2011 Utah Utes football team

American college football season February 2026 March 2012 football 2011 Utah Utes Utah Utes - U logo.svg 120 Pac-12 Conference South Division Pac-12 8–5 4–5 Kyle Whittingham 7th Norm Chow 1st Kalani Sitake 3rd Tony Bergstrom Star Lotulelei Matt Martinez Luke Matthews Chaz Walker Jordan Wynn Pro-style 4–3 Rice-Eccles Stadium Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 30–27 OT vs. Georgia Tech The 2011 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by seventh year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. After playing the previous 12 seasons in the Mountain West Conference, this was Utah's first season in the new Pac-12 Conference in the South Division. They are the first former "BCS Buster" to join a BCS conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 to finish in a tie for third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech 30–27 in overtime. Schedule 2011 AP Mountain September 1 6:00 p.m. w y Montana State 6 (FCS) Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/700165305/Utah-Utes-football-KJZZ-lines-up-TV-deal-with-Utes.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110808024301/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700165305/Utah-Utes-football-KJZZ-lines-up-TV-deal-with-Utes.html dead August 8, 2011 KJZZ lines up deal with Utes Deseret News DeseretNews.com July 22, 2011 July 22, 2011 27–10 45,311https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312440254 Montana State Bobcats vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN September 2, 2011 September 10 5:30 p.m. l y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Versus 14–23 73,821https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530030&confId=9 Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans Box Score ESPN September 10, 2011 September 17 7:15 p.m. w y y BYU Holy War LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 54–10 63,742https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312600252&confId=9 Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 16, 2011 October 1 5:00 p.m. l y Washington Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT FSN 14–31 45,412https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312740254 Washington Huskies vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN October 1, 2011 October 8 1:30 p.m. l Arizona State 22 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT FSN 14–35 45,089https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810154 Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN October 8, 2011 October 15 10:00 a.m. w y y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 26–14 43,719https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810154 Utah Utes vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 October 22 5:00 p.m. l y California AT&T Park San Francisco, CA KJZZ 10–34 35,182https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950025 Utah Utes vs. California Golden Bears Box Score ESPN October 30, 2011 October 29 5:00 p.m. w Oregon State Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 27–8 45,017https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313020254 Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN October 30, 2011 November 5 5:00 p.m. w y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ KJZZhttp://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103111aaa.html Utah/ Arizona Game Broadcast Plans Utahutes.com October 31, 2011 34–21 50,389https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090012 Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score ESPN November 5, 2011 November 12 4:30 p.m. w UCLA Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 31–6 45,039https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313160254 UCLA Bruins vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN November 13, 2011 November 19 3:00 p.m. w y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA KJZZ 30–27 OT 16,419https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313230265&confId=9 Washington State Cougars vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN November 19, 2011 November 25 1:30 p.m. l Colorado Rumble in the Rockies Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT FSN 14–17 45,026https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313290254 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN 2011-12-04 December 31 12:00 p.m. w y y Georgia Tech Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX CBS 30–27 OT 48,123http://www.sunbowl.org/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Utah Utes Box Score sunbowl.org December 31, 2011 http://www.pac-10.org/portals/7/images/Football/WklyRel/2011-Pac-12FBScheduleRelease1.pdf Future PAC-12 Conference football schedules announced PDF Pac-12 Conference November 5, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110511185134/http://www.pac-10.org/portals/7/images/Football/WklyRel/2011-Pac-12FBScheduleRelease1.pdf May 11, 2011 dead mdy-allhttp://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051011aab.html Utah-Colorado Football Date Changed Official Website of Utah Football May 10, 2011http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060111aab.html Two More Utah Football Games Slated for National TV Official Website Of Utah Football June 1, 2011 Before the season The Pac-12 media picked Utah to finish third in the South Division. Four media members (out of 42 total) voted Utah first in the division. The media picked USC to finish first, but USC will be ineligible for the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game due to NCAA sanctions. Arizona State came in second, and Arizona, UCLA, and Colorado finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, in the South Division voting. The media also picked Oregon to win the North Division with 29 first place votes, and to win the Pac-12 Championship Game and thus be the Pac-12 Champion.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166032/Utah-Utes-football-Kyle-Whittingham-takes-preseason-prediction-in-stride.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110807235928/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166032/Utah-Utes-football-Kyle-Whittingham-takes-preseason-prediction-in-stride.html dead August 7, 2011 Utah Utes football: Kyle Whittingham takes preseason prediction in stride Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News July 26, 2011 July 26, 2011 Coaching changes Kyle Whittingham made a few changes to his coaching staff for the 2011 season. Prior to Utah's appearance in the 2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas defensive line coach John Pease retired from coaching.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700086777/Utah-Utes-football-Assistant-coach-John-Pease-announces-retirement.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121023175128/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700086777/Utah-Utes-football-Assistant-coach-John-Pease-announces-retirement.html dead October 23, 2012 Utah Utes football: Assistant coach John Pease announces retirement Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News November 29, 2010 July 28, 2011 During the offseason, Whittingham replaced Pease with Chad Kauhaahaa, a second team all-WAC defensive lineman for Utah in 1996. The previous two seasons he had been the defensive line coach for Utah State.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700107045/Utah-Utes-football-New-assistant-coach-coming-home.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110205202910/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700107045/Utah-Utes-football-New-assistant-coach-coming-home.html dead February 5, 2011 Utah Utes football: New assistant coach coming 'home' Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News February 4, 2011 July 28, 2011 The Utes also hired Norm Chow to be the Offensive coordinator and coach the tight ends. He had been an offensive coordinator at UCLA the three previous seasons.https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-jan-22-la-sp-0123-ucla-football-20110123-story.html UCLA fires Norm Chow, hires Mike Johnson Chris Foster Los Angeles Times January 22, 2011 July 28, 2011 In 2002, when he was the offensive coordinator at USC, Norm Chow won the Broyles Award.Chow Wins Broyles Award For Top College Assistant USC Trojans Athletics 2002-12-11 https://usctrojans.com/news/2002/12/11/Chow_Wins_Broyles_Award_For_Top_College_Assistant.aspx 2024-11-11 Former co-offensive coordinators Aaron Roderick and Dave Schramm were reassigned to coach different positions in the offense. They will coach the receivers and the running backs, respectively, positions they have both previously coached for the program. Finally, Whittingham hired Tim Davis to coach the offensive line. Davis replaces Blake Miller who left the program to coach the same position with Memphis. Davis coached the offensive line the previous three seasons at Minnesota and has had a prior stint as Utah's offensive line coach 1990–1996 and worked under Chow at USC 2002–2004.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700100494/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-hire-Tim-Davis-Norm-Chow-still-at-UCLA-2-for-now.html? https://web.archive.org/web/20110116082017/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700100494/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-hire-Tim-Davis-Norm-Chow-still-at-UCLA-2-for-now.html dead January 16, 2011 Utah Utes football: Utes hire Tim Davis, Norm Chow still at UCLA – for now Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News January 14, 2011 July 28, 2011 Move to the Pac-12 2010–11 NCAA conference realignment During the 2010 offseason, Utah successfully negotiated to join the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) for all sports, including football.