Utah enters its home opener against Cal Poly in Salt Lake City on Saturday with a much more potent offense than a season ago.

The No. 25 Utes (1-0) thrashed UCLA 43-10 at the Rose Bowl last Saturday in a dominating performance, echoing the Utah teams that won back-to-back Pac-12 championships earlier this decade.

New Mexico transfer Devon Dampier shined in his Utes debut, throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-25 passing. He also led the way on the ground with a team-high 87 yards on 16 carries, including a 2-yard score.

With Dampier at the controls, Utah rolled up 492 total yards on offense -- including 286 rushing yards -- and converted 14 of 16 third downs. The Utes scored on all six trips to the red zone and averaged 6.2 yards per play.

"This game was a statement game,

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