Preseason
Recruits
The Utes signed a total of 20 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits |
Name |
Hometown |
High school / college |
Height |
Weight |
Commit date |
Hunter Lotulelei OG |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Highland High School |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
Jun 17, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Jack Tuttle QB |
San Marcos, California |
Mission Hills High School |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
Dec 16, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Malone Mataele DB |
Rancho Santa Margarita, California |
Santa Margarita Catholic High School |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Apr 21, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Tevita Fotu TE |
Herriman, Utah |
Herriman High School |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
250 lb (110 kg) |
Oct 8, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |
Terrell Perriman WR |
Miami, Florida |
Miami Central High School |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
176 lb (80 kg) |
Nov 3, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Braeden Daniels OL |
Carrollton, Texas |
Hebron High School |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
260 lb (120 kg) |
Dec 17, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Jeremiah Jordan DE |
Stone Mountain, Georgia |
Mt. San Jacinto College |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
250 lb (110 kg) |
Dec 17, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |
Bryant Pirtle LB |
Louisville, Kentucky |
Pima Community College |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
Dec 20, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Paul Maile DT |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
East High School |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
250 lb (110 kg) |
Dec 23, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Andrew Mataafa LB |
San Diego, California |
San Diego High School |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Dec 29, 2017 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Vonte Davis CB |
Rosenberg, Texas |
Blinn College |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
Jan 14, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |
Blake Kuithe DE |
Katy, Texas |
Cinco Ranch High School |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
230 lb (100 kg) |
Jan 14, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Brant Kuithe WR |
Katy, Texas |
Cinco Ranch High School |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
Jan 14, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Jackson Cravens DT |
Provo, Utah |
Timpview High School |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
285 lb (129 kg) |
Feb 3, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Thomas Yassmin TE |
New South Wales, Australia |
The Scots College |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
230 lb (100 kg) |
Feb 6, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |
Devin Brumfield RB |
Covington, Louisiana |
Covington High School |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
219 lb (99 kg) |
Feb 7, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Solomon Enis WR |
Phoenix, Arizona |
North Canyon High School |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
Feb 7, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Simi Moala DE |
Hawthorne, California |
Cathedral High School |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
250 lb (110 kg) |
Feb 7, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Mika Tafua DE |
Maui, Hawaii |
Kamehameha Schools |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
Feb 7, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Tareke Lewis CB |
Palatka, Florida |
Riverside City College |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Feb 7, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Overall recruiting rankings: |
- Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
- In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Kyle Whittingham (HC), Chase Hanson (LB) & Lo Falemaka (OL) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Utes predicted to finish in second place at Pac-12 South division.[13]
Media poll (South) |
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | USC | 225 (22) |
2 | Utah | 209 (14) |
3 | Arizona | 178 (3) |
4 | UCLA | 116 (2) |
5 | Colorado | 80 (1) |
6 | Arizona State | 72 |
Schedule
Utah announced their 2018 football schedule on November 16, 2017.[14] The Utes will play FCS Weber State and Northern Illinois and returning to the traditional last game of the year spot, Utah will play in-state rival BYU Cougars football in out-of-conference play. In Pac-12 conference play, the Utes will not play cross-divisional foes California and Oregon State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Weber State* | | P12N | W 41–10 | 45,988 |
September 8 | 5:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | | ESPNews | W 17–6 | 16,762 |
September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Washington | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| ESPN | L 7–21 | 47,445 |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Washington State | | P12N | L 24–28 | 30,088 |
October 6 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Stanford | | ESPN | W 40–21 | 37,244 |
October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 45,862 |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | USC | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| P12N | | |
October 26 | 8:30 p.m. | at UCLA | | ESPN | | |
November 3 | | at Arizona State | | | | |
November 10 | | Oregon | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
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November 17 | | at Colorado | | | | |
November 24 | | BYU* | | | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Source: [15]
Game summaries
Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Utes |
7 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2013 |
UTAH, 70–7 |
at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
Huskies |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 10 Huskies |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Utes |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–10 |
2017 |
WASH, 33–30 |
at Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
14 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
Cougars |
7 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–8 |
2017 |
WSU, 33–25 |
at Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
7 |
17 |
3 |
13 |
40 |
No. 14 Cardinal |
0 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–4 |
2017 |
STAN, 23–20 |
Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Utes |
14 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
22–19–2 |
2017 |
UTAH, 30–24 |
USC
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Trojans |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–11 |
2017 |
USC, 28–27 |
at UCLA
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Bruins |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–11 |
2017 |
UTAH, 48–17 |
at Arizona State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Sun Devils |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–21 |
2017 |
ASU, 30–10 |
Oregon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–22 |
2017 |
ORE, 41–20 |
at Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Buffaloes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–32–3 |
2017 |
UTAH, 24–13 |
BYU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cougars |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Utes |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
57–31–4 |
2017 |
UTAH, 19–13 |
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 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
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Coaches |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
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CFP |
Not released |
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Not released |
References
- ↑ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ Facer, Dirk (November 16, 2017). "Utah's 2018 football schedule released by Pac-12; Utes to face BYU last week of season". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ 2018 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved Dec 4, 2017.
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