Pittsburgh vs. Utah

Saturday, January 1, 2005, Fiesta Bowl Share

No. 5 Utah beat No. 19 Pittsburgh 35–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Utah led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral site19Pittsburgh8–⁠4 in 2004

Neutral site5Utah12–⁠0 in 2004

Final at Mountain America Stadium, TempeTV: ABCRAttendance 73,519Referee: Gordon Riese (Pac-10)

MVP Alex Smith (WR Paris Warren, DT Steve Fifita)Wikipedia

At kickoff: 57°F, mostly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), 7 km from the stadium, 26 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pittsburgh	0	0	7	0	7
Utah	7	7	21	0	35

PassingAlex Smith29 of 37, 328 yards, 4 TDUtah
ReceivingParis Warren15 catches, 198 yards, 2 TDUtahBest receiving day of the bowls and playoff

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PittsburghUtah

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Tyler Palko	22/40	251	1	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Tim Murphy	12	37	8
Marcus Furman	3	17	9
Adam Graessle	1	7	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Joe DelSardo	9	109	0	22
Greg Lee	7	93	1	31
Tim Murphy	4	42	0	22
Marcus Furman	2	7	0	5

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Alex Smith	29/37	328	4	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Alex Smith	15	68	0	20
Quinton Ganther	6	34	1	10
Marty Johnson	9	20	0	8
Paris Warren	1	17	0	17

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Paris Warren	15	198	2	28
Steve Savoy	7	70	0	18
John Madsen	4	27	1	9
Marty Johnson	1	18	1	18

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Utah 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Utah leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.