Utah 30
Washington State 27
Saturday, November 19, 2011 05:00 PM
(ET)
Recap: Utah 30, Washington St. 27 (OT)
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 19, 2011
John White IV rushed 42 times for 186 yards and two second-half touchdowns as Utah defeated Washington State 30-27 in overtime on Saturday in snowy Pullman, Wash.
After Washington State committed its fifth turnover on its opening drive in overtime, Coleman Petersen's 38-yard field goal gave Utah (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) its fourth straight win.
Washington State (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) forced overtime on Andrew Furney's 17-yard field goal with no time remaining in regulation. The Cougars drove 74 yards in 52 seconds to setup the game-tying kick.
Utah improved to 7-0 in games when White rushes for 100 yards or more.
Washington State freshman quarterback Connor Halliday, who set a Pac-12 freshman record with 494 passing yards last week against Arizona State, was 21-of-48 for 290 yards with two touchdown passes and four interceptions Saturday in his first start.
White, who leads the conference with 16 touchdowns, extended the Utes' lead to 27-17 with 6:56 left on a 56-yard touchdown run.
Washington State rallied with 10 points in the final 3:47, including Halliday's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jared Karstetter.
Utah, which secured its ninth consecutive winning season, has won five of its last six games.
Nov 19, 2011
John White IV rushed 42 times for 186 yards and two second-half touchdowns as Utah defeated Washington State 30-27 in overtime on Saturday in snowy Pullman, Wash.
After Washington State committed its fifth turnover on its opening drive in overtime, Coleman Petersen's 38-yard field goal gave Utah (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) its fourth straight win.
Washington State (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) forced overtime on Andrew Furney's 17-yard field goal with no time remaining in regulation. The Cougars drove 74 yards in 52 seconds to setup the game-tying kick.
Utah improved to 7-0 in games when White rushes for 100 yards or more.
Washington State freshman quarterback Connor Halliday, who set a Pac-12 freshman record with 494 passing yards last week against Arizona State, was 21-of-48 for 290 yards with two touchdown passes and four interceptions Saturday in his first start.
White, who leads the conference with 16 touchdowns, extended the Utes' lead to 27-17 with 6:56 left on a 56-yard touchdown run.
Washington State rallied with 10 points in the final 3:47, including Halliday's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jared Karstetter.
Utah, which secured its ninth consecutive winning season, has won five of its last six games.
