2023 Utah Utes football team

2023 Utah Utes football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (9th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (8th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by Kyle Whittingham in his 19th year as Utah's head coach. They played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Utah Utes football team drew an average home attendance of 52,499 in 2023, the 37th highest in college football.[1]

This was the Utes' final season in the Pac-12 before they move to the Big 12 Conference in 2024.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Florida*No. 14
ESPNW 24–1153,644
September 910:00 a.m.at Baylor*No. 12
ESPNW 20–1343,732
September 1612:00 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) Weber State*No. 12
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 31–751,532
September 231:30 p.m.No. 22 UCLANo. 11
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FOXW 14–752,919
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 19 Oregon StateNo. 10
FS1L 7–2137,372
October 141:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 16
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 34–1452,115
October 216:00 p.m.at No. 18 USCNo. 14
FOXW 34–3261,551
October 281:30 p.m.No. 8 OregonNo. 13
FOXL 6–3553,586
November 412:00 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 18
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 55–352,104
November 111:30 p.m.at No. 5 WashingtonNo. 18
FOXL 28–3570,976
November 1812:30 p.m.at No. 17 ArizonaNo. 22
P12NL 18–4250,800
November 251:00 p.m.Colorado
P12NW 23–1751,595
December 235:30 p.m.vs. Northwestern
ABCL 7–1420,897

[3]

Game summaries

vs Florida

See also: 2023 Florida Gators football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah -5.0 44.5
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Game One: Florida Gators (0–0) at No. 14 Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 3 0 0811
No. 14 Utah 7 10 7024

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information
First quarter
  • (13:10) UTAH – Money Parks 70-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Utah 7–0)
  • (2:27) FLA – Adam Mihalek 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:30; Utah 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:50) UTAH – Nate Johnson 27-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Utah 14–3)
  • (2:27) UTAH – Cole Becker 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:57; Utah 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:51) UTAH – Bryson Barnes 5-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:06; Utah 24–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:22) FLA – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Graham Mertz-Eugene Wilson III pass) (Drive: 13 plays, 98 yards, 6:54; Utah 24–11)
Statistics FLA UTAH
First downs 17 13
Total yards 65–346 53–270
Rushing yards 21–13 30–105
Passing yards 333 165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–44–1 15–23–0
Time of possession 31:52 28:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing Graham Mertz 31/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Trevor Etienne 7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Ricky Pearsall 8 receptions, 92 yards
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 12/18, 159 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Johnson 6 carries, 45 yards, TD
Receiving Money Parks 1 reception, 70 yards, TD

at Baylor

See also: 2023 Baylor Bears football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH -7.0 46.5
No. 12 Utah Utes (1–0) at Baylor Bears (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 0 3 31420
Bears 0 10 3013

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 10:09 a.m. MST/9:09 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • 90 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,732
  • Referee: Christopher Wiggins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (13:03) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:05; Baylor 3–0)
  • (9:04) UTAH – Cole Becker 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:59; Tied 3–3)
  • (3:23) BAY – Sawyer Robertson 4-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:41; Baylor 10–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:00) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:00; Baylor 13–3)
  • (4:05) UTAH – Cole Becker 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 3:43; Baylor 13–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:59) UTAH – Nate Johnson 7-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:18; Tied 13–13)
  • (0:17) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 11-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:18; Utah 20–13)
Statistics Utah Baylor
First downs 20 14
Plays–yards 73–377 57–339
Rushes–yards 47–224 29–121
Passing yards 153 218
Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–1 12–28–2
Time of possession 36:17 23:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Nate Johnson 6–7, 82 yards
Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 19 carries, 129 yards
Receiving Mikey Matthews 4 receptions, 48 yards
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 12–28, 218 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Dominic Richardson 14 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Hal Presley 4 receptions, 72 yards

vs No. 9 Weber State (FCS)

See also: 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah -8.0 47.0
No. 9 Weber State Wildcats (FCS) (2–0) at No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Wildcats (FCS) 0 7 007
No. 12 Utes 7 10 14031

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Weber State (FCS) Utah
First downs 5 23
Plays–yards 127 424
Rushes–yards 52–231 19–61
Passing yards 66 193
Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–1 13–21–0
Time of possession 19:55 40:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State (FCS) Passing Kylan Weisser 11/23, 66 yards, INT
Rushing Damon Bankston 8 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Treyshun Hurry 2 receptions, 22 yards
Utah Passing Nate Johnson 13/21, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Johnson 16 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Munir McClain 3 receptions, 92 yards

vs No. 22 UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH -3.0 50.5
No. 22 UCLA Bruins (3–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Bruins 0 0 077
No. 11 Utes 7 7 0014