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700041150/Red-letter-day-Utes-join-Pac-10.html https://archive.today/20100622030004/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700041150/Red-letter-day-Utes-join-Pac-10.html dead June 22, 2010 Red-letter day: Utes join Pac-10 Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News June 17, 2010 July 26, 2011 Utah, along with Colorado, officially joined the Pac-10 on July 1, 2011 to form the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6731895 Utah celebrates entry into Pac-12 ESPN Associated Press July 1, 2011 July 26, 2011 The previous 12 seasons, Utah competed in the Mountain West Conference. Game summaries Montana State Montana State at Utah Bobcats 0 7 0 3 Utes 17 7 3 0 September 1 Salt Lake City, UT 6:07 pm Mountain 2:49 45,311 80°, Sunny and Clear, winds NW 8 mph Jay Stricherz Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke KJZZSources:Utah vs Montana State (Sep 1, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983699&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com September 1, 2011 2011 Montana State Bobcats football team Utah leads series: 10 – 0http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12-football-mg-series-6.pdf 2011 Utah Football Media Guide: Series History University of Utah Athletic Department 2 July 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713180342/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12-football-mg-series-6.pdf July 13, 2011 live Montana State Utah collapsed 1 12:56 Utah 3 8 :46 RecTD DeVonte Christopher Jordan Wynn 7 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 6:06 Utah 9 62 4:32 RecTD John White IV Jordan Wynn 5 good Coleman Petersen 0 14 2 1:58 Utah 4 -5 1:31 FG 37 Coleman Petersen 0 17 2 11:53 Utah 9 59 4:01 RushTD John White IV 10 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 24 2 :35 Montana State 8 79 3:02 RecTD Tanner Bleskin DeNarius McGhee 7 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 24 3 9:01 Utah 8 37 3:11 FG 44 Coleman Petersen 7 27 4 10:37 Montana State 11 50 5:52 FG 37 Jason Cunningham 10 27 10 27 Utah played Montana State for the 10th time on September 1. Entering the game, Utah had beaten Montana State in all of their nine games, all but one of which have been played in Salt Lake City. During those nine contests, the Utes outscored the Bobcats 455–25.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/release/release_20110829aaa.pdf Utes Kick Off 2011 Season at Home vs. Montana State University of Utah Athletic Department September 4, 2011 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112205738/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/release/release_20110829aaa.pdf dead Utah once again beat Montana State in their 2011 meeting. Utah built a 24–0 lead with a little less than 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter, and then scored 3 points the rest of the game to win 27–10. The Utes finished with 101 passing yards on 15-of-23 passing by quarterback Jordan Wynn. Running back John White finished with 150 yards rushing to lead the Utes.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700175648/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-less-than-stellar-in-27-10-victory-over-Montana-State.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120419044922/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700175648/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-less-than-stellar-in-27-10-victory-over-Montana-State.html dead April 19, 2012 Utah Utes football: Utes less than stellar in 27–10 victory over Montana State Dirk Facer Deseret News Deseret News September 2, 2011 September 4, 2011 Linebacker Brian Blechen set-up Utah's first touchdown when he returned an interception 39-yards to the 8-yard line; Montana State quarterback DeNarius McGhee threw the errant pass. Three plays later, Wynn connected with wide receiver DeVonte Christopher for the touchdown. Montana State punted on their next possession, and Utah's offense had its second scoring drive. This one resulted in a 5-yard touchdown pass from Wynn to White; the drive took nine plays and gained 62 yards. Utah blocked MSU's next punt. Montana State blockers flipped Utah lineback Matt Martinez into the air, which caused Martinez to block the punt with his feet.http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/gallery/story/700175648/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-less-than-stellar-in-27-10-victory-over-Montana-State.html?photoId=579641 https://archive.today/20120724072032/http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/gallery/story/700175648/Utah-Utes-football-Utes-less-than-stellar-in-27-10-victory-over-Montana-State.html?photoId=579641 