SALT LAKE CITY — In an ugly performance, Utah squeaked out a 17-6 win over the hosting Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday night to claim its 21st straight non-conference win.
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’s defense, though, came up big at the end of the game to stave off a late Huskies push on a Chase Hansen pick six with under 3 minutes left to play.
Hansen finished the game with 12 total tackles, two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in the win.