2015 Utah Utes football team
The 2015 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eleventh year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for the South Division title. Due to their head-to-head loss to USC, they did not represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated rival BYU.
| 2015 Utah Utes football | |
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Pac-12 South Division co-champion[1] Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–28 vs. BYU | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| South Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| 2015 record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
| Head coach | Kyle Whittingham (11th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Aaron Roderick (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Jim Harding (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Pease (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,807) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 3 Stanford x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| USC xy | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Utah x | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Michigan* |
| FS1 | W 24–17 | 47,825 | |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 24 |
| ESPN2 | W 24–14 | 46,011 |
| September 19 | 8:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | No. 21 | CBSSN | W 45–24 | 33,675 | |
| September 26 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon | No. 18 | FOX | W 62–20 | 57,145 | |
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 California | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 30–24 | 47,798 |
| October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 34–18 | 46,192 |
| October 24 | 5:30 p.m. | at USC | No. 3 | FOX | L 24–42 | 73,435 | |
| October 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 13 |
| P12N | W 27–12 | 45,853 |
| November 7 | 5:30 p.m. | at Washington | No. 13 | FOX | W 34–23 | 61,420 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 10 | FS1 | L 30–37 2OT | 48,912 | |
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 18 |
| FOX | L 9–17 | 46,230 |
| November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 23 |
| P12N | W 20–14 | 45,823 |
| December 19 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 20 |
| ABC | W 35–28 | 42,213 |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 (1) | 5 (7) | 4 (16) | 3 (16) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18 | RV | 21 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | 12 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 22 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wolverines | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Utes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2014 | Utah, 26–10 |
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #24 Utes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 78–29–4 | 2013 | Utah, 30–26 |
at Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Utes | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–4 | 2014 | Utah, 59–27 |
at Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Utes | 6 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 62 |
| #13 Ducks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Overall record
| Last meeting | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 8–20 | 2014 | Ore, 51–27 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Golden Bears | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| #5 Utes | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–5 | 2012 | Utah, 49–27 |
Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Devils | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| #4 Utes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–20 | 2014 | ASU, 19–16 |
at USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Utes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–9 | 2014 | Utah, 24–21 |
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| #13 Utes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–11–1 | 2014 | Utah, 29–23 |
at Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Utes | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Huskies | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–8 | 2012 | Wash, 34–15 |
at Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Utes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Wildcats | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–18–2 | 2014 | Arizona, 42–10 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #18 Utes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–10 | 2014 | Utah, 30–28 |
Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Utes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 27–31–3 | 2014 | Utah, 38–34 |
Las Vegas Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| #20 Utes | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 57–34–4 | 2013 | Utah, 20–13 |
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References
- http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642608/Utah-football-No-23-Utes-lead-Colorado-10-7-at-the-half.html?pg=all
- "2015 Utah Utes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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