Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
5:30 PM |
Texas A&M* |
No. 19 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City |
ESPN |
W 41–21 |
45,419 |
September 11 |
8:00 PM |
at Arizona* |
No. 16 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona |
KJZZ |
W 23–6 |
52,790 |
September 18 |
5:00 PM |
at Utah State* |
No. 14 |
Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
KJZZ |
W 48–6 |
24,750 |
September 25 |
1:00 PM |
Air Force |
No. 14 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City |
ESPN+ |
W 49–35 |
44,043 |
October 1 |
6:00 PM |
at New Mexico |
No. 14 |
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico |
ESPN2 |
W 28–7 |
40,182 |
October 16 |
8:00 PM |
North Carolina* |
No. 10 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City |
KJZZ |
W 46–16 |
45,319 |
October 23 |
5:00 PM |
UNLV |
No. 10 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City |
KJZZ |
W 63–28 |
40,341 |
October 30 |
7:00 PM |
at San Diego State |
No. 10 |
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego |
KJZZ |
W 51–28 |
32,683 |
November 6 |
7:45 PM |
Colorado State |
No. 8 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City |
ESPN2 |
W 63–31 |
44,222 |
November 13 |
5:00 PM |
at Wyoming |
No. 8 |
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming |
ABC |
W 45–28 |
17,074 |
November 20 |
5:00 PM |
BYU |
No. 6 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War) |
ESPN2 |
W 52–21 |
45,326 |
January 1 |
6:30 PM |
vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh* |
No. 6 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) |
ABC |
W 35–7 |
73,519 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone. |
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Rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
AP |
20 |
20 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Coaches |
21 |
19 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
BCS |
Not released |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Game summaries
Texas A&M
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
#20 Utes |
7 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#17 Utes |
17 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
Wildcats |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Utah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#15 Utes |
20 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
48 |
Aggies |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Air Force
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
7 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
35 |
#14 Utes |
0 |
21 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
New Mexico
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#14 Utes |
7 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
Lobos |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
North Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tar Heels |
7 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
#11 Utes |
10 |
20 |
7 |
9 |
46 |
UNLV
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
#9 Utes |
28 |
14 |
21 |
0 |
63 |
San Diego State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Utes |
10 |
24 |
7 |
10 |
51 |
Aztecs |
0 |
21 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
Colorado State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rams |
3 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
31 |
#7 Utes |
21 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
63 |
Wyoming
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Utes |
17 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
45 |
Cowbys |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
BYU
BYU at #5 Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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BYU |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
• Utah |
7 |
14 | 17 | 14 |
52 |
|
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 0:52 | UTAH | Steve Savoy 2-yard run (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 7-0 |
| 2 | 12:13 | BYU | Todd Watkins 5-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 | 9:28 | UTAH | Marty Johnson 5-yard run (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 14-7 |
| 2 | 5:40 | BYU | Curtis Brown 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 2 | 1:19 | UTAH | Alex Smith 2-yard run (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 21-14 |
| 3 | 11:43 | UTAH | David Carroll 30-yard field goal | UTAH 24-14 |
| 3 | 10:43 | UTAH | Bo Nagahi 12-yard fumble return (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 31-14 |
| 3 | 8:38 | BYU | Austin Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) | UTAH 31-21 |
| 3 | 5:59 | UTAH | Steve Savoy 92-yard run (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 38-21 |
| 4 | 10:34 | UTAH | Steve Savoy 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 45-21 |
