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AP RECAP: Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Zack Moss ran for two scores to lead Utah to a 40-21 victory over No. 14 Stanford on Saturday night.
Moss ran for 160 yards and the Utes (3-2, 1-2 Pac-12) intercepted KJ Costello on back-to-back first-half drives in the red zone to snap an 11-game home winning streak for the Cardinal ( 4-2, 2-1).
Utah ended a six-game skid against Top 25 teams with its first win over a ranked program in three years.
Johnson intercepted the first line of the line and the second half of the world 100-yard interception return in school history and first since Harold Lusk did it in 1994 against Colorado State.
Stanford then drove back to the field only to have costello give the ball away again when he tried to throw it away to avoid a sack. The ball went straight into the hands of 300-pound defensive lineman Hauati Pututau.
The Utes then drove down the field and made it 21-0 on Moss' 35-yard run on fourth-and-2.
Costello tried to lead a comeback for the Cardinal. Bryce Love was missing with an injured ankle. Costello threw for 385 yards and cut the deficit to 27-21 late in the third quarter with a 26-yard TD pass to Michael Wilson.
But Utah added a field goal, sacked Costello to get the ball back and then delivered a knockout blow when Tyler Huntley narrowly avoided a sack and lofted a 57-yard TD pass to Samson Nacua that made it 37-21 and gave the Utes their first TD pass of the season against an FBS team.
(Read the complete recap here)
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Stanford and Utah both look to bounce back from tough Week 5 when the Cardinal and meet the Farm Saturday night.
Live stats and scoring updates above. Game details and how to watch Stanford-Utah below:
What: Utah Utes (2-2, 0-2) at No. 14 Stanford Cardinal (4-1, 2-0)
When: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 PM PT
Where: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
TV: ESPN
Live stream: Watch ESPN and the ESPN app
line: Stanford -3.5
over: 45.5
Series history: The Cardinal and Utes have split their eight meetings 4-4, with Stanford snapping a three-game losing streak to Utah last season with a 23-20 win in Salt Lake City.
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