2014_Utah_Utes_football_team
2014 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
The 2014 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.
Quick Facts Utah Utes football, Las Vegas Bowl champion ...
| 2014 Utah Utes football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Colorado State | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division | South Division |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 9–4 (5–4 Pac-12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Christensen (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Kalani Sitake (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 2 Oregon x$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Arizona x | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 USC | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Idaho State* | P12N | W 56–14 | 45,925[1] | ||
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Fresno State* |
| P12N | W 59–27 | 45,864[2] | |
| September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan* | ABC/ESPN2 | W 26–10 | 103,890[3] | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 27–28 | 45,859[4] | |
| October 4 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 8 UCLA | ESPN | W 30–28 | 74,329[5] | ||
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 20 | P12N | W 29–23 2OT | 40,479[6] | |
| October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 USC | No. 19 |
| FS1 | W 24–21 | 47,619[7] |
| November 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Arizona State | No. 17 | FS1 | L 16–19 OT | 53,754[8] | |
| November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 27–51 | 47,528[9] |
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 23 | P12N | W 20–17 2OT | 44,635[10] | |
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 10–42 | 45,824[11] |
| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Colorado | No. 25 | P12N | W 38–34 | 39,155[12] | |
| December 20 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | No. 22 | ABC | W 45–10 | 33,067 | |
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- Source: [13]
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Seasons at Utah |
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| Kyle Whittingham | Head Coach | 10th |
| Dave Christensen | Offensive coordinator | 1st |
| Kalani Sitake | Defensive coordinator | 6th |
| Dennis Erickson | Running backs/assistant coach | 2nd |
| Aaron Roderick | Quarterbacks coach | 10th |
| Jim Harding | Offensive line | 1st |
| Ilaisa Tuiaki | Defensive line | 2nd |
| Morgan Scalley | Safeties/Special Time Coordinator | 7th |
| Sharrieff Shah | Cornerbacks coach | 3rd |
| Taylor Stubblefield | Wide receivers coach | 1st |
| Robert Conley | Co-Graduate Assistant/Defense | 3rd |
| Joe Dale | Co-Graduate Assistant/Defense | 1st |
| Nick Danielson | Co-Graduate Assistant/Offense | 1st |
| Sartaj Khan | Co-Graduate Assistant/Offense | 1st |
| Doug Elisaia | Director of Strength & Conditioning | 8th |
| Jeff Rudy | Football Operations Director | 8th |
| Ernest Rimer [14] | Football Director of Sport Science | 1st |
| Fred Whittingham Jr | Director of Player Personnel | 2nd |
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Idaho State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Utes | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
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See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team
Game officials: referee Jack Folliard, umpire Douglas Wilson, head linesman Bob Day, line judge Jeff Robinsoni, side judge Aaron Santi, field judge Brad Glenn, back judge Steve Hudson, head replay official Jim Northcott
Fresno State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Utes | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
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See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Game officials: referee Terry Leyden, umpire F. Villar, head linesman Rod Ammari, line judge Tim Messuri, side judge Aaron Santi, field judge S. Strimling, back judge Mearl Robinson
Michigan
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Wolverines | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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See also: 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team
Game officials: referee S. Smith, umpire S. Woods, head linesman M. Dolce, line judge J. Baur, side judge D. Swanson, field judge J. Clay, back judge T. Ransom
Washington State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Utes | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
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UCLA
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| #8 Bruins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team
Oregon State
More information OT, 2OT ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| #20 Utes | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| Beavers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
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See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team
USC
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| #19 Utes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team
Arizona State
More information OT, Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #18 Utes | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| #15 Sun Devils | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
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Oregon
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #5 Ducks | 0 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 51 |
| #20 Utes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
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See also: 2014 Oregon Ducks football team
Stanford
More information OT, 2OT ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| #25 Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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See also: 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team
Arizona
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #15 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| #20 Utes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team
Colorado
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
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See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Colorado State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #23 Utes | 21 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
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Main article: 2014 Las Vegas Bowl
See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team
- September 1, 2014 – Wide receiver Kaelin Clay is named Pac-12 Conference special teams player of the week[15]
- "Idaho State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- "Fresno State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- "Utah @ Michigan". Stat Broadcast. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- "Washington State @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- "Utah @ UCLA". Stat Broadcast. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- "Utah @ Oregon State". Stat Broadcast. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- "USC @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- "Utah @ Arizona State". Stat Broadcast. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- "Oregon @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- "Utah @ Stanford". Stat Broadcast. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- "Arizona @ Utah". Stat Broadcast. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- "Utah @ Colorado". Stat Broadcast. November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Pac-12 Conference Releases 2014 Football Schedule". University of Utah Department of Athletics. January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- Piper, Matthew (September 2, 2014). "Travis Wilson Helps First-Grader in Cancer Fight". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2014.