2012 Utah Utes football team

2012 Utah Utes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2012 record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Johnson (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kalani Sitake (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Dave Kruger
Captain	Star Lotulelei
Captain	Luke Matthews
Captain	John White
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
#7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
#2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
#20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Northern Colorado at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Northern Colorado Bears 0 0 0 0 0 • Utah Utes 0 21 7 13 41 Date: August 30 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:15 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 45,273 Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Scattered Clouds, winds NW at 10mph Referee: Terry Layden TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth Sources:

Utah at Utah State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Utes 0 3 10 7 0 20 • Aggies 13 0 0 7 7 27 Date: September 7 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 6:06 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 25,513 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear Referee: Shawn Hochuli TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill Sources:

#25 BYU at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Cougars 0 7 0 14 21 • Utes 7 0 17 0 24 Date: September 15 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:15 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 45,653 (6th largest crowd at Rice-Eccles) Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Clear, winds NE at 9mph Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Paul Carcaterra Sources:

Utah at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 0 0 7 • Sun Devils 21 10 3 3 37 Date: September 22 Location: Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Game start: 8:00 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 58,107 Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C), 15% Humidity, winds 3mph Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, and Yogi Roth Sources:

#13 USC at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • #13 Trojans 7 17 0 14 38 Utes 14 7 0 7 28 Date: October 4 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 7:01 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 46,037 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Clear, winds WSW at 4mph Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, and Samantha Steele Sources:

Utah at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 7 0 0 7 14 • Bruins 14 0 7 0 21 Date: October 13 Location: Pasadena, CA Game start: 1:05 pm MST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 66,303 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) w/ 54% humidity, Light Haze, winds Nil Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (FOX): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis Sources:

Utah at #8 Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 0 0 7 • #8 Beavers 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 20 Location: Corvallis, OR Game start: 8:36 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 45,769 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, winds W at 5mph Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, and Shannon Spake

California at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 3 3 7 14 27 • Utes 14 14 14 7 49 Date: October 27 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 7:52 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 45,017 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds NE at 10mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (Pac-12 Network Rocky Mountain & Bay Area): Ron Pitts and Kelly Stouffer

The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.

Utah leads series: 2 – 0

Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41-0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.

Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4

Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4

Utah trails series: 6 – 17

Utah trails series: 3 – 7

Utah trails series: 2 – 8

Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1

Utah trails series: 3 – 5

Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Utah leads series: 6 – 5

Utah trails series: 0 – 7

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3

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