| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 8–1 |
| Coachrank: | 16 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Oc Year: | 1st season in stint, 5th overall |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Rice–Eccles Stadium[1] |
| Champion: | Pac-12 South Division champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 10–38 vs. Texas |
The 2019 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 15th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
In the 2019 Pac-12 media poll, Utah was voted as the favorite to win both the South Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.[2]
| Media poll (South Division) | |||
| 1 | Utah | 206 (33) | |
| 2 | USC | 167 (2) | |
| 3 | Arizona State | 118 | |
| UCLA | 118 | ||
| 5 | Arizona | 85 | |
| 6 | Colorado | 46 | |
| Media poll (Pac-12 Championship) | |||
| 1 | Utah | 12 | |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 | |
| 3 | Washington | 9 | |
| 4 | USC | 2 | |
| 5 | Washington State | 1 | |
Utah's 2019 schedule will begin on Thursday, August 29 on the road against rival BYU, a football independent. They will round out their non-conference slate with home games against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference and Idaho State of the Big Sky Conference. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Utes will play the other members of the South Division and draw California, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They will not play Oregon or Stanford as part of the regular season.Source:[3]
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team.
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
| Statistics | ASU | UTAH |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 8 | 20 |
| Total yards | 136 | 342 |
| Rushing yards | 33–111 | 43–151 |
| Passing yards | 25 | 191 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–18–1 | 14–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:42 | 35:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | 14/18, 25 yards, INT | |
| Rushing | 15 carries, 104 yards | ||
| Receiving | Frank Darby | 1 reception, 12 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Tyler Huntley | 12/19, 171 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Zack Moss | 25 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Zack Moss | 3 receptions, 78 yards |
See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team.
Sources:
Statistics
| Statistics | Utah | Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 11 |
| Total yards | 517 | 196 |
| Rushing yards | 297 | 61 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 135 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 39:32 | 20:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Passing | Tyler Huntley | 19/23, 211 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Zack Moss | 26 carries, 203 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | 4 receptions, 81 yards | ||
| Arizona | Passing | 8/16, 96 yards | |
| Rushing | 10 carries, 33 yards | ||
| Receiving | Cedric Peterson | 4 receptions, 63 yards |
See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game and 2019 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team and 2019 Alamo Bowl.
See also: 2020 NFL draft. The Utes had seven players drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.[4]
| 2 | 50 | CB | Chicago Bears | ||
| 3 | 85 | S | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 3 | 86 | RB | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 3 | 104 | S | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 4 | 114 | DT | Arizona Cardinals | ||
| 5 | 179 | DE | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 6 | 197 | DT | Detroit Lions |