STANFORD, Calif. -- Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Zack Moss ran for two scores to lead Utah to a 40-21 victory over No. 14 Stanford on Saturday night.
Moss ran for 160 yards and the Utes (3-2, 1-2 Pac-12) intercepted K.J. Costello on back-to-back first-half drives in the red zone to snap an 11-game home winning streak for the Cardinal (4-2, 2-1), which suffered its first home loss since a 10-5 setback to Colorado on Oct. 22, 2016.
Johnson intercepted the first at the goal line and raced down the sideline for the third 100-yard interception return in school history and first since Harold Lusk did it in 1994 against Colorado State.
The Cardinal, which was playing without Bryce Love due to an injury, fell behind 24-7 at halftime with a 2-yard run from Trevor Speights accounting for its only first-half score.
Cameron Scarlett's 1-yard run with 5:02 remaining in the third quarter trimmed Utah's lead to 27-14.
K.J. Costello, who completed 26 of 41 passes for 381 yards, threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson with 1:44 remaining in the third quarter, keeping Stanford within striking distance at 27-21 before Utah closed the game with 13 unanswered points.
The Cardinal totaled 381 receiving yards, with Kaden Smith (8-120), JJ Arcega-Whiteside (8-103) and Trenton Irwin (7-100) all reaching the century mark. Saturday's contest marked the first time three players totaled 100 receiving yards since Oct. 10, 1998 against Oregon State, when Troy Walters (159), Dave Davis (151) and DeRonnie Pitts (124) accomplished the feat.
After a bye week, Stanford travels to Arizona State on Thursday, Oct. 18, for a 6 p.m. PT kickoff. The Cardinal returns to The Farm on Saturday, Oct. 27, to host Washington State as part of Reunion Homecoming with that kickoff time yet to be announced.