2012 Utah Utes football team

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2012 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
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 xy  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

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. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:15 p.m. Northern Colorado * P12N W 41–045,273
September 76:00 p.m.at Utah State *ESPN2L 20–27 OT25,513
September 158:00 p.m.No. 25 BYU *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
ESPN2 W 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
ESPN L 28–3846,037
October 131:00 p.m.at UCLA FOX L 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
ESPNU L 24–3445,031
November 231:00 p.m.at Colorado FX W 42–3546,052
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[2]

Before the season

Coaching changes

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team. [3]

Game summaries

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Utah
Team1234Total
Northern Colorado Bears00000
Utah Utes02171341
Sources: [4]

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. [5]

Utah State

Utah at Utah State
Team1234OTTotal
Utes03107020
Aggies13007727
Sources:

Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4

BYU

#25 BYU at Utah
Team1234Total
#25 Cougars0701421
Utes7017024
Sources: [6]

Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4


Arizona State

Utah at Arizona State
Team1234Total
Utes07007
Sun Devils21103337
Sources: [7]

Utah trails series: 6 – 17

USC

#13 USC at Utah
Team1234Total
#13 Trojans71701438
Utes1470728
Sources: [8]

Utah trails series: 3 – 7

UCLA

Utah vs. UCLA at the Rose Bowl UCLA Utah football 2012.JPG
Utah vs. UCLA at the Rose Bowl
Utah at UCLA
Team1234Total
Utes700714
Bruins1407021
Sources: [9]

Utah trails series: 2 – 8

#8 Oregon State

Utah at #8 Oregon State
Team1234Total
Utes07007
#8 Beavers770721
[10]

Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1

California

California at Utah
Team1234Total
Golden Bears3371427
Utes141414749
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 7:52 p.m. 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

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
Team1234Total
Cougars00066
Utes141781049
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. 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

Utah leads series: 6 – 5

Washington

Utah at Washington
Team1234Total
Utes807015
Huskies01413734

Utah trails series: 0 – 7

Arizona

Arizona at Utah
Team1234Total
Wildcats31401734
Utes01410024
  • 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

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2

Colorado

Utah at Colorado
Team1234Total
Utes10732242
Buffaloes7714735

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3

References

  1. "2012 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. "Pac-12 Releases 2012 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  3. "Brian Johnson Named Offensive Coordinator". Official athletic site.
  4. "Northern Colorado Bears vs Utah Utes (August 30, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. "Northern Colorado vs. Utah - Game Recap - August 30, 2012 - ESPN".
  6. "Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  7. "Utah Utes vs. Arizona State Sundevils". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  8. "Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  9. "Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  10. "Utah Utes vs. Oregon State Beavers". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2012.