Utah Utes football: Team had record-breaking drive in opener

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Sunday, Sept. 2 2012 4:19 p.m. MDT

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Utah's 41-0 season-opening win over Northern Colorado included a record-setting performance. One of the Utes' touchdown drives contained more plays and took more time off the clock than any possession in Rice-Eccles Stadium history.

3. John White 2-yard run to the Utah 23

4. Jordan Wynn 9-yard pass to Anthony Denham to Utah 32 (1st down)

5. Dres Anderson 11-yard run to the Utah 43

6. Travis Wilson 3-yard run to the Utah 46

7. Jarrell Oliver 5-yard run to the NC 49

8. Jarrell Oliver 3-yard run to the NC 46 (1st down)

9. Jarrell Oliver 1-yard run to the NC 45

10. Incomplete pass

11. Jordan Wynn 6-yard run to the NC 39

12. Jordan Wynn 7-yard pass to Jake Murphy pass to NC 32 (1st down)

13. John White 1-yard run to the NC 31

14. Jordan Wynn 8-yard pass to David Rolf to the NC 23

15. John White 2-yard run to the NC 21 (1st down)

16. John White 2-yard run to the NC 19

17. John White 4-yard run to the NC 15

18. Jordan Wynn 10-yard pass to Dres Anderson to NC 5 (1st down)

19. Incomplete pass

20. Jarrell Oliver 2-yard run to the NC 3

21. (Utah penalty to the NC 8) Jordan Wynn 8-yard TD pass to Jake MurphyBattle of the Brothers

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Duckhunter

Highland, UT

I could leave a snarky comment here about having no big play capability but the truth is a 21 play drive is impressive to me as a football coach. That is just grinding it out down the field and going 21 plays without committing a turnover or making More..

5:24 p.m. Sept. 2, 2012
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dumprake

Washington, UT

This "record breaking drive" should actually be kind of an embarrassment. Playing against probably the worst team in America, and it takes you 21 plays and 9 minutes to score? Yes, such a drive would be impressive if you were playing Alabama More..

7:42 p.m. Sept. 2, 2012
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Carpe Diem

Syracuse, UT

This isn't a positive story...in fact, it would only be a real story if this had been any other team in the FBS or FCS...even Weber State would have "maybe" made it a story. Northern Colorado was 0-11 last year, 3-9 in 2010, and 3-9 in More..

12:40 a.m. Sept. 3, 2012
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