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GAME 1: UTAH vs. WEBER STATE UTAH FOOTBALL#GoUtes NOTES @Utah_Football @UtahFootball UTAH FOOTBALL /UtahFootball 2021 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | GAME 1 vs. WEBER STATE | THURSDAY, SEPT. 2 #24 UTAH UTES | 0-0, 0-0 Pac-12 WEBER STATE | 0-0, 0-0 Big Sky Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham (17th Year) vs. Head Coach: Jay Hill (8th Year) Career Record: 134-66 | at Utah: 134-66 Career Record: 52-31 | at WSU: 52-31 vs. Weber State THE GAME PAC-12 STANDINGS 5:30 p.m. MT | Sept. 2, 2021 | Salt Lake City, Utah The University of Utah (0-0) will begin its 128th season of football when they host NORTH TV: Pac-12 (Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy) the Weber State Wildcats (0-0) to kick off the 2021 season in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Team Pac-12 Overall Radio: ESPN 700 (Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell) Thursday, Sept. 2. The game is slated for a 5:30 p.m. MT start on Pac-12 Networks. California 0-0 0-0 Sirius XM: 81 (Sirius), 81 (XM), 81 (Internet) Oregon 0-0 0-0 Live Stats: UtahUtes.com HOME SWEET HOME Oregon State 0-0 0-0 The Utes are currently 100-36 (.735) in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present), recording Stanford 0-0 0-0 UTAH SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) their 100th win in the historic stadium in 2020. Utah is 72-25 in RES during the Kyle Washington 0-0 0-0 9/2 Weber State 5:30 p.m. Pac-12 Whittingham era, including three undefeated home seasons in 2008 (6-0), 2009 (6-0) Washington State 0-0 0-0 9/11 at BYU 8:15 p.m. ESPN and 2019 (7-0). Utah has won 13 of its last 14 home games, which included a streak of 9/18 at San Diego State 5 p.m. CBSSN 11 in a row from Oct. 6, 2018 – Nov. 30, 2019. Rice-Eccles Stadium ranks second in the SOUTH 9/25 Washington State* TBD TBD Pac-12 in win percentage and in the top-25 nationally. Team Pac-12 Overall 10/2 Bye -- -- Utah 0-0 0-0 10/9 at USC* TBD TBD FOLLOW US! Arizona 0-0 0-0 10/16 Arizona State* TBD TBD Fans can get behind the scenes views and live updates during games on social media Arizona State 0-0 0-0 10/23 at Oregon State* TBD TBD by following the Utes on Twitter (@Utah_Football | @UtahAthletics) and Instagram (@ Colorado 0-0 0-0 10/30 UCLA* TBD TBD UtahFootball | @UtahAthletics). Fans can also search #GOUTES and #UBOYZ on social UCLA 0-0 0-0 11/5 at Stanford* 8:30 p.m. FS1 media for conversations about Utah Football throughout the season. USC 0-0 0-0 11/13 at Arizona* TBD TBD 11/20 Oregon* TBD TBD NUMBERS TALK 11/26 Colorado* TBD TBD • Utah’s game against Weber State on Sept. 2 will mark the third time the two pro- 12/3 Pac-12 Championship 6 p.m. ABC grams have opened a season against each other (2018, 1984). All Times MT • With a win, the Utes will have 12 victories in the Whittingham era when opening a season at home (currently 11-1). WEBER STATE (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) • Utah has outscored Weber State 230-61 in series history. 9/2 at Utah 5:30 p.m. Pac-12 • Utah scored 70 points against Weber State in 2013, the first time the Utes had hit 9/11 at Dixie State 8 p.m. -- the 70-point mark since 1930 (vs. Wyoming, 72-0). 9/18 James Madison 6 p.m. ESPN+ • With a win against Weber State, Whittingham will have won 220 career games at ALL-TIME SERIES vs. WEBER STATE 9/25 UC Davis* 6 p.m. ESPN+ Utah. 10/2 at Cal Poly* 6 p.m. ESPN+ 1978 W, 30-7 H 10/15 Montana State* TBD ESPNU QUICK HITS 1984 W, 52-16 H 10/23 at Eastern Wash.* TBD ESPN+ • Utah is 76-50-1 all-time in season openers with just two season-opening losses in 2008 W, 37-21 H 10/30 at Idaho State* TBD ESPN+ the last 14 seasons. 2013 W, 70-7 H 11/6 Portland State* TBD ESPN+ • Utah is 26-1 in regular-season non-conference games since joining the Pac-12 in 2018 W, 41-10 H 11/13 at Southern Utah* 2 p.m. ESPN+ 2011. Utah’s last regular-season non-conference loss was in overtime at Utah State 11/20 Northern Colorado* TBD ESPN+ in 2012. All Times MT • The Utes are 55-12-2 all-time against the Big Sky Conference. • Utah has seven consecutive years of winning seasons, dating back to 2014. The Utes SERIES CAPSULE have finished with a winning season in 14 of Whittingham’s 16 years as head coach. Series History .......................................................Utah, 5-0 • Utah has sold out Rice-Eccles Stadium in 63 consecutive games, dating back to the In Salt Lake City ....................................................Utah, 5-0 2010 season opener. Utah increased its attendance from 45,807 to 51,444 in 2021 In Ogden .............................................................................0-0 after the south end zone expansion of the Ken Garff Red Zone. Neutral................................................................................0-0 • The last time Utah had fans in the stands at RES was Nov. 30, 2019 with 46,879 First Meeting (1978) ..................................Utah 30, WSU 7 cheering the Utes on to a 45-15 victory to clinch the Pac-12 South title. It ranks as Last Meeting (2018) ...................................Utah 41, WSU 10 the ninth biggest crowd in RES history. Last Utah Win (2018) .................................Utah 41, WSU 10 • Utah was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 South Division with the Utes leading Last WSU Win .................................................................None all teams with five first-team preseason All-Pac-12 picks (Nick Ford, OL; Devin Lloyd, LB; Mika Tafua, DE; Jadon Redding, PK; Britain Covey, RS). FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS STAFF • Utah ranks No. 24 in the preseason AP Poll and is receiving the most votes in the Jordie Lindley | Asst. AD (Primary) coaches poll. The Utes have either been ranked or received votes in the last seven C: 801-647-8174 | [email protected] Ryan Gallant | Associate Director AP preseason polls, finishing the year ranked or receiving votes in four of those C: 801-554-8545 | [email protected] years. 