UCLA
2-6 , 2-3
Utah
6-2 , 4-2
Football Drops 41-10 Decision to Utah
October 26, 2018 | Football
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA football team snapped a two-game winning streak in Friday night's Pac-12 matchup at the Rose Bowl, dropping a 41-10 decision to Utah.
The Bruins (2-6, 2-3 Pac-12 South) led Friday night's contest after the first quarter, but the Utes (6-2, 4-2) rebounded to outscore the home team 38-3 the rest of the way.
Redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley came up with the big play of UCLA's first scoring drive, taking a handoff on fourth and one, finding a gap to the right, and then taking off for a 25-yard score against the No. 1-ranked run defense in the country.
That play capped off an 11-play, 75-yard drive that knocked off over five minutes of the clock and featured several big throws from senior quarterback Wilton Speight, who completed his first five passes including a pair of first down completions during the scoring drive.
The ensuing possession for Utah resulted in UCLA's lone takeaway of the game, as free safety Quentin Lake picked off an end zone-bound pass from Utah QB Tyler Huntley to negate a 60-yard run from Zack Moss earlier in the drive. It was the second consecutive week that Lake logged an interception.
The first quarter ended with the Bruins ahead 7-3, but the Utes scored on their first two possessions of the second quarter to take a 17-7 lead heading into the locker room. Moss, a junior tailback, was the decisive factor in the opening half, rushing 16 times for 145 yards and one touchdown.
Utah stepped on the gas pedal at the start of the third quarter, driving 75 yards over 3:15 in the half's first possession to stretch its lead to 24-7. The Utes parlayed an interception into a short field for their next possession, scoring again to make it 31-7.
Speight ended the game with 164 yards on 20-40 passing. Kelley, who had just eight touches after the first quarter, saw his span of 100-yard rushing games come to an end, finishing with 90 yards on 16 carries. Caleb Wilson (five catches, 62 yards) and Theo Howard (six catches, 51 yards) were both busy in the pass-catching department. Howard recorded his 100th career reception with a grab late in the first half.
On defense, Tyree Thomson set a new career high and led the team with 11 total tackles. Osa Odighizuwa had a strip sack and three tackles.
For Utah, Moss followed up his standout first half with another solid effort in the latter half, finishing the game with 211 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 26 carries.
The Bruins are on the road the next two Saturdays, starting next week when they travel to Eugene for a Fox-televised showdown at Oregon on Nov. 3.
Team Stats
UTAH 3, UCLA 0
UTAH - Gay, Matt 22 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 0:51
UTAH 3, UCLA 7
UCLA - Kelley, Joshua 25 yd run (Molson, Jj kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:33
UTAH 10, UCLA 7
UTAH - Fotheringham, C 7 yd pass from Covey, Britain (Gay, Matt kick) 13 plays, 78 yards, TOP 6:16
UTAH 17, UCLA 7
UTAH - Moss, Zack 1 yd run (Gay, Matt kick), 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:49
UTAH 24, UCLA 7
UTAH - Moss, Zack 1 yd run (Gay, Matt kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:15
UTAH 31, UCLA 7
UTAH - Shyne, Armand 2 yd run (Gay, Matt kick), 4 plays, 32 yards, TOP 1:18
UTAH 31, UCLA 10
UCLA - Molson, Jj 27 yd field goal 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:22
UTAH 38, UCLA 10
UTAH - Moss, Zack 5 yd run (Gay, Matt kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:03
UTAH 41, UCLA 10
UTAH - Gay, Matt 49 yd field goal 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 3:41
