2017 Utah Utes football team

2017 Utah Utes football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Taylor (1st[1] season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium[2]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy   7 2     9 5  
No. 16 Washington x   7 2     10 3  
Washington State   6 3     9 4  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
California   2 7     5 7  
Oregon State   0 9     1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$   8 1     11 3  
Arizona State   6 3     7 6  
Arizona   5 4     7 6  
UCLA   4 5     6 7  
Utah   3 6     7 6  
Colorado   2 7     5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by thirteenth-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated West Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ "Troy Taylor is Utah's New Offensive coordinator". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah Athletics. January 2, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Rice-Eccles Stadium. The University of Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Vannini, Chris (December 26, 2017). "Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah continues bowl dominance under Kyle Whittingham". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2024.