Salt Lake City – The Utah Tech football team suffered a road loss to the Sacramento State Hornets to open the 2022 season.
The Hornets host the Trail Blazers on Saturday, September 3rd.
Sacramento State beat Utah Tech 50-33.
Last from Sacramento. Trailblazers (0-1/0-0 WAC) hosts @CSFCootball Next Saturday night at the Great Zion Stadium. #UtahTechBlazers #WACfb pic.twitter.com/UsC9E89mxm
— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 4, 2022
The Trailblazers struggled to find things in their first game and quickly found themselves in a three-point hole late in the opening quarter. Down 21-0, Utah Tech finally scored its first points of the night on a field goal five minutes into the second quarter.
However, Sacramento State was quick to stop Utah Tech’s drive and responded with another touchdown with two and a half minutes left in the first half.
34 seconds later, the Trailblazers got into the end zone for the first time on a 29-yard connection between Kobe Tracy and Devon Osborne. A Trailblazer touchdown cut the Hornets’ lead to 28-10.
2 Q – Touch!! Kobe Tracy threw the needle 29 yards to Deven Osborne to put the Blazers in the end zone before halftime!#UtahTechBlazers #WACfb pic.twitter.com/fCI58DIyI2
— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 4, 2022
Utah Tech couldn’t slow down Sacramento State before halftime as the Hornets scored a touchdown on the Trailblazers with just 18 seconds left in the second quarter to take a 35-10 lead into the locker room.
After halftime, Utah Tech led the way in points on the scoreboard. Quali Conley ran the ball for five yards and six scores midway through the third quarter to make it 35-17.
3 Q – Touch!! Quali Conley capped a 9-play, 53-yard drive with a 5-yard TD run. However, the 2-pt conversion failed and UT now trailed 35-16 with 7:16 to play in the quarter.#UtahTechBlazers #WACfb pic.twitter.com/u5wQOJY0qO
— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 4, 2022
Sacramento State would end the quarter by adding a pair of touchdowns while Utah Tech could only manage a field goal.
The Trailblazers scored a pair of touchdowns and held the Hornets scoreless in the fourth quarter, but it was late to overcome the early deficit.
4Q – Touched!! Victor Gabalis found Michael Moten from 9-yards out in the corner of the endzone. #UtahTechBlazers #WACfb pic.twitter.com/vPTa49D17K
— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 4, 2022
Tracy finished the game 23/40 passing for 339 yards and two touchdowns. Utah Tech’s receivers were led by Joey Hobert’s 11 receptions for 183 yards and Osborne’s six catches for 113 yards. Hobert and Osborne each had a touchdown reception. Conley added 13 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
4Q – TOUCHDOWN!! Kobe Tracy’s second TD pass of the night, this one to Joey Hobert. Hobert caught 11 catches for 183 yards to go with the TD. #UtahTechBlazers #WACfb pic.twitter.com/HeOqn4KMLC
— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 4, 2022
With the loss, the Trail Blazers fell to 0-1.
Utah Tech’s next game is against Chadron State on Saturday, September 10th at 7pm (MDT). The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
