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2018 Utah Football Game Notes vs. Colorado Media Availability Week 11 • at Colorado • Practices are closed to media and public • Interviews are conducted after practice on Mondays (players) and #21/19 Utah vs. Colorado Tuesdays (players, Coach Whittingham, two assistant coaches). (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) (5-5, 2-5 Pac-12) Participants at the Monday press conference will not be available after practice that day. Date .......................Saturday, Nov. 17 • 11:30 a.m. MT • For weeks with Thursday games, the only media availability is the Location ................. Boulder, Colo. Monday press conference Folsom Field (50,183/natural grass) • The weeks of Thursday games and byes, there are no assistant TV .......................... Pac-12 Networks coach interviews J.B. Long, Jeremy Bloom, Camryn Irwin • 10-minute limit on player interviews beginning when they come off Radio ..................... ESPN 700 AM/TuneIn.com the fi eld Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell, Tom Hackett • Still photographers must give 24-hour advance notice for portrait Satellite Radio ....... Sirius N/A/XM 384; Internet 975 photos following practice Twitter .................... @utahathletics Media Opportuni es this Week M, 11.12 Noon Press Conference (Eccles Football Center) The Game 5:10 Interviews (Eccles Center mud room) No. 21/19 Utah (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) visits Colorado (5-5, 2-5 Pac-12) in Boulder on TU, 11.13 5:40 Interviews (Eccles Center Practice Fields) Saturday, Nov. 17. Kickoff is 11:30 a.m. MT at Folsom Field. Pac-12 Networks will televise the game. Search #UTAHvsCU for conversation and follow @ utahathletics for live updates. 2018 Utah Schedule (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) Bowls and Polls Aug. 30 (Thu.) ....Weber State (P12N) .....................W/41-10 > At 7-3, Utah is bowl eligible for the 13th time under coach Kyle Whittingham. Sept. 8 ...............at Northern Illinois (ESPNews) .....W/17-6 Whittingham has the best bowl win percentage in NCAA history (92%) and his 11 Sept. 15 .............Washington* (ESPN) ....................L/21-7 bowl wins (11-1) is tied for second among active coaches. Sept. 29 .............at Washington State* (P12N) ....... L/28-24 > Utah jumped fi ve places to No. 19 in the Coaches’ poll and returned to the AP Oct. 6 .................at Stanford* (ESPN) ..................... W/40-21 poll at No. 21 following last week’s win over Oregon. Utah’s highest ranking this Oct. 12 (Fri.) ......Arizona* (ESPN) .......................... W/42-10 season was No. 15 in the CFP and No. 16 in the AP and Coaches’ polls on Oct. 29. Oct. 20 (hc) ........USC* (P12N) ................................W/41-28 Oct. 26 (Fri.) ......at UCLA* (ESPN) ......................... W/41-10 Quick Hits Nov. 3 ................at Arizona State* (P12N) .............. L/38-20 > Utah leads the Pac-12 South with a 5-3 conference record. For the Utes to win Nov. 10 ..............Oregon*(P12N) ............................ W/32-25 their fi rst Pac-12 South title, they must beat Colorado this Saturday and Arizona Nov. 17 ..............at Colorado* (P12N) ................... 11:30 a.m. MT State must lose to either Oregon or Arizona in the next two weeks. Utah and Nov. 24 ..............Brigham Young (FS1) ...................8 p.m. MT Arizona can tie for the title, but Utah has the tiebreaker. *Pac-12 game; hc-Homecoming > Utah lost its two total offense leaders to injuries within four days of each other on Nov. 3 and 7. Quarterback Tyler Huntley and running back Zack Moss accounted for 84-percent of Utah’s total offense (3,184 of 3,776 total yards) Utah Athle c Communica ons through the fi rst nine games before missing last week’s game against Oregon. Director (Primary FB Contact): Liz Abel Huntley, who could potentially return for a bowl game, was injured against ASU Offi ce: 801-581-3511 • [email protected] on Nov. 3 and Moss suffered a non-football injury on Nov. 7. The juniors were Associate Director (Secondary FB Contact): Brooke Frederickson teammates at Hallandale High School in Florida. Offi ce: 801-581-8302 • [email protected] > Saturday’s game is the fi rst time since Utah and Colorado joined the Pac-12 in Assistant Director (Asst. FB Contact): Jordie Lindley 2011 that they will not meet in the regular season fi nale. Utah closes its regular Offi ce: 801-581-8997 • [email protected] season against BYU on Nov. 24. > Utah has a 3-1 record against the Pac-12 South Division with wins against Stay Connected Arizona, USC and UCLA and a loss to Arizona State. The Utes are 2-2 against Website: UtahUtes.com the North with wins over Stanford and Oregon, and losses to Washington and Twitter: @utahathletics Washington State. Facebook: facebook.com/uathletics > Utah has played Colorado more than