dead July 24, 2012 Story photo gallery Jeffrey D. Allred Deseret News Deseret News September 2, 2011 September 4, 2011 The ensuing Utah possession resulted in a field goal; kicker Coleman Petersen successfully booted a 37-yard attempt. Following Montana State's third punt of the game, Utah had a nine-play, 59-yard touchdown drive for their last touchdown of the evening. Montana State scored their only touchdown of the evening with 35 seconds remaining in the first half. McGhee passed to receiver Tanner Bleskin for a 7-yard touchdown reception. Each team only scored a field goal in the second half for the final 27–10 score. USC Utah at USC Utes 0 7 7 0 Trojans 10 0 7 6 September 10 Los Angeles, CA 5:37 pm Mountain 3:17 73,821 72°, Hazy, winds S 5 mph Jack Folliard Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila VersusSources:Utah vs USC (Sep 10, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=972199&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com September 10, 2011 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404102051/http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=972199&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& dead 2011 USC Trojans football team Utah trails series: 3 – 7 Utah USC collapsed 1 4:41 USC 13 54 5:28 FG 47 Andre Heidari 0 3 1 1:58 USC 4 20 1:52 RushTD Marc Tyler 6 good Andre Heidari run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 :34 Utah 12 84 4:09 RecTD DeVonte Christopher Jordan Wynn 10 Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 3 9:52 USC 7 88 3:32 RecTD Xavier Grimble Matt Barkley 9 Andre Heidari run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 3 6:20 Utah 2 52 :42 RushTD John White IV 1 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 17 4 :00 USC Other Blocked Field Goal returned 68 yards by Torin Harris 14 23 14 23 BYU Utah at BYU Utes 7 7 16 24 Cougars 3 7 0 0 September 17 Provo, UT 7:21 pm Mountain 3:42 63,742 65°, fair, winds W 2 mph Jack Wood Ed Cunningham, Mark Jones, and Jessica Mendoza (ESPN2); Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv) ESPN2; BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs Utah (Sep 17, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983700&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com.com September 18, 2011 2011 BYU Cougars football team Holy War (BYU–Utah) Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4 Utah BYU collapsed 1 13:58 Utah FumbleTD Derrick Shelby 0 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 0:09 BYU 6 37 1:52 FG 46 Justin Sorensen 7 3 2 6:23 BYU 4 66 1:59 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 32 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 0:32 Utah 6 63 2:11 RecTD Jake Murphy Jordan Wynn 30 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 3 12:14 Utah 6 75 2:46 RecTD Dres Anderson Jordan Wynn 59 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 10 3 9:11 Utah 5 19 1:51 FG 39 Coleman Petersen 24 10 3 8:32 Utah 2 3 0:36 RushTD John White 1 no good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 10 4 14:51 Utah 4 3 1:30 FG 20 Coleman Petersen 33 10 4 9:25 Utah 2 82 0:42 RushTD John White 62 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 40 10 4 8:06 Utah 1 35 0:08 RushTD John White IV 35 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 47 10 4 3:38 Utah FumbleTD V.J. Fehoko 57 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 54 10 54 10 Washington Washington at Utah Huskies 7 3 14 7 Utes 7 0 0 7 October 1 Salt Lake City, UT 5:10 pm Mountain 2:44 45,412 81°, Partly Cloudy, winds SW 5 mph Jay Stricherz Ron Thulin, J. C. Pearson, and Jeremy Bloom FSNSources:Utah vs Washington (Oct 1, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=981963&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com October 1, 2011 2011 Washington Huskies football team Utah trails series: 0 – 7 Washington Utah collapsed 1 14:51 Washington Other Ryan Lacey kickoff return 70-yards, fumbled, recovered by Jamaal Kearse and returned 18-yards for TD good Erik Folk 7 0 1 6:59 Utah 5 68 2:23 RecTD Dres Anderson Jordan Wynn 16 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 :00 Washington 13 68 4:37 FG 44 good Erik Folk run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 3 12:13 Washington 7 80 2:47 RecTD Kasen Williams Keith Price 8 good Erik Folk run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 3 5:36 Washington 4 52 1:16 RecTD Jermaine Kearse Keith Price 23 good Erik Folk run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 7 4 9:17 Washington 14 74 7:49 RecTD Devin Aguilar Keith Price 17 good Erik Folk run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 7 4 :07 Utah 10 72 2:22 RecTD Dallin Rogers Jon Hays 4 