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Utah at Stanford

Friday, November 5, 2021

Utah beat Stanford 52–⁠7. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Utah led the series 6–⁠3.

AwayUtah10–⁠4 in 2021
52
HomeStanford3–⁠9 in 2021
7

Final at Stanford Stadium, StanfordTV: FS1Attendance 26,410

At kickoff
55°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara County (KPAO), 5 km from the stadium, 17 minutes after kickoff
Official
Francisco VillarGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Utah142401452
Stanford00707

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Utah

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cameron Rising13/2214000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tavion Thomas20177458
Micah Bernard12110119
T.J. Pledger4107196
Chris Curry420011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Micah Bernard232028
Devaughn Vele231018
Solomon Enis229018
Britain Covey323014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Devin Lloyd9511
Mika Tafua51.510
Nephi Sewell5100
Zemaiah Vaughn51.500
Cole Bishop4210
Van Fillinger2210
Miki Suguturaga1110

Stanford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack West12/185901
Isaiah Sanders2/32900
Ari Patu1/2-300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
E.J. Smith753032
Austin Jones933019
Bryce Farrell1808
Isaiah Sanders5614
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ben Yurosek442027
Michael Wilson222012
Silas Starr21509
E.J. Smith1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Levani Damuni8000
Jacob Mangum-Farrar7100
Ricky Miezan7000
Kyu Blu Kelly7000

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

Team stats

UtahStanford
581Total yards167
140Passing yards85
441Rushing yards82
6.4Yards per pass3.7
9.6Yards per rush2.6
31First downs11
7–⁠11Third downs3–⁠13
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
2–⁠10Penalties2–⁠18
30:22Possession29:38
5Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

