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GARETT BOLLES MARCUS WILLIAMS MITCH WISHNOWSKY STAR LOTULELEI Alex Smith QB Washington Tim Patrick WR Denver Zack Moss RB Buffalo Star Lotulelei DT Buffalo Kylie Fitts DE Arizona Terrell Burgess S L.A. Rams Nate Orchard LB Washington Marquise Blair DB Seattle Leki Fotu DT Arizona Eric Rowe DB Miami Cody Barton LB Seattle Bradlee Anae DE Dallas Devontae Booker RB Las Vegas Mitch Wishnowsky P San Francisco John Penisini DL Detroit Jared Norris LB Washington Matt Gay K Tampa Bay Tyler Huntley QB Baltimore Garett Bolles OT Denver Jackson Barton T Kansas City Josh Nurse CB Baltimore Marcus Williams S New Orleans Chase Hansen LB New Orleans Francis Bernard LB Dallas Brian Allen DB Seattle Jaylon Johnson DB Chicago Darrin Paulo T New Orleans Sam Tevi OT L.A. Chargers Julian Blackmon S Indianapolis Javelin Guidry DB N.Y. Jets UTAH FOOTBALL Kicking Off INFORMATION 1 2019 IN REVIEW 83 UTAH FAST FACTS Utah Fast Facts. .1 2019 Honors. .84 2020 Schedule . 2 2019 Summary . .85 GENERAL INFORMATION Directions to Rice-Eccles Stadium . 2 Statistics. 86-89 INFORMATION Location: Salt Lake City Athletics Facility Locations . 2 Scoring Drives. .90 Metro Population: 1,153,340 Future Non-Conference Schedules . 2 Starting Lineups . 91 Elevation: 4,657 feet above sea level Utah Communications Staff Contacts . 3 Participation . .92 President: Dr. Ruth V. Watkins Athletics Staff Directory . 3 Select Individual Game-by-Game Stats . .93-97 Director of Athletics: Mark Harlan Utah Media Outlets. 4 Founded: 1850 Media Coverage and Pac-12 Schedule . 5 BOWL HISTORY 98 HERE’S UTAH Enrollment: 33,047 Pac-12 Conference . 6 Bowl Game Results. .99 Conference: Pac-12 New Year’s Six Bowl Seasons. 100 Nickname: Utes HERE’S UTAH 7 Bowl Game Summaries. 101-114 Colors: Red and White (pms 187) Utah Football Tradition . 8 Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Utah Athletics History . 9 RECORD BOOK 115 2020 OUTLOOK Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807) Salt Lake City . 10 Season Record and Coach . .116 Surface: FieldTurf The University of Utah . .11 Conference Finishes. .117 Facility: Spence & Cleone Eccles Football Center Utah Traditions . 12 National Rankings History. 118-119 Indoor Field: Spence Eccles Field House The MUSS . 13 Games Against Ranked AP Opponents. 120 Website: www.UtahUtes.com Famous Alumni . 14 Network TV Games. .121-122 Academic All-Americans . 15 Single Game Leaders. 123 BIOS PLAYER DEPARTMENT PHONE NUMBERS Rice-Eccles Stadium . .16-17 Yearly Leaders . 124-125 Athletics Department: (801) 581-8171 Spence & Cleone Eccles Football Center. 18 The Longest Yard. 126-127 Football Off ice: (801) 581-7684 100-Yard Doubles . 128 Communications: (801) 581-3510/3511/8997/8302 2020 OUTLOOK 19 Individual Records . 129-143 Stadium Press Box: (801) 581-4783/8210 Personnel Picture . .20 Team Records . 144-153 Ticket Off ice: (801) 581-UTIX (8849) COACHES & STAFF How the Utes Were Built. 21 Rice-Eccles Stadium Records. 154-155 Communications Fax: (801) 581-4358 2020 Recruiting Class . 21 Bowl Records . .156-158 Football Fax: (801) 585-3808 2020 Roster . .22-23 All-Americans . .159-161 Pronunciation Guide. 23 First-Team All-Americans’ Profiles. 162-167 UTAH SCHEMES Geographical and Class Breakdown . .24 All-Conference and Conference Awards. .168-171 Off ense: Spread 2020 Scouting Report . .25-27 Academic All-Conference. 