any other Pac-12 school. At 64 games, it YouTube: youtube.com/uathletics is the fi fth-longest series in school history. Instagram: instagram.com/utahathletics > Colorado leads the overall series 32-29-3, but Utah has a 5-2 advantage in Pac-12 games. > The Buffs lead the series 16-12-1 in Boulder, where Utah last won in 2014. See page 2 for more on the series. utahutes.com • facebook: uathletics • twitter: @utahathletics 1 2018 Utah Football Notes Utah-Colorado Series (29-32-3) Head Coach Kyle Whi ngham Series Snapshot: At 64 games, this is Record at Utah: 118-59 (14th year) Series: Colorado leads 32-29-3 Utah’s longest rivalry against a Pac-12 Career Record: same First Game: 1903 (Colorado 22-0) Conference school and the fi fth-longest Best Bowl Win % in NCAA History: 92% (11-1) Last Game: 2017 (Utah 34-13) rivalry in school history. Utah leads 2008 National Coach of the Year Series Streak: Won 1 Colorado 5-2 as members of the Pac- Overall Year at Utah: 25th (1994-2004, Asst; 2005-present HC) Last Utah Win: 2017 (34-13) 12, trimming CU’s overall series lead Total Wins at Utah (Asst. & HC): 203 (most in school history) Last CU Win: 2016 (27-22) to 32-29-3. Colorado leads 16-12-1 in Alma Mater: BYU (1984, bachelor’s; 1987 master’s) In Salt Lake City: 17-14-2 Boulder, while the Utes have a 17-14-2 In Boulder: 12-16-1 edge in Salt Lake City. Played annually Neutral Site: 0-2 Whi ngham’s Year by Year Record from 1903-1962 with four exceptions, Year School Overall Pac-12 Result (Bowl) the rivalry went dormant for 49 years 2004* Utah* 1-0* W (Pittsburgh/Fiesta) before resuming in 2011. 2005 Utah 7-5 W (Georgia Tech/Emerald) Last Game • Nov. 25, 2017, Salt Lake City • Utah 34, Colorado 14 2006 Utah 8-5 W (Tulsa/Armed Forces) Zack Moss rushed for 196 yards—crossing over 1,000 yards for the season—and 2007 Utah 9-4 W (Navy/Poinsettia) two touchdowns and Troy Williams passed for 181 yards and rushed for two scores 2008 Utah 13-0 W (Alabama/Sugar) to lead Utah past Colorado, 34-13. Utah’s 310 net rushing yards also included a 2009 Utah 10-3 W (California/Poinsettia) career-high 79 yards from Devonta’e Henry-Cole. Matt Gay made both his fi eld goal 2010 Utah 10-3 L (Boise State/Las Vegas) attempts and all four PATs. Utah shut out the Buffs in the fi rst half while jumping to 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 W (Georgia Tech/Sun) a 28-0 lead. Cody Barton had 10 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Bradlee 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 Anae forced the fumble that stopped CU deep in Utah territory early in the fourth 2013 Utah 5-7 2-7 quarter. 2014 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Colorado State/Las Vegas) 2015 Utah 10-3 6-3 W (BYU/Las Vegas) 2016 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Indiana/Foster Farms) Colorado ........... 0 ................0 ..............7 ............ 6 ...........13 2017 Utah 7-6 3-6 W (West Virginia/Heart of Dallas) Utah ................ 14 ..............14 ..............3 ............ 3 ...........34 2018 Utah 7-3 5-3 Totals Utah 118-59 33-38 11-1* Series History (29-32-3) *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl 1903 L ......0-22 ............Oct. 3 ......A 1937 L ......7-17 ............Nov. 6 .....H 1904 L ......6-33 ............Oct. 1 ......H 1938 T ......0-0 ..............Nov. 5 .....A Ute Assistant Coaches 1905 L ......5-46 ............Nov. 4 .....A 1939 L ......14-21 ..........Nov. 4 .....H Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 1906 W ....10-0 ............Nov. 17 ...H 1940 W ....21-13 ..........Nov. 2 .....A Troy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1907 L ......10-24 ..........Nov. 16 ...A 1941 W ....46-6 ............Nov. 1 .....H Gary Andersen, Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line 1908 W ....21-14 ..........Nov. 14 ...H 1942 W ....13-0 ............Nov. 7 .....A 1910 L ......0-11 .............Oct. 29 ....N 1943 L ......0-35 ............Oct. 9 ......A Jim Harding, Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line 1911 L ......0-9 ..............Nov. 18 ...H 1943 L ......19-22 ..........Nov. 6 .....H Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator 1912 L ......0-3 ..............Nov. 9 .....N 1944 L ......0-26 ............Oct. 14 ....H Justin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coordinator 1913 L ......12-30 ..........Nov. 8 .....H 1945 L ......13-18 ..........Oct. 6 ......A Lewis Powell, Defensive Line 1914 L ......0-33 ............Nov. 7 .....A 1946 W ....7-0 ..............Nov. 2 .....H Guy Holliday, Wide Receivers 1915 W ....35-3 ............Oct. 30 ....H 1947 W ....13-7 ............Nov. 1 .....A Freddie Whittingham, Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator 1916 W ....28-0 ............Oct. 28 ....H 1948 W ....14-12 ..........Oct. 30 ....H Kiel McDonald, Running Backs 1917 L ......9-18 ............Nov.