2011 Utah Utes football team

2011 Utah Utes football
Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl vs Georgia Tech, W 30–27 ^OT
Conference	Pac-12 Conference South Division
2011 record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Norm Chow (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Kalani Sitake (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Tony Bergstrom Star Lotulelei Matt Martinez Luke Matthews Chaz Walker Jordan Wynn
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017)

2011 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
#4 Oregon xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
#7 Stanford x%		8	–	1					11	–	2
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Washington State		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
#6 USC *		7	–	2					10	–	2
UCLA xy		5	–	4					6	–	8
Utah		4	–	5					8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	7
Arizona		2	–	7					4	–	8
Colorado		2	–	7					3	–	10
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Montana State*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ[1]	W 27–10	45,311[2]
September 10	5:30 pm	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Versus	L 14–23	73,821[3]
September 17	7:15 pm	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	W 54–10	63,742[4]
October 1	5:00 pm	Washington		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	FSN	L 14–31	45,412[5]
October 8	1:30 pm	#22 Arizona State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	FSN	L 14–35	45,089[6]
October 15	10:00 am	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 26–14	43,719[7]
October 22	5:00 pm	at California		AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA	KJZZ	L 10–34	35,182[8]
October 29	5:00 pm	Oregon State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 27–8	45,017[9]
November 5	5:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	KJZZ[10]	W 34–21	50,389[11]
November 12	4:30 pm	UCLA		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 31–6	45,039[12]
November 19	3:00 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	KJZZ	W 30–27 ^OT	16,419[13]
November 25	1:30 pm	Colorado		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FSN	L 14–17	45,026[14]
December 31	12:00 pm	vs. Georgia Tech*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 30–27 ^OT	48,123[15]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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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.^[19]

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.^[20] During the offseason, Whittingham replaced Pease with Chad Kauhaʻahaʻa, 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.^[21]

The Utes also hired Norm Chow to be the Offensive coordinator and coach the tight ends.^[21] He had been an offensive coordinator at UCLA the three previous seasons.^[22] In 2002, when he was the offensive coordinator at USC, Norm Chow won the Broyles Award.^[23] 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.^[21] 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.^[24]

Move to the Pac-12

During the 2010 offseason, Utah successfully negotiated to join the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) for all sports, including football.^[25] Utah, along with Colorado, officially joined the Pac-10 on July 1, 2011 to form the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).^[26] The previous 12 seasons, Utah competed in the Mountain West Conference.

Game notes

Montana State

Montana State at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 7 0 3 10 • Utes 17 7 3 0 27 Date: September 1 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 6:07 pm Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 45,311 Game weather: 80°, Sunny and Clear, winds NW 8 mph Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (KJZZ): Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke Sources:[27]

Utah leads series: 10 – 0^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Montana State Utah 1 12:56 3 8 :46 Utah DeVonte Christopher 7-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 7 1 6:06 9 62 4:32 Utah John White IV 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 14 2 1:58 4 -5 1:31 Utah 37-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 0 17 2 11:53 9 59 4:01 Utah John White IV 10-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 24 2 :35 8 79 3:02 Montana State Tanner Bleskin 7-yard touchdown reception from DeNarius McGhee, Coleman Petersen kick good 7 24 3 9:01 8 37 3:11 Utah 44-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 7 27 4 10:37 11 50 5:52 Montana State 37-yard field goal by Jason Cunningham 10 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 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.^[28][29]

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.^[2] 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.^[30]

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.^[30]

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.^[31] 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.^[30] Each team only scored a field goal in the second half for the final 27–10 score.^[2]

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USC

Utah at USC

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 7 7 0 14 • Trojans 10 0 7 6 23 Date: September 10 Location: Los Angeles, CA Game start: 5:37 pm Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 73,821 Game weather: 72°, Hazy, winds S 5 mph Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (Versus): Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Sources:[32]