172-173 Defense: 4-2 2020 Depth Chart . .28 Players of the Week . .174-175 SERIES HISTORY Notable Numbers . 176-177 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN PLAYER PROFILES 29 NFL Draft Picks. .178-181 Starters/Lettermen Returning: 12/55 Returner Bios . 30-48 Utes in the NFL. 182-184 Off ense: 7/31 Incoming Utes . 49-56 All-Time Lettermen . 185-193 Defense: 2/20 Homecoming Games. 194 Specialist: 3/4 IN REVIEW2019 COACHES AND STAFF 57 Schedules & Results . .195-204 Starters/Lettermen Lost: 13/31 Head Coach Kyle Whittingham . .58-59 Morgan Scalley. .60 REVIEWING 2019 Andy Ludwig. 61 Overall Record: 11-3 Jim Harding . .62 Pac-12 Record: 8-1 (1st South Division) Guy Holliday. .63 HISTORY BOWL Pac-12 Championship: vs. Oregon (L, 37-15) Kiel McDonald. 64 Alamo Bowl: vs. Texas (L, 38-10) Sione Po’uha . .65 Lewis Powell . .66 CREDITS Sharrieff Shah . 67 Colton Swan . .68 Editorial: Paul Kirk, Jordie Lindley, Brooke Frederickson Freddie Whittingham. .69 RECORD BOOK Layout and Design: Mike Lageschulte Football Staff . 70-72 Contributors: Chris Healy, Lynde Hoopes Athletics Director Mark Harlan. 73 Cover Design: Douglas Wilson President Dr. Ruth V. Watkins . 74 Photography: Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Kory Mortensen, Athletics Department Senior Directors. 74 Sarah Shebek, University of Utah, Walter Dixon, Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images, Terry Baker, Dennis Hubbard, Ernie Anderson, U. Special Collections-J.W. Marriott Library, Steve SERIES HISTORY 75 Greenwood, Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Utah Series Records . 76 Travel Council, Richard Bart Green/Don Green Photography, Series vs. Conferences . .76 Mitch Dumke, Russ Isabella, Rob Gray Scores Against NCAA Opponents . .77-81 Pac-12 Conference Series Summaries. .82 WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 1 UTAH FOOTBALL 2020 Schedule Information 2020 SCHEDULE Date Opponent City Stadium Time TV Series Last Meeting Nov. 7 Arizona* Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium 2 p.m. MST ESPNU 24-19-2 2019, W 35-7 Nov. 13 (Fri) at UCLA* Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl 7:30 p.m. PST FS1 7-11 2019, W 49-3 Nov. 21 USC* Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium TBA TBA 6-12 2019, L 30-23 INFORMATION Nov. 28 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium TBA TBA 9-22 2019, W 21-3 Dec. 5 Oregon State* Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium TBA TBA 10-11-1 2019, W 52-7 Dec. 11 (Fri) at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. Folsom Field 7:30 p.m. MST FS1 31-32-2 2019, W 45-15 Dec. 18 (Fri) Pac-12 Championship TBD TBD TBD FOX HERE’S UTAH Times local to site *Pac-12 game DIRECTIONS TO RICE-ECCLES ATHLETIC FACILITY FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE STADIUM LOCATIONS SCHEDULES 2020 OUTLOOK From Salt Lake International Airport to Rice-Eccles RICE-ECCLES STADIUM 2021 Stadium: Take I-80 East out of the airport. In four 451 South, 1400 East Sept. 2 (Thu) Weber State (H) miles, exit on 600 South. Go to 700 East and turn left. Sept. 11 BYU (A) Turn right at the second light (400 South). Go up the JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER Sept. 18 San Diego State (A) hill as the street bends and becomes 500 South. 1825 E. South Campus Drive Front 2022 PLAYER BIOS PLAYER Continue through the light at 1300 East and get in the left lane. Rice-Eccles Stadium is a half block up on SPENCE AND CLEONE ECCLES FOOTBALL CENTER TBD Florida (A) the left. Take left turn into the parking lot west of the 580 South Guardsman Way Sept. 10 Southern Utah (H) stadium. Sept. 17 San Diego State (H) SPENCE ECCLES FIELD HOUSE 650 South Guardsman Way 2023 TBD Florida (H) Aug. 31/Sept. 1/Sept. 2 Weber State (H) COACHES & STAFF Sept. 9 Baylor (A) 2024 Aug. 29 (Thu) Southern Utah (H) Sept. 7 BYU (H) Sept. 14 Baylor (H) SERIES HISTORY 2025 Sept. 13 Wyoming (A) TBD BYU (A) 2026 2019 IN REVIEW2019 Sept. 5 Houston (A) Sept. 12 Arkansas (H) Sept. 19 BYU (H) 2027 Sept. 4 Wyoming (H) Sept. 11 Houston (H) BOWL HISTORY BOWL Sept. 18 BYU (A) 2028 Aug. 31 (Thu) Dixie State (H) Sept. 9 BYU (H) Sept. 16 Arkansas (A) RECORD BOOK 2030 Aug. 29 (Thu) Dixie State (H) 2031 Sept. 6 LSU (H) 2032 Sept. 11 LSU (A) Utah has sold out 64 consecutive home games dating back to the start of the 2010 season. 2 2020 MEDIA GUIDE UTAH FOOTBALL Staff Directory STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF INFORMATION CONTACTS HERE’S UTAH OOTBALL PAUL KIRK JORDIE LINDLEY JOSEPH FELDMAN LYNDE HOOPES JOHN VU MADY WHITE FOOTBALL CONTACTS Associate A.D. Associate Director Assistant Director Administrative Asst. Associate Director Assistant Director Name Title Office Cell Email Paul Kirk Associate A.D. (primary football) 801-581-3511 801-875-2444 [email protected] Jordie Lindley Associate Director (football assistant) 801-581-8997 801-647-8174 [email protected] 2020 OUTLOOK Joseph Feldman Assistant Director 801-585-1295 801-231-1329 [email protected] Lynde Hoopes Administrative Assistant 801-581-3510 [email protected] John Vu Associate Director 801-587-7298 714-728-9163 [email protected] Mady White Assistant Director 801-458-8347 [email protected] PLAYER BIOS PLAYER FOOTBALL COACHES Kyle Whittingham Head Coach Sione Po’uha Defensive Tackles Morgan Scalley Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Lewis Powell Defensive Ends Andy Ludwig Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Sharrieff Shah Cornerbacks/Special Teams Coordinator Jim Harding Assistant Head Coach/Off ensive Line Colton Swan Linebackers COACHES & STAFF Guy Holliday Wide Receivers Freddie Whittingham Tight Ends Kiel McDonald Running Backs Doug Elisaia Strength & Conditioning ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION OFFICE EMAIL Mark Harlan Athletics Director 801-581-3508 [email protected] SERIES HISTORY Kyle Brennan COO/Deputy Athletics Director (Internal Operations) 801-585-3819 [email protected] Scott Kull Deputy Athletics Director (External Operations) 801-201-5724 [email protected] Nona Richardson Executive Sr. Associate A.D. (SWA/S-A Support) 801-585-6850 [email protected] Manny Hendrix Sr. Associate A.D. (Development) 801-585-7233 [email protected] Steve Smith Sr. Associate A.D. (Business/CFO) 801-587-9371 [email protected] Chris Uchacz Sr. Associate A.D. (Academic Services) 801-556-6607 [email protected] Kate Charipar Associate A.D. (Compliance) 801-585-1629 [email protected] IN REVIEW2019 Paul Kirk Associate A.D. (Strategic Communications) 801-581-3511 [email protected] Liz Prince Associate A.D.