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 |
Record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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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. 12 | 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. 13 |
| 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. 22 |
| ABC | W 35–28 | 42,213 |
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- Source: [2]
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Utah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#24 Utes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
At Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Utes | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
At Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#18 Utes | 6 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 62 |
#13 Ducks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
California
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Golden Bears | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
#5 Utes | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sun Devils | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
#4 Utes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
At USC
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Utes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Oregon State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
#13 Utes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
At Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Utes | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Huskies | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
At Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#10 Utes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Wildcats | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bruins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#18 Utes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Utes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Las Vegas Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
#20 Utes | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
References
- "Utes outlast Colorado to cap best Pac-12 finish since joining the conference". Deseret News. November 28, 2015.
- "2015 Utah Utes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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