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 14 31 14 Arizona State #22 Arizona State at Utah #22 Sun Devils 7 3 18 7 Utes 7 0 7 0 October 8 Salt Lake City, UT 1:41 pm Mountain 2:57 45,089 49°, Overcast, winds NNE 6 mph Land Clark Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis FSNSources:Utah vs Arizona State (Oct 8, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=974749&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com October 8, 2011 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Utah trails series: 6 – 17 Arizona State Utah collapsed 1 10:01 Utah 5 46 2:24 RushTD John White IV 30 good Coleman Petersen 0 7 1 4:31 Arizona State 6 46 2:21 RecTD Jamal Miles Brock Osweiler 5 good Alex Garoutte run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 1:22 Arizona State 9 48 2:55 FG 27 good Alex Garouette run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 3 10:32 Utah 9 79 4:28 RecTD Dallin Rogers Jon Hays 2 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 3 5:00 Arizona State 15 55 5:32 FG 35 good Alex Garouette run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 14 3 2:33 Arizona State 5 44 2:09 RecTD Mike Willie Brock Osweiler 14 pass 2 yds to Aaron Pflugrad good 21 14 3 1:17 Arizona State 3 32 1:03 RushTD Cameron Marshall 4 good Alex Garouette 28 14 4 10:39 Arizona State 10 61 3:33 RecTD Mike Willie Brock Osweiler 12 good Alex Garouette run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 14 35 14 Pittsburgh Utah at Pittsburgh Utes 3 10 3 10 Panthers 14 0 0 0 October 15 Pittsburgh, PA 10:01 am Mountain 3:17 43,719 54°, Partly Sunny & Windy, winds WSW 18 mph Michael Batlan Rob Stone and Danny Kanell ESPNUSources:Utah vs Pitt (Oct 15, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983701&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com October 15, 2011 2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Utah leads series: 3 – 0 Utah Pittsburgh collapsed 1 4:52 Utah 12 98 2:05 FG 23 good Coleman Petersen 3 0 1 4:52 Pittsburgh Other Buddy Jackson 98-yard kickoff return, Kevin Harper kick good run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 1 4:52 Pittsburgh Other Nick Marsh punt blocked, returned by Antwuan Reed 10 yards for TD, Kevin Harper kick good run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 2 3:15 Utah 14 71 7:12 FG 34 good Coleman Petersen 6 14 2 2:07 Utah 1 33 :07 RecTD Luke Matthews Jon Hays 33 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 14 3 11:24 Utah 9 49 3:36 FG 39 good Coleman Petersen 16 14 4 7:45 Utah 9 39 4:05 FG 45 good Coleman Petersen 19 14 4 1:36 Utah IntTD Derrick Shelby 21 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 26 14 26 14 California Utah at California Utes 0 0 0 10 Golden Bears 0 20 7 7 October 22 San Francisco, CA 5:06 pm Mountain 2:49 35,182 78°, Clear, Nil Terry Leyden Roxy Bernstein, Mike Pawlawski, and Chris Townsend (CSN-BA, KJZZ); Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) CSN-BA, KJZZ; ESPN RadioSources:Utah vs Cal (Oct 22, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=973142&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com October 22, 2011 2011 California Golden Bears football team Utah trails series: 3 – 5 Utah California collapsed 2 13:42 California 12 77 5:24 RushTD Isi Soefele 5 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 9:24 California 9 9 4:06 FG 35 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 1:12 California 6 31 1:24 FG 37 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 13 2 :27 California 2 42 :15 RecTD Keenan Allen Zach Maynard 30 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 20 3 8:02 California 11 87 4:46 RushTD Zach Maynard 4 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 27 4 14:51 California IntTD Josh Hill 32 good Giorgio Tavecchio run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 34 4 11:16 Utah 7 43 3:35 FG 36 good Coleman Petersen 3 34 4 1:06 Utah 6 64 2:40 RushTD John White IV 14 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 34 10 34 Oregon State Oregon State at Utah Beavers 0 0 0 8 Utes 3 21 0 3 October 29 Salt Lake City, UT 5:07 pm Mountain 3:00 45,017 56°, Mostly Clear, winds NW 8 mph Jack Folliard Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke KJZZ, Root NWSources:Utah vs Oregon State (Oct 29, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=975801&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com October 29, 2011 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1 Oregon State Utah collapsed 1 8:08 Utah 8 37 3:04 FG 48 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 3 2 7:04 Utah 3 47 1:05 RecTD Dres Anderson Jon Hays 35 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 3:06 Utah 2 18 :39 RushTD John White IV 6 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 17 2 :18 Utah 5 80 1:42 RecTD Devonte Christopher Jon