2015 Utah Utes football team

Utah Utes football
	2015 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 South Division co-champion; 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
2015 record	10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (11th season)
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)
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

Template:2015 Pac-12 football standings 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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Michigan*		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 24–17	47,825
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 24	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Beehive Boot/Battle of the Brothers)	ESPN2	W 24–14	46,011
September 19	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 45–24	33,675
September 26	6:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Oregon	No. 18	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 62–20	57,145
October 10	8:00 p.m.	No. 23 California	No. 5	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 30–24	47,798
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 4	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 34–18	46,192
October 24	5:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 24–42	73,435
October 31	5:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 13	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 27–12	45,853
November 7	5:30 p.m.	at Washington	No. 13	Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 34–23	61,420
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 30–37 ^2OT	48,912
November 21	1:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 18	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 9–17	46,230
November 28	12:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 23	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	P12N	W 20–14	45,823
December 19	1:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 20	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl, Holy War, Beehive Boot)	ABC	W 35–28	42,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings[]

Template:Further information

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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	OT
Wolverines	0	3	7	7	17
Utes	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	Utah, 26–10

Utah State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	0	14	0	0	14
#24 Utes	7	7	7	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
78–29–4	2013	Utah, 30–26

at Fresno State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#21 Utes	10	7	7	21	45
Bulldogs	3	0	0	21	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2014	Utah, 59–27

at Oregon[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#18 Utes	6	21	28	7	62
#13 Ducks	6	7	0	7	20

Overall record

Last meeting	Result
8–20	2014	Ore, 51–27

California[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#23 Golden Bears	7	10	7	0	24
#5 Utes	10	14	3	3	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2012	Utah, 49–27

Arizona State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Sun Devils	10	0	8	0	18
#4 Utes	7	7	0	20	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–20	2014	ASU, 19–16

at USC[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#3 Utes	14	3	0	7	24
Trojans	7	21	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2014	Utah, 24–21

Oregon State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Beavers	0	6	0	6	12
#13 Utes	14	0	0	13	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11–1	2014	Utah, 29–23

at Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#13 Utes	0	24	0	10	34
Huskies	3	10	7	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2012	Wash, 34–15

at Arizona[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#10 Utes	7	10	10	0	30
Wildcats	17	3	7	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18–2	2014	Arizona, 42–10

UCLA[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bruins	10	0	7	0	17
#18 Utes	0	6	3	0	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–10	2014	Utah, 30–28

Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
Utes	7	3	10	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–31–3	2014	Utah, 38–34

Las Vegas Bowl[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
#20 Utes	35	0	0	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–34–4	2013	Utah, 20–13

References[]

↑ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642608/Utah-football-No-23-Utes-lead-Colorado-10-7-at-the-half.html?pg=all
↑ "2015 Utah Utes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/pac-10/2015-utah-utes-football-schedule.php. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

[1] ttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642608/Utah-football-No-23-Utes-lead-Colorado-10-7-at-the-half.html?pg=all

[2] "2015 Utah Utes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/pac-10/2015-utah-utes-football-schedule.php. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

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