2017 Utah Utes football team
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.
| 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 | |
| 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] |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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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 |
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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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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 | |
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| Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Utes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Rankings
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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 | 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
| 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 |
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References
- "Troy Taylor is Utah's New Offensive Coordinator". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 2, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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