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The 2019 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 15th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Quick facts Utah Utes football, Pac-12 South Division champion ...
2019 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 South Division champion
Alamo Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record11–3 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium[1]
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
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2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Oregon xy$ 8–1  12–2 
California 4–5  8–5 
Washington 4–5  8–5 
Oregon State 4–5  5–7 
Washington State 3–6  6–7 
Stanford 3–6  4–8 
South Division
No. 16 Utah xy 8–1  11–3 
USC 7–2  8–5 
Arizona State 4–5  8–5 
UCLA 4–5  4–8 
Colorado 3–6  5–7 
Arizona 2–7  4–8 
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media poll

In the 2019 Pac-12 media poll, Utah was voted as the favorite to win both the South Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.[2]

Schedule

Utah's 2019 schedule would begin on Thursday, August 29 on the road against rival BYU, a football independent. They would round out their non-conference slate with home games against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference and Idaho State of the Big Sky Conference. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Utes would play the other members of the South Division and draw California, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They would not play Oregon or Stanford as part of the regular season.

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:15 p.m.at BYU*No. 14
ESPNW 30–1261,626
September 711:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*No. 13
P12NW 35–1745,919
September 142:15 p.m.Idaho State*No. 11
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 31–045,989
September 207:00 p.m.at USCNo. 10
FS1L 23–3055,719
September 288:00 p.m.Washington StatedaggerNo. 19
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 38–1346,115
October 126:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 15
P12NW 52–731,730
October 194:00 p.m.No. 17 Arizona StateNo. 13
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 21–346,402
October 268:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 12
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1W 35–046,626
November 22:00 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 9
FOXW 33–2869,270
November 166:00 p.m.UCLANo. 7
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FOXW 49–347,307
November 238:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7
FS1W 35–755,675
November 305:30 p.m.ColoradoNo. 6
ABCW 45–1546,879
December 66:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 OregonNo. 5
ABCL 15–3738,679
December 315:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 11
ESPNL 10–3860,147
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Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1413111019171513129887651216
Coaches15151211191715141210998651016
CFPNot released8776511Not released
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Game summaries

At BYU

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Utes 3 6 7 14 30
Cougars 0 6 0 6 12
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See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

Northern Illinois

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 10 0 0 17
No. 13 Utes 0 21 7 7 35
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See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Idaho State

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 Utes 17 7 7 0 31
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See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

At USC

See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Utes 7 3 7623
Trojans 14 0 7930
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 20, 2019
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 55,719
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed (Pac 12)
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
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First quarter
  • USC (12:57) – #19 Matt Fink to #21 Tyler Vaughns 29 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • UTAH (10:39) – #7 Devonta'e Henry-Cole 17 yard run TD
    (#97 Jadon Redding kick) – USC 7–7
  • USC (8:11) – #19 Matt Fink to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 31 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–7
Second quarter
  • UTAH (6:44) – #97 Jadon Redding 38 yard Field Goal – USC 14–10
Third quarter
  • USC (9:54) – #19 Matt Fink to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 77 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 21–10
  • UTAH (3:47) – #1 Tyler Huntley to #89 Cole Fotheringham 2 yard pass TD
    (#97 Jadon Redding kick) – USC 21–17
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH (11:57) – #97 Jadon Redding 24 yard Field Goal – USC 21–20
  • USC (8:51) – USC Defense Safety – USC 23–20
  • USC (6:58) – #30 Markese Stepp 4 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 30–20
  • UTAH (4:01) – #97 Jadon Redding 38 yard Field Goal – USC 30–23
Passing
  • USC – #19 Matt Fink – 21/30 351 Yds – 3 TD 1 Int
  • UTAH – #1 Tyler Huntley – 22/30 210 Yds – 1 TD
Rushing
  • USC – #30 Markese Stepp – 3 Runs 11 Yds – 1 TD
  • UTAH – #6 Devin Brumfield – 10 Runs 63 Yds
Receiving (halftime)
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Washington State

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 0 0 13
No. 19 Utes 7 14 10 7 38
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See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

At Oregon State

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Utes 21 14 14 3 52
Beavers 0 0 0 7 7
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See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team

Arizona State

See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils (5–1) at No. 13 Utah Utes (5–1) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Sun Devils 0 0 303
No. 13 Utes 0 14 0721
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at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,402
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
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First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (8:59) UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 10-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:28; Utah 7–0)
  • (1:08) UTAH – Zack Moss 1-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:39; Utah 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:50) ASU – Cristian Zendejas 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:08; Utah 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:24) UTAH – Zack Moss 32-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:09; Utah 21–3)
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More information Statistics, ASU ...
StatisticsASUUTAH
First downs820
Total yards136342
Rushing yards33–11143–151
Passing yards25191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int4–18–114–24–1
Time of possession24:4235:18
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arizona StatePassingJayden Daniels14/18, 25 yards, INT
RushingEno Benjamin15 carries, 104 yards
ReceivingFrank Darby1 reception, 12 yards
UtahPassingTyler Huntley12/19, 171 yards, INT
RushingZack Moss25 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingZack Moss3 receptions, 78 yards
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California

