2013 Utah Utes football team

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2013 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 11 Stanford xy$  7 2   11 3  
No. 9 Oregon x  7 2   11 2  
No. 25 Washington  5 4   9 4  
Oregon State  4 5   7 6  
Washington State  4 5   6 7  
California  0 9   1 11  
South Division
No. 21 Arizona State xy  8 1   10 4  
No. 16 UCLA  6 3   10 3  
No. 19 USC  6 3   10 4  
Arizona  4 5   8 5  
Utah  2 7   5 7  
Colorado  1 8   4 8  
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was headed by ninth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The team finished with a 5–7 record. [1] This would be Utah's last losing season until 2024.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m. Utah State * FS1 W 30–2645,237
September 712:00 p.m. Weber State *
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12N W 70–745,053
September 148:00 p.m. Oregon State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 48–51 OT45,221
September 218:15 p.m.at BYU * ESPN2 W 20–1363,470
October 38:00 p.m.No. 12 UCLA
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 27–3445,272
October 124:00 p.m.No. 5 Stanford
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 27–2145,372
October 198:00 p.m.at Arizona P12NL 24–3550,871
October 262:00 p.m.at USC P12NL 3–1964,715
November 92:00 p.m.No. 23 Arizona State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NL 19–2045,183
November 162:00 p.m.at No. 6 Oregon FS1L 21–4456,481
November 231:30 p.m.at Washington State P12NL 37–4923,112
November 3012:00 p.m. Colorado
P12NW 24–1745,023
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRV
Harris Not releasedRVNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

Utah State

Utah State at Utah
Team1234Total
Aggies3146326
Utes14010630
Sources: [2]

Weber State

Weber State at Utah
Team1234Total
Wildcats00707
Utes143514770
Sources: [3]

Oregon State

Oregon State at Utah
Team1234OTTotal
Beavers10101411651
Utes0101421348
Sources: [4]

BYU

Utah at BYU
Team1234Total
Utes3100720
Cougars006713
Sources: [5]

UCLA

1234Total
#12 Bruins71431034
Utes14301027

In this series, UCLA has a 9–2 overall record and 3–2 in Salt Lake City. Utah has won two of the last three games with UCLA (2007 and 2011, under Kyle Whittingham). UCLA won last year 21–14.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 1-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); Utah – Dres Anderson 54-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); Utah – Sean Fitzgerald 6-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard pass to Devin Fuller (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 33-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: Utah – Keith McGill 19-yard interception of Hundley pass (Phillips); UCLA – Fairbairn 47-yard field goal; UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal

Stanford

1234Total
#5 Cardinal1400721
Utes1473327

1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run (J. Williamson kick); UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return (Williamson kick); UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Anderson 3-yard run (Phillips kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 23-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 48-yard field goal; STAN – D. Cajuste 7-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick)

Arizona

1234Total
Utes7014324
Wildcats71301535

USC

1234Total
Utes30003
Trojans793019

1st quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 42-yard field goal; USC – Nelson Agholor 30-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick)

2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 38-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 28-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 40-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: None

Arizona State

1234Total
#23 Sun Devils7001320
Utes6310019

Oregon

1234Total
Utah077721
#6 Oregon10720744

Oregon leads the series with Utah 18-8 (0.692). The series began in 1933 at Oregon, Oregon 23, Utah 7. The last meeting was the 2009 game at Oregon, Oregon 31, Utah 24. [6]

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan kick); ORE – Wogan 31-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Jake Murphy 34-yard pass from Adam Schulz (Andy Phillips kick); ORE – Josh Huff 5-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Schulz 4-yard run (Phillips kick); ORE – Thomas 86-yard kick return (Wogan kick missed); ORE – John Mundt 14-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 17-yard run (Wogan kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Marshall 16-yard run (Wogan kick); UTAH – Bubba Poole 10-yard run (Phillips kick) [7]

Washington State

1234Total
Utes71310737
Cougars211210649

[8]

References

  1. "2013 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. "Utah State Aggies vs. Utah Utes (August 29, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. "Weber State Wildcats at Utah Utes (September 7, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  4. "Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes (September 14, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  5. "Utah Utes at BYU Cougars (September 21, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  6. "Oregon vs Utah Series". Collegefootball.bz. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  7. "Utah Utes vs. Oregon Ducks - Box Score". ESPN . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  8. "WSU defeats Utah 49-37". Spokesman.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2025.