2017 Utah Utes football team

2017 Utah Utes football
2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 30–14 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Record	7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Troy Taylor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings

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
	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.^[3]

Schedule

Utah announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017.^[4] 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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:30 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) North Dakota*		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 37–16	45,905
September 9	8:15 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War/Beehive Boot)	ESPN2	W 19–13	63,470
September 16	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State*		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	W 54–16	45,881
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 23	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	W 30–24	36,651
October 7	8:15 p.m.	Stanford	No. 20	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	L 20–23	45,991
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 13 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 27–28	72,382
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Arizona State		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	L 10–30	45,863
October 28	3:45 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 20–41	56,154
November 3	7:30 p.m.	UCLA		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 48–17	45,902
November 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Washington State		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 25–33	45,826
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 30–33	65,767
November 25	8:00 p.m.	Colorado		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FS1	W 34–13	46,022
December 26	11:30 a.m.	vs. West Virginia*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–14	20,507
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[5]

Game summaries

North Dakota

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

At BYU

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

San Jose State

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

At Arizona

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

Stanford

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

At USC

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

Arizona State

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

At Oregon

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

UCLA

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

Washington State

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

At Washington

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

Colorado

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

Vs. West Virginia (Heart of Dallas Bowl)

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

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	23	20	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	25	23	24	21	19	18	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
CFP	Not 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:^[7]

References

^ "Troy Taylor is Utah's New Offensive coordinator". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 2, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Vannini, Chris (December 26, 2017). "Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah continues bowl dominance under Kyle Whittingham". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Moss, Utah run past West Virginia 30-14 in Heart of Dallas Bowl". Austin American-Statesman. December 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[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.

[k079-3] Vannini, Chris (December 26, 2017). "Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah continues bowl dominance under Kyle Whittingham". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[4] "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[5] 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[c636-6] "Moss, Utah run past West Virginia 30-14 in Heart of Dallas Bowl". Austin American-Statesman. December 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[7] Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

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