2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Taylor (1st[1] season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium[2]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:30 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) North Dakota*
P12NW 37–1645,905
September 98:15 p.m.at BYU*
ESPN2W 19–1363,470
September 168:00 p.m.San Jose State*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2W 54–1645,881
September 228:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 23
FS1W 30–2436,651
October 78:15 p.m.StanforddaggerNo. 20
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 20–2345,991
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 13 USC
ABCL 27–2872,382
October 211:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 10–3045,863
October 283:45 p.m.at Oregon
P12NL 20–4156,154
November 37:30 p.m.UCLA
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 48–1745,902
November 113:30 p.m.No. 19 Washington State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NL 25–3345,826
November 187:30 p.m.at No. 16 Washington
ESPNL 30–3365,767
November 258:00 p.m.Colorado
FS1W 34–1346,022
December 2611:30 a.m.vs. West Virginia*
ESPNW 30–1420,507
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[4]

Game summaries

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 (FCS) Fighting Hawks 3 6 0 7 16
Utes 0 17 10 10 37

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 3 6 10 0 19
Cougars 0 0 6 7 13

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 10 0 3 16
Utes 9 21 7 17 54

See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Utes 10 3 14 3 30
Wildcats 3 7 7 7 24

See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 10 3 7 23
#20 Utes 7 3 3 7 20

See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

At USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 14 0 6 27
#13 Trojans 7 0 7 14 28

See also: 2017 USC Trojans football team

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 9 7 7 7 30
Utes 0 0 3 7 10

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 0 6 7 7 20
Ducks 7 10 10 14 41

See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 10 0 7 17
Utes 7 10 21 10 48

See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Cougars 13 7 6 7 33
Utes 0 10 0 15 25

See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team

At Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 6 10 7 30
#16 Huskies 6 10 7 10 33

See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 7 6 13
Utes 14 14 3 3 34

See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Vs. West Virginia (Heart of Dallas Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 3 3 8 14
Utes 7 10 0 13 30

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV232020RVRV————————
Coaches25232421191823RV———————RV
CFPNot released——————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

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Troy Taylor is Utah's New Offensive coordinator". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 2, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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