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Utah Fast Facts 

General Information 

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah 

Metro Population: 1,333,914 

Elevation: 4,657 feet 

President: Michael K . Young 

Director of Athletics: Dr . Chris Hill 

Governing Body: Board of Trustees & Board of Regents 

Founded: 1850 

Enrollment: 28,619 

Nickname: Utes 

Colors: Crimson and White 

Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk) 

Stadium: Rice-Eccles: 45,017 

Surface: FieldTurf 

Indoor Facility: Spence Eccles Field House 

Website: www .UtahUtes .com 

Conference: Mountain West Conference 

Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) 

Department Phone Numbers 

Athletics Department: (801) 581-8171 

Football Office: (801) 581-7684 

Sports Information: (801) 581-3511/3510/8302 

Stadium Press Box: (801) 581-8210/585-6934 

Ticket Office: (801) 581-8849 

SID Fax: 581-4358 

Football Fax: 585-3808 

Utah Schemes 

Offense: Spread 

Defense: 4-3 

2006 Utah Football Results 

8-5, 5-3 MWC/3rd-tie • Armed Forces Bowl Champion 

Date Opponent TV Result 

9-2 at UCLA FSN L, 31-10 

9-9 Northern Arizona Mtn . W, 45-7 

9-16 at Utah State KJZZ W, 48-0 

9-23 at San Diego State* Mtn . W, 38-7 

9-30 Boise State VERSUS L, 36-3 

10-5 TCU* VERSUS W, 20-7 

10-14 at Wyoming* Mtn . L, 31-15 

10-19 at New Mexico* Mtn . L, 34-31 

10-28 UNLV* Mtn . W, 45-23 

11-11 Colorado State* VERSUS W, 35-22 

11-18 at Air Force* Mtn . W, 17-14 

11-25 Brigham Young* CSTV & Mtn . L, 33-31 

12-23 Tulsa^ ESPN W, 25-13 

*Mountain West Conference game • ^BHAF Bowl 

Credits 

Editorial Content: Liz Abel, Associate Athletics Director . 

Layout and Design: Mike Lageschulte, Director of 

Publications and Broadcasting . 

Cover Design: Rocky Lindgren 

Photography: Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Jeff Dunn, 

Derik Moore, Layne Murdoch, University Marketing & 

Communications, U . Special Collections-J .W . Marriott 

Library, Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Utah 

Travel Council . 

Quick Facts 

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Fast Facts/Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

2006 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Utah Football Schedules 2 

2007 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Future Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Road Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Red Hot Program 3 

From Utah to the NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 

The Only Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Top of the Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Bowl Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

BCS Busters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 

Game Day Excitement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Utes on Network TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

The Utah Experience 4 

Polynesian Pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Utah Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 

Utah Athletics History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 

University of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 

Campus Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25 

NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Rice-Eccles Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-29 

Football Practice Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Smith Athletics Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33 

Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-36 

Competition Venues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Salt Lake City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Media Information 39 

Utah Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Media Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Opponent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

Utah Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

Utah Radio & TV Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 

CSTV, The Mtn ., VERSUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

Preview & Rosters 45 

Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

How the Utes were Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Recruit Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

2007 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-52 

Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-58 

Player Profiles 59 

Returner Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-85 

Newcomer Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-88 

Coaches 89 

Head Coach Kyle Whittingham . . . . . . . . . . . 90-91 

Gary Andersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 

Andy Ludwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 

Aaron Alford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 

Charlie Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 

Jay Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 

Derrick Odum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 

Aaron Roderick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 

Dave Schramm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 

Kalani Sitake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

Zac Connors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

Morgan Scalley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

U t a h F o o t b a l l 

Kicking Off 

Support Services 02 

Athletics Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-103 

Athletics Director Dr . Chris Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 

President Michael K . Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

Series History 06 

Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-108 

Scores vs . NCAA Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 108-112 

Mountain West Conference 3 

Meet the MWC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 

MWC Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 

Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 

MWC Bowl Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 

NCAA Bowl Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 

MWC Bowl History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

2006 MWC Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119-121 

2006 MWC Standings & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . 122 

Reviewing 2006 23 

Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124-125 

Starting Lineups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 

Senior Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128-130 

Review & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-144 

Bowl History 45 

Bowl Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146-156 

Ute Record Book 57 

Top 25 Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 

Utah in the Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 

Season Record & Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 

Conference Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 

Homecoming Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 

The Longest Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 

Single Game Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 

Annual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 

Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166-175 

Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176-181 

Bowl Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182-183 

All-Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184-185 

Notable Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 

All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 

Ute All-Americans’ Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 188-189 

Ute Draft Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190-191 

Utes in the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192-194 

Lettermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195-201 

Schedules & Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-208 

The Marching Band and other Utah traditions 

on pages 14-15. 

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QUICK FACTS

QUICK FACTS 


Schedules 

2007 Utah Football Schedule 

Date Opponent Site Series Last Meeting TV Time 

Aug . 30 (Thu .) Oregon State Corvallis, Ore . 4-8-1 1992, Utah 42-9 FSN NW 7:00 p .m . PT 

Sept. 8 Air Force* Salt Lake City 10-13 2006, Utah 17-14 The Mtn. 4:00 p.m. MT 

Sept. 15 UCLA Salt Lake City 0-8 2006, UCLA 31-10 VERSUS 3:00 p.m. MT 

Sept . 22 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev . 11-1 2006, Utah 45-23 The Mtn . 7:00 p .m . PT 

Sept. 29 Utah State (HC) Salt Lake City 74-28-4 2006, Utah 48-0 The Mtn. 1:00 p.m. MT 

Oct . 5 (Fri .) at Louisville Louisville, Ky . 2-0 1998, Utah 45-22 ESPN 8:00 p .m . ET 

Oct. 13 San Diego State* Salt Lake City 13-12-1 2006, Utah 38-7 No TV 1:00 p.m. MT 

Oct . 18 (Thu .) at TCU* Ft . Worth, Texas 3-1 2006, Utah 20-7 VERSUS 7:00 p .m . CT 

Oct . 27 at Colorado State* Ft . Collins, Colo . 51-22-2 2006, Utah 35-22 The Mtn . 3:30 p .m . MT 

Nov. 10 Wyoming* Salt Lake City 47-31-1 2006, UW 31-15 CSTV 1:30 p.m. MT 

Nov. 17 New Mexico* Salt Lake City 29-17-2 2006, UNM 34-31 The Mtn. 3:30 p.m. MT 

Nov . 24 at Brigham Young* Provo, Utah 52-32-4 2006, BYU 33-31 The Mtn . & CSTV 12:00 p .m . MT 

*-Mountain West Conference Game 

HC-Homecoming 

Future Football Schedules 

2008 

8-30 at Washington State 

9-6 Oregon State 

9-13 at Utah State 

9-27 Weber State 

2009 

9-5 Utah State 

9-12 at San Jose State 

9-19 at Oregon 

9-26 Louisville 

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20 0 

9-4 Washington State 

9-11 at Utah State 

9-18 at Iowa State 

9-25 San Jose State 

20 

9-3 Iowa State 


9-17 Oregon 

9-24 at Boise State 

*Schedules are subject to change . Mountain West Conference schedules are released in the 

spring preceding each season . 

Utah’s football team enjoys a large fan following to its road games. (Pictured: Ute fans snapped up most 

of the 74,000 seats in Sun Devil Stadium for the 2005 Fiesta Bowl). 

2007 Road Headquarters 

Oregon State 

Hilton Eugene & Conference Center 

66 East 6th Avenue 

Eugene, OR 97401 

541-342-2000 

UNLV 

Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel 

3400 Paradise Road 

Las Vegas, NV 89169-2770 

702-784-5700 

Louisville 

Louisville Marriott East 

1903 Embassy Square Boulevard 

Louisville, KY 40299 

502-499-6220 

TCU 

Hilton Arlington 

2401 East Lamar Boulevard 

Arlington, TX 76006 

817-640-3322 

Colorado State 

Fort Collins Marriott 

350 East Horsetooth Road 

Fort Collins, CO 80525 

970-226-5200 

BYU 

Provo Marriott 

101 West 100 North 

Provo, UT 84601 

801-377-4700

Red Hot!


From Utah To The NFL 

2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e

Alex Smith (seated at the far left and pictured at the right) at the 2004 Heisman 

Trophy presentation in New York City. 

Sunday Stars 

Alex Smith, QB, San Francisco 

2005 No. 1 NFL Draft Pick 

Steve Smith*, WR, Carolina 

NFL’s Leading Receiver in 2005 

Andre Dyson*, DB, N.Y. Jets 

Starting DB for Seattle and N.Y. Jets 

Sports Illustrated also recognized Alex 

Smith as its 2004 National Player of the 

Year and a first-team All-American. 

Barry Sims*, OL, Oakland 

Five-Year Starter (10th year in NFL) 

Jordan Gross*, OL, Carolina 

Starter since Rookie Year in 2003 

*Played in a Super Bowl 


From Utah To The NFL 

Eric Weddle was taken in the second round 

of the 2007 NFL Draft by the San Diego 

Chargers. 

Alex Smith accepts jersey No. 1 from NFL Commissioner Paul 

Tagliabue after the 49ers selected him first in the 2005 draft. 

Kevin Dyson was a first-round draft pick of 

Tennessee. 

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Pro Timing Day 

Defensive back Eric 

Weddle (left) and offensive 

lineman Tavo 

Tupola (right) were two of 

the Utes who worked out 

for NFL scouts at Utah’s 

annual pro timing day in 

2007. 

