2019 Utah Utes football team

The 2019 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 15th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2019 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 South Division champion
Alamo Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record11–3 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season in stint, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (4th season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium[1]
Uniform
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$  8 –1   12 –2  
California  4 –5   8 –5  
Washington  4 –5   8 –5  
Oregon State  4 –5   5 –7  
Washington State  3 –6   6 –7  
Stanford  3 –6   4 –8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x  8 –1   11 –3  
USC  7 –2   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   8 –5  
UCLA  4 –5   4 –8  
Colorado  3 –6   5 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Pac-12 media poll

In the 2019 Pac-12 media poll, Utah was voted as the favorite to win both the South Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.[2]

Schedule

Utah's 2019 schedule will begin on Thursday, August 29 on the road against rival BYU, a football independent. They will round out their non-conference slate with home games against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference and Idaho State of the Big Sky Conference. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Utes will play the other members of the South Division and draw California, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They will not play Oregon or Stanford as part of the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:15 p.m.at BYU*No. 14
ESPNW 30–1261,626
September 711:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*No. 13
P12NW 35–1745,919
September 142:15 p.m.Idaho State*No. 11
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 31–045,989
September 207:00 p.m.at USCNo. 10
FS1L 23–3055,719
September 288:00 p.m.Washington StateNo. 19
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 38–1346,115
October 126:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 15
P12NW 52–731,730
October 194:00 p.m.No. 17 Arizona StateNo. 13
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 21–346,402
October 268:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 12
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 35–046,626
November 22:00 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 9
FOXW 33–2869,270
November 166:00 p.m.UCLANo. 7
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FOXW 49–347,307
November 238:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7
FS1W 35–755,675
November 305:30 p.m.ColoradoNo. 6
ABCW 45–1546,879
December 66:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 OregonNo. 5
ABCL 15–3738,679
December 315:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 11
ESPNL 10–3860,147

Source:[3]

Rankings
Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1413111019171513129887651216
Coaches15151211191715141210998651016
CFPNot released8776511Not released

Game summaries

At BYU
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Utes 3 6 7 14 30
Cougars 0 6 0 6 12
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 10 0 0 17
No. 13 Utes 0 21 7 7 35
See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 Utes 17 7 7 0 31
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

At USC
See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Utes 7 3 7623
Trojans 14 0 7930

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 20, 2019
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 55,719
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed (Pac 12)
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 0 0 13
No. 19 Utes 7 14 10 7 38
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

At Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Utes 21 14 14 3 52
Beavers 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team

Arizona State
See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils (5–1) at No. 13 Utah Utes (5–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Sun Devils 0 0 303
No. 13 Utes 0 14 0721

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,402
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (8:59) UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 10-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:28; Utah 7–0)
  • (1:08) UTAH – Zack Moss 1-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:39; Utah 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:50) ASU – Cristian Zendejas 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:08; Utah 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:24) UTAH – Zack Moss 32-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:09; Utah 21–3)
StatisticsASUUTAH
First downs820
Total yards136342
Rushing yards33–11143–151
Passing yards25191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int4–18–114–24–1
Time of possession24:4235:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arizona StatePassingJayden Daniels14/18, 25 yards, INT
RushingEno Benjamin15 carries, 104 yards
ReceivingFrank Darby1 reception, 12 yards
UtahPassingTyler Huntley12/19, 171 yards, INT
RushingZack Moss25 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingZack Moss3 receptions, 78 yards

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 12 Utes 7 21 7 0 35
See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team

At Washington
See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team
Utah at Washington – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Utes 0 13 61433
Huskies 7 7 7728

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 69,270
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information
Top passers
  • Utah – Tyler Huntley – 19/24, 284 yards, TD
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 29/52, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receiving
  • Utah – Jaylen Dixon – 2 receptions, 72 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 6 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 0 0 0 3
No. 7 Utes 7 21 7 14 49
See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team

At Arizona
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Utah –24.058
No. 7 Utah Utes (9–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–6)
1 234Total
• No. 7 Utes 14 0147 35
Wildcats 0 007 7

Sources:

   
Scoring summary
17:39UTAHBrant Kuithe 3-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56)		UTAH 7–0
0:37UTAHDemari Simpkins 3-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (Jadon Redding kick)
(10 plays, 72 yards, 5:12)		UTAH 14–0
312:50UTAHZack Moss 41-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10)		UTAH 21–0
8:08UTAHBrant Kuithe 6-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:33)		UTAH 28–0
412:47UTAHTJ Green 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(4 plays, 18 yards, 1:57)		UTAH 35–0
1:50ARIZGrant Gunnell 7-yard run (Lucas Havrisik kick)
(12 plays, 85 yards, 5:00)		UTAH 35–7

Statistics

StatisticsUtahArizona
First downs2811
Total yards517196
Rushing yards29761
Passing yards220135
Turnovers10
Time of possession39:3220:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UtahPassingTyler Huntley19/23, 211 yards, TD, INT
RushingZack Moss26 carries, 203 yards, TD
ReceivingBrant Kuithe4 receptions, 81 yards
ArizonaPassingGrant Gunnell8/16, 96 yards
RushingJ. J. Taylor10 carries, 33 yards
ReceivingCedric Peterson4 receptions, 63 yards

Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 8 15
No. 6 Utes 0 17 14 14 45
See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Vs. Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game)
See also: 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game and 2019 Oregon Ducks football team
Utah Utes vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Ducks 10 10 31437
No. 5 Utes 0 0 15015

at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, California

Game information

Vs. Texas (Alamo Bowl)
See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team and 2019 Alamo Bowl
Texas Longhorns vs. Utah Utes (Alamo Bowl)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 0 0 3710
Longhorns 3 7 141438

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: December 31, 2019
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,147
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
250Jaylon JohnsonCBChicago Bears
385Julian BlackmonSIndianapolis Colts
386Zack MossRBBuffalo Bills
3104Terrell BurgessSLos Angeles Rams
4114Leki FotuDTArizona Cardinals
5179Bradlee AnaeDEDallas Cowboys
6197John PenisiniDTDetroit Lions

Notes
  1. Both Kuithe and Fotheringham finished with the same number of receptions and receiving yards, meaning Utah finished with two leading receivers.

References
  1. Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  3. "2019 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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