SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Devon Dampier passed for 176 yards and threw three touchdowns to lead Utah to a 66-14 victory over Idaho on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front of 51,444.

Utah jumped to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter, scored 14 in the second and 14 in the third before closing with 21 in the fourth. Idaho answered with a touchdown in the second and another in the third. Dampier completed 13 of 18 passes. Byrd Ficklin added 93 yards passing and 70 yards rushing with two touchdown passes. Braden Pegan caught four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown and also scored on a 12-yard run. Noah Bennee caught a 35-yard touchdown pass. LaMarcus Bell ran for a 34-yard touchdown, and Steve Chavez-Soto rushed for a score. Idaho quarterback Joshua Wood completed 9 of 27 passes for 111 yards and ran nine times for 41 yards and a touchdown. Idaho dropped to 0-2, while Utah improved to 1-0.