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 12 Utes 7 21 7 0 35
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See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team

At Washington

See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team
Utah at Washington – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Utes 0 13 61433
Huskies 7 7 7728
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at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 69,270
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
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Top passers
  • Utah – Tyler Huntley – 19/24, 284 yards, TD
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 29/52, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receiving
  • Utah – Jaylen Dixon – 2 receptions, 72 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 6 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
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UCLA

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 0 0 0 3
No. 7 Utes 7 21 7 14 49
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See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team

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At Arizona

See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team
No. 7 Utah Utes (9–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–6)
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 7 Utes 14 0147 35
Wildcats 0 007 7
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Scoring summary
17:39UTAHBrant Kuithe 3-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56)		UTAH 7–0
0:37UTAHDemari Simpkins 3-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (Jadon Redding kick)
(10 plays, 72 yards, 5:12)		UTAH 14–0
312:50UTAHZack Moss 41-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10)		UTAH 21–0
8:08UTAHBrant Kuithe 6-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:33)		UTAH 28–0
412:47UTAHTJ Green 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(4 plays, 18 yards, 1:57)		UTAH 35–0
1:50ARIZGrant Gunnell 7-yard run (Lucas Havrisik kick)
(12 plays, 85 yards, 5:00)		UTAH 35–7

Statistics

More information Statistics, Utah ...
StatisticsUtahArizona
First downs2811
Total yards517196
Rushing yards29761
Passing yards220135
Turnovers10
Time of possession39:3220:28
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UtahPassingTyler Huntley19/23, 211 yards, TD, INT
RushingZack Moss26 carries, 203 yards, TD
ReceivingBrant Kuithe4 receptions, 81 yards
ArizonaPassingGrant Gunnell8/16, 96 yards
RushingJ. J. Taylor10 carries, 33 yards
ReceivingCedric Peterson4 receptions, 63 yards
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Colorado

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 8 15
No. 6 Utes 0 17 14 14 45
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See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Vs. Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game)

See also: 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game and 2019 Oregon Ducks football team
Utah Utes vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Ducks 10 10 31437
No. 5 Utes 0 0 15015
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at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, California

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First quarter
  • ORE – C. J. Verdell 3 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 8:00. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:43.
  • ORE – Camden Lewis 23 Yd Field Goal, 4:17. Oregon 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:43.
Second quarter
  • ORE – Johnny Johnson III 45 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 11:02. Oregon 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:10.
  • ORE – Camden Lewis 30 Yd Field Goal, 4:56. Oregon 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:03.
Third quarter
  • UTAH – Zack Moss 24 Yd pass from Tyler Huntley (Jadon Redding Kick), 10:52. Oregon 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:27.
  • ORE – Camden Lewis 25 Yd Field Goal, 4:56. Oregon 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:49.
  • UTAH – Samson Nacua 25 Yd pass from Tyler Huntley (Tyler Huntley–Samson Nacua pass), 1:13. Oregon 23–15. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
Fourth quarter
  • ORE – C. J. Verdell 70 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 7:09. Oregon 30–15. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:19.
  • ORE – C. J. Verdell 31 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 2:33. Oregon 37–15. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:49.
Top passers
  • ORE – Justin Herbert – 14–26, 193 yards, 1 TD
  • UTAH – Tyler Huntley – 17–29, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • ORE – C. J. Verdell – 18 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD
  • UTAH – Zack Moss – 19 carries, 113 yards
Top receivers
  • ORE – Johnny Johnson III – 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
  • UTAH – Zack Moss – 4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
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Vs. Texas (Alamo Bowl)

See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team and 2019 Alamo Bowl
Texas Longhorns vs. Utah Utes (Alamo Bowl)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 0 0 3710
Longhorns 3 7 141438
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at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: December 31, 2019
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,147
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary
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Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:26) UT – Cameron Dicker 29 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:34; Texas 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:24) UT – Collin Johnson 5 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:43; Texas 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (10:30) UT – Keaontay Ingram 11 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:04; Texas 17–0)
  • (4:58) UTAH – Jadon Redding 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:32; Texas 17–3)
  • (0:06) UT – Sam Ehlinger 6 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Texas 24–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:34) UTAH – Demari Simpkins 4 yard pass from Tyler Huntley, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Texas 24–10)
  • (8:58) UT – Devin Duvernay 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Texas 31–10)
  • (7:54) UT – Keaontay Ingram 49 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:13; Texas 38–10)
Passing
  • UT – Sam Ehlinger – 12/18, 201 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • UTAH – Tyler Huntley – 15/23, 126 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
  • UT – Keaontay Ingram – 13 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
  • UTAH – Zack Moss – 16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

The Utes had seven players drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.[5]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
250Jaylon JohnsonCBChicago Bears
385Julian BlackmonSIndianapolis Colts
386Zack MossRBBuffalo Bills
3104Terrell BurgessSLos Angeles Rams
4114Leki FotuDTArizona Cardinals
5179Bradlee AnaeDEDallas Cowboys
6197John PenisiniDTDetroit Lions
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Both Kuithe and Fotheringham finished with the same number of receptions and receiving yards, meaning Utah finished with two leading receivers.

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