2016 Utah Utes football team

2016 Utah Utes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference South Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (12th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Aaron Roderick (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jim Harding (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,807)

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
California		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stanford		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington State		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Division
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 2, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be coached by twelfth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and will play their home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Southern Utah*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	P12N
September 10	5:30 PM	BYU*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War/Beehive Boot)	FOX
September 17		at San Jose State*		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA
September 23	7:30 PM	USC		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	FS1
October 1		at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 8		Arizona		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
October 15		at Oregon State		Reese Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 22		at UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 29		Washington		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 10	7:30 PM	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FS1
November 19		Oregon		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 26		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game summaries

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, Holy War (Utah vs. BYU), and Beehive Boot

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–34–4	2015	UTAH, 35–28

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2010	UTAH, 56–3

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2015	USC, 42–24

at California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Golden Bears					0

See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	UTAH, 30–24

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–19–2	2015	ARIZ, 37–30

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Beavers					0

See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11–1	2015	UTAH, 27–12

at UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Bruins					0

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–11	2015	UCLA, 17–9

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2015	UTAH, 34–23

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–20	2015	UTAH, 34–18

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks					0
Utes					0

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–20	2015	UTAH, 62–20

at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Buffaloes					0

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–31–3	2015	UTAH, 20–14