SALT LAKE CITY — Devon Dampier threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, including a go-ahead 1-yard score with 56 seconds left, and No. 13 Utah rallied from a 12-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter for a wild 51-47 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.

“Believe until that clock says zero! This is a special team and we’re going to do something with it. Finished out the game strong,” Dampier said.

The game turned on an unusual play. After KSU took a 47-35 lead on Joe Jackson’s third rushing touchdown of the game, the Wildcats went for 2, but Utah’s Tao Johnson intercepted a tipped ball and returned it to the Kansas State end zone for 2 points to make it 47-37.

“If that play doesn’t happen, it's probably a different outcome,” coach Kyle Whittingham said. “It was four-poi

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