No. 2 Utah Edges No. 23 Arizona 40-39 on Dampier's Late 70-Yard TD Pass to Stay Unbeaten
On Saturday night, November 14, at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, No. 2 Utah edged No. 23 Arizona 40-39 in a shootout that featured seven lead changes, preserving the Utes' unbeaten season before a crowd of 48,158, Arizona's largest home crowd of the season.
Arizona started fast and led 14-3 in the second quarter before Utah took a 17-14 halftime lead. The teams traded the lead throughout the second half: with 3:13 left, Noah Fifita hit Isaiah Mizell for a 10-yard touchdown and ran in the two-point conversion himself to put Arizona ahead 39-33. Just 38 seconds later, with 2:35 remaining, Utah quarterback Devon Dampier found Creed Whittemore for a 70-yard touchdown to retake the lead 40-39. Arizona's final drive ended on downs, and Utah ran out the clock.
Dampier threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 100 yards and two more scores, accounting for four touchdowns in all. Running back Daniel Bray rushed for 197 yards as Utah piled up 296 rushing yards and 500 yards of total offense. For Arizona, Fifita threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Mizell, who caught seven passes for 115 yards, but the Wildcats managed only 59 rushing yards.
The game itself had a disrupted buildup: the Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide ground stop on November 13 delayed Utah's travel, the Utes did not fly into Tucson until Saturday morning, and kickoff was pushed back three hours, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. local time. Utah improved to 10-0 (7-0 in the Big 12), its first 10-0 start since 2008, while Arizona fell to 7-3 (4-3) and saw its seven-game home winning streak end.
Source: Sportradar
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Photo: 图：位于 Tucson 的 Casino Del Sol Stadium（原名 Arizona Stadium），本场比赛在此举行，此为球场资料图、非本场现场。Wcarlisle4 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: Casino Del Sol Stadium (formerly Arizona Stadium) in Tucson, where the game was played; file photo, not from this game. By Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
