2012 Utah Utes football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kalani Sitake (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Dave Kruger Star Lotulelei Luke Matthews John White
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Washington	5	–	4	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	3	–	9
Washington State	1	–	8	3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x	6	–	3	9	–	5
Arizona State	5	–	4	8	–	5
USC	5	–	4	7	–	6
Arizona	4	–	5	8	–	5
Utah	3	–	6	5	–	7
Colorado	1	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:15 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 41–0	45,273
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	ESPN2	L 20–27 ^OT	25,513
September 15	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 BYU*	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	W 24–21	45,653
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 7–37	58,107
October 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 USC	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 28–38	46,037
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 14–21	66,303
October 20	8:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	L 7–21	45,769
October 27	7:45 p.m.	California	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 49–27	45,017
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 49–6	45,069
November 10	8:30 p.m.	at Washington	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	P12N	L 15–34	60,050
November 17	8:00 p.m.	Arizona	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPNU	L 24–34	45,031
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	FX	W 42–35	46,052
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Before the season

Coaching changes

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.^[2]

Game summaries

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Colorado Bears	0	0	0	0	0
• Utah Utes	0	21	7	13	41

Date: August 30
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 5:15 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 45,273
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Scattered Clouds, winds NW at 10mph
Referee: Terry Layden
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

Sources:^[3]

Utah leads series: 2 – 0

Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41–0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.^[4]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Northern Colorado	Utah
2	13:05	12	74	5:54	Utah	Jake Murphy 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good	0	7
2	2:17	5	40	2:33	Utah	Travis Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good	0	14
2	0:34	6	52	0:57	Utah	John White IV 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good	0	21
3	10:51	5	67	2:23	Utah	Travis Wilson 6-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good	0	28
4	12:18	21	91	10:42	Utah	Jake Murphy 8-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick No Good	0	34
4	10:42				Utah	Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Joe Kruger, Coleman Petersen kick good	0	41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	41

Utah State

Utah at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Utes	0	3	10	7	0	20
• Aggies	13	0	0	7	7	27

Date: September 7
Location: Romney Stadium
Logan, UT
Game start: 6:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 25,513
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill

Sources:

Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Utah State
1	7:59				Utah State	Clayton Christensen recovery of blocked field goal in the end zone for a touchdown, Brock Warren kick good	0	7
1	0:03	6	72	2:13	Utah State	Joe Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick no good	0	13
2	0:00	9	48	1:11	Utah	42-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson	3	13
3	11:34	4	53	1:29	Utah	Kenneth Scott 28-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good	10	13
3	4:22	5	22	2:38	Utah	40-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson	13	13
4	9:10	3	66	0:44	Utah State	Kellen Bartlett 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good	13	20
4	3:18	5	67	2:00	Utah	Kenneth Scott 24-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	20	20
OT		5	25		Utah State	Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good	20	27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	27

BYU

#25 BYU at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Cougars	0	7	0	14	21
• Utes	7	0	17	0	24

Date: September 15
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 8:15 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 45,653 (6th largest crowd at Rice-Eccles)
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Clear, winds NE at 9mph
Referee: Greg Burks
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Paul Carcaterra

Sources:^[5]

Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BYU	Utah
1	9:12	2	17	0:46	Utah	Westlee Tonga 17-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	0	7
2	4:40	4	33	1:38	BYU	Cody Hoffman 10-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good	7	7
3	7:27	8	23	3:28	Utah	48-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson	7	10
3	1:58				Utah	Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Mo Lee, Coleman Peterson kick good	7	17
3	0:57	1	39	0:25	Utah	Josh Booker 39-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	7	24
4	13:43	8	75	2:14	BYU	Jamaal Williams 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete	14	24
4	3:39	4	14	1:26	BYU	Kaneakua Friel 1-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good	21	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	24

Arizona State

Utah at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	7	0	0	7
• Sun Devils	21	10	3	3	37

Date: September 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
Game start: 8:00 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 58,107
Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C), 15% Humidity, winds 3mph
Referee: Jack Folliard
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

Sources:^[6]

Utah trails series: 6 – 17

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Arizona State
1	10:48	4	64	1:13	Arizona State	Rashad Ross 38-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good	0	7
1	7:00	7	59	2:10	Arizona State	Cameron Marshall 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete	0	14
1	3:53	4	34	2:02	Arizona State	Marion Grice 10-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good	0	21
2	13:29	11	91	5:24	Utah	Karl Williams 2-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	7	21
2	10:19	8	88	3:04	Arizona State	22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte	7	24
2	4:56	10	70	3:48	Arizona State	Cameron Marshall 13-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good	7	31
3	5:19	10	56	3:22	Arizona State	22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte	7	34
4	6:23	11	49	4:18	Arizona State	43-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte	7	37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	37

