2024 Utah Utes football team

2024 Utah Utes football
2024 Utah Utes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
Record	3–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (9th season)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UCF	1	–	0	3	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	3	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 14 Oklahoma State	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 13 Kansas State	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 12 Utah	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 20 Iowa State	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arizona	0	–	0	2	–	1
Baylor	0	–	0	2	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	0	2	–	1
Colorado	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas Tech	0	–	0	2	–	1
Houston	0	–	0	1	–	2
Kansas	0	–	0	1	–	2
West Virginia	0	–	0	1	–	2
TCU	0	–	1	2	–	1
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 20th year as their head coach. The Utes play their games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' first year in the Big 12.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*	No. 12	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 49–0	52,210
September 7	1:30 p.m.	Baylor^[a]*	No. 11	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	W 23–12	52,827
September 14	2:30 p.m.	at Utah State*	No. 12	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	CBSSN	W 38–21
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 12	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX
September 28	TBA	Arizona		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
October 11	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN
October 19	TBA	TCU		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
October 26	TBA	at Houston		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	TBA
November 9	TBA	BYU		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	TBA
November 16	TBA	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	TBA
November 23	TBA	Iowa State		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
November 29	6:00 p.m.	at UCF		FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	FOX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 30) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

vs. Southern Utah (FCS)

Game One – Southern Utah Thunderbirds (FCS) (0-0) vs No. 12 Utah Utes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Utah (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
No. 12 Utah	7	28	7	7	49

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 52,210
Referee: Henry Johns
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(8:46) UTAH – Dijon Stanley 64-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:56; Utah 7-0)

Second quarter

(14:48) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 29-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:01; Utah 14-0)
(11:27) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 18-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:44; Utah 21-0)
(9:04) UTAH – Dijon Stanley 79-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12; Utah 28-0)
(1:08) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 11-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:34; Utah 35-0)

Third quarter

(4:23) UTAH – Mike Mitchell 4-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:09; Utah 42-0)

Fourth quarter

(11:05) UTAH – Caleb Lohner 20-yard pass from Isaac Wilson (Trey Coleman kick) (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07; Utah 49-0)

Statistics	SUU	UTAH
First downs	9	26
Total yards	150	513
Rushing yards	79	185
Passing yards	71	328
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–21–1	17–26–2
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing	Jackson Berry	6/11, 54 yards, INT
	Rushing	Targhee Lambson	6 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Mark Bails	3 receptions, 42 yards
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	10/15, 254 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Dijon Stanley	6 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Dijon Stanley	3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

vs. Baylor

Game Two – Baylor Bears (1–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	3	9	0	12
No. 11 Utah	17	6	0	0	23

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 52,827
Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(8:37) UTAH – Money Parks 28-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:10; Utah 7-0)
(8:17) UTAH – Micah Bernard 2-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:13; Utah 14-0)
(0:48) UTAH – Cole Becker 30-yard kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:52; Utah 17-0)

Second quarter

(5:21) UTAH – Tao Johnson 77-yard return of blocked field goal (2 point conversion failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:03; Utah 23-0)
(0:00) BAYLOR – Isaiah Hankins 44-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:29; Utah 23-3)

Third quarter

(6:23) BAYLOR – Isaiah Hankins 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:37; Utah 23-6)
(0:53) BAYLOR – Josh Cameron 47-yard pass from Dequan Finn (2 point conversion failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54; Utah 23-12)

Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	UTAH
First downs	12	15
Total yards	223	292
Rushing yards	108	170
Passing yards	115	122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–21–0	12–23–0
Time of possession	25:37	34:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Dequan Finn	9/21, 115 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dawson Pendergrass	9 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Josh Cameron	2 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	8/14, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Micah Bernard	19 carries, 118 yards
	Receiving	Money Parks	3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

at Utah State

Game Three – No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) at Utah State Aggies (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utes	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	USU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 14 Oklahoma State

No. 12 Utah Utes (3–0) at No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona

Arizona Wildcats (2–1) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ARIZ	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona State

Utah Utes (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	0	0	0
Sun Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ

Date: October 11, 2024
Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs TCU

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston

Utah Utes (0–0) at Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs BYU

BYU Cougars (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BYU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colorado

Utah Utes (0–0) at Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	0	0	0
Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	COL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF

Utah Utes (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	0	0	0
Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL

Date: November 29, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: FOX

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	12	11	12	12
Coaches	13	11	10	10
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "2024 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

^ Although both Utah and Baylor are in the Big 12, this game will not count in conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Utah joined the Big 12.

[2] "2024 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[1] Although both Utah and Baylor are in the Big 12, this game will not count in conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Utah joined the Big 12.

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