GAME 2: UTAH at BYU UTAH FOOTBALL#GoUtes NOTES @Utah_Football @UtahFootball UTAH FOOTBALL /UtahFootball 2021 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | GAME 2 at BYU | SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 #21 UTAH UTES | 1-0, 0-0 Pac-12 BYU | 1-0 Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham (17th Year) at Head Coach: Kalani Sitake (6th Year) Career Record: 135-66 | at Utah: 135-66 Career Record: 39-26 | at BYU: 39-26 at BYU THE GAME PAC-12 STANDINGS 8:15 p.m. MT | Sept. 11, 2021 | Provo, Utah The No. 21 University of Utah (1-0) Football team will head south to take on the BYU NORTH TV: ESPN (Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Alex Chappell) Cougars in LaVell Edwards Stadium for the 101st meeting between the two programs on Team Pac-12 Overall Radio: ESPN 700 (Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell) Saturday, Sept. 11. The game is set for an 8:15 p.m. MT kickoff on ESPN. Oregon 0-0 1-0 Sirius XM: 85 (Sirius), 85 (XM), 85 (Internet) California 0-0 0-1 Live Stats: UtahUtes.com ON THE ROAD AGAIN Oregon State 0-0 0-1 The Utes are currently 250-255-12 (.495) all-time on the road, but have won six of their Stanford 0-0 0-1 #21/18 UTAH SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) last eight regular season games on the road. Utah is 21-17-1 all-time against BYU when Washington 0-0 0-1 9/2 Weber State W 40-17 playing in Provo, winning the last four games when playing inside LaVell Edwards Stadi- Washington State 0-0 0-1 9/11 at BYU 8:15 p.m. ESPN um. The last time the Utes played BYU on the road was in 2019, winning 30-12. Current 9/18 at San Diego State 5 p.m. CBSSN SOUTH 9/25 Washington State* TBD TBD Buffalo Bills running back Zack Moss went off for 181 rushing yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. Team Pac-12 Overall 10/2 Bye -- -- UCLA 0-0 2-0 10/9 at USC* TBD TBD 10/16 Arizona State* TBD TBD FOLLOW US! Utah 0-0 1-0 10/23 at Oregon State* TBD TBD Fans can get behind the scenes views and live updates during games on social media Arizona State 0-0 1-0 Colorado 0-0 1-0 10/30 UCLA* TBD TBD by following the Utes on Twitter (@Utah_Football | @UtahAthletics) and Instagram (@ USC 0-0 1-0 11/5 at Stanford* 8:30 p.m. FS1 UtahFootball | @UtahAthletics). Fans can also search #GOUTES and #UBOYZ on social 11/13 at Arizona* TBD TBD Arizona 0-0 0-1 11/20 Oregon* TBD TBD media for conversations about Utah Football throughout the season. 11/26 Colorado* TBD TBD 12/3 Pac-12 Championship 6 p.m. ABC NUMBERS TALK All Times MT • Utah’s game against BYU will be the 101st all-time meeting between the two teams. • With a win, the Utes will have won 10-straight against BYU, dating back to 2010. BYU SCHEDULE (1-0) • With a win, the Utes will start the season 2-0 for the 12th time under the direction of 9/4 vs. Arizona W 24-16 Kyle Whittingham. 9/11 Utah 8:15 p.m. ESPN • In six of the last seven meetings between Utah and BYU, the game has been decided 9/18 Arizona State 8:15 p.m. ESPN by 10 points or less. 9/25 South Florida TBD TBD • With a win against BYU, Whittingham will have won 202 career games as Utah’s head 10/1 at Utah State 7 p.m. CBSSN ALL-TIME SERIES vs. BYU 10/9 Boise State TBD TBD coach. 10/16 at Baylor TBD TBD Last 20 games, see Utah Football 10/23 at Washington State TBD TBD QUICK HITS media guide for full series history 10/30 Virginia TBD TBD • Utah is 62-34-4 all-time when playing against the independents in FBS football. 1999 W, 20-17 A 11/6 Idaho State 1 p.m. BYUTV • Utah is 27-1 in regular-season non-conference games since joining the Pac-12 in 2000 L, 34-27 H 11/20 at Georgia Southern 2 p.m. TBD 2011. Utah’s last regular-season non-conference loss was in overtime at Utah State 2001 L, 24-21 A 11/27 at USC TBD TBD 2002 W, 13-6 H All Times MT in 2012. • After week one, Utah leads the Pac-12 in both team passing efficiency (175.54) and 2003 W, 3-0 A 2004 W, 52-21 H SERIES CAPSULE total offense (450.0). • Utah has scored 30+ points in four straight games, dating back to Dec. 5, 2020 and 2005 W, 41-34 (OT) A Series History ..............................................Utah, 62-34-4 In Salt Lake City ............................................ Utah, 40-17-3 40+ points in two straight (W, 45-28 vs. Washington State on Dec. 19, 2020). 2006 L, 33-31 H In Provo ..............................................................Utah, 21-17-1 • Utah has seven consecutive years of winning seasons, dating back to 2014. The Utes 2007 L, 17-10 A Neutral......................................................................Utah, 1-0 have finished with a winning season in 14 of Whittingham’s 16 years as head coach. 2008 W, 48-24 H First Meeting (1896) ....................................Utah 12, BYU 4 • Utah has sold out Rice-Eccles Stadium in 65 consecutive games, dating back to the 2009 L, 26-23 (OT) A Last Meeting (2019) ..................................Utah 30, BYU 12 2010 season opener. Utah increased its stadium capacity from 45,807 to 51,444 with 2010 W, 17-16 H Last Utah Win (2019) ................................Utah 30, BYU 12 the expansion of the Ken Garff Red Zone. Official attendance for Utah’s season-open- Last BYU Win ...........................................2009 (26-23, OT) 2011 W, 54-10 A er against Weber State on Sept. 2 was 51,511, a stadium record. 2012 W, 24-21 H • Utah was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 South Division with the Utes leading FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS STAFF 2013 W, 20-13 A all teams with five first-team preseason All-Pac-12 picks (Nick Ford, OL; Devin Lloyd, Jordie Lindley | Asst. AD (Primary) 2015 W, 35-28 N LB; Mika Tafua, DE; Jadon Redding, PK; Britain Covey, RS). 2016 W, 20-19 H C: 801-647-8174 | [email protected] • Utah ranked No. 24 in the preseason AP Poll. The Utes have either been ranked or 2017 W, 19-13 A Ryan Gallant | Associate Director received votes in the last seven AP preseason polls, finishing the year ranked or 2018 W, 35-27 H C: 801-554-8545 | [email protected] receiving votes in four of those years. 2019 W, 30-12 A 2021 UTAH FOOTBALL UTAHUTES.COM GAME 2: UTAH at BYU UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES MEDIA AVAILABILITY (SEPT. 6 - 11) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 11 a.m.: Kyle Whittingham Post-Practice: Defensive No Availability No Availability No Availability GAME DAY! Press Conference Players, Defensive Coach, at BYU Kyle Whittingham 8:15 p.m. MT Post-Practice: Offensive ESPN Players, Offensive Coach QUICK FACTS NCAA/CONFERENCE STATISTICAL RANKINGS Location .......................................................Salt Lake City, Utah UTAH BYU Founded .................................................................................. 1850 Category FBS Rank Pac-12 Value FCS Rank IND Value Enrollment .........................................................................33,047 3rd Down Conversion % 107th 12th 0.250 75th 2nd 0.333 President .........................................................Taylor R. Randall 3rd Down Conversion % Defense 66th 8th 0.375 39th 2nd 0.294 Director of Athletics ............................................. Mark Harlan 4th Down Conversion % 80th 8th 0.000 1st 1st 1.000 Conference .........................................................................Pac-12 4th Down Conversion % Defense 61th 7th 0.500 95th 5th 1.000 Nickname ................................................................................Utes Fewest Penalties 12th 1st 3 12th 2nd 3 Mascot .................................................................................Swoop Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 25th 2nd 30.00 25th 2nd 30.00 Colors ........................................................................Red & White First Downs Defense 21st 2nd 14 105th 3rd 27 Stadium ......................................Rice-Eccles Stadium (51,144) First Downs Offense 17th 2nd 28 87th 5th 18 Website ..................................................................UtahUtes.com Kickoff Return Defense 120th 12th 37.00 106th 5th 24.00 Kickoff Returns -- -- -- -- -- -- TEAM INFORMATION Net Punting 96th 10th 35.00 18th 2nd 45.20 2021 Record ..............................................................................1-0 Passing Offense 47th 3rd 262.0 74th 3rd 207.0 2021 Pac-12 Record ............................................................... 0-0 Offense ...............................................................................Spread Passing Yards Allowed 68th 5th 213.0 114th 5th 345.0 Defense .....................................................................................4-2 Punt Return Defense 118th 10th 17.00 88th 6th 4.67 Lettermen Returning .............................................................. 55 Punt Returns 20th 5th 13.00 77th 5th 0.00 Lettermen Lost ...........................................................................31 Red Zone Defense 30th 4th 0.667 18th 2nd 0.500 2020 Signing Class ................................................................. 29 Red Zone Offense 73rd 6th 0.875 2nd 1st 1.000 Total Starters returning .......................12 (7 O, 2 D, 3 Spec.) Rushing Defense 22nd 3rd 57.0 35th 2nd 80.0 Total Starters lost ................................. 13 (4 O, 9 D, 0 Spec.) Rushing Offense 47th 4th 188.0 62nd 3rd 161.0 Scoring Defense 52nd 5th 17.0 48th 3rd 16.0 HISTORY Scoring Offense 33rd 3rd 40.0 75th 3rd 24.0 First Year of Football ...........................................................1892 Team Passing Efficiency 25th 1st 175.54 45th 3rd 148.23 All-Time Record ..........................................692-469-31 (.593) Team Passing Efficiency Defense 66th 7th 121.79 85th 4th 138.08 Home ................................................................419-193-16 (.679) Team Sacks 30th 2nd 3.00 15th 1st 4.00 Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present) ..............101-36 (.735) Team Tackles For Loss 35th 3rd 7.0 53rd 2nd 6.0 Road ...............................................................250-255-12 (.495) Time of Possession 70th 10th 29:36 77th 4th 28:53 Neutral..................................................................