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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: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Utah 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  2004 - Urban Meyer officially accepted the head coaching job at Florida before the Fiesta Bowl. Kyle Whittingham and Meyer acted as co-head coaches of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1922, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
1933, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1951
1952, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004
2008, 2021, 2022
Division Championships
  2018, 2019, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 734-491-31
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 734-491-31
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 26
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 257-197-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 444-196-17
 Away Record 267-280-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 131
 Winning Seasons (#1) 93
 Losing Seasons (#1)32
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2008)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1975)
 10 Win Seasons 10
 Most Points Scored in a Game 107 (11/5/1904)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 544 (2004)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (11/18/1989)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 524 (1989)
 Largest Margin of Victory 102 (11/5/1904)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 64 (11/13/1943)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 112 (11/5/1904)
 Last Shutout 8/29/2024
 Last Time Shutout 9/22/2007
 Shutouts All-Time 195
 Been Shutout All-Time 83
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/1/2003-9/10/2005)
 Longest Losing  9 (11/16/1985-11/1/1986)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 17-8-0
 Rose 0-2-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-0-0
 Sugar 1-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  35-21
 2010-19  83-47
 2000-09  86-36
 1990-99 71-46
 1980-89 54-57-3
 1970-79 44-67
 1960-69 53-48-1
 1950-59 54-44-4
 1940-49 54-30-6
 1930-39 59-20-6
 1920-29 46-20-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Iowa State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Utah won 68-27 in 2010.
All-Time:
 Utah vs. Iowa State 1-4-0 20.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Southern Utah  49-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Baylor  23-12 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Utah State  38-21 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Oklahoma State  22-19 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Arizona  10-23 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Arizona State  19-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Texas Christian  7-13 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Houston  14-17 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Brigham Young  21-22 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Colorado  24-49 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Iowa State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Central Florida  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Scoring227-203
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 8-23-1
Baylor 7-33-0
Brigham Young 8-23-1
Colorado 7-33-1
Iowa State 8-23-1
Central Florida 4-62-3
Cincinnati 5-52-1
Houston 4-62-3
Kansas State 7-32-2
Texas Christian 6-42-2
Texas Tech 6-42-2
Arizona 4-61-3
Kansas 4-61-2
Utah 4-61-3
West Virginia 5-51-3
Oklahoma State 3-70-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Utah & Utah State have played 105 games.
Utah has won 73 games.
Utah State has won 28 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-19
 10 or more 203-85
 20 or more  190-52
 30 or more 138-13
 40 or more 72-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 51-0
 10 or more 153-104
 20 or more 75-91
 30 or more 14-54
 40 or more 3-16
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.