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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


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1892  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Kyle Whittingham enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Utah.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Arizona  27   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Utah State  31   7   W       
 Thu., Sep. 15  @ Texas Christian  20   23   L       
 Thu., Sep. 22  vs. Air Force  38   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ North Carolina  17   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Colorado State  17   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. San Diego State  19   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Nevada Las Vegas  42   32   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Wyoming  43   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. New Mexico  27   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Brigham Young  41   34   W       
 Thu., Dec. 29   Georgia Tech  38   10   W    @ San Francisco, CA   Emerald Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored360
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average24.1
  Opponents Record62-75
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Mountain West- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 6-6396351Lost  28-355-3297237  Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State 6-6321369Lost  30-515-3197210  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5326327 4-4230250  Rocky Long
Texas Christian 11-1398223Won  27-248-0306151  Gary Patterson
Utah 7-5360289Won  38-104-4247217  Kyle Whittingham
San Diego State 5-7323325 4-4206184  Tom Craft
Air Force 4-7330349 3-5262278  Fisher DeBerry
Wyoming 4-7271297 2-6195251  Joe Glenn
Nevada Las Vegas 2-9207381 1-7135297  Mike Sanford

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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

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