No. 18 Utah Crushes Arizona State 55-3 in Record-Setting Game, Barnes Throws Career-High 4 Touchdowns

Utes Extends Winning Streak Over Sun Devils, Records More Than 500 Yards and Allows Less Than 100 in a Pac-12 Game For First Time Since 2000

In a record-setting game, No. 18 Utah improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Pac-12 via a 55-3 victory over Arizona State at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Bryson Barnes, Utah’s quarterback, threw a career-high four touchdown passes and ran for 56 yards himself, thereby banking 161 yards passing in the game.
The Utes’ Ja’Quinden Jackson, who took over as the primary running back last season due to injuries, had one of his best games of the season with a 54-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, until he got injured again with a nagging right ankle injury.
Utah's defense was highly effective, holding Arizona State to just 83 yards in total. The Utes' dominance was despite the Sun Devils playing with their third and fourth-string quarterbacks due to injuries among the top two options.
Despite the commanding victory, Utah’s special teams had a few missteps, including allowing a 78-yard kickoff return that led to ASU's only points of the game, and Utah's kicker missing a 37-yard field goal in the second quarter.