List of Utah Utes head football coaches

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	1900–1903	23	13	9	&00000000000000010000001	.587	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
8	Maddock, JoeJoe Maddock	1904–1909	38	28	9	&00000000000000010000001	.750	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
9	Bennion, FredFred Bennion	1910–1913	27	16	8	&00000000000000030000003	.648	&000000000000001000000010	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000010000001	.618	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
10	Norgren, NelsonNelson Norgren	1914–1917	24	13	11	&00000000000000000000000	.542	&000000000000001000000010	&000000000000001000000010	&00000000000000000000000	.500	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
11	Fitzpatrick, ThomasThomas Fitzpatrick	1919–1924	43	23	17	&00000000000000030000003	.570	&000000000000001700000017	&000000000000001000000010	&00000000000000030000003	.617	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&00000000000000010000001	&10000000000000999000000—
12	Armstrong, IkeIke Armstrong^[3]†	1925–1949	211	141	55	&000000000000001500000015	.704	&0000000000000108000000108	&000000000000002400000024	&00000000000000080000008	.800	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000010000001 ^{[A 5]}	&00000000000000000000000	.500	&000000000000001300000013	&10000000000000999000000—
13	Curtice, JackJack Curtice	1950–1957	81	45	32	&00000000000000040000004	.580	&000000000000003200000032	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000020000002	.767	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&00000000000000040000004	&10000000000000999000000—
14	Nagel, RayRay Nagel	1958–1965	82	42	39	&00000000000000010000001	.518	&000000000000002100000021	&000000000000001700000017	&00000000000000010000001	.551	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	1.000	&00000000000000010000001	&10000000000000999000000—
15	Giddings, MikeMike Giddings	1966–1967	21	9	12	&00000000000000000000000	.429	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000000000000	.500	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
16	Meek, BillBill Meek	1968–1973	64	33	31	&00000000000000000000000	.516	&000000000000002300000023	&000000000000001400000014	&00000000000000000000000	.622	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
17	Lovat, TomTom Lovat	1974–1976	33	5	28	&00000000000000000000000	.152	&00000000000000050000005	&000000000000001200000012	&00000000000000000000000	.294	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
18	Howard, WayneWayne Howard	1977–1981	56	30	24	&00000000000000020000002	.554	&000000000000001700000017	&000000000000001300000013	&00000000000000020000002	.563	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
19	Stobart, ChuckChuck Stobart	1982–1984	34	16	17	&00000000000000010000001	.485	&000000000000001000000010	&000000000000001100000011	&00000000000000010000001	.477	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
20	Fassel, JimJim Fassel	1985–1989	58	25	33	&00000000000000000000000	.431	&000000000000001400000014	&000000000000002600000026	&00000000000000000000000	.350	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
21	McBride, RonRon McBride	1990–2002	151	88	63	&00000000000000000000000	.583	&000000000000005800000058	&000000000000004200000042	&00000000000000000000000	.580	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	.500	2	&10000000000000999000000—
22	Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer	2003–2004	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]

Notes[]

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↑ "Ike Armstrong". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1438. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
↑ Joe Drape (2001-12-20). "ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Fish to FedEx: Bowl Name Game". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/sports/on-college-football-fish-to-fedex-bowl-name-game.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
↑ "Utah Bowl Games". College Football Trivia. http://www.cfbtrivia.com/cfbt_detail.php?fry=1892&thy=2009&teamname=Utah&bowl=on&allop=on. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
↑ "Utah's Meyer named coach of the year". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1682747. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
↑ "Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award". Football Writers Association of America. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/robinson/winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
↑ "All-Time Coaching Records: Urban Meyer & Kyle Whittingham Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=6755. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
↑ "Whittingham wins Bryant Award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3837017. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
↑ "Whittingham earns AFCA award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3831130. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

References[]

General

"Utah Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

Specific

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[7] "Ike Armstrong". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1438. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[8] Joe Drape (2001-12-20). "ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Fish to FedEx: Bowl Name Game". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/sports/on-college-football-fish-to-fedex-bowl-name-game.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[9] "Utah Bowl Games". College Football Trivia. http://www.cfbtrivia.com/cfbt_detail.php?fry=1892&thy=2009&teamname=Utah&bowl=on&allop=on. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[11] "Utah's Meyer named coach of the year". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1682747. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[12] "Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award". Football Writers Association of America. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/robinson/winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.

[13] "All-Time Coaching Records: Urban Meyer & Kyle Whittingham Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=6755. Retrieved 2010-12-23.

[15] "Whittingham wins Bryant Award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3837017. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[16] "Whittingham earns AFCA award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3831130. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

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List of Utah Utes head football coaches

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