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information
First quarter
  • (14:48) UTAH – Karene Reid 21-yard interception return, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07; Utah 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:01) UTAH – Landen King 7-yard pass from Nate Johnson, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:59; Utah 14–0)
Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter
  • (3:39) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 17-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:29; Utah 14–7)
Statistics UCLA Utah
First downs 11 13
Plays–yards 243 219
Rushes–yards 32–9 48–102
Passing yards 234 117
Passing: comp–att–int 15–35–1 9–17–0
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 15/35, 234 yards, TD, INT
Rushing TJ Harden 11 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Carsen Ryan 3 receptions, 69 yards
Utah Passing Nate Johnson 9/17, 117 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylon Glover 25 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Devaughn Vele 2 receptions, 57 yards

at No. 19 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH +4 43
No. 10 Utah Utes (4–0) at No. 19 Oregon State Beavers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Utes 0 0 077
No. 19 Beavers 7 0 7721

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST/6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,372
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Utah Oregon State
First downs 14 15
Plays–yards 63–198 62–358
Rushes–yards 32–57 36–131
Passing yards 198 227
Passing: comp–att–int 13–31–1 15–26–1
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Nate Johnson 8/23, 101 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylon Glover 16 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Thomas Yassmin 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 14/25, 204 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Damien Martinez 16 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving Silas Bolden 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH -9.5 43
California Golden Bears (3–3) at No. 16 Utah Utes (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 0 7014
No. 16 Utes 0 14 101034

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 52,115
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics California Utah
First downs 16 21
Plays–yards 55–254 75–445
Rushes–yards 24–66 53–317
Passing yards 188 128
Passing: comp–att–int 15–31–1 15–22–0
Time of possession 22:07 37:53
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Fernando Mendoza 10/17, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 8 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Taj Davis 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 15/21, 128 yards
Rushing Sione Vaki 15 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mikey Matthews 7 receptions, 53 yards

at No. 18 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah +7.5 51.5
No. 14 Utah Utes (5–1) at No. 18 USC Trojans (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Utes 14 0 14634
No. 18 Trojans 14 0 31532

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,551
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Utah USC
First downs 23 18
Plays–yards 70–482 58–401
Rushes–yards 47–247 23–145
Passing yards 235 256
Passing: comp–att–int 14–23–1 24–35–0
Time of possession 34:42 25:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 14/23, 235 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 26 carries, 117 yards
Receiving Sione Vaki 5 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
USC Passing Caleb Williams 24/34, 256 yards
Rushing MarShawn Lloyd 7 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Tahj Washington 5 receptions, 112 yards

vs No. 8 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH +7 49.0
No. 8 Oregon Ducks (6–1) at No. 13 Utah Utes (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Ducks 14 7 14035
No. 13 Utes 3 3 006

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), W 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 53,586
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Joel Klatt (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:18) ORE – Bo Nix 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Oregon 7–0)
  • (3:45) UTAH – Cole Becker 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:21; Oregon 7–3)
  • (0:18) ORE – Jordan James 18-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Oregon 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:29) ORE – Troy Franklin 3-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:25; Oregon 21–3)
  • (0:00) UTAH – Cole Becker 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22; Oregon 21–6)
Third quarter
  • (8:44) ORE – Bucky Irving 9-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 4:15; Oregon 28–6)
  • (6:08) ORE – Traeshon Holden 5-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:19; Oregon 35–6)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics Oregon Utah
First downs 18 13
Plays–yards 58–390 66–241
Rushes–yards 27–142 36–99
Passing yards 248 142
Passing: comp–att–int 24–31–0 16–30–2
Time of possession 28:03 31:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 24/31, 248 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving 14 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Troy Franklin 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 15/29, 136 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jaylon Glover 9 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Devaughn Vele 7 receptions, 80 yards

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Pregame line Over/under
TBD TBD
Arizona State Sun Devils (2–6) at No. 18 Utah Utes (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 3 0 003
No. 18 Utes 14 10 102155

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November  4th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST/11:00 a.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 52,104
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Arizona State Utah
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 5 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team
Pregame line Over/under
TBD TBD
No. 18 Utah Utes (7–2) at No. 5 Washington Huskies (9–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Utes 7 21 0028
No. 5 Huskies 10 14 11035

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November  11th
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,976
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Utah Washington
First downs 17 26
Plays–yards 57-382 75-457
Rushes–yards 27-115 33-125
Passing yards 267 332
Passing: comp–att–int 17-30-2 24-42-0
Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing B. Barnes 17-30, 267 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing B. Barnes 6 Car, 39 Yds
Receiving D. Vele 5 Rec, 145 Yds
Washington Passing M. Penix Jr. 24-42, 332 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing D. Johnson 23 Car, 104 Yds, TD
Receiving R. Odunze 3 Rec, 111 Yds, 2 TD

at No. 17 Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
TBD TBD
No. 22 Utah Utes (7–3) at No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Utes 0 7 3818
No. 17 Wildcats 21 7 01442

