From Deseret News archives:
Whittingham regrets Utes' onside kick
"I'm proud of the way the players executed and how they played," he said. "The storyline in the football game was our players' execution."
A cloud of controversy, however, cast a shadow on an otherwise bright showing by the Utes.
Whittingham's decision to attempt an onside kick with a 43-0 lead in the third quarter drew an obscene hand gesture from Cowboys coach Joe Glenn.
On Sunday afternoon, Whittingham said he regretted making the call.
"My emotions got the best of me, and after thinking about it, I wouldn't have done it in hindsight" he explained. "But emotions were running high as you could tell both from what we did and the reaction on the other team. That's the nature of sports, I guess. At times your emotions get in the way of sound decision-making.
"You've got to guard against that," Whittingham continued. "I'm not making excuses. I'm just saying that was what happened."
Even so, things didn't sit well with Wyoming running back Devin Moore. The junior told the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle that the Cowboys won't forget what happened on Saturday. The teams meet in Laramie next season.
"Last year (a 31-15 Wyoming win), we got up on them pretty good in the third quarter and we took it easy on them. It doesn't look like they were trying to do that same. We will remember that," Moore said. "When it comes time, I hope Glenn is ... I don't know what adjective to use about their coach ... I hope he does the same thing and we can run the score up on them like (Whittingham) did us."
The Utes led 10-0 after one quarter and 40-0 at halftime. In the second half, they added a field goal in the third quarter and a touchdown in the fourth.
Utah players and coaches came out extremely motivated, in large part by remarks Glenn had made to Wyoming boosters earlier in the week. He guaranteed a victory in Salt Lake City.
It didn't happen.
Utah avenged last season's setback in Laramie in a big way.
The Utes dominated the Cowboys in total yardage (505-122), first downs (22-12) and sacks (6-1).
Defensive coordinator Gary Andersen, whose squad forced five turnovers and allowed Wyoming to convert on just 2-of-13 third-down situations, chalked it up to a couple of factors.
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