2014 Utah Utes football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Colorado State | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 9–4 (5–4 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Christensen (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Kalani Sitake (6th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 Oregon x$^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 19 Arizona x | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Idaho State * | P12N | W 56–14 | 45,925 [1] | ||
September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Fresno State * |
| P12N | W 59–27 | 45,864 [2] | |
September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan * | ABC/ESPN2 | W 26–10 | 103,890 [3] | ||
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 27–28 | 45,859 [4] | |
October 4 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 8 UCLA | ESPN | W 30–28 | 74,329 [5] | ||
October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 20 | P12N | W 29–23 2OT | 40,479 [6] | |
October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 USC | No. 19 |
| FS1 | W 24–21 | 47,619 [7] |
November 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Arizona State | No. 17 | FS1 | L 16–19 OT | 53,754 [8] | |
November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 27–51 | 47,528 [9] |
November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 23 | P12N | W 20–17 2OT | 44,635 [10] | |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 10–42 | 45,824 [11] |
November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Colorado | No. 25 | P12N | W 38–34 | 39,155 [12] | |
December 20 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Colorado State * | No. 22 | ABC | W 45–10 | 33,067 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 20 | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 | RV | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 20 |
CFP | Not released | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 22 | Not released |
Name | Position | Seasons at Utah |
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Kyle Whittingham | Head Coach | 10th |
Dave Christensen | Offensive coordinator | 1st |
Kalani Sitake | Defensive coordinator | 6th |
Dennis Erickson | Running backs/assistant coach | 2nd |
Aaron Roderick | Quarterbacks coach | 10th |
Jim Harding | Offensive line | 1st |
Ilaisa Tuiaki | Defensive line | 2nd |
Morgan Scalley | Safeties/Special Time Coordinator | 7th |
Sharrieff Shah | Cornerbacks coach | 3rd |
Taylor Stubblefield | Wide receivers coach | 1st |
Robert Conley | Co-Graduate Assistant/Defense | 3rd |
Joe Dale | Co-Graduate Assistant/Defense | 1st |
Nick Danielson | Co-Graduate Assistant/Offense | 1st |
Sartaj Khan | Co-Graduate Assistant/Offense | 1st |
Doug Elisaia | Director of Strength & Conditioning | 8th |
Jeff Rudy | Football Operations Director | 8th |
Ernest Rimer [14] | Football Director of Sport Science | 1st |
Fred Whittingham Jr | Director of Player Personnel | 2nd |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Utes | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Utes | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Wolverines | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Utes | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
#8 Bruins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#20 Utes | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
Beavers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
#19 Utes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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#18 Utes | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
#15 Sun Devils | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Ducks | 0 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 51 |
#20 Utes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#25 Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#15 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
#20 Utes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#23 Utes | 21 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
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