2025 Utah Utes football team

2025 Utah Utes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
CFPNo. 15
Record10–2 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (10th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas Tech y$^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 12 BYU y   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 15 Utah   7 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 21 Houston   6 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 17 Arizona   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Arizona State   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Iowa State   5 – 4     8 – 4  
TCU   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Cincinnati   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   5 – 4     6 – 6  
Baylor   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCF   2 – 7     5 – 7  
West Virginia   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Colorado   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Oklahoma State   0 – 9     1 – 11  
Championship: Texas Tech 34, BYU 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 20, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Utah Utes football team represents the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 21st year as their head coach. The Utes play their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' second year in the Big 12.

On December 12, Whittingham announced that he would be stepping down as the Utes' head coach following the Las Vegas Bowl.[1] The following day, December 13, defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley was named Whittingham's successor.[2]

Transfers

Incoming

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. School
Devon Dampier QB 6'2" 210 lbs Phoenix, AZ New Mexico
Orion Phillips P 6'3" 176 lbs Sydney, Australia Missouri
Jaxson Jones Edge 6'3" 230 lbs Chandler, AZ Oregon
Creed Whittemore CB 6'0" 175 lbs Gainesville, FL Mississippi State
Donovan Saunders CB 6'0" 180 lbs Houston, TX Texas A&M
Blake Cotton CB 5'11" 180 lbs Sacramento, CA UC Davis
Kalolo Ta'aga OT 6'5" 315 lbs Honolulu, HI USC
Na'Quari Rogers RB 5'10" 195 lbs Dallas, TX New Mexico
Wayshawn Parker RB 6'0" 210 lbs Spokane, WA Washington State
Brendan Zurbrugg QB 6'3" 205 lbs Alliance, OH Oklahoma
Devin Green RB 5'11" 205 lbs Sacramento, CA UNLV
Lance Holtzclaw Edge 6'4" 225 lbs Seattle, WA Washington
Ryan Davis WR 5'11" 176 lbs Roswell, GA New Mexico
Otto Tia WR 6'4" 220 lbs Layton, UT Utah State
Nate Johnson QB 6'0" 190 lbs Clovis, CA Vanderbilt
Justin Stevenson WR 6'3" 180 lbs Katy, TX Wyoming
JC Hart CB 6'2" 180 lbs Auburn, AL Auburn
Jaylen Moson CB 5'11" 160 lbs Kennesaw, GA Furman
Larry Simmons WR 6'1" 190 lbs Moss Point, MS Southern Miss
Tobias Merriweather WR 6'4" 193 lbs Camas, WA California
Bryce Duke RB 5'11" 196 lbs Leesburg, VA Old Dominion
Dilan Battle DL 6'1.5" 320 lbs Arlington, TX LSU

Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New School
Damien Alford WR 6'5" 210 lbs Hollywood, FL Florida Atlantic
Jack Bouwmeester P 6'2" 194 lbs Sydney, Australia Texas
Sam Huard QB 6'2" 190 lbs Bellevue, WA USC
Anthony Woods RB 5'11" 175 lbs Palmdale, CA UCLA
Jaylon Glover RB 5'7" 205 lbs Lakeland, FL UNLV
Sione Fotu LB 6'1" 225 lbs South Jordan, UT Houston
Dijon Stanley RB 6'0" 170 lbs Granada Hills, CA New Mexico State
Jett Meine WR 6'2" 195 lbs Draper, UT TBA
Vili Taufatofua EDGE 6'4" 260 lbs Mt. Roskill, NZ San Jose State
Brandon Rose QB 6'2" 195 lbs Murrieta, CA UMass
John Randle Jr. RB 6'0" 180 lbs Wichita, KS Garden City CC
Isaac Wilson QB 5'11" 190 lbs Draper, UT Withdrawn
CJ Blocker CB 5'10" 160 lbs New Caney, TX Colorado State
Josh Calvert LB 6'2" 217 lbs Westlake Village, CA TBA
Bobby Piland Jr. DL 6'1" 305 lbs Rocklin, CA Cal Poly
Carsen Ryan TE 6'4" 250 lbs American Fork, UT BYU
Ka'eo Akana EDGE 6'3" 205 lbs Honolulu, HI Hawaii
Cameron Calhoun CB 5'11" 185 lbs Cincinnati, OH Alabama
C.J. Jacobsen TE 6'4" 223 lbs Meridian, ID Louisville
Simote Pepa DT 6'3" 320 lbs West Valley City, UT Washington
Xane Uipi CB 6'0" 182 lbs Salt Lake City, UT TBA
Helaman Ofahengaue EDGE 6'3" 215 lbs Lehi, UT Utah Tech
Mycah Pittman WR 5'11" 195 lbs Calabasas, CA TBA
Ben Durham S 6'0" 195 lbs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA TBA
Michael Mitchell RB 5'11" 193 lbs Middleburg, FL Arizona
Keanu Tanuvasa DL 6'4" 275 lbs Mission Viejo, CA BYU
Taeshaun Lyons WR 6'2" 151 lbs Hayward, CA UNLV
Kenan Johnson CB 6'0" 175 lbs Minneola, FL Virginia
Sammie Hunter CB 5'11" 185 lbs Rock Hill, SC Fresno State
Wyatt Becker QB 6'1" 180 lbs Pasadena, CA Princeton
Bear Tenney TE 6'5" 226 lbs Lehi, UT Sacramento State
Quimari Shemwell CB 6'0" 175 lbs Los Angeles, CA California
Zacharyus Williams WR 6'2" 195 lbs Playa Del Rey, CA USC
David Washington WR 6'0" 185 lbs Las Vegas, NV Purdue
Jeilani Davis S 6'1" 190 lbs Santa Ana, CA Montana
Cameron Mitchell-Jones WR 5'9 165 lbs Pasadena, CA TBA
Landen King TE 6'5" 220 lbs Humble, TX Duke

[3][4][5][6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 309:00 p.m.at UCLA*
FOXW 43–1035,032
September 64:00 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 25
ESPN+W 63–951,463
September 136:00 p.m.at Wyoming*No. 20
CBSSNW 31–623,500
September 2010:00 a.m.No. 17 Texas TechNo. 16
FOXL 10–3452,236
September 271:30 p.m.at West Virginia
FOXW 48–1453,965
October 118:15 p.m.No. 21 Arizona State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 42–1051,444
October 186:00 p.m.at No. 15 BYUNo. 23
FOXL 21–2464,794
October 258:15 p.m.Colorado
ESPNW 53–751,949
November 18:15 p.m.No. 17 CincinnatiNo. 24
ESPNW 45–1451,672
November 155:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 13
ESPN2W 55–2838,186
November 222:00 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 12
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2W 51–4751,444
November 2810:00 a.m.at KansasNo. 13
ESPNW 31–2132,811
December 311:30 p.m.vs. Nebraska*No. 15
ESPN  

[7][8]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Game summaries

at UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team
Utah Utes (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 13 10 71343
Bruins 0 7 3010

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,032
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 13-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick failed), 10:49. Utes 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
  • UTAH – Smith Snowden 8-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:27. Utes 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:10.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Lander Barton 14-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 12:44. Utes 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:12.
  • UCLA – Anthony Woods 19-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 6:46. Utes 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
  • UTAH – Dillon Curtis 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Utes 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 1:01.
Third quarter
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 46-yard field goal, 12:38. Utes 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.
  • UTAH – Devon Dampier 2-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 2:50. Utes 30–10. Drive: 21 plays, 80 yards, 9:44.
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Dallen Bentley 2-yard pass from Devon Dampier (run failed), 10:05. Utes 36–10. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:49.
  • UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 6:29. Utes 43–10. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:08.
Statistics UTAH UCLA
First downs 30 14
Plays–yards 80–492 50–220
Rushes–yards 54–286 28–84
Passing yards 206 136
Passing: comp–att–int 21–26–0 11–22–1
Time of possession 37:28 22:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 21/25, 206 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devon Dampier 16 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Smith Snowden 6 receptions, 51 yards
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 11/22, 136 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 13 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Anthony Woods 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

vs Cal Poly (FCS)

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly Mustangs (FCS) (1–0) at No. 25 Utah Utes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs (FCS) 3 3 039
No. 25 Utes 14 21 21763

