2000 UTAH FOOTBALL UTE FOOTBALL SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE Utes disappointed with 4-7 season

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1 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL ASSISTANT A.D./SPORTS INFORMATION: LIZ ABEL (801) ASSOCIATE SID: MIKE LAGESCHULTE (801) ASSISTANT SID: JULIE LAPOMARDA (801) FAX: (801) JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER 1825 E. SO. CAMPUS DR. FRONT SALT LAKE CITY, UT UTAH SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-7, 3-4 MWC) Date Opponent Time/Result TV 9-2 Arizona L, 17-3 ESPN at California L, KJZZ 9-16 Washington State L, KJZZ 9-23 Air Force* L, ABC 9-30 at Utah State W, SportsWest at San Diego State* W, 21-7 ESPN+Plus Colorado State* L, KJZZ New Mexico* L, 10-3 ESPN+Plus 11-4 UNLV* W, ESPN+Plus at Wyoming W, 34-0 KJZZ Brigham Young* L, 34,-27 ESPN *Mountain West Conference Game 2000 UTE FOOTBALL SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE Utes disappointed with 4-7 season SEASON IN REVIEW Utah finished the 2000 season with a 4-7 overall record (3-4 MWC)... It s been a long time since the Utes last suffered through a losing season. Not since 1990, head coach Ron McBride s first year, has Utah finished below.500. That team also finished The 2000 Utes were the preseason pick to defend the Mountain West Conference title they shared in Despite the disappointing season, McBride picked up career win No. 75 on November 11 against Wyoming. RECAPPING THE SEASON FINALE Utah made an amazing fourth quarter comeback in its game against Brigham Young on November 24 in Salt Lake City, only to lose in equally stunning fashion, The Utes led just once prior to the fourth quarter, scoring in the first minute of play when cornerback Andre Dyson returned an interception for a touchdown. The Cougars scored the next 26 points and led entering the final stanza. Sparked by senior quarterback Darnell Arceneaux, who replaced freshman Lance Rice at the helm, Utah roared back with 17 fourth quarter points. Included among those were Ryan Kaneshiro s second field goal of the day and the extra point that put Utah up with just 2:16 remaining. But Utah s defense, solid all year long, couldn t hold BYU on fourth and 13 and the Cougars went on to score the winning touchdown and tack on a two-point conversion. MAGAZINES TAB ALL-LEAGUE UTES The football all-conference teams by national publications that have been announced to date contain the following Utes: wide receiver Steve Smith (Football News and College Football News), offensive lineman Doug Kaufusi (Football News and College Football News), defensive back Andre Dyson (Football News and College Football News) and defensive lineman Jason Kaufusi (Football News). MEDIA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM The Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored an all-mountain West Conference media team, tabulating votes from media representatives from all eight MWC cities. Utes receiving special awards were freshman defensive lineman Jason Kaufusi, who was named the MWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year, and senior defensive back Kimball Christianson, who received the Citizenship Award. Utes named to the media allconference team follow: First-Team: RB, Adam Tate, Jr.; WR, Steve Smith, Sr.; DL, Garrett Smith, So.; DB, Andre Dyson, Sr; KR, Patrick Dyson, Sr. Second-Team: OL, Doug Kaufusi, Jr.; DL, Jason Kaufusi, Fr.; DL, Andy Bowers, Sr.; LB, Kautai Olevao, Sr. Honorable Mention: WR, Cliff Russell, Jr.; TE, Matt Nickel, Sr.; OL, Jordan Gross, So.; OL, Michael Richardson, Jr.; DB, Kimball Christianson, Sr.; DB, Brandon Dart, Sr.; KR- PR, Steve Smith, Sr. The all-mountain West Conference team, as voted on by the league's head coaches, will be released on Wednesday, November 29. HEAD COACH RON MCBRIDE Head Coach Ron McBride is in his 11 years at the helm of the Ute program. He is one of just two coaches to win at least 60 football games at Utah. Utah had seven straight winning seasons under McBride from He has had just two losing seasons (1990, his first, and 2000). McBride s teams have averaged nearly seven wins a year (6.8) and have gone to five bowl games. He won two bowl games: against Arizona in the 1994 Freedom Bowl, and Fresno State in the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl. He has won a share of two conference championships (1995 Western Athletic Conference, 1999 Mountain West Conference) SEASON WRAPUP 1

2 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Team MWC Overall 1. Colorado State Air Force UNLV Brigham Young New Mexico Utah San Diego State Wyoming Utah Captains Sam White, Doug Kaufusi, Andre Dyson, Kautai Olevao, Darnell Arceneaux, Thomas Fortune, Andy Bowers 2000 Utah MWC Players of the Week Sept. 9--Andre Dyson, defense Sept. 23--Patrick Dyson, special teams Nov. 11--Andy Bowers, defense MWC BOWL ARRANGEMENTS AXA Liberty Bowl Fri., Dec. 29 Memphis, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN MWC Champion vs. Conference USA Champion Las Vegas Bowl Thur., Dec. 21 Las Vegas, Nev. 8 p.m. (ET) ESPN2 MWC second choice vs. At Large Silicon Valley Football Classic Sun., Dec. 31 San Jose, Calif. 6:30 p.m. (ET) Fox Sports Net MWC third choice vs. WAC west champion UTE INDIVIDUALS IN THE RANKINGS Player Category MWC NCAA Patrick Dyson, DB/R Kick Return Avg Steve Smith, WR/R All-Purpose Yards 2 27 Steve Smith, WR Receiving YPG 4 37 Adam Tate, RB Rushing YPG 3 n/a Andre Dyson, DB Interceptions 1 47 Darnell Arceneaux Pass Efficiency 4 35 SMITH NOTES Wide receiver Steve Smith (5-8, 182, Sr.)