| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–6 |
| Head Coach: | Kyle Whittingham |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Brian Johnson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Kalani Sitake |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Dave Kruger |
| Captain2: | Star Lotulelei |
| Captain3: | Luke Matthews |
| Captain4: | John White |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.[1]
On February 2, 2012, Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator of the team.[3]
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See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team. Utah leads series: 2 – 0
Utah handily shut out Northern Colorado 41–0 on John White's 119 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Wynn shook off an early interception to pass for 200 yards and 19 out of 27 completions. Northern Colorado only combined for 114 yards and never crossed midfield during the game.[5]
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See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team and Battle of the Brothers. Utah leads series: 77 – 28 – 4
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See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah). Utah leads series: 55 – 34 – 4
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See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team. Utah trails series: 6 – 17
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See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team. Utah trails series: 3 – 7
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See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team. Utah trails series: 2 – 8
See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team. Utah trails series: 6 – 9 – 1
See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team. Utah trails series: 3 – 5
Utah senior running back Reggie Dunn set an NCAA record with two 100-yard kickoffreturns for touchdowns.
See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team. Utah leads series: 6 – 5
See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team. Utah trails series: 0 – 7
See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team. Utah leads series: 20 – 15 – 2
See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team. Utah trails series: 24 – 31 – 3