Utes survive
Utes survive a scare from New Mexico and now it's onto TCU!
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| Final - 11.1.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| New Mexico Lobos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Stories
Lobo predictions
Utah will have their hands full Saturday, but this is a game they should win. The Lobos aren't very good and though they look improved from earlier in the season, they still are coming off a pretty...
The Lobos offer a test on both sides of the ball
Utah and New Mexico have a wild past and that could prove to be the factor Saturday in their big game.
The Utes have been here before
The Utes and Lobos have a past. Most familiar to Ute fans is their 23-21 victory in 1994, ending Utah's undefeated season.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 5:54 left: Utah Field Goal - 43-yarder by Louie Sakoda. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 5:35 left: New Mexico Field Goal - 38-yarder by James Aho. |
| 0:00 left: Utah Field Goal - 38-yarder by Louie Sakoda. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 3:15 left: Utah Touchdown - 10-yard pass from Brian Johnson to Brent Casteel. (Louie Sakoda kick). |
| 0:00 left: New Mexico Touchdown - 10-yard run by Rodney Ferguson. (James Aho kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| No Scoring. |
| Team statistics | Utah | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 32:10 | 27:35 |
| First Downs | 17 | 16 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 195 23-33 1 | 170 16-26 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 193 35 | 114 36 |
| Punt Return Yards | 3 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 0 1-0 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-79 | 6-41 |
| Punts-Average | 5-39.4 | 6-38.3 |
