# 2012 Utah Utes football team

The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 5:15 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 41–0 | 45,273 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | ESPN2 | L 20–27 $^{OT}$ | 25,513 |
| September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 25 BYU* | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 45,653 |
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 7–37 | 58,107 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 USC | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN | L 28–38 | 46,037 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FOX | L 14–21 | 66,303 |
| October 20 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ESPN2 | L 7–21 | 45,769 |
| October 27 | 7:45 p.m. | California | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 49–27 | 45,017 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 49–6 | 45,069 |
| November 10 | 8:30 p.m. | at Washington | CenturyLink FieldSeattle, WA | P12N | L 15–34 | 60,050 |
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPNU | L 24–34 | 45,031 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | FX | W 42–35 | 46,052 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Before the season
### Coaching changes

On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.

## Game summaries
### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northern Colorado Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Utah Utes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
Utah leads series: 2 – 0
Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41–0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Northern Colorado | Utah |
| 2 | 13:05 | 12 | 74 | 5:54 | Utah | Jake Murphy 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 2:17 | 5 | 40 | 2:33 | Utah | Travis Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 0:34 | 6 | 52 | 0:57 | Utah | John White IV 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 10:51 | 5 | 67 | 2:23 | Utah | Travis Wilson 6-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | 12:18 | 21 | 91 | 10:42 | Utah | Jake Murphy 8-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick No Good | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | 10:42 | | | | Utah | Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Joe Kruger, Coleman Petersen kick good | 0 | 41 |
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### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Utes | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| • Aggies | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | Utah State |
| 1 | 7:59 | | | | Utah State | Clayton Christensen recovery of blocked field goal in the end zone for a touchdown, Brock Warren kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:03 | 6 | 72 | 2:13 | Utah State | Joe Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick no good | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 0:00 | 9 | 48 | 1:11 | Utah | 42-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 11:34 | 4 | 53 | 1:29 | Utah | Kenneth Scott 28-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | 4:22 | 5 | 22 | 2:38 | Utah | 40-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | 9:10 | 3 | 66 | 0:44 | Utah State | Kellen Bartlett 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | 3:18 | 5 | 67 | 2:00 | Utah | Kenneth Scott 24-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 20 | 20 |
| OT | | 5 | 25 | | Utah State | Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good | 20 | 27 |
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### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Utes | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | BYU | Utah |
| 1 | 9:12 | 2 | 17 | 0:46 | Utah | Westlee Tonga 17-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 4:40 | 4 | 33 | 1:38 | BYU | Cody Hoffman 10-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 7:27 | 8 | 23 | 3:28 | Utah | 48-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | 1:58 | | | | Utah | Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Mo Lee, Coleman Peterson kick good | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 0:57 | 1 | 39 | 0:25 | Utah | Josh Booker 39-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | 13:43 | 8 | 75 | 2:14 | BYU | Jamaal Williams 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | 3:39 | 4 | 14 | 1:26 | BYU | Kaneakua Friel 1-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good | 21 | 24 |
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### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Sun Devils | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
Utah trails series: 6 – 17
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | Arizona State |
| 1 | 10:48 | 4 | 64 | 1:13 | Arizona State | Rashad Ross 38-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 7:00 | 7 | 59 | 2:10 | Arizona State | Cameron Marshall 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 3:53 | 4 | 34 | 2:02 | Arizona State | Marion Grice 10-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 13:29 | 11 | 91 | 5:24 | Utah | Karl Williams 2-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | 10:19 | 8 | 88 | 3:04 | Arizona State | 22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | 4:56 | 10 | 70 | 3:48 | Arizona State | Cameron Marshall 13-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Alex Garoutte kick good | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | 5:19 | 10 | 56 | 3:22 | Arizona State | 22-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | 6:23 | 11 | 49 | 4:18 | Arizona State | 43-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte | 7 | 37 |
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### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #13 Trojans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Utes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Utah trails series: 3 – 7
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | USC | Utah |
| 1 | 14:13 | | | | Utah | Fumble recovery returned 8 yards for touchdown by Nate Fakahafua, Coleman Peterson kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 12:15 | 2 | 13 | 1:01 | Utah | Kenneth Scott 11-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 7:12 | 9 | 75 | 5:03 | USC | Silas Reed 3-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:53 | 6 | 22 | 2:14 | USC | 32-yard field goal by Andre Heidari | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | 8:54 | 8 | 81 | 3:59 | Utah | DeVonte Christopher 18-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | 7:54 | 3 | 74 | 1:00 | USC | Randall Telfer 23-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | 4:38 | 6 | 34 | 3:16 | USC | Robert Woods 6-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | 12:10 | 1 | 83 | 0:13 | USC | Marqise Lee 83-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | 9:30 | | | | USC | Interception returned 38 yards for touchdown by Nickell Robery, Andre Heidari kick good | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | 0:38 | 11 | 63 | 4:40 | Utah | Kelvin York 5-yard touchdown run, Coleman Peterson kick good | 38 | 28 |
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### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Bruins | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Utah trails series: 2 – 8
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | UCLA |
| 1 | 5:36 | 13 | 69 | 5:49 | UCLA | Brett Hundley 12-yard touchdown run, Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 4:31 | | | | Utah | Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Ryan Lacy, Coleman Peterson kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:24 | 3 | 75 | 1:07 | UCLA | Shaquelle Evans 54-yard touchdown reception from Brett Hundley, Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 6:04 | 14 | 66 | 5:47 | UCLA | Jonathan Franklin 3-yard touchdown run, Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | 3:16 | 11 | 90 | 3:01 | Utah | Dres Anderson 1-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good | 14 | 21 |
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### #8 Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #8 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | Oregon State |
| 1 | 0:57 | 3 | 16 | 1:05 | Oregon State | Storm Woods 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:27 | 2 | 10 | 0:27 | Oregon State | Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 6:00 | 10 | 88 | 5:40 | Utah | Jake Murphy 18-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 7:41 | 7 | 67 | 3:35 | Oregon State | Storm Woods 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good | 7 | 21 |
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### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| • Utes | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Utah trails series: 3 – 5
Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | California | Utah |
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### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • Utes | 14 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
Utah leads series: 6 – 5
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Washington State | Utah |
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### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| • Huskies | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
Utah trails series: 0 – 7
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | Washington |
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### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Utes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Arizona | Utah |
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### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Utes | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Utah | Colorado |
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