2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

The Pros Know U. 

• The U. is site to an annual Pro Timing Day 

• Scouts from every NFL team have attended 

• Utah players audition live for the scouts 

• Ute assistant coach Derrick Odum is the staff 

liaison 

• Players are first tested in the strength room 

• Running takes place in the Eccles Field House 

• Drills include 0-yard sprint, shuttle and L drill 

• Players perform position-specific drills

Utes Go No. 1 

• Utah is the only school in the history of collegiate athletics to produce 

the No. 1 selections in the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year 

• On April 23, 200 , the San Francisco 9ers chose Ute quarterback 

Alex Smith No. 1 in the NFL draft. 

• On June 28, 200 , the Milwaukee Bucks chose Ute center 

Andrew Bogut No. 1 in the NBA Draft. 

Alex Smith, a Heisman Trophy finalist, was named the 2004 National Player of 

the Year by Sports Illustrated and the Sporting News. The first-team All-American 

(FWAA) finished fourth in the Heisman balloting. 


The Only Ones 

Andrew Bogut was a consensus All-American. He also 

won all of college basketball’s top honors in 2004-05, 

including the Wooden Award, the Naismith Trophy and 

the Associated Press Player of the Year award. 

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Top Of The Mountain 

Quarterback Alex Smith was the runaway 2004 

MWC Offensive Player of the Year. 

Defensive back Eric Weddle was the MWC 

Defensive Player of the Year in both 2005 and 2006. 

8 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Defensive back 

Morgan Scalley 

was the 2004 MWC 

co-Defensive 

Player of the Year. 

Team For The 2000’s 

• -0 in Bowl Games (2001-03-0 -0 -0 ) 

• Only MWC team to play in a BCS Bowl 

• Only MWC team to win a BCS Bowl Game 

• Two MWC Championships (2003-0 ) 

• Alex Smith, 200 MWC Offensive MVP 

• Morgan Scalley, 200 MWC Defensive MVP 

• Eric Weddle, 200 -0 MWC Defensive MVP 

• Louie Sakoda, 200 MWC Special Teams co-MVP 

Kicker/punter 

Louie Sakoda was 

the 2006 MWC 

Special Teams 

co-MVP

USC’s Carson Palmer was no match for the Ute defense 

in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl (a 10-6 Utah victory). 

The Utes defeated Southern Miss 17-0 in the in the 2003 

Liberty Bowl. 

Georgia Tech didn’t come close to catching the Utes in 

the 2005 Emerald Bowl, a 38-10 Utah win. 


Best In The Bowls 

• Best Bowl Win Percentage* ( %) in the Nation 

• Nation’s Second-Longest Current Bowl Win Streak 

• 9-3 All-Time Bowl Record 

• -0 in Bowls Since 1999 

* Teams with at least 10 bowl appearances 

Bowl Roll 

The Utes hoisted the 

championship trophy 

after the 2006 Armed 

Forces Bowl. Utah beat 

Tulsa 25-13. 

Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP Steve Fifita and his teammates sacked Pittsburgh in 

the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Utah made history by appearing in the BCS Bowl. 

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BCS Busters 

Alex Smith was named National Player of the Week by The 

Sporting News after leading Utah to a 41-21 rout of Texas A&M. 

Undefeated in 200 ! 

• 12-0 Record 

• Fiesta Bowl Champion 

• No. Final A.P. National Ranking 

• No. Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking 

• Ranked every week in both polls 

• Ranked every week in the BCS Standings 

• -0 against BCS teams 

Steve Savoy had 154 receiving yards to help Utah blow past North 

Carolina, 46-16, in Utah’s first-ever game against an ACC opponent. 

10 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Bo Nagahi scored on a 12-yard fumble return in Utah’s 52-21 

blowout win over BYU before an ESPN GameDay audience. 

Marty Johnson gained over 100 yards and Utah 

gained a 23-6 win over Arizona in its first road game 

of the season.


Fiesta Frolic 

BCS Busters 

• First non-BCS team invited to a BCS game 

• Beat Big East Co-Champion Pittsburgh 3 - 

• Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham Co-Head Coaches 

• Alex Smith & Paris Warren Co-Offensive MVPs 

• Steve Fifita Defensive MVP 


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Game Day Excitement 

12 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

ESPN’s College Gameday originated its 

show from the Rice-Eccles Stadium west 

parking lot prior to the Utah vs. BYU 

game in 2004. Kirk Herbstreet (above), 

Chris Fowler and Lee Corso entertained 

the crowd (left) of nearly 5,000 on hand.

Utah Football On Network TV 

1981 

11-7 New Mexico (T) ABC 

1983 

10-15 Wyoming (W) ABC 

1991 

10-26 San Diego State (L) ABC 

1992 

12-29 Washington State (L) ESPN 

1993 

12-30 Southern California (L) Raycom 

199 

10-22 Colorado State (W) ABC 

12-27 Arizona (W) Raycom 

199 

11-18 Brigham Young (W) ABC 

199 

9-7 Stanford (W) ABC 

9-28 Kansas (W) ESPN2 

11-9 New Mexico (W) ESPN2 

11-23 Brigham Young (L) ESPN 

12-27 Wisconsin (L) ESPN 

199 

9-13 TCU (W) ESPN2 

10-2 Fresno State (L) ESPN 

11-22 Brigham Young (W) ABC 

1998 

11-21 Brigham Young (L) ESPN2 

1999 

10-16 Air Force (W) ESPN2 

10-23 San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus 

10-28 Colorado State (L) ESPN 

11-6 Wyoming (L) ESPN2 

11-13 New Mexico (W) ESPN+Plus 

11-20 Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus 

12-18 Fresno State (W) ESPN2 

2000 

9-2 Arizona (L) ESPN2 

9-23 Air Force (L) ABC 

10-14 San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus 

10-28 New Mexico (L) ESPN+Plus 

11-4 UNLV (W) ESPN+Plus 

2001 

9-29 New Mexico (W) ESPN+Plus 

10-20 Wyoming (W) ESPN+Plus 

10-27 Colorado State (L) ESPN+Plus 


11-17 Brigham Young (L) ESPN2 

12-25 Southern California (W) ABC 


2002 

9-21 Michigan (L) ESPN 

9-28 Air Force (L) ESPN+Plus 

10-19 Colorado State (L) ESPN+Plus 



2003 

9-11 California (W) ESPN 

10-3 Oregon (W) ESPN2 



11-1 Air Force (W) ESPN2 


12-31 Southern Miss (W) ESPN 

200 

9-2 Texas A&M (W) ESPN 

9-25 Air Force (W) ESPN+Plus 

10-1 New Mexico (W) ESPN2 

11-6 Colorado State (W) ESPN2 

11-13 Wyoming (W) ABC 

11-20 Brigham Young (W) ESPN2 

1-1 Pittsburgh (W) ABC 

200 

9-2 Arizona (W) ESPN 

9-15 TCU (L) ESPN 

9-22 Air Force (W) ESPN 

10-15 San Diego State (W) ABC 

10-22 UNLV (W) ABC 


12-29 Georgia Tech (W) ESPN 

200 

9-2 UCLA (L) FSN 

9-9 Northern Arizona (W) The Mtn. 

9-23 San Diego State (W) The Mtn. 

9-30 Boise State (L) VERSUS 

10-5 TCU (W) VERSUS 

10-14 Wyoming (L) The Mtn. 

10-19 New Mexico (L) The Mtn. 

10-28 UNLV (W) The Mtn. 

11-11 Colorado State (W) VERSUS 

11-18 Air Force (W) The Mtn. 

11-25 Brigham Young (L) CSTV/Mtn. 

12-23 Tulsa (W) ESPN 

200 

8-30 Oregon State FSN-NW 

9-8 Air Force The Mtn. 

9-15 UCLA VERSUS 

9-22 UNLV The Mtn. 

9-29 Utah State The Mtn. 

10-5 Louisville ESPN 

10-18 TCU VERSUS 

10-27 Colorado State The Mtn. 

11-10 Wyoming CSTV 

11-17 New Mexico The Mtn. 

11-24 Brigham Young CSTV 

Utes On Network TV 

An ESPN national television audience saw Utah 

roll to a 25-13 win over Tulsa in the 2006 Bell 

Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. 

Utah’s Record On Network TV 

ABC 10-1-2 

CSTV 0-1-0 

ESPN 7-7-0 

ESPN2 10-4-0 

ESPN+Plus 13-6-0 

FSN 0-1-0 

Raycom 1-1-0 

The mtn. 4-3-0 

VERSUS 2-1-0 

Totals 47-25-2 

James Bates (left) and Todd Christensen (right) 

of The Mtn. 


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The Utah Experience


Polynesian Pipeline 

Front Row (L-R): Ray Stowers, Kenape Eliapo, Kepa Gaison, Isley Filiaga, Neli A’asa. Middle Row (L-R): Loma Olevao, Daniel Bukarau, BJ McKensie, Leki Katoa, 

David Cravens, Nano Tonga, Malakai Mokofisi. Back Row (L-R): Ammaron A. Wolfgramm, Aaron Tonga, Koa Misi, Peter Tuitupou, Kalani Sitake, Doug Elisaia, Zeke 

Tuinei-Wily, Pauli Latu, Vilisoni Kotobalavu, Corey Seiuli. 

