2014 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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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.[1]
| 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) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| 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[2] | ||
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Fresno State* |
| P12N | W 59–27 | 45,864[3] | |
| September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan* | ABC/ESPN2 | W 26–10 | 103,890[4] | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 27–28 | 45,859[5] | |
| October 4 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 8 UCLA | ESPN | W 30–28 | 74,329[6] | ||
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 20 | P12N | W 29–23 2OT | 40,479[7] | |
| October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 USC | No. 19 |
| FS1 | W 24–21 | 47,619[8] |
| November 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Arizona State | No. 17 | FS1 | L 16–19 OT | 53,754[9] | |
| November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 27–51 | 47,528[10] |
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 23 | P12N | W 20–17 2OT | 44,635[11] | |
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 10–42 | 45,824[12] |
| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Colorado | No. 25 | P12N | W 38–34 | 39,155[13] | |
| December 20 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | No. 22 | ABC | W 45–10 | 33,067 | |
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- Source: [14]
Rankings
Coaching staff
| 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[15] | Football director of sport science | 1st |
| Freddie Whittingham | Director of player personnel | 3rd |
Game summaries
Idaho State
| 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
Fresno State
| 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
At Michigan
| 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
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Utes | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
At No. 8 UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| No. 8 Bruins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
At Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 20 Utes | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| Beavers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
No. 20 USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 19 Utes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At No. 14 Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 17 Utes | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 14 Sun Devils | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
No. 4 Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Ducks | 0 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 51 |
| No. 17 Utes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
At Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 23 Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
No. 15 Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| No. 17 Utes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
At Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 25 Utes | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Vs. Colorado State (Las Vegas Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 Utes | 21 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Notes
- September 1, 2014 – wide receiver Kaelin Clay named Pac-12 Conference special teams player of the week[17]