three touchdown passes, and Colorado's last-second Hail Mary fell short.
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No. 11 Utah beat Colorado 27-24 on Saturday night in Boulder, holding on when Colorado quarterback Isaac Wilson's Hail Mary attempt in the final seconds came up empty. The Utes are 6-0. [1]
Utah led 13-0 at halftime. Devon Dampier hit tight end Hunter Andrews for an 8-yard touchdown on the opening drive, but the Utes settled for field goals after a 17-play drive and after a sack late in the half. Colorado had 70 yards of offense in the first half. [1]
Wilson, a former Utah quarterback, led Colorado back in the third quarter. He threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to JaQuail Smith on the first possession of the half, the Buffaloes added a rushing touchdown, and Elliot Arnold's 32-yard field goal with 3:42 left in the quarter put Colorado ahead 17-13. That field goal followed a Dampier interception. [1]
Facing third-and-10, Dampier found Creed Whittemore for 43 yards, and a few plays later he threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Braden Pegan. Late in the fourth quarter a 25-yard pass to Whittemore set up another touchdown pass to Pegan. Dampier threw two interceptions in the game. [1]
Wilson led a long touchdown drive in the final minutes before the last-play Hail Mary. Utah hosts No. 20 Houston (5-1) next Saturday in Salt Lake City. [1]
Sources
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah football survives Hail Mary in win over Colorado: 3 takeaways from the Utes’ latest victory
- FOX 13 News Utah: Dampier throws 3 TD passes as No. 11 Utah withstands Colorado rally for 27-24 win, improves to 6-0
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