UtahStanford
60%Success rate28%
0.56EPA per play0.04
1.40Explosiveness1.71
0.73Rushing EPA0.31
0.19Passing EPA−0.20
53%Passing-down success23%
0.61First-down EPA−0.23
0.27Second-down EPA0.10
1.18Third-down EPA0.19
39%Havoc by its defense12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Utah −11, over/under 51.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Utah 78%, Stanford 22%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Stanford end zoneUtah end zoneQ1 UtahTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 StanfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 StanfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 UtahFumble, 8 playsQ1 StanfordPunt, 2 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 1 playQ2 StanfordPunt, 5 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 StanfordPunt, 5 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 1 playQ2 StanfordPunt, 6 playsQ2 UtahField goal, 9 playsQ3 StanfordTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 UtahPunt, 3 playsQ3 StanfordPunt, 3 playsQ3 UtahTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 StanfordPick-six, 3 plays (Utah scores)Q4 StanfordFumble, 10 playsQ4 UtahTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 StanfordEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Stanford drives left to right, Utah right to left.
  1. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  4. Q1 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  5. Q1 UtahFumble, 8 plays, 26 yards
  6. Q1 StanfordPunt, 2 plays, −1 yard
  7. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 1 play, 58 yards
  8. Q2 StanfordPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  9. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
  10. Q2 StanfordPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  11. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 1 play, 96 yards
  12. Q2 StanfordPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  13. Q2 UtahField goal, 9 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q3 StanfordTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q3 UtahPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q3 UtahTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 71 yards
  18. Q4 StanfordPick-six, 3 plays (Utah scores), 1 yard
  19. Q4 StanfordFumble, 10 plays, 40 yards
  20. Q4 UtahTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  21. Q4 StanfordEnd of game, 5 plays, 37 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Utah 14, Stanford 0
Utah Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Joshua Karty kickoff for 62 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cameron Rising run for 2 yds to the Utah 37
15:002nd & 8 at own 37Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Tavion Thomas
15:003rd & 8 at own 37Cameron Rising pass complete to Solomon Enis for 18 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Micah Bernard run for 12 yds to the Stanf 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Micah Bernard run for 8 yds to the Stanf 25
15:002nd & 2 at opp 25Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Stanf 24
15:003rd & 1 at opp 24Tavion Thomas run for 3 yds to the Stanf 21 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Tavion Thomas run for 11 yds to the Stanf 10 for a 1ST down
10:571st & goal at opp 10Tavion Thomas run for 10 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 7, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
10:571st & 10 at own 35Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:571st & 10 at own 25Austin Jones run for 3 yds to the Stanf 28
10:572nd & 7 at own 28Austin Jones run for 3 yds to the Stanf 25
10:573rd & 10 at own 25Jack West run for no gain to the Stanf 25
8:484th & 10 at own 25Ryan Sanborn punt for 55 yds , Britain Covey returns for 12 yds to the Utah 32
Utah Touchdown, 6 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 32Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 14 yds to the Utah 46 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at own 46Micah Bernard run for 14 yds to the Stanf 40 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 40Micah Bernard run for 9 yds to the Stanf 31
8:482nd & 1 at opp 31Britain Covey run for 19 yds to the Stanf 12 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 12Tavion Thomas run for 7 yds to the Stanf 5
6:152nd & 3 at opp 5Tavion Thomas run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 14, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
6:101st & 10 at own 35Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Peat return for 33 yds to the Stanf 33
6:101st & 10 at own 33Nathaniel Peat run for 2 yds to the Stanf 31
6:102nd & 12 at own 31Jack West sacked by Van Fillinger for a loss of 1 yard to the Stanf 30
6:103rd & 13 at own 30Jack West sacked by Devin Lloyd for a loss of 9 yards to the Stanf 21
4:074th & 22 at own 21Ryan Sanborn punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Utah 40
Utah Fumble, 8 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 40Cameron Rising pass complete to TJ Pledger for 7 yds to the Utah 47
4:072nd & 3 at own 47Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 2 yds to the Utah 49
4:073rd & 1 at own 49TJ Pledger run for no gain to the Utah 49
4:074th & 1 at own 49Tavion Thomas run for 4 yds to the Stanf 47 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 47Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Devaughn Vele
4:072nd & 10 at opp 47Tavion Thomas run for 23 yds to the Stanf 24 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 24Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Devaughn Vele
0:552nd & 10 at opp 24Cameron Rising run for 10 yds to the Stanf 34
Stanford Punt, 2 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 34Smith,E.J. rush for 0 yards to the STA34 (Tafua,Mika; Bishop,Cole) PENALTY STA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting UTE UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting. NO PLAY.
