2020 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 2020 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 16th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
- Kyle Whittingham (16th season)
| 2020 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| South Division | |
| Record | 3–2 (3–2 Pac-12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Andy Ludwig (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Morgan Scalley (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon y$ | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.[3]
On December 18, with a 2–2 record and one game left to play, the Utes announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.[4] The Utes won their final game, finishing their season with a 3–2 record. Running back Ty Jordan was voted the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.[5]
Schedule
Utah had games scheduled against BYU, Montana State, and Wyoming, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
On November 24, Utah's scheduled game at Arizona State for November 29 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Arizona State program.[7] The Pac-12 then announced that Utah would instead play at Washington on November 28;[8] the Huskies' scheduled game at Washington State had also been canceled after Washington State had a COVID-19 outbreak.[9]
| Original 2020 Utah Utes schedule | |||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | |
| September 3 | BYU* | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | |
| September 12 | Montana State* | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | |
| September 19 | at Wyoming* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | |
| September 26 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | |
| October 2 | USC | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | |
| October 10 | at Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | |
| October 17 | Washington | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | |
| October 29 | at UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
| November 7 | Arizona | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | |
| November 14 | Oregon State | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | |
| November 21 | at Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | |
| November 28 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| | | | | No Contest[10] | |||||
| | | | | No Contest[11] | |||||
| November 21 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC |
| ESPN | L 17–33 | 0 | |||
| November 28 | 5:30 p.m. | at Washington | ABC | L 21–24 | 259 | ||||
| December 5 | 8:30 p.m. | Oregon State |
| ESPN | W 30–24 | 0 | |||
| December 12 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 21 Colorado | FOX | W 38–21 | 0 | ||||
| December 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Washington State |
| FS1 | W 45–28 | 0 | |||
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Rankings
Personnel
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Special teams
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Game summaries
No. 20 USC
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Trojans | 3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| Utes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Clear, 35 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: M. Mothershed
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
- Box score, Recap
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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| Statistics | USC | UTAH |
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| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Total yards | 357 | 327 |
| Rushing yards | 93 | 111 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 216 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 30:41 | 29:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| USC | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 24/35, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Vavae Malepeai | 20 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Bru McCoy | 5 receptions, 66 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Jake Bentley | 16/28, 171 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ty Jordan | 7 rushes, 32 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryan Thompson | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
At Washington
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Utes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST / 4:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 259
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (ABC): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony
- Box score, Recap
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| Statistics | UTAH | WASH |
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| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 359 | 360 |
| Rushing yards | 215 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 272 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:24 | 25:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Utah | Passing | Jake Bentley | 16/23, 144 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ty Jordan | 10 rushes, 97 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryan Thompson | 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD | |
| Washington | Passing | Dylan Morris | 23/38, 272 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Sean McGrew | 7 rushes, 36 yards | |
| Receiving | Cade Otton | 8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD |
Oregon State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Utes | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Statistics | ORST | UTAH |
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| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Total yards | 335 | 403 |
| Rushing yards | 133 | 229 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 174 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:15 | 35:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 20/38, 202 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jack Colletto | 1 rush, 40 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyjon Lindsey | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Jack Bentley | 18/27, 174 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Ty Jordan | 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 8 receptions, 76 yards |
At No. 21 Colorado
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Utes | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 21 Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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| Statistics | UTAH | COLO |
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| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total yards | 432 | 377 |
| Rushing yards | 192 | 110 |
| Passing yards | 240 | 267 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 36:11 | 23:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Utah | Passing | Jack Bentley | 20/32, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ty Jordan | 17 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Britain Covey | 9 receptions, 76 yards, TD | |
| Colorado | Passing | Sam Noyer | 16/34, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jarek Broussard | 14 rushes, 80 yards | |
| Receiving | Brenden Rice | 1 reception, 61 yards, TD |
Washington State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Utes | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 45 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Statistics | WSU | UTAH |
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| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 396 | 528 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 223 |
| Passing yards | 281 | 305 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Washington State | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 17/28, 204 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Max Borghi | 10 rushes, 95 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jamire Calvin | 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD | |
| Utah | Passing | Jack Bentley | 7/14, 153 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ty Jordan | 22 rushes, 154 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Britain Covey | 6 receptions, 134 yards, TD |