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2024 Utah

5–⁠7 (3–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Kyle Whittingham.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2024, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 49–0; won vs. Baylor 23–12; won at Utah State 38–21; won at No. 14 Oklahoma State 22–19; lost vs. Arizona 10–23; lost at Arizona State 19–27; lost vs. TCU 7–13; lost at Houston 14–17; lost vs. No. 9 BYU 21–22; lost at No. 18 Colorado 24–49; lost vs. No. 22 Iowa State 28–31; won at UCF 28–14+49−25Won 49–0 vs. Southern Utah+49Southern UtahWon 23–12 vs. Baylor+11BaylorWon 38–21 at Utah State+17Utah StateWon 22–19 at No. 14 Oklahoma State+3No. 14 Oklahoma StateLost 10–23 vs. Arizona-13ArizonaLost 19–27 at Arizona State-8Arizona StateLost 7–13 vs. TCU-6TCULost 14–17 at Houston-3HoustonLost 21–22 vs. No. 9 BYU-1No. 9 BYULost 24–49 at No. 18 Colorado-25No. 18 ColoradoLost 28–31 vs. No. 22 Iowa State-3No. 22 Iowa StateWon 28–14 at UCF+14UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSouthern UtahW 49–⁠083%
Sep 7vsBaylorW 23–⁠1271%
Sep 14atUtah StateW 38–⁠2162%
Sep 21at14Oklahoma StateW 22–⁠1938%
Sep 28vsArizonaL 10–⁠2360%
Oct 11atArizona StateL 19–⁠2753%
Oct 19vsTCUL 7–⁠1364%
Oct 26atHoustonL 14–⁠1759%
Nov 9vs9BYUL 21–⁠2238%
Nov 16at18ColoradoL 24–⁠4930%
Nov 23vs22Iowa StateL 28–⁠3139%
Nov 29atUCFW 28–⁠1446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 16
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠7 13th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
283–⁠248
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1516 −39 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 40 of 134; offense No. 96, defense No. 16, special teams No. 30
SRS
6.1 No. 43 of 134 in FBS
Returning
32% of last season’s EPA, No. 97 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 59 roster talent No. 33 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Andy Ludwig and Mike Bajakian
Defensive coordinator
Morgan Scalley
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 134
  • Defense11th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0336%1.31119th of 134
Defense-0.0336%1.3411th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
-0.03 def		38% off
33% def		—121st off
7th 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
Offense3.4own 3119% allowed
Defense3.1own 2820% caused

CORE rating 1.1, 63rd of 134 (offense -13.6, defense -14.7).

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 yardsIsaac Wilson QB1,510 yds
Passing touchdownsIsaac Wilson QB10 TD
Rushing yardsMicah Bernard RB1,009 yds
Rushing touchdownsMicah Bernard RB4 TD
Receiving yardsDorian Singer WR702 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrant Kuithe TE6 TD
TacklesLander Barton LB72 tkl
SacksVan Fillinger DE5 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Davis CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Isaiah Garcia OT★★★★No. 264
Isaac Wilson QB★★★★No. 280
Hunter Andrews ATH★★★No. 603
Zacharyus Williams WR★★★No. 612
Davis Andrews S★★★No. 662

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.909
Receivers33.00.867
Offensive line23.00.835
Defensive line23.00.859
Linebackers13.00.868
Defensive backs63.00.864
Athletes and specialists13.00.883
Whole class163.10.865

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 7Caleb Lohner TEDenver Broncos

Roster 110

The 2024 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal
Carsen Ryan TE★★★★from UCLA
Dorian Singer WR★★★★from USC
Taeshaun Lyons WR★★★★from Washington
Anthony Woods RB★★★from Idaho
Cameron Calhoun CB★★★from Michigan
Kenan Johnson CB★★★from Georgia Tech
Paul Fitzgerald DE★★★from Utah State
Alaka’i Gilman S★★★from Stanford
Damien Alford WR★★★from Syracuse
John Henry Daley DE★★★from BYU
Sam Huard QB★★★from Cal Poly

Transfers out 24

Ja’Quinden Jackson RB★★★★to Arkansas
Mikey Matthews WR★★★★to California
Nate Johnson QB★★★★to Vanderbilt
JaTravis Broughton CB★★★to TCU
Bryson Barnes QB★★★to Utah State
Kanious Vaughn DE★★★no new school on file
Koli Faaiu OL★★★to Texas A&M
Chase Kennedy DE★★★to Arizona
Justin Medlock LB★★★to SMU
Owen Chambliss LB★★★to San Diego State
Jadon Pearson LB★★★to Utah State
Faybian Marks CB★★★to Rice

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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