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Bruins Upset No. 18 Utes, 17-9
November 22, 2015 | Football
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - UCLA's Josh Rosen threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, and the Bruins beat Utah (No. 13 CFP, No. 18 AP) 17-9 on Saturday to move one game closer to the Pac-12 championship game.
UCLA beats Utah to setup rivalry game to decide Pac-12 South UCLA stole a road win at Utah, which means next week's rivalry game against USC will determine the Pac-12 South winner. The Bruins can earn a berth in the conference title game for the first time since 2012 with a win over crosstown rival USC next week. UCLA hasn't won the Pac-12 since 1998.
UCLA scored touchdowns on two long drives to start the first and third quarters, and that was enough against the short-handed Utes. Star running back Devontae Booker is out for the remainder of the regular season after having knee surgery Thursday.
Rosen, UCLA's freshman star, completed 15 of 30 passes and had a 122.6 quarterback rating. Paul Perkins added 98 rushing yards and a touchdown while Jordan Payton had a game-high 105 receiving yards.
Utah's Travis Wilson threw for 110 yards and rushed for 67 while Joe Williams, who took over for Booker, ran for 121 yards.
UCLA scored its lone touchdown of the first half on the opening possession of the game. Rosen hit receiver Thomas Duarte for 33 yards on the first play and 28 yards for a touchdown five snaps later.
Ka'imi Fairbairn put the Bruins up 10-0 with 33-yard field goal with 4:01 left in the quarter, a score set up by Randall Goforth's recovery of a Williams fumble that ended the Utes' first possession.
The Utes put together long, clock-eating drives in the second quarter, holding the ball for nine more minutes than UCLA. But Utah's four first-half drives produced just two 39-yard field goals by Andy Phillips. Phillips added a 21-yard field goal in the third quarter to cut the Bruins' lead to 10-9.
UCLA's Perkins scored on a two-yard run with 5:17 left in the third quarter to put Utah in a hole that it never recovered from.
