Big 12 · Salt Lake City, UT
Utah
Utes
12AP Week 62026: 4-0 (1-0 conf) Rice-Eccles Stadium
National titles
0
Claimed
Heisman winners
0
CFP berths
0
since 2014
All-time
710-475-31
.597 win pct
Weeks ranked
61
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
Utah became the first 'BCS buster' when Urban Meyer's 2004 team went 12-0 and won the Fiesta Bowl, and Kyle Whittingham's 2008 squad went 13-0 with a Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. Whittingham, who led the program for two decades, guided the Utes into the Pac-12 in 2011, where they won the 2021 and 2022 conference titles before joining the Big 12 in 2024.
- Institution
- University of Utah
- Nickname
- Utes
- Founded
- 1850
- First season
- 1892
- Conference
- Big 12
- Head coach
- Morgan Scalley (since 2025)
- Fight song
- Utah Man
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @Utah_Football
Since 2020
AP poll history
4-0 overall
2026 season
2026 roster
Roster & stats
Passing leader
896 yds
#4 Devon Dampier
Rushing leader
328 yds
#1 Wayshawn Parker
Receiving leader
264 yds
#7 Braden Pegan
Tackles leader
24 tkl
#10 Trey Reynolds
Full roster112 players · 52 with stats
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Season stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Milz Asiata | OL | FR | 6'5" / 331 | Melbourne, VIC | |
| 55 | Kelvin Obot | OL | FR | 6'5" / 295 | Fruitland, ID | |
| 56 | Isaiah Kema | OL | FR | 6'3" / 312 | Lubbock, TX | |
| 57 | Moses Sparks | OL | FR | 6'4" / 305 | Rio Rancho, NM | |
| 61 | Cyrus Nielsen | OL | FR | 6'5" / 315 | Sandy, UT | |
| 62 | Solatoa Moea'i | OL | SR | 6'4" / 325 | Laie, HI | |
| 63 | Devin Entsminger | OL | FR | 6'4" / 300 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 64 | Reece Parmenter | OL | JR | 6'5" / 319 | St. George, UT | |
| 66 | Will Fry | OL | FR | 6'4" / 315 | Fairview, TX | |
| 67 | Soren Shinofield | OL | SO | 6'6" / 304 | Greenwood Village, CO | |
| 70 | Mataalii Benjamin | OL | FR | 6'7" / 340 | Lehi, UT | |
| 71 | Rowdy Pearce | OL | FR | 6'3" / 295 | Midland, TX | |
| 72 | Isaiah Garcia | OL | JR | 6'5" / 310 | Magna, UT | |
| 73 | Cedric Jefferson | OL | JR | 6'5" / 300 | Temecula, CA | 1 tkl |
| 74 | Keith Olson | OL | SR | 6'6" / 307 | Napavine, WA | |
| 75 | Roger Alderman | OL | SR | 6'4" / 302 | Sonora, CA | |
| 76 | Zereoue Williams | OL | SR | 6'8" / 305 | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 77 | Nick Hallock | OL | SO | 6'4" / 275 | South Jordan, UT | |
| 79 | Alex Harrison | OL | SR | 6'5" / 309 | Bountiful, UT | |
| 4 | Devon Dampier | QB | SR | 5'11" / 210 | Phoenix, AZ | 71/101, 896 pass yds, 9 TD, 1 INT · 34 car, 136 rush yds, 2 TD |
| 9 | Kane Archer | QB | FR | 6'1" / 200 | Greenwood, AR | |
| 13 | Michael Johnson | QB | FR | 6'0" / 175 | Ellenwood, GA | |
| 14 | Brandon Rose | QB | SR | 6'2" / 212 | Temecula, CA | 2 car, 8 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 15 | Byrd Ficklin | QB | SO | 6'1" / 200 | Muskogee, OK | 9/17, 166 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · 16 car, 119 rush yds, 1 TD · 1 rec, 11 yds, 0 TD |
| 1 | Wayshawn Parker | RB | JR | 5'10" / 205 | Richmond, CA | 50 car, 328 rush yds, 5 TD · 15 rec, 154 yds, 4 TD |