Utah trails series: 3 – 7^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah USC 1 4:41 13 54 5:28 USC 47-yard field goal by Andre Heidari 0 3 1 1:58 4 20 1:52 USC Marc Tyler 6-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good 0 10 2 :34 12 84 4:09 Utah DeVonte Christopher 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 3 9:52 7 88 3:32 USC Xavier Grimble 9-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 3 6:20 2 52 :42 Utah John White IV 1-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 14 17 4 :00 USC Blocked Field Goal returned 68 yards by Torin Harris 14 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 23

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BYU

Utah at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 7 7 16 24 54 Cougars 3 7 0 0 10 Date: September 17 Location: Provo, UT Game start: 7:21 pm Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 63,742 Game weather: 65°, fair, winds W 2 mph Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (ESPN2; BYUtv): Ed Cunningham, Mark Jones, and Jessica Mendoza (ESPN2); Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv) Sources:[33]

Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah BYU 1 13:58 Utah Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Derrick Shelby, Coleman Petersen kick good 7 0 1 0:09 6 37 1:52 BYU 46-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 7 3 2 6:23 4 66 1:59 BYU Ross Apo 32-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 10 2 0:32 6 63 2:11 Utah Jake Murphy 30-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 14 10 3 12:14 6 75 2:46 Utah Dres Anderson 59-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 21 10 3 9:11 5 19 1:51 Utah 39-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 24 10 3 8:32 2 3 0:36 Utah John White 1-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick no good 30 10 4 14:51 4 3 1:30 Utah 20-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 33 10 4 9:25 2 82 0:42 Utah John White 62-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 40 10 4 8:06 1 35 0:08 Utah John White IV 35-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 47 10 4 3:38 Utah Fumble recovery returned 57 yards for touchdown by V.J. Fehoko, Coleman Petersen kick good 54 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 54 10

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Washington

Washington at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 3 14 7 31 Utes 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 1 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:10 pm Elapsed time: 2:44 Game attendance: 45,412 Game weather: 81°, Partly Cloudy, winds SW 5 mph Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, J. C. Pearson, and Jeremy Bloom Sources:[34]

Utah trails series: 0 – 7^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington Utah 1 14:51 Washington Ryan Lacey kickoff return 70-yards, fumbled, recovered by Jamaal Kearse and returned 18-yards for TD 7 0 1 6:59 5 68 2:23 Utah Dres Anderson 16-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good 7 7 2 :00 13 68 4:37 Washington 44-yard field goal by Erik Folk 10 7 3 12:13 7 80 2:47 Washington Kasen Williams 8-yard touchdown reception from Keith Price, Erik Folk kick good 17 7 3 5:36 4 52 1:16 Washington Jermaine Kearse 23-yard touchdown reception from Keith Price, Erik Folk kick good 24 7 4 9:17 14 74 7:49 Washington Devin Aguilar 17-yard touchdown reception from Keith Price, Erik Folk kick good 31 7 4 :07 10 72 2:22 Utah Dallin Rogers 4-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 31 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 14

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Arizona State

#22 Arizona State at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • #22 Sun Devils 7 3 18 7 35 Utes 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 8 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 1:41 pm Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 45,089 Game weather: 49°, Overcast, winds NNE 6 mph Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (FSN): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis Sources:[35]

Utah trails series: 6 – 17^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Arizona State Utah 1 10:01 5 46 2:24 Utah John White IV 30-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 7 1 4:31 6 46 2:21 Arizona State Jamal Miles 5-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good 7 7 2 1:22 9 48 2:55 Arizona State 27-yard field goal by Alex Garouette 10 7 3 10:32 9 79 4:28 Utah Dallin Rogers 2-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 10 14 3 5:00 15 55 5:32 Arizona State 35-yard field goal by Alex Garouette 13 14 3 2:33 5 44 2:09 Arizona State Mike Willie 14-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, 2-point pass 2 yds to Aaron Pflugrad good 21 14 3 1:17 3 32 1:03 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 4-yard touchdown run, Alex Garouette kick good 28 14 4 10:39 10 61 3:33 Arizona State Mike Willie 12-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garouette kick good 35 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 14

