# 2025 Utah Utes football team

The 2025 Utah Utes football team will represent 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 will 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.

## 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 |

### 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 | TBA |
| Isaac Wilson | QB | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Draper, UT | Withdrawn |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 | TBA |
| 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 | TBA |
| 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 | TBA |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | at UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA |
| September 6 | Cal Poly* | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT |
| September 13 | at Wyoming* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY |
| September 20 | Texas Tech | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT |
| September 27 | at West Virginia | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV |
| October 11 | Arizona State | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT |
| October 18 | at BYU | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) |
| October 25 | Colorado | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies) |
| November 1 | Cincinnati | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT |
| November 15 | at Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX |
| November 22 | Kansas State | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT |
| November 28 | at Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### at UCLA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Utes | | | 0 |
| Bruins | | | 0 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah | Passing |
| Utah | Rushing |
| Utah | Receiving |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |

### vs Cal Poly

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Mustangs | | | 0 |
| Utes | | | 0 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Cal Poly | Passing |
| Cal Poly | Rushing |
| Cal Poly | Receiving |
| Utah | Passing |
| Utah | Rushing |
| Utah | Receiving |

### at Wyoming

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Utes | | | 0 |
| Cowboys | | | 0 |
at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah | Passing |
| Utah | Rushing |
| Utah | Receiving |
| Wyoming | Passing |
| Wyoming | Rushing |
| Wyoming | Receiving |