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2024 Utah Utes football team

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2024 Utah Utes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (10th season; first 7 weeks)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (9th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 BYU   6 0     9 0  
No. 20 Colorado   5 1     7 2  
Arizona State   4 2     7 2  
No. 17 Iowa State   4 2     7 2  
No. 19 Kansas State   4 2     7 2  
West Virginia   4 2     5 4  
TCU   4 3     6 4  
Texas Tech   4 3     6 4  
Baylor   3 3     5 4  
Cincinnati   3 3     5 4  
Houston   3 3     4 5  
Kansas   2 4     3 6  
UCF   2 5     4 6  
Arizona   1 5     3 6  
Utah   1 5     4 5  
Oklahoma State   0 7     3 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 20th year as their head coach. The Utes play their games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' first year in the Big 12.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Southern Utah*No. 12ESPN+W 49–052,210
September 71:30 p.m.Baylor[a]*No. 11
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FOXW 23–1252,827
September 142:30 p.m.at Utah State*No. 12CBSSNW 38–2124,107
September 212:00 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 12FOXW 22–1952,202
September 288:15 p.m.ArizonaNo. 10
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNL 10–2352,898
October 117:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 16ESPNL 19–2745,310
October 198:30 p.m.TCU
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNL 7–1353,299
October 265:00 p.m.at HoustonESPN+L 14–1728,251
November 98:15 p.m.No. 9 BYU
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
ESPNL 21–2254,383
November 1610:00 a.m.at ColoradoFOX
November 23TBAIowa State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
TBA
November 296:00 p.m.at UCFFOX

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Game summaries

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vs. Southern Utah (FCS)

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Game One – Southern Utah Thunderbirds (FCS) (0-0) vs No. 12 Utah Utes (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thunderbirds (FCS) 0 0 000
No. 12 Utes 7 28 7749

at Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT

  • Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,210
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:46) UTAH – Dijon Stanley 64-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:56; Utah 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (14:48) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 29-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:01; Utah 14-0)
  • (11:27) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 18-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:44; Utah 21-0)
  • (9:04) UTAH – Dijon Stanley 79-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12; Utah 28-0)
  • (1:08) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 11-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:34; Utah 35-0)
Third quarter
  • (4:23) UTAH – Mike Mitchell 4-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:09; Utah 42-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:05) UTAH – Caleb Lohner 20-yard pass from Isaac Wilson (Trey Coleman kick) (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07; Utah 49-0)
Statistics SUU UTAH
First downs 9 26
Total yards 150 513
Rushing yards 79 185
Passing yards 71 328
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–21–1 17–26–2
Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Utah Passing Jackson Berry 6/11, 54 yards, INT
Rushing Targhee Lambson 6 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Mark Bails 3 receptions, 42 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 10/15, 254 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Dijon Stanley 6 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Dijon Stanley 3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

vs. Baylor

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Game Two – Baylor Bears (1–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 9012
No. 11 Utes 17 6 0023

at Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,827
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:37) UTAH – Money Parks 28-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:10; Utah 7-0)
  • (8:17) UTAH – Micah Bernard 2-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:13; Utah 14-0)
  • (0:48) UTAH – Cole Becker 30-yard kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:52; Utah 17-0)
Second quarter
  • (5:21) UTAH – Tao Johnson 77-yard return of blocked field goal (2 point conversion failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:03; Utah 23-0)
  • (0:00) BAYLOR – Isaiah Hankins 44-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:29; Utah 23-3)
Third quarter
  • (6:23) BAYLOR – Isaiah Hankins 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:37; Utah 23-6)
  • (0:53) BAYLOR – Josh Cameron 47-yard pass from Dequan Finn (2 point conversion failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54; Utah 23-12)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics BAY UTAH
First downs 12 15
Total yards 223 292
Rushing yards 108 170
Passing yards 115 122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–21–0 12–23–0
Time of possession 25:37 34:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Dequan Finn 9/21, 115 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dawson Pendergrass 9 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Josh Cameron 2 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 8/14, 92 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Micah Bernard 19 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Money Parks 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

at Utah State (Battle of the Brothers)

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Game Three – No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) at Utah State Aggies (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 3 14 111038
Aggies 7 7 7021

at Maverik StadiumLogan, UT

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,513
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH USU
First downs 23 14
Total yards 460 385
Rushing yards 221 140
Passing yards 239 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–33–1 18–35–2
Time of possession 37:18 22:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Isaac Wilson 20/33, 239 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 17 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Brant Kuithe 3 receptions, 68 yards
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 16/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 19 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Otto Tia 5 receptions, 78 yards

at No. 14 Oklahoma State

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Game Four – No. 12 Utah Utes (3–0) at No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 0 10 3922
No. 14 Cowboys 3 0 01619

at Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,202
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:43) OSU – Logan Ward 23 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:31; OSU 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) UTA – Cole Becker 43 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:43; Tied 3–3)
  • (7:25) UTA – Brant Kuithe 1 yard rush, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:28; UTA 10–3)
Third quarter
  • (2:39) UTA – Cole Becker 38 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:59; UTA 13–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:29) UTA – Cole Becker 44 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:10; UTA 16–3)
  • (6:21) UTA – Brant Kuithe 45 yard pass from Issac Wilson (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10; UTA 22–3)
  • (5:37) OSU – Brennan Presley 28 yard pass from Alan Bowman, Brennan Presley pass from Alan Bowman (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:36; UTA 22–11)
  • (1:47) OSU – Rashod Owens 9 yard pass from Alan Bowman, Brennan Presley pass from Alan Bowman (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:29; UTA 22–19)
Statistics UTAH OKST
First downs 20 11
Total yards 456 285
Rushing yards 249 48
Passing yards 207 237
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–29–2 19–44–2
Time of possession 42:26 17:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Isaac Wilson 17/29, 207 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 25 carries, 182 yards
Receiving Dorian Singer 7 receptions, 95 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 16/33, 206 yards, 2 TD's 2 INT
Rushing Ollie Gordon 11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 3 receptions, 50 yards

vs Arizona

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Game Five – Arizona Wildcats (2–1) vs No. 10 Utah Utes (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 7 6723
No. 10 Utes 0 3 0710

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,898
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:48) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:51; Arizona 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (6:56) UTAH – Cole Becker 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:57; Tied 3–3)
  • (3:17) ARIZ – Jeremiah Patterson 3-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Arizona 10–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:36) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 53-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:34; Arizona 13–3)
  • (6:33) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 33-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:54; Arizona 16–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:54) UTAH – Caleb Lohner 20-yard pass from Isaac Wilson, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:59; Arizona 16–10)
  • (8:13) ARIZ – Keyan Burnett 35-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:31; Arizona 23–10)
Statistics ARIZ UTAH
First downs 17 19
Total yards 358 364
Rushing yards 161 84
Passing yards 197 280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–31–1 20–40–2
Time of possession 27:55 31:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 19/31, 197 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kedrick Reescano 7 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Kenyan Burnett 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Utah Passing Isaac Wilson 20/40, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 16 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Dorian Singer 9 receptions, 155 yards

at Arizona State

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No. 16 Utah Utes (4–1) at Arizona State Sun Devils (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Utes 6 3 7319
Sun Devils 6 7 7727

at Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ

  • Date: October 11, 2024
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,310
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:57) UTAH – Cole Becker 48-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:03; Utah 3–0)
  • (7:12) UTAH – Cole Becker 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32; Utah 6–0)
  • (2:04) ASU – Jordyn Tyson 26-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:05; Tied 6–6)
Second quarter
  • (8:38) ASU – Jeff Sims 2-yard run, Ian Hershey kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:27; Arizona State 13–6)
  • (0:23) UTAH – Cole Becker 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 1:25; Arizona State 13–9)
Third quarter
  • (3:18) UTAH – Micah Bernard 6-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:05; Utah 16–13)
  • (1:32) ASU – Cam Skattebo 50-yard run, Ian Hershey kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Arizona State 20–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:42) UTAH – Cole Becker 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 2 yards, 3:09; Arizona State 20–19)
  • (2:41) ASU – Cam Skattebo 47-yard run, Ian Hershey kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Arizona State 27–19)
Statistics UTAH ASU
First downs 22 15
Total yards 349 343
Rushing yards 140 176
Passing yards 209 167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–37–3 11–18–1
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cam Rising 16/37, 209 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 21 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Dorian Singer 4 receptions, 75 yards
Arizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 11/18, 154 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cam Skattebo 22 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordyn Tyson 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs TCU

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TCU Horned Frogs (3–3) vs Utah Utes (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 0 10 3013
Utes 0 0 707

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,299
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (13:29) TCU – Kyle Lemmermann 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:00; TCU 3–0)
  • (7:00) TCU – Josh Hoover 1-yard run, Kyle Lemmermann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:51; TCU 10–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:32) TCU – Kyle Lemmermann 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:26; TCU 13–0)
  • (6:12) UTAH – Money Parks 71-yard pass from Isaac Wilson, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:27; TCU 13–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics TCU UTAH
First downs 20 12
Total yards 395 267
Rushing yards 132 68
Passing yards 263 199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–41–0 17–33–1
Time of possession 30:55 29:05
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 22/41, 263 yards
Rushing Savion Williams 7 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Eric McAlister 2 receptions, 57 yards
Utah Passing Isaac Wilson 17/33, 199 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 13 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Money Parks 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at Houston

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Utah Utes (4–3) at Houston Cougars (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 0 0 000
Cougars 0 0 000

at TDECU StadiumHouston, TX

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs No. 9 BYU (Holy War)

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No. 9 BYU Cougars (8–0) vs Utah Utes (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Cougars 0 0 000
Utes 0 0 000

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,383
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BYU UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Colorado (rivalry)

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Utah Utes (0–0) at Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 0 0 000
Buffaloes 0 0 000

at Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH COLO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Iowa State

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Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cyclones 0 0 000
Utes 0 0 000

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: TBD
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ISU UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UCF

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Utah Utes (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 0 0 000
Knights 0 0 000

at FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL

  • Date: November 29, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12111212101816RV
Coaches13111010101817RV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Notes

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  1. ^ Although both Utah and Baylor are in the Big 12, this game will not count in conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Utah joined the Big 12.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.