SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 5, 2014
Utah 30, No.9 UCLA 28: Andy Phillips kicked a 29-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining and the visiting Utes stunned the Bruins in the Pac-12 game at the Rose Bowl.
Devontae Booker carried the load for Utah, finishing with 156 rushing yards and a touchdown and Phillips booted three field goals. Quarterback Kendal Thompson, who took over for starter Travis Wilson, had 95 passing yards and 83 rushing yards for the Utes (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) and the defense contributed 10 sacks.
UCLA kicker Kaกฏimi Fairbairn got a second chance at a game-winner after Utah made contact with him on his 55-yard miss but his 50-yarder was off target as time expired. Bruins quarterback Brett Hundley completed 16-of-21 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns and Jordan Payton caught eight passes for 79 yards.
Hundley found Devin Fuller wide open down the left sideline for a 93-yard touchdown pass that cut the deficit to 24-21 with 12:22 remaining. Phillips booted a 45-yard field goal to push the lead back to six, but the Bruins took their first lead at 28-27 on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Hundley to Eldridge Massington with 4:50 left in the game.
Bookerกฏs 15-yard run on third-and-4 put the ball at the UCLA 17 and set up Phillips go-ahead field goal. Hundley then connected three times with Payton to put the ball near field-goal range, but the Bruins were unable to retake the lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah receiver Dres Anderson, whose father Flipper played for UCLA from 1984-87, became the fifth receiver in program history to go over 2,000 yards receiving for his career. กญ UCLA had allowed 12 sacks through the first four games before allowing 10 against the Utes. กญ UCLA has lost its last five games the week before playing Oregon.