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2018 Utah Football

Utes Have Bye Week

2018 Utah Schedule (2-1)Aug. 30 (Thu.) ....Weber State (P12N) ..................... W/41-10Sept. 8 ...............at Northern Illinois (ESPNews) ..... W/17-6Sept. 15 .............Washington* (ESPN) .................... L/21-7Sept. 22 ............byeSept. 29 .............at Washington State* .................... TBDOct. 6 .................at Stanford* .................................. TBDOct. 12 (Fri.) ......Arizona* (ESPN) .......................... 8:00 MTOct. 20 (hc) ........USC* ............................................ TBDOct. 26 (Fri.) ......at UCLA* (ESPN) ......................... 7:30 PT/8:30 MTNov. 3 ................at Arizona State* .......................... TBDNov. 10 ..............Oregon* ........................................ TBDNov. 17 ..............at Colorado* ................................. TBDNov. 24 ..............Brigham Young ............................. TBD*Pac-12 game; hc-Homecoming

Media Availability• Practices are closed to media and public• Interviews are conducted after practice on Mondays (players) and Tuesdays (players, Coach Whittingham, two assistant coaches). Participants at the Monday press conference will not be available after practice that day. • For weeks with Thursday games, the only media availability is the Monday press conference• The weeks of Thursday games and byes, there are no assistant coach interviews • 10-minute limit on player interviews beginning when they come off the fi eld• Still photographers must give 24-hour advance notice for portrait photos following practice

Media Opportuni es this WeekM, 9.17 Noon Press Conference (Eccles Football Center) 5:20 Interviews (Eccles Football Center “mud room”)

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(2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date ....................... Saturday, Sept. 29 • 3:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m. MTLocation ................. Pullman, Wash. Martin Stadium (32,952/FieldTurf)TV .......................... Pac-12 Networks talent TBARadio ..................... ESPN 700 AM/TuneIn.com Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell, Tom HackettSatellite Radio ....... Sirius/XM; InternetTwitter .................... @utahathletics

Week 4 • Bye Week

Next GameAfter a break from action this week, Utah (2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) will play Washington State (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) on Saturday, Sept. 29 in Pullman, Wash. Kickoff is 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT and the game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks. Search #UTAHvsWSU for conversation.

By the Bye> Utah takes its only bye of the season this week while Washington State plays at USC on Friday.> Utah is 4-5 coming off regular-season bye weeks in the Pac-12 era. Before a 23-20 loss to Stanford last season, Utah had won four straight games coming off byes, defeating Michigan and Oregon State in 2014, California in 2015 and Arizona State in 2016. > Kyle Whittingham’s teams are 10-5 in his career following regular season byes.

Quick Hits> Utah’s 14th-year head coach, Kyle Whittingham is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured coach at the same school in the nation (NCAA FBS). > Whittingham, who in his 25th overall season coaching at Utah, has participated in 198 victories—more than any football coach in Utah history. He is 113-57 as the head coach.> Utah leads the nation in total defense (204.7 ypg), pass defense (93.0 ypg) and pass effi ciency defense (75.62). See pages 2-3 for complete Utah rankings.> Utah’s 21-7 loss to No. 10 Washington on Sept. 15 snapped a three-game Pac-12 opening-day win streak for the Utes. Utah is now 3-5 in Pac-12 openers.> Washington State has a current three-game win streak against Utah and leads the series 8-7.> Utah’s last win against Wazzu was in 2012, 49-6 in Salt Lake City. Utah’s last win in Pullman was in 2011 in overtime.> The visiting team owns the upper hand in the rivalry: Utah leads 4-2 in Pullman and WSU leads 5-3 in Salt Lake City. WSU won the only neutral game of the series. See page 2 for complete series history.

2018 Utah Football Notes


Head Coach Kyle Whi ngham Record at Utah: 113-57 (14th year) Career Record: same Best Bowl Win % in NCAA History: 92% (11-1) 2008 National Coach of the Year Overall Year at Utah: 25th (1994-2004, Asst; 2005-present HC) Total Wins at Utah (Asst. & HC): 198 (most in school history) Alma Mater: BYU (1984, bachelor’s; 1987 master’s)

Whi ngham’s Year by Year RecordYear School Overall Pac-12 Result (Bowl) 2004* Utah* 1-0* W (Pittsburgh/Fiesta)2005 Utah 7-5 W (Georgia Tech/Emerald)2006 Utah 8-5 W (Tulsa/Armed Forces)2007 Utah 9-4 W (Navy/Poinsettia)2008 Utah 13-0 W (Alabama/Sugar)2009 Utah 10-3 W (California/Poinsettia)2010 Utah 10-3 L (Boise State/Las Vegas)2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 W (Georgia Tech/Sun)2012 Utah 5-7 3-62013 Utah 5-7 2-72014 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Colorado State/Las Vegas)2015 Utah 10-3 6-3 W (BYU/Las Vegas)2016 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Indiana/Foster Farms)2017 Utah 7-6 3-6 W (West Virginia/Heart of Dallas)2018 Utah 2-1 0-1 Totals Utah 113-57 28-36 11-1**Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl

Ute Assistant CoachesMorgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesTroy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksGary Andersen, Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive LineJim Harding, Asst. Head Coach/Offensive LineSharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams CoordinatorJustin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams CoordinatorLewis Powell, Defensive LineGuy Holliday, Wide ReceiversFreddie Whittingham, Tight Ends/Recruiting CoordinatorKiel McDonald, Running Backs

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Utah Fast FactsLocation: Salt Lake City, UtahPresident: Ruth V. WatkinsAthletics Director: Mark HarlanConference: Pac-12Enrollment: 32,760Nickname: UtesColors: Red & WhiteStadium: Rice-Eccles (45,807/FieldTurf)Website: www.UtahUtes.com

Last Game • Nov. 11, 2017, Salt Lake City • WSU 33, Utah 25An incredible night by the Utah defense wasn’t quite enough in a 33-25 loss to No. 19/20 Washington State before the 50th-consecutive sellout crowd in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Faced with short fi elds all day long due to seven turnovers—three coming on Utah’s fi rst four offensive possessions—an injury-battered defense forced WSU to settle for fi eld goals four times. Twenty-three of WSU’s 33 points came off turnovers. Donovan Thompson had a career-high 12 tackles and Corrion Ballard and Kenric Young both grabbed interceptions. Zack Moss rushed for two touchdowns and De-mari Simpkins had a career-high 99 receiving yards to lead the offense.

Washington State ...13 ............ 7 ............. 6 .............. 7 ..........33Utah ..........................0 .......... 10 ............. 0 ............ 15 ..........25

Series: WSU leads 8-7First Game: 1966 (Utah 26-15)Last Game: 2017 (WSU 33-25)Series Streak: Lost 3Last Utah Win: 2012 (49-6)Last WSU Win: 2017 (33-25)In Salt Lake City: 3-5In Pullman: 4-2Neutral Site: 0-1

Series Snapshot: By winning the last three games, Washington State has taken an 8-7 series lead over the Utes. The visiting team has the upper hand in this rivalry: Utah leads 4-2 in Pullman and Wazzu leads 5-3 in Salt Lake City. The Cougars, on the arm of Drew Bled-soe, won the only neutral site game, 31-28, in the 1992 Copper Bowl.

Utah-Washington State Series (7-8)

1966 W ....26-15 .........Oct. 15 ... H1968 W ....17-14 .........Oct. 5 ..... A1971 L .....12-34 .........Oct. 2 ..... H1972 W ....44-25 .........Sep. 30 .. A1975 L .....14-30 .........Sep. 20 .. H1984 L .....40-42 .........Sep. 8 .... A1985 W ....44-37 .........Sep. 21 .. H1992 L .....28-31 .........Dec. 29 .. N

1999 W ....27-7 ...........Sep. 4 .... A2000 L .....21-38 .........Sep. 16 .. H2011 W ....30-27 (OT) .Nov. 19 .. A2012 W ....49-6 ...........Nov. 3 .... H2013 L .....37-49 .........Nov. 23 .. A2014 L .....27-28 .........Sep. 27 .. H2017 L .....25-33 .........Nov. 11 ... H

Series History (7-8)

Statchat> Utah is No. 1 in the nation in total defense (204.7).> Utah is No. 1 in the nation in fewest passing yards allowed (93.0).> Utah is No. 1 in the nation in pass effi ciency defense (75.62).> Utah is No. 13 in the nation in scoring defense (12.3). > Utah is No. 8 in the nation (No. 1 in the Pac-12) in fi rst down defense (36).> Utah is No. 8 in the nation in net punting (42.85). > Utah is No. 2 (tie) in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss (8.7). > Utah is No. 2 (tie) in the Pac-12 lead in red zone defense (66.7%). > Utah is No. 2 (tie) in the Pac-12 in fewest interceptions thrown (2).> Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in fewest penalties per game (5.33) and fewest penalty yards per game (45.0) and is third in fewest penalties (16). > Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in opponent third-down conversion percentage (27.1). See sidebar on page 3 for more Utah rankings.



In the HuddleJunior Tyrone Smith has changed his name to Tyrone Young-Smith. Young-Smith saw his fi rst action of the season against Washington, returning to the fi eld at both cornerback and on special teams. He has moved into the two deep at left corner … Starting off ensive tackle Darrin Paulo missed Utah’s last game but expects to be available for Washington State … Starting defensive tackle Leki Fotu must sit out the fi rst half against WSU due to a targeting ejection in the second half against Washington on Sept. 15… Demari Simpkins has replaced Britain Covey on the kickoff return team … Eight true freshmen have played: Devin Brumfi eld, Braeden E. Daniels, Solomon Enis, Cole Fotheringham, Maddie Golden, R.J. Hubert, Brant Kuithe and Malone Mataele … Utah has one Pac-12 Player of the Week award this season (Chase Hansen, Sept. 10, NIU) … A complete list of Utah players on national award watch lists can be found on page 10 of this release … Utah has 41 players of Polyne-sian descent on its roster.

Two Minute DrillAfter this week’s bye, Utah will play eight straight Pac-12 games without a break before closing its season against BYU on Nov. 24 in Salt Lake City … Utah is 28-1 in non-conference games (2-0 this year) since joining the Pac-12 in 2011. The Utes have won 21 straight non-conference games, including bowl games … Utah has not allowed a fourth quarter touchdown this season. Opponents have scored just three points in the fourth quarter … Utah’s best off ensive quarter is the third (21 points).

Outside the LinesThere will not be an ESPN 700 Smith’s Coach’s Show this week. The show will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 25 and will air every Tues-day for the rest of the season from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN 700 and the ESPN 700 app. The coach’s show is also streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/uathletics ... Use the hashtag #UTAHvsWSU on game week to follow the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram … 21 former Utes are on NFL rosters this week (see page 10 for current list).

Last GameUtah held No. 10 Washington to just 327 total yards of off ense—nearly 200 below its season average—but fell 21-7 before the sixth-largest crowd (47,445) in Rice-Eccles Stadium history. Cody Barton and Chase Hansen each had 11 tackles to lead the Ute defense and defensive tackle Pita Tonga returned his fi rst career interception 21 yards to the Husky 11-yard line. The Utes, who fi nished 1-of-3 inside the red zone, couldn’t capitalize on Tonga’s pick, turning the ball over on downs with a dropped pass on the 2-yard line. It was one of numerous drops on a night when Tyler Huntley completed 20-of-38 passes for 138 yards (1 INT). Britain Covey had his third-straight 100-yard all-purpose game with 133 yards (54 receiving, 77 punt return, 2 rushing).

Utah’s All-Time RecordUtah’s all-time football record is 670-460-31. The Utes are 405-192-16 at home (87-35 in Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 1998), 242-251-12 in road games and 23-17-3 in games played at neutral sites.

Utah Off ensive RankingsCategory ........................................... Avg. ...........Pac-12... NCAARushing Offense ................................ 153.0 ..........7 ............ 93Passing Offense ................................ 247.7 ..........9 ............ 57Pass Effi ciency Offense ..................... 123.76 ........10 .......... 93Total Offense ..................................... 400.7 ..........8 ............ 83Scoring Offense ................................. 21.7 ............10 .......... 108

Utah Defensive RankingsCategory ........................................... Avg. ...........Pac-12... NCAARushing Defense ............................... 111.7 ..........4 ............ 30Passing Defense ............................... 93.0 ............1 ............ 1Pass Effi ciency Defense .................... 75.62 ..........1 ............ 1Total Defense ..................................... 204.7 ..........1 ............ 1Scoring Defense ................................ 12.3 ............3 ............ 13

Utes in the NCAA Top 25Player, Category ...............................Avg./# ...... Pac-12 ....NCAAChase Hansen, fumbles recovered ....1 ............... T3 ...........T23Julian Blackmon, passes def./gm .......1.7 ............ T2 ...........T18Mitch Wishnowsky, punting avg. .........44.5 .......... 3 ..............18Britain Covey, receptions/gm ..............7.7 ............ 3 ..............T10Chase Hansen, TFL/gm .....................2.0 ............ T2 ...........T10

Utah in the Red ZoneGame .......................... No. ....TD .....FG ..... Scoring Pct. .....TD Pct.Weber State ................ 4 ........2 ........ 2 ........ 100% .................50%Northern Illinois ........... 1 ........1 ........ 0 ........ 100% .................100%Washington ................. 3 ........1 ........ 0 ........ 33.3% ................100%Washington State .......Stanford ......................Arizona .......................USC ............................UCLA ..........................Arizona State ..............Oregon ........................Colorado .....................Brigham Young ...........

Opponents in the Red ZoneGame .......................... No. ....TD .....FG ..... Scoring Pct. .....TD Pct.Weber State ................ 1 ........1 ........ 0 ........ 100% .................100%Northern Illinois ........... 2 ........0 ........ 1 ........ 50% ...................0%Washington ................. 3 ........2 ........ 0 ........ 66.7% ................100%Washington State .......Stanford ......................Arizona .......................USC ............................UCLA ..........................Arizona State ..............Oregon ........................Colorado .....................Brigham Young ...........



