After racing out to a 35 point lead in the first quarter, Utah staved off a BYU comeback to end the year with their first ten win season since 2010.
Utah raced out to a 35 point lead in the first quarter before staving off a BYU comeback attempt to win the Royal Purple Las Vegas bowl 35-28. The win gives the Utes their first ten win season since 2010 and caps Utah's best season since joining the Pac-12. Without further hesitation, let's get to the game grades.
Offense
The offense scored three early touchdowns off short fields set up by BYU turnovers, but otherwise the unit struggled to produce much of anything the rest of the day.