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. MST/11:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,800
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:33) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 21-yard pass from Tetairoa McMillan, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Arizona 7–0)
  • (8:32) ARIZ – Anthony Ward 2-yard blocked punt return, Tyler Loop kick (Arizona 14–0)
  • (4:06) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 32-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Arizona 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:53) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 31-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:19; Arizona 28–0)
  • (0:52) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 20-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:46; Arizona 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:00) UTAH – Cole Becker 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:00; Arizona 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:57) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:25; Arizona 35–10)
  • (0:43) UTAH – Munir McClain 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Bryson Barnes run for two-point conversion (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 2:44; Arizona 35–18)
  • (0:32) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 51-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:09; Arizona 42–18)
Statistics Utah Arizona
First downs 26 21
Plays–yards –438 –443
Rushes–yards 37–118 24–118
Passing yards 320 325
Passing: comp–att–int 31–53–2 25–33–0
Time of possession 35:34 24:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 31/53, 320 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 10 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Devaughn Vele 9 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 22/30, 253 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jonah Coleman 14 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

vs Colorado (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH -21.5 43.5
Colorado Buffaloes (4–7) at Utah Utes (7–4) – Game summary
Rumble in the Rockies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 10 0717
Utes 7 3 7320

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,595
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:03) UTAH – Luke Bottari 2-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:10; Utah 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:17) UTAH – Cole Becker 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:46; Utah 10–0)
  • (8:17) COL – Dylan Edwards pass from Jimmy Horn Jr., Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:50; Utah 10–7)
  • (1:38) UTAH – Cole Becker 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:39; Utah 13–7)
  • (0:20) COL – Alejandro Mata 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:12; Utah 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (7:10) UTAH – Luke Bottari 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:27; Utah 20–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:31) UTAH – Cole Becker 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 8:25; Utah 23–10)
  • (7:31) COL – Travis Hunter 18-yard pass from Ryan Staub, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:52; Utah 23–17)
Statistics Colorado Utah
First downs 13 22
Plays–yards –262 –329
Rushes–yards 17–37 53–268
Passing yards 225 61
Passing: comp–att–int 18–25–0 6–10–0
Time of possession 20:56 39:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Ryan Staub 17/24, 195 yards, TD
Rushing Sy'Veon Wilkerson 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Travis Hunter 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Utah Passing Luke Bottari 6/10, 61 yards
Rushing Jaylon Glover 17 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Mikey Matthews 2 receptions, 19 yards

vs Northwestern (Las Vegas Bowl)

See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
TBD TBD
Northwestern Wildcats (7–5) vs. Utah Utes (8–4) – Game summary
2023 Las Vegas Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 0 0 077
Wildcats 0 7 0714

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: December  23rd
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: N/A (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 20,897
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • NU – Camron Johnson 12-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 1:20. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:22.
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Micah Bernard 6-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 12:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:59.
  • NU – Bryce Kirtz 19-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 6:19. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:51.
Statistics Utah Northwestern
First downs 13 18
Plays–yards 65–211 70–290
Rushes–yards 51–138 31–65
Passing yards 73 225
Passing: comp–att–int 9–14–2 24–39–0
Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 8/13, 55 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 8 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Micah Bernard 3 receptions, 24 yards
Northwestern Passing Ben Bryant 23/34, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cam Porter 10 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Bryce Kirtz 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP141212111018161413181316RVRVRV—
Coaches141212101019161413181416RVRVRV—
CFPNot released181822———Not released

