Utah Utes
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| University | University of Utah |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Chris Hill |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| Baseball stadium | Smith's Ballpark |
| Mascot | Swoop |
| Nickname | Utes |
| Fight song | Utah Man |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | www |
The Utah Utes are the athletics teams representing the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the "Runnin' Utes"; the women's basketball team, formerly known as the "Lady Utes," now prefers to be referred to as the "Utes"; and the women's gymnastics team is known as the "Red Rocks".
Currently Utah competes in the Pac-12 Conference, after it was announced on June 17, 2010, that the Utes would join the conference in all sports, beginning in the 2011–2012 academic year. They are the third Pac-12 member to have previously spent time in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), joining old conference rivals Arizona and Arizona State. They are also the first school to leave the Mountain West Conference (MW) since it was formed in 1999.
Utah offers 7 men's varsity sports—baseball, basketball, football, golf, skiing, swimming & diving, and tennis. Utah offers 10 women's varsity sports—basketball, cross country, gymnastics, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
Utah has 20 NCAA team national championships.
Below are eight national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA:
The University of Utah college football program began in 1892. Their current home stadium, Rice–Eccles Stadium, was built in 1998 on the site of their former home, Rice Stadium. The Utes have a record of 13–4 (.765) in bowl games, which is the highest percentage in the nation for teams who have been to more than ten bowls. They have won twenty-four conference championships, including six in a row from 1928 to 1933 when they were part of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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