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American college football season
The 2021 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Utes were led by 17th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference . Despite a rough start to the season and the death of players Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe,[1] the Utes rallied and won their first Pac-12 championship since joining the conference in 2011, defeating the tenth-ranked Oregon Ducks , 38–10, in the conference championship game . The Utes completed their season with their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl , where they lost to Ohio State .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. No. 6 (FCS ) Weber State * No. 24 P12N W 40–1751,511
September 11 8:15 p.m. at BYU * No. 21 ESPN L 17–2663,470
September 18 5:00 p.m. at San Diego State * CBSSN L 31–33 3OT 11,090
September 25 12:30 p.m. Washington State Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N W 24–1351,483
October 9 6:00 p.m. at USC FOX W 42–2654,088
October 16 8:00 p.m. No. 18 Arizona State Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN W 35–2151,724
October 23 5:30 p.m. at Oregon State P12N L 34–4230,203
October 30 8:00 p.m. UCLA Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN W 44–2451,922
8:30 p.m. at Stanford FS1 W 52–726,410
November 13 12:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 24 P12N W 38–2932,008
November 20 5:30 p.m. No. 3 Oregon No. 23 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ABC W 38–752,724
2:00 p.m. Colorado No. 19 FOX W 28–1351,538
6:00 p.m. vs. No. 10 Oregon No. 17 ABC W 38–1056,511
January 1, 2022 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Ohio State * No. 11 ESPN L 45–4887,842
[2]
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 Final AP 24 21 RV — — — — RV — RV RV 24 16 14 10 12 Coaches RV 18 RV — — — — RV RV RV RV 25 19 19 11 12 CFP Not released — 24 23 19 17 11 Not released
Personnel [ edit ]
Game summaries [ edit ]
No. 6 (FCS) Weber State [ edit ]
Weber State at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 6 (FCS ) Wildcats
7
0 3 7
17
• No. 24 Utes
13
6 7 14
40
Scoring summary 1 08:39 UTAH Jadon Redding 25–yard field goal(10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43) UTAH 3–0
08:26 WSU Rashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick)WSU 7–3
06:07 UTAH Dalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19) UTAH 10–7
02:53 UTAH Jadon Redding 31–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29) UTAH 13–7
2 12:04 UTAH Tavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed)(3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08) UTAH 19–7
3 10:31 WSU Kyle Thompson 25–yard field goal(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44) UTAH 19–10
04:27 UTAH Solomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) UTAH 26–10
4 08:44 UTAH Tavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)(3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28) UTAH 33–10
07:49 UTAH Dalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38) UTAH 40–10
02:43 WSU Hayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) UTAH 40–17
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH –29.5
49[3]
Statistics
Weber State
Utah
First downs
14
28
Total yards
270
450
Rushing yards
57
188
Passing yards
213
262
Turnovers
3
3
Time of possession
30:24
29:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Weber State
Passing
Bronson Barron
21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Dontae McMillan
7 carries, 39 yards
Receiving
Justin Malone
5 receptions, 50 yards
Utah
Passing
Charlie Brewer
19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Dalton Kincaid
4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Utah at BYU (Holy War )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Utes
0
7 0 10
17
• Cougars
3
13 7 3
26
Scoring summary 1 04:15 BYU Jacob Oldroyd 37–yard field goal(7 plays, 23 yards, 2:56) BYU 3–0
2 10:37 BYU Neil Pau'u 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick)(14 plays, 72 yards, 7:19) BYU 10–0
07:22 UTAH Brant Kuithe 20–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15) BYU 10–7
00:04 BYU Samson Nacua 2–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick failed)(11 plays, 93 yards, 3:10) BYU 16–7
3 00:38 BYU Gunner Romney 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick)(10 plays, 69 yards, 3:57) BYU 23–7
4 14:07 UTAH Jadon Redding 47–yard field goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 1:31) BYU 23–10
09:31 UTAH Micah Bernard 22–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)(5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15) BYU 23–17
03:17 BYU Jacob Oldroyd 21–yard field goal(12 plays, 71 yards, 6:14) BYU 26–17
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH –7
50.5[4]
Statistics
Utah
BYU
First downs
15
21
Total yards
340
373
Rushing yards
193
224
Passing yards
147
149
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
24:34
35:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Charlie Brewer
15/26, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Micah Bernard
12 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Dalton Kincaid
1 reception, 37 yards
BYU
Passing
Jaren Hall
18/30, 149 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Tyler Allgeier
27 carries, 102 yards
Receiving
Puka Nacua
4 receptions, 37 yards
At San Diego State [ edit ]
Utah at San Diego State
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Utes
7
3 0 14 7
31
• Aztecs
3
7 14 0 9
33
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 54 minutesGame attendance: 11,090Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Jim WharrieTV announcers (CBSSN ): Dave Ryan (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 08:02 UTAH Britain Covey 80–yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick) UTAH 7–0