2021 UTAH FOOTBALL UTAHUTES.COM GAME 1: UTAH vs. WEBER STATE UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES MEDIA AVAILABILITY (AUG 30-SEPT. 2) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 11 a.m.: Kyle Whittingham No Availability No Availability GAME DAY! No Availability No Availability Press Conference vs. Weber State 5:30 p.m. MT *Select players available at Pac-12 Networks press conference* QUICK FACTS NCAA/PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKINGS (2020) Location .......................................................Salt Lake City, Utah UTAH WEBER STATE Founded .................................................................................. 1850 Category FBS Rank Pac-12 Value FCS Rank Big Sky Value Enrollment .........................................................................33,047 3rd Down Conversion % 84th 10th 0.377 28th 5th 0.425 President .........................................................Taylor R. Randall 3rd Down Conversion % Defense 20th 2nd 0.343 60th 6th 0.412 Director of Athletics ............................................. Mark Harlan 4th Down Conversion % 99th 7th 0.455 59th 8th 0.400 Conference .........................................................................Pac-12 4th Down Conversion % Defense 5th 2nd 0.200 91st 9th 0.800 Nickname ................................................................................Utes Fewest Penalties 10th 4th 26 76th 9th 43 Mascot .................................................................................Swoop Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 45th 4th 47.60 84th 10th 70.67 Colors ........................................................................Red & White First Downs Defense 8th 3rd 91 69th 8th 130 Stadium ......................................Rice-Eccles Stadium (51,144) First Downs Offense 114th 8th 102 36th 5th 117 Website ..................................................................UtahUtes.com Kickoff Return Defense 86th 8th 22.44 24th 3rd 16.31 Kickoff Returns 8th 2nd 28.25 18th 5th 23.00 TEAM INFORMATION Net Punting 118th 10th 33.90 26th 5th 37.78 2020 Record ............................................................................3-2 Passing Offense 76th 7th 215.8 41st 8th 212.7 2020 Pac-12 Record ..............................................................3-2 Offense ...............................................................................Spread Passing Yards Allowed 99th 10th 257.2 71st 3rd 229.5 Defense .....................................................................................4-2 Punt Return Defense 126th 12th 23.00 95th 9th 26.00 Lettermen Returning .............................................................. 55 Punt Returns 8th 3rd 16.33 20th 3rd 10.67 Lettermen Lost ...........................................................................31 Red Zone Defense 59th 5th 0.833 91st 9th 1.000 2020 Signing Class ................................................................. 29 Red Zone Offense 50th 9th 0.850 81st 8th 0.682 Total Starters returning .......................12 (7 O, 2 D, 3 Spec.) Rushing Defense 11th 1st 107.8 42nd 4th 140.5 Total Starters lost ................................. 13 (4 O, 9 D, 0 Spec.) Rushing Offense 39th 5th 194.0 14th 3rd 206.2 Scoring Defense 46th 3rd 26.0 26th 2nd 20.3 HISTORY Scoring Offense 51st 6th 30.2 26th 4th 27.5 First Year of Football ...........................................................1892 Team Passing Efficiency 90th 8th 122.72 22nd 5th 143.34 All-Time Record ........................................... 691-469-31 (.593) Team Passing Efficiency Defense 20th 1st 120.64 7th 2nd 102.57 Home ................................................................418-193-16 (.679) Team Sacks 73rd 6th 2.00 24th 3rd 2.67 Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present) .............100-36 (.735) Team Tackles For Loss 45th 4th 6.6 6th 1st 8.8 Road ...............................................................250-255-12 (.495) Time of Possession 12th 1st 33:20 64th 7th 29:08 Neutral................................................................... 23-21-3 (.521) Total Defense 37th 2nd 365.0 57th 3rd 370.0 Conference ...................................................425-253-19 (.623) Total Offense 53rd 7th 409.8 19th 5th 418.8 Pac-12 Conference .................................................45-41 (.523) Turnover Margin 60th 5th 0.00 22nd 3rd 0.67 Bowl Games ................................................................17-6 (.739) Turnovers Gained 59th 2nd 13 23rd 1st 12 Homecoming ..........................................................