SALT LAKE CITY — In an ugly performance, Utah squeaked out a 17-6 win over the hosting Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday night.
Utah trailed 3-0 going into halftime, but managed to score a meager 10 points on offense after struggles all night to advance the ball. Utah defense came up big at the end to stave off a late Huskies push on a Chase Hansen pick six with under 3 minutes left to play.
The defense kept Utah in the game all night, holding the Huskies to 215 total yards of offense.
Utes quarterback Tyler Huntley ended the game throwing for 286 yards on 20-of-31 passing, but there was little production overall.