1:04 — LaMarcus Bell takes it 34 yards to the house.
The freshman gets his first career touchdown in his debut. Utah 66, Idaho 14.
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9:13 — Ficklin hands it off to Steve Chavez-Soto for a 5-yard touchdown run.
The touchdown is the first as a Ute for the running back. Utah 59, Idaho 14.
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14:36 — Slinging it to his side, Ficklin finds Hunter Andrews for the easy touchdown.
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The score marks the first career receiving touchdown. Utah 52, Idaho 14.
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Third quarter
Utah 45, Idaho 14
1:21 — Idaho scores its second touchdown of the night as Joshua Wood strings together a couple of chunk plays.
The Vandal’s signal caller turned a potential catastrophe into a lengthy gain afer avoiding the sack. Moments later, he trotted into the endzone. Utah 45, Idaho 14.
4:45 — Tight end Noah Benne found himself all alone for an easy pass from backup QB Byrd Ficklin to walk into the endzone.
Rolling to his right, Ficklin passed for his first touchdown of the night after relieving Dampier for the night. Utah 45, Idaho 7.
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Byrd Ficklin finds a wide-open Noah Bennee for a 35-yard touchdown on 4th-and-1 for @Utah_Football
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13:15 — Pegan gets his second touchdown of the night.
Dampier hands it off for a 12 yard run to make it two touchdowns in Pegan’s fresh Utah career. Utah 38, Idaho 7.
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Halftime
Utah 31, Idaho 7
Utah controlls the game going into halftime against their FCS opponent.
Heading into halftime, Parker has three touchdowns to go along with 53 rushing yards. Dampier passed for three touchdowns as Utes put together 252 total yards of offense in the first half.
Idaho has struggled to put together much offense, but did muster a touchdown from Kincheloe. The Vandals have yet to reach triple digits with just 95 total yards of offense in the first half accompanied by two turnovers in their own territory.
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00:32 — Parker gets his second touchdown catch of the night.
Parker gets his third touchdown of the night to make it Dampier’s third passing TD through the air. Utah 31, Idaho 7.
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4:39 — Seven yard reception for Braden Pegan makes it seven straight games with multiple passing touchdowns for Devon Dampier.
The reception marks the Utah State transfer’s first touchdown in a Utah uniform. Utah 24, Idaho 7.
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9:40 — The Vandals run it up the middle for their first score of the night.
Hayden Kincheloe runs it through the Utah defense to bring the score within 10 again. Utah 17, Idaho 7.
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First quarter
Utah 17, Idaho 0
1:07 — Parker runs 21 yards for his second touchdown of the game.
The touchdown is the running back’s first multi-touchdown game since Baylor last season. Utah 17, Idaho 0.
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10:40 — After a fumble recovery by Rabbit Evans on the Idaho 12 yard line, Utah puts three up with a chip-shot field goal from the 14. Utah 10, Idaho 0.
12:40 — It didn’t take long. The Utes are on the board.
Wayshawn Parker with the short receiving touchdown for the Utes’ first score of the season. Utah 7, Idaho 0.
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14:13 — Trey Reynolds records Utah’s first pick of the season on third down.
Reynolds takes the ball away from Idaho at the 30 yard line.
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How to watch the game
The game between Utah and Idaho will be televised on ESPNU and will be live streamed on Watch ESPN. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. MDT.
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Pregame prep
Here are a few stories to get you ready for the game between the Utes and Idaho.