Roster

2023 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Mikey Matthews Fr
QB 0 Steve Smedley Fr
RB 1 Jaylon Glover So
RB 2 Micah Bernard Jr
RB 3 Ja'Quinden Jackson  So
WR 4 Munir McClain  Jr
WR 5 Mycah Pittman Sr
WR 6 Daidren Zipperer Fr
QB 7 Cameron Rising Sr
QB 8 Brandon Rose  Fr
QB 9 Mack Howard Fr
WR 10 Money Parks Jr
WR 11 Makai Cope  So
QB 13 Nate Johnson  Fr
QB 15 Luke Bottari Sr
QB 16 Bryson Barnes Jr
WR 17 Devaughn Vele Jr
WR 18 Emery Simmons Sr
WR 19 Luca Caldarella Jr
WR 20 Jett Meine  Fr
RB 21 Mike Mitchell Fr
RB 24 Chris Curry Sr
RB 25 John Randle Jr. Fr
RB 26 Charlie Vincent Jr
RB 27 Daniel Wood Fr
RB 30 Dijon Stanley Fr
RB 33 Hunter Schroeder Fr
WR 37 Peyton Rice Fr
WR 45 Kaimana Hanohano  Fr
TE 46 Hayden Erickson  So
TE 47 Miki Suguturaga Jr
TE 48 Luke Tucker Fr
OL 51 Keaton Bills Jr
OL 52 Michael Mokofisi  So
OL 53 Johnny Maea Sr
OL 55 Spencer Fano Fr
OL 59 Falcon Kaumatule Jr
OL 60 Shintaro Mann Jr
OL 61 Kolinu'u Faaiu  So
OL 62 Solatao Moeai Fr
OL 64 Jacob Edmonds Fr
OL 66 Hunter Deuel  Fr
OL 68 Jaren Kump So
OL 71 Caleb Lomu Fr
OL 72 Isaia Thompson Fr
OL 73 Tanoa Togiai  So
OL 74 Keith Olson  Fr
OL 75 Roger Alderman Fr
OL 76 Zereoue Williams  So
OL 78 Sataoa Laumea Jr
OL 79 Alex Harrison Jr
TE 80 Brant Kuithe  Sr
TE 82 Landen King So
WR 83 Brandon Bethel  Fr
WR 84 Sidney Mbanasor  Fr
TE 85 Cody Christensen  Fr
TE 86 CJ Jacobsen Fr
TE 87 Thomas Yassmin Sr
TE 88 Dallen Bentley So
WR 89 Noah Bennee  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 0 Logan Fano Fr
CB 1 Miles Battle Sr
CB 2 Kenzel Lawler  So
LB 3 Levani Damuni Jr
CB 4 JaTravis Broughton Sr
CB 5 Zemaiah Vaughn Jr
LB 6 Justin Medlock  Fr
DE 7 Van Fillinger Jr
S 8 Cole Bishop Jr
CB 9 Elijah Davis  Fr
LB 12 Sione Fotu Fr
DE 13 Chase Kennedy  Fr
LB 14 Josh Calvert Jr
CB 15 Tao Johnson  Fr
CB 16 CJ Blocker Fr
CB 17 Smith Snowden Fr
S 18 Briton Allen Jr
S 19 Bryson Reeves Jr
LB 20 Lander Barton So
LB 21 Karene Reid Jr
CB 23 Faybian Marks Jr
S 24 Bleu Stewart  So
CB 25 Nick Howe  So
S 28 Sione Vaki So
S 29 Johnathan Hall Fr
S 29 Austin Keetch Fr
S 30 Ben Durham Fr
S 31 Nate Ritchie Fr
DE 32 Helaman Ofahengaue  Fr
CB 33 Jocelyn Malaska  Fr
CB 34 Xane Uipi Fr
S 38 Brock Nowatzke  Fr
S 39 Jadon Pearson Jr
DE 43 Gavin Nawahine  So
LB 44 Hayden Furey Sr
LB 45 Spencer Clegg  Fr
LB 49 Jason Saosi Sr
DT 50 Austin LaRue Fr
DT 52 Bobby Piland Jr. Fr
LB 54 Owen Chambliss Fr
LB 54 Shay O'Kelly Fr
DE 56 Ka'eo Akana  Fr
DT 57 Keanu Tanuvasa  Fr
DT 58 Junior Tafuna Jr
DT 77 Simote Pepa  So
DE 81 Connor O'Toole Jr
DE 83 Jonah Elliss Jr
LB 90 Vili Taufatofua So
DT 91 Jori Benson So
DE 91 Jonah Lea'ea Fr
DT 92 James LeBaron  Fr
DT 94 Nifai Tonga Fr
DT 95 Aliki Vimahi Jr
DT 99 Tevita Fotu  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 34 Jack Bouwmeester So
K 36 Cole Becker Jr
P 40 Nathan Price So
LS 50 Justice Brusatto So
LS 57 J. T. Greep Jr
K 63 Tanner Cragun So
LS 65 Logan Castor  Fr
K 67 Chase Carter Sr
K 97 Joey Cheek  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Morgan Scalley – Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Andy Ludwig – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jim Harding – Assistant head coach/offensive line
  • Sharrieff Shah – Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Freddie Whittingham – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
  • Lewis Powell – Defensive ends
  • Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles
  • Colton Swan – Linebackers
  • Alvis Whitted – Wide receivers
  • Quinton Ganther – Running backs
  • Josh Crawford – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Chase Murdock – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Quincy Watkins – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst
  • Vince Conti – Defensive analyst
  • Dom Conti – Special teams analyst
  • Doug Elisaia – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Robert Blechen – Director, personnel coordinator
  • Adam Fry – Director, football operations
  • Jeff Rudy – Associate director for football administration
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/17/23

References

  1. ^ "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Coles, Joe (August 2, 2024). "How Utah ended up in the Big 12, and what the future looks like in its new conference". Deseret News. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Utah Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.