Utah leads series : 2 – 0 – 0 Utah defeated Pittsburgh 27 – 24 in overtime on September 2 . Placekicker Joe Phillips successfully kicked a 21-yard field goal to secure the victory . The game matched Utah , from the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) , against Pittsburgh , from the Big East Conference in the season 's first game for both teams . This was the second meeting between these two teams . The previous time they met was in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl , a game Utah won 35 – 7 to complete Utah 's 2004 undefeated season . Utah entered this game with a 17-game home winning streak and a 7 – 0 record against the teams that are currently in the Big East Conference
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