01:54 SDSU Matt Araiza 51–yard field goal (8 plays, 29 yards, 3:20)() UTAH 7–3
2 07:51 UTAH Jadon Redding 43–yard field goal(13 plays, 58 yards, 5:02) UTAH 10–3
07:38 SDSU Jordan Byrd 100–yard kickoff return (Matt Araiza kick) TIE 10–10
3 11:24 SDSU Greg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31) SDSU 17–10
10:42 SDSU Greg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)(1 play, 7 yards, 0:04) SDSU 24–10
4 04:17 UTAH Britain Covey 2–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick failed)(10 plays, 63 yards, 2:16) SDSU 24–16
00:16 UTAH Theo Howard 4–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Solomon Enis pass)(13 plays, 74 yards, 2:20) TIE 24–24
OT 00:00 SDSU Jay Rudolph 2–yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick)(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) SDSU 31–24
00:00 UTAH Jaylen Dixon 25–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)(1 play, 25 yards, 0:00) TIE 31–31
00:00 SDSU Lucas Johnson 0–yard pass from Jesse Matthews(1 play, 0 yards, 0:00) SDSU 33–31
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH –8
43[5]
Statistics
Utah
San Diego State
First downs
21
12
Total yards
327
248
Rushing yards
70
204
Passing yards
257
44
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
30:19
29:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
19/32, 153 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Micah Bernard
17 carries, 47 yards
Receiving
Brant Kuithe
7 receptions, 58 yards
San Diego State
Passing
Lucas Johnson
10/19, 44 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Greg Bell
33 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Daniel Bellinger
1 reception, 15 yards
Washington State [ edit ]
Washington State at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
6 7 0
13
• Utes
0
7 3 14
24
Scoring summary 2 10:34 WSU Dean Janikowski 39–yard field goal(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:55) WSU 3–0
04:14 UTAH Ja'Quinden Jackson 2–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18) UTAH 7–3
00:00 WSU Dean Janikowski 20–yard field goal(13 plays, 71 yards, 4:14) UTAH 7–6
3 13:40 WSU De'Zhaun Stribling 26–yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Dean Janikowski kick)(2 plays, 21 yards, 1:15) WSU 13–7
09:15 UTAH Jadon Redding 28–yard field goal(12 plays, 64 yards, 4:25) WSU 13–10
4 04:43 UTAH T.J. Pledger 20–yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:59) UTAH 17–13
02:19 UTAH Clark Phillips III 54–yard interception return (Jordan Noyes kick) UTAH 24–13
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH –15
53[6]
Statistics
Washington State
Utah
First downs
22
19
Total yards
318
349
Rushing yards
70
212
Passing yards
248
137
Turnovers
0
10
Time of possession
36:53
23:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Washington State
Passing
Jarrett Guarantano
25/36, 248 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
Deon McIntosh
13 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
De'Zhaun Stribling
6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
13/23, 137 yards
Rushing
T.J. Pledger
10 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Cole Fotheringham
3 receptions, 33 yards
Utah at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• Utes
7
14 14 7
42
Trojans
3
7 0 16
26
Pregame line
Over/under
USC –3
52.5[7]
Statistics
Utah
USC
First downs
23
27
Total yards
486
493
Rushing yards
180
92
Passing yards
306
401
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
28:50
31:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
22/28, 306 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
16 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Devaughn Vele
4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
USC
Passing
Kedon Slovis
33/53, 401 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Keaontay Ingram
14 carries, 70 yards
Receiving
Drake London
16 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD
No. 18 Arizona State [ edit ]
Arizona State at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Sun Devils
7
14 0 0
21
• Utes
7
0 14 7
28
Date: October 16, 2021Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:00 p.m. MDT Game attendance: 51,724Referee: Chris CoyteTV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -1.5
51.5
Statistics
Arizona State
Utah
First downs
20
29
Total yards
385
455
Rushing yards
148
208
Passing yards
237
247
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
28:23
31:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona State
Passing
Jayden Daniels
20/31, 237 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Rachaad White
9 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
Curtis Hodges
4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
21/33, 247 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
20 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Devaughn Vele
3 receptions, 57 yards
At Oregon State [ edit ]
Utah at Oregon State
1
2 3 4 Total
Utes
14
10 7 3
34
• Beavers
7
7 21 7
42
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -3
57
Statistics
Utah
Oregon State
First downs
28
22
Total yards
455
468
Rushing yards
188
260
Passing yards
267
208
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
32:25
27:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
22/36, 267 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
21 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Devaughn Vele
3 receptions, 69 yards
Oregon State
Passing
Chance Nolan
14/19, 208 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
B. J. Baylor
19 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Trevon Bradford
6 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
UCLA at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
Bruins
3
7 7 7
24
• Utes
7
21 0 16
44
