The University of Utah campus, with an enrollment of over 32,000, is nestled against the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. HERE’S UTAH UTAH FFOOTBALLOOTBALL UTAH FOOTBALL TRADITION UTAH FOOTBALL BOWL HISTORY (13-4) 1939 W New Mexico Sun 1964 W West Virginia Liberty INFORMATION 1992 L Washington State Copper 1993 L USC Freedom 1994 W Arizona Freedom 1996 L Wisconsin Copper 1999 W Fresno State Las Vegas 2001 W USC Las Vegas 2003 W Southern Miss Liberty 2005 (’04) W Pi sburgh Fiesta HERE’S UTAH UTAH HERE’S 2005 W Georgia Tech Emerald 2006 W Tulsa Armed Forces 2007 W Navy Poinse a 2009 (’08) W Alabama Sugar 2009 W California Poinse a 2010 L Boise State Las Vegas 2011 W Georgia Tech Sun WINNING PROGRAM TOP COACHES • Averaged nearly nine wins per season since 2003 • Kyle Whi ngham earned Na onal Coach of the with fi ve 10-win seasons: 10-2 in 2003, 12-0 in 2004, Year honors in 2008 from both the American Football BCS SUCCESS 13-0 in 2008, 10-3 in 2009 and 10-3 in 2010. Coaches Associa on (AFCA) and the Paul “Bear” • Five fi nishes in the Top 25 polls since 2003: No. 21 Bryant Awards commi ee. in 2003, No. 4 in 2004, No. 2 in 2008, No. 18 in 2009, • Urban Meyer was named the Na onal Coach of the COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS 2014 OUTLOOK BIOS 2014 OUTLOOK PLAYER & STAFF COACHES Utah is 2-0 in BCS bowl games No. 23 in 2010. Year in 2004. • Before joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011, Utah with wins over had the most wins against BCS teams (21) by a school ALL-AMERICANS Alabama (2009 from a non-BCS conference. Utah was 21-12 (.636) vs. • Nine fi rst-team All-Americans since 2002. Sugar Bowl) and BCS teams from 1998-2010. • Alex Smith (QB) was a Heisman Trophy fi nalist and earned two Na onal Player of the Year Awards (Sports PiƩ sburgh (2005 BOWL ROLL Illustrated and The Spor ng News) in 2004. Fiesta Bowl). • Nine consecu ve bowl appearances 2003-11 with • Three Consensus fi rst-team All-Americans in the last an 8-1 record. 12 years: Jordan Gross (OL) in 2002, Eric Weddle (S) in • From 1999-2009, Utah won nine-consecu ve bowl 2006, Louie Sakoda (K) in 2008. games to e for the second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. ACADEMIC ALL-STARS • Five of Utah’s nine consecu ve bowl wins were • Utah has had eight Academic All-Americans since against BCS opponents coming from the SEC 2000. First-team honors were earned by Morgan (Alabama), Pac-12 (USC and California), ACC (Georgia Scalley (2003-04), Alex Smith (2004) and Louie Sakoda Tech) and Big East (Pi sburgh). (2008). • 2-0 in BCS bowl games, defea ng Pi sburgh in • Louie Sakoda earned NCAA Top VIII cita on in 2008. the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and Alabama in the 2009 Sugar THE NEXT LEVEL Bowl. • Quarterback Alex Smith was the No. 1 pick in the • 13-4 all- me bowl record. 2005 NFL Dra pick. • Since 2000, Utah has produced three NFL fi rst round dra picks and six others have gone in the RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2013 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2013 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD second round. • 33 NFL Dra picks over the last 14 years, including 17 in the last six years. • School-record six NFL Dra picks in 2010. 12 20142012 MEDIA MEDIA GUIDE GUIDE UTAH ATHLETICS HISTORY UUTAHTAH FOOTBALL INFORMATION INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH UTAH HERE’S 2014 OUTLOOK PLAYER BIOS COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY SERIES HISTORY & STAFF BIOS COACHES PLAYER 2014 OUTLOOK The latest chapter in Ute athletics history began on every gymnas cs a endance record, averaging more July 1, 2011, when Utah offi cially became a member than 11,000 fans a home meet for the past 23 years of the Pac-12 Conference. But Utah’s reputation as and over 14,000 over the past fi ve years. In fact, an athletics power was established long before it Utah won its fourth NCAA women’s all-sports season TWO NO. 1 a endance tle in 2014, averaging 14,376 fans to its joined the “Conference of Champions.” home meets. PICKS IN THE Women’s Basketball has averaged over 20 wins SAME YEAR Football is 633-442-31 in its 120-year history. In a season since its start back in 1974-75 and ranks in the mid-1990s, the Utes evolved from a conference the top 20 in the NCAA in all- me winning percentage Utah made NCAA contender to a na onal force and they now play to (.696). The Ute women have received 17 NCAA history in 2004-05 sold-out crowds in 45,017-seat Rice-Eccles Stadium. Tournament invites since 1982—advancing to