Coming into the bowl, Utah had rushed for 187 yards per game, but they netted only 91 Monday (18 of which were the last 2 plays of the game after the kneel downs).
Even more impressive was the absolute lack of production by their running backs: in their first 13 games, the Utes got 155 ypg from their running backs at a 5.4 per carry average. Up to the last 2 meaningless runs, the Ute tailbacks ran 17 times for 37 yards, a 2.2 average.
If there was one area of dominance by either team Monday, it was the way the Cats’ D-line completely destroyed the Utes’ O-line on running plays. They could not Move the Cats an inch.
Even more impressive was the absolute lack of production by their running backs: in their first 13 games, the Utes got 155 ypg from their running backs at a 5.4 per carry average. Up to the last 2 meaningless runs, the Ute tailbacks ran 17 times for 37 yards, a 2.2 average.
If there was one area of dominance by either team Monday, it was the way the Cats’ D-line completely destroyed the Utes’ O-line on running plays. They could not Move the Cats an inch.