... > Named a first-team all-mwc receiver by the Football News, College Football News and Las Vegas Review Journal Media Football Team. > Finished second in MWC (27th in nation) in all-purpose yards per game (147.5) after leading league all year long. > Fourth in MWC (37th in nation) in receiving yards per game (74.3). > Averaged league-best 21.2 yards per reception. > In the last 6 games, averaged 27.1 yards per reception. > Led Utes in receiving yards (743) and yards per game (74.3 ypg). > Second on team in receptions (35). > Utah s leading receiver (yards) in 6 games. > Career best 143 yards vs. San Diego State came on just 2 catches (71.5 avg.). > 200 all-purpose yards vs. California. > 199 all-purpose yards vs. San Diego State. > 46-yard punt return for a touchdown vs. Cal on September 9. > 2 punt returns for touchdowns called back due to penalties (vs. California and WSU). > Utah s career record-holder in punt returns for a touchdown (4, ties the record). > Second all-time at Utah in career punt returns (72). > Second all-time at Utah in career punt return yards (860). > Fourth all-time at Utah in career punt return average (9.35). > Led 2000 Utes in punt returns ( TD) and kickoff returns (17-336, 19.8 avg.). > Voted preseason Mountain West Conference Player of the Year. > In 1999, made all-conference team as both receiver (second team) and return specialist (first team). Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Arizona California Washington State Air Force Utah State dnp San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Brigham Young SEASON WRAPUP

3 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES WHEN IT HAPPENED, UTAH WAS... When Utah scores first: 4-3 When the Opponent scores first: 0-4 When Utah leads in TOP: 2-3 When the Opponent leads in TOP: 2-4 When Utah has more rushing yards: 4-2 When Opponent has more rushing yards: 0-5 When Utah has more passing yards: 2-4 When Opponent has more passing yards: 2-2 When Utah plays at home: 1-5 When Utah plays on the road: 3-2 When Utah plays on grass: 4-7 When Utah plays on turf: 0-0 When Utah plays a day game: 3-2 When Utah plays a night game: 1-5 When Utah leads after 1 quarter: 4-1 When Utah trails after 1 quarter: 0-4 When Utah leads at halftime: 4-2 When Utah trails at halftime: 0-5 When Utah leads after 3 quarters: 4-1 When Utah trails after 3 quarters: 0-6 When outcome is 10 or more points: 4-2 When outcome is 7 or less points: 0-4 When Utah plays the Pac-10: 0-3 When Utah plays the Big West: 1-0 When Utah plays the Mountain West: 3-4 THE LAST TIME Utah was held without a touchdown Utah vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 2000 Utah was shut out Utah vs. Arizona State, Sept. 4, 1993 (38-0) Utah held an opponent without a TD Utah vs. Wyoming, Nov. 11, 2000 (34-0) Utah shut out an opponent Utah vs. Wyoming, Nov. 11, 2000 (34-0) A kickoff was returned for a touchdown By Utah: Patrick Dyson vs. Air Force, Sept By Opp: UNLV, 1999 A punt was returned for a touchdown By Utah: Steve Smith vs. California, Sept. 9, 2000 By Opp: Colorado State, 1999 (twice) Utah played an overtime game Utah vs. UTEP, Nov. 7, 1998 (34-27, 1 OT) CLIFF S EDGE Cliff Russell (5-11, 180, Jr.), chosen by the league s media as an honorable mention all-conference receiver, returned for the season finale vs. BYU after missing three and most of four games with a broken right arm (non-displaced fracture of the ulna). He fractured the bone in the first quarter of the October 21 game vs. CSU and missed the rest of that game, as well as the three subsequent games. Russell, the fastest Ute in 20 years (runs a ), still finished as Utah s leading receiver with 37 catches, despite logging a reception in only seven games. His 517 receiving yards ranked second on the team. Russell averaged 64.6 ypg and 14.0 yards per catch. His best games this year were against Arizona (10 receptions for 141 yards) and Washington State (8 receptions for 131 yards and 2 TDs). His career-best game was in 1999 vs. Wyoming (6 catches for 155 yards and 1 TD). Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Arizona California Washington State Air Force Utah State San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico dnp UNLV dnp Wyoming dnp Brigham Young QUARTERBACK SHUFFLE Utah utilized three quarterbacks in 2000 with mixed success. Senior T.D. Croshaw started the first two games before giving way to senior Darnell Arceneaux, who started the next six. Freshman Lance Rice wrested the job away from Arceneaux early in the second quarter of game eight and started the final three games. Croshaw was 0-2 as the starter, Arceneaux was 2-4 (13-6 in career starts) and Rice was 2-1. Utah s QBs combined to complete 48 percent of their passes ( ) and threw 11 touchdowns to 13 interceptions. Arceneaux was the only QB to complete at least half of his pass attempts (55 percent) and Rice was the only one to throw more TD passes (4) than interceptions (3). The trio combined for a pass efficiency rating of GREAT TATE First-year Ute running back Adam Tate (6-1, 230, Jr.)... > Named the Las Vegas Review Journal Media Football Team s firstteam MWC running back. > Averaged 73.3 yards per game rushing, third in the MWC. > Led the Mountain West Conference in rushing through 10 games, averaging 80.6 ypg. > Ankle injury in final game hurt average (5 carries for 15 yards vs. BYU). > Four 100-yard rushing games. > Three straight 100-yard games (Air Force, Utah State, San Diego State) is third most consecutive 100-yard rushing games in school history (tie). > Led the Utes in rushes (160), net yards (660), yards per carry (4.1), touchdowns (7) and scoring (42). > Also caught 5 passes for 54 yards. > Did not play in the first two games. > Started against Air Force, and in just over a half, rushed for 112 yards. > Career-best 133 yards and 3 TDs vs. Utah State. > Missed Utah s preseason camp while awaiting academic clearance SEASON WRAPUP 3