Family Ties 

25,000 Pacific Islanders living in metro Salt Lake City 

22 Polynesians on the 2007 Ute football Team 

8 Former Ute Polynesians currently on NFL rosters 

5 Kaufusis to letter for Utah (Doug, Henry, Jason, Jeff, Sonny) 

3 Kemoeatus to letter for Utah (Chris, Ma’ake, Tevita) 

2 Polynesian coaches on the 2007 football staff 

Now Playing In The NFL 

Jonathan Fanene 

Cincinnati Bengals 

Sione Pouha 

New York Jets 

Steve Fifita 

Miami Dolphins 

Paul Soliai 

Miami Dolphins 

Chris Kemoeatu 

Pittsburgh Steelers 

Kelly Talavou 

Atlanta Falcons 

Ma’ake Kemoeatu 

Carolina Panthers 

Tavo Tupola 

Houston Texans 

Steve Fifita was the MVP of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. 


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THE UTAH EXPERIENCE

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE 


Utah Traditions 

Band 

The University of Utah Marching Band began 

in the 1940s as a military band that performed 

for university events and ceremonies. In 1948, 

University President A. Ray Olpin recruited Ron 

Gregory from Ohio State University to form a 

marching band fashioned after the great collegiate 

bands of the Midwest. But in the turbulent ’60s, 

support for the band dwindled and in 1969, the 

Associated Students for the University of Utah 

(ASUU) discontinued its funding. The band was 

revived in 1976 after a fund-raising effort. Since then, 

the “Pride of Utah” Marching Utes have performed 

at all home football games, as well as numerous NFL 

and college bowl games. 

Beehive Boot 

The Beehive Boot, 

which signifies instate 

football supremacy, was 

conceived in 1971. The 

authentic pioneer boot 

is awarded annually to 

the Utah school with the 

best record against its 

instate NCAA Division 

I foes. The schools who 

compete for the boot are 

Utah, Brigham Young 

and Utah State. In its 36-year history, the Beehive 

Boot has been awarded to Utah 10 times (1978, 1988, 

1993, ‘94, ’95, ’99, 2002, ’03, ’04 and ’05), BYU 20 

times and Utah State six times. 

Block U 

The Block U has overlooked the University of Utah 

from its perch at 5,300 feet above sea level for 102 

years. Lighted primarily for athletic events, the 

100-foot tall Block U notifies everyone in the Salt 

Lake valley and beyond that the Utes are playing 

at home – and the lights flash after a victory. The 

Block U, originally built of lime in 1905, was poured 

in cement in 1907. In 1969, the design was modified 

and lights were installed. A fund-raising campaign 

in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate the aging U. Slabs 

of concrete and steel rebar now reinforce the 5,000 

feet of surface area. Another major improvement was 

the installation of light emitting diode (LED) red and 

white lights, which are controlled through a wireless 

system. 

Conference Affiliation 

1910-37 . . . . . . . Rocky Mountain 

1937-48 . . . . . . . Big Seven 

1949-61 . . . . . . . Skyline 

1962-98 . . . . . . . Western Athletic 

1999-present . . Mountain West Conference 

Famous Alumni Athletes 

Jamal Anderson (NFL) 

Mike Anderson (NFL) 

Andrew Bogut (No. 1 NBA Draft pick) 

Michael Doleac (NBA) 

Andre Dyson (NFL) 

Luther Elliss (NFL) 

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Arnie Ferrin (NBA) 

Jordan Gross (NFL) 

Lee Grosscup (NFL) 

Ma’ake Kemoeatu (NFL) 

Missy Marlowe (Olympic gymnast) 

Andre Miller (NBA) 

George Seifert (NFL) 

Chris Shelton (MLB) 

Barry Sims (NFL) 

Alex Smith (No. 1 NFL Draft pick) 

Steve Smith (NFL) 

Keith Van Horn (NBA) 

Larry Wilson (NFL) 

Famous Alumni 

• Rocky Anderson, mayor of Salt Lake City 

• Terrel Bell, former U.S. Secretary of Education 

• Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and inventor 

of Pong 

• Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios 

shared an Oscar in 2001 for the development of the 

software used in Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Jurassic Park, 

Titanic and Gladiator 

• Jim Clark, founder of Netscape 

• Stephen Covey, author of the bestseller The 7 Habits 

of Highly Effective People 

• Keene Curtis, Tony Award winning actor 

• Spence Eccles, chairman of Wells Fargo & 

Company and former chairman and CEO of First 

Security Corp. 

• Jake Garn, former U.S. Senator 

• E. Gordon Gee, chancellor of Vanderbilt and 

former president at Colorado, Ohio State and Brown 

• Bill Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex 

• Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the LDS Church 

Former Ute Steve Smith is now one of the top 

receivers in the NFL, playing for Carolina. The 

Pro Bowler led the NFC in receiving, receiving 

yards and touchdowns in 2005 and was named 

“Comeback Player of the Year.” 

• Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik-7 artificial 

heart 

• Alan C. Kay, credited with the concept of the 

laptop computer 

• Frederick Kempe, Assistant managing editor and 

columnist, Wall Street Journal, New York. 

• Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International 

Inc. 

• Charles K. Monfort, chairman and CEO of the 

Colorado Rockies, president of Monfort International 

Sales Corporation 

• John Naisbett, author of the bestseller Megatrends 

• David Neeleman, founder and CEO of JetBlue 

Airways 

• Raymond Noorda, founder of Novell Inc. 

• Jody Olsen, Deputy director of the Peace Corps. 

• Simon Ramo, chief scientist in the development of 

America’s intercontinental ballistic missiles 

• Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist 

• Terry Tempest Williams, author and 

environmentalist 

• John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc. 

• Evelyn Wood, speed reading innovator. 

Fight Song 

After every game, the Utah football players—along 

with the band and cheerleaders—honor their fellow 

students by serenading the student section with 

the school fight song, Utah Man (lyrics below). 

Although the origins of Utah Man are unclear, the 

general consensus is that the lyrics were written 

in 1904 by the football team and its coach, Harvey 

Holmes. While their words were original, the music 

was not. The tune is Solomon Levi, an old burlesque 

song, which supports the theory that Utah Man was 

originally a drinking song. In fact, the original third 

line of the first verse read: We drink our stein of lager 

and we smoke our big cigar. It was later changed to 

the current version, Our coeds are the fairest and each 

one’s a shining star. While Utah Man won the hearts 

of the students, the administration frowned on it 

and, in 1942, acknowledged Hail, Utah as the school’s 

official song. Nonetheless, Utah Man will always be 

the song of the students and alumni. 

Fight Song Lyrics 

I am a Utah Man, sir, and I live across the green, 

Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen. 

Our coeds are the fairest and each one’s a shining star, 

Our yell, you’ll hear it ringing through the mountains 

near and far! 

We’re up to snuff, we never bluff, we’re game for any fuss. 

No other gang of college men dare meet us in a muss. 

So fill your lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky, 

We’ll fight for dear old crimson for a Utah Man am I! 

Ki-yi! 

And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row, 

And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go. 

No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior’s gown, 

The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town. 

We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere, 

But while we do we’ll live a life of merriment and cheer,

And when our college days are o’er and night is drawing 

nigh, 

With parting breath we’ll sing that song: 

“A Utah Man Am I”. 

Chorus 

Who am I, sir, 

A Utah Man am I! 

A Utah Man, sir, 

Will be ‘til I die. 

Ki-yi! 

Homecoming 

Utah’s all-time record in Homecoming games is 52- 

30-4. The first Homecoming game was held at the U. 

on November 12, 1921 against Colorado and ended 

in a scoreless tie. 

Internet 

The Utah athletics department made its first official 

appearance on the Internet in August of 1996 with 

a site that was managed and supported in-house. 

In 1997, the U. contracted the services of what is 

now College Sports Television Online to manage 

its athletics website. Listed under the URL www. 

UtahUtes.com, the Utah website contains current 

information on all 18 of its varsity athletics teams. 

Swoop, a caricature of a red-tailed hawk, is Utah’s 

athletics mascot. 

Leadership Committee 

The Utah Football Leadership Committee is elected 

annually and was initiated in spring of 2003. The 

committee is comprised of sophomores, juniors and 

seniors who are elected by their teammates. The 

members serve as team spokesmen, contribute to 

forming team policy and participate in the decisionmaking 

process on issues like rule violations. 

Mascot 

The University of Utah introduced a mascot in 1996, 

with permission from the Ute Tribal Council (see 

Nickname). “Swoop” represents a red-tailed hawk, a 

bird indigenous to the state of Utah. 


Utah Traditions 

Participants in the Muss, Utah’s student fan club, number in the thousands and stand the entire game. 

Muss 

The Student Fan Club at the University of Utah, a 

longtime basketball tradition, began participating 

at football games in 2002 and members renamed 

themselves The Muss. Currently, Muss members 

have reserved seats at the front of the student section 

at all home football, men’s basketball and women’s 

gymnastics events. Originally derived from the 

school fight song (… No other gang of college men dare 

meet us in a muss), the Utah student fan club has since 

used Muss as an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student 

Section.” The Muss, who began overflowing their 

section in the 2003 football season, pride themselves 

in standing for the entire football game in support of 

the team. The Utah football helmets began sporting a 

Muss sticker on the center back in 2004. 

Nickname 

In the earliest days of University of Utah recorded 

history, the students and alumni referred to their 

athletic teams as both the Utes and the Redskins. 

