2012 Utah Utes football team

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

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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 41–0	45,273
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	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 24–21	45,653
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 7–37	58,107
October 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 USC	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 28–38	46,037
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 14–21	66,303
October 20	8:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	L 7–21	45,769
October 27	7:45 p.m.	California	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 49–27	45,017
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 49–6	45,069
November 10	8:30 p.m.	at Washington	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	P12N	L 15–34	60,050
November 17	8:00 p.m.	Arizona	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPNU	L 24–34	45,031
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	FX	W 42–35	46,052
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Before the season

Coaching changes

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.

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 Date: August 30 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:15 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 45,273 Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Scattered Clouds, winds NW at 10mph Referee: Terry Layden TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth Sources:

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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.

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 Date: September 7 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 6:06 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 25,513 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear Referee: Shawn Hochuli TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill Sources:

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team and Battle of the Brothers

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 Date: September 15 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:15 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 45,653 (6th largest crowd at Rice-Eccles) Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Clear, winds NE at 9mph Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Paul Carcaterra Sources:

See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah)

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

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Arizona State

Utah at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 0 0 7 • Sun Devils 21 10 3 3 37 Date: September 22 Location: Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Game start: 8:00 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 58,107 Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C), 15% Humidity, winds 3mph Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth Sources:

See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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 Date: October 4 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 7:01 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 46,037 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Clear, winds WSW at 4mph Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, and Samantha Steele Sources:

See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team

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 Date: October 13 Location: Pasadena, CA Game start: 1:05 pm MST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 66,303 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) w/ 54% humidity, Light Haze, winds Nil Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (FOX): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis Sources:

See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team

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 Date: October 20 Location: Corvallis, OR Game start: 8:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 45,769 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, winds W at 5mph Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, and Shannon Spake

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

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 27 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 7:52 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 45,017 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds NE at 10mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (Pac-12 Network Rocky Mountain & Bay Area): Ron Pitts and Kelly Stouffer

See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

Utah trails series: 3 – 5

Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP California Utah "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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 3 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 45,069 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds W at 3mph Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

Utah leads series: 6 – 5

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington State Utah "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Washington

Utah at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 8 0 7 0 15 • Huskies 0 14 13 7 34 Date: November 10 Location: Seattle, WA Game start: 8:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 60,050 Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Clear, winds Calm Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

Utah trails series: 0 – 7

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Washington "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Arizona

Arizona at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 3 14 0 17 34 Utes 0 14 10 0 24 Date: November 17 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:07 MST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 45,031 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy with Rain, winds ESE 4mph Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (ESPNU): Joe Davis and Kelly Stouffer

See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Arizona Utah "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Colorado

Utah at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 10 7 3 22 42 Buffaloes 7 7 14 7 35 Date: November 23 Location: Boulder, CO Game start: 1:06 MST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 46,052 Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Sunny, winds NE 5mph Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (FX): Mike Morgan, J. C. Pearson, and Laura McKeeman

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Colorado "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.