4 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTAH FOOTBALL ON NATIONAL TELEVISION ( ) (Tues.) Washington State (L) ESPN (Copper Bowl) (Thur.) Southern California (L) Raycom (Freedom Bowl) Colorado State (W) ABC (Tues.) Arizona (W) Raycom (Freedom Bowl) Brigham Young (W) ABC Stanford (W) ABC Kansas State (W) ESPN New Mexico (W) ESPN Brigham Young (L) ESPN (Fri.) Wisconsin (L) ESPN (Copper Bowl) TCU (W) ESPN (Thur.) Fresno State (L) ESPN Brigham Young (W) ABC Brigham Young (L) ESPN Air Force (W) ESPN San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus (Thur.) Colorado State (L) ESPN 11-6 Wyoming (L) ESPN New Mexico (W) ESPN+Plus Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus Fresno State (W) ESPN Arizona (L) ESPN Air Force (L) ABC San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus New Mexico (L) ESPN+Plus 11-4 UNLV (W) ESPN+Plus Brigham Young (L) ESPN Utah s Record on National and Regional Television ( ) ABC ESPN ESPN+Plus Raycom ESPN Opponent Rush Yards Avg. TD Long Arizona dnp California dnp Washington State Air Force Utah State San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Brigham Young DYSON S CORNER Defensive back Andre Dyson (5-10, 175, Sr.)... > Football News and College Football News first-team all-mwc defensive back was also a first team pick by the league s media (Las Vegas Review Journal Media Football Team). > School record for most career touchdowns off interceptions (4). > School record (tie) for most single season touchdowns off interceptions (3). > School record 43 career pass breakups. > 12 career interceptions is tied for fifth in Ute history. > 4 touchdowns in 2000 (3 interception returns and 1 fumble return). > Led conference in interceptions (4). > Led conference in passes defended with 17 passes (13 breakups, 4 interceptions) > 65 total tackles. > 4 tackles for loss (9 yards). > Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 9 game vs. Cal when he returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown and had 11 tackles and 3 pass breakups. > Made the Jim Thorpe Watch List. Opponent UT AT Tot TFL Int PBU Arizona California Washington State Air Force Utah State San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Brigham Young HOLY KAUTAI Linebacker Kautai Olevao (6-2, 267, Sr.)... > Voted a second-team linebacker by the league s media (Las Vegas Review Journal Media Football Team). > 60 total tackles > 9 tackles for loss (34 yards). > 3 sacks (17 yards). > 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 pass breakup vs. BYU. > 7 tackles (1 for loss) against Washington State and Wyoming. > 2 tackles for loss (19 yards) and 1 sack (12 yards) against Arizona. > 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss and 1 forced fumble vs. UNLV. > Preseason first-team all-conference selection. > First-team all-conference in 1998 and 99. > Has started since his freshman year SEASON WRAPUP

5 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTAH RECORD BOOK CAREER UPDATES Pass Attempts 1. Scott Mitchell Mike McCoy Larry Egger Frank Dolce Mike Fouts Don Van Galder Randy Gomez Darnell Arceneaux 488 Pass Completions 1. Scott Mitchell Mike McCoy Larry Egger Frank Dolce Mike Fouts Randy Gomez Don Van Galder Mark Stevens Darnell Arceneaux 263 Touchdown Passes 1. Scott Mitchell Mike McCoy Don Van Galder 39 Larry Egger 39 Mike Fouts Frank Dolce Randy Gomez Darnell Arceneaux 26 Passing Yards 1. Scott Mitchell Mike McCoy Larry Egger Mike Fouts Frank Dolce Don Van Galder Randy Gomez Darnell Arceneaux 4020 Receiving Touchdowns 1. Bryan Rowley Dennis Smith Carl Harry Steve Odom Kevin Dyson Jack Steptoe Willie Armstead 19 Loren Rickey 19 Curt Jones Henry Lusk 12 Curtis Marsh 12 Steve Smith 12 Kickoff Returns 1. Steve Odom Frank Collins LaVon Edwards Sean Knox Darren Hughes Erroll Tucker 41 Clarence Lawson Jack Steptoe Patrick Dyson 36 Kickoff Return Yards 1. Steve Odom Frank Collins LaVon Edwards Sean Knox Erroll Tucker Carl Monroe Patrick Dyson 925 Kickoff Return TDs 1. Steve Odom 2 Erroll Tucker 2 Daniel Jones 2 Patrick Dyson 2 Punt Returns 1. LaVon Edwards Steve Smith 72 Punt Return Yards 1. LaVon Edwards Steve Smith 860 Punt Return Touchdowns 1. Steve Odom 4 Steve Smith 4 Sacks 1. John Frank Filipo Mokofisi Jeff Reyes 25 Jimmy Bellamy Steve Clark Luther Elliss Bronzell Miller Mark Anderson Richard Seals Peter Owens 13 Blaine Berger 13 Nate Kia 13 NR Garrett Smith 11 NR Kautai Olevao 10 Interceptions 1. Harold Lusk LaVon Edwards Sean Knox Jerry Pullman 13 Jeff Griffin 13 Reggie Richardson Norm Thompson 12 Ernest Boyd 12 Andre Dyson 12 Interceptions TDs 1. Andre Dyson 4 2. Norm Thompson 3 Jeff Griffin 3 Erroll Tucker 3 Opponent UT AT Tot TFL Sacks Arizona California Washington State Air Force Utah State San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Brigham Young CHASIN JASON Freshman defensive end Jason Kaufusi (6-3, 250)... > Named the MWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year and a second-team all-league defensive lineman by the league s media (Las Vegas Review Journal Media Football Team). > True freshman started all 9 games he has played at open end (missed 2 games with ankle injury). > Utah s tackle leader prior to injury. > Finished with 63 total tackles (7.0 tpg). > Team leader in tackles for loss with 16 (53 yards). > 8 sacks (34 yards) was tied for second on team. > 8 quarterback hurries was tied for second on team. > 5 pass breakups. > Career game against Cal (9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 hurries). > 8 tackles, 2 for loss (8 yards), 1 pass breakup and 1 hurry vs. WSU. > 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss (12 yards), 1 sack (10 yards) and 1 hurry vs. CSU. > 7 tackles, 3 for loss (11 yards), 1 sack (8 yards) and 1 hurry vs. New Mexico. Opponent UT AT Tot TFL Sacks Arizona California Washington State Air Force Utah State San Diego State Colorado State New Mexico UNLV dnp Wyoming dnp Brigham Young OFFENSIVE INFO > Junior running back Dameon Hunter was Utah s second leading rusher. He rushed 89 times for 339 yards and 1 touchdown. He averaged 3.8 yards per carry. > Senior receiver Chris Christensen had a career day against BYU in the season closer. He caught 7 balls for 147 yards. > Utah s best scoring quarters were the first (65 points) and fourth (66 points). Its worst was the third (45 points). > Utah was successful just 31% of the time on third down, converting tries SEASON WRAPUP 5