Utah vs. the Pac-12Utah is 28-36 against Pac-12 teams as a conference member and 104-154-6 all-time against Pac-12 schools. The series breakdown follows: Arizona (3-4/22-19-2), Arizona State (2-5/8-21), California (2-2/5-6), Colorado (5-2/29-32-3), Oregon (1-4/9-22), Oregon State (4-2/9-11-1), Stanford (2-1/4-4), UCLA (4-3/5-11), USC (2-5/5-11), Washing-ton (1-5/1-11), Washington State (2-3/7-8).

Whi ngham FileIn his 14th season as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured coach at the same school in the NCAA FBS. Whittingham was the National Coach of the Year in 2008 when he led Utah to an undefeated season, a No. 2 AP fi nal ranking and a national champion designation by an NCAA major selector. He came to Utah as an assistant coach in 1994, and in his 25th season on the staff , has con-tributed to more victories (198) than any football coach in school his-tory. He has a 113-57 head coaching record, which includes an 11-1 record in bowl games. Whittingham’s bowl win percentage (92%) is the best in NCAA history, while his 11 bowl wins ties for second among active coaches (one behind Alabama’s Nick Saban). Including ties, Whittingham ranks in the top-10 in all-time bowl victories by a head coach. Whittingham’s postseason success includes a 2-0 mark in BCS bowl games (2005 Fiesta Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 2009 Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama). His teams have fi nished in the AP Top 25 fi ve times. See the sidebar on page 2 for more on Whittingham.

Quarterback Notebook> Second-year starting junior Tyler Huntley is 65-of-109 passing for 703 yards (4 TD, 2 INT). He is 2-1 this season and 8-5 in his career as the starter. > Huntley ranks fi fth in the Pac-12 and in the top-30 in the nation in completions per game (21.6). > Huntley has passed for 200-plus yards in two games this season (286 at NIU, 279 vs. Weber State) and nine times in his career. > Huntley has three career 300-yard passing games: 341 vs. San Jose State, 2017; 305 vs. Washington State, 2017; 300 vs. BYU, 2017.> Huntley’s season passing high is 286 yards vs. Northern Illinois. His four passing touchdowns against Weber State in the season opener is a season and career (tied) high.> Huntley’s 138 passing yards against Washington was his second-fewest as a starter. He passed for 98 yards against Arizona in 2017 before exiting in the second quarter with an injury. > Huntley has nine career passes of 40-or-more yards and 41 career passes for 20-plus yards. > Huntley rushed for 40 yards against Washington, including a 28-yard run that set up Utah’s only score of the game. He has rushed for at least 40 yards nine times in his career. > Redshirt freshman Jason Shelley has played in one game, passing for 40 yards (also his long) on two passes against Weber State. He also rushed twice for 49 yards (long of 40) in the game. > True freshman Jack Tuttle, a four-star recruit out of San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS), is the only freshman on Utah’s 2018 Foot-ball Leadership Council.

Washington State Head Coach Mike LeachAlma Mater, Year: BYU, 1983Career Record (year): 125-81 (17th)Record at Washington (year): 41-38 (7th)

Washington State Media ContactSID: Bill StevensOffi ce: 509-335-4294Cell: 916-761-7005Email: [email protected] Site: www.WSUCougars.com

Washington Schedule (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12)Date ..... Opponent ................................Time/Result 9-1 ....... at Wyoming ..............................W, 41-199-8 ....... San Jose State.........................W, 31-09-15 ..... Eastern Washington .................W, 59-249-21 ..... at USC .....................................7:30 p.m. PT9-29 ..... Utah .........................................TBD10-6 ..... at Oregon State........................TBD10-20 ... Oregon .....................................TBD10-27 ... at Stanford ...............................TBD11-3 ...... California ..................................TBD11-10 .... Colorado ..................................TBD11-17 .... Arizona .....................................TBD11-23 .... Washington ..............................5:30 p.m. PT

Washington St. Off ensive Rankings Category .................................Avg. ............. Pac-12 ... NCAARushing Offense ......................80.0 ............. 12 ........... 125Passing Offense ......................421.0 ........... 1 ............. 2Pass Effi ciency Offense ...........143.06 ......... 8 ............. 63Total Offense ...........................501.0 ........... 3 ............. 24Scoring Offense .......................43.7 ............. 2 ............. 22

Washington St. Defensive Rankings Category .................................Avg. ............. Pac-12 ... NCAARushing Defense .....................98.7 ............. 2 ............. 22Passing Defense .....................37.7 ............. 2 ............. 10Pass Effi ciency Defense ..........84.04 ........... 2 ............. 3Total Defense ...........................236.3 ........... 2 ............. 5Scoring Defense ......................14.3 ............. 4 ............. 19

Washington St. in the NCAA Top 25 Player, Category ...............................Avg./# ...... Pac-12 ....NCAAGardner Minshew, total offense ..............411.0 ..........1 ...............1 Gardner Minshew, completions/gm ........39.00 ..........1 ...............1 Gardner Minshew, completion pct. ..........709 ............2 ...............15Gardner Minshew, passing TDs .............8 .................T2 .............T14Gardner Minshew, passing yards ...........1,203 ..........1 ...............3Gardner Minshew, passing yards/gm .....401.0 ..........1 ...............1Gardner Minshew, points responsible ....54 ...............2 ...............T16Gardner Minshew, points resp./gm .........18.0 ............2 ...............17James Williams, rushing TDs .................4 .................T2 .............T18James Williams, scoring avg. .................12.0 ............T1 .............T9James Williams, total points ....................36 ...............T1 .............T9James Williams, total TDs .......................6 .................T1 .............T4Davontavean Martin, receiving TDs .......3 .................T3 .............T19Davontavean Martin, receptions/gm ......8.0 ..............2 ...............T8 Travell Harris, kickoff return TDs .............1 .................T1 .............T2Travell Harris, kickoff return avg. ............37.0 ............1 ...............7Kainoa Wilson, fumbles recovered .........1 .................T3 .............T23Darrien Molton, passes def./gm ..............1.7 ..............3 ...............18



AP Poll (Sept 17)Rank .....Team ............................................. Record ........... Points1............Alabama (58) ................................. 3-0 ................... 15212............Georgia .......................................... 3-0 ................... 14163............Clemson (3) ................................... 3-0 ................... 14054............Ohio State ..................................... 3-0 ................... 13575............Oklahoma ...................................... 3-0 ................... 12836............LSU ............................................... 3-0 ................... 12417............Stanford ......................................... 3-0 ................... 10558............Notre Dame ................................... 3-0 ................... 10349............Auburn ........................................... 2-1 ................... 95810..........Penn State ..................................... 3-0 ................... 947..............Washington .................................... 2-1 ................... 94712..........West Virginia ................................. 2-0 ................... 84113..........Virginia Tech .................................. 2-0 ................... 81614..........Mississippi State ............................ 3-0 ................... 79015..........Oklahoma State ............................. 3-0 ................... 58716..........UCF ............................................... 2-0 ................... 55617..........TCU ............................................... 2-1 ................... 50218..........Wisconsin ...................................... 2-1 ................... 48619..........Michigan ........................................ 2-1 ................... 44820..........Oregon .......................................... 3-0 ................... 39921..........Miami ............................................. 2-1 ................... 36222..........Texas A&M .................................... 2-1 ................... 19323..........Boston College .............................. 3-0 ................... 13024..........Michigan State ............................... 1-1 ................... 8625..........BYU ............................................... 2-1 ................... 75Others receiving votes: Iowa 64, Boise State 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, California 40, Kentucky 38, South Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, Arizona State 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, San Diego State 5, North Texas 4, South Carolina 4, Washington State 2, Syracuse 2

Coaches’ Poll (Sept. 17)Rank .....Team ............................................. Record ........... Points1............Alabama (60) ................................. 3-0 ................... 15722............Clemson (2) ................................... 3-0 ................... 14773............Georgia .......................................... 3-0 ................... 14364............Ohio State (1) ................................ 3-0 ................... 14055............Oklahoma ...................................... 3-0 ................... 13396............LSU ............................................... 3-0 ................... 11717............Stanford ......................................... 3-0 ................... 11168............Notre Dame ................................... 3-0 ................... 10839............Penn State ..................................... 3-0 ................... 107010..........Virginia Tech .................................. 2-0 ................... 92711 ..........Auburn ........................................... 2-1 ................... 92112..........Washington .................................... 2-1 ................... 90913..........West Virginia ................................. 2-0 ................... 82414..........Mississippi State ............................ 3-0 ................... 78015..........Oklahoma State ............................. 3-0 ................... 67216..........Wisconsin ...................................... 2-1 ................... 62617..........TCU ............................................... 2-1 ................... 50818..........UCF ............................................... 2-0 ................... 50019..........Oregon .......................................... 3-0 ................... 38420..........Miami ............................................. 2-1 ................... 37321..........Michigan ........................................ 2-1 ................... 35422..........Texas A&M .................................... 2-1 ................... 15023..........Michigan State ............................... 1-1 ................... 14124..........Boise State .................................... 2-1 ................... 11425..........Boston College .............................. 3-0 ................... 109Others receiving votes: Kentucky 98, Duke 55, South Florida 45, Colorado 41, South Carolina 40, Iowa 36, Washington State 35, BYU 30, Missouri 21, NC State 19, Appalachian State 13, Syracuse 11, California 11, Utah 10, Cincinnati 10, Texas 9, North Texas 5

Running Back Notebook> Junior Zack Moss, who rushed for 1,173 yards last year, leads the Utes with 45 carries for 283 yards (6.3 average) and three touchdowns. > Moss ranks third in the Pac-12 and in the top 30 in the nation in rushing yards (283) and rushing yards per game (94.3). He is fi fth in the conference and in the nation’s top 30 in yards per carry (6.3).> Moss has one 100-yard game this season and six in his career (196 vs. Colorado, 2017; 153 vs. UCLA, 2017; 150 vs. West Virginia, 2017; 150 vs. Weber State, 2018; 141 vs. USC, 2017; 128 vs. North Dakota, 2017).> Moss has three rushing touchdowns this season and 15 in his career. > Moss also has four receptions for 30 yards (1 TD) and ranks second on the team with 213 all-purpose yards (283 rush, 30 receive).> Moss is tied for third in the Pac-12 in total touchdowns (4). > Moss has scored a touchdown in fi ve straight games, dating back to the 2017 regular season fi nale against Colorado. > Moss has seven plays for 10-or-more yards this season (6 rush, 1 receive). > Moss’s career-long 86-yard touchdown run against Weber State is the longest rush by a Pac-12 player this season and third-longest in the nation. > Moss’s 86-yard rush was the third 50-plus yard rush of his career (86 vs. Weber State, 2018; 58 vs. West Virginia, 2017; 51 vs. San Jose State, 2016). > Moss’s 174 all-purpose yards against Weber State marked the ninth time he led the Utes in the category in his career. > Junior Armand Shyne (5 carries, 23 yards) is No. 2 on the depth chart and has played in all three games. Redshirt freshman TJ Green (3 carries, 19 yards) and true freshman Devin Brumfi eld (4 carries) have played in two games.

Receiver Notebook> Sophomore Britain Covey’s return to football from a two-year church mission has been spectacular. Covey, a 2015 Freshman All-American, leads Utah with 23 receptions for 262 yards and 87.3 yards per game. > Covey ranks third in the Pac-12 and is tied for 10th in the nation in receptions per game (7.7). > Covey has had at least seven receptions in all three games this sea-son, including back-to-back games with eight (NIU, Washington). > Covey’s 129 yards vs. NIU tied his career-high (129 vs. USC, 2015) and was his second career 100-yard game.> Covey’s 48-yard reception against Northern Illinois was his third career catch of 40-plus yards. He has 14 catches for 20-plus yards in his career.> Covey leads Utah with 389 all-purpose yards (262 receive, 43 rush, 84 punt return) and AP yards per game (129.7). He ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards. > Covey has three 100-plus all-purpose yards this season and six in his career (217 vs. USC, 2015; 148 vs. Washington, 2015; 137 vs. NIU, 2018; 133 vs. Washington, 2018; 119 vs. Weber State, 2018; 112 vs. Arizona, 2015). > Sophomore Samson Nacua had a career-high eight receptions against Washington to raise his season totals to 10 catches for 69 yards. > Junior three-year starter Siaosi Mariner is third on the team with seven receptions for 82 yards (1 TD). > Mariner’s 24-yard touchdown reception against Weber State was his 10th career catch of 20-plus yards (7 in 2017, 2 in 2016). He is



Na onal Weekly Awards9-6 ..... Mitch Wishnowsky, P ..Ray Guy Punter of the Week9-10 ... Chase Hansen, LB .........Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week Chase Hansen, LB ......Rose Bowl Game P12 Player of the Week Chase Hansen, LB ......Lott Impact Player of the Week

Pac-12 Player of the Week9-10 ... Chase Hansen, LB ......NIU (1st season, 1st career)

averaging 15.7 yards per catch in his career. > Others who play regularly are junior starter Demari Simpkins (4 catches, 47 yards), redshirt freshman Jaylen Dixon (3 catches, 90 yards), true freshman Solomon Enis (3 catches, 42 yards) and redshirt freshman Bronson Boyd (2 catches, 40 yards).

Tight End Notebook> Junior Jake Jackson has started all three games and has one reception for eight yards. > True freshman Cole Fotheringham has played in all three games, getting his fi rst career start against Washington. He has three recep-tions for 16 yards (1 TD). > True freshman Brant Kuithe has two receptions for 29 yards (1 TD). > Sophomore Connor Haller has two receptions for 12 yards.

Off ensive Line Notebook> Sixth-year senior center Lo Falemaka, honorable mention All-Pac-12 last season, is on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy.> Falemaka has played in 28 games in his career with 18 appear-ances on the off ensive line. He has started in the last 16 games. > Falemaka is tied for the lead on the off ensive line in total plays (213). He has one cut.> Senior left tackle Jackson Barton has played in all 42 games since his redshirt freshman season, including 33 appearances on the line and 18 starts. > Barton leads the line in cuts (4) and is tied for fi rst in total plays (213).> Senior right guard Jordan Agasiva is third on the line in total plays (212) and has two cuts. He has played and started in 13 games in his two years at Utah.> Junior right tackle Darrin Paulo missed the fi rst game of his career vs. Washington, but is projected to return for the WSU game. He has played 139 snaps and is tied for second on the team with three cuts.> Paulo has played in 28 games in his career (16 on the off ensive line) and has 15 starts in the last two seasons.> Sophomore Orlando Umana has started the last two games at left guard. He has played 161 snaps and is tied for second on the line with three cuts.> Redshirt freshman Nick Ford’s two starts include one at left guard (Weber State) and one at right tackle (Washington). He has partici-pated in 140 plays with two cuts.

Name ...................GP*/GS ...........Plays ...........CutsFalemaka .............3/3 ...................213 .............1 Barton ..................3/3 ...................213 .............4 Agasiva ...............3/3 ...................212 ............2Umana .................3/2 ...................161 .............3 Ford .....................3/2 ...................140 ............2 Paulo ...................2/2 ...................139 .............3 Daniels ................1/0 ...................10 ...............0 Lanterman ...........1/0 ...................10 ...............0 Havili-Katoa ........1/0 ...................6 .................0 Toala ....................1/0 ...................4 .................0*On the line; does not include special teams’ play

Pac-12 Conference Standings North ....................................... Pac-12 ................OverallStanford ................................... 1-0 ....................... 3-0Washington .............................. 1-0 ....................... 2-1 California ................................. 0-0 ....................... 3-0Oregon ..................................... 0-0 ....................... 3-0Washington State .................... 0-0 ....................... 3-0Oregon State ........................... 0-0 ....................... 1-2

South ...................................... Pac-12 ................OverallColorado .................................. 0-0 ....................... 3-0 Arizona State ........................... 0-0 ....................... 2-1Utah ......................................... 0-1 ....................... 2-1USC ......................................... 0-1 ....................... 1-2Arizona .................................... 0-0 ....................... 1-2UCLA ....................................... 0-0 ....................... 0-3

This Week’s Pac-12 Games

Friday, Sept. 21Washington State at USC, 7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 22Arizona at Oregon State, 1:00 p.m. PT, Pac-12 NetworksStanford at Oregon, 5:00 p.m. PT, ABCArizona State at Washington, 7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN



Defensive Line Notebook> Junior all-conference candidate Bradlee Anae is starting at left end this season after playing on the right side his fi rst two seasons. > Anae has seven tackles (1.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks) and his two pass breakups is tied for second on the team. > Junior all-conference candidate Leki Fotu has fi ve tackles (0.5 TFL) from his position at right tackle. > Fotu must sit out the fi rst half of the Washington State game due to a targeting ejection in the second half against Washington on Sept. 15. > Redshirt freshman Mika Tafua has started all three games at right end. He has 12 tackles and his 3.5 tackles for loss (1.0 sack) is eighth in the Pac-12 and third on the team.> Sophomore Pita Tonga has started all three games at left tackle in his fi rst season starting. He has three tackles (1.0 TFL, 0.5 sack).> Tonga returned his fi rst career interception 21 yards to the 11-yard line against Washington.> Junior tackle John Penisini is tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with 4.0 tackles for loss (1.0 sack). His 16 tackles leads the defensive line. > Caleb Repp (7 tackles), Hauati Pututau (3 tackles, 1.0 TFL) and Nick Heninger (1.0 sack) are also in the rotation.

Linebacker Notebook> Senior Chase Hansen, an honorable mention All-Pac-12 at safety in 2016 who is in his fi rst season at linebacker, leads Utah and is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with 27 tackles. He has played in 33 career games with 25 starts. > Hansen’s 6.0 tackles for loss ties him for second in the Pac-12 and 10th in the nation. He also leads Utah and is tied for fi fth in the Pac-12 in sacks (2.0). > Hansen has one interception (returned for a touchdown against NIU) and a fumble recovery. > Hansen was named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week for his 12-tackle (2.5 TFL, 2.0 sack, 1 INT, 1 FR) game against NIU. > Hansen has two double-fi gure tackle games this season (12 vs. NIU, 11 vs. Washington) and has four career double-fi gure tackle games.> Senior Cody Barton has started all three games this fall and has played in 39 career games with 12 starts.> Barton is second on the team with 26 tackles (1.0 TFL) and ranks sixth in the Pac-12.> Barton has two double-fi gure tackle games this season (12 vs. NIU, 11 vs. Washington) and fi ve career double-digit tackle games. > Junior Donavan Thompson has played in every game and has 15 tackles (1.0 sack). He had a season-high eight tackles against Washington.

Secondary Notebook > Junior All-America candidate Julian Blackmon is tied for second in the Pac-12 with fi ve pass breakups (1.7 per game), including a season-high three against Northern Illinois. He also has eight tackles (1.0 TFL).> Blackmon was a second-team All-Pac-12 cornerback as a sophomore.> Sophomore left corner Jaylon Johnson has 12 tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup. > Senior strong safety Marquise Blair (12 tackles, 1.5 TFL) is tied for the backfi eld lead in tackles and his two pass breakups is tied for second on the team. > Blair missed the second half against Washington after being ejected in the fi rst half for targeting. > Senior free safety Corrion Ballard (11 tackles, 1 forced fumble) and sophomore nickel back Javelin Guidry (8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 PBU) com-plete the starting backfi eld.

Single-Game Career Highs

Passing YardsTyler Huntley ..............341 vs. San Jose State, 2017Jason Shelley ............40 vs. Weber State, 2018

Rushing YardsZack Moss .................196 vs. Colorado, 2017Armand Shyne ...........101 vs. Arizona, 2016Tyler Huntley ..............93 vs. UCLA, 2017D. Henry-Cole ............79 vs. Colorado, 2017Jason Shelley ............49 vs. Weber State, 2018Britain Covey .............38 vs. Weber State, 2018

Receiving YardsBritain Covey .............129, twice (last vs. Northern Illinois, 2018)Demari Simpkins .......99 vs. Washington State, 2017Siaosi Mariner ............89 vs. BYU, 2017Samson Nacua ..........59 vs. San Jose State, 2017Jaylen Dixon ..............50 vs. Northern Illinois, 2018Zack Moss .................39 vs. Arizona State, 2017Jake Jackson .............39 vs. Washington, 2017Solomon Enis ............34 vs. Weber State, 2018Bryan Thompson .......29 vs. USC, 2017Brant Kuithe ...............29 vs. Weber State, 2018Bronson Boyd ............25 vs. Northern Illinois, 2018

TacklesCody Barton ...............20 vs. Oregon, 2016Chase Hansen ...........13 vs. Colorado, 2016Donavan Thompson ..12 vs. Washington State, 2017Corrion Ballard ...........10 vs. Arizona State, 2017Marquise Blair ............10 vs. Oregon, 2017

InterceptionsJulian Blackmon ........2 vs. West Virginia, 2017Chase Hansen ...........1, 5x (last vs. Northern Illinois, 2018)Corrion Ballard ........... 1, twice (last vs. Washington State, 2017)Jaylon Johnson ..........1 vs. BYU, 2017Javelin Guidry ............1 vs. Arizona, 2017Pita Tonga ..................1 vs. Washington, 2018

Field Goal LongMatt Gay ....................56, twice (last vs. Washington St., 2017)

Punt LongMitch Wishnowsky .....66 vs. Southern Utah, 2016

Kickoff Return YardsDemari Simpkins .......72 vs. Oregon, 2017Terrell Burgess ...........27 vs. BYU, 2016Julian Blackmon ........16 vs. Arizona State, 2017

Punt Return YardsBritain Covey .............77, twice (last vs. Washington, 2018)



Pun ng Notebook> Preseason All-American Mitch Wishnowsky was the 2016 Ray Guy Award winner, a 2017 Ray Guy Award fi nalist and a two-time All-American. > Wishnowsky ranks third in the Pac-12 and in the top 20 in the nation in punt average (44.5). > Wishnowsky has placed fi ve punts inside the 20-yard line, includ-ing two punts inside the 10-yard line (6-yard line vs. Northern Illinois, 2-yard line vs. Washington). > Wishnowsky also has a fake punt for an 11-yard rush and a fi rst down.> Wishnowsky was the Ray Guy Punter of the Week against Weber State. > Wishnowsky ranked among the nation’s leaders in his fi rst two sea-sons in punt average, net punting and punts inside the 20. > Wishnowsky made eight preseason All-America teams, including the AP fi rst team.

Kicking Notebook> Senior Matt Gay was the 2017 Lou Groza Award winner and a con-sensus All-American in his fi rst season of NCAA football. > Gay is 3-of-6 in fi eld goals with makes of 33, 35 and 40 yards. All three misses were from 43 yards and two were blocked.> Gay led the nation in 2017 in fi eld goals attempted (34) and made (30), fi eld goals made per game (2.31) and 50+ yard fi eld goals (5, tie).> Gay made seven preseason All-America teams, including the AP fi rst team.> Gay has booted all 14 kickoff s this season with a 63.8 average and 11 touchbacks.

Special Teams Notebook> Demari Simpkins has joined Julian Blackmon as the starting kick returners, while Britain Covey is the punt returner. > Covey ranks fourth in the Pac-12 with a 9.3 punt return average (9 returns, 84 yards). > Covey tied his career high with 77 punt return yards on fi ve returns against Washington. > True freshman Maddie Golden handles the short snaps and Central Michigan transfer junior Keegan Markgraf is the deep snapper. > Mitch Wishnowsky is in his third season as the holder. > Assistant coaches Sharrieff Shah (return teams) and Justin Ena (cov-erage units) are in their third year as the co-coordinators of the special teams, while head coach Kyle Whittingham manages the kickers and punters.

Standing Ova onThe Utes have sold out 53 straight games in Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 season opener, including 50 standing room-only crowds. From 2014-17, Utah’s season attendance exceeded its seating capacity of 45,807. The 2015 Utes averaged a school-record 47,533 fans to their games.

The Last Time

Utah shut out an opponentSouthern Utah, Sept. 1, 2016 (24-0)

Utah held an opponent without a TDNorthern Illinois, Sept. 8, 2018 (17-6)

Utah was shut outvs. UNLV, Sept. 22, 2007 (27-0)

Utah was held without a touchdownvs. UCLA, Nov. 21, 2015 (17-9)

Utah played an overtime gamevs. Arizona, Nov. 14, 2015 (2OT) - L, 37-30

An interception was returned for a TDBy Utah: Chase Hansen, 40 yards vs. Northern Illinois, 2018By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 21, 2017

A kickoff was returned for a touchdownBy Utah: Cory Butler-Byrd, 99 yards vs. UCLA, 2016By Opp: USC, Sept. 23, 2016

A punt was returned for a touchdownBy Utah: Boobie Hobbs, 55 yards vs. Colorado, 2016By Opp: Washington, Oct. 29, 2016

A fumble was returned for a touchdownBy Utah: Marquise Blair, 18 yards vs. USC, 2017By Opp: Oregon, Oct. 28, 2017

A blocked FG was returned for a TDBy Utah: Jay Hill, 58 yards vs. Wyoming, Nov. 6, 1999By Opp: USC, Sept. 10, 2011

A blocked punt was returned for a TDBy Utah: Aiona Key, 6 yards vs. Wyoming, Oct. 11, 2008By Opp: Utah State, Sept. 7, 2012

A safety was scoredBy Utah: 2016 (two times):Arizona, Oct. 8, 2016Oregon State, Oct. 15, 2016By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 17, 2015

Utah had 2 100-yard rushers in a gameSept. 14, 2013 vs. Oregon State (Travis Wilson/Bubba Poole)

Utah had 2 100-yard receivers in a gameNov. 8, 2014 vs. Oregon (Devontae Booker/Kaelin Clay)



Utah Story LinesPhilip Afi a grew up playing soccer and had never even seen a football game before trying out for his high school team as a freshman kicker (he plays safety at Utah) ... Bradlee Anae enjoys cliff jumping, surfi ng and hiking. His sister Adora Anae was a fi rst-team All-America volleyball player for Utah … An-thony Armstrong lived in a homeless shelter with his mother for the fi rst four years of his life after she had him when she was only 16. He is the fi rst college graduate in his family (bachelor’s degree from BYU in experience design and management) and the fi rst person in his family to go to college. He was in the documentary Meet the Mormons as the featured missionary … Jackson Bar-ton and Cody Barton are among fi ve members in their immediate family to play for Utah. Sister Dani (Drews) is a sophomore on the Ute volleyball team and made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2017. Their father Paul played foot-ball and baseball for the Utes. Their mother, Mikki (Kane) Barton, is a member of Utah’s Crimson Club Hall of Fame. She was an all-conference basketball and volleyball player at Utah and the 1993 Western Athletic Conference Bas-ketball Player of the Year … Britain Covey’s grandfather Stephen Covey au-thored the bestseller “Seven Habits of Highly Eff ective People” … Nick Ford’s heritage is black Portuguese and Native American. He enjoys playing the piano and guitar, swimming, surfi ng, biking, horseback riding, camping and science … Leki Fotu played on the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team and trained with the London Wasps’ rugby team in 2013 … Matt Gay’s only football experience prior to his Lou Groza award-winning season in 2017 was one season of high school football in 2011. He played soccer at Utah Valley University in 2014 and 2016 before walking on to the Utah football team in August of 2017 … Malik Haynes enjoys Polynesian dancing, free diving and hiking … Batchlor Johnson became a professional songwriter while he was still in high school and he and his siblings (Shania, and brother Corey) have cut four music videos and one album as “The Johnsons” … Chayden Johnston has a congenital heart condition (Tetralogy of Fallot) … Rex Jordan attended a performing arts school and plays the piano and bass guitar … Sione Lund lis-tens to Les Misérables before games … Alassane Niang was born in West Af-rica and speaks three languages … Ali’i Niumatalolo’s father Ken Niumatalolo is the head football coach at Navy. His family was in the 2014 documentary Meet the Mormons. He plays the piano and cello … Josh Nurse is an imper-sonator and singer … Pita Tonga is the son of two former Ute student-athletes. Pita Sr. was Utah’s tackle leader in 1994 while Susana (Tauteoli) Tonga was a fi rst-team all-WAC basketball player and her 36 points against Fresno State set a school record at the time … Jack Tuttle enjoys hiking, biking, Ultimate Frisbee and reggae.

Team LeadersUtah’s 2018 elected team captains are Chase Hansen, Lo Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay and Mitch Wishnowsky. Wishnowsky is in his second year as a team captain. The captains are also members of the 2018 Utah Football Leadership Council, along with Jackson Barton, Britain Covey, Jameson Field, Jack Tuttle, Demari Simpkins, Bradlee Anae, Leki Fotu, Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess.

2018 Record When ...Utah scores fi rst: 0-0Opponent scores fi rst: 2-1 Utah has more rushing yards: 1-0 Opponent has more rushing yards: 1-1Utah has more passing yards: 2-0Opponent has more passing yards: 0-1

Utah plays at home: 1-1Utah plays on the road: 1-0Game is at a neutral site: 0-0 Utah plays on grass: 0-0Utah plays on artifi cial turf: 2-1Utah plays a day game: 0-0Utah plays a night game: 2-1

Utah leads at halftime: 1-0Utah trails at halftime: 1-1Utah is tied at halftime: 0-0Utah leads after 3 quarters: 2-0 Utah trails after 3 quarters: 0-1Utah is tied after 3 quarters: 0-0Outcome is 10 or more points: 2-1Outcome is 7 or less points: 0-0Game goes into overtime: 0-0

Rice-Eccles Stadium Biggest Crowds1. 47,825 .......... 2015 ............ Michigan2. 47,801 .......... 2016 ............ Washington3. 47,798 .......... 2015 ............ California4. 47,619 .......... 2014 ............ USC5. 47,528 .......... 2014 ............ Oregon6. 47,445 .......... 2018 ............ Washington7. 46,915 .......... 2016 ............ BYU8. 46,768 .......... 2003 ............ California9. 46,522 .......... 2010 ............ TCU10. 46,488 .......... 2008 ............ Brigham Young11. 46,327 .......... 2016 ............ Oregon12. 46,230 .......... 2015 ............ UCLA13. 46,192 .......... 2015 ............ Arizona State14. 46,133 .......... 2016 ............ USC15. 46,037 .......... 2012 ............ USC

Rice-Eccles Season A endance Avg.1. 46,533 ............. 20152. 46,506 ............. 20163. 46,436 ............. 20144. 45,913 ............. 20175. 45,585 ............. 20086. 45,459 ............. 20107. 45,347 ............. 20128. 45,194 ............. 20139. 45,155 ............. 200910. 45,149 ............. 2011Capacity 45,017 from 1998-2013; 45,807 2014-present



Preseason All-AmericansMatt Gay, KAssociated Press (1st team)USA Today (1st team)Athlon (1st team)Sporting News (1st team)CBS Sports (1st team)The Athletic (1st team)Sports Illustrated (2nd team) Mitch Wishnowsky, PAssociated Press (1st team)USA Today (1st team)Sports Illustrated (1st team)ESPN.com (1st team)Athlon (1st team)Sporting News (1st team)CBS Sports (1st team)The Athletic (1st team)

Preseason Watch Lists

Lou Groza Award (Kicker)Matt Gay, PK

Ray Guy Award (Punter)Mitch Wishnowsky, P

Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player)Julian Blackmon, CB

Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman)Lo Falemaka, OL

Maxwell Award (Player of the Year)Zack Moss, RB Bednarik Award (Defensive Player)Julian Blackmon, CBBradlee Anae, DE

Doak Walker Award (Running Back)Zack Moss, RB Rimington Trophy (Center)Lo Falemaka, OL

Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive End)Bradlee Anae, DE

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Quarterback)Tyler Huntley, QB

Polynesian College Football Player of the YearBradlee Anae, DLLo Falemaka, OLLeki Fotu, DL

Lott IMPACT TrophyChase Hansen, LB

Wuerffel TrophyChase Hansen, LB

AFCA Good Works TeamChase Hansen, LB

2018-19 Pac-12 Bowl Games

Las Vegas Sat., Dec. 15 • Las Vegas, Nev.12:30 p.m. (PT) • ABC • Pac-12 vs. Mountain West

Cactus Wed., Dec. 26 • Phoenix, Ariz.7 p.m. (MT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12

AlamoFri., Dec. 28 • San Antonio, Texas8 p.m. (CT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12

SunMon., Dec. 31 • El Paso, TexasNoon (MT) • CBS • Pac-12 vs. ACC/Notre Dame

San FranciscoMon., Dec. 31 • Santa Clara, Calif.Noon (PT) • FOX • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten

HolidayMon., Dec. 31 • San Diego4 p.m. (PT) • FS1 • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten

RoseTue., Jan. 1 • Pasadena, Calif.2 p.m. (PT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten

Current NFL Utes

Defensive LineStar Lotulelei, BuffaloNate Orchard, BuffaloDerrick Shelby, AtlantaPasoni Tasini, Arizona (PS)

Defensive BackBrian Allen, Pittsburgh (PS)Dominique Hatfi eld, L.A. Rams (PS)Eric Rowe, New EnglandEric Weddle, BaltimoreMarcus Williams, New Orleans

LinebackerKylie Fitts, ChicagoJared Norris, CarolinaPita Taumoepenu, San Francisco (PS)

QuarterbackAlex Smith, Washington

Offensive LineIsaac Asiata, Miami (PS)Tony Bergstrom, WashingtonGarrett Bolles, DenverSam Tevi, L.A. Chargers

Wide ReceiverDres Anderson, Dallas (PS)Kaelin Clay, New York GiantsTim Patrick, Denver

Running BackDevontae Booker, Denver

Depth Chart


OFFENSE

Le Tackle70 Jackson Barton (6-7, 313, Sr., 3VL)71 Braeden E. Daniels (6-4, 284, Fr., HS)

Le Guard55 Nick Ford (6-5, 315, Fr., RS) OR50 Orlando Umana, (6-4, 320, So., 1VL)

Center69 Lo Falemaka (6-5, 295, Sr., 2VL)65 Paul Toala (6-4, 319, Jr., 1VL)

Right Guard79 Jordan Agasiva (6-3, 320, Sr., 1VL)53 Alani Havili-Katoa (6-3, 305, Sr., 3VL)

Right Tackle77 Darrin Paulo (6-5, 313, Jr., 2VL)58 Simi Moala (6-7, 294, Fr., HS)

Tight End44 Jake Jackson (6-3, 245, Jr., 2VL)89 Cole Fotheringham (6-4, 242, Fr., HS)

Quarterback1 Tyler Huntley (6-1, 200, Jr., 2VL)15 Jason Shelley (5-11, 195, Fr., RS)

Running Back2 Zack Moss (5-10, 215, Jr., 2VL)6 Armand Shyne (5-11, 210, Jr., 1VL)

Wide Receiver – X8 Siaosi Mariner (6-2, 193, Jr., 2VL)21 Soloman Enis (6-3, 196, Fr., HS)

Wide Receiver – E18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)25 Jaylen Dixon (5-9, 165, Fr., RS)

Wide Receiver – Y45 Samson Nacua (6-3, 195, So., 1VL)10 Jameson Field (5-11, 187, Sr., 3VL)

Wide Receiver – Z7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL)9 Bronson Boyd (6-0, 190, Fr., RS)

DEFENSE

Le End6 Bradlee Anae (6-3, 254, Jr., 2VL)92 Maxs Tupai (6-1, 242, So., 1VL)

Le Tackle41 Hauati Pututau (6-3, 300, So., 1VL)52 John Penisini (6-2, 315, Jr., 1VL)

Right Tackle49 Pita Tonga (6-1, 301, So., 1VL)99 Leki Fotu (6-5, 323, Jr., 2VL)

Right End42 Mika Tafua (6-3, 250, Fr., RS)47 Caleb Repp (6-5, 230, Jr., 2VL)

Mac Linebacker30 Cody Barton (6-2, 230, Sr., 3VL)3 Donavan Thompson (5-10, 224, Jr., 2VL)

Rover Linebacker22 Chase Hansen (6-3, 230, Sr., 3VL)36 Francis Bernard (6-0, 235, Jr., TR)

Free Safety15 Corrion Ballard (6-3, 200, Sr., 1VL)2 Philip Afi a (6-1, 201, Jr., 2VL)

Strong Safety13 Marquise Blair (6-2, 195, Sr., 1VL)26 Terrell Burgess (6-0, 197, Jr., 2VL)

Le Corner1 Jaylon Johnson (6-0, 190, So., 1VL)4 Tyrone Young-Smith (6-4, 200, Jr., 2VL)

Right Corner23 Julian Blackmon (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL)14 Josh Nurse (6-3, 200, Jr., 1VL)

Nickel Back28 Javelin Guidry (5-9, 190, So., 1VL)5 Tareke Lewis (5-11, 180, Jr., JC)

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL)12 Chayden Johnston (6-1, 160, So., 1VL)

Punter33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL)12 Chayden Johnston (6-1, 160, So., 1VL)

Kickoff s97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL)33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL)

Holder33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL)18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)

Long Snapper93 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR)37 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS)

Short Snapper37 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS)93 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR)

Kickoff Returner7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL) AND23 Julian Blackmon, (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL)

Punt Returner18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)23 Julian Blackmon (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL)

On the FieldKyle Whittingham, Head CoachGary Andersen, Assoc. HC/Defensive LineMorgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesJim Harding, Asst. HC/Offensive LineGuy Holliday, Wide ReceiversKiel McDonald, Running BacksSharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special TeamsLewis Powell, Defensive LineFreddie Whittingham, Tight Ends

In the BoothJustin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams CoorTroy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Chase Hansen, Lo Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay, Mitch Wishnowsky

Coach Game Day Loca ons

Team Captains


2018 Utah StartersOff ensePOS. WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU LT Jackson Jackson Jackson Barton Barton Barton LG Nick Orlando Orlando Ford Umana UmanaC Lo Lo Lo Falemaka Falemaka FalemakaRG Jordan Jordan Jordan Agasiva Agasiva AgasivaRT Darrin Darrin Nick Paulo Paulo FordQB Tyler Tyler Tyler Huntley Huntley HuntleyRB Zack Zack Zack Moss Moss MossWR-X Siaosi Siaosi Mariner MarinerWR-E Britain Britain Bronson Covey Covey BoydWR-Y WR-Z Demari Demari Demari Simpkins Simpkins SimpkinsTE Jake Jake Jake Jackson Jackson JacksonTE Cole Fotheringham

DefensePOS. WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU LE Bradlee Bradlee Bradlee Anae Anae AnaeLT Pita Pita Pita Tonga Tonga TonaRT Leki Leki Leki Fotu Fotu FotuRE Mika Mika Mika Tafua Tafua TafuaMLB Cody Cody Cody Barton Barton BartonRLB Chase Chase Chase Hansen Hansen HansenOLB Donavan ThompsonLC Jaylon Jaylon Jaylon Johnson Johnson JohnsonRC Julian Julian Julian Blackmon Blackmon BlackmonNB Javelin Javelin Guidry GuidryFS Corrion Corrion Corrion Balllard Ballard BallardSS Marquise Marquise Maquise Blair Blair Blair


NO. NAME WEB NIU UW WSU STAN ARIZ USC UCLA ASU ORE COLO BYU 1 Tyler Huntley x x x1 Jaylon Johnson x x x2 Philip Afi a x x2 Zack Moss x x x3 Donavan Thompson x x x4 TJ Green x x4 Tyrone Young-Smith x5 Tareke Lewis x x6 Bradlee Anae x x x6 Armand Shyne x x x7 Demari Simpkins x x x8 Siaosi Mariner x x x9 Bronson Boyd x x x10 Jameson Field x x x11 Malone Mataele x13 Marquise Blair x x x14 Josh Nurse x x x15 Corrion Ballard x x x15 Jason Shelley x16 Nygel King x x x17 Derrick Vickers x18 Britain Covey x x x19 Vonte Davis x x x20 Devin Lloyd x x x21 Solomon Enis x x x22 Devin Brumfi eld x x22 Chase Hansen x x x23 Julian Blackmon x x x25 Jaylen Dixon x x x26 Terrell Burgess x x x27 Mason Woodward x x x28 Javelin Guidry x x x29 Tré Strong x x x30 Cody Barton x x x31 R.J. Hubert x32 Joey Wood x33 Mitch Wishnowsky x x x34 Alassane Niang x36 Francis Bernard x37 Maddie Golden x x x40 Ali’i Niumatalolo x x41 Hauati Pututau x x x42 Mika Tafua x x x44 Jake Jackson x x x45 Samson Nacua x x x46 Connor Haller x x x47 Caleb Repp x x x49 Pita Tonga x x x50 Orlando Umana x x x52 John Penisini x x x53 Alani Havili-Katoa x x55 Nick Ford x x x62 Aaron Amaama x x x65 Paul Toala x 66 Kyle Lanterman x69 Lo Falemaka x x x70 Jackson Barton x x x71 Braeden E. Daniels x77 Darrin Paulo x x79 Jordan Agasiva x x x80 Brant Kuithe x x x89 Cole Fotheringham x x x92 Maxs Tupai x 93 Keegan Markgraf x x x96 Nick Heninger x x97 Matt Gay x x x99 Leki Fotu x x x

2018 Utah Participation


Charting the Utes

Utah Scoring Drives

Weber State 1st..... 7-75 ...... 2:57 .... Fotheringham 3 pass Huntley 2nd ... 1-86 ...... 0:12 .... Moss 86 run 2nd ... 12-58 .... 4:49 .... Gay 35 fi eld goal 3rd .... 4-49 ...... 1:31 .... Moss 9 pass Huntley 3rd .... 7-68 ...... 2:59 .... Mariner 24 pass Huntley 4th .... 9-83 ...... 3:39 .... Kuithe 29 pass Huntley 4th .... 7-67 ...... 3:25 .... Gay 33 fi eld goal

Northern Illinois 3rd .... 9-76 ...... 4:12 .... Moss 1 run 4th .... 6-54 ...... 2:13 .... Gay 40 fi eld goal 4th .... -- ........... -- ......... Hansen 40 interception return

Washington 1st..... 12-80 .... 5:19 .... Moss 4 run

Washington State

Stanford

Arizona

USC

UCLA

Arizona State

Oregon

Colorado

Brigham Young

Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd TOP Scoring Play Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd TOP Scoring Play

Game ................................. Points .................1st Downs ......................Rush Yds .................Pass Yds ......................Total Yards .........................TOsWeber State ....................... 10 ........................3 ......................................46..............................13 ..................................59 ........................................0Utah ................................... 41 ........................25 ....................................268............................319 ................................587 ......................................4Utah ................................... 17 ........................19 ....................................68..............................286 ................................354 ......................................2Northern Illinois .................. 6 ..........................15 ....................................117 ............................111 .................................228 ......................................2Washington ........................ 21 ........................18 ....................................172............................155 ................................327 ......................................1Utah ................................... 7 ..........................13 ....................................123............................138 ................................261 ......................................3Utah ...................................Washington State ..............Utah ...................................Stanford .............................Arizona ..............................Utah ...................................USC ...................................Utah ...................................Utah ...................................UCLA .................................Utah ...................................Arizona State .....................Oregon ...............................Utah ...................................Utah ...................................Colorado ............................Brigham Young ..................Utah ...................................


Appearances in the Polls1947 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ......................Result ...................Site 11-10 .......... 18 .......................Idaho .........................................L, 6-7 .....................N

1994 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ......................Result ...................Site 10-2 ........... 25 .... 21 ..............San Diego State ........................W, 38-22 ................A10-9 ........... 21 .... 18 ..............Hawaii ........................................W, 14-3 ..................H10-16 ......... 18 .... 15 ..............Colorado State (12) ...................W, 45-31 ................A10-23 ......... 12 .... 11 ..............UTEP .........................................W, 52-7 ..................H10-30 ......... 9 ...... 8 ................New Mexico ...............................L, 21-23 .................A11-6 ............ 12 .... 14 ..............Air Force ....................................L, 33-40 .................A11-13 .......... 21 .... 20 ..............Brigham Young (20) ...................W, 34-31 ................H11-20 .......... 15 .... 13 ..............No Game11-27 .......... 12 .... 13 ..............No Game12-4 ........... 14 .... 12 ..............Arizona (15) ...............................W, 16-13 ................N1-3 ............. 10 .... 8 ...............Final 1994 rank

1996 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ......................Result ...................Site 9-9 ...................... 25 ..............Stanford .....................................W, 17-10 ................A9-29 ........... 24 .... 24 ..............UTEP .........................................W, 34-27 ................A10-14 ......... 24 .... 25 ..............TCU ...........................................W, 21-7 ..................H10-21 ......... 21 .... 22 ..............Tulsa ..........................................W, 45-19 ................H10-28 ......... 20 .... 19 ..............Rice ...........................................L, 10-51 .................A

2003 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ......................Result ...................Site 10-19 ......... 24 .... 23 ..............New Mexico ...............................L, 35-47 .................H12-7 ........... 25 .... 25 ..............Southern Miss ...........................W, 17-0 ..................N1-5 ............. 21 .... 21 ..............Final 2003 rank

2004 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site Preseason .......... 21 ......................... No Game8-29 ........... 20 .... 19 ......................... Texas A&M .....................W, 41-21 ................H9-5 ............. 17 .... 16 ......................... Arizona ...........................W, 23-6 ..................A9-12 ........... 15 .... 14 ......................... Utah State ......................W, 48-6 ..................A9-19 ........... 14 .... 14 ......................... Air Force ........................W, 49-35 ................H9-26 ........... 14 .... 14 ......................... New Mexico ...................W, 28-7 ..................A10-3 ........... 11 .... 11 ......................... No Game10-10 ......... 11 .... 10 ......................... North Carolina ................W, 46-16 ................H10-17 ......... 9 ...... 10 ..............7 ........ UNLV ..............................W, 63-28 ................H10-24 ......... 9 ...... 10 ..............6 ........ San Diego State .............W, 51-28 ................A10-31 ......... 7 ...... 8 ................6 ........ Colorado State ...............W, 63-31 ................H11-7 ............ 7 ...... 8 ................6 ........ Wyoming ........................W, 45-28 ................A11-14 .......... 5 ...... 6 ................6 ........ Brigham Young...............W, 52-21 ................H11-21 .......... 5 ...... 6 ................6 ........ No Game11-28 .......... 5 ...... 6 ................6 ........ No Game12-5 ........... 5 ...... 6 ................6 ........ Pittsburgh (19) ...............W, 35-7 ..................N1-4 ............. 4 ...... 5 ........................... Final 2004 rank

2008 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site 9-2 ............. 22 .... 23 ......................... UNLV ..............................W, 42-21 ................H9-7 ............. 22 .... 22 ......................... Utah State ......................W, 58-10 ................A9-14 ........... 20 .... 20 ......................... Air Force ........................W, 30-23 ................A9-21 ........... 17 .... 17 ......................... Weber State ...................W, 37-21 ................H9-28 ........... 15 .... 15 ......................... Oregon State..................W, 31-28 ................H10-5 ........... 14 .... 13 ......................... Wyoming ........................W, 40-7 ..................A10-12 ......... 14 .... 13 ......................... Colorado State ...............W, 49-16 ................H10-19 ......... 12 .... 12 ..............11 ....... No Game10-26 ......... 10 .... 9 ................10 ...... New Mexico ...................W, 13-10 ................A11-2 ............ 10 .... 9 ................8 ........ TCU (11) ........................W, 13-10 ................H11-9 ............ 8 ...... 7 ................7 ........ San Diego State .............W, 63-14 ................A11-16 .......... 8 ...... 7 ................7 ........ Brigham Young (16) .......W, 48-24 ................H11-23 .......... 8 ...... 7 ................6 ........ No Game11-30 .......... 7 ...... 7 ................6 ........ No Game12-7 ........... 7 ...... 7 ................6 ........ No Game1-2 ............. 7 ...... 7 ........................... Alabama (4) ...................W, 31-17 ................N1-8 ............. 2 ...... 4 ...................................................................Final 2008 rank

2009 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site Preseason . 19 .... 18 ......................... Utah State ......................W, 35-17 ................H9-8 ............. 17 .... 17 ......................... San Jose ........................W, 24-14 ................A9-13 ........... 18 .... 16 ......................... Oregon ...........................L, 31-24 .................A10-11 .......... 24 .................................. UNLV ..............................W, 35-15 ................A10-18 ......... 19 .... 20 ......................... Air Force ........................W, 23-16 (OT) ........H10-25 ......... 19 .... 19 ......................... Wyoming ........................W, 22-10 ................H11-1 ............ 17 .... 16 ......................... New Mexico ...................W, 45-14 ................H11-8 ............ 16 .... 14 ......................... TCU (4) ..........................L, 55-28 .................A11-15 .......... 23 .... 23 ..............21 ...... San Diego State .............W, 38-7 ..................H11-22 .......... 22 .... 21 ..............19 ...... Brigham Young (18) .......L, 26-23 (OT) .........A11-29 ................... 25 ..............25 ...... No Game12-6 ........... 23 .... 24 ..............23 ...... No Game12-23 ......... 23 .... 24 ..............23 ...... California ........................W, 37-27 ................N1-8 ............. 18 .... 18 ......................... Final 2009 rank

2010 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site Preseason .......... 24 ......................... Pittsburgh (15) ...............W, 27-24 OT ..........H9-7 ............. 20 .... 20 ......................... UNLV ..............................W, 38-10 ................H9-12 ........... 14 .... 14 ......................... New Mexico ...................W, 56-14 ................A9-19 ........... 13 .... 13 ......................... San Jose State...............W, 56-3 ..................H9-26 ........... 13 .... 12 ......................... No Game10-3 ........... 10 .... 10 ......................... Iowa State ......................W, 68-27 ................A10-10 ......... 11 .... 10 ......................... Wyoming ........................W, 30-7 ..................A10-17 ......... 9 ...... 9 ................9 ........ Colorado State ...............W, 59-6 ..................H10-24 ......... 8 ...... 7 ................8 ........ Air Force ........................W, 28-23 ................A10-31 ......... 6 ...... 6 ................5 ........ TCU (4/3 BCS) ...............L, 7-47 ...................H11-7 ............ 15 .... 15 ..............14 ...... Notre Dame....................L, 3-28 ...................A11-14 .......... 25 .... 24 ..............23 ...... San Diego State .............W, 38-34 ................A11-21 .......... 23 .... 22 ..............20 ...... Brigham Young...............W, 17-16 ................H11-28 .......... 21 .... 21 ..............20 ...... No Game12-5 ........... 20 .... 19 ..............19 ...... No Game12-22 ......... 20 .... 19 ..............19 ...... Boise State (10) .............L, 3-26 ...................N1-11 .................... 23 ......................... Final 2010 rank

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Appearances in the Polls2014 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site 10-5 ........... 24 .... NR ........................ No Game10-12 ......... 20 .... 23 ......................... Oregon State..................W, 29-23 (2OT) ......A10-19 ......... 19 .... 19 ......................... USC (20) ........................W, 24-21 ................H10-26/28 .... 18 .... 18 ..............17 ...... Arizona State (15) ..........L, 16-19 (OT) .........A11-2/4 ......... 20 .... 22 ..............17 ...... Oregon (5)......................L, 27-51 .................H11-9/11 ....... 25 .......................23 ...... Stanford .........................W, 20-17 (2OT) ......A11-16/18 ..... 20 .... 21 ..............17 ...... Arizona (15) ...................L, 42-10 .................H11-25 ......................................25 ...... Colorado ........................W, 38-34 ................A11-30/12.2 .. 24 .......................23 ...... No Game12-7 ........... 23 .... 25 ..............22 ...... No Game (pre-CSU) ......W, 45-10 ................N1-13 .......... 21 .... 20 ..............22 ...... Final 2014 rank

2015 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site 9-8 ............. 24 .... 25 ......................... Utah State ......................W, 24-14 ................H9-13 ........... 21 .... 21 ......................... Fresno State ..................W, 45-24 ................A9-20 ........... 18 .... 17 ......................... Oregon (13)....................W, 62-20 ................A9-27 ........... 10 .... 12 ......................... No Game10-4 ........... 5 ...... 7 ........................... California (23) ................W, 30-24 ................H10-11 .......... 4 ...... 7 ........................... Arizona State .................W, 34-18 ................H10-18 ......... 3 ...... 7 ........................... USC ...............................L, 42-24 .................A10-25 ......... 13 .... 14 ......................... Oregon State..................W, 27-12 ................H11-1 ............ 14 .... 14 ..............12 ...... Washington ....................W, 34-23 ................A11-8 ............ 10 .... 13 ..............10 ...... Arizona ...........................L, 37-30 (2OT) .......A11-15 .......... 18 .... 18 ..............13 ...... UCLA..............................L, 17-9 ...................H11-22 ................... 25 ..............23 ...... Colorado ........................W, 20-14 ................H11-29 .......... 21 .... 20 ..............24 ...... No Game12-6 ........... 20 .... 20 ..............22 ...... No Game12-19 ......... 20 .... 20 ..............22 ...... Brigham Young...............W, 35-28 ................N1-12-16 ...... 17 .... 16 ..............22 ...... Final 2015 rank

2016 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site 9-18 ............ 24 .....23........................... USC .................................W, 31-27 ..................H9-25 ............ 18 .....18........................... California ..........................L, 28-23 ...................A10-2 ............ 24 .....24........................... Arizona .............................W, 36-23 ..................H10-10 .......... 21 .....21........................... Oregon State ...................W, 19-14 ..................A10-16 .......... 19 .....18........................... UCLA ...............................W, 53-45 ..................A10-23 .......... 17 .....16........................... Washington (4) .................L, 31-24 ...................H10-30/11-1 .. 16 .....16............... 16 ....... No Game11-7/11-8 ..... 13 .....12............... 15 ....... Arizona State ...................W, 49-26 ..................A11-13/11-15 . 11 .....11 ............... 12 ....... Oregon .............................L, 30-28 ..................H11-20 ........... 21 .....20............... 22 ....... Colorado (9) ....................L, 27-22 ...................A11-27 .....................24............... 20 ....... no game12-4 ......................23............... 19 ....... Indiana .............................W, 28-26 ..................N1-10-17 ....... 23 .....21............... 19 ....... Final 2016 rank

2017 Weeks in the PollsDate ........... AP ... Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...........Result ...................Site Preseason .......... 25 ......................... North Dakota ..................W, 37-16 ................H9-8 ........................23........................... Brigham Young ................W, 19-13 ..................A9-11 .......................24........................... San Jose State ................W, 54-16 ..................H9-18 ............ 23 .....21........................... Arizona .............................W, 30-24 ..................A9-25 ............ 20 .....19........................... No Game10-1 ............ 20 .....18........................... Stanford ...........................L, 23-20 ...................H10-8 ......................23........................... USC (13) ..........................L, 28-27 ...................A


Utah vs. A.P. Ranked OpponentsYear .... Opponent .............. Opp. A.P. ... Result ............H/A/N ...... Utah AP1936.....Texas A&M ...............15 ................L, 20-7 ............ H ..............--1945.....Oklahoma A&M ........15 ................L, 46-6 ............ H ..............--1949.....Pacifi c .......................19 ................L, 45-6 ............ A...............--1956.....UCLA ........................17 ................L, 13-7 ............ A...............--1957.....Army .........................8 ..................L, 39-33 .......... A...............--1958.....Air Force ...................14 ................L, 16-14 .......... A...............--1959.....UCLA ........................20 ................L, 21-6 ............ A...............--1961.....Colorado .................8 ..................W, 21-12 ......... A ..............--1968.....Nebraska ..................14 ................L, 31-0 ............ A...............--1968.....Oregon State ............18 ................L, 24-21 .......... H ..............--1970.....Arizona State ............11 .................L, 37-14 .......... A...............--1971.....Arizona State ............15 ................L, 41-21 .......... H ..............--1971.....Houston ....................15 ................L, 42-16 .......... A...............--1973.....Texas Tech ...............20 ................L, 29-22 .......... A...............--1973.....UCLA ........................16 ................L, 66-16 .......... A...............--1973.....Arizona State ..........8 ..................W, 36-31 ......... H ..............--1974.....Arizona .....................12 ................L, 41-8 ............ H ..............--1974.....Arizona State ............15 ................L, 32-0 ............ A...............--1975.....Arizona State ............10 ................L, 40-14 .......... H ..............--1975.....Arizona .....................11 .................L, 38-14 .......... A...............--1977.....Oklahoma .................5 ..................L, 62-24 .......... A...............--1977.....Houston ....................19 ................L, 34-16 .......... H ..............--1977.....Brigham Young .........14 ................L, 38-8 ............ A...............--1979.....Washington ..............14 ................L, 41-7 ............ A...............--1979.....Brigham Young .........10 ................L, 27-0 ............ A...............--1980.....Nebraska ..................8 ..................L, 55-9 ............ A...............--1980.....Brigham Young .........13 ................L, 56-6 ............ H ..............--1981.....Arizona State ............20 ................L, 52-10 .......... A...............--1981.....Brigham Young .........18 ................L, 56-28 .......... A...............--1982.....Arizona State ............15 ................L, 23-10 .......... A...............--1982.....Texas ........................18 ................L, 21-12 .......... A...............--1983.....Brigham Young .........9 ..................L, 55-7 ............ A...............--1984.....Brigham Young .........3 ..................L, 24-14 .......... H ..............--1985.....Brigham Young .........11 .................L, 38-28 .......... A...............--1986.....Arizona State ............9 ..................L, 52-7 ............ A...............--1988.....Wyoming ..................12 ................L, 61-18 .......... A...............--1989.....Nebraska ..................4 ..................L, 42-30 .......... A...............--1989.....Brigham Young .........21 ................L, 70-31 .......... A...............--1990.....Brigham Young .........5 ..................L, 45-22 .......... H ..............--1992.....Nebraska ..................11 .................L, 49-22 .......... A...............--1992.....Washington State .....18 ................L, 31-28 .......... N ..............--

Year .... Opponent .............. Opp. A.P. ... Result ............H/A/N ...... Utah AP1994.....Colorado State ........12 ................W, 45-31 ......... A ..............181994.....Brigham Young .......20 ................W, 34-31 ......... H ..............211994.....Arizona ....................15 ................W, 16-13 ......... N ..............141996.....Kansas ....................20 ................W, 45-42 ......... H ..............--1996.....Brigham Young .........8 ..................L, 37-17 .......... H ..............--1999.....Brigham Young .......19 ................W, 20-17 ......... A ..............--2001.....Oregon .....................7 ..................L, 24-10 .......... A...............--2001.....Brigham Young .........8 ..................L, 24-21 .......... A...............--2002.....Michigan ...................14 ................L, 10-7 ............ A...............--2003.....Oregon ....................19 ................W, 17-13 ......... H ..............--2005* ...Pittsburgh ...............19 ................W, 35-7 ........... N ..............52005.....Georgia Tech ..........24 ................W, 38-10 ......... N ..............--2006.....Boise State ...............22 ................L, 36-3 ............ H ..............--2006.....Brigham Young .........21 ................L, 33-31 .......... H ..............--2007.....UCLA .......................11 .................W, 44-6 ........... H ..............--2007.....Brigham Young .........23 ................L, 17-10 .......... A...............--2008.....TCU ..........................11 .................W, 13-10 ......... H ..............102008.....Brigham Young .......16 ................W, 48-24 ......... H ..............82009+ ..Alabama ..................4 ..................W, 31-17 ......... N ..............72009.....TCU ..........................4 ..................L, 55-28 .......... A...............162009.....Brigham Young .........18 ................L, 26-23 OT .... A...............222010.....Pittsburgh ...............15 ................W, 27-24 OT ... H ..............--2010.....TCU ..........................4 ..................L, 47-7 ............ H ..............62010.....Boise State ...............10 ................L, 26-3 ............ N ..............202011 .....Arizona State ............22 ................L, 35-14 .......... H ..............222012.....Brigham Young .......25 ................W, 24-21 ......... H ..............--2012.....USC ..........................13 ................L, 38-28 .......... H ..............--2012.....Oregon State ............8 ..................L, 21-7 ............ A...............--2013.....UCLA ........................12 ................L, 34-27 .......... H ..............--2013.....Stanford ..................5 ..................W, 27-21 ......... H ..............--2013.....Arizona State ............23 ................L, 20-19 .......... H ..............--2013.....Oregon .....................6 ..................L, 44-21 .......... A...............--2014.....UCLA .......................8 ..................W, 30-28 ......... A ..............--2014.....USC ..........................20 ................W, 24-21 ......... H ..............192014.....Arizona State ............15 ................L, 19-16 OT .... A ..............182014.....Oregon .....................5 ..................L, 51-27 .......... H ..............202014.....Arizona .....................15 ................L, 42-10 .......... H ..............202015.....Oregon ....................13 ................W, 62-20 ......... A ..............182015.....California .................23 ................W, 30-24 ......... H ..............52016.....Washington ..............4 ..................L, 31-24 .......... H ..............172016.....Colorado ...................9 ..................L, 27-22 .......... A...............212017.....USC ..........................13 ................L, 28-27 .......... A...............--2017.....Washington State .....19 ................L, 33-25 .......... H ..............--2017.....Washington ..............16 ................L, 33-30 .......... A...............--2018.....Washington ..............10 ................L, 21-7 ............ H ..............

*2004 season (Fiesta Bowl); +2008 season (Sugar Bowl)Bold indicates Utah wins


2018 Utah Game RecapsGame 1 Aug. 30Utah 41, Weber State 10Salt Lake CityRice-Eccles Stadium [45,988]

SALT LAKE CITY—Two early turnovers led to a 10-0 Weber State lead be-fore Utah reeled off 41 unanswered points to run away with a 41-10 win be-fore a standing room crowd of 45,988 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Wildcats clawed out just 59 yards of total offense (36 through three quarters against the fi rst string defense)—the third fewest by a Utah opponent in program history. Zack Moss rushed for 150 yards, including an 86-yard touchdown run that was the fourth-longest rush in Utah history. In his return to action after a two-year absence, Britain Covey fi nished with 79 receiving and 38 rushing yards. True freshman tight ends Cole Fotheringham and Brant Kuithe scored on their fi rst college receptions. John Penisini had a team-high six tackles, including three of Utah’s 12 tackles for loss.

Weber State .............10............. 0 .......... 0 ............0 ........ 10Utah ...........................7........... 10 ........ 14 ..........10 ........ 41 Scoring SummaryWEB - Tuttle 42 fi eld goal, 5:28, 1stWEB - Jenks 2 run (Tuttle kick), 5:14, 1stUU - Fotheringham 3 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 2:17, 1stUU - Moss 86 run (Gay kick), 6:34, 2ndUU - Gay 35 fi eld goal, 00:15, 2ndUU - Moss 9 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 10:39, 3rdUU - Mariner 24 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 6:39, 3rdUU - Kuithe 29 pass Huntley (Gay kick), 14:43, 4thUU - Gay 33 fi eld goal, 1:59, 4th

Team Statistics WEB UUFirst Downs 3 25Net Rushing 31-46 35-268Passing 5-22-0 27-42-1Passing Yards 13 319Total Offense 53-59 77-587Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3Penalties 5-42 4-20Interceptions-Yds 1-30 0-0Punting 12-491 3-143Punt Returns 0-0 3-2Kickoff Returns 2-40 1-24Time of Possession 26:48 33:12Third Down Conversions 1-15 5-14Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 2-3Sacks By 1-6 3-5

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 16-150-1, Shelley 2-49-0, Green 2-16-0, Covey 1-38-0, Wishnowsky 1-11-0. WEB: Moss 7-26-0, Jenks 8-17-1. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 25-40-1-279-4, Shelley 2-2-0-40-0. WEB: Jenks 5-22-0-13-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 7-79-0, Mariner 6-73-1, Moss 3-24-1, Enis 2-34-0, Simpkins 2-13-0, Dixon 1-40-0, Kuithe 1-29-1. WEB: Ames 2-6-0, Jackson 1-5-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Blackmon 1-24. WEB: Shaheed 2-40.Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 3-2. WEB: None. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Penisini 6, Repp 6. Sacks: D. Thompson 1.0-3, Heninger 1.0-1, Tonga 0.5-1, Anae 0.5-1. TFL: Penisini 3.0-8, Hansen 2.0-6, Tafua 2.0-3. Interceptions: none.

Game 2 Sept. 8Utah 17, Northern Illinois 6DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium [16,762]

DEKALB, Ill.— Utah scored 10 points in the fi nal 4:38 to pull away for a 17-6 road win over Northern Illinois. Leading by just a single point (7-6) down the stretch, the Utes got some breathing room when Matt Gay drilled a 40-yard fi eld goal for a 10-6 lead. Two minutes later, Chase Hansen intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. Hansen also made the play that ended the game with his tackle for loss on fourth down. Other than Britain Covey’s career-tying 129 receiving yards, Utah’s offense struggled. However, the Huskies couldn’t solve a Ute defense that allowed just 228 total yards and two fi eld goals. Cody Barton (12) and Hansen (12) had double-digit tackles to pace the Utes and Hansen’s fi nal line also included an interception, 2.0 sacks (2.5 tackles for loss) and a fumble recovery.

Utah ...........................0............. 0 .......... 7 ..........10 ........ 17Northern Illinois ..........3............. 0 .......... 0 ............3 .......... 6 Scoring SummaryNIU - Gantz 40 fi eld goal, 1:23, 1stUU - Moss 1 run (Gay kick), 8:31, 3rdNIU - Gantz 27 fi eld goal, 6:51, 4thUU - Gay 40 fi eld goal, 4:38, 4thUU - Hansen 40 interception return (Gay kick), 2:36, 4th

Team Statistics UU NIUFirst Downs 19 15Net Rushing 39-68 43-117Passing 20-31-0 18-33-1Passing Yards 286 111Total Offense 70-354 76-228Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1Penalties 6-60 4-43Interceptions-Yds 1-40-1 0-0Punting 5-207 8-368Punt Returns 2-9 0-0Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-20Time of Possession 28:28 31:32Third Down Conversions 6-15 7-20Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-3Sacks By 3-37 7-45

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 16-66-1. NIU: Harbison 13-63-0, M. Jones 7-36-0, Nettles 9-29-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 20-31-0-286-0. NIU: Childers 18-33-1-111-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 8-129-0, Dixon 2-50-0, Nacua 2-23-0, Boyd 1-25-0, Simpkins 1-20-0. NIU: Wesley 8-73-0, Brown 4-23-0, Harmston 3-21-0. Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. NIU: Kokosioulis 1-20. Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 1-5, Field 1-4. NIU: None. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Barton 12, Hansen 12, J. Johnson 8. Sacks: Hansen 2.0-24, Penisini 1.0-13. TFL: Hansen 2.5-24, Penisini 1.0-13, J. Johnson 1.0-7, Guidry 1.0-3. Interceptions: Hansen 1-40-1.


2018 Utah Game RecapsGame 3 Sept. 15#10/12 Washington 21, Utah 7Salt Lake CityRice-Eccles Stadium [47,445]

SALT LAKE CITY— Utah held No. 10 Washington to just 327 total yards of offense—nearly 200 below its season average—but fell 21-7 before the sixth-largest crowd (47,445) in Rice-Eccles Stadium history. Cody Barton and Chase Hansen each had 11 tackles to lead the Ute defense and defensive tackle Pita Tonga returned his fi rst career interception 21 yards to the Husky 11-yard line. The Utes, who fi nished 1-of-3 inside the red zone, couldn’t capitalize on Tonga’s pick, turning the ball over on downs with a dropped pass on the 2-yard line. It was one of numerous drops on a night when Tyler Huntley completed 20-of-38 passes for 138 yards (1 INT). Britain Covey had his third-straight 100-yard all-purpose game with 133 yards (54 receiving, 77 punt return, 2 rushing).

Washington ................7............. 7 .......... 7 ............0 ........ 21Utah ...........................7............. 0 .......... 0 ............0 .......... 7 Scoring SummaryWASH - Gaskin 38 run (Henry kick), 11:10, 1stUU - Moss 4 run (Gay kick), 00:21, 1stWASH - Browning 1 run (Henry kick), 11:49, 2ndWASH - Jones 6 pass from Browning (Henry kick), 8:37, 3rd

Team Statistics WASH UUFirst Downs 18 13Net Rushing 41-172 29-123Passing 14-24-1 20-39-1Passing Yards 155 138Total Offense 65-327 68-261Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Penalties 5-35 6-55Interceptions-Yds 1-0 1-21Punting 7-269 5-228Punt Returns 2-21 5-77Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0Time of Possession 33:11 26:49Third Down Conversions 5-13 9-19Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-3Sacks By 2-14 1-16

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Moss 13-67-1, Huntley 11-40-0, Shyne 2-14-0. WASH: Gaskin 30-143-1, Baccellia, 1-37-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Huntley 20-38-1-138-0. WASH: Browning 14-24-1-155-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Covey 8-54-0, Nacua 8-46-0, Boyd 1-15-0, Simpkins 1-14-0. WASH: Fuller 6-108-0, Baccellia 3-33-0. Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. WASH: None.Punt Returns–Utah: Covey 5-77. WASH: Fuller 2-21. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Barton 11, Hansen 11, D. Thompson 8. Sacks: Tafua 1.0-16. TFL: Hansen 1.5-4, Tafua 1.0-16, Guidry 1.0-12, Blackmon 1.0-4. Interceptions: P. Tonga 1-21.

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2018 Utah StatisticsDate Opponent Score Attend8/30/18 WEBER STATE W 41-10 459889/08/18 at Northern Illinois W 17-6 167629/15/18 WASHINGTON L 7-21 47445

TEAM STATISTICS .......................... UTAH ....................OPP SCORING ........................................ 65 ...........................37 Points Per Game ........................... 21.7 ........................12.3 Points Off Turnovers ...................... 7 .............................20FIRST DOWNS ............................... 57 ...........................36 Rushing ......................................... 21 ...........................16 Passing .......................................... 32 ...........................16 Penalty .......................................... 4 .............................4RUSHING YARDAGE ..................... 459 .........................335 Yards gained rushing ..................... 568 .........................457 Yards lost rushing .......................... 109 .........................122 Rushing Attempts .......................... 103 .........................115 Average Per Rush ......................... 4.5 ..........................2.9 Average Per Game ........................ 153.0 ......................111.7 TDs Rushing .................................. 3 .............................3PASSING YARDAGE ...................... 743 .........................279 Comp-Att-Int .................................. 67-112-2 ................37-79-2 Average Per Pass .......................... 6.6 ..........................3.5 Average Per Catch ........................ 11.1 ........................7.5 Average Per Game ........................ 247.7 ......................93.0 TDs Passing .................................. 4 .............................1TOTAL OFFENSE ........................... 1202 .......................614 Total Plays ..................................... 215 .........................194 Average Per Play ........................... 5.6 ..........................3.2 Average Per Game ........................ 400.7 ......................204.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............... 1-24 .......................3-60PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .............. 10-88 .....................2-21INT RETURNS: #-Yards .................. 2-61 .......................2-30KICK RETURN AVERAGE .............. 24.0 ........................20.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ............. 8.8 ..........................10.5INT RETURN AVERAGE ................. 30.5 ........................15.0FUMBLES-LOST ............................. 8-7 .........................3-1PENALTIES-Yards........................... 16-135 ...................14-120 Average Per Game ........................ 45.0 ........................40.0PUNTS-Yards .................................. 13-578 ...................27-1128 Average Per Punt .......................... 44.5 ........................41.8 Net punt average ........................... 42.8 ........................36.3KICKOFFS-Yards ............................ 14-893 ...................10-558 Average Per Kick ........................... 63.8 ........................55.8 Net kick average ............................ 39.9 ........................40.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 29:30 ..................... 30:303RD-DOWN Conversions ................ 20/48 ......................13/48 3rd-Down Pct ................................. 42% .......................27%4TH-DOWN Conversions ................ 2/7 ..........................1/3 4th-Down Pct ................................. 29% .......................33%SACKS BY-Yards ............................ 7-58 .......................10-65MISC YARDS .................................. 0 .............................0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ............. 8 .............................4FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ............. 3-6 .........................3-4ON-SIDE KICKS .............................. 0-0 .........................0-0RED-ZONE SCORES ..................... (6-8) 75% ...............(4-6) 67%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS .......... (4-8) 50% ...............(3-6) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS .............................. (8-8) 100% .............(4-4) 100%ATTENDANCE ................................ 93433 .....................16762 Games/Avg Per Game .................. 2/46716 ..................1/16762 Neutral Site Games .......................................................0/0

SCORE BY QTRS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalUtah 14 10 21 20 65Opponents 20 7 7 3 37

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/GMoss, Zack 3 45 296 13 283 6.3 3 86 94.3Shelley, Jason 1 2 49 0 49 24.5 0 40 49.0Covey, Britain 3 5 46 3 43 8.6 0 38 14.3Huntley, Tyler 3 37 115 83 32 0.9 0 28 10.7Shyne, Armand 3 5 24 1 23 4.6 0 11 7.7Green, TJ 3 3 19 0 19 6.3 0 12 6.3Wishnowsky, M. 3 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 3.7Brumfi eld,Devin 2 4 8 8 0 0.0 0 4 0.0TEAM 2 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5Total.......... 3 103 568 109 459 4.5 3 86 153.0Opponents...... 3 115 457 122 335 2.9 3 38 111.7

PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GHuntley, Tyler 3 122.25 65-109-2 59.6 703 4 48 234.3Shelley, Jason 1 268.00 2-2-0 100.0 40 0 40 40.0TEAM 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 3 123.76 67-112-2 59.8 743 4 48 247.7Opponents...... 3 75.62 37-79-2 46.8 279 1 41 93.0

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GCovey, Britain 3 23 262 11.4 0 48 87.3Nacua, Samson 3 10 69 6.9 0 15 23.0Mariner, Siaosi 3 7 82 11.7 1 24 27.3Simpkins,Demari 3 4 47 11.8 0 20 15.7Moss, Zack 3 4 30 7.5 1 15 10.0Dixon, Jaylen 3 3 90 30.0 0 41 30.0Enis, Solomon 3 3 42 14.0 0 29 14.0Fotheringham, C 3 3 16 5.3 1 8 5.3Boyd, Bronson 3 2 40 20.0 0 25 13.3Kuithe, Brant 3 2 29 14.5 1 29 9.7Haller, Connor 3 2 12 6.0 0 8 4.0Jackson, Jake 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7Green, TJ 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Shyne, Armand 3 1 5 5.0 0 2 1.7Brumfi eld,Devin 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5Total.......... 3 67 743 11.1 4 48 247.7Opponents...... 3 37 279 7.5 1 41 93.0

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongTonga, Pita 1 21 21.0 0 21Hansen, Chase 1 40 40.0 1 40Total.......... 2 61 30.5 1 40Opponents...... 2 30 15.0 0 30

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongBlackmon, J. 1 24 24.0 0 24Total.......... 1 24 24.0 0 24Opponents...... 3 60 20.0 0 23

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongCovey, Britain 9 84 9.3 0 28Field, Jameson 1 4 4.0 0 0Total.......... 10 88 8.8 0 28Opponents...... 2 21 10.5 0 12

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 1 26 26.0 0 26

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdWishnowsky, M. 13 578 44.5 58 0 6 5 2 0Total.......... 13 578 44.5 58 0 6 5 2 0Opponents...... 27 1128 41.8 57 3 5 8 5 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnGay, Matt 14 893 63.8 11 0 Total.......... 14 893 63.8 11 0 60 39.9 25Opponents...... 10 558 55.8 5 0 24 40.9 24

FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkGay, Matt 3-6 50.0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-4 0-0 40 2

FG SEQUENCE Utah OPPONENTSWeber State 43,(35),(33) (42),45Northern Illinois 43,43,(40) (49),(27)Washington - -Numbers in (parentheses) indicate fi eld goal was made.

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2018 Utah StatisticsTOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GHuntley, Tyler 3 146 32 703 735 245.0Moss, Zack 3 45 283 0 283 94.3Shelley, Jason 1 4 49 40 89 89.0Covey, Britain 3 5 43 0 43 14.3Shyne, Armand 3 5 23 0 23 7.7Green, TJ 3 3 19 0 19 6.3Wishnowsky, M. 3 1 11 0 11 3.7TEAM 2 2 -1 0 -1 -0.5Total.......... 3 215 459 743 1202 400.7Opponents...... 3 194 335 279 614 204.7

|------------- PATs ------------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Moss, Zack 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Gay, Matt 0 3-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17Hansen, Chase 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Fotheringham, C 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Mariner, Siaosi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kuithe, Brant 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 8 3-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 65Opponents...... 4 3-4 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GCovey, Britain 3 43 262 84 0 0 389 129.7Moss, Zack 3 283 30 0 0 0 313 104.3Dixon, Jaylen 3 0 90 0 0 0 90 30.0Mariner, Siaosi 3 0 82 0 0 0 82 27.3Nacua, Samson 3 0 69 0 0 0 69 23.0Shelley, Jason 1 49 0 0 0 0 49 49.0Simpkins,Demari 3 0 47 0 0 0 47 15.7Enis, Solomon 3 0 42 0 0 0 42 14.0Hansen, Chase 3 0 0 0 0 40 40 13.3Boyd, Bronson 3 0 40 0 0 0 40 13.3Huntley, Tyler 3 32 0 0 0 0 32 10.7Kuithe, Brant 3 0 29 0 0 0 29 9.7Shyne, Armand 3 23 5 0 0 0 28 9.3Green, TJ 3 19 6 0 0 0 25 8.3Blackmon, J. 3 0 0 0 24 0 24 8.0Tonga, Pita 3 0 0 0 0 21 21 7.0Fotheringham, C 3 0 16 0 0 0 16 5.3Haller, Connor 3 0 12 0 0 0 12 4.0Wishnowsky, M. 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7Jackson, Jake 3 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.7Brumfi eld,Devin 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5Field, Jameson 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 1.3TEAM 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.5Total.......... 3 459 743 88 24 61 1375 458.3Opponents...... 3 335 279 21 60 30 725 241.7

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |-------------------Tackles-------------------| |-Sacks-| |----------Pass Def----------| |---Fumbles---| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf22 Hansen, Chase 3 16 11 27 6.0-34 2.0-24 1-40 . 1 1-0 . . .30 Barton, Cody 3 14 12 26 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .52 Penisini, John 3 6 10 16 4.0-21 1.0-13 . . . . . . .3 Thompson, Donav 3 6 9 15 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . . .13 Blair, Marquise 3 7 5 12 1.5-2 . . 2 . . . . .42 Tafua, Mika 3 7 5 12 3.5-20 1.0-16 . . . . 1 . .1 Johnson, Jaylon 3 8 4 12 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . . .15 Ballard,Corrion 3 6 5 11 . . . . . . 1 . .23 Blackmon, J. 3 8 . 8 1.0-4 . . 5 . . . . .28 Guidry, Javelin 3 5 3 8 2.0-15 . . 2 . . . . .47 Repp, Caleb 3 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .6 Anae, Bradlee 3 1 6 7 1.0-1 0.5-0 . 2 . . . . .99 Fotu, Leki 3 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .26 Burgess,Terrell 3 3 1 4 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . 1 .49 Tonga, Pita 3 . 3 3 1.0-1 0.5-1 1-21 . . . . . .41 Pututau, Hauati 3 1 2 3 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .14 Nurse, Josh 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .36 Bernard,Francis 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .29 Strong, Tre 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .16 King, Nygel 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .70 Barton, Jackson 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .44 Jackson, Jake 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .31 Hubert, R.J. 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Davis, Vonte 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .96 Heninger, Nick 2 1 . 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 . . . . . . .21 Enis, Solomon 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7A Simpkins,Demari 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 3 102 86 188 26-114 7-58 2-61 13 2 1-0 2 1 . Opponents...... 3 121 82 203 24.0-100 10-65 2-30 16 1 7-26 5 2 .

