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Utah Football Team History


Utah Utes
University of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT
Founded: 1850
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity: 51,444
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Kyle Whittingham
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Kyle Whittingham enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Utah.
 The Utes won the Mountain West Conference Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Michigan  25   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  42   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Utah State  58   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Air Force  30   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Weber State  37   21   W       
 Thu., Oct. 2  vs. Oregon State  31   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Wyoming  40   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Colorado State  49   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ New Mexico  13   10   W       
 Thu., Nov. 6  vs. Texas Christian  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ San Diego State  63   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Brigham Young  48   24   W       
 Fri., Jan. 2   Alabama  31   17   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record13-0
  Points Scored480
  Scoring Average36.9
  Points Allowed224
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record78-73
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
213-0-0 AP
413-0-0 Coaches
413-0-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2008 Mountain West- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 10-3445285 6-2262196  Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State 7-6327393Won  40-354-4212233  Steve Fairchild
New Mexico 4-8253273 2-6146137  Rocky Long
Utah 13-0480224Won  31-178-0298125  Kyle Whittingham
Texas Christian 11-2437147Won  17-167-126468  Gary Patterson
Air Force 8-5348289Lost  28-345-3205180  Troy Calhoun
Nevada Las Vegas 5-7307391 2-6196274  Mike Sanford
Wyoming 4-8152333 1-786248  Joe Glenn
San Diego State 2-10231446 1-7136344  Chuck Long

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 All Mountain West Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.