0:002nd & 10 at own 34E.J. Smith run for 1 yd to the Stanf 33
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 33Jack West pass incomplete to Houston Heimuli
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at own 33Jack West pass incomplete to Houston Heimuli
Q2 14:434th & 11 at own 33Ryan Sanborn punt for 41 yds , Britain Covey returns for 16 yds to the Utah 42
2nd quarter7 drives, then Utah 38, Stanford 0
Utah Touchdown, 1 play
14:311st & 10 at own 42Tavion Thomas run for 58 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 21, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 5 plays
14:261st & 10 at own 35Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Peat return for 24 yds to the Stanf 24
14:261st & 10 at own 24Jack West pass complete to E.J. Smith for 9 yds to the Stanf 33
14:262nd & 1 at own 33Austin Jones run for 8 yds to the Stanf 41 for a 1ST down
14:261st & 10 at own 41Nathaniel Peat run for 4 yds to the Stanf 45
14:262nd & 6 at own 45Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Jay Symonds for 2 yds to the Stanf 47
14:263rd & 4 at own 47Austin Jones run for 1 yd to the Stanf 46
10:544th & 5 at own 46Ryan Sanborn punt for 39 yds , Britain Covey returns for 8 yds to the Utah 23
10:544th & 5 at own 46Ryan Sanborn punt for 39 yds , Britain Covey returns for 8 yds to the Utah 10
Utah Touchdown, 10 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 10Tavion Thomas run for 17 yds to the Utah 27 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 27Chris Curry run for 1 yd to the Utah 28
10:542nd & 9 at own 28Micah Bernard run for 19 yds to the Utah 47 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 47Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Brant Kuithe
10:542nd & 10 at own 47Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Utah 49
10:543rd & 8 at own 49Cameron Rising pass complete to Micah Bernard for 28 yds to the Stanf 23 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at opp 23Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Devaughn Vele
10:542nd & 10 at opp 23Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Stanf 22
10:543rd & 9 at opp 22Cameron Rising pass complete to Solomon Enis for 11 yds to the Stanf 11 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at opp 11Tavion Thomas run for 11 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 28, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 5 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 35Jadon Redding kickoff for 64 yds , Nathaniel Peat return for 25 yds to the Stanf 26
6:311st & 10 at own 26Bryce Farrell run for 8 yds to the Stanf 34
6:312nd & 2 at own 34Jack West pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 6 yds to the Stanf 40 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at own 40Jack West pass incomplete to Benjamin Yurosek
6:312nd & 10 at own 40Austin Jones run for 1 yd to the Stanf 39
6:313rd & 11 at own 39Jack West pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 3 yds to the Stanf 36
3:264th & 14 at own 36Ryan Sanborn punt for 60 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Utah 4
Utah Touchdown, 1 play
3:101st & 10 at own 4TJ Pledger run for 96 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 35, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 6 plays
3:061st & 10 at own 35Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Peat return for 14 yds to the Stanf 14
3:061st & 10 at own 14Austin Jones run for 2 yds to the Stanf 16
3:062nd & 8 at own 16Jack West pass complete to Austin Jones for 3 yds to the Stanf 19
3:063rd & 5 at own 19Jack West pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 6 yds to the Stanf 25 for a 1ST down
3:061st & 10 at own 25Austin Jones run for 2 yds to the Stanf 27
3:062nd & 8 at own 27Jack West sacked by Mika Tafua for a loss of 4 yards to the Stanf 23
1:292nd & 8 at own 27Timeout STANFORD, clock 01:29
1:293rd & 12 at own 23Jack West pass incomplete to Benjamin Yurosek
1:074th & 12 at own 23Ryan Sanborn punt for 49 yds , Britain Covey returns for 9 yds to the Utah 37
Utah Field goal, 9 plays
1:071st & 10 at own 37Cameron Rising run for 7 yds to the Utah 44
1:072nd & 3 at own 44Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 9 yds to the Stanf 47 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at opp 47Cameron Rising pass incomplete to TJ Pledger
1:072nd & 10 at opp 47Cameron Rising pass incomplete to TJ Pledger
1:073rd & 10 at opp 47Cameron Rising pass complete to Devaughn Vele for 13 yds to the Stanf 34 for a 1ST down STANFORD Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Tristan Sinclair) to the Stanf 19 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at opp 19Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Solomon Enis
1:072nd & 10 at opp 19Cameron Rising pass complete to TJ Pledger for 2 yds to the Stanf 17
0:212nd & 10 at opp 19Timeout UTAH, clock 00:21
0:213rd & 8 at opp 17Tavion Thomas run for 6 yds to the Stanf 11
0:023rd & 8 at opp 17Timeout UTAH, clock 00:02
0:004th & 2 at opp 11Jadon Redding 29 yd FG GOODUtah 38, Stanford 0
3rd quarter4 drives, then Utah 38, Stanford 7
Stanford Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35kickoff for 63 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack West pass complete to Michael Wilson for 10 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
14:241st & 10 at own 35Timeout STANFORD, clock 14:24
14:241st & 10 at own 45Jack West pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 5 yds to the Stanf 40
14:242nd & 15 at own 40Jack West pass complete to Silas Starr for 6 yds to the Stanf 46
14:243rd & 9 at own 46West,Jack pass incomplete to Farrell,Bryce, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UTE Pass Interference (Bishop,Cole), 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:241st & 10 at opp 45Jack West pass complete to Michael Wilson for 12 yds to the Utah 33 for a 1ST down
