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2022 Utah

10–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2022, game by game: lost at Florida 26–29; won vs. Southern Utah 73–7; won vs. San Diego State 35–7; won at Arizona State 34–13; won vs. Oregon State 42–16; lost at No. 18 UCLA 32–42; won vs. No. 7 USC 43–42; won at Washington State 21–17; won vs. Arizona 45–20; won vs. Stanford 42–7; lost at No. 12 Oregon 17–20; won at Colorado 63–21; won vs. No. 4 USC 47–24; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 21–35+66−14Lost 26–29 at Florida-3FloridaWon 73–7 vs. Southern Utah+66Southern UtahWon 35–7 vs. San Diego State+28San Diego StateWon 34–13 at Arizona State+21Arizona StateWon 42–16 vs. Oregon State+26Oregon StateLost 32–42 at No. 18 UCLA-10No. 18 UCLAWon 43–42 vs. No. 7 USC+1No. 7 USCWon 21–17 at Washington State+4Washington StateWon 45–20 vs. Arizona+25ArizonaWon 42–7 vs. Stanford+35StanfordLost 17–20 at No. 12 Oregon-3No. 12 OregonWon 63–21 at Colorado+42ColoradoWon 47–24 vs. No. 4 USC+23No. 4 USCLost 21–35 vs. No. 9 Penn State-14No. 9 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atFloridaL 26–⁠2959%
Sep 10vsSouthern UtahW 73–⁠794%
Sep 17vsSan Diego StateW 35–⁠771%
Sep 24atArizona StateW 34–⁠1364%
Oct 1vsOregon StateW 42–⁠1671%
Oct 8at18UCLAL 32–⁠4251%
Oct 15vs7USCW 43–⁠4266%
Oct 27atWashington StateW 21–⁠1761%
Nov 5vsArizonaW 45–⁠2089%
Nov 12vsStanfordW 42–⁠789%
Nov 19at12OregonL 17–⁠2045%
Nov 26atColoradoW 63–⁠2186%
Dec 2vs4USCPac-12 Championship GameW 47–⁠2453%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs9Penn StateRose BowlL 21–⁠3553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 35–⁠21 in the Rose Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Pac-12 champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Pac-12 champions7–⁠2 in the conference, won the Pac-12 Championship Game

Pac-12 South champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with USC

Consensus All-AmericanClark Phillips III, DB

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 7
Points
541–⁠300
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1696 +47 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 10 of 131; offense No. 25, defense No. 21, special teams No. 91
SRS
16.7 No. 9 of 131 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 8 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 34 roster talent No. 33 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Morgan Scalley
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 131
  • Defense31st of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2151%1.1421st of 131
Defense0.0440%1.3431st of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.01 def		49% off
37% def		—22nd off
18th 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
Offense4.2own 3212% allowed
Defense3.9own 2719% caused

CORE rating 16.1, 9th of 131 (offense 4.5, defense -11.6).

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 yardsCameron Rising QB3,034 yds
Passing touchdownsCameron Rising QB26 TD
Rushing yardsTavion Thomas RB687 yds
Rushing touchdownsJa’Quinden Jackson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsDalton Kincaid TE890 yds
Receiving touchdownsDalton Kincaid TE8 TD
TacklesCole Bishop S68 tkl
SacksGabe Reid DE5.5 sacks
InterceptionsClark Phillips III CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Lander Barton LB★★★★No. 96
Nate Johnson QB★★★★No. 239
Jaylon Glover RB★★★★No. 350
Justin Medlock LB★★★No. 464
Brandon Rose QB★★★No. 579

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.896
Running backs14.00.898
Receivers23.00.865
Offensive line32.70.830
Defensive line23.00.858
Linebackers43.00.878
Defensive backs23.00.868
Athletes and specialists23.00.874
Whole class183.10.868

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Dalton Kincaid TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Clark Phillips III CBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Braeden Daniels OGWashington Commanders

Roster 117

The 2022 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2022 portal
Mohamoud Diabate LB★★★★from Florida
Clayton Isbell S★★★from Illinois State
Landon Morris WR★★★from Syracuse
Gabe Reid LB★★★from Stanford
Logan Kendall TE★★★from Idaho

Transfers out 16

Xavier Carlton DE★★★★to California
Kamo’i Latu S★★★to Wisconsin
Carson Tabaracci LB★★★to USC
Velltray Jefferson LB★★★to Fresno State
Charlie Brewer QB★★★to Liberty
Simi Moala OT★★★to Jackson State
Peter Costelli QB★★★★to Troy
Ben Renfro S★★★no new school on file
Drew Rawls CB★★★no new school on file
Jeremy Mercier LB★★★to Arizona
Jonny Fanaika DE★★★no new school on file
LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson CB★★★no new school on file

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠211–⁠28
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠315
Utah7–⁠210–⁠410
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠317
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠421
Washington State4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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