2018 Utah Roster


No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Age Hometown/Previous School2 Philip Afi a DB 6-1 201 Jr. 2VL 21 Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS79 Jordan Agasiva OL 6-3 320 Sr. 1VL 21 Kalihi, Hawaii/Pima CC62 Aaron Amaama OL 6-1 380 Sr. 1VL 22 Kearns, Utah/Bingham HS6 Bradlee Anae DE 6-3 254 Jr. 2VL 20 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS59 Moroni Anae LB 6-1 229 So. JC 19 San Diego, Calif./Riverside CC21 Anthony Armstrong DB 5-9 185 Sr. TR 25 Draper, Utah/BYU38 Stone Azarcon DB 6-3 199 Fr. RS 19 Draper, Utah/Juan Diego HS15 Corrion Ballard DB 6-3 200 Sr. 1VL 20 Houston, Texas/Blinn College76 London Bartholomew OL 6-1 295 So. RS 20 Mesa, Ariz./Ohio Wesleyan30 Cody Barton LB 6-2 230 Sr. 3VL 21 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS70 Jackson Barton OL 6-7 313 Sr. 3VL 23 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS36 Francis Bernard LB 6-0 235 Jr. TR 23 Herriman, Utah/BYU23 Julian Blackmon DB 6-1 190 Jr. 2VL 20 Layton, Utah/Layton HS13 Marquise Blair DB 6-2 195 Sr. 1VL 21 Wooster, Ohio/Dodge City CC9 Bronson Boyd WR 6-0 190 Fr. RS 20 Arlington, Texas/Texas Tech22 Devin Brumfi eld RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 19 Covington, La./Covington HS26 Terrell Burgess DB 6-0 197 Jr. 2VL 19 San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS73 Johnny Capra OL 6-6 301 Jr. 2VL 21 Auburn, Calif./Placer HS18 Britain Covey WR 5-8 170 So. 1VL 21 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS94 Jackson Cravens DT 6-3 303 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS71 Braeden E. Daniels OL 6-4 284 Fr. HS 18 Carrollton, Texas/Hebron HS19 Vonte Davis DB 6-0 184 So. JC 19 Rosenberg, Texas/Blinn College25 Jaylen Dixon WR 5-9 165 Fr. RS 19 Frisco, Texas/Lone Star HS60 Keven Dixon OL 6-5 290 Jr. SQ 21 Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS51 Samu Elisaia DE 6-0 239 So. JC 20 South Jordan, Utah/Snow College21 Solomon Enis WR 6-3 196 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS25 Quinn Fabrizio LB 6-3 218 Fr. HS 22 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS88 Bapa Falemaka DE 6-3 243 So. 1VL 20 Grantsville, Utah/Judge Memorial HS69 Lo Falemaka OL 6-5 295 Sr. 2VL 23 West Valley City, Utah/Cottonwood HS10 Jameson Field WR 5-11 187 Sr. 3VL 23 Long Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS Holden Fielding WR 5-10 160 So. HS 22 Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS Pena Fitisemanu DT Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 55 Nick Ford OL 6-5 315 Fr. RS 17 San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro HS89 Cole Fotheringham TE 6-4 242 Fr. HS 20 San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS99 Leki Fotu DT 6-5 323 Jr. 2VL 20 West Valley City, Utah/Herriman HS97 Matt Gay K 6-0 230 Sr. 1VL 24 Orem, Utah/Utah Valley37 Maddie Golden SN 5-10 218 Fr. HS 18 Piedmont, S.C./Powdersville HS56 Tyler Gonzalez DE 6-3 232 Fr. HS 19 San Diego, Calif./Granite Hills HS78 Jake Grant OL 6-3 295 So. SQ 22 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS4 TJ Green RB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Chandler, Ariz./Chandler HS28 Javelin Guidry DB 5-9 190 So. 1VL 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS46 Connor Haller TE 6-2 230 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS22 Chase Hansen LB 6-3 230 Sr. 3VL 25 Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS86 Zach Hansen TE 6-1 238 Fr. RS 22 Springville, Utah/Springville HS8 Chris Hart LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2VL 21 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS53 Alani Havili-Katoa OL 6-3 305 Sr. 3VL 22 Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS95 Malik Haynes DE 6-2 253 Jr. RS 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Ventura College96 Nick Heninger DE 6-2 244 So. 1VL 22 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5-8 192 Jr. 2VL 21 Boca Raton, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas School31 R.J. Hubert DB 6-0 194 Fr. HS 20 Logandale, Nev./Moapa Valley HS 1 Tyler Huntley QB 6-1 200 Jr. 2VL 20 Dania, Fla./Hallandale HS44 Jake Jackson TE 6-3 245 Jr. 2VL 24 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS83 Batchlor Johnson WR 5-8 151 So. RS 20 Katy, Texas/Brigham Young Brydon Johnson DB Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/West HS1 Jaylon Johnson DB 6-0 190 So. 1VL 20 Fresno, Calif./Central East HS12 Chayden Johnston K/P 6-1 160 So. 1VL 21 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS7 Rex Jordan DE 6-4 252 Jr. JC 21 Stone Mountain, Ga./Mt. San Jacinto College81 Yioti Karahalios TE 6-1 219 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS16 Nygel King DB 6-0 180 So. 1VL 21 Tomball, Texas/Klein Oak HS91 Blake Kuithe DE 6-3 247 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS80 Brant Kuithe TE 6-2 225 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS66 Kyle Lanterman OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2VL 21 Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS5 Tareke Lewis DB 5-11 180 Jr. JC 22 Palatka, Fla./Riverside CC12 Drew Lisk QB 6-1 202 So. 1VL 20 Draper, Utah/Jordan HS20 Devin Lloyd LB 6-3 230 Fr. RS 19 Chula Vista, Calif./Otay Ranch HS24 Sione Lund LB 6-0 250 Fr. TR 19 Holladay, Utah/Stanford Stockton Lund K/P Fr. HS Bluffdale, Utah/Riverton HS90 Paul Maile DT 6-2 285 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/East HS8 Siaosi Mariner WR 6-2 193 Jr. 2VL 21 Tustin, Calif./Tustin HS93 Keegan Markgraf SN 6-3 222 Jr. TR 22 Hamilton, Ont.,/Central Michigan

1 Tyler Huntley 1 Jaylon Johnson 2 Philip Afi a 2 Zack Moss 3 Donavan Thompson4 TJ Green 4 Tyrone Young-Smith 5 Tareke Lewis 6 Bradlee Anae 6 Armand Shyne 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole7 Rex Jordan 7 Demari Simpkins 8 Chris Hart 8 Siaosi Mariner 9 Bronson Boyd10 Jameson Field 11 Malone Mataele 11 Terrell Perriman 12 Chayden Johnston 12 Drew Lisk13 Marquise Blair 14 Josh Nurse 14 Jack Tuttle 15 Corrion Ballard 15 Jason Shelley 16 Nygel King 16 Preston Pitt 17 Derrick Vickers 18 Britain Covey 19 Vonte Davis 19 Bryan Thompson 20 Devin Lloyd 21 Anthony Armstrong 21 Solomon Enis 22 Devin Brumfi eld 22 Chase Hansen 23 Julian Blackmon 24 Sione Lund 25 Jaylen Dixon 25 Quinn Fabrizio 26 Terrell Burgess 27 Mason Woodward 28 Javelin Guidry 29 Tré Strong 30 Cody Barton 31 R.J. Hubert 31 Branden Rankins 31 Keala Santiago 32 Joey Wood 33 Mitch Wishnowsky 34 Alassane Niang 35 Jonoven Smith35 Edward Vander 36 Francis Bernard 37 Maddie Golden 38 Stone Azarcon 39 Tre O’Guinn 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo 41 Hauati Pututau 42 Mika Tafua 43 Fua Pututau 44 Jake Jackson 45 Andrew Mata’afa 45 Samson Nacua 46 Connor Haller 47 Caleb Repp

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2018 Utah Roster


NUMERICAL48 Noah Rodriguez- Trammell49 Pita Tonga 50 Orlando Umana 51 Samu Elisaia 52 John Penisini 53 Alani Havili-Katoa54 Bryant Pirtle 55 Nick Ford 56 Tyler Gonzales 58 Simi Moala 59 Moroni Anae 60 Keven Dixon 62 Aaron Amaama 63 Stratton Wagner 65 Paul Toala 66 Kyle Lanterman 68 Mo Unutoa 69 Lo Falemaka 70 Jackson Barton 71 Braeden E. Daniels73 Johnny Capra 74 Ryan Toa 76 London Bartholomew77 Darrin Paulo 78 Jake Grant 79 Jordan Agasiva 80 Brant Kuithe 81 Yioti Karahalios 82 Dylan Slavens 83 Batchlor Johnson 84 Dominique Thompson86 Zach Hansen 87 Thomas Yassmin 88 Bapa Falemaka 89 Cole Fotheringham90 Paul Maile 91 Blake Kuithe 92 Maxs Tupai93 Keegan Markgraf 93 Jaxson McBride 94 Jackson Cravens 95 Malik Haynes 96 Nick Heninger 97 Matt Gay 98 Viane Moala 99 Leki Fotu

45 Andrew Mata’afa LB 6-3 208 Fr. HS 18 San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel HS11 Malone Mataele DB 5-11 180 Fr. HS 18 Placentia, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS93 Jaxson McBride DE 5-11 250 Fr. HS 19 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS Nicholas McGee WR TR 19 Jacksonville, Fla./Edward Waters College58 Simi Moala OL 6-7 294 Fr. HS 21 Hawthorne, Calif./Cathedral HS98 Viane Moala DT 6-6 301 Jr. TR 20 Ili’ili, American Samoa/Hawaii Eli Morrow DT Fr. HS 18 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville HS2 Zack Moss RB 5-10 215 Jr. 2VL 20 Hialeah Gardens, Fla./Hallandale HS45 Samson Nacua WR 6-3 195 So. 1VL 20 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS34 Alassane Niang DB 6-0 190 Jr. JC 21 Salt Lake City/Fresno City College40 Ali’i Niumatalolo FB 6-2 220 So. 1VL 20 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck HS 14 Josh Nurse DB 6-3 200 Jr. 1VL 22 Fayetteville, Ga./Blinn College39 Tre O’Guinn DB 5-10 197 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS77 Darrin Paulo OL 6-5 313 Jr. 2VL 21 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS52 John Penisini DT 6-2 315 Jr. 1VL 21 West Jordan, Utah/Snow College Tyeler Perri OL 6-4 310 Fr. TR 22 Orem, Utah/Southern Utah 11 Terrell Perriman WR 5-11 182 Fr. HS 19 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS Dallin Pili LB Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS12 Bryant Pirtle LB 6-2 227 Jr. JC 21 Louisville, Ky./Pima CC16 Preston Pitt P/K 6-0 185 Fr. HS 18 Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS43 Fua Pututau DT 6-1 260 Fr. HS 20 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS41 Hauati Pututau DT 6-3 300 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS31 Branden Rankins RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 18 San Bernardino, Calif./Aquinas HS47 Caleb Repp DE 6-5 230 Jr. 2VL 21 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS48 Noah Rodriguez-Trammell LS 6-2 216 So. 1VL 19 Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame HS31 Keala Santiago DB 5-11 205 Jr. TR 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Hawaii15 Jason Shelley QB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Little Elm, Texas/Lone Star HS6 Armand Shyne RB 5-11 210 Jr. 1VL 21 Oakland, Calif./American River College Kaden Simmonds LB Fr. HS 20 Woods Cross, Utah/Bountiful HS7 Demari Simpkins WR 5-10 176 Jr. 2VL 20 Carol City, Fla./Hallandale HS82 Dylan Slavens WR 5-11 174 Fr. RS 23 Springville, Utah/Springville HS35 Jonoven Smith DB 5-10 178 Fr. HS 18 Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton Union HS29 Tré Strong DB 6-1 195 Jr. RS 22 Billings, Mont./Montana State42 Mika Tafua DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS19 Bryan Thompson WR 6-2 205 So. 1VL 19 Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde HS84 Dominique Thompson WR Fr. HS 17 Buena Park, Calif./Cypress HS3 Donavan Thompson LB 5-10 224 Jr. 2VL 21 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS74 Ryan Toa OL 6-5 366 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Orem HS65 Paul Toala OL 6-4 319 Jr. 1VL 24 Burien, Wash./Dixie State College49 Pita Tonga DT 6-1 301 So. 1VL 22 Taylorsville, Utah/Highland HS Tae Tonga WR Sr. JC 21 Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC92 Maxs Tupai DE 6-1 242 So. 1VL 20 Taylorsville, Utah/Murray HS14 Jack Tuttle QB 6-3 210 Fr. HS 19 San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS50 Orlando Umana OL 6-4 320 So. 1VL 20 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS68 Mo Unutoa OL 6-4 300 Fr. RS 18 Kapaa, Hawaii/Kapaa HS35 Edward Vander RB 6-0 197 Jr. TR 19 Long Beach, Calif./Montana State17 Derrick Vickers WR 5-11 185 Sr. JC 22 Bakersfi eld, Calif./Bakersfi eld College63 Stratten Wagner OL 6-3 299 So. RS 22 Lindon, Utah/Snow College33 Mitch Wishnowsky P 6-2 220 Sr. 2VL 26 Perth, Australia/Santa Barbara College32 Joey Wood RB 5-9 214 Jr. JC 21 Los Gatos, Calif./College of San Mateo27 Mason Woodward RB 5-9 212 Jr. 1VL 23 West Point, Utah/Syracuse HS87 Thomas Yassmin TE 6-5 248 Fr. HS 18 Sydney, Australia/The Scots College4 Tyrone Young-Smith DB 6-4 200 Jr. 2VL 21 Fresno, Calif./Edison HS

Philip Afi a .................................... ah-fee-uhJordan Agasiva ............... ahn-gah-see-vahAaron Amaama ................. ah-mah-ah-mahBradlee Anae .....................................uh-nyMoroni Anae .................. more-oh-ny uh-nyStone Azarcon ......................... uh-zar-conCorrion Ballard ..............................kory-ahnMarquise Blair ............................mar-keeceTerrell Burgess ...................................tur-ellVonte Davis ....................................von-taySamu Elisaia ...............sah-moo ell-ee-sy-aSolomon Enis ................................. ee-nissQuinn Fabrizio ..................... fuh-breezy-ohBapa/Lo Falemaka .............. fah-luh-ma-kaLeki Fotu ............................... leck-ee fo-too

Javelin Guidry ................................. gid-reeConnor Haller ................................... hal-erAlani Havili-Katoa ..... al-ah-nee ha-vee-lee kah-toe-aMalik Haynes ................................ mal-leekNick Heninger ............................ henna-gurYioti Karahalios ......................... yee-oh-tee car-uh-hall-lee-oceNygel King ......................................... ny-julBlake/Brant Kuithe ........................keeth-eeTareke Lewis ................................. tuh-reekSione Lund ...............................see-oh-nayPaul Maile ......................................... mylayKeegan Markgraf ......................... mar-graffSiaosi Mariner ...........................see-oh-see

Andrew Mata’afa ................ mah-tah-ah-fahMalone Mataele ......................mah-tah-ellySimi Moala .................... see-me mo-ah-lahViane Moala .............. vee-ah-nay mo-ah-laSamson Nacua ........................ nah-koo-uhAlassane Niang .............. al-a-son nee-angAli’i Niumatalolo ............................ al-ee-ee nee-uh-mah-tuh-loloDarrin Paulo ................................... pow-loeJohn Penisini .........................pen-ih-seenyTerrell Perriman .................................tur-ellBryant Pirtle .......................................pertleFua Pututau .................. foo-uh poo-too-taoHauati Pututau ....... how-ott-ee poo-too-tao

Keala Santiago ..........................kee-ah-luh sahn-tee-ah-goArmand Shyne ............................ are-mondDemari Simpkins ......................da-marr-eeDylan Slavens ............................. slave-ensTré Strong .............................................trayMika Tafua .................... me-kuh tah-foo-uhRyan To’a ......................................... toe-ahPaul Toala .................................. toe-ah-luhPita Tonga .......................... peeta tong-guhMaxs Tupai ......................... max too-pa-eeOrlando Umana .................... ooh-mah-nahMo Unutoa ........................ ooh-new-toe-uhThomas Yassmin ........................... yaz-min

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