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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Rankings 3 Game summaries 3.1 Michigan 3.2 Utah State 3.3 At Fresno State 3.4 At Oregon 3.5 California 3.6 Arizona State 3.7 At USC 3.8 Oregon State 3.9 At Washington 3.10 At Arizona 3.11 UCLA 3.12 Colorado 3.13 Las Vegas Bowl 4 References

2015 Utah Utes football team

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2015 Utah Utes football

Pac-12 South Division co-champion^[1] Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–28 vs. BYU
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 17
Record	10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (11th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Aaron Roderick (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jim Harding (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Pease (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No.3Stanford x$	8	–	1	12	–	2
No.19Oregon	7	–	2	9	–	4
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
California	4	–	5	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oregon State	0	–	9	2	–	10
South Division
USCxy	6	–	3	8	–	6
No.17Utahx	6	–	3	10	–	3
UCLA	5	–	4	8	–	5
Arizona State	4	–	5	6	–	7
Arizona	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	1	–	8	4	–	9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eleventh year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles StadiuminSalt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for the South Division title. Due to their head-to-head loss to USC, they did not represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated rival BYU.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Michigan*		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 24–17	47,825
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 24	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Beehive Boot/Battle of the Brothers)	ESPN2	W 24–14	46,011
September 19	8:30 p.m.	atFresno State*	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 45–24	33,675
September 26	6:30 p.m.	at No. 13Oregon	No. 18	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 62–20	57,145
October 10	8:00 p.m.	No. 23California	No. 5	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 30–24	47,798
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 4	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 34–18	46,192
October 24	5:30 p.m.	atUSC	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 24–42	73,435
October 31	5:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 13	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 27–12	45,853
November 7	5:30 p.m.	atWashington	No. 12	Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 34–23	61,420
November 14	8:00 p.m.	atArizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 30–37 ^2OT	48,912
November 21	1:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 13	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 9–17	46,230
November 28	12:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 23	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	P12N	W 20–14	45,823
December 19	1:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 22	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl, Holy War, Beehive Boot)	ABC	W 35–28	42,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Source: ^[2]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	24	21	18	10(1)	5(7)	4(16)	3(16)	13	13	10	18	RV	21	20	17
Coaches	RV	25	21	17	12	7(1)	7(1)	7(1)	14	14	13	18	25	20	20	16
CFP	Not released									12	10	13	23	24	22	Not released

Game summaries[edit]

Michigan[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolverines	0	3	7	7	17
Utes	3	7	7	7	24

Utah State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	14	0	0	14
#24 Utes	7	7	7	3	24

At Fresno State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Utes	10	7	7	21	45
Bulldogs	3	0	0	21	24

At Oregon[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Utes	6	21	28	7	62
#13 Ducks	6	7	0	7	20

California[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Golden Bears	7	10	7	0	24
#5 Utes	10	14	3	3	30

Arizona State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	10	0	8	0	18
#4 Utes	7	7	0	20	34

At USC[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Utes	14	3	0	7	24
Trojans	7	21	7	7	42

Oregon State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	6	0	6	12
#13 Utes	14	0	0	13	27

At Washington[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Utes	0	24	0	10	34
Huskies	3	10	7	3	23

At Arizona[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#10 Utes	7	10	10	0	3	0	30
Wildcats	17	3	7	0	3	7	37

UCLA[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	10	0	7	0	17
#18 Utes	0	6	3	0	9

Colorado[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
Utes	7	3	10	0	20

Las Vegas Bowl[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
#20 Utes	35	0	0	0	35

References[edit]

^ "Utes outlast Colorado to cap best Pac-12 finish since joining the conference". Deseret News. November 28, 2015.

^ "2015 Utah Utes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

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