14:241st & 10 at opp 33Isaiah Sanders run for 2 yds to the Utah 31
14:242nd & 8 at opp 31Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 27 yds to the Utah 4 for a 1ST down
14:241st & goal at opp 4Isaiah Sanders run for no gain to the Utah 4
14:242nd & goal at opp 4Isaiah Sanders run for 93 yds to the Stanf 3
10:143rd & 4 at own 3Isaiah Sanders run for 4 yds for a TD, (Joshua Karty KICK)Utah 38, Stanford 7
Utah Punt, 3 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 35Joshua Karty kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:141st & 10 at own 25Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Utah 26
10:142nd & 9 at own 26Tavion Thomas run for no gain to the Utah 26
10:143rd & 9 at own 26Cameron Rising pass complete to Micah Bernard for 4 yds to the Utah 30
8:144th & 5 at own 30Michael Williams punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Bryce Farrell at the Stanf 31
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
8:141st & 9 at own 30E.J. Smith run for 1 yd to the Stanf 30
8:142nd & 10 at own 30Jack West pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 3 yds to the Stanf 33
8:143rd & 7 at own 33Jack West pass incomplete
6:354th & 7 at own 33Ryan Sanborn punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Utah 26
Utah Turnover on downs, 13 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 26Cameron Rising pass complete to Devaughn Vele for 18 yds to the Utah 44 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 44Micah Bernard run for 15 yds to the Stanf 41 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 41Cameron Rising pass complete to Tavion Thomas for 7 yds to the Stanf 34
6:352nd & 3 at opp 34Tavion Thomas run for no gain to the Stanf 34
6:353rd & 3 at opp 34Micah Bernard run for 3 yds to the Stanf 31 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 31Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 7 yds to the Stanf 24
6:352nd & 3 at opp 24Micah Bernard run for 5 yds to the Stanf 19 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 19Micah Bernard run for no gain to the Stanf 19
6:352nd & 10 at opp 19Tavion Thomas run for 14 yds to the Stanf 5 for a 1ST down
6:351st & goal at opp 5Tavion Thomas run for 4 yds to the Stanf 1
0:002nd & goal at opp 1Brant Kuithe run for 1 yd to the Stanf 2
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 2Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Stanf 3
Q4 14:114th & goal at opp 3Cameron Rising pass incomplete to Solomon Enis
4th quarter4 drives, then Utah 52, Stanford 7
Stanford Pick-six, 3 plays (Utah scores)
14:111st & 10 at own 3Austin Jones run for 4 yds to the Stanf 7
14:112nd & 6 at own 7Isaiah Sanders run for no gain to the Stanf 7
14:113rd & 6 at own 7PENALTY STA Delay Of Game (West,Jack) 3 yards from STA07 to STA04. NO PLAY.
12:113rd & 9 at own 4Devin Lloyd 2 Yd Interception Return (Jadon Redding Kick)Utah 45, Stanford 7
Stanford Fumble, 10 plays
12:111st & 10 at own 35Jadon Redding kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:111st & 10 at own 25Nathaniel Peat run for 1 yd to the Stanf 24
12:112nd & 11 at own 24Jack West sacked by Cole Bishop for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 22
12:113rd & 13 at own 22Austin Jones run for 19 yds to the Stanf 41 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at own 41Isaiah Sanders pass incomplete to Benjamin Yurosek
12:112nd & 10 at own 41E.J. Smith run for 12 yds to the Utah 47 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at opp 47E.J. Smith run for 3 yds to the Utah 44
12:112nd & 7 at opp 44Jack West pass incomplete to Bryce Farrell
12:113rd & 7 at opp 44Jack West pass complete to Austin Jones for 3 yds to the Utah 41
12:114th & 4 at opp 41Jack West pass complete to Silas Starr for 9 yds to the Utah 32 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 32Jack West sacked by Miki Suguturaga for a loss of 3 yards to the Utah 35 Jack West fumbled, recovered by Utah Jonah Elliss , return for 0 yards
Utah Touchdown, 9 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 35TJ Pledger run for no gain to the Utah 35
7:062nd & 10 at own 35Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 10 yds to the Utah 45 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at own 45TJ Pledger run for 11 yds to the Stanf 44 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 44Chris Curry run for 6 yds to the Stanf 38
7:062nd & 4 at opp 38Chris Curry run for 11 yds to the Stanf 27 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 27Micah Bernard run for 10 yds to the Stanf 17 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 17Micah Bernard run for 4 yds to the Stanf 13
7:062nd & 6 at opp 13Chris Curry run for 2 yds to the Stanf 11
1:483rd & 4 at opp 11Micah Bernard run for 11 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 52, Stanford 7
Stanford End of game, 5 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 35Jordan Noyes kickoff for 55 yds , Nathaniel Peat return for 10 yds to the Stanf 20
1:431st & 10 at own 20Ari Patu pass incomplete to Bryce Farrell
1:432nd & 10 at own 20E.J. Smith run for 32 yds to the Utah 48 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at opp 48E.J. Smith run for 4 yds to the Utah 44
1:432nd & 6 at opp 44E.J. Smith run for 4 yds to the Utah 40
0:003rd & 2 at opp 40Ari Patu pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 3 yds to the Utah 43

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Utah–Stanford game

Utah leads 7–⁠3 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Utah 42, Stanford 7
2021Utah 52, Stanford 7
2018Utah 40, Stanford 21
2017Stanford 23, Utah 20
2014Utah 20, Stanford 17
2013Utah 27, Stanford 21

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