No. 12 Utah defeated Kansas 41-24 on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, running for 287 yards behind Wayshawn Parker’s 90-yard touchdown burst. The win moved the Utes to 5-0 while Kansas fell to 2-3.
Parker finished with 171 yards and two touchdowns on just 16 carries, and quarterback Devon Dampier threw for 238 yards and three scores while adding a rushing touchdown of his own. Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall kept the Jayhawks within reach with 333 passing yards and two touchdowns, but his first-half interception and a Utah ground game that dominated time of possession proved too much to overcome. Cam Pickett led Kansas with eight catches for 134 yards.
Takeaways From Utah’s Win Over Kansas
Utah’s rushing attack wore down Kansas
The Utes ran for 287 yards on 47 carries, an average of 6.1 yards per attempt, and controlled the ball for 39 minutes and 4 seconds compared to just 20:56 for Kansas. That gap let Utah dictate tempo for most of the second half even as Kansas answered scoring drive for scoring drive.
Dampier’s efficiency through the air set up the ground game
Dampier completed 23 of 30 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, spreading the ball to six receivers. Ricky Johnson caught five passes for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Kansas couldn’t finish drives or stop the long play
The Jayhawks converted just 4 of 13 third downs and 1 of 3 fourth downs. Parker’s 90-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, the longest play of the game, erased any chance of a Kansas comeback after the Jayhawks had cut the deficit to 24-27 late in the third quarter.
Player Of The Game: Wayshawn Parker
Parker carried 16 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns, a 10.7-yard average per carry. His 5-yard touchdown run opened the scoring in the first quarter, and his 90-yard score in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach at 24-41.
Utah Vs Kansas By The Numbers
Utah outgained Kansas 545 total yards to 391. The Utes posted 31 first downs to Kansas’ 19. Utah converted 7 of 12 third downs compared to Kansas’ 4-for-13 mark.
Kansas out-passed Utah 333 yards to 258, but Utah’s rushing total of 287 yards more than doubled Kansas’ 58. Utah held the ball for 39:04 against Kansas’ 20:56.
What It Means
Utah improved to 5-0 behind a rushing attack that dominated time of possession. Kansas fell to 2-3 after a game in which its passing attack produced 333 yards but its rushing game managed just 58 yards on 21 carries for a 2.8-yard average.
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