FINAL SCORE
Cal Poly Mustangs at Utah Utes game details
Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Rice-Eccles Stadium · Attendance 51,463
Put the final score in perspective.
Utah finished 54 points ahead. The teams combined for 72 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Cal Poly 6, Utah 35. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Utah outscored its opponent in 4 and Cal Poly in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 9-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 223 | 518 |
| Passing | 158 | 245 |
| Comp/Att | 15/30 | 21/27 |
| Yards per pass | 5.3 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 65 | 273 |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 | 46 |
| Yards per rush | 2.3 | 5.9 |
| Penalties | 4-20 | 7-65 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Cal Poly Mustangs
passing
| Ty Dieffenbach | 6/9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Anthony Grigsby Jr. | 7/16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Jackson Akins | 2/4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Michael Briscoe | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Anthony Grigsby Jr. | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Kian Salehi | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Trey Wilson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyrei Washington | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Malachi Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Holyfield Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson Akins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Briscoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Fletcher | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Dieffenbach | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Kian Salehi | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 42 |
| Michael Briscoe | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jordan Garrison | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Malachi Brown | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Cal Zimmerman | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Holyfield Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Kenny Olson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Bernard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikey D'Amato | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Bean | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Rivera | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Burnett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dukes Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budha Boyd Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake East | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Bouda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Piland Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Moore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Breedlove | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Plemons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Ehrlich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMel Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Grigsby Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manaalii Danielson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Troy Fletcher | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kenny Olson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Carson Kuhl | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Serna | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Gianluca Dimauro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Jesse Ehrlich | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Utah Utes
passing
| Devon Dampier | 17/23 | 192 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 50.2 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 4/4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 99.8 |
rushing
| Nate Johnson | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 2 | 38 |
| Wayshawn Parker | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | 43 |
| NaQuari Rogers | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 2 | 7 |
| Devon Dampier | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Hunter Andrews | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Smith Snowden | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Bryce Duke | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Raycine Guillory Jr. | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Ryan Davis | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 27 |
| Wayshawn Parker | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 |
| Tobias Merriweather | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Dallen Bentley | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 24 |
| NaQuari Rogers | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Hunter Andrews | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Lander Barton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Otto Tia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Smith Snowden | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Paul Fitzgerald | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bennee | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| John Henry Daley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Reynolds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Fonoimoana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Caldwell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Davis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kash Dillon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tao Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Snowden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Polu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ritchie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Kaufusi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Elliss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliki Vimahi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Holtzclaw | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levani Damuni | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lander Barton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Caldarella | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Hart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moroni Anae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Lea'ea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cotton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pupu Sepulona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jackson Bennee | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Johnathan Hall | 1 | 4 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Rayshawn Glover | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 51 | 0 |
kicking
| Dillon Curtis | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9/9 | 9 |
punting
| Orion Phillips | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 13:08 | Wayshawn Parker 52 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:15 | Jackson Bennee 46 Yd Interception Return (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 1 | 4:21 | Noah Serna 30 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 14:20 | Ryan Davis 4 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 3 – 21 |
| 2 | 7:04 | Gianluca Dimauro 47 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:44 | NaQuari Rogers 1 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 6 – 28 |
| 2 | 0:03 | NaQuari Rogers 1 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 6 – 35 |
| 3 | 9:48 | Dallen Bentley 11 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 6 – 42 |
| 3 | 7:12 | Wayshawn Parker 43 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 6 – 49 |
| 3 | 1:24 | Byrd Ficklin 38 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 6 – 56 |
| 4 | 11:13 | Noah Serna 51 Yd Field Goal | 9 – 56 |
| 4 | 2:12 | Byrd Ficklin 2 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 9 – 63 |
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