| 3 | Nate Johnson | RB | SR | 6'1" / 200 | Clovis, CA | |
| 5 | Daniel Bray | RB | SO | 5'10" / 180 | Fort Worth, TX | 13 car, 100 rush yds, 1 TD · 9 rec, 57 yds, 0 TD |
| 20 | Mateaki Helu | RB | SO | 6'1" / 224 | Tooele, UT | 6 car, 36 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 tkl |
| 25 | Steve Chavez-Soto | RB | SO | 6'0" / 205 | Chino, CA | 12 car, 63 rush yds, 1 TD |
| 26 | LaMarcus Bell | RB | FR | 6'0" / 200 | Portland, OR | 8 car, 93 rush yds, 1 TD |
| 28 | Anthony Hernandez | RB | JR | 5'10" / 192 | Park City, UT | |
| 84 | Jojo Ward | RB | FR | 6'2" / 225 | ||
| 10 | Hunter Andrews | TE | JR | 6'3" / 230 | Magnolia, TX | 2 car, 17 rush yds, 0 TD · 5 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD |
| 33 | Kana'i Lopes | TE | JR | 6'3" / 228 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 44 | Sione Motuapuaka | TE | SO | 5'11" / 276 | Las Vegas, NV | 2 tkl |
| 46 | Teague Matthews | TE | FR | 6'6" / 240 | Rockland, ID | |
| 81 | Bear Fisher | TE | FR | 6'5" / 240 | Queen Creek, AZ | |
| 85 | Broderick Redden | TE | SO | 6'4" / 233 | San Clemente, CA | |
| 86 | Will Monney | TE | JR | 6'4" / 230 | Springville, UT | 1 rec, 0 yds, 0 TD |
| 89 | Noah Bennee | TE | SR | 6'4" / 240 | Holladay, UT | 7 rec, 166 yds, 2 TD |
| 99 | Semi Taulanga | TE | SO | 5'11" / 317 | Santa Ana, CA | 1 tkl |
| 0 | Kyri Shoels | WR | SR | 6'0" / 182 | Las Vegas, NV | 1 rec, 11 yds, 0 TD |
| 2 | Creed Whittemore | WR | SR | 5'11" / 182 | Gainesville, FL | 8 rec, 131 yds, 0 TD |
| 6 | Daidren Zipperer | WR | SR | 6'0" / 175 | Lakeland, FL | |
| 7 | Braden Pegan | WR | SR | 6'3" / 210 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1 car, 12 rush yds, 1 TD · 17 rec, 264 yds, 4 TD · 1 INT |
| 8 | Mana Carvalho | WR | SO | 5'9" / 175 | Laie, HI | 2 rec, 38 yds, 0 TD |
| 11 | Ricky Johnson | WR | SO | 6'2" / 185 | Warner Robins, GA | 9 rec, 101 yds, 0 TD |
| 12 | Larry Simmons | WR | SR | 6'1" / 190 | Moss Point, MS | 5 rec, 95 yds, 0 TD |
| 18 | Tobias Merriweather | WR | SR | 6'5" / 200 | Vancouver, WA | |
| 30 | Matt Clark | WR | JR | 5'11" / 181 | Mesa, AZ | |
| 37 | Peyton Rice | WR | SR | 5'10" / 180 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 39 | Junior Coughlin | WR | SO | 6'0" / 176 | Lehi, UT | |
| 80 | Bryson Baker | WR | SO | 6'1" / 185 | Fresno, CA | |
| 82 | Max Ausmus | WR | SO | 6'1" / 185 | Redondo Beach, CA | |
| 2 | Rock Caldwell | CB | SR | 6'3" / 190 | Belleville, MI | 2 tkl |
| 4 | JC Hart | CB | SR | 6'2" / 202 | Loachapoka, AL | 4 tkl |
| 5 | James Chenault Jr. | CB | JR | 6'0" / 180 | Orlando, FL | 8 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 9 | Elijah Davis | CB | SR | 6'0" / 185 | Winter Haven, FL | 8 tkl |
| 11 | Elijah Reed | CB | SR | 6'3" / 200 | Louisville, KY | 9 tkl |
| 13 | Nick Brown | CB | SO | 6'0" / 170 | Orem, UT | |
| 13 | Nick Brown | CB | SO | 6'0" / 170 | Cypress, TX | |
| 18 | Earl Parker | CB | JR | 6'2" / 186 | Fairbanks, AK | |
| 19 | Dylan Waters | CB | FR | 6'0" / 185 | Missouri City, TX | 1 tkl |
| 20 | King Long | CB | FR | 5'9" / 180 | ||
| 27 | Brandon Holmes | CB | SO | 6'1" / 180 | Tempe, AZ | |
| 29 | Major Hinchen | CB | FR | 6'2" / 175 | La Quinta, CA | |
| 8 | Ethan Day | DE | JR | 6'4" / 250 | Ripon, CA | 7 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 15 | Lance Holtzclaw | DE | SR | 6'3" / 245 | Boston, MA | 11 tkl, 1 TFL |
| 16 | PJ Takitaki | DE | FR | 6'3" / 223 | Lehi, UT | 1 tkl |
| 40 | Paul Fitzgerald | DE | SR | 6'4" / 256 | Idaho Falls, ID | 4 tkl |
| 46 | Mauka Bernard | DE | FR | 6'4" / 215 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 47 | Jared Fredrick | DE | FR | 6'3" / 220 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 48 | Alex Cloward | DE | FR | 6'3" / 247 | Salem, UT | |
| 58 | Fameitau Siale | DE | FR | 6'3" / 265 | Seattle, WA | |
| 92 | Nicholas Igwe | DE | SO | 6'4" / 255 | Houston, TX | |
| 93 | Kash Dillon | DE | JR | 6'5" / 252 | Draper, UT | 7 tkl |
| 45 | Pupu Sepulona | DT | SO | 6'2" / 298 | Kalihi, HI | 5 tkl |
| 51 | Karson Kaufusi | DT | SO | 6'6" / 305 | Holladay, UT | 8 tkl, 2.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 57 | Stanley Raass | DT | FR | 6'0" / 290 | Laie, HI | |
| 90 | Jireh Moe | DT | SO | 6'0" / 280 | Westminster, CA | 14 tkl, 3.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 94 | Mike Tauteoli | DT | JR | 6'4" / 300 | Midvale, UT | 1 tkl |
| 96 | Dilan Battle | DT | SO | 6'2" / 320 | Arlington, TX | |
| 97 | Lucas Samsula | DT | SO | 6'4" / 306 | Plano, TX | 1 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk |
| 99 | Jamal Wallace | DT | SR | 6'3" / 313 | Kansas City, MO | |
| 0 | Cyrus Polu | LB | SO | 6'1" / 225 | St. George, UT | 15 tkl, 2 TFL, 1.5 sk |
| 7 | Johnathan Hall | LB | SR | 6'1" / 226 | Katy, TX | 20 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk |
| 10 | Trey Reynolds | LB | SR | 6'1" / 231 | Queen Creek, AZ | 24 tkl, 3 TFL · 1 INT |
| 35 | Preston Pitts | LB | FR | 6'4" / 225 | League City, TX | |
| 41 | LaGary Mitchell | LB | FR | 6'2" / 212 | Meridian, ID | |
| 43 | Grady Mareko | LB | JR | 6'1" / 231 | Leone | |
| 53 | Brock Fonoimoana | LB | SO | 6'1" / 200 | Laie, HI | 3 tkl |
| 53 | Jed Judkins | LB | FR | 6'2" / 215 | ||
| 54 | Tayson Reid | LB | SO | 6'0" / 230 | Spanish Fork, UT | 1 tkl |
| 83 | Elijah Elliss | LB | JR | 6'2" / 225 | Farmington, UT | 20 tkl, 3 TFL, 2 sk |
| 1 | Rabbit Evans | S | SR | 6'1" / 205 | Jacksonville, FL | 14 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk · 1 INT |
| 6 | Nate Ritchie | S | SR | 6'2" / 207 | Cedar Hills, UT | 19 tkl, 2.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 12 | Davis Andrews | S | FR | 6'3" / 200 | Highland, UT | 2 tkl |
| 14 | Cole Standage | S | SO | 6'2" / 200 | Mesa, AZ | |
| 21 | Nate Tilmon | S | SO | 6'1" / 196 | Arlington, TX | 6 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk |
| 23 | Jackson Bennee | S | JR | 6'2" / 190 | Holladay, UT | 13 tkl · 2 INT |
| 24 | Marcus Wimberly | S | FR | 6'1" / 185 | Bauxite, AR | 1 tkl |
| 25 | Manny Fuller | S | SO | 6'0" / 190 | El Paso, TX | 5 tkl |
| 28 | Luke Bryant | S | FR | 6'2" / 200 | Holladay, UT | |
| 31 | Jack Evans | S | SO | 6'0" / 192 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 32 | Josh Sovereign | S | SO | 5'11" / 198 | Chandler, AZ | |
| 34 | Ashton Olevao | S | SO | 6'0" / 200 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 38 | Tommy Nelson | S | SO | 6'3" / 193 | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 65 | Logan Castor | LS | SR | 6'6" / 240 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | |
| 69 | Gage Victor | LS | SO | 6'1" / 215 | Rio Rancho, NM | |
| 92 | Orion Phillips | P | JR | 6'3" / 180 | Sandringham, VIC | 1 car, 2 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 17 | Dillon Curtis | PK | SO | 6'2" / 190 | Murray, UT | 4/5 FG |
| 88 | Tanner Cragun | PK | JR | 6'2" / 205 | Frisco, TX |
Home field
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity
51,444
Salt Lake City, UT
- Opened
- 1998
- 28 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 4,631 ft
- Time zone
- Denver
- Avg. home crowd
- 52,217
- 102% of capacity · 31 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 54,383
- vs BYU, 2024
- Zip
- 84112
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships0
No claimed national titles.
Heisman Trophy winners0
No Heisman winners yet.
College Football Playoff0
No playoff appearances yet.
1900–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 200813-0Kyle Whittingham
- 200412-0Urban Meyer
- 19308-0Ike Armstrong
- 19267-0Ike Armstrong
- 19297-0Ike Armstrong
- 19227-1Thomas Fitzpatrick
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Scalley | 2025–2026 | 1-0 | 1.000 | #14 |
| Kyle Whittingham | 2004–2025 | 177-88 | .668 | #2 |
| Urban Meyer | 2003–2004 | 22-2 | .917 | #4 |
| Ron McBride | 1990–2002 | 88-63 | .583 | #10 |
| Jim Fassel | 1985–1989 | 25-33 | .431 | — |
| Chuck Stobart | 1982–1984 | 16-17-1 | .485 | — |
| Wayne Howard | 1977–1981 | 30-24-2 | .554 | — |
| Tom Lovat | 1974–1976 | 5-28 | .152 | — |
| Bill Meek | 1968–1973 | 33-31 | .516 | — |
| Mike Giddings | 1966–1967 | 9-12 | .429 | — |
| Ray Nagel | 1958–1965 | 42-39-1 | .518 | — |
| Jack Curtice | 1950–1957 | 45-32-4 | .580 | — |
| Ike Armstrong | 1925–1949 | 141-55-15 | .704 | — |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick | 1919–1924 | 23-17-3 | .570 | — |
| Nelson Norgren | 1914–1917 | 13-11 | .542 | — |
| Fred Bennion | 1910–1913 | 16-8-3 | .648 | — |
| Joseph Maddock | 1905–1908 | 17-7-1 | .700 | — |
20 picks · 4 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20263 picks
- #9Spencer FanoOffensive Tackle · Cleveland
- #28Caleb LomuOffensive Tackle · New England
- #256Dallen BentleyTight End · Denver
20251 picks
- #241Caleb LohnerTight End · Denver
20245 picks
- #60Cole BishopSafety · Buffalo
- #76Jonah EllissDefensive Edge · Denver
- #132Sione VakiSafety · Detroit
- #179Sataoa LaumeaOffensive Guard · Seattle
- #235Devaughn VeleWide Receiver · Denver
20233 picks
- #25Dalton KincaidTight End · Buffalo
- #113Clark Phillips IIICornerback · Atlanta
- #118Braeden DanielsOffensive Guard · Washington
20221 picks
- #27Devin LloydInside Linebacker · Jacksonville
20207 picks
- #50Jaylon JohnsonCornerback · Chicago
- #85Julian BlackmonSafety · Indianapolis
- #86Zack MossRunning Back · Buffalo
- #104Terrell BurgessSafety · Los Angeles
- #114Leki FotuDefensive Tackle · Arizona
- #179Bradlee AnaeDefensive End · Dallas
- #197John PenisiniDefensive Tackle · Detroit