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The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that represents the University of Utah. The team has had 23 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. Harvey Holmes was the first paid head coach, and the Utes have had 17 paid, professional head coaches. The Utes have played in more than 1,000 games during its 116 seasons. In those seasons, 5 coaches have led the Utes to postseason bowl games: Ike Armstrong, Ray Nagel, Ron McBride, Urban Meyer, and Kyle Whittingham. 7 coaches have won conference championships with the Utes: Thomas Fitzpatrick, Armstrong, Jack "Cactus Jack" Curtice, Nagel, McBride, Meyer, and Whittingham. Armstrong is the all-time leader in number of games coached with 211, years coached with 25, and total wins with 141. Meyer is the all-time leader in winning percentage with a percentage of .917 in his two seasons at Utah. Tom Lovat is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Utes have had with a percentage of .152 during his three seasons as head coach (with the exception of Walter Shoup who only coached one game in 1895.)

Of the 23 Utes head coaches, Ike Armstrong has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Kyle Whittingham is the current head coach and has received National Coach of the Year honors from multiple organizations. He was hired in December 2004.

Coaches[]

Key[]

General
# Number of coaches[A 1]
CCs Conference championships[A 2]
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties[A 3]
WP% Winning percentage[A 4]

Conference
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage

Post-season
PW Wins
PL Losses
PT Ties
WP% Winning percentage
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
# Name Term GC W L T WP% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT WP% CCs National awards
1 Robert Harkness 1894 3 1 2 &00000000000000000000000 .333 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
2 Walter Shoup 1895 1 0 1 &00000000000000000000000 .000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
3 C.B. Ferris 1896 5 3 2 &00000000000000000000000 .600 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
4 Byron Cummings 1897 6 1 5 &00000000000000000000000 .166 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
5 Benjamin Wilson 1898 3 2 1 &00000000000000000000000 .667 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
6 Charles Gatehouse 1899 3 2 1 &00000000000000000000000 .667 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
7 Holmes, HarveyHarvey Holmes 19001903 23 13 9 &00000000000000010000001 .587 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
8 Maddock, JoeJoe Maddock 19041909 38 28 9 &00000000000000010000001 .750 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
9 Bennion, FredFred Bennion 19101913 27 16 8 &00000000000000030000003 .648 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000010000001 .618 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
10 Norgren, NelsonNelson Norgren 19141917 24 13 11 &00000000000000000000000 .542 &000000000000001000000010 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000000000000 .500 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
11 Fitzpatrick, ThomasThomas Fitzpatrick 19191924 43 23 17 &00000000000000030000003 .570 &000000000000001700000017 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000030000003 .617 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000
12 Armstrong, IkeIke Armstrong[3] 19251949 211 141 55 &000000000000001500000015 .704 &0000000000000108000000108 &000000000000002400000024 &00000000000000080000008 .800 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001

[A 5]

&00000000000000000000000 .500 &000000000000001300000013 &10000000000000999000000
13 Curtice, JackJack Curtice 19501957 81 45 32 &00000000000000040000004 .580 &000000000000003200000032 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000020000002 .767 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &00000000000000040000004 &10000000000000999000000
14 Nagel, RayRay Nagel 19581965 82 42 39 &00000000000000010000001 .518 &000000000000002100000021 &000000000000001700000017 &00000000000000010000001 .551 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 1.000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000
15 Giddings, MikeMike Giddings 19661967 21 9 12 &00000000000000000000000 .429 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000000000000 .500 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
16 Meek, BillBill Meek 19681973 64 33 31 &00000000000000000000000 .516 &000000000000002300000023 &000000000000001400000014 &00000000000000000000000 .622 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
17 Lovat, TomTom Lovat 19741976 33 5 28 &00000000000000000000000 .152 &00000000000000050000005 &000000000000001200000012 &00000000000000000000000 .294 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
18 Howard, WayneWayne Howard 19771981 56 30 24 &00000000000000020000002 .554 &000000000000001700000017 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000020000002 .563 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
19 Stobart, ChuckChuck Stobart 19821984 34 16 17 &00000000000000010000001 .485 &000000000000001000000010 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000010000001 .477 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
20 Fassel, JimJim Fassel 19851989 58 25 33 &00000000000000000000000 .431 &000000000000001400000014 &000000000000002600000026 &00000000000000000000000 .350 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000 &10000000000000999000000
21 McBride, RonRon McBride 19902002 151 88 63 &00000000000000000000000 .583 &000000000000005800000058 &000000000000004200000042 &00000000000000000000000 .580 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 .500 2 &10000000000000999000000
22 Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer 20032004 24 22 2 &00000000000000000000000 .917 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 .929 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 1.000 2 The Sporting News National Coach of the Year (2003)[6]

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2004)[7]

23 Whittingham, KyleKyle Whittingham 2005–present 154 104 50 &00000000000000000000000 .675 &000000000000006000000060 &000000000000004200000042 &00000000000000000000000 .588 &000000000000001000000010

[A 6]

&00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 .909 1 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2008)[9]

AFCA National Coach of the Year Award (2008)[10]

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