The dual nickname was officially dropped in favor 

of Utes in 1972, when college campuses became 

sensitive to the concerns of tribal members. The 

University of Utah uses Ute as its nickname with 

permission from the Ute Tribal Council. 

What is a Ute? 

A Ute belongs to an Indian tribe whose members 

are identified as the first people of Utah. While 

there is disagreement in history and reference books 

regarding the meaning of the word Ute, two of the 

more common definitions are “top of the mountains” 

and “people of the mountains.” Other references 

have Ute defined as “land of the sun.” The Utes refer 

to themselves as “Noochew,” meaning the People. 

There are four Ute tribes: The Northern and White 

Mesa Tribes are based in Utah, while the Southern 

and Ute Mountain Tribes are in Colorado. The 

Northern Utes are affiliated the most closely with the 

University of Utah and have a tribal membership 

of 3,157, of which over half live on The Uintah and 

Ouray reservation. They operate their own tribal 

government, oversee approximately 1.3 million acres 

of trust land and operate several businesses. 

Television 

One of the earliest nationally televised games was 

between Utah and BYU on Thanksgiving Day, 1953. 

It was the first of 12 games selected by the NCAA 

television committee for national broadcast in the 

1953 season. An estimated 60 million people tuned 

into NBC and saw Utah edge BYU 33-32 in old 

Ute Stadium. Impressed with the beauty of Salt 

Lake City, NBC decided to mount two cameras 

on the press box to capture the panoramic views. 

Sportscaster Mel Allen handled the play-by-play and 

Lindsey Nelson did the color for the broadcast. Since 

then, Utah football teams have made regular local, 

regional and national television appearances. Utah 

was part of the Mountain West television package 

with ESPN from 1999-2005. In 2006, the MWC began 

a long-term partnership with CSTV. Utah’s local 

television partner, KTVX-ABC 4, is in its first year as 

host of the Coach’s Show. 

The University of Utah proudly uses the nickname 

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Ute Athletics History 

National Athletic Highlights I 

1900-1979 

• Men’s basketball wins 1916 AAU Championship 

• Men’s basketball wins 1944 NCAA 

Championship 

• Football wins 1938 Sun Bowl 

• Men’s basketball wins 1948 NIT Championship 

• Men’s basketball makes 1961 NCAA Final Four 

• Football wins 1964 Liberty Bowl 

• Men’s Basketball makes 1966 NCAA Final Four 

• Women’s skiing wins 1977 AIAW Championship 

• Softball team goes to 1979 College World 

Series 

1980-1989 

• Women’s gymnastics wins 1981 AIAW 

Championship 

• Women’s gymnastics wins 1982-86 NCAA 

Championships 

• Ski team (coed) wins five NCAA Championships 

• Softball team goes to 1982 and ’85 College 

World Series 

1990-94 

• Women’s gymnastics wins 1990 NCAA 

Championship 

• Ski team is 1990 NCAA Runner-Up 

• Women’s gymnastics is 1991 NCAA Runner-Up 

• Men’s basketball goes to 1991 NCAA Sweet 16 

• Softball makes 1991 College World Series 


Championship 

• Men’s basketball makes 1992 NIT Final Four 

• Football goes to 1992 Copper Bowl 

• Ski team wins 1993 NCAA Championship 

• Football goes to 1993 Freedom Bowl 


Championship 


• Softball makes 1994 College World Series 

• Football beats Arizona in 1994 Freedom Bowl 

• Football finishes year ranked in Top-10 

1995-97 


Championship 


• Men’s basketball makes 1996 NCAA Sweet 16 



• Football plays in 1996 Copper Bowl 

• Men’s basketball makes 1997 NCAA Elite 8 

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ntercollegiate athletic teams at the 

University of Utah have run with the 

leaders since their start in the late 1800s. 

Utah’s first national title came in 1916, 

when the men’s basketball team won the AAU 

Championship. Men’s hoops would win the 

1944 NCAA and 1947 National Invitational 

Tournament championships as well. Football also 

had some early success, winning the 1938 Sun 

Bowl. 

The Utah volleyball team made the 2001 NCAA 

Sweet 16. 

In 1961 and ’66, the men’s basketball team 

advanced to the NCAA Final Four. In 1964, the 

football team went 9-2 and crushed West Virginia 

32-6 in the Liberty Bowl. 

In the mid-1970s, women’s athletics earned 

varsity status and quickly made up for time lost 

The Utah gymnastics team placed second at the 2007 NCAA Championships 

— its second-straight runner-up finish. 

Andre Miller led the Utes to the 1998 NCAA Basketball 

Championship game against Kentucky. 

on the sidelines. The Ute women skiers struck 

gold at the 1977 AIAW Championships and 

sandwiched that title with a trio of silvers from 

1976-79. And, what would soon become the 

dominant gymnastics team in the land placed 

10th at the 1976 AIAW Championships. The 

women’s basketball team averaged 20 wins per 

year in the 1970s—a figure that still holds true. In 

the spring of 1979, the Ute softball team went to 

the College World Series. 

The 1980s saw athletics at Utah become even 

more visible on the national scene. The women’s 

gymnastics team won an unprecedented six 

straight national titles from 1981-86. The softball 

team qualified for the 1982 

and ’85 NCAA College 

World Series. Also in 1983, 

skiing became a coed sport 

and Utah won the NCAA 

title—the first of five in the 

’80s. 

Utah athletics became 

a household name in the 

1990s. In the 1996-97 season, 

the men’s basketball team 

made the Elite Eight and 

set the stage for a Final 

Four appearance the next 

year. The Runnin’ Utes 

played for the 1998 NCAA 

Championship against 

Kentucky, falling to the 

Wildcats after beating No. 1

seed North Carolina in the 

semifinal game. The men’s 

basketball team won seven 

conference championships 

in the ’90s. 

The decade also 

marked the emergence of 

Utah football as a national 

power. The football team 

played in five bowl games 

and its victory over Arizona 

in the 1994 Freedom Bowl 

helped the Utes finish in 

the top 10 in the country. 

Utah shared the conference 

football title in 1995 and 

1999. 

The women’s 

gymnastics team added more championship 

hardware to its trophy case, winning NCAA 

titles in 1990, 1994 and 1995, while the ski team 

won the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Championships. 

The softball team qualified for College World 

Series twice, the women’s basketball team made 

The 2005-06 Utah women’s basketball team 

advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before losing in 

overtime to eventual national champion Maryland. 

six NCAA appearances, the volleyball team 

advanced to the NCAA Tournament second 

round in 1998 and 1999, and the men’s swim team 

won six conference titles to raise its total to 22. 

Utah is now firmly entrenched among 

the nation’s leaders. The 2004-05 Utah athletics 

season was one of the finest by any school ever. 

First, the Utah football team broke new ground 

when it qualified for a BCS bowl. The Utes 

The Ute ski team has won 11 national championships. 


Ute Athletics History 

finished the season 12-0 and ranked No. 4 in the 

nation, and capped their historic season with a 

Fiesta Bowl victory over Big East co-champion 

Pittsburgh. Quarterback Alex Smith was a 

Heisman Trophy finalist and the No. 1 pick in 

the NFL Draft. The men’s basketball team, on 

the shoulders of Consensus All-American and 

National Player of the Year Andrew Bogut, made 

the Sweet 16. Bogut was the first pick in the 2005 

NBA draft, making Utah the first school in NCAA 

history to boast a No. 1 pick in the NFL and NBA 

in the same year. 

Other highlights of the new millennium 

include a 2003 NCAA Championship by the 

ski team, NCAA Championship runner-up 

finishes by the gymnastics team in 2000, 2006 

and 2007, back-to-back MWC championships 

by the football team in 2003-04 (as well as a 5-0 

bowl record), an Elite Eight appearance by the 

women’s basketball team in 2006, a Sweet 16 trip 

for the volleyball team, four NCAA Tournament 

invites for the women’s soccer team, and 

conference titles for both the men’s and women’s 

swim teams. 

National Athletic Highlights 

1998-2000 

• Men’s basketball is 1998 NCAA Runner-Up 


• Volleyball makes 1998 NCAA 2nd Round 

• Men’s basketball makes 1999 NCAA 2nd 

Round 

• Football beats Fresno State in 1999 Las Vegas 

Bowl 

• Women’s gymnastics is 2000 NCAA Runner-up 

2001-04 

• Women’s basketball makes 2001 NCAA 

Sweet 16 

• Volleyball makes 2001 NCAA Sweet 16 

• Football beats USC in 2001 Las Vegas Bowl 

• Soccer makes 2002 NCAA 2nd Round 


• Football beats Southern Miss in 2003 Liberty 

Bowl 


2004-05 

• Football earns historic BCS berth 

• Football beats Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl 

• Women’s gymnastics third at NCAA 

Championships 

• Men’s basketball makes NCAA Sweet 16 

• Alex Smith is the No. 1 NFL draft pick 

• Andrew Bogut is the No. 1 NBA draft pick 

2005-06 

• Football beats Georgia Tech in 2005 Emerald 

Bowl 

• Gymnastics is the 2006 NCAA Runner-Up 

• Women’s basketball makes the NCAA Elite 

Eight 

2006-07 

• Football beats Tulsa in 2006 Armed Forces 

Bowl 

• Gymnastics is the 2007 NCAA Runner-Up 

The 2004 Ute football 

team went 12-0, earned a 

BCS Bowl berth, defeated 

Pittsburgh in the Tostitos 

Fiesta Bowl and finished 

No. 4 in the final AP rankings. 


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A Closer Look 


University of Utah 

• Founded in 1850 

• Classified by the Carnegie 

Foundation for the Advancement 

of Teaching as a Research I 

University 

• Enrollment of 28,619 

• 172 degrees (undergraduate/ 

graduate) 

• Campus is located on 1,500 acres 

• Backdrop is the 11,500-foot 

peaks of the Wasatch Mountain 

Range 

• Medical and Law Schools 

• Nation’s first American Indian 

Social Work program 

• U.S News & World Report 2002 

Honor Roll of College Sports. 

The sprawling University 

of Utah medical 

center features the 

Huntsman Cancer 

Institute. It was opened 

in the fall of 1999 and 

was funded by a $225 

million pledge from 

Utah businessman Jon 

M. Huntsman. 

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he University of Utah, a hub for higher 

education from the Rockies to the 

Sierras, boasts an academic reputation that is 

rivaled only by its breathtaking location. To the 

east rise the 11,500 foot, snow-capped peaks 

of the Wasatch Mountains. To the west, the 

Great Salt Lake shimmers beneath the Oquirrh 

Mountains. The 1,500-acre campus, nestled 

in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is 

a beautiful collage of native and exotic trees, 

fountains, flowering malls and pedestrian 

walkways. 

Founded in 1850, the U. has established itself 

as an international center for scientific, medical and 

engineering research. Among the nation’s public 

research universities, the U. ranks 14th in significant 

awards to faculty and 23rd in the number of faculty 

members elected to the National Academy of 

Sciences, Institute of Medicine or National Academy 

of Engineering. Scientists from the University of 

Utah have identified more genes with diseases than 

anywhere else in the world. 

The University of Utah is one of only 88 

universities in the United States classified by the 

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 

as a Research I university—defined by its full range 

of undergraduate programs, commitment to graduate 

education and the high priority given to research. The 

U. is recognized for “Very High Research Activity” by 

the Carnegie Foundation. It is ranked 28th nationally 

out of 127 major public research universities according 

to the Lombardi Program for Measuring University 

Performance. 

The U. also provides a lively residential living 

experience in beautiful Heritage Commons, a multipurpose 

residence complex located in historic Fort 

Douglas on the eastern edge of campus. Opened in 

2000, Heritage Commons served as the Athletes Village 

for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Approximately 

2,500 students live on campus in residence halls and

apartments. The Princeton Review ranked the 

University of Utah No. 7 for “Best Campus 

Environment” in 2006. 

The University offers 77 undergraduate 

majors, 80 minors and certificates, and 95 

graduate majors. Academic opportunities at the 

U. include schools of law, medicine, architecture, 

pharmacy, business and engineering, among 

others. The U. also boasts the nation’s first 

American Indian social work program. Utah 

draws its 28,000-plus student population from all 

50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. 

Research Park, which is located on 320 acres 

adjacent to the campus, features the Huntsman 

Cancer Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical 

TRAX light rail is a popular means of transportation free to University of Utah 

students. 

Institute, the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics 

and the Moran Eye Center. The Huntsman 

Cancer Institute houses the largest genetic 

database in the world and is the only National 

Cancer Institute in the Intermountain West. Gene 

targeting was developed at the Eccles Institute. 

The Moran Eye Center is considered one of the 

top eye centers in the world. 

The U. is also noted for technology transfer 

and its Center for High Performance Computing 

serves as a link to major aerospace industries, 

high-tech manufacturers and research companies. 

It manages one of the three most successful 

technology parks in the U.S., with more than 

40 high-tech companies created by University 



faculty. The U. has had a presence on the Internet 

since 1970, when it became the Internet’s fourth 

node. 

Outside the classroom, Utah students enjoy 

unparalleled outdoor diversions, from skiing and 

snowboarding at any of eight world-class resorts 

in nearby canyons, to backpacking, mountain 

biking, fly fishing and river running. 

The U.’s location in the largest city in the 

Intermountain West also provides a metropolitan 

charm. The 36th-largest metro area in the nation 

(population 1,333,914), Salt Lake is home to 

professional symphony, ballet, modern dance, 

opera and theater companies, as well as five 

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U 


Campus Life 

niversity of Utah students live in 

a magnificent mountain setting 

in Heritage Commons—a living-learning 

community of 3,500 students that opened 

in 2000. Heritage Commons received 

world-wide acclaim in 2002 when it 

served as the Athletes Village during 

the XIX Olympic Winter and Paralympic 

Games, hosted by Salt Lake City. The 

residential center is the heart of campus 

activity and exudes a vibrant, energetic 

“college town” atmosphere. 

Game and exercise rooms, computer labs, 

Internet connections in every room, and a dining 

room that is open all day and serves up freshly 

cooked meals on request are some of the reasons 

behind the School of the Year award delivered 

by the Intermountain Affiliate of College and 

University Residence Halls. Residence hall 

students also thrive academically at Utah: More 

than half of them maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Situated in historic Fort Douglas at the 

mouth of Red Butte Canyon and located on 

70 acres of land, the expansive 912,000 square 

Heritage Commons 

• 912,000 square foot complex 

• 20 residential buildings and one for dining 

and support services 

• Eight apartment-style buildings 

• Advanced telecommunications system (voice, 

video and data), ethernet connections, cable 

TV, community lounge, study rooms and 

indoor bike storage 

• Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center 

contains a central dining facility seating 

600, a convenience store, computer and 

technology labs, fitness and game rooms, 

four multipurpose rooms and a mail center. 

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Heirtage Commons residence halls served as the Athletes’ Village at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. 

foot residential complex boasts picturesque 

views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding 

mountain ranges. Heritage Commons consists 

of 21 buildings–20 residential and one for dining 

and support services. Eight of the buildings are 

apartment style, with 235 

one-, two- and three-bedroom 

apartments. 

First-year students 

live in Gateway Heights, a 

hall with furnished, double 

semi-suites, an advanced 

telecommunications system 

(voice, video and data), an 

ethernet connection to the 

U. student computer system, 

cable TV connections, a 

large community lounge, 

study rooms and indoor bike 

storage. Each floor has a 

kitchenette. 

Chapel Glen is home to 

both first-year students and 

upperclassmen and offers the 

same amenities as Gateway Heights, along with 

a fitness area. Sage Point is reserved for upper 

division students and has single, double and 

deluxe suites. Sage Point also has computer and 

technology labs and an international area. 

Benchmark Plaza is an apartment complex 

allocated for single students who have earned 60plus 

credit hours. Shoreline Ridge, which offers 

both furnished and unfurnished apartment units, 

is reserved for students with families and single 

graduate students. 

The Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center, 

open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during 

peak demand periods, is the hub of activity in 

the student housing village. It contains a central 

dining facility that seats 600, a convenience store, 

computer and technology labs, fitness and game 

rooms, four multipurpose rooms, a mail center 

and more. The student “village” also contains a 

University Bookstore branch, University Copy 

Center and the University Guest House, an oncampus 

hotel. 

Transportation is another benefit of Heritage 

Commons. A U of U parking permit allows 

residents to park close to their hall, but a car is 

not necessary. Free campus shuttles run every 

10 minutes and the Utah Transit Authority and 

light rail (TRAX), free to U. students, combine 

to traverse 21 routes to and from campus. TRAX 

extends to downtown Salt Lake and outlying 

areas as well. The residence halls are also easily 

accessible to main campus by foot and are 

connected via the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy 

Bridge. 

Residence Hall living provides all sorts of activities

A 

s an academic institution, the University 

of Utah enjoys a richly deserved 

reputation for excellence in education. The 

Utah athletics department works to ensure that 

each of its student-athletes takes advantage of 

the academic opportunities offered. 

The U. employs four full-time academic advisers 

for its student-athletes. The department is under the 

direction of director of athleticacademic 

services JoAnn Hulbert- 

Eagan, winner of 2002 Perlman 

Award for Excellence in Student 

Counseling. Hulbert-Eagan, who 

oversees the academic counseling 

for the football and gymnastics 

teams, is in her sixth year on the 

athletics staff and 13th at the U. 

JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan (left), 

coordinator of academic 

advising, counsels the 

Utah football team on all 

academic matters. 

Academic Support Programs At The U. 

Study Table 

Available to all student-athletes, regardless of year or 

GPA. 

Tutorial Program 

Individual tutors, drop-in tutoring, and exam reviews. 

Internships 

The “Partnering with U.” program offers career 

mentoring, shadowing and internship opportunities 

with area businesses. 

Fifth-Year Senior Program 

Provides financial assistance to student-athletes whose 

eligibility has expired before they have finished their 

degrees. 


Academic Support 

Her assistants include Rob Rainey, in his 15th year, and 

Rachel Lassiter, in her second year. Another advisor 

will be on board for 2007-08. 

The Ute academic team monitors the studies of 

each student-athlete to ensure he or she is making 

progress toward a degree. The academic advisors 

also dispense their knowledge of departmental and 

University requirements, and assist with course 

registration and the exploration and selection of majors. 

Life Skills Center 

Provides student-athletes avenues for personal 

development, community service and leadership 

resources. Offers student-athletes information on 

possible career choices through the Strong Interest 

Inventory given to all freshmen in the Life Skills class. 

Summer School 

Financial aid for summer school is available to Ute 

student-athletes who meet the criteria. 

Priority Registration 

U. student-athletes are given priority registration, 

which allows them to schedule classes around practices 

and training. 

Ute football players 

have access 

to an expansive 

computer lab in the 

Burbidge Family 

Athletics 

Academics Center. 

Academics At Utah 

Research 

The U. is classified as a Research 

I university and is an international 

center for medical and engineering 

research. Research Park, which 

is located on 320 acres adjacent 

to the campus, encompasses the 

Huntsman Cancer Institute, the 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the 

Eccles Institute of Human Genetics 

and the Moran Eye Center. 

Grants 

One of the leading universities in the 

nation in federal research grants, 

the U. received $301 million in 

grants and contracts in 2005-06. The 

School of Medicine received over 

$85.5 million in research grants and 

awards for the development of new 

technologies, treatments and cures 

in 2005-06. 

A Great Place to Learn 

The Princeton Review ranked the 

University of Utah No. 1 for learning 

environment in 2005 (based on a 

survey of students). 

Programs 

The University offers 77 majors, 

70 minors and certificates, and 95 

graduate majors. Its colleges include 

a college of law, medicine and 

architecture. 

Computer Services 

The Burbidge Athletics Academic 

Center features the latest in 

computer technology and a lab with 

25 computers. Laptop computers 

are also available for team travel. 

The U., which was one of the first 

schools to go up on the Internet, 

offers free electronic mail accounts to 

all students. 


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Burbidge Center Facts 

• 11,000 square feet of space 

• Lab with 25 computers 

• Student-Athlete Lounge with 

pop-in email computers 

• Academic advising offices 

• Life Skills/Career Resource Center 

• Group and one-on-one tutoring 

rooms 

• Large study table area 

• Multipurpose room for workshops, 

seminars, etc. 

• Staff conference room 

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he student in student-athlete got a big 

boost in spring 2001 when the Kenneth P. 

Burbidge Jr. Family Athletics Academic Center 

opened on the U. campus. 

Designed solely to accommodate the U.’s varsity 

student-athletes, the Burbidge Center is without peer 

in terms of aesthetics,technology 

and academic 

service. 

The 11,000 

square foot facility 

is already a 

campus landmark, 

with its sweeping 

floor to ceiling, 

curved glass wall 

on the two-story 

north side. Its 

location is ideal 

for the population 

it serves: Situated 

between the U. 

Natatorium and the Huntsman Center, the Burbidge 

Center is central to Utah’s classrooms and athletic 

venues. 

The full-service academic facility, utilized by all 

18 varsity Utah athletic teams, was underwritten by a 

generous $2 million gift from the Kenneth P. Burbidge 

Jr. family. The center consolidated Utah’s athletic-academic 

efforts, both in terms of computer labs and study 

space, and academic counseling. The upper level also 

provides a social gathering place for the student-athletes. 

The mission of the Burbidge Family Athletics 

Academic Center is to provide an integrated learning 

environment that will enhance the academic and personal 

development of all student-athletes. The objective 

is to accommodate the diverse needs and schedules of 

Utah’s student-athletes through a wide range of individual 

and group support services, computer technologies 

and independent study opportunities. 

Director of Student-Athlete Support Services Mary 

Bowman, Director of Athletic Relations Manny Hendrix 

and Academic Services are housed in the building, 

as is the award winning NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills 

program.

Alex Smith - 2004 NCAA Academic All-American Of The Year 

• 2004-05 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year 

• 2004 CoSIDA Football Academic All-American of the Year 

• 2003-2004 First-Team Academic All-District 

• 2003-2004 Academic All-Mountain West Conference 

• Graduated in May 2004 after just two years in college 

• Bachelor’s degree in economics 

• Undergraduate cumulative GPA was 3.74 

• Began work on a master’s in economics 



Ute Classroom Success 

2006 Academic All-MWC 

Zane Beadles 

Kenape Eliapo 

Casey Evans 

Brian Hernandez 

Clint Mower 

Brady Phillips 

R.J. Rice 

Louie Sakoda 

Ameen Shaheen 

Steve Tate 

Jason Voss 

J.J. Williams 

Mike Wright 

Utah Football Academic 

All-Americans 

1964 Mel Carpenter 

1970 Scott Robbins 

1971 Scott Robbins 

1973 Steve Odom 

1976 Dick Graham 

1984 Andre Guardi 

1985 Andre Guardi 

1996 Chad Folk 

2000 Kimball Christianson 

2002 Brooks Bahr 

2003 Morgan Scalley* 

2004 Morgan Scalley* 

2004 Alex Smith* 

2005 Spencer Toone 

*First-Team 

“The University of Utah was an 

excellent place to go to college 

for many reasons. The facilities, 

the faculty and the overall campus 

experience made it possible 

for me to reach my goals 

of getting a college degree and 

playing in the NFL.” 

Jordan Gross 

Carolina Panthers 


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Program Facts 


NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills 

• Community Service 

• Career Development 

• Ute Speakers Bureau 

• Resume Writing Workshops 

• Interview Workshops 

• Nutrition Seminars 

• Stress Management Seminars 

• Conflict Resolution Seminars 

• Student-Athlete Mentor Program 

• Student-Athlete Advisory 

Committee 

Utah Director of Athletics Dr. 

Chris Hill and Associate A.D. 

for Student-Athlete Services 

Mary Bowman accept a coveted 

NCAA Program of Excellence 

Award for Utah’s CHAMPS Life 

Skills Program. 

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t the University of Utah, a studentathlete 

enjoys much more than the 

chance to participate in a winning program and 

graduate from a prestigious school. 

The U. athletics department employs a full-time 

director of student-athlete support services, associate 

athletics director Mary Bowman, whose job is to 

provide guidance to student-athletes in the areas of 

career development, academic support, 

community outreach and personal 

development. Bowman and her staff 

help enable Utah’s student-athletes to 

make the most of their undergraduate 

years, while also interacting with the 

community and preparing for life after 

college. Ute director of athletic relations 

Manny Hendrix runs the Ute Varsity 

Club and Partnering with U. program, 

which provides internships and summer 

jobs. 

The U. varsity athletic teams have 

been active participants in the NCAA 

CHAMPS/Life Skills Program since 1996. 

Bowman and her student- 

athlete participants 

have put their personal 

stamp on the program, 

an award-winner that 

offers regularly scheduled workshops on 

topics like resume writing, interviewing 

skills and transition into the work force. 

The Utah athletics department was one 

of just three recipients of the 2004-05 

Program of Excellence award for its 

CHAMPS program. 

Another important aspect of Utah’s 

Life Skills program is the volunteer work 

its student-athletes contribute to the 

community. The Ute Speakers Bureau 

trains select student-athletes in public 

speaking, then schedules them to speak 

at local elementary and junior high 

schools on topics such as 

drug abuse, goal setting, the 

importance of education, 

making smart choices and 

self esteem. Utah student-athletes reach 

out to more than 5,000 young students in 

the Salt Lake valley each year. Ute teams 

also participate in community service 

projects such as the Special Olympics, 

LifeCare, Project Youth, the Utah Autism 

Society, the Utah AIDS Foundation, the 

Boys and Girls Club and the Utah Chapter 

for the Prevention of Child Abuse, to name 

just a few. 

The personal development 

facet of Utah’s Life Skills program 

involves workshops in nutrition, stress 

management, diversity, eating disorders, 

relationships, sexual responsibility and conflict 

resolution. 

Also popular with Utah’s student-athletes is the 

Student-Athlete Mentor Program (SAMS). Each team 

selects two representatives to participate in SAMS. 

Those representatives are given formal training by the 

staff of the U.’s Alcohol and Drug Education Center. 

SAMS participants relay information on referral 

services regarding personal issues, including substance 

Members of Utah’s football team participate in community service activities 

such as visiting children’s hospitals. 

abuse, to their teammates and other athletes. The 

student organization has been tremendously successful. 

Utah’s SAMS program was the recipient of an NCAA 

grant for its measures against substance abuse. The 

grant was one of just 15 nationwide awarded by the 

NCAA CHOICES program in 1997. Another program 

Bowman directs is the Student-Athlete Advisory 

Committee (SAAC), which, like SAMS, is comprised of 

representatives from all of Utah’s 18 varsity teams. 

Participation in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program 

complements the outstanding educational and athletic 

experience already firmly in place at Utah. At the U., 

preparing for success after college is a big part of the 

game plan. 

Glade Ellingson of the U. counseling center talks to Utah student-athletes 

about what they should consider when choosing a major.

R 

ice-Eccles Stadium opened its gates 

for Ute football games in 1998 to rave 

reviews and a Utah victory over Louisville. 

Four years later, it made its world-wide debut 

– serving as the stage for the Opening and 

Closing Ceremonies for the 2002 Salt Lake 

Olympic Winter Games. 

The international television coverage from Rice- 

Eccles Stadium during the 2002 Olympics allowed the 

world to see what Utah players, fans and opponents 

already knew: It is perhaps the most beautiful stadium 

in the country – one whose amenities are enhanced 

by its 4,600-foot perch in the foothills of the towering 

Wasatch Mountain Range. 

