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GAME 3: UTAH vs. OREGON STATE UTAH FOOTBALL#GoUtes GAME NOTES @Utah_Football @UtahFootball UTAH FOOTBALL /UtahFootball 2020 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | GAME 3 vs. OREGON STATE | SATURDAY, DEC. 5 UTAH UTES | 0-2 Pac-12 OREGON STATE | 2-2 Pac-12 Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham (16th Year) vs. Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (3rd Year) Career Record: 131-66 | at Utah: 131-66 Career Record: 9-19 | at OSU: 9-19 vs. Oregon State THE GAME PAC-12 STANDINGS 8:30 p.m. MT | Dec. 5, 2020 | Salt Lake City, Utah The University of Utah (0-2) will return to Rice-Eccles Stadium this week, hosting the NORTH TV: ESPN Oregon State Beavers (2-2) on Saturday, Dec. 5 for its final regular season home Team Pac-12 Pct. Radio: ESPN 700 (Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell) game. The game is set to kick off at 8:30 p.m. MT and air on ESPN. Search #GoUtes and Washington 3-0 1.000 Sirius XM: 108 (Sirius), 198 (XM), 960 (Internet) #UBoyz on social media for conversation about Utah football this season. Oregon 3-1 .750 Oregon State 2-2 .500 Live Stats: UtahUtes.com Washington State 1-1 .500 HOME SWEET HOME Stanford 1-2 .333 UTAH SCHEDULE (0-2) Utah is 98-36 (.731) all-time in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present). Utah is 70-25 California 0-3 .000 during the Kyle Whittingham era in Salt Lake City, including three undefeated home 11/7 Arizona -- Canceled seasons in 2008 (6-0), 2009 (6-0) and 2019 (7-0). Utah is 5-5 against Oregon State SOUTH 11/14 at UCLA -- Canceled when playing in SLC with its last home win coming in 2015 (27-12). The Utes improved Team Pac-12 Pct. 11/21 USC L 33-17 to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in Pac-12 play that season, scoring the first 14 points of the game USC 3-0 1.000 11/28 at Washington L 24-21 to take an early lead. Running back Devontae Booker had 121 rushing yards (25 carries) Colorado 2-0 1.000 12/5 Oregon State 8:30 p.m. ESPN with one touchdown while quarterback Travis Wilson claimed his 21st career win as the UCLA 2-2 .500 Arizona State 0-1 .000 12/11 at Colorado 7:30 p.m. FS1 starter for the Ute. Utah 0-2 .000 12/18 Pac-12 Championship TBA FOX Arizona 0-3 .000 NUMBERS TALK • With a win, Utah will have won five straight against Oregon State (2014, 2015, 2016, OREGON STATE SCHEDULE (2-2) 2019). 11/7 Washington State L 38-28 • With a win, Utah will tie the all-time series against the Beavers (10-11-1 heading into 11/14 at Washington L 27-21 the game). 11/21 California W 31-27 • Teams are only converting 34-percent of their third down attempts against the Utes. 11/27 Oregon W 41-38 • Utah is only allowing 90.5 rushing yards per game this season, which ranks first in 12/5 at Utah 8:30 p.m. ESPN the Pac-12 and seventh in the FBS. 12/12 at Stanford TBA TBA • After Utah’s game against the Beavers, Kyle Whittingham will have coached in 198 12/18 Pac-12 Championship TBA FOX games as the head coach of the Utes. ALL-TIME SERIES vs. OSU (Last 20 games, see Utah Football *All Times MT QUICK HITS media guide for full series history) • Utah has won six of the last eight games against Oregon State. 1948 T, 20-20 A SERIES CAPSULE • The Utes are second in the Pac-12 and tied for 10th in the FBS in first downs allowed 1949 L, 27-7 H Series History ......................................... OSU leads 11-10-1 1951 L, 61-28 A per game (18.5), and second in the Pac-12 in opponent third-down conversions In Salt Lake City ...............................................................5-5 1952 L, 14-7 H (34.6%, 26th in the FBS). In Corvallis .................................................OSU leads 5-4-1 1963 L, 29-14 H • Utah is among the least penalized teams in the nation at just 4.0 per game, tied for 1965 L, 10-6 A Neutral...................................................................................1-1 second in the Pac-12 and tied for third in the FBS. First Meeting (1931) .................................... OSU 12, Utah 0 1968 L, 24-21 H • The Oregon State game will mark the latest date on the calendar that Utah has 1969 W, 7-3 N Last Meeting (2019) ....................................Utah 52, OSU 7 played a home game since 1903. The Utes have played just one home game in the 1970 L, 31-21 A Last Utah Win (2019) ..................................Utah 52, OSU 7 month of December since that year, when they hosted UCLA on Dec. 1, 1962. 1991 W, 22-10 A Last OSU Win (2013) ...........................OSU 51, Utah 48 OT • The Utes rank in the top-30 in the FBS and fourth in the Pac-12 in time of possession 1992 W, 42-9 H per game (31:52). Utah out-possessed Washington on Saturday, 34:25 to 25:36 with 2007 L, 24-7 A FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS STAFF the Huskies entering the game ranked second in the FBS in time of possession. 