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Nate Orchard recorded another sack, extending the school record to 17.5.

Westlee Tonga caught his third touchdown pass of the season.

Brian Blechen forced his seventh career fumble.

But these are not things they're likely to remember.

Utah's 42-10 loss to Arizona also served as the final home game for 17 Utah seniors, who entered with high hopes and exited after the worst Pac-12 loss in their careers.

An emotional Blechen, looking like he'd spent a week in a coal mine after his generously applied face paint streaked in the rain, said afterward that it was tough to know that Utah didn't play its best game.

"Give them credit, they were working hard, but we made it easy on them by blowing a coverage or missing a gap — so that just gives them confidence and helps get them rolling. There were times we were just shooting ourselves in the foot."

Before the game, at least, they were all smiles as they walked out of the tunnel carrying large "Ute Proud" flags, and meeting their families.

Wide receiver Dres Anderson, walking on crutches, Salt Lake City native Orchard drew two of the largest cheers from the still-arriving crowd.

Other seniors honored include cornerback Wykie Freeman, linebacker Jacoby Hale, defensive tackle Sese Ianu, cornerback Chandler Johnson, wideout Andre Lewis, wideout Geoffrey Norwood, cornerback Davion Orphey, wideout Ryan Petersen, offensive tackle Marc Pouvave, defensive end Greg Reese, cornerback Eric Rowe and offensive guard Junior Salt.

Wideout/kick returner Kaelin Clay was also honored, although Kyle Whittingham said on Monday that there is a remote chance he will be granted a retroactive medical hardship waiver for his time at Cal and be eligible to play next season.

Administrator Mary Bowman, who recently announced her retirement, was also recognized.

Booker's big day • On a day when little worked as planned for the No. 20 Utes, junior running back Devontae Booker at least returned to his earlier-season form after failing to average 4 yards per carry for four consecutive weeks.

As usual, Booker often found 3 yards where there were seemingly none. But his runs Saturday also included a 61-yard dash to the east sideline that set up Andy Phillips' 20th field goal of the season.

Booker totaled 142 yards on 23 carries, and is now fourth on Utah's all-time single-season record list with 1,255 yards, to go with eight touchdowns.

Hackett heroics • For the second straight week, Utah junior punter Tom Hackett exceeded 400 point yards, finishing with 401 on nine attempts, and five inside the 20. Hackett had three punts of 50 or more yards, including kicks of 59 and 60, and now ranks second-most all-time for a single season, with 23.

Ute Proud • Players wore a Ute tribe seal decal on one side of their helmets, and coaches wore "Ute Proud"-themed clothing to honor the Ute Indian Tribe. One hundred Ute youth also danced in a halftime drum ceremony, as they did in the Runnin' Utes 88-42 win against UC Riverside on Friday night.

Bowl watch • Representatives from the Alamo and Holiday bowls were on hand in the Rice-Eccles press box, as was a scout from the Atlanta Falcons. Neither the Alamo nor Holiday bowls are realistic destination for the four-loss Utes.

— Matthew Piper

Twitter: @matthew_piper