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:00 p.m. MDT Game attendance: 51,922Referee: Mike McCabeTV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -6
60.5
Statistics
UCLA
Utah
First downs
24
26
Total yards
411
469
Rushing yards
146
290
Passing yards
265
179
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
29:13
30:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCLA
Passing
Ethan Garbers
27/44, 265 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Zach Charbonnet
11 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kyle Philips
7 receptions, 86 yards
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
17/27, 179 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
24 carries, 160 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving
Brant Kuithe
5 receptions, 63 yards
At Stanford [ edit ]
Utah at Stanford
1
2 3 4 Total
• Utes
14
24 0 14
52
Cardinal
0
0 7 0
7
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -11
52
Statistics
Utah
Stanford
First downs
31
11
Total yards
581
167
Rushing yards
441
82
Passing yards
140
85
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
30:22
29:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
13/22, 140 yards
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
20 carries, 177 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving
Micah Bernard
2 receptions, 32 yards
Stanford
Passing
Jack West
12/18, 59 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
E. J. Smith
7 carries, 53 yards
Receiving
Benjamin Yurosek
4 receptions, 42 yards
At Arizona [ edit ]
Utah at Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 24 Utes
7
14 10 7
38
Wildcats
14
3 3 9
29
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 12:10 p.m. MST Game attendance: 32,008Referee: Chris CoyteTV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -24
54
Statistics
Utah
Arizona
First downs
26
16
Total yards
468
329
Rushing yards
174
102
Passing yards
294
227
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
33:53
26:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
19/30, 294 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
T. J. Pledger
25 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Micah Bernard
3 receptions, 60 yards
Arizona
Passing
Will Plummer
19/34, 223 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Will Plummer
10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Dorian Singer
5 receptions, 84 yards
No. 3 Oregon [ edit ]
Oregon at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Ducks
0
0 7 0
7
• No. 23 Utes
7
21 7 3
38
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:30 p.m. MST Game attendance: 52,724Referee: Mike McCabeTV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -3
58.5
Statistics
Oregon
Utah
First downs
18
24
Total yards
294
386
Rushing yards
63
208
Passing yards
231
178
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
24:33
35:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oregon
Passing
Anthony Brown
17/35, 231 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Byron Cardwell
7 carries, 35 yards
Receiving
Kris Hutson
4 receptions, 96 yards
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
10/18, 178 yards
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
21 carries, 94 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Brant Kuithe
5 receptions, 118 yards
Colorado [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -24
52.5
Statistics
Colorado
Utah
First downs
9
23
Total yards
148
444
Rushing yards
64
265
Passing yards
84
179
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
25:53
34:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado
Passing
Brendon Lewis
9/23, 84 yards
Rushing
Alex Fontenot
10 carries, 28 yards
Receiving
Dimitri Stanley
3 receptions, 48 yards
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
14/23, 179 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
25 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Britain Covey
5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Vs. No. 10 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game) [ edit ]
2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Ducks
0
0 3 7
10
• No. 17 Utes
14
9 8 7
38
Pregame line
Over/under
UTAH -3
57.5
Statistics
Oregon
Utah
First downs
14
21
Total yards
221
361
Rushing yards
74
191
Passing yards
147
170
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
27:56
32:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oregon
Passing
Anthony Brown
13/24, 147 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Travis Dye
15 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Isaah Crocker
3 receptions, 51 yards
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
15/24, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Tavion Thomas
18 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Britain Covey
5 receptions, 72 yards
Vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Rose Bowl) [ edit ]
Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One Venture X
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Utes
14
21 3 7
45
• No. 6 Buckeyes
0
21 10 17
48
Pregame line
Over/under
OHST -4
64.5
Statistics
Utah
Ohio State
First downs
25
28
Total yards
463
683
Rushing yards
226
110
Passing yards
237
573
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
34:17
25:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Cameron Rising
17/22, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Cameron Rising
11 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Brant Kuithe
6 receptions, 77 yards
Ohio State
Passing
C. J. Stroud
37/46, 573 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
TreVeyon Henderson
17 carries, 83 yards
Receiving
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
15 receptions, 347 yards, 3 TDs
Awards and honors [ edit ]
September 7, 2021 – Devin Lloyd , Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold