List of Utah Utes football seasons
The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that represents the University of Utah. The Utes have completed 124 seasons and played in 21 certified bowl games.[1] In 1910, Utah joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), the program's first conference affiliation. The Utes won eight conference championships, including six consecutive titles from 1928 to 1933. In 1938 the Utah, along with six other RMAC schools left the conference to form the Mountain States Conference, more commonly known as the Big Seven. After the Colorado Buffaloes withdrew from the Big Seven, the conference was known as the Skyline Conference. The Utes won ten conference championships while in the conference. In 1962, Utah became a charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). When the charter members of the WAC left at the end of the 1998 season, Utah became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC) winning four conference titles. In 2010, the Utes withdrew from the MWC and along with former conference rival Colorado, became the 11th and 12th members of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) in the newly formed South Division.
Seasons
[edit]| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Unknown | 0–1 | |||||||
| 1893 | No team | ||||||||
| Robert Harkness (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Robert Harkness | 1–2 | |||||||
| Walter Shoup (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Walter Shoup | 0–1 | |||||||
| C. B. Ferris (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | C. B. Ferris | 3–2 | |||||||
| Byron Cummings (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Byron Cummings | 1–5 | |||||||
| Benjamin Wilson (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Benjamin Wilson | 2–1 | |||||||
| Charles Gatehouse (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Charles Gatehouse | 2–1 | |||||||
| Harvey Holmes (Independent) (1900–1903) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Harvey Holmes | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1901 | Harvey Holmes | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1902 | Harvey Holmes | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1903 | Harvey Holmes | 3–4 | |||||||
| Joe Maddock (Independent) (1904–1909) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Joe Maddock | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1905 | Joe Maddock | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | Joe Maddock | 4–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Joe Maddock | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1908 | Joe Maddock | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Joe Maddock | 4–1 | |||||||
| Fred Bennion (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1910–1913) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Fred Bennion | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1911 | Fred Bennion | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1912 | Fred Bennion | 5–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1913 | Fred Bennion | 2–4–1 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| Nelson Norgren (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1914–1917) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Nelson Norgren | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1915 | Nelson Norgren | 5–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1916 | Nelson Norgren | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1917 | Nelson Norgren | 2–4 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1918 | No team | ||||||||
| Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1919–1924) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 1–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1921 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 3–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1922 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 4–3 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1924 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| Ike Armstrong (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1925–1937) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Ike Armstrong | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1926 | Ike Armstrong | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1927 | Ike Armstrong | 3–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Ike Armstrong | 5–0–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Ike Armstrong | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Ike Armstrong | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Ike Armstrong | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Ike Armstrong | 6–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Ike Armstrong | 5–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1934 | Ike Armstrong | 5–3 | 4–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1935 | Ike Armstrong | 4–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Ike Armstrong | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937 | Ike Armstrong | 5–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Ike Armstrong (Skyline Conference) (1938–1949) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Ike Armstrong | 7–1–2 | 4–0–2 | 1st | W Sun | ||||
| 1939 | Ike Armstrong | 6–1–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Ike Armstrong | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Ike Armstrong | 6–0–2 | 4–0–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Ike Armstrong | 6–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1943 | Ike Armstrong | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1944 | Ike Armstrong | 5–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1945 | Ike Armstrong | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946 | Ike Armstrong | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Pineapple[n 1] | ||||
| 1947 | Ike Armstrong | 8–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1948 | Ike Armstrong | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | Ike Armstrong | 2–7–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Jack Curtice (Skyline Conference) (1950–1957) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Jack Curtice | 3–4–3 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1951 | Jack Curtice | 7–4 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Jack Curtice | 6–3–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Jack Curtice | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Jack Curtice | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Jack Curtice | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Jack Curtice | 5–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Jack Curtice | 6–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| Ray Nagel (Skyline Conference) (1957–1961) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Ray Nagel | 4–7 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Ray Nagel | 5–5 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Ray Nagel | 7–3 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Ray Nagel | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Ray Nagel (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1965) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Ray Nagel | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1963 | Ray Nagel | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Ray Nagel | 9–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | W Liberty | 14 | |||