Hays 3 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 24 4 14:55 Oregon State 7 60 3:17 RecTD Markus Wheaton Sean Mannion 3 pass failed 6 24 4 11:53 Oregon State Other Utah Penalty- 1 yard holding for a safety pass failed 8 24 4 1:31 Utah 7 31 3:01 FG 20 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 8 27 8 27 Arizona Utah at Arizona Utes 3 17 7 7 Wildcats 0 7 7 7 November 5 Tucson, AZ 5:05 pm Mountain 3:00 50,839 59°, Sunny w/ High Clouds, winds WNW 7mph Shawn Hochuli Dave Sitton, John Fina, and Glenn Howell FSN AZ+, FCS Central, KJZZSources:Utah vs Arizona (Nov 5, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983702&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com November 5, 2011 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2 Utah Arizona collapsed 1 6:01 Utah 4 6 1:26 FG 33 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 0 2 14:18 Utah 5 90 2:13 RecTD DeVonte Christopher Jon Hays 65 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 0 2 11:41 Utah 4 30 1:45 RushTD John White IV 18 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 0 2 3:45 Arizona 7 73 3:20 RecTD David Douglas Nick Foles 23 good John Bonano run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 2 0:00 Utah 7 41 1:32 FG 35 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 7 3 12:21 Utah 7 92 2:39 RecTD Reggie Dunn Jon Hays 44 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 7 3 5:02 Arizona 5 71 1:40 RecTD David Douglas Nick Foles 42 good John Bonano run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 14 4 2:50 Utah 7 43 4:39 RushTD John White IV 11 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 14 4 00:23 Arizona 9 88 2:20 RushTD Daniel Jenkins 29 good John Bonano run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 21 34 21 UCLA UCLA at Utah Bruins 3 0 0 3 Utes 0 7 14 10 November 12 Salt Lake City, UT 4:37 pm Mountain 3:02 45,039 32°, Snowing, winds NW 5mph to NE 2 mph Michael Batlan Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke KJZZ, Prime Ticket, FCS CentralSources:Utah vs UCLA (Nov 12, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=976345&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com November 12, 2011 2011 UCLA Bruins football team Utah trails series: 2 – 8 UCLA Utah collapsed 1 3:19 UCLA 4 4 1:40 FG 30 good Tyler Gonzales run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 0 2 5:34 Utah 7 39 3:34 RushTD John White IV 1 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 3 9:29 Utah 10 74 5:25 RecTD John White IV Jon Hays 13 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 3 3:18 Utah 3 47 :45 RushTD John White IV 22 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 21 4 13:12 UCLA 11 54 5:01 FG 35 good Tyler Gonzales run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 21 4 9:03 Utah IntTD Conroy Black 67 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 28 4 4:05 Utah 7 25 2:53 FG 38 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 31 6 31 Washington State Utah at Washington State Utes 0 7 3 17 3 Cougars 0 7 3 17 0 November 19 Pullman, WA 3:07 pm Mountain 3:36 27°, Light Snow, winds E 5–10 mph Jacon Wood Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke KJZZ, FCS AtlanticSources:Utah vs Washington State (Nov 19, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983703&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com November 19, 2011 2011 Washington State Cougars football team Utah leads series: 6 – 5 Utah Washington State collapsed 2 1:47 Utah 10 90 4:34 RecTD Luke Matthews Sean Sellwood 49 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 :33 Washington State 6 77 1:10 RecTD Marquess Wilson Connor Halliday 6 good Andrew Furney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 3 8:03 Washington State 7 22 2:38 FG 20 good Andrew Furney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 3 1:49 Utah 11 50 6:09 FG 33 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 4 14:50 Utah 5 47 1:27 FG 45 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 10 4 7:15 Utah 6 37 3:12 RushTD John White IV 3 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 10 4 6:56 Washington State 1 47 :12 RecTD Bobby Ratliff Kristoff Williams 47 good Andrew Furney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 17 4 6:38 Utah 1 56 :12 RushTD John White IV 56 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 17 4 3:14 Washington State 9 74 3:16 RecTD Jared Karstetter Connor Halliday 9 good Andrew Furney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 24 4 0:00 Washington State 6 74 :52 FG 17 good Andrew Furney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 27 OT 0:00 Utah 4 3 0:00 FG 38 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 27 30 27 Colorado Colorado at Utah Buffaloes 7 3 7 0 Utes 0 0 14 0 November 25 Salt Lake City, UT 1:41 pm Mountain 2:55 45,026 48°, Mostly Cloudy, winds NW 13 mph Terry Leyden Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis FSNSources:Colorado vs UCLA (Nov 25, 2011) http://utahutes.