2012 Utah Utes football team

The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

2012 Utah Utes football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2012 record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKalani Sitake (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 –1     12 –1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 –3     9 –4  
Washington  5 –4     7 –6  
California  2 –7     3 –9  
Washington State  1 –8     3 –9  
South Division
UCLA x  6 –3     9 –5  
Arizona State  5 –4     8 –5  
USC  5 –4     7 –6  
Arizona  4 –5     8 –5  
Utah  3 –6     5 –7  
Colorado  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:15 p.m.Northern Colorado*
P12NW 41–045,273
September 76:00 p.m.at Utah State*
ESPN2L 20–27 OT25,513
September 158:00 p.m.No. 25 BYU*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
ESPN2W 24–2145,653
September 228:00 p.m.at Arizona State
P12NL 7–3758,107
October 47:00 p.m.No. 13 USC
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNL 28–3846,037
October 131:00 p.m.at UCLA
FOXL 14–2166,303
October 208:30 p.m.at No. 8 Oregon State
ESPN2L 7–2145,769
October 277:45 p.m.California
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 49–2745,017
November 31:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 49–645,069
November 108:30 p.m.at Washington
P12NL 15–3460,050
November 178:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNUL 24–3445,031
November 231:00 p.m.at Colorado
FXW 42–3546,052
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1]

Before the season

Coaching changes

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.[2]

Game summaries

Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado at Utah
1 234Total
Northern Colorado Bears 0 000 0
• Utah Utes 0 21713 41
Sources:[3]
See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Utah leads series: 2 – 0

Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41–0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.[4]

Utah State
Utah at Utah State
1 234OTTotal
Utes 0 31070 20
• Aggies 13 0077 27
Sources:
See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team and Battle of the Brothers

Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4

BYU
#25 BYU at Utah
1 234Total
#25 Cougars 0 7014 21
• Utes 7 0170 24
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 8:15 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 45,653 (6th largest crowd at Rice-Eccles)
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Clear, winds NE at 9mph
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Paul Carcaterra
Sources:[5]
See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah)

Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4

Arizona State
Utah at Arizona State
1 234Total
Utes 0 700 7
• Sun Devils 21 1033 37
Sources:[6]
See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Utah trails series: 6 – 17

USC
#13 USC at Utah
1 234Total
• #13 Trojans 7 17014 38
Utes 14 707 28
Sources:[7]
See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team

Utah trails series: 3 – 7

UCLA
Utah vs. UCLA at the Rose Bowl
Utah at UCLA
1 234Total
Utes 7 007 14
• Bruins 14 070 21
Sources:[8]
See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team

Utah trails series: 2 – 8

#8 Oregon State
Utah at #8 Oregon State
1 234Total
Utes 0 700 7
• #8 Beavers 7 707 21
[9]
See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1

California
California at Utah
1 234Total
Golden Bears 3 3714 27
• Utes 14 14147 49
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 7:52 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 45,017
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds NE at 10mph
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network Rocky Mountain & Bay Area): Ron Pitts and Kelly Stouffer
See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

Utah trails series: 3 – 5

Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Washington State
Washington State at Utah
1 234Total
Cougars 0 006 6
• Utes 14 17810 49
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 45,069
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds W at 3mph
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth
See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

Utah leads series: 6 – 5

Washington
Utah at Washington
1 234Total
Utes 8 070 15
• Huskies 0 14137 34
See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

Utah trails series: 0 – 7

Arizona
Arizona at Utah
1 234Total
• Wildcats 3 14017 34
Utes 0 14100 24
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 8:07 MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 45,031
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy with Rain, winds ESE 4mph
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Joe Davis and Kelly Stouffer
See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2

Colorado
Utah at Colorado
1 234Total
• Utes 10 7322 42
Buffaloes 7 7147 35
See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3

References
  1. "Pac-12 Releases 2012 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. "Brian Johnson Named Offensive Coordinator". Official athletic site.
  3. "Northern Colorado Bears vs Utah Utes (August 30, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=322430254
  5. "Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. "Utah Utes vs. Arizona State Sundevils". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  7. "Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  8. "Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  9. "Utah Utes vs. Oregon State Beavers". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
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