2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Taylor (1st[1] season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium[2]
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Utah  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.

Schedule

Utah announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017.[3] 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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:30 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) North Dakota*
P12NW 37–1645,905
September 98:15 p.m.at BYU*
ESPN2W 19–1363,470
September 168:00 p.m.San Jose State*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2W 54–1645,881
September 228:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 23
FS1W 30–2436,651
October 78:15 p.m.StanforddaggerNo. 20
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 20–2345,991
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 13 USC
ABCL 27–2872,382
October 211:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 10–3045,863
October 283:45 p.m.at Oregon
P12NL 20–4156,154
November 37:30 p.m.UCLA
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 48–1745,902
November 113:30 p.m.No. 19 Washington State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NL 25–3345,826
November 187:30 p.m.at No. 16 Washington
ESPNL 30–3365,767
November 258:00 p.m.Colorado
FS1W 34–1346,022
December 2611:30 a.m.vs. West Virginia*
ESPNW 30–1420,507
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[4]

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV232020RVRV————————
Coaches25232421191823RV———————RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Coaching staff

NameTitleYears at Utah
Kyle WhittinghamHead coach13
Morgan ScalleyDefensive coordinator/safeties coach10
Troy TaylorOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach1
Jim HardingAssistant head coach/offensive line coach4
Sharrieff ShahCornerbacks coach/co-Special teams coordinator6
Justin EnaLinebackers coach/co-Special teams coordinator3
Lewis PowellDefensive line coach3
Freddie WhittinghamTight ends coach1
Guy HollidayWide receivers coach2
Kiel McDonaldRunning backs coach1

Source:[5]

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "2017 Utah Football Schedule is Announced". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Utah Utes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Staff Directory. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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