Death, taxes and Utah football winning season openers. The 14th ranked Utes defeated the Florida Gators, 24-11, in the season opener on Thursday night in front of a record crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium. More than 53,000 fans were in attendance as the Utes got revenge after losing a heartbreaker against the Gators last year (29-26). … Continue reading No. 14 Utah Defeats Florida — Breaks Rice-Eccles Stadium Record