the when it became The original “BCS Buster,” Utah is 2-0 in BCS bowl Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight once. They have games with wins over Alabama (2009 Sugar Bowl) won 22 conference championships. Utah was the the only school and Pi sburgh (2005 Fiesta Bowl). The Utes won nine WNIT runner-up in 2013. ever to produce consecu ve bowl games from 1999-2009, tying for the The Men’s and Women’s Ski Team has captured a No. 1 NFL and BOOK RECORD 2013 IN REVIEW HISTORY BOWL second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. Utah 10 NCAA Championships, including fi ve in the 1980s NBA draŌ pick in has fi nished in the na on’s Top 25 six mes, including and three in the 1990s. Volleyball has par cipated in a No. 2 ranking in 2008 and a No. 4 fi nish in 2004. 11 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments with two Sweet the same year. Men’s Basketball has thrived throughout its 16 fi nishes. SoŌ ball has qualifi ed for the postseason Quarterback history, winning an NCAA Championship in 1944 and 18 mes (13 NCAA) and has fi ve College World Series Alex Smith was fi nishing as the NCAA runner-up in 1998. Utah, which appearances (four NCAA). Women’s Soccer has played taken by the also won na onal championships in 1916 (AAU) and in the NCAA Tournament in six of the last 12 years. 1947 (NIT), has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 nine Baseball won the 2009 Mountain West Conference San Francisco mes. The Utes rank in the top 15 in the na on in tournament and claimed two victories at the NCAA 49ers and center all- me victories (1,706) and fi h in regular-season Regional. Andrew Bogut conference tles (32). Utah’s 27 NCAA Tournament Other Ute athle c highlights include: Men’s went to the appearances and 35 NCAA Tournament wins place it Tennis (24 conference championships), Women’s among the top 25 programs. Tennis (three-consecu ve NCAA appearances from Milwaukee Bucks. Women’s GymnasƟ cs boasts 10 na onal 2010-12), Men’s Swimming and Diving (24 conference championships and eight runner-up fi nishes. Utah is championships), Women’s Swimming and Diving the only school to qualify for all 33 NCAA Gymnas cs (2006 MWC champion) and Women’s Cross Country Championships and has captured the most (1981 AIAW Division II Na onal Champion). All-America awards. The Red Rocks also won the school’s fi rst-ever Pac-12 tle in 2014. Utah holds WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 13 UUTAHTAH FFOOTBALLOOTBALL SALT LAKE CITY INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH UTAH HERE’S Adam Barker Home to the University of Utah and the state’s ENTERTAINMENT capital city, Salt Lake City blends the amenities of Cultural and ethnic ac vi es fl ourish in Salt Lake City and its vibrant downtown features dining, shopping, music a major metropolitan area with beautiful natural and ethnic fes vals, art galleries, professional symphony, THE BEST CITY surroundings. opera, theater and dance. Salt Lake City was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Featuring the 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Opening and closing ceremonies and the athletes’ village COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS 2014 OUTLOOK BIOS 2014 OUTLOOK PLAYER & STAFF COACHES From being Mountains to the east, as well as the Oquirrh Mountains were on the University of Utah campus. Salt Lake City joins rated the fi Ō h- and the Great Salt Lake to the west, Salt Lake City is forces with the nearby resort town of Park City to host the best city for the surrounded by majes c views in all direc ons. Its metro annual Sundance Film Fes val. area ranks in the top 50 in the United States with a Professional sports provide yet another source of next decade popula on of 1.2 million. entertainment. Professional franchises in Salt Lake City by Kiplingler’s include the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Real Salt Lake of LIVING IN SALT LAKE Major League Soccer. Other pro franchises are the Salt Personal Finance Salt Lake City has been rated one of the top 10 most Lake Bees (AAA baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies (hockey). Magazine to exci ng mid-sized ci es and ranks among the na on’s top ci es for literacy rate, percentage of high school graduates OUTDOOR RECREATION the best hiking and percentage of college-educated ci zens. Salt Lake Some of the best skiing, fl y fi shing, backpacking, city in America is the largest city in the state with 189,314 residents mountain biking, rock climbing and river running found according to 2012 census fi gures.