2016 Utah Utes football team

2016 Utah Utes football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Indiana
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 23
Record9–4 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorAaron Roderick (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Harding (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 1     12 2  
Washington State   7 2     8 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 3     10 3  
California   3 6     5 7  
Oregon State   3 6     4 8  
Oregon   2 7     4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 1     10 4  
No. 3 USC   7 2     10 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 4     9 4  
Arizona State   2 7     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.