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2015 Utah

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2015, game by game: won vs. Michigan 24–17; won vs. Utah State 24–14; won at Fresno State 45–24; won at No. 13 Oregon 62–20; won vs. No. 23 California 30–24; won vs. Arizona State 34–18; lost at USC 24–42; won vs. Oregon State 27–12; won at Washington 34–23; lost at Arizona 30–37; lost vs. UCLA 9–17; won vs. Colorado 20–14; won vs. BYU 35–28+42−18Won 24–17 vs. Michigan+7MichiganWon 24–14 vs. Utah State+10Utah StateWon 45–24 at Fresno State+21Fresno StateWon 62–20 at No. 13 Oregon+42No. 13 OregonWon 30–24 vs. No. 23 California+6No. 23 CaliforniaWon 34–18 vs. Arizona State+16Arizona StateLost 24–42 at USC-18USCWon 27–12 vs. Oregon State+15Oregon StateWon 34–23 at Washington+11WashingtonLost 30–37 at Arizona-7ArizonaLost 9–17 vs. UCLA-8UCLAWon 20–14 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoWon 35–28 vs. BYU+7BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMichiganW 24–⁠1769%
Sep 11vsUtah StateW 24–⁠1458%
Sep 19atFresno StateW 45–⁠2461%
Sep 26at13OregonW 62–⁠2030%
Oct 10vs23CaliforniaW 30–⁠2476%
Oct 17vsArizona StateW 34–⁠1868%
Oct 24atUSCL 24–⁠4257%
Oct 31vsOregon StateW 27–⁠1287%
Nov 7atWashingtonW 34–⁠2356%
Nov 14atArizonaL 30–⁠3765%
Nov 21vsUCLAL 9–⁠1763%
Nov 28vsColoradoW 20–⁠1487%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsBYULas Vegas BowlW 35–⁠2852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 35–⁠28 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 24
  2. Wk 3: 21
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Wk 5: 10
  5. Wk 6: 5
  6. Wk 7: 4
  7. Wk 8: 3
  8. Wk 9: 13
  9. Wk 10: 13
  10. Wk 11: 10
  11. Wk 12: 18
  12. Wk 14: 21
  13. Wk 15: 20
  14. Final: 17

Pac-12 South champions6–⁠3 in the conference, shared with USC

Ray Guy AwardTom Hackett, P

Consensus All-AmericanTom Hackett, P

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 3
Points
398–⁠290
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1674 +98 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 35 of 128; offense No. 67, defense No. 19, special teams No. 8
SRS
10.5 No. 21 of 128 in FBS
Returning
73% of last season’s EPA, No. 44 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 45 roster talent No. 50 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Aaron Roderick and Jim Harding
Defensive coordinator
John Pease
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense70th of 128
  • Defense19th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0744%1.0870th of 128
Defense-0.0240%1.2519th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.02 def		44% off
39% def		—76th off
15th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 302% allowed
Defense3.2own 274% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTravis Wilson QB2,095 yds
Passing touchdownsTravis Wilson QB13 TD
Rushing yardsDevontae Booker RB1,261 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevontae Booker RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBritain Covey WR519 yds
Receiving touchdownsBritain Covey WR4 TD
InterceptionsMarcus Williams DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Nick Carman OT★★★No. 851
Caleb Repp WR★★★No. 1221
Britain Covey APB★★★No. 1674
Chad Hekking PRO★★★No. 1718
Sio Kautai S★★★No. 1754

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Running backs13.00.819
Receivers13.00.839
Offensive line13.00.854
Defensive backs22.50.791
Whole class62.80.819

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 4Devontae Booker RBDenver Broncos

Roster 133

The 2015 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.