6 UTAH ON OFFENSE Category Avg. MWC NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense DEFENSIVE DATA > Utah was the nation s top ranked team against the pass for two weeks (weeks beginning Nov. 19 and Nov. 5). > Utah finished the season as the nation s third best team against the pass, allowing ypg through the air. > Utah was the MWC s best defensive team, ranking first in total defense (288.3), pass defense (160.1 ypg) and scoring defense (18.8 ppg). Utah ranked third in rushing defense (128.2 ypg). > Nationally, Utah finished its season ranked No. 3 in pass defense, No. 10 in total defense and No. 19 in scoring defense. > Utah s defense accounted directly for 30 points. Andre Dyson had 4 touchdowns; 3 on interception returns and 1 on a fumble return. Brother Patrick Dyson returned an interception for a touchdown. > Sophomore lineman Garrett Smith was named first-team allconference by College Football News. Smith was in on a team-best 10 sacks (4 unassisted, 6 assisted). Assisted sacks count for a half in the league rankings, giving him 7.0 sacks officially, which tied for third in the MWC. Smith finished second on the team in tackles for loss with 15 and third in total tackles (72). He led Utah in quarterback hurries (10). > Senior linebacker Wes Tufaga won Utah s tackle title with 87. In second was sophomore linebacker Sheldon Deckart with 73. UTAH ON DEFENSE Category Avg. MWC NCAA Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense SPECIAL TEAMS > Junior Ryan Kaneshiro was 22 of 22 in extra points and 6 of 8 in field goals. His long kick was from 40 yards out against BYU. He was Utah s place kicker in the last 7 games of the season. He needed to play in 75% of Utah s games to qualify for the league rankings. > Junior Golden Whetman, Utah s place kicker for the first 4 games, was relegated to kickoffs and long field goals in the last 7. Whetman tied the second longest field goal in school history against Wyoming, a 55-yarder. He finished the year 2-11 in field goals with his other successful kick a 46-yarder against Arizona. > Whetman had 22 touch backs on 49 kickoffs. > As Utah s full-time punter, Whetman booted 63 punts for 2,432 yards (38.6 average) with a long of 67 vs. Wyoming. He laid 19 punts inside the 20. > Steve Smith was Utah s best return man. He had 43 punt returns for 365 yards (8.5 ypr) and 1 touchdown. He finished with 17 kickoff returns for 336 yards (19.8 avg.). > Patrick Dyson ranked second in the MWC in kickoff return average (24.3 ypr). He returned 14 kickoffs for 340 yards and 1 TD (98 yards). > Thomas Fortune won the 2000 special teams tackle title. He finished with 11. RED ZONE REPORT Utah Offense Times at or inside 20: 34 Touchdowns: 17 Field Goals: 6 Scoring percentage: 68% TD percentage: 50% Utah Defense Times opponent at or inside 20: 26 Touchdowns: 11 Field Goals: 9 Scoring percentage: 77% TD percentage: 42% ACADEMIC ACES Senior football players Kimball Christianson and Nick Morgan were named to the Verizon All-District VIII Academic All-America team for the second straight year. Christianson, a four-year starting safety majoring in German, has a 3.81 cumulative GPA. He fared well on the MCAT examination and plans on attending medical school. On the field, Christianson finished with 65 tackles (tied for fifth on the team), 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and an interception. Morgan, a running back and tight end for Utah, was named as the District VIII first-team fullback. Morgan carries a 3.55 GPA in Spanish. He rushed 15 times for 94 yards (6.3 yards per carry) and 1 TD. He also caught 4 passes for 53 yards (13.2 yards per catch). Christianson and Morgan are now on the national ballot. The Verizon Academic All-America team will be released on December SEASON WRAPUP

7 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES MCBRIDE'S RECORD AT UTAH Year Overall League/Place Bowl /7th /4th /5th (tie) Copper /4th (tie) Freedom /2nd (tie) Freedom /1st (tie) /2nd (tie) Copper /2nd (tie) /3rd (tie) /1st (tie) Las Vegas Total MCBRIDE HIGHLIGHTS AT UTAH Only Ute coach ever to take a Utah team to more than one bowl game (5). Utes beat Arizona, 16-13, in 1994 Freedom Bowl. Utes beat Fresno State, 17-16, in 1999 Las Vegas Bowl 1994 team set school win record with 10 (10-2) and finished the year ranked No. 8 in the coaches poll and No. 10 in the AP poll (both school records). Seven straight winning seasons from Had nine straight years of.500 or better seasons ( ). Second-winningest coach in school history has 75 wins. Coached a first-team All-American in Luther Elliss (1994). Has produced two first-round draft picks (Luther Elliss, 1995, and Kevin Dyson, 1998), as well as an all-pro running back (Jamal Anderson, 1999) STAT COMPARISON Game Points 1st Downs Rush Yds Pass Yds Total Yds TOs Arizona Utah Utah California Washington State Utah Air Force Utah Utah Utah State Utah San Diego State Colorado State Utah Utah New Mexico UNLV Utah Utah Wyoming Brigham Young Utah SEASON WRAPUP 7

8 UTAH'S FINAL TWO DEEP OF 2000 OFFENSE C 56 Michael Richardson (6-2, 266, Jr.) 53 Dustin McQuivey (6-3, 279, Fr.) LG 75 Ed Ta'amu (6-1, 308, Sr.) 78 Joe McCullum (6-5, 324, Sr.) RG 69 Jordan Gross (6-6, 303, So.) 78 Joe McCullum (6-5, 324, Sr.) LT 59 Doug Kaufusi (6-6, 308, Jr.) 69 Jordan Gross (6-6, 303, So.) RT 61 Kevin Wilson (6-7, 307, Jr.) 69 Jordan Gross (6-6, 303, So.) TE 89 Matt Nickel (6-6, 263, Sr.) 81 Scott Price (6-4, 252, Jr.) or 2 Nick Morgan (6-0, 234, Sr.) QB 16 Lance Rice (6-1, 193, Fr.) 14 Darnell Arceneaux (6-1, 198, Sr.) WR-X 7 Steve Smith (5-8, 182, Sr.) 88 Philippe Wells (6-1, 188, Sr.) WR-Z 1 Cliff Russell (5-11, 180, Jr.) 18 Chris Christensen (5-11, 178, Sr.) or 14 Darnell Arceneaux (6-1, 198, Sr.) SLOT 18 Chris Christensen (5-11, 178, Sr.) 27 Josh Lyman (6-0, 194, So.) RB 5 Adam Tate (6-1, 230, Jr.) 30 Dameon Hunter (5-11, 231, Jr.) DEFENSE OE 86 Jason Kaufusi (6-3, 250, Fr.) 52 Marcus Jones (6-2, 245, So.) E 47 Andy Bowers (6-5, 284, Sr.) 73 Josh Savage (6-4, 267, Fr.) T 63 Garrett Smith (6-3, 276, So.) 55 Ed Johnson (6-4, 288, Sr.) NG 98 Ma'ake Kemoeatu (6-5, 319, Sr.) 97 Lauvale Sape (6-2, 270, Jr.) ROV 12 Wes Tufaga (6-0, 245, Sr.) 51 Brooks Bahr (6-3, 225, So.) MLB 54 Sheldon Deckart (6-2, 237, So.) 49 CR Dwinell (6-0, 227, Jr.) SLB 43 Kautai Olevao (6-2, 267, Sr.) 34 Matt Ward (6-3, 241, Sr.) RC 26 Jeff Ray (5-11, 164, Sr.) 4 Patrick Dyson (5-11, 192, Sr.) LC 21 Andre Dyson (5-10, 175, Sr.) 31 Desmond Davis (5-7, 178, So.) FS 42 Brandon Dart (6-1, 198, Sr.) 45 Jason Potter (5-11, 202, Sr.) SS 10 Kimball Christianson (6-2, 206, Sr.) 17 Arnold Parker (6-2, 209, Fr.) NB 17 Arnold Parker (6-2, 209, Fr.) 21 Andre Dyson (5-10, 175, Sr.) SPECIALISTS PK 27 Ryan Kaneshiro (5-9, 194, Jr.) 11 Golden Whetman (6-0, 190, Jr.) P 11 Golden Whetman (6-0, 190, Jr.) 27 Ryan Kaneshiro (5-9, 194, Jr.) SN 92 Brian Bachhuber (6-1, 245, Sr.) 75 Ed Ta'amu (6-1, 308, Sr.) H 3 T.D. Croshaw (6-1, 182, Sr.) 27 Ryan Kaneshiro (5-9, 194, Jr.) PR 7 Steve Smith (5-8, 182, Sr.) 21 Andre Dyson (5-10, 175, Sr.) 18 Chris Christensen (5-11, 178, Sr.) KR 7 Steve Smith (5-8, 182, Sr.) and 4 Patrick Dyson (5-11, 192, Sr.) SEASON WRAPUP

9 2000 UTAH FOOTBALL STARTERS OFFENSE POS. ARIZ CAL WASH ST AFA UTAH ST SDSU CSU UNM UNLV WYO BYU C Steve Steve Dustin Dustin Dustin Dustin Dustin Dustin Michael Michael Michael McKane McKane McQuivey McQuivey McQuivey McQuivey McQuivey McQuivey Richardson Richardson Richardson LG Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Joe Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu McCullum Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu Ta'amu RG Sam Dustin Michael Michael Michael Michael Michael Michael Jordan Jordan Jordan White McQuivey Richardson Richardson Richardson Richardson Richardson Richardson Gross Gross Gross L T Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi RT Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Kevin Kevin Kevin Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Wilson Wilson Wilson T E Michael Matt Matt Matt Scott Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt Richardson Nickel Nickel Nickel Price Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel QB T.D. T.D. Darnell Darnell Darnell Darnell Darnell Darnell Lance Lance Lance Croshaw Croshaw Arceneaux Arceneaux Arceneaux Arceneaux Arceneaux Arceneaux Rice Rice Rice WR-X Steve Steve Steve Steve Chris Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Smith Smith Smith Smith Christensen Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith WR-Z Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Chris Darnell Chris Cliff Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Christensen Arceneaux Christensen Russell RB D'Shaun D'Shaun Nick Adam Adam Adam Adam Adam Adam Adam Adam Crockett Crockett Morgan Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate SL/TE Chris Dennis Scott Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Scott Scott Christensen Smith Price Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Price Price RB/TE DEFENSE POS. ARIZ CAL WASH ST AFA UTAH ST SDSU CSU UNM UNLV WYO BYU O E Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Marcus Marcus Jason Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Kaufusi Jones Jones Kaufusi E Andy Andy Andy Garrett Andy Andy Andy Andy Andy Andy Bowers Bowers Bowers Smith Bowers Bowers Bowers Bowers Bowers Bowers RT Garrett Garrett Garrett Garrett Lauvale Garrett Garrett Garrett Garrett Garrett Garrett Smith Smith Smith Smith Sape Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith sng Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Ma'ake Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu Kemoeatu ROV Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Wes Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga Tufaga MLB Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart Deckart SLB Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Kautai Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao Olevao LC Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Andre Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson RC Jeff Jeff Jeff Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Ray Ray Ray Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Ray Ray Ray Ray FS Jason Brandon Jason Brandon Brandon Jason Jason Brandon Jason Jason Brandon Potter Dart Potter Dart Dart Potter Potter Dart Potter Potter Dart SS Arnold Kimball Arnold Kimball Kimball Kimball Brandon Kimball Brandon Kimball Kimball Parker Christianson Parker Christianson Christianson Christianson Dart Christianson Dart Christianson Christianson NB/DB/ Patrick Patrick Dyson Dyson DB/S Arnold Arnold Parker Parker 2000 SEASON WRAPUP 9

10 UTAH PARTICIPATION NAME ARIZ CAL WSU AFA USU SDSU CSU UNM UNLV WYO BYU 1 Cliff Russell x x x x x x x x 2 Nick Morgan x x x x x x x x x x x 3 T.D. Croshaw x x x x (holder) x x x x (h) x (h) x (h) x (h) 4 Patrick Dyson x x x x x x x x x x 5 Adam Tate x x x x x x x x x 6 Thomas Fortune x x x x x x x x 7 Steve Smith x x x x x x x x x x 10 K. Christianson x x x x x x x x x x x 11 Golden Whetman x x x x x x x x x x x 12 Wes Tufaga x x x x x x x x x x x 13 Johnny Lundy x x x x 14 Darnell Arceneaux x x x x x x x x x x x 15 Richard Peterson x x x x x x x x x 16 Lance Rice x x x x 17 Arnold Parker x x x x x x x x x x x 17 Leroy Shelton x x 18 Chris Christensen x x x x x x x x x x x 20 Brad Burtenshaw 20 Airabin Justin x x 21 Andre Dyson x x x x x x x x x x x 23 Dennis Smith x x x x x x x 24 Yohance Scott x x x x x x x x x x 26 Jeff Ray x x x x x x x x x x 27 Ryan Kaneshiro x x x x x x x x 27 Josh Lyman x x x x x x x x x x x 28 Quincy Watkins x x x 30 Dameon Hunter x x x x x x x x x x 31 Desmond Davis x x x x x x 32 D Shaun Crockett x x x x x x x x x x x 34 Matt Ward x x x x x x x x x x x 35 Dave Revill x x x 37 Mbe Agbor x x x x x x x x x x x 38 Anthony White x x x x x x x x x x x 42 Brandon Dart x x x x