2017 Utah Utes football team

2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division South Division
2017 record 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach Kyle Whittingham (13th season)
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
(Capacity: 45,807)[2]
2017 Pac-12 football standings
Conf  Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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* Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT P12N W 37–16   45,905
September 9 8:15 p.m. at BYU* LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War/Beehive Boot) ESPN2 W 19–13   63,470
September 16 8:00 p.m. San Jose State* Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 W 54–16   45,881
September 22 8:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 23 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FS1 W 30–24   36,651
October 7 8:15 p.m. Stanforddagger No. 20 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT FS1 L 20–23   45,991
October 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 13 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 27–28   72,382
October 21 1:30 p.m. Arizona State Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT FS1 L 10–30   45,863
October 28 3:45 p.m. at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR P12N L 20–41   56,154
November 3 7:30 p.m. UCLA Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT FS1 W 48–17   45,902
November 11 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Washington State Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT P12N L 25–33   45,826
November 18 7:30 p.m. at No. 16 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ESPN L 30–33   65,767
November 25 8:00 p.m. Colorado Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies) FS1 W 34–13   46,022
December 26 11:30 a.m. vs. West Virginia* Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl) ESPN W 30–14   20,507
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: [4]

Game summaries

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 (FCS) Fighting Hawks 3 6 0 7 16
Utes 0 17 10 10 37

at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 3 6 10 0 19
Cougars 0 0 6 7 13

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 10 0 3 16
Utes 9 21 7 17 54

at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Utes 10 3 14 3 30
Wildcats 3 7 7 7 24

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 10 3 7 23
#20 Utes 7 3 3 7 20

at USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 14 0 6 27
#13 Trojans 7 0 7 14 28

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 9 7 7 7 30
Utes 0 0 3 7 10

at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 0 6 7 7 20
Ducks 7 10 10 14 41

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 10 0 7 17
Utes 7 10 21 10 48

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Cougars 13 7 6 7 33
Utes 0 10 0 15 25

at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 6 10 7 30
#16 Huskies 6 10 7 10 33

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 7 6 13
Utes 14 14 3 3 34

vs. West Virginia (Heart of Dallas Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 3 3 8 14
Utes 7 10 0 13 30

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches 25 23 24 21 19 18 23 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Coaching staff

NameTitleYears at Utah
Kyle WhittinghamHead Coach13
Morgan ScalleyDefensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach10
Troy TaylorOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach1
Jim HardingAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach4
Sharrieff ShahCornerbacks Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator6
Justin EnaLinebackers Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator3
Lewis PowellDefensive Line Coach3
Freddie WhittinghamTight Ends Coach1
Guy HollidayWide Receivers Coach2
Kiel McDonaldRunning Backs Coach1

Source:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Troy Taylor is Utah's New Offensive Coordinator". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 2, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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