2017 Utah Utes football team

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.

2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2017 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
(Capacity: 45,807)[2]
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

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.StanfordNo. 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

at BYU
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 3 6 10 0 19
Cougars 0 0 6 7 13
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

San Jose State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 10 0 3 16
Utes 9 21 7 17 54
See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

at Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Utes 10 3 14 3 30
Wildcats 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 10 3 7 23
#20 Utes 7 3 3 7 20
See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

at USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 14 0 6 27
#13 Trojans 7 0 7 14 28
See also: 2017 USC Trojans football team

Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 9 7 7 7 30
Utes 0 0 3 7 10
See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

at Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 0 6 7 7 20
Ducks 7 10 10 14 41
See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 10 0 7 17
Utes 7 10 21 10 48
See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Cougars 13 7 6 7 33
Utes 0 10 0 15 25
See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team

at Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 6 10 7 30
#16 Huskies 6 10 7 10 33
See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team

Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 7 6 13
Utes 14 14 3 3 34
See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

vs. West Virginia (Heart of Dallas Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 3 3 8 14
Utes 7 10 0 13 30
See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches 25 23 24 21 19 18 23 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR 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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