2019 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 South Division champion
Alamo Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record11–3 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season in stint, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (4th season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium[1]
Uniform
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$  8 –1   12 –2  
California  4 –5   8 –5  
Washington  4 –5   8 –5  
Oregon State  4 –5   5 –7  
Washington State  3 –6   6 –7  
Stanford  3 –6   4 –8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x  8 –1   11 –3  
USC  7 –2   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   8 –5  
UCLA  4 –5   4 –8  
Colorado  3 –6   5 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 15th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media poll

In the 2019 Pac-12 media poll, Utah was voted as the favorite to win both the South Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.[2]

Schedule

Utah's 2019 schedule will begin on Thursday, August 29 on the road against rival BYU, a football independent. They will round out their non-conference slate with home games against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference and Idaho State of the Big Sky Conference. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Utes will play the other members of the South Division and draw California, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They will not play Oregon or Stanford as part of the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:15 p.m.at BYU*No. 14
ESPNW 30–1261,626
September 711:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*No. 13
P12NW 35–1745,919
September 142:15 p.m.Idaho State*No. 11
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 31–045,989
September 207:00 p.m.at USCNo. 10
FS1L 23–3055,719
September 288:00 p.m.Washington StatedaggerNo. 19
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 38–1346,115
October 126:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 15
P12NW 52–731,730
October 194:00 p.m.No. 17 Arizona StateNo. 13
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 21–346,402
October 268:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 12
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 35–046,626
November 22:00 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 9
FOXW 33–2869,270
November 166:00 p.m.UCLANo. 7
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FOXW 49–347,307
November 238:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7
FS1W 35–755,675
November 305:30 p.m.ColoradoNo. 6
ABCW 45–1546,879
December 66:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 OregonNo. 5
ABCL 15–3738,679
December 315:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 11
ESPNL 10–3860,147

Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1413111019171513129887651216
Coaches15151211191715141210998651016
CFPNot released8776511Not released

Game summaries

At BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Utes 3 6 7 14 30
Cougars 0 6 0 6 12

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 10 0 0 17
No. 13 Utes 0 21 7 7 35

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 Utes 17 7 7 0 31

At USC

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Utes 7 3 7 6 23
Trojans 14 0 7 9 30

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 0 0 13
No. 19 Utes 7 14 10 7 38

At Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Utes 21 14 14 3 52
Beavers 0 0 0 7 7

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Sun Devils 0 0 3 0 3
No. 13 Utes 0 14 0 7 21

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 12 Utes 7 21 7 0 35

At Washington

Utah at Washington – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Utes 0 13 61433
Huskies 7 7 7728

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 69,270
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information
Top passers
  • Utah –
  • UW –
Top rushers
  • Utah –
  • UW –
Top receiving
  • Utah –
  • UW –

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 0 0 0 3
No. 7 Utes 7 21 7 14 49

At Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Utes 14 0 14 7 35
Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 8 15
No. 6 Utes 0 17 14 14 45

Vs. Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Ducks 10 10 3 14 37
No. 5 Utes 0 0 15 0 15

Vs. Texas (Alamo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Utes 0 0 3 7 10
Longhorns 3 7 14 14 38

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
250Jaylon JohnsonCBChicago Bears
385Julian BlackmonSIndianapolis Colts
386Zack MossRBBuffalo Bills
3104Terrell BurgessSLos Angeles Rams
4114Leki FotuDTArizona Cardinals
5179Bradlee AnaeDEDallas Cowboys
6197John PenisiniDTDetroit Lions

References

  1. ↑ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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