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2019 Utah

11–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2019, game by game: won at BYU 30–12; won vs. Northern Illinois 35–17; won vs. Idaho State 31–0; lost at USC 23–30; won vs. Washington State 38–13; won at Oregon State 52–7; won vs. No. 17 Arizona State 21–3; won vs. California 35–0; won at Washington 33–28; won vs. UCLA 49–3; won at Arizona 35–7; won vs. Colorado 45–15; lost vs. No. 13 Oregon 15–37; lost vs. Texas 10–38+46−28Won 30–12 at BYU+18BYUWon 35–17 vs. Northern Illinois+18Northern Illino…Won 31–0 vs. Idaho State+31Idaho StateLost 23–30 at USC-7USCWon 38–13 vs. Washington State+25Washington StateWon 52–7 at Oregon State+45Oregon StateWon 21–3 vs. No. 17 Arizona State+18No. 17 Arizona StateWon 35–0 vs. California+35CaliforniaWon 33–28 at Washington+5WashingtonWon 49–3 vs. UCLA+46UCLAWon 35–7 at Arizona+28ArizonaWon 45–15 vs. Colorado+30ColoradoLost 15–37 vs. No. 13 Oregon-22No. 13 OregonLost 10–38 vs. Texas-28Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atBYUW 30–⁠1250%
Sep 7vsNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠1772%
Sep 14vsIdaho StateW 31–⁠090%
Sep 20atUSCL 23–⁠3050%
Sep 28vsWashington StateW 38–⁠1358%
Oct 12atOregon StateW 52–⁠775%
Oct 19vs17Arizona StateW 21–⁠367%
Oct 26vsCaliforniaW 35–⁠080%
Nov 2atWashingtonW 33–⁠2844%
Nov 16vsUCLAW 49–⁠383%
Nov 23atArizonaW 35–⁠779%
Nov 30vsColoradoW 45–⁠1587%
Dec 6vs13OregonPac-12 Championship GameL 15–⁠3756%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsTexasAlamo BowlL 10–⁠3862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 38–⁠10 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 17
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Wk 16: 12
  17. Final: 16

Pac-12 South champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanBradlee Anae, DL

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearKyle Whittingham, coach

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 5
Points
452–⁠210
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1665 +78 this season
SP+ rating
19.5 No. 12 of 130; offense No. 16, defense No. 16, special teams No. 67
SRS
15.8 No. 14 of 130 in FBS
Returning
95% of last season’s EPA, No. 3 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 42 roster talent No. 47 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Morgan Scalley
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 130
  • Defense7th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted18th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2248%1.2115th of 130
Defense-0.0437%1.247th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
-0.04 def		47% off
37% def		—18th off
6th 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
Offense3.9own 2915% allowed
Defense2.6own 2723% caused

CORE rating 23.7, 6th of 130 (offense 10.3, defense -13.4).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Huntley QB3,092 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Huntley QB19 TD
Rushing yardsZack Moss RB1,416 yds
Rushing touchdownsZack Moss RB15 TD
Receiving yardsBrant Kuithe TE602 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrant Kuithe TE6 TD
TacklesDevin Lloyd LB91 tkl
SacksBradlee Anae DE13 sacks
InterceptionsJulian Blackmon DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Darren Jones WR★★★★No. 241
Sataoa Laumea OG★★★★No. 313
Jordan Wilmore APB★★★★No. 356
Marist Talavou OG★★★No. 469
Simote Pepa DT★★★No. 596

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.805
Running backs33.00.844
Receivers53.00.842
Offensive line33.30.880
Defensive line13.00.878
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs53.00.854
Athletes and specialists33.00.823
Whole class233.00.846

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 2Jaylon Johnson CBChicago Bears
Rd 3Julian Blackmon SIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Zack Moss RBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Terrell Burgess SLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Leki Fotu DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Bradlee Anae DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 6John Penisini DTDetroit Lions

Roster 122

The 2019 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠25
Utah8–⁠111–⁠316
USC7–⁠28–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA4–⁠54–⁠8
Washington State3–⁠66–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8

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