2020 Utah Utes football team

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American college football season

The 2020 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 16th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.[3]

On December 18, with a 2–2 record and one game left to play, the Utes announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.[4] The Utes won their final game, finishing their season with a 3–2 record. Running back Ty Jordan was voted the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.[5]

Schedule[edit]

Utah had games scheduled against BYU, Montana State, and Wyoming, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference’s decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final
AP 22 22* — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — — — — — —
Coaches 20 20* — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — — — RV RV RV
CFP Not released — — — — — Not released

Personnel[edit]

2020 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

USC[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Trojans 3 21 6 3 33
Utes 3 14 0 0 17

At Washington[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 14 0 0 21
Huskies 0 0 17 7 24

Oregon State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 10 0 14 24
Utes 6 10 7 7 30

At Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 3 14 14 38
No. 21 Buffaloes 0 14 7 0 21

Washington State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 21 0 0 28
Utes 0 7 14 24 45

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pac-12 Conference. “Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons”. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ “Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year”. pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ “Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons”. pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Call, Jeff (December 18, 2020). “Utah Utes won’t play in bowl game, season finale will be Saturday vs. Washington State”. Deseret News. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ^ “2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced”. Pac-12 Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Bromberg, Nick. “Pac-12 follows Big Ten’s lead and won’t play non-conference games in 2020”. Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. ^ “Statement on the Cancellation of Utah’s Game Versus Arizona”. utahutes.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  8. ^ “2020 Pac-12 Football Schedule”. Twitter.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.


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