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Show LTAH THL MPS LTEP The University of Utah improved its record to 4-1 when they thumped the University of Texas-El Paso :1810. Friday. Aided by dazzling running of Del Kodgers. Carl Monroe and Tex Wise, Vierra guided the Utcs on scoring marches the first four times Utah had the ball to take a 24-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Utah had a :i8-0 lead until the fourth quarter when UTEP acquired ac-quired ten points. Vierra completed 14 out of 18 passes for 242 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. in-terceptions. Utah jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a 40 yard field . goal by Gilbert Alvarez early in the first quarter. Mark Anderson recovered a fumble which set up Utah's first touchdown. Freshman quarterback, Vierra scored his first touchdown as a Ute on a five yard keeper and Alvarez connected on the extra point kick for a 10-0 lead. Vierra hit Wise on a 76 yard touchdown bomb and Utah scored on a 21 yard reverse, Vierra to Monroe to Steve Cox Kodgers, running with the speed and power of his freshman year, electrified elec-trified the crowd with a 30 yard run to the 38 and then Kodgers found a huge hole and romped 33 yards for the score and a 31-0 third quarter lead. Monroe, a junior college col-lege transfer, gave the spark to the crowd again when he broke a numlxT of tackles and roared into the end zone for a touchdown after a 31 yard run. K(lgers rushed for Wi yards and a touchdown and Monroe gained Ii7 yards and a touchdown. Wise had five catches for 113 yards. Wayne Jones, as well as other Utah offensive of-fensive linemen, came through will) some key blocks. |