SALT LAKE CITY — No. 25 Utah returns to Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday for the 2025 home-opener and first ever meeting between the Utes and Mustangs.
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4pm – No. 25 Utah(1-0) vs Cal Poly(1-0) from Rice-Eccles Stadium
Game Notes from Utah Football
• Head Coach Kyle Whittingham improved to 17-4 in season openers with the Utes after Saturday’s dominant 43-10 victory over UCLA at the Rose Bowl.
• Utah’s 286 yards rushing were more than UCLA’s total offense output (220) in the opener.
• The Utes have won 16 straight home openers at Rice-Eccles Stadium (not counting truncated 2020 season due to COVID-19).
• Utah churned out a demoralizing 20-play, 80-yard touchdown drive on Saturday that chewed up 9:44 of game time in the third quarter. It tied for the most plays in one drive in week one FBS action (Stanford).
• Quarterback Devon Dampier made his presence felt in his first appearance as a Ute, throwing for 206 yards on 21-of-25 attempts while adding 87 yards rushing on 16 carries to combine for 293 total yards. Dampier added two passing touchdowns and one on the ground.
• Utah scored points on seven of its nine possessions against UCLA on Saturday, punting just once, with the other drive without a score culminating in victory formation as the clock hit zeroes in the fourth quarter.
• The Utes’ defense harassed Bruin quarterback Nico Iamaleava all night, sacking him four times and allowing just 11 completions on 22 attempts for 136 yards while also intercepting a pass. UCLA could manage just 84 net yards rushing on 28 attempts.
• Utah was 14-of-17 on third down conversions, compared to just 2-of-11 for UCLA.
RING OF HONOR INDUCTEES
Utah football is set to induct two former Ute greats into its Ring of Honor during Saturday’s game in Ron McBride and Roy Jefferson.