USC

#13 USC at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #13 Trojans	7	17	0	14	38
Utes	14	7	0	7	28

Date: October 4
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 7:01 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 46,037
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Clear, winds WSW at 4mph
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, and Samantha Steele

Sources:^[7]

Utah trails series: 3 – 7

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	Utah
1	14:13				Utah	Fumble recovery returned 8 yards for touchdown by Nate Fakahafua, Coleman Peterson kick good	0	7
1	12:15	2	13	1:01	Utah	Kenneth Scott 11-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	0	14
1	7:12	9	75	5:03	USC	Silas Reed 3-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good	7	14
2	12:53	6	22	2:14	USC	32-yard field goal by Andre Heidari	10	14
2	8:54	8	81	3:59	Utah	DeVonte Christopher 18-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	10	21
2	7:54	3	74	1:00	USC	Randall Telfer 23-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good	17	21
2	4:38	6	34	3:16	USC	Robert Woods 6-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good	24	21
4	12:10	1	83	0:13	USC	Marqise Lee 83-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good	31	21
4	9:30				USC	Interception returned 38 yards for touchdown by Nickell Robery, Andre Heidari kick good	38	21
4	0:38	11	63	4:40	Utah	Kelvin York 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Peterson kick good	38	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							38	28

UCLA

Utah at UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	7	0	0	7	14
• Bruins	14	0	7	0	21

Date: October 13
Location: Pasadena, CA
Game start: 1:05 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 66,303
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) w/ 54% humidity, Light Haze, winds Nil
Referee: Jack Wood
TV announcers (FOX): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis

Sources:^[8]

Utah trails series: 2 – 8

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	UCLA
1	5:36	13	69	5:49	UCLA	Brett Hundley 12-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good	0	7
1	4:31				Utah	Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Ryan Lacy, Coleman Peterson kick good	7	7
1	3:24	3	75	1:07	UCLA	Shaquelle Evans 54-yard touchdown reception from Brett Hundley, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good	7	14
3	6:04	14	66	5:47	UCLA	Jonathan Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good	7	21
4	3:16	11	90	3:01	Utah	Dres Anderson 1-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good	14	21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	21

#8 Oregon State

Utah at #8 Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	7	0	0	7
• #8 Beavers	7	7	0	7	21

Date: October 20
Location: Corvallis, OR
Game start: 8:36 PM MST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 45,769
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, winds W at 5mph
Referee: Jay Stricherz
TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, and Shannon Spake

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Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Oregon State
1	0:57	3	16	1:05	Oregon State	Storm Woods 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good	0	7
2	14:27	2	10	0:27	Oregon State	Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good	0	14
2	6:00	10	88	5:40	Utah	Jake Murphy 18-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good	7	14
4	7:41	7	67	3:35	Oregon State	Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good	7	21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	21

California

California at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	3	7	14	27
• Utes	14	14	14	7	49

Date: October 27
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 7:52 PM MST
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 45,017
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds NE at 10mph
Referee: Terry Leyden
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network Rocky Mountain & Bay Area): Ron Pitts and Kelly Stouffer

Utah trails series: 3 – 5

Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	California	Utah
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Washington State

Washington State at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	6	6
• Utes	14	17	8	10	49

Date: November 3
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 1:07 PM MST
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 45,069
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds W at 3mph
Referee: Jack Folliard
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

Utah leads series: 6 – 5

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Washington State	Utah
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Washington

Utah at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	8	0	7	0	15
• Huskies	0	14	13	7	34

Date: November 10
Location: Seattle, WA
Game start: 8:37 PM MST
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 60,050
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Clear, winds Calm
Referee: Michael Batlan
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

Utah trails series: 0 – 7

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Washington
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Arizona

Arizona at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	3	14	0	17	34
Utes	0	14	10	0	24

Date: November 17
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 8:07 MST
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 45,031
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy with Rain, winds ESE 4mph
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (ESPNU): Joe Davis and Kelly Stouffer

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	Utah
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Colorado

Utah at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Utes	10	7	3	22	42
Buffaloes	7	7	14	7	35

Date: November 23
Location: Boulder, CO
Game start: 1:06 MST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 46,052
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Sunny, winds NE 5mph
Referee: Jack Wood
TV announcers (FX): Mike Morgan, J. C. Pearson, and Laura McKeeman

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Colorado
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

References

^ "Pac-12 Releases 2012 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
^ "Brian Johnson Named Offensive Coordinator". Official athletic site.
^ "Northern Colorado Bears vs Utah Utes (August 30, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
^ "Northern Colorado vs. Utah - Game Recap - August 30, 2012 - ESPN".
^ "Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^ "Utah Utes vs. Arizona State Sundevils". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "Utah Utes vs. Oregon State Beavers". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2012.

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