The No. 20 Utah Utes (10-3) beat the BYU Cougars (9-4) in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl to achieve their first 10-win season since 2010. The first quarter for the Utah football team couldn't have gone any better, as they forced 5 turnovers (3 interceptions and 2 fumbles), scoring 35 points off those turnovers against their rival, the BYU Cougars. As for the next three quarters, not much went well. BYU scored 28 unanswered points to end the game.
Tevin Carter, the Las Vegas Bowl MVP, had two interceptions in the first quarter, one for a touchdown, and the other down to the one yard line.