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2017 Utah Utes football team

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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]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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. 23FS1W 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 USCABCL 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 OregonP12NL 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 WashingtonESPNL 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

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North Dakota

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

At BYU

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

San Jose State

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

At Arizona

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

Stanford

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

At USC

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

Arizona State

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

At Oregon

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

UCLA

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

Washington State

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

At Washington

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

Colorado

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

Vs. West Virginia (Heart of Dallas Bowl)

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

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV232020RVRV
Coaches25232421191823RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Coaching staff

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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

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References

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  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.