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=996185&school=utah&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Utahutes.cstv.com November 25, 2011 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team Colorado–Utah rivalry Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3 Colorado Utah collapsed 1 9:08 Colorado 12 80 5:52 RushTD Tyler Hansen 1 good Will Oliver run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 7:09 Colorado 15 69 7:40 FG 23 good Will Oliver run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 0 3 10:29 Utah 11 68 4:27 RushTD Tauni Vakapuna 3 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 3 4:47 Colorado 11 82 5:35 RecTD Evan Harrington Tyler Hansen 1 good Will Oliver run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 3 :54 Utah 8 58 3:48 RecTD Shawn Asiata Jon Hays 6 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 17 14 Georgia Tech–Sun Bowl 2011 Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah Yellow Jackets 0 7 17 0 3 Utes 7 3 0 14 6 December 31 El Paso, TX 12:21 pm Mountain 3:40 48,123 57°, Sunny and clear, winds NE 10mph Wayne Winkler Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, and Tracy Wolfson (CBS); Eli Gold, and Doug Plank (Sports USA) CBS; Sports USA Sun Bowl - Utah vs Georgia Tech Box Score, December 31, 2011 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2011-12-31-georgia-tech.html 2025-01-12 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en 2011 Sun Bowl 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Utah leads series: 2 – 0 Georgia Tech Utah collapsed 1 9:54 Utah 7 73 2:48 RecTD Shawn Asiata Jon Hays 1 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 11:39 Georgia Tech 9 80 4:35 RushTD Preston Lyons 36 good Justin Moore run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 :14 Utah 8 67 2:42 FG 25 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 3 10:27 Georgia Tech 8 32 4:04 FG 32 good Justin Moore run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 4:43 Georgia Tech 4 87 2:11 RecTD Stephen Hill Tevin Washington 31 good Justin Moore run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 4:15 Georgia Tech IntTD Quayshawn Nealy 74 good Justin Moore run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 10 4 6:50 Utah 10 71 4:16 RecTD Kendrick Moeai Jon Hays 3 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 1:32 Utah 4 24 :49 RecTD DeVonte Christopher Jon Hays 24 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 24 OT Georgia Tech 3 8 FG 34 good Justin Moore run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 24 OT Utah 6 30 RushTD John White IV 8 N/A Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 30 27 30 Roster 2011 Utah Utes y 60 FR Siaosi Aiono OL 6 RFR Dres Anderson y WR 57 FR Isaac Asiata OL 34 SR Shawn Asiata RB 70 SR Tony Bergstrom OL C 74 JR Sam Brenner OL 27 JR Nick Brown WR 10 JR DeVonte Christopher WR 77 SR John Cullen OL 5 FR Eric Davidson RB 8 JR Anthony Denham WR 14 JR Reggie Dunn WR y 83 SO Sean Fitzgerald WR 67 RFR Jason Gardner OL 9 JR Jon Hays QB 75 JR Siaosi Halaufia OL 85 FR y Charles Henderson WR 18 JR Phil Hinson WR 64 SO Vyncent Jones OL 19 FR Daniel Kessler QB 21 FR Harvey Langi y RB 11 JR Luke 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Williams LB 62 JR Patrick Greene LS 30 SO Nick Marsh K/P 61 JR Coleman Petersen K/P 86 JR Sean Sellwood P http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-footbl-roster.pdf August 4, 2011 Kyle Whittingham Norm Chow (offensive coordinator) Kalani Sitake (defensive coordinator/linebackers) Tim Davis (offensive line) Jay Hill (special teams/cornerbacks) Brian Johnson (quarterbacks) Chad Kauhaahaa (defensive line) Aaron Roderick (wide receivers) Phil Rauscher (tight ends) Morgan Scalley (safeties/recruiting coordinator) Dave Schramm (running Backs) Grant Duff (graduate assistant/defense) Chris Polizzi (graduate assistant/offense) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12-football-mg-staff-bios.pdf 2011 Utah Football Media Guide: Utah Staff University of Utah Athletic Department 2–13 August 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713180341/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12-football-mg-staff-bios.pdf July 13, 2011 livehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-footbl-roster.pdf 2011 Utah Roster University of Utah Athletic Department August 4, 2011 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112200504/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-footbl-roster.pdf dead References Utah Category:Utah Utes football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Utah Utes football Category:2010s in Salt Lake City