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 51,463
  • Referee: Lyndon Nixon
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 52-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 13:08. Utes 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.
  • UTAH – Jackson Bennee 46-yard interception return (Dillon Curtis kick), 7:15. Utes 14–0.
  • CP – Noah Serna 30-yard field goal, 4:21. Utes 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:54.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Ryan Davis 4-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 14:20. Utes 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:01.
  • CP – Gianluca Dimauro 47-yard field goal, 7:04. Utes 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:21.
  • UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:44. Utes 28–6. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.
  • UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 0:03. Utes 35–6. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:36.
Third quarter
  • UTAH – Dallen Bentley 11-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 9:48. Utes 42–6. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:14.
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 43-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 7:12. Utes 49–6. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:36.
  • UTAH – Byrd Ficklin 38-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:24. Utes 56–6. Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards, 2:45.
Fourth quarter
  • CP – Noah Serna 51-yard field goal, 11:13. Utes 56–9. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:11.
  • UTAH – Byrd Ficklin 2-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 2:12. Utes 63–9. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:01.
Statistics CP UTAH
First downs 12 24
Plays–yards 58–223 73–518
Rushes–yards 28–65 46–273
Passing yards 158 245
Passing: comp–att–int 15–30–0 21–27–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing Ty Dieffenbach 6/9, 82 yards, INT
Rushing Anthony Grigsby Jr. 10 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Kian Salehi 3 receptions, 44 yards
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 17/23, 192 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nate Johnson 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Ryan Davis 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD

at Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team
No. 20 Utah Utes (2–0) at Wyoming Cowboys (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Utes 3 0 141431
Cowboys 0 0 066

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 23,500
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Jordan Georgio (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:22) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:46; Utah 3–0)
Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter
  • (10:46) UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:08; Utah 10–0)
  • (0:23) UTAH – Larry Simmons 8-yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 19 plays, 78 yards, 7:23; Utah 17–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:35) UTAH – JJ Buchanan 14-yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:23; Utah 24–0)
  • (4:23) WYO – Terron Kellman 15-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Utah 24–6)
  • (1:11) UTAH – Hunter Andrews 11-yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Utah 31–6)
Statistics UTAH WYO
First downs 31 15
Plays–yards 86–541 57–229
Rushes–yards 45–311 34–121
Passing yards 230 108
Passing: comp–att–int 27–41–0 12–23–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:30 24:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 27/41, 230 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devon Dampier 13 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Ryan Davis 10 receptions, 91 yards
Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 12/23, 108 yards, INT
Rushing Samuel Harris 8 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Chris Durr 5 receptions, 40 yards

vs No. 17 Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) vs No. 16 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Red Raiders 7 3 02434
No. 16 Utes 0 3 0710

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,236
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 10:13. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:01.
Second quarter
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 58-yard field goal, 0:48. Red Raiders 10–0. 'Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 1:23.
  • UTAH – Dillon Curtis 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 0:48.
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 25-yard field goal, 12:33. Red Raiders 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:30.
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 5-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 10:22. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:11.
  • TTU – Terrance Carter Jr. 24-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 8:29. Red Raiders 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53.
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 24-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 3:41. Red Raiders 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:47.
  • TTU – Reggie Virgil 21-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 1:53. Red Raiders 34–10. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:40.
Statistics TTU UTAH
First downs 20 16
Plays–yards 72–484 69–263
Rushes–yards 37–173 31–101
Passing yards 311 162
Passing: comp–att–int 25–35–2 25–38–2
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 32:15 27:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing Will Hammond 13/16, 169 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cameron Dickey 13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Reggie Virgil 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 25/38, 162 yards, 2 INT
Rushing NaQuari Rogers 10 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Dallen Bentley 6 receptions, 75 yards

at West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Utah Utes (3–1) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 14 14 101048
Mountaineers 0 0 7714

