2014 Utah Utes football team

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2014 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes logo.svg
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record9–4 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 Oregon xy$^  8 1   13 2  
Stanford  5 4   8 5  
Washington  4 5   8 6  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  2 7   5 7  
Washington State  2 7   3 9  
South Division
No. 19 Arizona xy  7 2   10 4  
No. 10 UCLA  6 3   10 3  
No. 12 Arizona State  6 3   10 3  
No. 20 USC  6 3   9 4  
No. 21 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Colorado  0 9   2 10  
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth 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. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Colorado State. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 285:30 p.m. Idaho State * P12N W 56–1445,925 [2]
September 61:00 p.m. Fresno State *
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 59–2745,864 [3]
September 201:30 p.m.at Michigan * ABC/ESPN2 W 26–10103,890 [4]
September 276:00 p.m. Washington State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NL 27–2845,859 [5]
October 48:30 p.m.at No. 8 UCLA ESPN W 30–2874,329 [6]
October 168:00 p.m.at Oregon State No. 20P12NW 29–23 2OT40,479 [7]
October 258:00 p.m.No. 20 USC No. 19
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1 W 24–2147,619 [8]
November 19:00 p.m.at No. 14 Arizona State No. 17FS1L 16–19 OT53,754 [9]
November 88:00 p.m.No. 4 Oregon No. 17
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNL 27–5147,528 [10]
November 154:00 p.m.at Stanford No. 23P12NW 20–17 2OT44,635 [11]
November 221:30 p.m.No. 15 Arizona No. 17
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN L 10–4245,824 [12]
November 2911:00 a.m.at Colorado No. 25P12NW 38–3439,155 [13]
December 201:30 p.m.vs. Colorado State *No. 22ABCW 45–1033,067
Source: [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV24201918202520RV242321
Coaches RVRV23191822RV21RVRV2520
CFP Not released17172317252322Not released

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Utah
Kyle Whittingham Head Coach10th
Dave Christensen Offensive coordinator1st
Kalani Sitake Defensive coordinator6th
Dennis Erickson Running backs/assistant coach2nd
Aaron Roderick Quarterbacks coach10th
Jim HardingOffensive line1st
Ilaisa Tuiaki Defensive line2nd
Morgan Scalley Safeties/Special Time Coordinator7th
Sharrieff Shah Cornerbacks coach3rd
Taylor Stubblefield Wide receivers coach1st
Robert ConleyCo-Graduate Assistant/Defense3rd
Joe DaleCo-Graduate Assistant/Defense1st
Nick DanielsonCo-Graduate Assistant/Offense1st
Sartaj KhanCo-Graduate Assistant/Offense1st
Doug ElisaiaDirector of Strength & Conditioning8th
Jeff RudyFootball Operations Director8th
Ernest Rimer [15] Football Director of Sport Science1st
Fred Whittingham JrDirector of Player Personnel2nd

Game summaries

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals707014
Utes142114756

Game officials: referee Jack Folliard, umpire Douglas Wilson, head linesman Bob Day, line judge Jeff Robinsoni, side judge Aaron Santi, field judge Brad Glenn, back judge Steve Hudson, head replay official Jim Northcott

Fresno State

1234Total
Bulldogs0771327
Utes1714141459

Game officials: referee Terry Leyden, umpire F. Villar, head linesman Rod Ammari, line judge Tim Messuri, side judge Aaron Santi, field judge S. Strimling, back judge Mearl Robinson

At Michigan

1234Total
Utes3107626
Wolverines370010

Game officials: referee S. Smith, umpire S. Woods, head linesman M. Dolce, line judge J. Baur, side judge D. Swanson, field judge J. Clay, back judge T. Ransom

Washington State

1234Total
Cougars0771428
Utes2130327

At No. 8 UCLA

1234Total
Utes7107630
No. 8 Bruins0771428

At Oregon State

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 20 Utes60377629
Beavers060107023

No. 20 USC

1234Total
No. 20 Trojans770721
No. 19 Utes737724

At No. 14 Arizona State

1234OTTotal
No. 17 Utes06100016
No. 14 Sun Devils6703319

No. 4 Oregon

1234Total
No. 4 Ducks02432451
No. 17 Utes7310727

At Stanford

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 23 Utes07007620
Cardinal70007317

No. 15 Arizona

1234Total
No. 15 Wildcats71402142
No. 17 Utes073010

At Colorado

1234Total
No. 25 Utes31315738
Buffaloes71710034

Vs. Colorado State (Las Vegas Bowl)

1234Total
Rams1000010
No. 22 Utes21371445

[16]

Notes

References

  1. "Las Vegas Bowl - Utah vs Colorado State Box Score, December 20, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. "Idaho State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. "Fresno State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. "Utah @ Michigan". Stat Broadcast. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. "Washington State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  6. "Utah @ UCLA". Stat Broadcast. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. "Utah @ Oregon State". Stat Broadcast. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. "USC @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  9. "Utah @ Arizona State". Stat Broadcast. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  10. "Oregon @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  11. "Utah @ Stanford". Stat Broadcast. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  12. "Arizona @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  13. "Utah @ Colorado". Stat Broadcast. November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  14. "Pac-12 Conference Releases 2014 Football Schedule". University of Utah Department of Athletics. January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  15. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ernie-rimer/41/a4a/127 [ self-published source ]
  16. "Utah routs Colorado State 45-10 in Las Vegas Bowl". The Seattle Times. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  17. Piper, Matthew (September 2, 2014). "Travis Wilson Helps First-Grader in Cancer Fight". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved November 18, 2014.