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Pittsburgh

Utah at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 3 10 3 10 26 Panthers 14 0 0 0 14 Date: October 15 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 10:01 am Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 43,719 Game weather: 54°, Partly Sunny & Windy, winds WSW 18 mph Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (ESPNU): Rob Stone and Danny Kanell Sources:[36]

Utah leads series: 3 – 0^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Pittsburgh 1 4:52 12 98 2:05 Utah 23-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 3 0 1 4:52 Pittsburgh Buddy Jackson 98-yard kickoff return, Kevin Harper kick good 3 7 1 4:52 Pittsburgh Nick Marsh punt blocked, returned by Antwuan Reed 10 yards for TD, Kevin Harper kick good 3 14 2 3:15 14 71 7:12 Utah 34-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 6 14 2 2:07 1 33 :07 Utah Luke Matthews 33-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 13 14 3 11:24 9 49 3:36 Utah 39-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 16 14 4 7:45 9 39 4:05 Utah 45-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 19 14 4 1:36 Utah Interception returned 21 yards for touchdown by Derrick Shelby, Coleman Petersen kick good 26 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 14

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California

Utah at California

1 2 3 4 Total Utes 0 0 0 10 10 • Golden Bears 0 20 7 7 34 Date: October 22 Location: San Francisco, CA Game start: 5:06 pm Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 35,182 Game weather: 78°, Clear, Nil Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (CSN-BA, KJZZ; ESPN Radio): Roxy Bernstein, Mike Pawlawski, and Chris Townsend (CSN-BA, KJZZ); Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) Sources:[37]

Utah trails series: 3 – 5^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah California 2 13:42 12 77 5:24 California Isi Soefele 5-yard touchdown run, Giorgio Tavecchio kick good 0 7 2 9:24 9 9 4:06 California 35-yard field goal by Giorgio Tavecchio 0 10 2 1:12 6 31 1:24 California 37-yard field goal by Giorgio Tavecchio 0 13 2 :27 2 42 :15 California Keenan Allen 30-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Giorgio Tavecchio kick good 0 20 3 8:02 11 87 4:46 California Zach Maynard 4-yard touchdown run, Giorgio Tavecchio kick good 0 27 4 14:51 California Interception returned 32 yards for touchdown by Josh Hill, Giorgio Tavecchio kick good 0 34 4 11:16 7 43 3:35 Utah 36-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 3 34 4 1:06 6 64 2:40 Utah John White IV 14-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 10 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 34

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Oregon State

Oregon State at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Beavers 0 0 0 8 8 • Utes 3 21 0 3 27 Date: October 29 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 45,017 Game weather: 56°, Mostly Clear, winds NW 8 mph Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (KJZZ, Root NW): Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke Sources:[38]

Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oregon State Utah 1 8:08 8 37 3:04 Utah 48-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 0 3 2 7:04 3 47 1:05 Utah Dres Anderson 35-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 10 2 3:06 2 18 :39 Utah John White IV 6-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 17 2 :18 5 80 1:42 Utah Devonte Christopher 3-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 24 4 14:55 7 60 3:17 Oregon State Markus Wheaton 3-yard touchdown reception from Sean Mannion, 2-point pass failed 6 24 4 11:53 Oregon State Utah Penalty- 1 yard holding for a safety 8 24 4 1:31 7 31 3:01 Utah 20-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 8 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 8 27

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Arizona

Utah at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 3 17 7 7 34 Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 5 Location: Tucson, AZ Game start: 5:05 pm Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 50,839 Game weather: 59°, Sunny w/ High Clouds, winds WNW 7mph Referee: Shawn Hochuli TV announcers (FSN AZ+, FCS Central, KJZZ): Dave Sitton, John Fina, and Glenn Howell Sources:[39]

Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Arizona 1 6:01 4 6 1:26 Utah 33-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 3 0 2 14:18 5 90 2:13 Utah DeVonte Christopher 65-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 10 0 2 11:41 4 30 1:45 Utah John White IV 18-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 17 0 2 3:45 7 73 3:20 Arizona David Douglas 23-yard touchdown reception from Nick Foles, John Bonano kick good 17 7 2 0:00 7 41 1:32 Utah 35-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 20 7 3 12:21 7 92 2:39 Utah Reggie Dunn 44-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 27 7 3 5:02 5 71 1:40 Arizona David Douglas 42-yard touchdown reception from Nick Foles, John Bonano kick good 27 14 4 2:50 7 43 4:39 Utah John White IV 11-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 34 14 4 00:23 9 88 2:20 Arizona Daniel Jenkins 29-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 34 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 21

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UCLA

UCLA at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 3 0 0 3 6 • Utes 0 7 14 10 31 Date: November 12 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 4:37 pm Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 45,039 Game weather: 32°, Snowing, winds NW 5mph to NE 2 mph Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (KJZZ, Prime Ticket, FCS Central): Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke Sources:[40]

Utah trails series: 2 – 8^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCLA Utah 1 3:19 4 4 1:40 UCLA 30-yard field goal by Tyler Gonzales 3 0 2 5:34 7 39 3:34 Utah John White IV 1-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 3 7 3 9:29 10 74 5:25 Utah John White IV 13-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 3 14 3 3:18 3 47 :45 Utah John White IV 22-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 3 21 4 13:12 11 54 5:01 UCLA 35-yard field goal by Tyler Gonzales 6 21 4 9:03 Utah Interception returned 67 yards for touchdown by Conroy Black, Coleman Petersen kick good 6 28 4 4:05 7 25 2:53 Utah 38-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 6 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 31

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Washington State

Utah at Washington State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Utes 0 7 3 17 3 30 Cougars 0 7 3 17 0 27 Date: November 19 Location: Pullman, WA Game start: 3:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:36 Game weather: 27°, Light Snow, winds E 5–10 mph Referee: Jacon Wood TV announcers (KJZZ, FCS Atlantic): Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, and David Locke Sources:[41]

Utah leads series: 6 – 5^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Washington State 2 1:47 10 90 4:34 Utah Luke Matthews 49-yard touchdown reception from Sean Sellwood, Coleman Petersen kick good 7 0 2 :33 6 77 1:10 Washington State Marquess Wilson 6-yard touchdown reception from Connor Halliday, Andrew Furney kick good 7 7 3 8:03 7 22 2:38 Washington State 20-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 7 10 3 1:49 11 50 6:09 Utah 33-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 10 10 4 14:50 5 47 1:27 Utah 45-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 13 10 4 7:15 6 37 3:12 Utah John White IV 3-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 20 10 4 6:56 1 47 :12 Washington State Bobby Ratliff 47-yard touchdown reception from Kristoff Williams, Andrew Furney kick good 20 17 4 6:38 1 56 :12 Utah John White IV 56-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 27 17 4 3:14 9 74 3:16 Washington State Jared Karstetter 9-yard touchdown reception from Connor Halliday, Andrew Furney kick good 27 24 4 0:00 6 74 :52 Washington State 17-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 27 27 OT 0:00 4 3 0:00 Utah 38-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 30 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 27

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Colorado

Colorado at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Buffaloes 7 3 7 0 17 Utes 0 0 14 0 14 Date: November 25 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 1:41 pm Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 45,026 Game weather: 48°, Mostly Cloudy, winds NW 13 mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (FSN): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis Sources:[42]

Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Colorado Utah 1 9:08 12 80 5:52 Colorado Tyler Hansen 1-yard touchdown run, Will Oliver kick good 7 0 2 7:09 15 69 7:40 Colorado 23-yard field goal by Will Oliver 10 0 3 10:29 11 68 4:27 Utah Tauni Vakapuna 3-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good 10 7 3 4:47 11 82 5:35 Colorado Evan Harrington 1-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good 17 7 3 :54 8 58 3:48 Utah Shawn Asiata 6-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 17 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 14

