No. 3 Utah beat No. 9 BYU 28-20 on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, as Devon Dampier accounted for four touchdowns and the Utes improved to 9-0. BYU led 20-14 after the second quarter, but Utah scored 14 unanswered points in the second half.
Dampier finished 14-of-26 passing for 177 yards and two touchdowns, adding 87 yards and two more scores on the ground. BYU’s Bear Bachmeier threw for 272 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted four times, the turnovers proving too costly for the Cougars despite outgaining Utah 391-328 in total yards.
Takeaways From Utah’s Win Over BYU
Dampier delivers in the biggest moments
Utah’s quarterback opened the scoring with a 22-yard touchdown run and added a 46-yard touchdown strike to Braden Pegan, both in the first quarter. After BYU seized a 20-14 lead in the second quarter, Dampier answered with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Pegan late in the third and sealed it with a 3-yard scoring run early in the fourth.
BYU’s turnovers erased a big offensive night
Bachmeier’s four interceptions stood out even as he piled up 272 passing yards and connected with Legend Glasker for a 75-yard touchdown. BYU out-gained Utah by 63 total yards and held the ball for 31:52 compared to Utah’s 28:08, but the giveaways kept handing the Utes short fields and fresh chances.
Utah’s defense forced the decisive mistakes
Utah intercepted Bachmeier four times, with Lance Holtzclaw, James Chenault Jr., Trey Reynolds and Nate Ritchie each picking off a pass. Johnathan Hall led all defenders with nine tackles. The takeaways offset Utah’s own turnover issues, which included two lost fumbles from Braden Pegan and Devon Dampier.
Player Of The Game: Devon Dampier
Dampier went 14-of-26 for 177 yards and two passing touchdowns, while rushing 20 times for 87 yards and two more scores. His second-half touchdowns, a pass to Pegan in the third quarter and a run in the fourth, put Utah ahead for good after BYU had taken a 20-14 lead.
Utah Vs. BYU By The Numbers
BYU finished with 391 total yards to Utah’s 328, but four interceptions thrown by Bachmeier wiped out that advantage. Utah won the turnover battle 4-2 despite losing two fumbles of its own. BYU converted 8-of-15 third downs compared to Utah’s 7-of-15, while Utah went 1-for-1 on fourth down.
Braden Pegan caught five passes for 86 yards and both of his touchdowns went for 46 and 14 yards. Legend Glasker had the game’s longest play, a 75-yard touchdown catch for BYU.
What’s Next
Utah, now 9-0, continues its unbeaten season in Big 12 play. BYU, now 7-2, must regroup as the playoff picture takes shape.
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