# 2016 Utah Utes football team

The 2016 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by twelfth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Foster Farms where they defeated Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 24–0 | 45,945 |
| September 10 | 5:30 p.m. | BYU* | | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Holy War/Beehive Boot) | FOX | W 20–19 | 46,915 |
| September 17 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 34–17 | 16,041 |
| September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | USC | No. 24 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FS1 | W 31–27 | 46,133 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at California | No. 18 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | L 23–28 | 46,618 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona | No. 24 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FS1 | W 36–23 | 45,917 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 21 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 19–14 | 32,093 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 19 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FOX | W 52–45 | 66,243 |
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 Washington | No. 17 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (College GameDay) | FS1 | L 24–31 | 47,801 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 15 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FS1 | W 49–26 | 48,220 |
| November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Oregon | No. 12 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | L 28–30 | 46,327 |
| November 26 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Colorado | No. 22 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | FOX | L 22–27 | 52,301 |
| December 28 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. Indiana* | No. 19 | Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl) | FOX | W 26–24 | 27,608 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 21 | RV | RV | 23 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 16 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 19 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Utes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | SUU | Utah |
| 1 | 10:38 | 9 | 67 | 4:22 | Utah | 26-yard field goal by Andy Phillips | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 3:41 | 9 | 53 | 4:49 | Utah | Troy McCormick 4-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 1:11 | 4 | 37 | 1:00 | Utah | Tim Patrick 2-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | 9:27 | 2 | 57 | 0:37 | Utah | Tim Patrick 57-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good | 0 | 24 |
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Game Stats:
* Passing: SUU: McCoy Hill 6-12-0--42, Tannon Pedersen 0-6-1--0; Utah: Troy Williams 20-35-0--272, Tyler Huntley 3-4-0--26.
* Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 10-49, Ty Rutledge 1-33, Hill 8-26, Raysean Pringle 5-13, James Felila 3-9, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-0, Pedersen 4-(-14); Utah: Troy McCormick 12-55, Joe Williams 12-49, Armand Shyne 8-19, T. Williams 5-15.
* Receiving: SUU: Mike Sharp 1-14, Steven Wroblews 1-12, Rutledge 1-9, Logan Parker 1-6, Felila 1-4, Pringle 1-(-3); Utah: Tim Patrick 5-105, Rae Singleton 2-56, Troy McCormick 3-55, Tyrone Smith 3-31, Evan Moeai 1-18, Walla Gonzales 1-11, Demari Simpkins 1-8, Siaosi Wilkins 1-8, Terrell Burgess 1-7, Kyle Fulks 2-1, Joe Williams 3-(-2)
* Interceptions: Utah: Marcus Williams 1-0.

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| • Utes | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | BYU | Utah |
| 1 | 14:44 | | | | Utah | Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Sunia Tauteoli, Andy Phillips kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 9:44 | 8 | 3 | 3:17 | BYU | 43-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:04 | 8 | 12 | 2:53 | BYU | 42-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 4:06 | 5 | 80 | 2:06 | BYU | Taysom Hill 39-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | 0:17 | 10 | 72 | 3:41 | Utah | Tim Patrick 21-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:53 | 5 | 42 | 1:48 | Utah | 47-yard field goal by Andy Phillips | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | 2:47 | 19 | 78 | 11:21 | Utah | 29-yard field goal by Andy Phillips | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | 0:18 | 13 | 75 | 2:29 | BYU | Taysom Hill 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed | 19 | 20 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 19 | 20 |
Game Stats:
* Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21-39-3--176, Mitch Juergens 1-1-0--9, Team 0-1-0--0; Utah: Troy Williams 14-23-3--194.
* Rushing: BYU: Hill 13-87, Jamaal Williams 12-58, Brayden El-Bakri 1-1, Algernon Brown 1-(-3); Utah: Troy McCormick 10-62, Zack Moss 12-58, Joe Williams 10-26, Troy Williams 7-13, Kyle Fulks 2-11, Team 1-(-1).
* Receiving: BYU: Juergens 8-52, Nick Kurtz 3-35, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3-31, Jonah Trinnaman 2-27, Colby Pearson 2-10, Williams 1-10, Corbin Kaufusi 1-9, Aleva Hifo 1-7, Ului Lapuaho 1-4; Utah: Tyrone Smith 2-60, Tim Patrick 3-59, Rae Singleton 2-23, Evan Moeai 2-21, Harris Handley 2-21, Demari Simpkins 2-6, Joe Williams 1-4.
* Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2-0, Francis Bernard 1-0; Utah: Sunia Tauteoli 2-41, Reginald Porter 1-1.

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| #24 Utes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

### At California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Utes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| #24 Utes | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 36 |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Utes | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Utes | 14 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 52 |
| Bruins | 21 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| #17 Utes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Utes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Sun Devils | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| #11 Utes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Utes | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| #9 Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### Vs. Indiana (Foster Farms Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Utes | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 |