2016 Utah Utes football team explained
| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 21 |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–4 |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Cooc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Cooff Coach2: | Jim Harding |
| Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Champion: | Foster Farms Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 26–24 vs. Indiana |
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.
Schedule
Source: [1]
Game summaries
Southern Utah
See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team. Sources:[2]
Game Stats:
- Passing: SUU: McCoy Hill 6-12-0--42, Tannon Pedersen 0-6-1--0; Utah: Troy Williams 20-35-0--272, Tyler Huntley 3-4-0--26.
- Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 10-49, Ty Rutledge 1-33, Hill 8-26, Raysean Pringle 5-13, James Felila 3-9, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-0, Pedersen 4-(-14); Utah: Troy McCormick 12-55, Joe Williams 12-49, Armand Shyne 8-19, T. Williams 5-15.
- Receiving: SUU: Mike Sharp 1-14, Steven Wroblews 1-12, Rutledge 1-9, Logan Parker 1-6, Felila 1-4, Pringle 1-(-3); Utah: Tim Patrick 5-105, Rae Singleton 2-56, Troy McCormick 3-55, Tyrone Smith 3-31, Evan Moeai 1-18, Walla Gonzales 1-11, Demari Simpkins 1-8, Siaosi Wilkins 1-8, Terrell Burgess 1-7, Kyle Fulks 2-1, Joe Williams 3-(-2)
- Interceptions: Utah: Marcus Williams 1-0.
BYU
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, Holy War (BYU–Utah) and Beehive Boot. Sources:[3]
Game Stats:
- Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21-39-3--176, Mitch Juergens 1-1-0--9, Team 0-1-0--0; Utah: Troy Williams 14-23-3--194.
- Rushing: BYU: Hill 13-87, Jamaal Williams 12-58, Brayden El-Bakri 1-1, Algernon Brown 1-(-3); Utah: Troy McCormick 10-62, Zack Moss 12-58, Joe Williams 10-26, Troy Williams 7-13, Kyle Fulks 2-11, Team 1-(-1).
- Receiving: BYU: Juergens 8-52, Nick Kurtz 3-35, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3-31, Jonah Trinnaman 2-27, Colby Pearson 2-10, Williams 1-10, Corbin Kaufusi 1-9, Aleva Hifo 1-7, Ului Lapuaho 1-4; Utah: Tyrone Smith 2-60, Tim Patrick 3-59, Rae Singleton 2-23, Evan Moeai 2-21, Harris Handley 2-21, Demari Simpkins 2-6, Joe Williams 1-4.
- Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2-0, Francis Bernard 1-0; Utah: Sunia Tauteoli 2-41, Reginald Porter 1-1.
At San Jose State
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team.
USC
See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team.
At California
See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team.
Arizona
See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team.
At Oregon State
See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team.
At UCLA
See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team.
Washington
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team.
At Arizona State
See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
Oregon
See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team.
At Colorado
See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies.
See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016 Utah Utes Football Schedule. FB Schedules. December 26, 2015.
- Web site: Southern Utah at Utah. Stat Broadcast. 2016-09-01.
- Web site: BYU at Utah. Stat Broadcast. 2016-09-10.