| 4 | 1:03 | UTAH | Steve Fifta 4-yard run (David Carroll kick) | UTAH 52-21 |
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Fiesta Bowl: Utah vs. Pittsburgh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Panthers |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
#5 Utes |
7 |
7 |
21 |
0 |
35 |
2005 Fiesta Bowl
Depth chart
Defensive Starters [1]
FS |
Morgan Scalley |
Antonio Young |
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CB |
Ryan Smith |
Eugene Oates |
|
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CB |
Bo Nagahi |
Eugene Oates |
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Offensive Starters [1]
|
|
TE |
Blake Burdette |
Willie Sao |
|
WR |
Travis LaTendresse |
Thomas Huff |
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Season Statistics
2004 Official Stats
Team
| Utah | Opp |
Scoring | 544 | 234 |
Points per Game | 45.3 | 19.5 |
First Downs | 305 | 220 |
Rushing | 145 | 90 |
Passing | 136 | 103 |
Penalty | 24 | 27 |
Rushing yards | 2833 | 1682 |
Avg per play | 5.4 | 3.8 |
Avg per game | 236.1 | 140.2 |
Rushing touchdowns | 36 | 19 |
Passing yards | 3164 | 2439 |
Att-Comp-Int | 344-232-5 | 372-196-16 |
Avg per pass | 9.2 | 6.6 |
Avg per catch | 13.6 | 12.4 |
Avg per game | 263.7 | 203.2 |
Passing touchdowns | 33 | 11 |
Total Offense | 5997 | 4121 |
Avg per Play | 6.9 | 5.1 |
Avg per Game | 499.8 | 343.2 |
Fumbles-Lost | 22-9 | 19-13 |
Penalties-Yards | 88-765 | 80-693 |
Avg per Game | 63.8 | 57.8 |
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| Team | Opp |
Punts-Yards | 45-1878 | 70-2727 |
Avg per Punt | 41.7 | 39.0 |
Time of Possession/Game | 31:14 | 28:46 |
3rd Down Conversions | 80-153 | 62-177 |
4th Down Conversions | 9-17 | 15-25 |
Touchdowns Scored | 75 | 32 |
Field Goals-Attempts | 7-7 | 4-11 |
PAT-Attempts | 71-75 | 30-30 |
Attendance | 264670 | 167479 |
Games/Avg per Game | 6-44112 | 5-33496 |
Neutral Site | 1-73519 |
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Individual Leaders
Passing |
Player |
COMP |
ATT |
Pct. |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
QB Rating |
Alex Smith |
214 |
317 |
.675 |
2952 |
32 |
4 |
176.52 |
Brian Johnson |
14 |
21 |
.667 |
142 |
1 |
1 |
129.66 |
Fan Tagovailoa |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
24 |
- |
- |
305.80 |
Paris Warren |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
21 |
- |
- |
138.20 |
Receiving |
Player |
REC |
YDS |
YPR |
TD |
Paris Warren |
80 |
1076 |
13.4 |
12 |
Steve Savoy |
67 |
961 |
14.3 |
11 |
Travis Latendresse |
27 |
411 |
15.2 |
2 |
John Madsen |
27 |
377 |
14.0 |
5 |
Quinton Ganther |
7 |
49 |
7.0 |
1 |
Marty Johnson |
7 |
46 |
6.6 |
1 |
Jerome Wright |
5 |
64 |
12.8 |
1 |
Tackles |
Player |
Solo |
Asst |
Total |
TFL |
Sacks |
Spencer Toone |
40 |
75 |
115 |
4 |
1 |
Tommy Hackenbruck |
46 |
45 |
91 |
9.5 |
4.5 |
Eric Weddle |
47 |
28 |
75 |
4.5 |
1 |
Morgan Scalley |
27 |
24 |
51 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Marquess Ledbetter |
15 |
31 |
46 |
9 |
4.5 |
Steve Fifita |
23 |
22 |
45 |
9 |
4.5 |
Ryan Smith |
26 |
18 |
44 |
3 |
2 |
Bo Nagahi |
31 |
11 |
42 |
2.5 |
0 |
Corey Dodds |
10 |
27 |
37 |
4 |
2 |
Sione Pouha |
16 |
20 |
36 |
3 |
2 |
Jonathan Fanene |
12 |
10 |
22 |
5.5 |
3 |
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After the season
Awards
National
- Urban Meyer: The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, Woody Hayes' National Coach of the Year, Maxwell George Munger Award
- Alex Smith: Heisman finalist (fourth place), The Sporting News National Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year, Cingular Sports/ABC Sports All-American, SI.com All-American (first team), CoSIDA Football Academic All-American of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award finalist, Walter Camp Award finalist
- Chris Kemoeatu: Cingular Sports/ABC Sports All-American, SI.com All-American (first team)
- Morgan Scalley: SI.com All-American (second team), CoSIDA Academic All-American (first team), Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Bronko Nagurski National Player of the Week, Pat Tillman Award (East–West Shrine Game honor)
- Steve Savoy: SI.com All-American (second team), The Sporting News All-American (honorable mention)
- Ryan Smith: The Sporting News Freshman All-American (second team)
- Spencer Toone: CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII first team
Conference
- Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer
- Offensive Player of the Year: Alex Smith
- Co-defensive Player of the Year: Morgan Scalley
- All-MWC First team: Alex Smith, Steve Savoy, Chris Kemoeatu, Steve Fifita, Sione Pouha, Morgan Scalley
- All-MWC Second team: Paris Warren, Marty Johnson, Jesse Boone, Eric Weddle
- All-MWC Honorable mention: Makai Aalona, Quinton Ganther, Tommy Hackenbruck, Matt Kovacevich, Spencer Toone
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