2017 Utah Utes football | |
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Heart of Dallas Bowl champion | |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 30–14 vs.
West Virginia | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Troy Taylor (1st [1] season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Morgan Scalley (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium [2] |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Stanford xy | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Washington x | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by thirteenth-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated West Virginia.
Utah announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017. [3] The Utes played FCS North Dakota, in-state rival BYU, and San Jose State in out-of-conference play. In Pac-12 conference play, the Utes did not play cross-divisional foes California and Oregon State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 8 ( FCS) North Dakota* | P12N | W 37–16 | 45,905 | ||
September 9 | 8:15 p.m. | at BYU* | ESPN2 | W 19–13 | 63,470 | ||
September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| ESPN2 | W 54–16 | 45,881 | |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 23 | FS1 | W 30–24 | 36,651 | |
October 7 | 8:15 p.m. | Stanford | No. 20 |
| FS1 | L 20–23 | 45,991 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 13 USC | ABC | L 27–28 | 72,382 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Arizona State |
| FS1 | L 10–30 | 45,863 | |
October 28 | 3:45 p.m. | at Oregon | P12N | L 20–41 | 56,154 | ||
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA |
| FS1 | W 48–17 | 45,902 | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Washington State |
| P12N | L 25–33 | 45,826 | |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Washington | ESPN | L 30–33 | 65,767 | ||
November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado |
| FS1 | W 34–13 | 46,022 | |
December 26 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. West Virginia* | ESPN | W 30–14 | 20,507 | ||
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Source: [4]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#8 (FCS) Fighting Hawks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Utes | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Utes | 9 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 54 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Utes | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
#20 Utes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
#13 Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sun Devils | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Utes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Ducks | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bruins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Utes | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Cougars | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
Utes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
#16 Huskies | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Utes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Utes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Name | Title | Years at Utah |
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Kyle Whittingham | Head coach | 13 |
Morgan Scalley | Defensive coordinator/safeties coach | 10 |
Troy Taylor | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 1 |
Jim Harding | Assistant head coach/offensive line coach | 4 |
Sharrieff Shah | Cornerbacks coach/co-Special teams coordinator | 6 |
Justin Ena | Linebackers coach/co-Special teams coordinator | 3 |
Lewis Powell | Defensive line coach | 3 |
Freddie Whittingham | Tight ends coach | 1 |
Guy Holliday | Wide receivers coach | 2 |
Kiel McDonald | Running backs coach | 1 |
Source: [5]
2017 Utah Utes football | |
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Heart of Dallas Bowl champion | |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 30–14 vs.
West Virginia | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
|
Offensive coordinator | Troy Taylor (1st [1] season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Morgan Scalley (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium [2] |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Stanford xy | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Washington x | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by thirteenth-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated West Virginia.
Utah announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017. [3] The Utes played FCS North Dakota, in-state rival BYU, and San Jose State in out-of-conference play. In Pac-12 conference play, the Utes did not play cross-divisional foes California and Oregon State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 8 ( FCS) North Dakota* | P12N | W 37–16 | 45,905 | ||
September 9 | 8:15 p.m. | at BYU* | ESPN2 | W 19–13 | 63,470 | ||
September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| ESPN2 | W 54–16 | 45,881 | |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 23 | FS1 | W 30–24 | 36,651 | |
October 7 | 8:15 p.m. | Stanford | No. 20 |
| FS1 | L 20–23 | 45,991 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 13 USC | ABC | L 27–28 | 72,382 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Arizona State |
| FS1 | L 10–30 | 45,863 | |
October 28 | 3:45 p.m. | at Oregon | P12N | L 20–41 | 56,154 | ||
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA |
| FS1 | W 48–17 | 45,902 | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Washington State |
| P12N | L 25–33 | 45,826 | |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Washington | ESPN | L 30–33 | 65,767 | ||
November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado |
| FS1 | W 34–13 | 46,022 | |
December 26 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. West Virginia* | ESPN | W 30–14 | 20,507 | ||
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Source: [4]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#8 (FCS) Fighting Hawks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Utes | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utes | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Utes | 9 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 54 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
#23 Utes | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
#20 Utes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
#13 Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Devils | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Utes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Ducks | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bruins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Utes | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Cougars | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
Utes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utes | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
#16 Huskies | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Utes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Utes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Name | Title | Years at Utah |
---|---|---|
Kyle Whittingham | Head coach | 13 |
Morgan Scalley | Defensive coordinator/safeties coach | 10 |
Troy Taylor | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 1 |
Jim Harding | Assistant head coach/offensive line coach | 4 |
Sharrieff Shah | Cornerbacks coach/co-Special teams coordinator | 6 |
Justin Ena | Linebackers coach/co-Special teams coordinator | 3 |
Lewis Powell | Defensive line coach | 3 |
Freddie Whittingham | Tight ends coach | 1 |
Guy Holliday | Wide receivers coach | 2 |
Kiel McDonald | Running backs coach | 1 |
Source: [5]