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CFB: New QB leads No. 17 Utah over New Mexico 45-14

SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Wynn passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns in his first college start and Eddie Wide set a school record with his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game as No. 17 Utah beat winless New Mexico 45-14 on Saturday night.

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The Utes (8-1, 5-0) won their sixth straight and scored their most points since a 48-24 win over BYU last year to end the regular season. Utah also remained unbeaten in the Mountain West Conference, setting up a first-place showdown next week at No. 6 TCU.

Wide gained 122 yards in the third quarter alone as the Utes blew open the game with three touchdowns.

Wide's 35-yard run to put Utah up 38-7. He finished with 145 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns and Sausan Shakerin (saw-sawn shah'-kar-een) added 100 yards on 16 carries.

New Mexico (0-9, 0-5) lost its 13th straight, the second-longest streak in school history.

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