Utah stayed unbeaten on Sunday with a 40-39 win over No. 22 Arizona in Tucson, though it needed a late comeback to do so. Devon Dampier threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Creed Whittemore with 2:25 left, which gave the No. 2 Utes (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) the lead after Arizona had taken a 39-33 advantage with just over three minutes remaining.

The game was pushed back three hours to 8:30 p.m. because of an FAA ground stop on Friday that delayed Utah's travel, and the team did not reach Tucson until Saturday morning and after noon. Utah fell into an early 11-point hole before settling in. Dampier finished 13-of-25 for 204 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and he added 100 rushing yards and two scores. Running back Daniel Bray ran 18 times for 197 yards and a touchdown while filling in for Wayshawn Parker, who left with a heel injury suffered against BYU.S1S2

Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Isaiah Mizell, the second a 10-yard score that gave the Wildcats their late lead. Arizona had also scored 10 points off Utah turnovers in the second half, including a fumbled pitch on the opening play of the half and a muffed punt in the fourth quarter. Arizona coach Brent Brennan praised his team's response, while Utah coach Morgan Scalley called it a crazy game that the Utes had expected would not be easy.S1S2

The Utes' win keeps them in strong position for the Big 12 title game and a College Football Playoff bid, and they can clinch a spot in the conference title game with a win at TCU in Week 12. Arizona fell to 4-3 in the Big 12 and is out of the conference title race after losses to Utah, BYU and Texas Tech. Its last-minute drive ended without a first down after Whittemore's score.S1S2