2016 Utah Utes Season

The 2016 Utah Utes represented the University of Utah in the 2016 CFBHC Season. They played in the South division of the Pac-12.
For the first three weeks, the experts seemed to be right, as Utah followed up a first week bye with consecutive losses to Miami and UCF. Following an 0-2 start, bosskonasegway left the team, and the Utes brought on sleuthofbears, the Offensive Coordinator of the Kansas State Wildcats. The Utes saw an immediate turnaround, pulling off four consecutive upsets over Boise State, Houston, USC, and UCLA, which saw them rise to #23, their first ranking in school history. The Utes then went on to win three more games, before finally losing to Washington in Week 12. However, the Utes won their remaining two regular season games to finish 9-3 and earned a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game, which they lost 24-13 to Washington. The Utes, despite the loss, received a bid to play in the Alamo Bowl against the reigning National Champion Oklahoma Sooners, which they lost 28-14.
== Schedule ==
=== Regular Season ===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conference Record
1 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
2 	at #16 Miami 	- 	Miami, FL 	6-27 	0-1 	0-0
3 	at UCF 	- 	Orlando, FL 	14-17 	0-2 	0-0
4 	at Boise State 	- 	Boise, ID 	34-17 	1-2 	0-0
5 	#22 Houston 	- 	Salt Lake City, UT	23-14 	2-2 	0-0
6 	at #14 USC 	- 	Los Angeles, CA 	38-21 	3-2 	1-0
7 	#13 UCLA 	- 	Salt Lake City, UT	14-10 	4-2 	2-0
8 	at Arizona State	#23 	Tempe, AZ 	21-14 	5-2 	3-0
9 	Washington State	#20 	Salt Lake City, UT	14-3 	6-2 	4-0
10 	Texas Tech 	#18 	Salt Lake City, UT	24-21 	7-2 	4-0
11 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
12 	at #4 Washington	#14 	Seattle, WA 	21-27 	7-3 	4-1
13 	#7 Arizona 	#19 	Salt Lake City, UT	31-21 	8-3 	5-1
14 	Colorado 	#12 	Salt Lake City, UT	23-16 	9-3 	6-1
=== Post-Season === 
Game	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record
CCG 	#3 Washington	#11 	Pasadena, CA 	13-24 	9-4
Bowl	#7 Oklahoma 	#15 	San Antonio, TX	14-28 	9-5