The 45,017 seat architectural masterpiece 

encompasses the grounds once occupied by Rice 

Stadium, namesake of Robert L. Rice, who contributed 

$1 million in 1972 to renovate what was then known as 

Ute Stadium. His monies went to replacing the turf and 

lighting, and to creating the Scholarship Box. It marked 

a major restoration of Ute Stadium, erected in 1927 as 

a timber and concrete construction with dirt fill and 

christened with a 40-6 Utah win over Colorado Mines. 

Only the south end zone bleachers still remain 

of the old stadium. Two days after Utah concluded 

its 1997 season with a 31-14 win over Rice on Nov 

15, wrecking crews moved in and demolished Rice 

Stadium. In its place – less than 10 months later – rose 


Rice-Eccles Stadium 

Rice-Eccles Stadium, an imposing concrete, steel and 

glass edifice that dominates the Salt Lake skyline. 

The first football game in Rice-Eccles Stadium was 

played on September 12, 1998. Utah won that game, 

45-22, over Louisville before 44,112 spectators, a school 

attendance record at the time. 

In 1996, Utah Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill 

set the wheels in motion for the construction of a new 

stadium by initiating a fund-raising campaign and 

hiring Salt Lake architectural firm FFKR. Hill originally 

envisioned the project as a three-year undertaking. The 

Eccles Foundation changed all that. 

In May 1997, former Ute All-America skier Spence 

Eccles announced 

that the George 

S. and Dolores 

Dore Eccles 

Foundation 

would contribute 

$10 million to the 

construction of 

a new stadium. 

Once the lead 

gift was in place, 

the timetable for 

the stadium’s 

completion was 

moved up from 

three years to just 

15 months. 

Stadium Facts 

• First Game: Sept. 12, 1998 

• Seating Capacity: 45,017 

• Largest Crowd: 46,768 

• Chair Seats: 16,000 

• Suites: 25 

• Surface: FieldTurf 

• Cost: $50 million 


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Larry H. and Gail Miller donated $1.6 million for a 

video display board that measures 22-feet-7-inches 

by 38-feet and allows for live video of game action, 

instant replays and graphics. 

The total construction costs ran $50 million, 

of which $10 million came from private gifts, $10 

million from athletics department bonding, $12 

million from the University of Utah and $8 million 

from the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Committee. 

Layton Construction began the actual 

rebuilding and expansion in June 1997 – working 

around previously scheduled events like the 

entire 1997 Utah home football season. More than 

900 construction workers and 45 sub-contractors 

were employed over the course of the project. 

Construction workers poured 30,000 cubic yards 

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of concrete to create the footings, foundations, 

press box towers and bowl seating, and placed 

2,470 tons of structural steel and 3.7 million 

pounds of rebar. 

The stadium’s progress soon became 

apparent throughout the valley. One reason was 

the elevator towers on the west side, which were 

poured continuously 24 hours a day for seven 

days, and eventually rose to a height of 177 feet 

(the equivalent of 14 stories). Not long thereafter, 

a three-story, glass-enclosed “stadium box” 

connected the towers. 

The stadium box – encased behind a 

400-square foot expanse of tempered glass – is 

serviced by four high-speed elevators. Stadium 

box ticket holders are treated to a sweeping 

panoramic view of the Wasatch Mountains to the 

east and downtown Salt Lake City, the Great Salt 

Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west. 

The stadium box begins at level four with 

the Cleone and Spence Eccles Scholarship Box. 

It seats 450 people and features indoor-outdoor 

seating, as well as eight suites. Level five, the 

Mezzanine, is designated entirely for suite holders 

and contains 17 suites. The suites have a roomy, 

comfortable seating area and are equipped with 

televisions and refrigerators. They overlook the 

field behind a 10 foot high glass wall. Level six 

boasts the Varsity Reception Room, which seats 

400. 

Also on level six is an expansive press area 

that can accommodate more than 150 media 

representatives. The John Mooney Working Press 

Area, named in honor of the late Ute football 

writer and Salt Lake Tribune sports editor, contains 

three levels of seating. There are two television 

booths, three radio booths (including the Bill 

Marcroft Radio Booth, named after the former 

“Voice of the Utes”), rooms for the public address 

and scoreboard operators, a statistics room, a 

kitchen and a spacious dining area. Overhead, the 

roof does more than protect occupants from the 

elements: It can hold 200 television cameras. 

“Clear down” at 4,657 feet above sea level 

is the stadium floor, whose field matches the 

stadium for its beauty and practicality. FieldTurf, 

Suite holders enjoy a pre-game banquet on the 

first level of the Scholarship Box (seats 450). 

a synthetic product that feels and plays just like 

natural grass but is much more durable and 

weather resistant, was installed in 2002. The Utes 

played on natural grass in 2000 and 2001 after 

experimenting with SportGrass (a hybrid natural 

grass and artificial turf) from 1995-99. From 1972- 

95, Rice Stadium utilized AstroTurf. Utah’s home 

field record on the various surfaces: 237-109-15 

on grass, 76-44-1 on artificial turf, 18-10-0 on 

SportsGrass and 22-6 on FieldTurf. 

The south end zone bleachers, built in 1982, 

contain the locker rooms, the Gary L. Crocker 

Stadium Club suite and a band room. The plaza 

behind the south end zone was renovated as 

Olympic Cauldron Park and dedicated on August 

21, 2003. The 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter 

Games’ memorial contains the original cauldron 

that held the Olympic flame during the games; a 

6,000 square foot visitor center, which includes a 

gallery, theater and ticket office; and Hoberman 

Arch, the famed backdrop for the awards 

ceremonies held downtown during the Olympics. 

Hoberman Arch is 75 feet long, 40 feet high and 5 

feet wide. 

In June 2003, the final piece fell into place 

when Larry H. and Gail Miller donated $1.6 

million for a video display system and new

Utah attracted its second-highest season attendance average of 43,279 fans per game in 2006. 

scoreboards. The video display board measures 

22-feet-7-inches by 38-feet. The ProStar VideoPlus 

LED display provides live video of game 

action, instant replays and graphics. Including 

a scoreboard display and sponsor panels, the 

complete south end zone video display system 

measures 44 by 58 feet. The existing auxiliary 

scoreboards in the northeast and northwest corners 

of Rice-Eccles Stadium were also upgraded to LED 

scoreboards. 

The new, larger stadium has allowed Ute 

officials to craft an impressive non-conference 

Mountain West Stadiums By Capacity 

Brigham Young 

Edwards Stadium seats 64,045 

Air Force 

Falcon Stadium seats 46,551 

San Diego State 

Qualcomm Stadium seats 54,000 

Utah 

Rice-Eccles Stadium seats 45,017 

TCU 

Amon G. Carter Stadium seats 44,008 



home schedule. Teams like Arizona, Washington 

State, California, Oregon, Texas A&M, Louisville 

and North Carolina have already visited. Coming 

in the next two years are UCLA and Oregon State. 

With the high profile opponents have come 

new attendance marks. Eleven standing-room 

only crowds have exceeded Rice-Eccles Stadium’s 

official capacity of 45,017. In 2003, the Utes beat 

California 31-24 before a school-record 46,768 fans 

and a national ESPN television audience. The 2004 

Utes came close to filling the stadium every game, 

averaging a school-record 44,112 spectators. 

New Mexico 

University Stadium seats 38,634 

UNLV 

Sam Boyd Stadium seats 36,800 


Hughes Stadium seats 34,000 

Wyoming 

War Memorial Stadium seats 32,580 

Attendance Records 

Rice-Eccles Stadium Top Crowds 

1. California 2003 46,768 

2. Brigham Young 1998 45,634 

3. Arizona 2005 45,528 

4. Texas A&M 2004 45,419 



7. North Carolina 2004 45,319 

8. Utah State 1999 45,224 

9. Boise State 2006 45,222 



12. Oregon 2003 44,676 

13. Utah State 2005 44,639 

14. Colorado State 2004 44,222 

15. Louisville 1998 44,112 

Utah Season Attendance Averages 

1. 44,112 2004 

2. 43,279 2006 

3. 41,536 2005 

4. 41,478 2003 

5. 39,249 1999 

6. 39,121 2000 

7. 39.060 1998 

8. 35,429 2002 

9. 34,458 2001 

10. 32,310 1994 

Rice-Eccles Stadium has a spacious press box that can 

accommodate 150 media representatives. 


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Football Practice Facilities 

McCarthey Practice Fields 

• Two regulation sized fields, end-to-end 

• Surface: Natural grass 

• Funding: Private (Thomas K. McCarthey family) 

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Spence Eccles Field House 

• Groundbreaking: June, 2004 

• Opened: November, 2004 

• Cost: $6 million 

• Funding: Private ($2 million from Spence Eccles) 

• Size: 74,000 square feet 

• Field Dimensions: Regulation size 

• Height: 60 feet 

• Surface: FieldTurf 

• Location: Guardsman Way 

• Amenities: Reception area, restrooms, netting 

and batting cages for softball and baseball


Smith Athletics Center 

Dee Glen Smith Center 

• Opened: Spring of 1991 

• Location: Guardsman Way 

• Size: 33,000 square feet 

• Contains: Coaches offices, strength/conditioning, 

training/injury rehabilitation, equipment, 

meeting rooms, football locker room 

• Player Lounge Addition: 2004 

• Locker Room Renovation: 2005 

• Auditorium Renovation: 2005 

• First Floor Renovation: 2007 


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Strength & Conditioning 

Strength & Conditioning At Utah 

• Elite training facility 

• Top level coaches 

• Four-member staff includes Director Doug Elisaia 

• 7,500 square foot glass enclosed facility 

• 16 full racks with Olympic platforms 

• Large dumbbell training area complete with 12 

• 0-90 degree incline walk-up benches 

• Large cardiovascular area complete with treadmills, 

cross trainers, stair steppers and spin 

bikes. 

