Photos: Utah Slams Mountaineers in Big 10 Opener
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on October 02, 2025
Utah scored touchdowns on four of its five first-half possessions in rolling to a 48-14 victory over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Utes, playing only their fourth game in the Eastern time zone since 2014, had little trouble with the time change or the 1,900-mile trip from Salt Lake City to Morgantown.
Quarterback Devon Dampier completed 21 of 26 passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns before giving way to backup Byrd Ficklin in the fourth quarter.
Ryan Davis led all receivers with seven catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Utah made 30 first downs, accumulated 532 yards of offense and never punted the entire game.
"It's embarrassing how we just failed to execute, and we really didn't have anything that was really good," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said. "Honestly, they didn't ever even have to punt."
The 2-3 Mountaineers are back on the road for a Friday game as they visit the West Coast. WVU will face No. 23 and 4-0 BYU in a game that kicks off at 10:30 p.m.
Utah game information from WVUSports.com. Photos below by Dan Shrensky.