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  Rain • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE @ 4 mph
  • Game attendance:  53,965
  • Referee:  Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Alexa Landestoy (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:16) UTAH – JJ Buchanan 7 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40; Utah 7–0)
  • (1:33) UTAH – Devon Dampier 7 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:43; Utah 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:32) UTAH – Ryan Davis 32 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:43; Utah 21–0)
  • (0:13) UTAH – Dallen Bentley 2 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 4:43; Utah 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:42) UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 11 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:15; Utah 35–0)
  • (7:28) WVU – Cam Vaughn 39 yard pass from Khalil Wilkins, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; Utah 35–7)
  • (5:18) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 33 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:10; Utah 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:46) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 33 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:28; Utah 41–7)
  • (7:59) WVU – Diore Hubbard 1 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Utah 41–14)
  • (1:56) UTAH – Bryce Duke 2 yard pass from Byrd Ficklin, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:03; Utah 48–14)
Statistics UTAH WVU
First downs 33 14
Plays–yards 79-532 61-346
Rushes–yards 47-242 48-261
Passing yards 290 85
Passing: comp–att–int 25-30-1 6-13-0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 34:45 25:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 21/26, 237 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Wayshawn Parker 9 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Ryan Davis 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD
West Virginia Passing Khalil Wilkins 3/6, 63 yards, TD
Rushing Jarod Bowie 1 carry, 68 yards
Receiving Cam Vaughn 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD

vs No. 21 Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
No. 21 Arizona State Sun Devils (4–1) vs Utah Utes (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Sun Devils 3 0 7010
Utes 7 14 14742

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 51,444
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ASU UTAH
First downs 23 23
Plays–yards 78–259 55–412
Rushes–yards 40–135 42–276
Passing yards 124 136
Passing: comp–att–int 18–38–0 8–13–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Jeff Sims 18/38, 124 yards
Rushing Raleek Brown 14 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Jordyn Tyson 8 receptions, 40 yards
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 7/12, 104 yards
Rushing Devon Dampier 10 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ryan Davis 3 receptions, 68 yards

at No. 15 BYU (Holy War)

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah)
No. 23 Utah Utes (5–1) at No. 15 BYU Cougars (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Utes 0 7 01421
No. 15 Cougars 0 10 01424

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE @ 3 mph
  • Game attendance:  64,794
  • Referee:  Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Alexa Landestoy (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (13:37) BYU – Chase Roberts 17 yard pass from Bear Bachmeier, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:00; BYU 7–0)
  • (3:24) UTAH – Ryan Davis 11 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:54; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:03) BYU – Will Ferrin 26 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 2:18; BYU 10–7)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (14:15) UTAH – Daniel Bray 49 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:12; Utah 14–10)
  • (11:19) BYU – Parker Kingston 12 yard run, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:46; BYU 17–14)
  • (4:22) BYU – Bear Bachmeier 22 yard run, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; BYU 24–14)
  • (1:24) UTAH – Larry Simmons 2 yard pass from Devon Dampier, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:21; BYU 24–21)
Statistics UTAH BYU
First downs 24 22
Total yards 470 368
Rushing yards 244 166
Passing yards 226 202
Passing: comp–att–int 20-36-1 13-24-0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 20/36, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Daniel Bray 10 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Davis 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD
BYU Passing Bear Bachmeier 13/22, 166 yards, TD
Rushing LJ Martin 26 carries, 122 yards
Receiving Parker Kingston 4 receptions, 50 yards

vs Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies
Colorado Buffaloes (3–4) vs Utah Utes (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 0 077
Utes 17 26 3753

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time:  
  • Game weather:  Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S @ 18 mph
  • Game attendance:  51,949
  • Referee:  Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:32) UTAH – Byrd Ficklin 63 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37; Utah 7–0)
  • (4:51) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 53 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:30; Utah 10–0)
  • (2:53) UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 58 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:13; Utah 17–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:30) UTAH – Team safety (Utah 19–0)
  • (12:50) UTAH – JJ Buchanan 22 yard pass from Byrd Ficklin, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:39; Utah 26–0)
  • (3:42) UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 2 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:21; Utah 33–0)
  • (2:08) UTAH – Larry Simmons 20 yard pass from Byrd Ficklin, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:34; Utah 40–0)
  • (0:00) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 23 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:41; Utah 43–0)
Third quarter
  • (1:42) UTAH – Dillon Curtis 45 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:48; Utah 46–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:03) COLO – Ryan Staub 1 yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:52; Utah 46–7)
  • (3:12) UTAH – Nate Johnson 56 yard run, Dillon Curtis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:53; Utah 53–7)
Statistics COLO UTAH
First downs 12 25
Total yards 140 587
Rushing yards 38 422
Passing yards 102 165
Passing: comp–att–int 13-30-1 11-25-0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:22 33:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Ryan Staub 4/8, 65 yards
Rushing Kam Mikell 8 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Omarion Miller 3 receptions, 59 yards
Utah Passing Byrd Ficklin 10/22, 140 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Byrd Ficklin 20 carries, 151 yards, TD
Receiving Larry Simmons 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

vs No. 17 Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
No. 17 Cincinnati Bearcats (7–1) vs No. 24 Utah Utes (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Bearcats 7 0 7014
No. 24 Utes 14 10 14745

