Maybe the Utes have that attitude because they continue to win.
On a weekend when three of the top four teams lost and others were upset, Utah logged another decisive victory by beating Wyoming 40-7 Saturday and is one of 10 unbeaten teams left in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Saturday's win wasn't the prettiest, at least as far as the offense goes, but the Utes were satisfied enough with the result to shrug off any concerns anyone might have about their productivity.
Maybe the offense will do a better job against Colorado State (3-3, 1-1) on Saturday, maybe not, but as long as they win that is all that matters, quarterback Brian Johnson said.
The Utes maintain they aren't worried about the so-called style points, either, the impressive results that get voters' attention. The Utes failed to move up in Sunday's polls, staying at No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and at No. 14 in the Associated Press poll.
"You can't worry about any outside factors beyond your control," Johnson said. "All I can do is go out and try and execute."
Utah might not need that complete execution from its offense to win games until it matches up with TCU (6-1, 3-0) or BYU (6-0, 2-0) because the majority of the rest of the conference seems mediocre at best, including Saturday's opponent.
The Rams, who arguably had their best performance of the season in losing to TCU 13-7 on Saturday, are in a rebuilding season under new coach Steve Fairchild. They rank in the lower half of the Mountain West Conference in several categories. They are sixth in total defense (360.3), sixth in total offense (359.3) and sixth in scoring offense (20.5).
TCU, BYU and Air Force (4-2) are Utah's only Football Bowl Subdivision opponents who currently have winning records.
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