SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Devon Dampier threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 34 yards as Utah defeated Utah State 33-0 in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. A crowd of 51,455 saw the Utes improve to 2-0 while the Aggies fell to 0-3. Utah built a 26-0 halftime lead and added a third-quarter touchdown to complete the shutout.

Utah scored first when Dampier found Braden Pegan for a 28-yard touchdown with 10:37 remaining in the first quarter. Dillon Curtis made the extra point. Byrd Ficklin added a 9-yard touchdown run with 5:38 left in the first quarter, but Mana Carvalho’s two-point attempt failed. Curtis closed the first-quarter scoring with a 36-yard field goal as time expired. The Utes took a 26-0 lead into halftime after Curtis made a 54-yard field goal with 4:48 remaining in the second quarter and Dampier connected with Pegan again for a 37-yard touchdown with 33 seconds left before the break. Utah State’s best early chance to change momentum came when W. Parker broke free for a 94-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, but the play was nullified by a holding penalty. Utah added its final score on D. Bray’s 63-yard touchdown run with 5:16 remaining in the third quarter, and Curtis made the extra point.

Dampier, a 6-foot, 198-pound quarterback from Tucson, Arizona, completed 22 of 32 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He also carried 10 times for 34 yards. Pegan, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound receiver from San Juan Capistrano, California, was his top target with eight receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Ficklin, a 6-foot-1, 181-pound quarterback from Muskogee, Oklahoma, completed 3 of 5 passes for 33 yards and rushed five times for 23 yards and one touchdown. Ricky Johnson added four receptions for 43 yards, Creed Whittemore had two catches for 43 yards, Larry Simmons had two catches for 37 yards, and Mana Carvalho had one catch for 15 yards and two punt returns for 6 yards. Steve Chavez-Soto ran three times for 10 yards, Mateaki Helu ran twice for 9 yards, LaMarcus Bell ran once for 6 yards, and Orion Phillips ran once for 2 yards while punting twice for 94 yards. Hunter Andrews caught one pass for 6 yards, and Will Monney had one catch for no gain. Utah’s Nate Ritchie recorded six tackles and one sack. Trey Reynolds led the Utes with 10 tackles.

Utah State’s offense struggled throughout. Grady Brosterhous, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound quarterback from Weddington, North Carolina, completed 15 of 29 passes for 130 yards and rushed 17 times for 17 yards. Eli Wood caught four passes for 47 yards, Demick Starling had three receptions for 22 yards, and Javen Jacobs had two catches for 12 yards while rushing five times for 31 yards and returning one punt for no gain. Noah White ran once for 2 yards, caught two passes for 22 yards and returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Kaina Watson caught one pass for 12 yards, Nikko Boncore had one catch for 10 yards, and Anthony Garcia ran twice for 8 yards and caught two passes for 5 yards. Landon Rehkow punted eight times for 334 yards. The Aggies’ defense received a game-high 11 tackles from Chapman Lewis. Asher Cunningham and Brevin Hamblin each made nine tackles, Kye Stokes had seven, Bronson Olevao Jr. recorded six, and Harrison Taggart and James Jennette each finished with five. Jennette also recorded one sack. David Kabongo added five tackles. D’Angelo Mayes, Chris Joe, Tyree Morris, Markie Grant, Ronnie Mageo, John Shepard and Adonis Jackson each made three tackles. Chika Ebunoha, BJ Diakite and Ta’avili Tuitama each had two tackles. Jordan Pendleton, Charger Doty, Carson Tujague and Hyrum Hatch each made one tackle.

Utah State entered after a 16-14 loss at Washington on Sept. 12 and a 29-17 home loss to Idaho State on Sept. 5. Utah opened the season with a 66-14 win over Idaho on Sept. 3 and followed with a 43-10 victory over Arkansas on Sept. 12. Dampier had completed 15 of 21 passes for 229 yards, rushed 10 times for 48 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in the win over Arkansas. Curtis made both of his field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point attempts. Rehkow averaged 41.8 yards on eight punts. Utah State’s punt return unit finished with minus-1 yard, while Carvalho returned two punts for 6 yards and Whittemore returned one for 5 yards.

Utah State’s team punt return finished at minus-1 yard. The Aggies were shut out for the first time this season after earlier losses to Washington and Idaho State. Utah State fell to 0-3 and will next host Troy on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Aggies then visit Boise State on Oct. 3, host Washington State on Friday, Oct. 9, visit Texas State on Oct. 24, host Colorado State on Oct. 31, host Fresno State on Nov. 7, visit San Diego State on Nov. 14 and visit Oregon State on Nov. 21. Utah improved to 2-0 after previous wins over Arkansas and Idaho. The Utes will visit Iowa State on Saturday, Sept. 26, then host Kansas on Oct. 10, visit Colorado on Oct. 17, host Houston on Oct. 24, visit Cincinnati on Oct. 31, host BYU on Nov. 7, visit Arizona on Nov. 14, visit Texas Christian on Nov. 21 and host West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 27.

The Interstat game simulator had projected a final score of Utah 36, Utah State 25. The Interstat ELO system gave Utah a 98.7 percent probability to win. Utah State had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus-27.5. The over-under line was 56.5, and the combined score finished at 33.