| 1965 | Ray Nagel | 3–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Mike Giddings (Western Athletic Conference) (1966–1967) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Mike Giddings | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Mike Giddings | 4–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Bill Meek (Western Athletic Conference) (1968–1973) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Bill Meek | 3–7 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1969 | Bill Meek | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Bill Meek | 6–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Bill Meek | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1972 | Bill Meek | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Bill Meek | 7–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Tom Lovat (Western Athletic Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Tom Lovat | 1–10 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1975 | Tom Lovat | 1–10 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Tom Lovat | 3–8 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Wayne Howard (Western Athletic Conference) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Wayne Howard | 3–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1978 | Wayne Howard | 8–3 | 4–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Wayne Howard | 6–6 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Wayne Howard | 5–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | Wayne Howard | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| Chuck Stobart (Western Athletic Conference) (1982–1984) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Chuck Stobart | 5–6 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1983 | Chuck Stobart | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Chuck Stobart | 6–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Jim Fassel (Western Athletic Conference) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Jim Fassel | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Jim Fassel | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1987 | Jim Fassel | 5–7 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1988 | Jim Fassel | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1989 | Jim Fassel | 4–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| Ron McBride (Western Athletic Conference) (1990–1998) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Ron McBride | 4–7 | 2–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1991 | Ron McBride | 7–5 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1992 | Ron McBride | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Copper | ||||
| 1993 | Ron McBride | 7–6 | 5–3 | 4th | L Freedom | ||||
| 1994 | Ron McBride | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Freedom | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1995 | Ron McBride | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1996 | Ron McBride | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Mountain) | L Copper | ||||
| 1997 | Ron McBride | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1998 | Ron McBride | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd (Pacific) | |||||
| Ron McBride (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2002) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Ron McBride | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 2000 | Ron McBride | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001 | Ron McBride | 8–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 2002 | Ron McBride | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Urban Meyer (Mountain West Conference) (2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Urban Meyer | 10–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Liberty | 21 | 21 | ||
| 2004 | Urban Meyer[n 2] | 12–0[n 2] | 7–0 | 1st | W Fiesta† | 5 | 4 | ||
| Kyle Whittingham (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Kyle Whittingham | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | W Emerald | ||||
| 2006 | Kyle Whittingham | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Armed Forces | ||||
| 2007 | Kyle Whittingham | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Poinsettia | ||||
| 2008 | Kyle Whittingham | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Sugar† | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Kyle Whittingham | 10–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | W Poinsettia | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2010 | Kyle Whittingham | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Las Vegas | 23 | |||
| Kyle Whittingham (Pac-12 Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Kyle Whittingham | 8–5 | 4–5 | T–2nd (South) | W Sun | ||||
| 2012 | Kyle Whittingham | 5–7 | 3–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2013 | Kyle Whittingham | 5–7 | 2–7 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2014 | Kyle Whittingham | 9–4 | 5–4 | 5th (South) | W Las Vegas | 20 | 21 | ||
| 2015 | Kyle Whittingham | 10–3 | 6–3 | T–1st (South) | W Las Vegas | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2016 | Kyle Whittingham | 9–4 | 5–4 | 3rd (South) | W Foster Farms | 21 | 23 | ||
| 2017 | Kyle Whittingham | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5th (South) | W Heart of Dallas | ||||
| 2018 | Kyle Whittingham | 9–5 | 6–3 | 1st (South) | L Holiday | ||||
| 2019 | Kyle Whittingham | 11–3 | 8–1 | 1st (South) | L Alamo | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2020 | Kyle Whittingham | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2021 | Kyle Whittingham | 10–4 | 8–1 | 1st (South) | L Rose† | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2022 | Kyle Whittingham | 10–4 | 7–2 | 1st (South) | L Rose† | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2023 | Kyle Whittingham | 8-5 | 5-4 | T-4th | L Las Vegas | ||||
| Total: | 719–482–31[4] | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The NCAA did not certify the Pineapple Bowl as a bowl game; the game counts as a regular season game in official NCAA statistics.[2][3]
- ^ a b Urban Meyer officially accepted the head coaching job at Florida before the Fiesta Bowl. Kyle Whittingham and Meyer acted as co-head coaches of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl; Utah and the NCAA credit the Fiesta Bowl to both Meyer and Whittingham.
References
[edit]- ^ "Utah Utes Football Record by Year".
- ^ Joe Drape (December 20, 2001). "ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Fish to FedEx: Bowl Name Game". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "Utah Bowl Games". College Football Trivia. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "2018 Utah Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. p. 80.