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WATCH: Five forced turnovers lead Utah to historic 35-point first quarter
Saturday was a big day for Utah.
After the basketball team beat Duke 77-75 in overtime at Madison Square Garden, the Utes' football team showed up in a big way in the first quarter of the Las Vegas Bowl against BYU.
The Utes' defense, which came into the game ranked No. 6 in the nation in turnovers forced (29), forced five BYU turnovers on the Cougars' first five possessions.
BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum threw three interceptions on three consecutive drives. Mangum also fumbled on BYU's first possession.
The Utes first pick-6 was returned by Tevin Carter, who took it 28 yards to the house to give Utah a 14-0 lead.
THIS HAS ESCALATED QUICKLY. @Utah_Football is absolutely dominating the @LasVegasBowl! Watch now on ABC. https://t.co/Vnni8rH9zb
— Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) December 19, 2015
Two possessions later, Dominique Hatfield returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown to give the Utes a 28-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Utah went on to score 35 points in the quarter, the most points scored in the opening quarter of a bowl game by any FBS team in the past 10 years. Despite the 35-point advantage, BYU actually outgained Utah 89 to 65 in the quarter.
After the opening 15 minutes, BYU did all the scoring. The Cougars notched 28 straight points but their comeback came up short and Utah escaped with a 35-28 win.
