American college football season
The 2015 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eleventh year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for the South Division title. Due to their head-to-head loss to USC, they did not represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated rival BYU.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Michigan* | | | FS1 | W 24–17 | 47,825 |
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 24 | | ESPN2 | W 24–14 | 46,011 |
September 19 | 8:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | No. 21 | | CBSSN | W 45–24 | 33,675 |
September 26 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon | No. 18 | | FOX | W 62–20 | 57,145 |
October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 California | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 30–24 | 47,798 |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 4 | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| ESPN | W 34–18 | 46,192 |
October 24 | 5:30 p.m. | at USC | No. 3 | | FOX | L 24–42 | 73,435 |
October 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 13 | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| P12N | W 27–12 | 45,853 |
November 7 | 5:30 p.m. | at Washington | No. 12 | | FOX | W 34–23 | 61,420 |
November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 10 | | FS1 | L 30–37 2OT | 48,912 |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 13 | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| FOX | L 9–17 | 46,230 |
November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 23 | | P12N | W 20–14 | 45,823 |
December 19 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 22 | | ABC | W 35–28 | 42,213 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 (1) | 5 (7) | 4 (16) | 3 (16) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18 | RV | 21 | 20 | 17 |
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Coaches | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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CFP | Not released | 12 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 22 | Not released |
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Game summaries
Michigan
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wolverines
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
Utes
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Utah State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
#24 Utes
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
At Fresno State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Utes
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
45 |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21 |
24 |
At Oregon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#18 Utes
|
6
|
21
|
28
|
7 |
62 |
#13 Ducks
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
California
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Golden Bears
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
#5 Utes
|
10
|
14
|
3
|
3 |
30 |
Arizona State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Sun Devils
|
10
|
0
|
8
|
0 |
18 |
#4 Utes
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
20 |
34 |
At USC
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#3 Utes
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
Trojans
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Oregon State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Beavers
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
12 |
#13 Utes
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
13 |
27 |
At Washington
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Utes
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
10 |
34 |
Huskies
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
23 |
At Arizona
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
#10 Utes
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
0 | 3 | 0 |
30 |
Wildcats
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
0 | 3 | 7 |
37 |
UCLA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bruins
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
#18 Utes
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
9 |
Colorado
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Utes
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
0 |
20 |
Las Vegas Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
#20 Utes
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
35 |
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