2025 Utah Utes football team

2025 Utah Utes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Beck (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (10th season)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: 2025 Big 12 Championship Game
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of January 3, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 21st year as their head coach. The Utes will play their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' second year in the Big 12.

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. School
Devon Dampier	QB	6'2"	210 lbs	Phoenix, AZ	New Mexico
Orion Phillips	P	6'3"	176 lbs	Sydney, Australia	Missouri
Jaxson Jones	Edge	6'3"	230 lbs	Chandler, AZ	Oregon
Creed Whittemore	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Gainesville, FL	Mississippi State
Donovan Saunders	CB	6'0"	180 lbs	Houston, TX	Texas A&M
Blake Cotton	CB	5'11"	180 lbs	Sacramento, CA	UC Davis
Kalolo Ta'aga	OT	6'5"	315 lbs	Honolulu, HI	USC
Na'Quari Rogers	RB	5'10"	195 lbs	Dallas, TX	New Mexico
Wayshawn Parker	RB	6'0"	210 lbs	Spokane, WA	Washington State
Brendan Zurbrugg	QB	6'3"	205 lbs	Alliance, OH	Oklahoma
Devin Green	RB	5'11"	205 lbs	Sacramento, CA	UNLV
Lance Holtzclaw	Edge	6'4"	225 lbs	Seattle, WA	Washington
Otto Tia	WR	6'4"	220 lbs	Layton, UT	Utah State
Nate Johnson	QB	6'0"	190 lbs	Clovis, CA	Vanderbilt

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New School
Damien Alford	WR	6'5"	210 lbs	Hollywood, FL	Florida Atlantic
Jack Bouwmeester	P	6'2"	194 lbs	Sydney, Australia	Texas
Sam Huard	QB	6'2"	190 lbs	Bellevue, WA	TBA
Anthony Woods	RB	5'11"	175 lbs	Palmdale, CA	TBA
Jaylon Glover	RB	5'7"	205 lbs	Lakeland, FL	UNLV
Sione Fotu	LB	6'1"	225 lbs	South Jordan, UT	Houston
Dijon Stanley	RB	6'0"	170 lbs	Granada Hills, CA	TBA
Jett Meine	WR	6'2"	195 lbs	Draper, UT	TBA
Vili Taufatofua	EDGE	6'4"	260 lbs	Mt. Roskill, NZ	San Jose State
Brandon Rose	QB	6'2"	195 lbs	Murrieta, CA	TBA
John Randle Jr.	RB	6'0"	180 lbs	Wichita, KS	TBA
Isaac Wilson	QB	5'11"	190 lbs	Draper, UT	Withdrawn
CJ Blocker	CB	5'10"	160 lbs	New Caney, TX	TBA
Josh Calvert	LB	6'2"	217 lbs	Westlake Village, CA	TBA
Bobby Piland Jr.	DL	6'1"	305 lbs	Rocklin, CA	TBA
Carsen Ryan	TE	6'4"	250 lbs	American Fork, UT	BYU
Ka'eo Akana	EDGE	6'3"	205 lbs	Honolulu, HI	UCLA
Cameron Calhoun	CB	5'11"	185 lbs	Cincinnati, OH	Alabama
C.J. Jacobsen	TE	6'4"	223 lbs	Meridian, ID	TBA
Simote Pepa	DT	6'3"	320 lbs	West Valley City, UT	Washington
Xane Uipi	CB	6'0"	182 lbs	Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
Helaman Ofahengaue	EDGE	6'3"	215 lbs	Lehi, UT	TBA
Mycah Pittman	WR	5'11"	195 lbs	Calabasas, CA	TBA
Ben Durham	S	6'0"	195 lbs	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	TBA
Michael Mitchell	RB	5'11"	193 lbs	Middleburg, FL	Arizona
Keanu Tanuvasa	DL	6'4"	275 lbs	Mission Viejo, CA	BYU
Taeshaun Lyons	WR	6'2"	151 lbs	Hayward, CA	TBA

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
September 6	Cal Poly*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
September 13	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY
TBA	Arizona State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBA	Cincinnati	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBA	Colorado	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)
TBA	Texas Tech	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBA	Kansas State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
TBA	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)
TBA	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBA	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

at UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Bruins			0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

• Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CPSU	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Cowboys			0

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming

• Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	WYO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving