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2025 Utah

11–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Kyle Whittingham, then Morgan Scalley (bowl game), finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2025, game by game: won at UCLA 43–10; won vs. Cal Poly 63–9; won at Wyoming 31–6; lost vs. No. 17 Texas Tech 10–34; won at West Virginia 48–14; won vs. No. 21 Arizona State 42–10; lost at No. 15 BYU 21–24; won vs. Colorado 53–7; won vs. No. 17 Cincinnati 45–14; won at Baylor 55–28; won vs. Kansas State 51–47; won at Kansas 31–21; won vs. Nebraska 44–22+54−24Won 43–10 at UCLA+33UCLAWon 63–9 vs. Cal Poly+54Cal PolyWon 31–6 at Wyoming+25WyomingLost 10–34 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech-24No. 17 Texas TechWon 48–14 at West Virginia+34West VirginiaWon 42–10 vs. No. 21 Arizona State+32No. 21 Arizona StateLost 21–24 at No. 15 BYU-3No. 15 BYUWon 53–7 vs. Colorado+46ColoradoWon 45–14 vs. No. 17 Cincinnati+31No. 17 CincinnatiWon 55–28 at Baylor+27BaylorWon 51–47 vs. Kansas State+4Kansas StateWon 31–21 at Kansas+10KansasWon 44–22 vs. Nebraska+22Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUCLAW 43–⁠1043%
Sep 6vsCal PolyW 63–⁠988%
Sep 13atWyomingW 31–⁠655%
Sep 20vs17Texas TechL 10–⁠3461%
Sep 27atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠1448%
Oct 11vs21Arizona StateW 42–⁠1049%
Oct 18at15BYUL 21–⁠2434%
Oct 25vsColoradoW 53–⁠768%
Nov 1vs17CincinnatiW 45–⁠1462%
Nov 15atBaylorW 55–⁠2857%
Nov 22vsKansas StateW 51–⁠4769%
Nov 28atKansasW 31–⁠2169%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNebraskaLas Vegas BowlW 44–⁠2275%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 44–⁠22 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 20
  3. Wk 4: 16
  4. Wk 8: 23
  5. Wk 10: 24
  6. Wk 11: 17
  7. Wk 12: 15
  8. Wk 13: 13
  9. Wk 14: 14
  10. Wk 15: 15
  11. Wk 16: 15
  12. Final: 14

Outland TrophySpencer Fano, OT

Consensus All-AmericanSpencer Fano, OT

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
537–⁠246
Coach
Kyle Whittingham, then Morgan Scalley (bowl game)
Elo
1726 +215 this season
SP+ rating
22.2 No. 8 of 136; offense No. 6, defense No. 17, special teams No. 74
SRS
21.3 No. 7 of 136 in FBS
Returning
14% of last season’s EPA, No. 114 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 40 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jason Beck
Defensive coordinator
Morgan Scalley
Offense
Power spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 136
  • Defense33rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2948%1.284th of 136
Defense0.0339%1.3533rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.28 off
0.02 def		49% off
38% def		—3rd off
34th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense48%11.5 yds21%3.5012%
Defense36%11.2 yds26%3.2017%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense5.0own 2912% allowed
Defense2.9own 2617% caused

CORE rating 21.4, 11th of 136 (offense 15.1, defense -6.3).

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 yardsDevon Dampier QB2,490 yds
Passing touchdownsDevon Dampier QB24 TD
Rushing yardsWayshawn Parker RB981 yds
Rushing touchdownsNaQuari Rogers RB11 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Davis WR725 yds
Receiving touchdownsDallen Bentley TE6 TD
TacklesJohnathan Hall LB63 tkl
SacksJohn Henry Daley DE11.5 sacks
InterceptionsJackson Bennee S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Cyrus Polu LB★★★★No. 473
Christian Thatcher LB★★★No. 478
Raycine Guillory Jr. RB★★★No. 478
J.J. Buchanan ATH★★★No. 570
Karson Kaufusi DL★★★No. 629

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.873
Running backs23.00.879
Receivers33.00.869
Offensive line43.00.851
Defensive line43.00.865
Linebackers33.30.883
Defensive backs43.00.866
Athletes and specialists33.00.857
Whole class253.00.866

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Spencer Fano OTCleveland Browns
Rd 1Caleb Lomu OTNew England Patriots
Rd 7Dallen Bentley TEDenver Broncos

Roster 116

The 2025 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 21

The 2025 portal
Wayshawn Parker RB★★★★from Washington State
Blake Cotton CB★★★from UC Davis
Creed Whittemore WR★★★from Mississippi State
Larry Simmons WR★★★from Southern Miss
Devon Dampier QB★★★from New Mexico
J.C. Hart CB★★★from Auburn
Tobias Merriweather WR★★★from California
Bryce Duke RB★★★from Old Dominion
Dilan Battle DL★★★from LSU
Lance Holtzclaw DE★★★from Washington
NaQuari Rogers RB★★★from New Mexico
Otto Tia WR★★★from Utah State

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 33

Cameron Calhoun CB★★★★to Alabama
Carsen Ryan TE★★★to BYU
Anthony Woods RB★★★to UCLA
Isaac Wilson QB★★★returned to Utah
Keanu Tanuvasa DL★★★to BYU
Simonte Pepa DL★★★to Washington
Zach Williams WR★★★to USC
Bear Tenney TE★★★to Sacramento State
C.J. Blocker CB★★★to Colorado State
Damien Alford WR★★★to Florida Atlantic
David Washington WR★★★to Purdue
Jaylon Glover RB★★★to UNLV

And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech8–⁠112–⁠27
BYU8–⁠112–⁠211
Utah7–⁠211–⁠214
Arizona7–⁠39–⁠4
Houston6–⁠310–⁠322
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU5–⁠49–⁠425
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠47–⁠6
Kansas State5–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠65–⁠7
UCF2–⁠75–⁠7
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado1–⁠83–⁠9
Oklahoma State0–⁠91–⁠11

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