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Georgia Tech–Sun Bowl

2011 Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah

1 2 3 4 OT Total Yellow Jackets 0 7 17 0 3 27 • Utes 7 3 0 14 6 30 Date: December 31 Location: El Paso, TX Game start: 12:21 pm Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 48,123 Game weather: 57°, Sunny and clear, winds NE 10mph Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (CBS; Sports USA): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, and Tracy Wolfson (CBS); Eli Gold, and Doug Plank (Sports USA)

Utah leads series: 2 – 0^[28]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Georgia Tech Utah 1 9:54 7 73 2:48 Utah Shawn Asiata 1-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 0 7 2 11:39 9 80 4:35 Georgia Tech Preston Lyons 36-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 7 7 2 :14 8 67 2:42 Utah 25-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen 7 10 3 10:27 8 32 4:04 Georgia Tech 32-yard field goal by Justin Moore 10 10 3 4:43 4 87 2:11 Georgia Tech Stephen Hill 31-yard touchdown reception from Tevin Washington, Justin Moore kick good 17 10 3 4:15 Georgia Tech Interception returned 74 yards for touchdown by Quayshawn Nealy, Justin Moore kick good 24 10 4 6:50 10 71 4:16 Utah Kendrick Moeai 3-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 24 17 4 1:32 4 24 :49 Utah DeVonte Christopher 24-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Petersen kick good 24 24 OT 3 8 Georgia Tech 34-yard field goal by Justin Moore 27 24 OT 6 30 Utah John White IV 8-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick N/A 27 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 30

