College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 30, Utah State 26
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 29, 2013
Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: Kevin Mar
Attendance: 45237


Utah 30, Utah State 26: Travis Wilson threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns as the host Utes edged their in-state rivals to avenge a rare loss in last year's “Battle of the Brothers.”

Andy Phillips' 19-yard field goal with 6:38 to play put Utah ahead to stay and capped a comeback. Utah State scored 20 straight points to turn an 11-point first-quarter deficit into a 23-14 lead with 11:52 left in the third before Phillips made the first of three second-half field goals – a 45-yarder – to make it 23-17 with 2:24 left in the stanza.

Karl Williams rushed in from 2 yards out to give the Utes a 24-23 lead before Utah State kicker Nick Diaz – who missed an extra point earlier – hit from 24 yards with 10:39 to go to put the Aggies back ahead at 26-24. Phillips connected on the go-ahead kick and added a 38-yarder with 19 seconds left to seal the win.

Utah ran out to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter as Wilson threw a 3-yard touchdown to Dres Anderson and a 30-yard strike to tight end Jake Murphy.

Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns, ran for a game-high 85 yards and a score.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah lost to Utah State for the first time in 13 years last season in overtime. … Utes RB James Poole led the team with 12 rushes for 47 yards. … Aggies WRs Travis Van Leeuwen (107) and Bruce Natson (83) combined for 190 of the team’s 322 receiving yards.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Utah State   Utah
Chuckie Keeton Player James Poole
15 Attempts 12
85 Yards 47
5.7 Avg Yards 3.9
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Utah State   Utah
Travis Van Leeuwen Player Anthony Denham
5 Receptions 6
107 Yards 113
21.4 Avg Yards 18.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Utah State 487 173 314 3 2 0 3.0 2
Utah 450 148 302 3 3 0 2.0 2