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2012 Utah Utes football Conference Pac-12 Conference Division South Division Record 5–7 (3–6 Pac-12) Head coach Kyle Whittingham (8th season) Offensive coordinator Brian Johnson (1st season) Offensive scheme Multiple Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (4th season) Base defense 4–3 Captains Dave Kruger Star Lotulelei Luke Matthews John White Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Seasons
The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 5:15 p.m. Northern Colorado * Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N W 41–045,273 September 7 6:00 p.m. at Utah State * ESPN2 L 20–27 OT 25,513 September 15 8:00 p.m. No. 25 BYU * Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) ESPN2 W 24–2145,653 September 22 8:00 p.m. at Arizona State P12N L 7–3758,107 October 4 7:00 p.m. No. 13 USC Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN L 28–3846,037 October 13 1:00 p.m. at UCLA FOX L 14–2166,303 October 20 8:30 p.m. at No. 8 Oregon State ESPN2 L 7–2145,769 October 27 7:45 p.m. California Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N W 49–2745,017 November 3 1:00 p.m. Washington State Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N W 49–645,069 November 10 8:30 p.m. at Washington P12N L 15–3460,050 November 17 8:00 p.m. Arizona Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPNU L 24–3445,031 November 23 1:00 p.m. at Colorado FX W 42–3546,052 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Before the season
Coaching changes On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.[ 2]
Game summaries
Northern Colorado Northern Colorado at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Colorado Bears 0 0 0 0 0 • Utah Utes 0 21 7 13 41
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Utah leads series: 2 – 0
Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41–0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.[ 4]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Northern Colorado Utah 2 13:05 12 74 5:54 Utah Jake Murphy 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 7 2 2:17 5 40 2:33 Utah Travis Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 14 2 0:34 6 52 0:57 Utah John White IV 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 21 3 10:51 5 67 2:23 Utah Travis Wilson 6-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 28 4 12:18 21 91 10:42 Utah Jake Murphy 8-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick No Good 0 34 4 10:42 Utah Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Joe Kruger, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 41 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 0 41
Utah State Utah at Utah State 1 2 3 4 OT Total Utes 0 3 10 7 0 20 • Aggies 13 0 0 7 7 27
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Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Utah State 1 7:59 Utah State Clayton Christensen recovery of blocked field goal in the end zone for a touchdown, Brock Warren kick good 0 7 1 0:03 6 72 2:13 Utah State Joe Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton , Brock Warren kick no good 0 13 2 0:00 9 48 1:11 Utah 42-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 3 13 3 11:34 4 53 1:29 Utah Kenneth Scott 28-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good 10 13 3 4:22 5 22 2:38 Utah 40-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 13 13 4 9:10 3 66 0:44 Utah State Kellen Bartlett 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 13 20 4 3:18 5 67 2:00 Utah Kenneth Scott 24-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 20 20 OT 5 25 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good 20 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 27
BYU #25 BYU at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total #25 Cougars 0 7 0 14 21 • Utes 7 0 17 0 24
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Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Utah 1 9:12 2 17 0:46 Utah Westlee Tonga 17-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 0 7 2 4:40 4 33 1:38 BYU Cody Hoffman 10-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 7 7 3 7:27 8 23 3:28 Utah 48-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 7 10 3 1:58 Utah Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Mo Lee, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 17 3 0:57 1 39 0:25 Utah Josh Booker 39-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 24 4 13:43 8 75 2:14 BYU Jamaal Williams 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 24 4 3:39 4 14 1:26 BYU Kaneakua Friel 1-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 21 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 21 24
Arizona State Utah at Arizona State 1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 0 0 7 • Sun Devils 21 10 3 3 37
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Utah trails series: 6 – 17
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Arizona State 1 10:48 4 64 1:13 Arizona State Rashad Ross 38-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 7 1 7:00 7 59 2:10 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 3:53 4 34 2:02 Arizona State Marion Grice 10-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 21 2 13:29 11 91 5:24 Utah Karl Williams 2-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 21 2 10:19 8 88 3:04 Arizona State 22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte 7 24 2 4:56 10 70 3:48 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 13-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good 7 31 3 5:19 10 56 3:22 Arizona State 22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte 7 34 4 6:23 11 49 4:18 Arizona State 43-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte 7 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 7 37
