NCAA Football Recap (Texas El Paso-UTAH)
Posted: Sun September 21, 1997 at 12:31 a.m EDT
UTAH 56, TEXAS EL PASO 3
Jonathan Crosswhite threw three first half touchdown passes and
Utah scored early and often in a 56-3 rout over Texas El Paso in
a Western Athletic Conference matchup.
Crosswhite, who completed 9-of-10 passes for 164 yards, threw
touchdowns passes of three yards to Kevin Dyson and 41 and 54
yards to Daniel Jones as Utah (3-1, 2-0 WAC) raced to a 42-0
halftime lead.
Jones, who played only the first half, caught seven passes for
184 yards. He was also on the receiving end of 25-yard scoring
strike from backup quarterback Darnell Arceneaux late in the
second quarter.
Chris Fuamatu'Ma'Afala ran 35 yards for a score and Juan
Johnsson scored from one yard out for Utah, which posted its
eighth win in nine games against Texas El Paso.
Arceneaux hit Boo Bendinger with 66-yard scoring strike in the
fourth quarter and quarterback Scott Style connected with Matt
Nickel on one-yard TD to close out the scoring for the Utes.
Texas El Paso's (0-3, 0-2) lone points came on Ricky Bishop's
33-yard field goal in the third quarter.
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