x x x x x x x 43 Kautai Olevao x x x x x x x x x x x 44 Jeremy Lyman x x x x x x x x x x x 45 Jason Potter x x x x x x x x x x 46 John Rowbotham x x x x x x x 47 Andy Bowers x x x x x x x x x x x 49 CR Dwinell x x x x x x x x x 50 Sam White x 51 Brooks Bahr x x x x x x x x x x x 52 Marcus Jones x x x x x x x x x x x 53 Dustin McQuivey x x x x x x x x x 54 Sheldon Deckart x x x x x x x x x x x 55 Ed Johnson x x 56 M. Richardson x x x x x x x x x x x 59 Doug Kaufusi x x x x x x x x x x x 61 Kevin Wilson x x x x 62 Sean Souza x x x x x x 63 Garrett Smith x x x x x x x x x x x 64 Josh Vranes x x x x x x 65 Al Johnson x x x x x x x x x 66 Steve McKane x x 68 Seth Little 69 Jordan Gross x x x x x x x x x x x 72 Tevita Vakalahi x x x 73 Josh Savage x x x x x x x x x 75 Ed Ta amu x x x x x x x x x x x 77 Phil Blackmon x x x 78 Joe McCullum x x x x 81 Scott Price x x x x x x x x x x 82 Tony Dickamore x x x 85 Matt Hansen x x x 86 Jason Kaufusi x x x x x x x x x 88 Philippe Wells x x x x x x x x x x 89 Matt Nickel x x x x x x x x x x x 92 Brian Bachhuber x x x x x x x x x x x 94 Bobby Enosa x x 97 Lauvale Sape x x x x x x x x x x x 98 M. Kemoeatu x x x x x x x x x x x SEASON WRAPUP

11 2000 UTAH GAME BY GAME GAME 1 SEPT. 2 ARIZONA 17, UTAH 3 SALT LAKE CITY RICE-ECCLES STADIUM [41,352] SALT LAKE CITY Utah won on paper, but lost on the field (17-3) to Arizona before a crowd of 41,352 in Rice-Eccles Stadium in its season opener last Saturday. The Utes racked up 370 yards of total offense to Arizona s 146 yards, had 12 more first downs, did not give up a single third down conversion (Arizona was 0-12 on third down) and held the ball for nine more minutes on offense. However, five turnovers, including a lost fumble that was scooped up and run into the end zone by a UA defender, negated the statistical edge. Senior quarterback T.D. Croshaw started the game and played slightly more than a half, before he was replaced by fellow senior Darnell Arceneaux. The two combined for 310 passing yards. Utah managed just 60 yards on the ground. Junior receiver Cliff Russell was Utah s lone offensive highlight, making 10 receptions for 141 yards to lead the offense. The defense kept the Wildcats in check, holding them to 11 passing yards. The only UA touchdown scored against the defense came after another Ute fumble put Arizona on the Utah 20 yard line. True freshman Jason Kaufusi, in his first collegiate game, led Utah with eight tackles. Senior linebacker Kautai Olevao had two tackles for loss and a sack. Arizona Utah UU Whetman 46 field goal, 0:05, 2nd UA Koch 10 fumble recovery (Keel kick), 12:21, 3rd UA Croom 13 run (Keel kick), 9:52, 3rd UA Keel 44 field goal, 2:52, 3rd Team Statistics UA UU First Downs 9 21 Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 25:23 34:37 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Crockett , Arceneaux Arizona: Mills , Croom Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Croshaw , Arceneaux Arizona: Jenkins Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Russell , Lyman , S. Smith Arizona: Marshall Kickoff Returns Utah: P. Dyson Arizona: Croom Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith Arizona: Wade Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: J. Kaufusi 8, A. Dyson 6, Tufaga 6. Sacks: Olevao 1-12, Bowers 1-1. TFL: Olevao 2-19, Dyson 2-4. Interceptions: none. GAME 2 SEPT. 9 CALIFORNIA 24, UTAH 21 BERKELEY, CALIF. MEMORIAL STADIUM [43,500] BERKELEY, Calif A rousing fourth-quarter comeback fell short last Saturday, with Utah succumbing to California in Berkeley. The offense didn t click through three quarters and Utah fell behind 21-7, with its only touchdown courtesy of a defensive interception. A 14-point fourth quarter rally helped Utah finish with 297 total yards, most under the direction of quarterback Darnell Arceneaux, who replaced starter T.D. Croshaw at the start of the second quarter. The Utes had two touchdowns called back: one on a pass play to Steve Smith that was waved off after being signaled a touchdown by one official, and one on an 85-yard punt return by Smith that was negated by a clip. Andre Dyson scored Utah s first TD on a game-tying 58-yard interception return in the second quarter. Running back Nick Morgan scored Utah s first offensive TD of the season in the fourth quarter on an 18-yard run. Utah s final score came on another Smith punt return to the end zone, this one a 46-yard return. The U. defense again performed well, holding Cal to 329 total yards and just 3 of 13 third down conversions. Dyson led the way with 11 tackles, 3 pass breakups and an interception. Utah California UC Muhammad 1 run (Jensen kick), 3:59, 1st UU A. Dyson 58 interception return (Whetman kick), 8:11, 2nd UC Smith 12 pass from Boller (Jensen kick), 12:00, 3rd UC Igber 13 run (Jensen kick), 1:19, 3rd UC Jensen 27 field goal, :09, 3rd UU Morgan 18 run (Whetman kick), 7:51, 4th UU S. Smith 46 punt return (Whetman kick), 5:07, 4th Team Statistics UU UC First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 27:59 32:01 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Crockett , Hunter , Morgan California: Igber , Muhammad Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Croshaw California: Boller Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Smith , Russell , Wells California: McArthur , Fields Kickoff Returns Utah: Smith California: Iwuoma Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith California: Iwuoma Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: A. Dyson 9, J. Kaufusi 6, Deckart 6. Sacks: J. Kaufusi 1-7, Smith 1-4. TFL: J. Kaufusi 3-9. Interceptions: A. Dyson SEASON WRAPUP 11

