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Football. Strong Second Half Lifts Utah Football to 24-14 Win over Utah State

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah scored 10 unanswered second-half points to break a 14-14 halftime tie and a strong second-half defense lifted the Utah football team to a 24-14 victory over Utah State on Friday evening.

#24 Utah defeats Utah State 24-14. UTAH RB Devontae Booker 31 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD #USUvsUTAH pic.twitter.com/pDzg8siwuY

— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) September 12, 2015

With Utah starting quarterback Travis Wilson sidelined after a first-half injury, Kendal Thompson put Utah ahead 20-14 on the Utes first drive of the second half with a two-yard rush after a 69-yard, 12-play drive over 6:35.