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE @ 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 51,672
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Ryan Davis 34-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 7:05. Utes 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 94 yards, 7:07.
  • CIN – Brendan Sorsby 22-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick), 3:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:12.
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 39-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:01. Utes 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Dillon Curtis 33-yard field goal, 4:23. Utes 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:53.
  • UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:19. Utes 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
  • CIN – Cyrus Allen 88-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Stephen Rusnak kick), 10:35. Utes 24–14. Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:20.
  • UTAH – Creed Whittemore 11-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 2:26. Utes 31–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:29.
  • UTAH – Mana Carvalho 75-yard punt return (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:36. Utes 38–14.
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Byrd Ficklin 2-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 3:25. Utes 45–14. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 2:21.
Statistics CIN UTAH
First downs 18 29
Plays–yards 63–427 84–480
Rushes–yards 30–206 53–267
Passing yards 221 213
Passing: comp–att–int 11–33–1 16–31–1
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 19:58 40:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 11/33, 221 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tawee Walker 7 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Cyrus Allen 2 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 16/31, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Wayshawn Parker 17 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Davis 8 receptions, 132 yards, TD

at Baylor

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team
No. 13 Utah Utes (7–2) at Baylor Bears (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Utes 14 14 72055
Bears 0 17 3828

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH BAY
First downs 20 28
Plays–yards 59–483 92–563
Rushes–yards 41–380 33–133
Passing yards 103 430
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession 28:03 32:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 6/13, 80 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Byrd Ficklin 6 rushes, 166 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dallen Bentley 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 29/59, 430 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bryson Washington 14 rushes, 97 yards
Receiving Josh Cameron 13 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD

vs Kansas State

See also: 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Kansas State Wildcats (5–5) vs No. 12 Utah Utes (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Wildcats 0
No. 12 Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KSU UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team
No. 13 Utah Utes (9-2) at Kansas Jayhawks (5-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
No. 13 Utes 0
Jayhawks 0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind: SE @ 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 32,811
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Nebraska (Las Vegas Bowl)

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and 2025 Las Vegas Bowl
2025 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-5) vs. No. 15 Utah Utes (10-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cornhuskers 0
No. 15 Utes 0

at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Statistics NEB UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