12 2000 UTAH GAME BY GAME GAME 3 SEPT. 16 WASHINGTON STATE 38, UTAH 21 SALT LAKE CITY RICE-ECCLES STADIUM [38,814] SALT LAKE CITY Utah got in a hole early against Washington State, falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, and could never recover in a loss. After WSU completely dominated the first quarter, Darnell Arceneaux hooked up with Cliff Russell for a 46-yard touchdown pass four minutes into the second quarter. Three minutes later, WSU struck back with seven, giving the Cougars a 28-7 halftime advantage. But Utah made it a game in the third quarter, starting with another Arceneaux to Russell TD pass, this one for 24 yards. Nineteen seconds later, defensive back Andre Dyson scooped up a Wazzu fumble and raced 30 yards into the end zone to narrow the gap to The Utes went cold again in the fourth quarter, failing to score and giving up a touchdown and a field goal. Arceneaux played the majority of the game before giving way to T.D. Croshaw in the final few minutes. Arceneaux competed pass attempts for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns. Russell had his second 100-yard game of the year, catching eight balls for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns. Garrett Smith led the defense with 11 tackles, three for a loss of nine yards. Washington State Utah WS Shavies 29 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick), 9:53, 1st WS Curtis 26 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick), 1:34, 1st WS Wynn 29 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick), 0:06, 1st UU Russell 47 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick), 11:10, 2nd WS Wynn 57 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick), 8:41, 2nd UU Russell 24 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick), 10:04, 3rd UU A. Dyson 30 fumble return (Whetman kick), 9:43, 3rd WS Lambert 32 field goal, 12:51, 4th WS Minnich 36 run (Lambert kick), 2:11, 4th Team Statistics WS UU First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 34:38 25:22 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Morgan , Tate Washington State: Minnich , Gesser Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Croshaw Washington State: Gesser Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Russell , Smith Washington State: Wynn , Nettles Kickoff Returns Utah: Smith Washington State: Newman Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith Washington State: none. Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: Potter 10, Smith 10, Parker 9. Sacks: P. Dyson 1-8. TFL: Smith 2-3. Interceptions: none. GAME 4 SEPT. 23 AIR FORCE 23, UTAH 14 SALT LAKE CITY RICE-ECCLES STADIUM [37,151] SALT LAKE CITY Utah opened Mountain West Conference play with a loss to Air Force in Rice-Eccles Stadium in cold, threatening weather. Air Force scored on its first drive, but Utah countered five minutes later when junior running back Adam Tate scored his first Division I touchdown. Tate, who punched it in from 14 yards out, rang up a gamehigh 112 yards in seeing his first significant playing time as a Ute. Senior receiver Steve Smith also had his best game of the year, catching eight passes for 95 yards. Patrick Dyson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, closing the gap to After a scoreless third quarter, AFA added an insurance score with 12:30 left in the game. Safety Kimball Christianson had a career-tying 17 tackles and freshman Arnold Parker had 12 tackles, 2 for a loss, and 2 pass breakups. Air Force Utah AF McKay 15 run (Adams kick), 9:41, 1st UU Tate 14 run (Whetman kick), 4:15, 1st AF-Adams 37 field goal, 9:35, 2nd AF Fleming 45 pass from Thiessen (Adams kick), 6:54, 2nd UU P. Dyson 98 kickoff return (Whetman kick), 6:35, 2nd AF Jessop 19 pass from Thiessen (Adams kick failed), 12:30, 4th Team Statistics AF UU First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 28:12 31:48 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Tate , Hunter Air Force: McKay , Becker Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux Air Force: Thiessen Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: S. Smith , Russell Air Force: Fleming , Jessop Kickoff Returns Utah: P. Dyson , S. Smith Air Force: McKay Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith Air Force: McKay Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles:Christianson 16, Parker 11, G. Smith 7. Sacks: none. TFL: Parker 2-5. Interceptions: none SEASON WRAPUP

13 2000 UTAH GAME BY GAME GAME 4 SEPT. 30 UTAH 35, UTAH STATE 14 LOGAN, UTAH ROMNEY STADIUM [29,814] LOGAN Senior quarterback Darnell Arceneaux turned in his best game of the year and the Utes got their first win, over Utah State in Logan. Arceneaux threw for 186 yards and ran for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. After Utah State tied the score at 14 early in the third quarter, Arceneaux directed scoring drives of 72 and 89 yards to put Utah back on top, He capped both drives by rushing for a touchdown (from 2 and 17 yards out). Junior running back Adam Tate had his second straight 100-yard game, rushing for a career-best 133 yards and 3 TDs. Five receivers caught passes, led by Cliff Russell s five receptions for 66 yards. Defensively, Jason Kaufusi had six tackles and a sack and Kimball Christianson had five tackles, a pass breakup and an interception, which he returned 44 yards. Three Utes intercepted passes: Christianson, Patrick Dyson (who also had 7 tackles) and Andre Dyson. Utah Utah State UU Tate 1 run (Kaneshiro kick), 6:22, 1st USU Bohn 47 field goal, 2:33, 1st UU Tate 5 run (Kaneshiro kick), 13:28, 2nd USU Bohn 34 field goal, 1:02, 2nd USU Jones 25 pass from Fuentes (pass to Poppinga), 12:53, 3rd UU Arceneaux 2 run (Kaneshiro kick), 8:20, 3rd UU Arceneaux 17 run (Kaneshiro kick), 0:58, 3rd UU Tate 3 run (Kaneshiro kick), 7:31, 4th Team Statistics UU USU First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 36:24 23:36 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Tate , Arceneaux Utah State: White , Stallworth Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux Utah State: Fuentes Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Russell , Lyman Utah State: Jones , White Kickoff Returns Utah: Crockett 2-52, P. Dyson Utah State: White 1-12, Walker Punt Returns Utah: A. Dyson