Final
Wide, Utes rout San Diego St 38-7
Nov 22, 2009 - 1:54 AM SALT LAKE CITY(AP) -- No. 23 Utah showed no hangover from its humbling and disappointing loss to TCU, quickly taking advantage of an overmatched opponent.Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and the Utes scored all their points in the first half and coasted to a 38-7 win over San Diego State Saturday.
"We responded really well after last week. Our energy and passion was great in the first half and we executed well on offense, defense and special teams," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
The Utes (9-2, 6-1 MWC) bounced back after losing 55-28 on the road to No. 4 TCU a week before to earn their 17th consecutive home win, the third-longest in the nation behind Oklahoma (28) and Boise State (24).
"That's exactly what we needed. We wanted to come out early and pass. It was a lot of fun," said Jereme Brooks, who caught seven passes for 100 yards.
Freshman Jordan Wynn completed 14 of 28 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown. David Reed, who grabbed five receptions for 83 yards, became the sixth player in Utah history to compile more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
"We wanted to get out and throw it down the field," Reed said. "We got on top of them quick and rolled from there."
Ryan Lindley was 17 of 37 for 207 yards and connected with Dominique Sandifer for a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for San Diego State (4-7, 2-5).
Utah's first touchdown drive took two plays and 23 seconds. Wynn connected with Reed for a 44-yard reception on the first play and then Wide ran it to the end zone from 8 yards out on the next snap. The Utes didn't find much more resistance the rest of a dominating first half.
Wide added another touchdown run before the end of the first quarter. Shaky Smithson scored out of the wildcat formation and then Wynn found Brooks for a 24-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone - a play that was reversed in the replay booth after the officials had ruled him out of bounds on the field.
Lindley, who completed just 4-of-18 passes in the first half, was intercepted by Joe Dale and he returned it 30 yards for another score, making it 35-0 with 5:48 until halftime. Joe Phillips kicked a 47-yard field goal on the last play of the second quarter.
"They made some big plays and made them quick. On the other side, they kept us off-balance so we couldn't get any continuity or rhythm offensively," SDSU coach Brady Hoke said.
The Aztecs have lost three in a row and has dropped nine of the last 11 meetings with the Utes.
Utah played without starting defensive linemen Derrick Shelby (knee) and Kenape Eliapo (tackle) but shut down the Aztecs' rushing offense early and consistently pressured Lindley. The Aztecs rushed for 55 yards.
The Aztecs, who squandered a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose a week ago to Wyoming, continued their freefall and are now eliminated from any bowl possibilities.
"Sometimes you have to really hurt before you get better," Hoke said. "Our guys were ready to play but we faced a tremendous football team. Utah is an awfully good team."
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SANDIEGOST 0 0 0 7 7
UTAH 14 24 0 0 38 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: UTAH - TD, EDDIE WIDE 8 YD RUN (JOE
PHILLIPS KICK), 3:32. UTAH 7-0
UTAH - TD, EDDIE WIDE 2 YD RUN (JOE
PHILLIPS KICK), 12:36. UTAH
14-0
2ND QUARTER: UTAH - TD, SHAKY SMITH
Nov 21 6:56 PM - NCAAF
SANDIEGOST 7
UTAH 38 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 21 6:56 PM
TD SAN DIEGO ST DOMINIQUE SANDIFER 17 YD PASS FROM RYAN LINDLEY (LANE YOSHIDA KICK)
San Diego State 7, Utah(23) 38 4th - 11:44Nov 21 6:34 PM
TD SAN DIEGO ST DOMINIQUE SANDIFER 17 YD PASS FROM RYAN LINDLEY (LANE YOSHIDA KICK)
San Diego State 7, Utah(23) 38 4th - 11:44Nov 21 6:34 PM
TD SAN DIEGO ST DOMINIQUE SANDIFER 17 YD PASS FROM RYAN LINDLEY (LANE YOSHIDA KICK)
San Diego State 7, Utah(23) 38 4th - 11:44Nov 21 6:34 PM- NCAAF
SANDIEGOST 7
UTAH 38 11:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR
San Diego State 7, Utah(23) 38 4th - 11:44Nov 21 6:34 PM - NCAAF
SANDIEGOST 0
UTAH 38 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 21 6:24 PM
TD UTAH JOE DALE 30 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 35 2nd - 4:48Nov 21 5:15 PM
TD UTAH JOE DALE 30 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 35 2nd - 4:48Nov 21 5:15 PM
TD UTAH JEREME BROOKS 24 YD PASS FROM JORDAN WYNN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 28 2nd - 5:57Nov 21 5:10 PM
TD UTAH JEREME BROOKS 24 YD PASS FROM JORDAN WYNN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 28 2nd - 5:57Nov 21 5:10 PM
TD UTAH JEREME BROOKS 24 YD PASS FROM JORDAN WYNN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 28 2nd - 5:57Nov 21 5:10 PM
TD UTAH SHAKY SMITHSON 4 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 21 2nd - 10:08Nov 21 4:55 PM
TD UTAH SHAKY SMITHSON 4 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 21 2nd - 10:08Nov 21 4:55 PM- NCAAF
SANDIEGOST 0
UTAH 21 10:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 21 2nd - 10:08Nov 21 4:55 PM - NCAAF
SANDIEGOST 0
UTAH 14 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 21 4:40 PM
TD UTAH EDDIE WIDE 2 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 14 1st - 2:24Nov 21 4:35 PM
TD UTAH EDDIE WIDE 2 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 14 1st - 2:24Nov 21 4:35 PM
TD UTAH EDDIE WIDE 8 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 7 1st - 11:28Nov 21 4:14 PM
TD UTAH EDDIE WIDE 8 YD RUN (JOE PHILLIPS KICK)
San Diego State 0, Utah(23) 7 1st - 11:28Nov 21 4:14 PM
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