2025 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Raycine Guillory Fr
RB 1 Wayshawn Parker So
WR 2 Creed Whittemore  So
WR 3 Nate Johnson  Jr
QB 4 Devon Dampier Jr
TE 5 Otto Tia  Sr
WR 6 Daidren Zipperer  So
WR 7 Justin Stevenson  So
WR 8 Mana Carvalho Fr
WR 9 Ryan Davis  Sr
TE 10 Hunter Andrews  Fr
QB 11 Isaac Wilson So
WR 12 Larry Simmons Jr
RB 13 Daniel Bray Fr
QB 14 Brendan Zurbrugg  Fr
QB 15 Byrd Ficklin Fr
QB 16 Drew Cowart Fr
WR 17 Rayshawn Glover Jr
WR 18 Tobias Merriweather Jr
WR 19 Luca Caldarella  Sr
RB 21 NaQuari Rogers Sr
RB 23 Devin Green So
WR 24 Diezel Kamoku  Fr
RB 25 Bryce Duke Sr
WR 30 Matt Clark So
RB 32 Omar Shah So
RB 35 Frankie Goodson Jr
WR 38 Junior Coughlin Fr
WR 39 Bryan Spotwood So
OL 51 Kamilo Raass  Fr
OL 52 Michael Mokofisi  Sr
OL 54 Milz Asiata Fr
OL 55 Spencer Fano Jr
OL 58 Kalolo Ta'aga Fr
OL 62 Solatao Moeai Jr
OL 64 Reece Parmenter So
OL 67 Soren Shinofield Fr
OL 68 Jaren Kump  Sr
OL 71 Caleb Lomu  So
OL 72 Isaiah Garcia  Fr
OL 73 Tanoa Togiai  Sr
OL 74 Keith Olson  Jr
OL 75 Roger Alderman  So
OL 76 Zereoue Williams  Sr
OL 77 Nick Hallock Fr
OL 79 Alex Harrison  Sr
WR 80 Bryson Baker Fr
TE 81 JJ Buchanan Fr
WR 83 Daylin Caamano Fr
TE 84 Drew Clemens Fr
TE 85 Broderick Redden Fr
WR 86 Jackson Bolender Fr
TE 88 Dallen Bentley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 0 Logan Fano  Jr
S 1 Rabbit Evans Sr
CB 2 Smith Snowden Jr
LB 3 Levani Damuni GS
CB 4 Don Saunders  Jr
S 5 Tao Johnson  Jr
S 6 Nate Ritchie Jr
LB 7 Johnathan Hall Jr
LB 8 Lander Barton Sr
CB 9 Elijah Davis  Jr
CB 10 Blake Cotton Sr
CB 11 Rock Caldwell  Jr
CB 12 Jaylen Moson Fr
CB 13 Jason Stokes Jr. Fr
CB 14 JC Hart  So
DE 15 Lance Holtzclaw  Jr
CB 16 Cole Standage Fr
LB 20 Mateaki Helu Fr
S 21 Nate Tilmon Fr
S 23 Jackson Bennee So
LB 24 Moroni Anae  Sr
S 25 Manny Fuller Fr
CB 26 Isaiah Brown So
S 27 Tommy Nelson Fr
CB 29 LaTristan Thompson  Fr
S 31 Jack Evans Fr
S 32 Josh Sovereign Fr
LB 33 Kana'i Lopes  Fr
S 34 Ashton Olevao Fr
LB 35 Cyrus Polu Fr
S 36 Brock Fonoimoana Fr
LB 37 Trey Reynolds Jr
DE 40 Paul Fitzgerald  Jr
DE 41 Ryker Kemp Fr
LB 42 Christian Thatcher Fr
LB 43 Grady Mareko So
DT 44 Sione Motuapuaka Fr
DT 45 Pupu Sepulona Fr
DE 48 Alex Cloward So
DT 49 Mike Tauteoli So
DT 51 Karson Kaufusi Fr
DT 78 Taniela Pepa Fr
LB 83 Elijah Elliss  Fr
DE 90 John Henry Daley  So
DT 91 Jonah Lea'ea  So
DE 92 John Frank Jr. So
DE 93 Kash Dillon  Fr
DE 94 Jaxson Jones  Fr
DT 95 Aliki Vimahi GS
DT 96 Dilan Battle Fr
DT 98 Dallas Vakalahi So
DT 99 Semi Taulanga Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Dillon Curtis Fr
SN 44 Logan Castor  Jr
K 46 Robert Petrich So
LS 47 Charlie King Fr
P 92 Orion Phillips So
K 97 Joey Cheek  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Morgan Scalley – Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Jason Beck – Offensive coordinator
  • Jim Harding – Assistant head coach/offensive line
  • Sharrieff Shah – Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Freddie Whittingham – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
  • Lewis Powell – Defensive ends
  • Mark Atuaia – Running backs
  • Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles
  • Colton Swan – Linebackers
  • Micah Simon – Wide receivers
  • Luke Bottari – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Kammy Delp – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jordan Fogal – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Brandon McKinney – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst
  • Koy Detmer Jr. – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks
  • Isaac Asiata – Offensive analyst/offensive line
  • Vince Conti – Defensive analyst
  • Jake Cookus – Senior special teams analyst/kickers & punters
  • Dom Conti – Special teams analyst
  • Adam Fry – Director, football operations
  • Robert Blechen – General manager, personnel
  • Sam Morrissette – Director, personnel coordinator
  • Doug Elisaia – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Quincy Watkins – Defensive quality control
  • Jeff Rudy – Associate director for administration
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/3/25

References

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  2. ^ Salerno, Cameron (December 13, 2025). "Morgan Scalley to take over as Utah coach as Kyle Whittingham steps down after 21 seasons". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Utah Football Transfer Portal Tracker". KSL Sports. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Doerschuk, Steve (December 9, 2024). "Brendan Zurbrugg visits Utah". Canton Repository. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "2025 Utah Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Utah Utes 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "2025 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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