2008 W, 31-28 H Paul Kirk | Associate Athletics Director • Utah’s preseason ranking by AP was the second-highest preseason AP Poll rank the 2011 W, 27-8 H 2012 L, 21-7 A C: 801-581-3511 | [email protected] Utes have received since 2015 after being voted No. 14 in 2019. • The Utes have either been ranked or received votes in the last six AP Preseason 2013 L, 51-48 (OT) H polls, finishing the year ranked or receiving votes in four of those years. The Utes 2014 W, 29-23 (2OT) A Jordie Lindley | Associate Director 2015 W, 27-12 H surpassed their preseason AP rankings in 2016 (Preseason rank: 24th, FR: 23rd) and C: 801-647-8174 | [email protected] 2016 W, 19-14 A 2015 (Preseason rank: 24th, FR: 17th). 2019 W, 52-7 A 2020 UTAH FOOTBALL UTAHUTES.COM GAME 3: UTAH vs. OREGON STATE UTAH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS NCAA/PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKINGS Location .......................................................Salt Lake City, Utah UTAH OSU Founded .................................................................................. 1850 Category FBS Rank Pac-12 Value FBS Rank Pac-12 Value Enrollment .........................................................................33,047 3rd Down Conversion % 99th 11th 0.360 77th 8th 0.389 President ........................................................... Ruth V. Watkins 3rd Down Conversion % Defense 26th 2nd 0.346 102nd 10th 0.463 Director of Athletics ............................................. Mark Harlan 4th Down Conversion % 106th 9th 0.400 40th 4th 0.636 Conference .........................................................................Pac-12 4th Down Conversion % Defense 37th 5th 0.500 95th 10th 0.667 Nickname ................................................................................Utes Fewest Penalties 2nd 2nd 8 21st 9th 23 Mascot .................................................................................Swoop Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 14th 3rd 38.50 67th 7th 52.25 Colors ........................................................................Red & White First Downs Defense 3rd 2nd 37 30th 12th 92 Stadium ...................................Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807) First Downs Offense 126th 11th 36 101st 3rd 86 Website ..................................................................UtahUtes.com Kickoff Return Defense 65th 8th 21.00 27th 3rd 17.82 TEAM INFORMATION Kickoff Returns -- -- -- 29th 2nd 23.06 2020 Record ............................................................................0-2 Net Punting 69th 7th 38.43 114th 10th 34.69 2020 Pac-12 Record ..............................................................0-2 Passing Offense 107th 11th 180.0 87th 8th 208.0 Offense ...............................................................................Spread Passing Yards Allowed 101st 10th 268.0 77th 8th 242.0 Defense .....................................................................................4-2 Punt Return Defense 1st 1st -4.00 118th 10th 15.25 Lettermen Returning .............................................................. 55 Punt Returns 29th 4th 11.0 3rd 2nd 21.86 Lettermen Lost ...........................................................................31 Red Zone Defense 39th 4th 0.800 50th 6th 0.824 2020 Signing Class ................................................................. 29 Red Zone Offense 113th 12th 0.714 71st 9th 0.824 Total Starters returning .......................12 (7 O, 2 D, 3 Spec.) Rushing Defense 7th 1st 90.5 98th 9th 200.8 Total Starters lost ................................. 13 (4 O, 9 D, 0 Spec.) Rushing Offense 67th 8th 163.0 43rd 6th 190.8 Scoring Defense 62nd 6th 28.5 89th 10th 32.5 HISTORY Scoring Offense 115th 12th 19.0 59th 7th 30.2 First Year of Football ...........................................................1892 Team Passing Efficiency 117th 12th 108.49 97th 9th 119.76 All-Time Record ..........................................688-469-31 (.592) Team Passing Efficiency Defense 50th 7th 133.18 49th 6th 133.14 Home ................................................................416-193-16 (.679) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present) ..............98-36 (.737) Team Sacks 100th 9th 1.50 117th 10th 1.00 Road ...............................................................249-255-12 (.494) Team Tackles For Loss 84th 5th 5.5 108th 10th 4.5 Neutral................................................................... 23-21-3 (.521) Time of Possession 31st 4th 31:52 107th 10th 27:19 Conference ...................................................422-253-19 (.622) Total Defense 37th 4th 358.5 94th 8th 442.8 Pac-12 Conference ................................................ 42-41 (.506) Total Offense 104th 11th 343.0 62nd 7th 398.8 Bowl Games ................................................................17-6 (.739) Turnover Margin 127th 12th -2.00 33rd 7th 0.50 Homecoming ..........................................................