USC #13 USC at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total • #13 Trojans 7 17 0 14 38 Utes 14 7 0 7 28
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Utah trails series: 3 – 7
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC Utah 1 14:13 Utah Fumble recovery returned 8 yards for touchdown by Nate Fakahafua, Coleman Peterson kick good 0 7 1 12:15 2 13 1:01 Utah Kenneth Scott 11-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 0 14 1 7:12 9 75 5:03 USC Silas Reed 3-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good 7 14 2 12:53 6 22 2:14 USC 32-yard field goal by Andre Heidari 10 14 2 8:54 8 81 3:59 Utah DeVonte Christopher 18-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 10 21 2 7:54 3 74 1:00 USC Randall Telfer 23-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley , Andre Heidari kick good 17 21 2 4:38 6 34 3:16 USC Robert Woods 6-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 24 21 4 12:10 1 83 0:13 USC Marqise Lee 83-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 31 21 4 9:30 USC Interception returned 38 yards for touchdown by Nickell Robery, Andre Heidari kick good 38 21 4 0:38 11 63 4:40 Utah Kelvin York 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Peterson kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 28
UCLA Utah vs. UCLA at the Rose Bowl Utah at UCLA 1 2 3 4 Total Utes 7 0 0 7 14 • Bruins 14 0 7 0 21
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Utah trails series: 2 – 8
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah UCLA 1 5:36 13 69 5:49 UCLA Brett Hundley 12-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 0 7 1 4:31 Utah Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Ryan Lacy, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 7 1 3:24 3 75 1:07 UCLA Shaquelle Evans 54-yard touchdown reception from Brett Hundley, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 7 14 3 6:04 14 66 5:47 UCLA Jonathan Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 7 21 4 3:16 11 90 3:01 Utah Dres Anderson 1-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 14 21 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 14 21
#8 Oregon State Utah at #8 Oregon State 1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 0 0 7 • #8 Beavers 7 7 0 7 21
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Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Oregon State 1 0:57 3 16 1:05 Oregon State Storm Woods 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 0 7 2 14:27 2 10 0:27 Oregon State Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 0 14 2 6:00 10 88 5:40 Utah Jake Murphy 18-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 14 4 7:41 7 67 3:35 Oregon State Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 7 21 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 7 21
California California at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 3 3 7 14 27 • Utes 14 14 14 7 49
Date: October 27Location: Salt Lake City, UTGame start: 7:52 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 45,017Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds NE at 10mphReferee: Terry LeydenTV announcers (Pac-12 Network Rocky Mountain & Bay Area): Ron Pitts and Kelly Stouffer
Utah trails series: 3 – 5
Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Washington State Washington State at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 6 6 • Utes 14 17 8 10 49
Date: November 3Location: Salt Lake City, UTGame start: 1:07 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 45,069Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds W at 3mphReferee: Jack FolliardTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ): Kevin Calabro , Adam Archuleta , and Yogi Roth
Utah leads series: 6 – 5
Washington Utah at Washington 1 2 3 4 Total Utes 8 0 7 0 15 • Huskies 0 14 13 7 34
Utah trails series: 0 – 7
Arizona Arizona at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 3 14 0 17 34 Utes 0 14 10 0 24
Date: November 17Location: Salt Lake City, UTGame start: 8:07 MST Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 45,031Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy with Rain, winds ESE 4mphReferee: Land ClarkTV announcers (ESPNU ): Joe Davis and Kelly Stouffer
Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2
Colorado Utah at Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 10 7 3 22 42 Buffaloes 7 7 14 7 35
Date: November 23Location: Boulder, CO Game start: 1:06 MST Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 46,052Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Sunny, winds NE 5mphReferee: Jack WoodTV announcers (FX ): Mike Morgan, J. C. Pearson , and Laura McKeeman
Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3
References ^ "Pac-12 Releases 2012 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics . January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012 . ^ "Brian Johnson Named Offensive Coordinator". Official athletic site. ^ "Northern Colorado Bears vs Utah Utes (August 30, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 30, 2012 . ^ "Northern Colorado vs. Utah - Game Recap - August 30, 2012 - ESPN". ^ "Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2012 . ^ "Utah Utes vs. Arizona State Sundevils". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012 . ^ "Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2012 . ^ "Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2012 . ^ "Utah Utes vs. Oregon State Beavers". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2012 .
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