Roster

2011 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 60 Aiono, SiaosiSiaosi Aiono Fr WR 6 Anderson, DresDres Anderson RFr OL 57 Asiata, IsaacIsaac Asiata Fr RB 34 Asiata, ShawnShawn Asiata Sr OL 70 Bergstrom, TonyTony Bergstrom (C) Sr OL 74 Brenner, SamSam Brenner Jr WR 27 Brown, NickNick Brown Jr WR 10 Christopher, DeVonteDeVonte Christopher Jr OL 77 Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen Sr RB 5 Davidson, EricEric Davidson Fr WR 8 Denham, AnthonyAnthony Denham Jr WR 14 Dunn, ReggieReggie Dunn Jr WR 83 Fitzgerald, SeanSean Fitzgerald So OL 67 Gardner, JasonJason Gardner RFr QB 9 Hays, JonJon Hays Jr OL 75 Halaʻufia, SiaosiSiaosi Halaʻufia Jr WR 85 Henderson, CharlesCharles Henderson  Fr WR 18 Hinson, PhilPhil Hinson Jr OL 64 Jones, VyncentVyncent Jones So QB 19 Kessler, DanielDaniel Kessler Fr RB 21 Langi, HarveyHarvey Langi Fr WR 11 Matthews, LukeLuke Matthews (C) Jr WR 16 McNabb, GriffGriff McNabb So FB 48 Moala, MaxMax Moala Jr TE 81 Moeai, KendrickKendrick Moeai Jr FB 82 Murphy, JakeJake Murphy RFr OL 78 Nielson, DanielDaniel Nielson Fr WR 32 Norwood, GeoffreyGeoffrey Norwood So RB 36 Oliver, JarrellJarrell Oliver Fr RB 22 Palamo, ThrettonThretton Palamo So OL 71 Palelei, PoʻuPoʻu Palelei Jr RB 44 Radley, LuckyLucky Radley RFr WR 88 Ransom, DexterDexter Ransom Sr TE/FB 89 Rogers, DallinDallin Rogers  Jr OL 56 Sai, KapuaKapua Sai So QB 12 Schulz, AdamAdam Schulz Fr WR 2 Scott, KennethKenneth Scott RFr OL 73 Sitake, SamuSamu Sitake Jr QB 13 Shreve, TylerTyler Shreve Fr OL 54 Stevens, TevitaTevita Stevens Jr WR 20 Still, TravisTravis Still Fr OL 79 Taumoelau, PercyPercy Taumoelau So OL 76 Tofaeono, JeremiahJeremiah Tofaeono So TE/FB 80 Tonga, WestleeWestlee Tonga So RB 24 Vakapuna, TauniTauni Vakapuna Sr OL 69 Walker, CourtCourt Walker Fr RB 15 White IV, JohnJohn White IV Jr FB 38 Williams, KarlKarl Williams So QB 3 Wynn, JordanJordan Wynn  (C) Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Aiono, JamesJames Aiono Sr LB 50 Alo, KaeoKaeo Alo So LB 45 Andersen, BooBoo Andersen  Jr DB 46 Battle, JeffJeff Battle Fr DB 35 Bird, GregGreg Bird Sr DB 9 Black, ConroyConroy Black Sr LB 4 Blechen, BrianBrian Blechen So DB 14 Bryant, JosephJoseph Bryant Fr DB 19 Chappuis, QuadeQuade Chappuis So LB 51 Fagergren, DaveDave Fagergren Jr DE 96 Fakahafua, NateNate Fakahafua Fr DL 98 Fauonuku, SeniSeni Fauonuku Fr LB 7 Fehoko, V.J.V.J. Fehoko RFr DL 97 Finau, TevitaTevita Finau Sr LB 42 Fotu, NaiNai Fotu Sr DB 23 Freeman, WykieWykie Freeman So LB 40 Hale, JacobyJacoby Hale RFr DT 68 Heimuli, LatuLatu Heimuli  So DB 25 Honeycutt, MikeMike Honeycutt So DB 30 Johnson, ChandlerChandler Johnson RFr DB 39 Kirby, MichaelMichael Kirby Fr DL 44 Kruger, DaveDave Kruger Jr DE 99 Kruger, JoeJoe Kruger So DB 26 Lacy, RyanRyan Lacy Jr LB 53 Larsen, TannerTanner Larsen Fr DB 17 Lee, MoMo Lee Jr DT 92 Lotulelei, StarStar Lotulelei (C) Jr DE 94 Malafu, TevitaTevita Malafu Fr LB 52 Martinez, MattMatt Martinez (C) Sr DB 1 McGill, KeithKeith McGill  Jr DB 16 Mickles, DevinDevin Mickles RFr DB 27 Morris-Edwards, TyronTyron Morris-Edwards RFr DB 5 Payne, DamianDamian Payne RFr DB 87 Pedroza, QuintonQuinton Pedroza Fr DT 63 Pela, JoapeJoape Pela Jr DB 33 Reese, TerrellTerrell Reese RFr LB 49 Reilly, TrevorTrevor Reilly So LB 12 Robles, GriffGriff Robles So DE 47 Rolf, DavidDavid Rolf Jr DB 18 Rowe, EricEric Rowe Fr DE 90 Shelby, DerrickDerrick Shelby Sr DB 24 Smith, JamalJamal Smith So DB 20 Smith, JosephJoseph Smith RFr LB 31 Spikes, VictorVictor Spikes Jr DE 43 Talamaivao, LeiLei Talamaivao Sr DL 59 Tongaonevai, RonRon Tongaonevai Jr DB 28 Topps, ReggieReggie Topps Jr DL 65 Tuiʻone, SamSam Tuiʻone Fr DT 58 Tuipulotu, LTLT Tuipulotu So LB 32 Walker, ChazChaz Walker (C) Sr DB 15 Walker, MichaelMichael Walker So DB 21 White, TylerTyler White Fr LB 13 Williams, J.J.J.J. Williams  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 62 Greene, PatrickPatrick Greene Jr K/P 30 Marsh, NickNick Marsh So K/P 61 Petersen, ColemanColeman Petersen Jr P 86 Sellwood, SeanSean Sellwood Jr	Head coach Kyle Whittingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Norm Chow (Offensive Coordinator) Kalani Sitake (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Tim Davis (Offensive Line) Jay Hill (Special Teams/Cornerbacks) Brian Johnson (Quarterbacks) Chad Kauhaʻahaʻa (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) [43][44] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 4, 2011

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