Utah State: Caraway Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: Tufaga 7. Sacks: G. Smith 2-5, J. Kaufusi 1-3. TFL: J.Kaufusi 2-5, G. Smith 2-5. Interceptions: Christianson 1-44, P. Dyson 1-6, A. Dyson 1-3. GAME 6 OCT 14 UTAH 21, SAN DIEGO STATE 7 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. QUALCOMM STADIUM [17,498] SAN DIEGO An extremely productive night by senior wide receiver Steve Smith, along with some stifling defense, propelled Utah to a 21-7 win over San Diego State in Qualcomm Stadium. Smith caught just two passes, but raced 143 yards with them and scored both times. Receiver Cliff Russell s leaping catch in the corner of the end zone provided Utah with its other score. Darnell Arceneaux threw all three TD passes and finished with 230 yards on 12 of 17 passing. Running back Adam Tate rang up his third straight 100-yard game, rushing for 104 yards. Defensively, Utah allowed just 250 net yards and forced SDSU to punt 12 times. Linebackers Wes Tufaga and Sheldon Deckart each had 9 tackles. Andy Bowers had 2 sacks for 13 yards and a pass breakup. Utah San Diego State UU Smith 74 pass from Arceneaux (Kaneshiro kick), 11:28, 1st UU Russell 16 pass from Arceneaux (Kaneshiro kick), 8:31, 1st SDSU Ned 5 run (Tandberg kick), 13:10, 4th UU Smith 69 pass from Arceneaux (Kaneshiro kick), 3:56, 4th Team Statistics UU SDSU First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 28:05 31:55 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Tate , Arceneaux San Diego State: Ned , Truvillion Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Croshaw San Diego State: Sheriff Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Smith , Nickel , Russell San Diego State: Tolver , Lewis , Ned Kickoff Returns Utah: P. Dyson San Diego State: Truvillion Punt Returns Utah: Smith 6-56, Christensen Washington State: Pierce Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: Tufaga 9, Deckhart 9, Potter 8. Sacks: Bowers TFL: Bowers Interceptions: none SEASON WRAPUP 13

14 2000 UTAH GAME BY GAME GAME 8 OCT. 21 COLORADO STATE 24, UTAH 17 SALT LAKE CITY RICE-ECCLES STADIUM [37,505] SALT LAKE CITY Utah jumped to a 10-0 first quarter lead but couldn t hold on against the league-leading Colorado State Rams, falling Four minutes into the game, QB Darnell Arceneaux hitting tight end Matt Nickel for a 3-yard touchdown pass. Utah struck again late in the quarter when Ryan Kaneshiro booted a 25-yard field goal, his first of the year, to put Utah up After CSU came back to tie the score at in the third quarter, Utah s defense got into the scoring column when Patrick Dyson returned an interception 58 yards for a TD. But two CSU touchdowns in the fourth quarter wiped out Utah s lead. Defensively, Utah was marvelous, holding CSU to 68 rushing yards and 275 total yards. The Rams were forced to punt eight times. Colorado State Utah UU Nickel 3 pass from Arceneaux (Kaneshiro kick), 11:20, 1st UU Kaneshiro 25 FG, 2:30, 1st CSU Hurst 29 FG, 7:44, 2nd CSU Heald 48 interception return, (Hurst kick), 11:23, 3rd UU P. Dyson 58 interception return (Kaneshiro kick), 2:24, 3rd CSU Cuppari 45 pass from Newton (Hurst kick), 12:25, 4th CSU Rebstock 40 pass from Newton (Hurst kick), 3:06, 4th Team Statistics CSU UU First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 29:59 30:01 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Tate Colorado State: Sanders , Sapp Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Arceneaux , Croshaw Colorado State: Newton Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Smith , Christensen , Nickel Colorado State: Rebstock , Cuppari Kickoff Returns Utah: S. Smith Colorado State: Ruff 1-29, Rebstock Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith Colorado State: Rebstock 1-0. Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: P. Dyson 8, J. Kaufusi 8, Deckhart 8. Sacks: J. Kaufusi 1-10, Kamoeatu 1-4. TFL: J. Kaufusi 2-12, Kamoeatu 2-5, Sape 2-5, Bowers 2-3. Interceptions: P. Dyson GAME 8 OCT 28 NEW MEXICO 10, UTAH 3 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. UNIVERSITY STADIUM [21,366] ALBUQUERQUE Despite another outstanding defensive effort, Utah lost to New Mexico for the first time in six years, 10-3 on a rainy day in Albuquerque. New Mexico scored on its second drive of the game, but wouldn t put up any more points until a fourth-quarter field goal. The Lobos, who totaled 97 yards in the first quarter, could only muster 103 total yards the rest of the way. Offensively, Utah again struggled to convert in the red zone. Redshirt freshman Lance Rice got his debut at quarterback, replacing starter Darnell Arceneaux early in the second quarter. Rice did a nice job moving the team and his line showed 13 completions (29 attempts) for 185 yards (1 interception). Utah managed just 60 rushing yards against a good UNM defense, 43 by Adam Tate. Utah s lone score was a 27-yard field goal by Ryan Kaneshiro in the third quarter. Jason Kaufusi had 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss (11 yards) and 1 sack (8 yards). Brandon Dart had a team-high 12 tackles. Utah New Mexico NM Burrough 6 pass from Caamano (Borombozin kick), 3:42, 1st UU Kaneshiro 27 FG, 12:31, 2nd NM Borombozin 22 FG, 2:38, 4th Team Statistics UU NM First Downs Net Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Fumbles Penalties Interceptions Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 23:52 36:08 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: Tate , S. Smith New Mexico: Baxter , Wiggins Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD) Utah: Rice , Arceneaux New Mexico: Caamano , Caston Receiving (Att-Yds-TD) Utah: S. Smith , Lyman New Mexico: Iacenda , Caamano Kickoff Returns Utah: S. Smith New Mexico: none. Punt Returns Utah: S. Smith New Mexico: Wiggins Utah Defensive Leaders Tackles: Dart 12, Deckart 9. Sacks: J. Kaufusi 1-8, G. Smith 1-14, Bowers TFL: J. Kaufusi 3-11, G. Smith 2-17, Kemoeatu 2-4, Olevao 2-4. Interceptions: none SEASON WRAPUP