• Various hammer strength accessory machines 

• Sports specific strength training equipment that 

includes two Austin leg drive sleds and two 

Gilman indoor rambacks. 

• Over 12,500 pounds of bumper plates 

• Over 12,000 pounds of free weights 

• Over 6,000 pounds of dumbbell weights 

• Over 2,000 pounds of dumbbell weights 

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Utah Strength and Conditioning Staff - Front Row (left to right): Jon Webster, Evan Simon, Greg Argust. 

Back Row: Director Doug Elisaia.

Alex Smith Donates To Strength & Conditioning Center Expansion 

Alex Smith returned to the University of Utah campus to announce 

his $500,000 gift to help fund the expansion of the Utah strength 

and conditioning center. 

What They Said 

“Utah is the only school that gave me a chance 

out of high school and this is where I developed 

into what I am today. Even though I was only 

here for three years, I got my degree and I gained 

a lot of life experiences as well. I wanted to give 

back to the school and people who changed my 

life.” 

- Alex Smith, Former Ute Quarterback 

“This gift illustrates one of Alex’s greatest 

characteristics – that of leadership. He clearly 

demonstrated that leadership at Rice-Eccles 

Stadium. He continues to demonstrate it at 

Monster Park. And now he’s leading once again 

as a young alumnus giving back to his alma 

mater. We are deeply grateful and very proud of 

Alex.” 

- Michael Young, University of Utah President 

Utah’s strength and 

conditioning center is headed 

for an expansion and renovation 

thanks to a generous donation by 

2004 Heisman Trophy finalist Alex 

Smith. Smith, who quarterbacked 

the University of Utah to the best 

season in school history before 

becoming the NFL’s No. 1 draft 

pick in 2005, donated $500,000 for 

the planned $1.5 million project. 

When complete, the Alex 

Smith Strength and Conditioning 

Facility will encompass 11,000 

square feet in the Dee Glen 

Smith Athletics Center and will 

feature new lifting stations and 

cardiovascular conditioning space. 

“Alex’s generosity and desire to help his 

college football team continue to be successful 

epitomizes his career as a student-athlete 

- second to none. Alex was not only a great 

football player, he was also an outstanding 

scholar, teammate and leader. I am thrilled that 

Alex’s experience at Utah was such that he wants 

to remain a part of our program.” 

- Dr. Chris Hill, Director of Athletics 

“Alex’s leadership – both on and off the field 

– helped bring unprecedented success and 

recognition to the University during his playing 

days here. I sincerely appreciate Alex’s continued 

commitment to the success of the athletic 

programs and student-athletes at the University 

of Utah.” 

- Kyle Whittingham, Head Football Coach 



Principles Of The Program 

Strength Training 

The idea is centered on accelerating quicker than 

our opponent. We will do this by concentrating on 

quick and explosive lifts, combined with quick and 

explosive agility, sprint and plyometric drills. 

Speed Development 

Each running session will include acceleration 

drills more than any other drills. The most 

important aspect of speed development is the 

athlete must work at maximal effort in each and 

every drill. 

Flexibility 

It is a traditional part of every strength and conditioning 

program. When the athlete is not able 

to put a body joint through the proper range of 

motion, it can affect performance in various ways. 

Mental Toughness 

These weight training or conditioning sessions 

push the body way beyond comfort levels, and 

in some cases, to utter exhaustion. This allows 

the student-athlete to develop capacity to push 

through barriers created by pain and fatigue. 

Conditioning 

Conditioning is best obtained by working the 

energy system with volume. Conditioning should 

be cycled with light, medium and heavy days to 

avoid over-training. Recovery is often better than 

work. 

Injury Prevention 

The Utah athlete will be expected to work harder 

than anyone else when he/she is injured. We will 

work with the athletic training staff to coordinate 

efforts to bring the athlete back to the playing field 

as quickly as possible. 

Motivating 

We will coach in a very positive manner, always 

reinforcing our belief in an athlete as a champion 

in the making. No one out-works, out-hustles or 

has more ability than a Utah student-athlete. 


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DoUG ELISAIA 

Director of 


Doug Elisaia is in his second year 

as director of strength and conditioning 

at the University of Utah. Elisaia 

(pronounced ellee-sy-a), a member of 

the National Strength and Conditioning 

Association and the Collegiate Strength 

and Conditioning Coaches Association, 

spent one year as a Ute assistant before 

his promotion in January of 2006. He 

came to Utah after three years at the 

University of Kentucky, where he 

was the head baseball—and assistant 

football—strength and conditioning 

coach from 2002-04. 

Prior to joining the Wildcat staff, 

Elisaia spent the 2000-01 seasons in 

a dual capacity at Wayne State as 

the defensive line coach and football 

strength and conditioning coach. 

He served in a similar capacity at 

McPherson College for the 1998-99 

seasons. 

Elisaia played defensive tackle at 

Iowa Wesleyan from 1991-95—leading 

the team in tackles as a senior with 

76 and earning NAIA Academic All- 

America honors. The three-year team 

captain graduated in 1996 with a 

bachelor’s degree in physical education 

and a minor in athletic training and 

coaching. 

Born in Redwood City, Calif., Elisaia 

was raised in Pago Pago, American 

Samoa. As a senior, he was named 

the American Samoa High School 

Athletics Association’s Scholar-Athlete 

of the Year. He was recognized by the 

government of American Samoa as 

the Outstanding Offensive Lineman at 

the Samoan Goodwill Games, held in 

Honolulu. 

The 35-year-old and his wife Leata 

have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and 

Colleen, and one son, Samuelu. 

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Utah Competition Venues 

• Rice-Eccles Stadium (football) 

• Huntsman Center (basketball, gymnastics) 

• Crimson Court (volleyball) 

• Ute Soccer Field 

• Ute Softball Field 

• Ute Natatorium (swimming, diving) 

• Eccles Tennis Center 

• Franklin Covey Field (baseball) 

• Ute Baseball Field 


Competition Venues 


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Great Weather 


Salt Lake City 

• 237 days of sunshine per year 

• 15 percent humidity average 

Average Temperature Highs 

August 91 

September 80 

October 66 

November 50 

December 38 

January 36 

February 42 

March 51 

April 61 

May 72 

June 84 

July 93 

Karl Malone led the Utah Jazz to 

two NBA Finals and earned two 

MVP awards before retiring in 

2005. 

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alt Lake City, home to the University 

of Utah, merges the amenities of a 

major metropolitan area with beautiful natural 

surroundings. With 181,743 residents, Salt 

Lake City is the largest city in the state and 

its metro population of 1,333,914 ranks 

36th in the nation. However, Salt Lake City 

maintains the charm of a small western city. 

Scenery, location, and cultural and recreational 

opportunities help Salt Lake draw major events 

like the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. 

One of the most beautiful cities in the world, 

Salt Lake City offers majestic views in all directions. 

To the east are the 11,500-foot peaks of the Wasatch 

Mountains (“mountains of many waters,” as named by 

the Paiute Indians), which are part 

of the Rocky Mountain range. To the 

west soar the Oquirrh Mountains 

(pronounced Oaker and meaning 

“the shining mountains”). The 

lowest point within the boundaries 

of the city is 4,210 feet near the 

Great Salt Lake, and the highest 

is Grandview Peak, at 

9,410 feet. The Great Salt 

Lake—which is 48 miles wide 

and 90 miles long—ranks as 

the world’s second largest 

saltwater lake and the largest 

lake in the western United 

States. 

Its unique geography is 

just one of Salt Lake City’s 

many impressive elements. Salt Lake City 

boasts the nation’s highest literacy rate, highest 

percentage of high school graduates and highestpercentage 

of college-educated people. 

National and international business 

magazines have described Salt Lake City’s 

economy as “visionary, vibrant and vigorous.” 

City and State, which is published for local 

government officials, ranked Salt Lake No. 

1 among 195 cities in terms of economic 

strength. Salt Lake is the financial, educational, 

distribution, warehousing, commercial, cultural 

and communications hub of the Intermountain region. 

It is the center to world-renowned medical and 

technological industries. 

Tourism is also a huge economic boon to the 

state, with the travel and tourism-related industries 

providing over 112,000 jobs. Many of those are 

associated with the eight world-class ski resorts located 

less than 40 miles from downtown Salt Lake. 

Cultural and ethnic activities flourish in Salt Lake 

City. Downtown is home to art galleries, professional 

symphony, opera, theater and dance. It is a stopover for 

numerous Broadway shows, as well as ethnic festivals 

throughout the year. Some of the annual cultural events 

are the Blues Festival, Greek Festival, Hispanic Fiesta 

Days, Bluegrass Festival and Living Traditions Festival. 

Salt Lake City also joins forces with the nearby 

resort town of Park City, Utah, to host the annual 

Sundance Film Festival. Sundance is the largest 

independent film festival in the United States and 

attracts movie stars, celebrities, and thousands of film 

buffs to the area every year. 

Professional sports provide yet another source of 

entertainment. Professional franchises in Salt Lake City 

include the Utah Jazz of the NBA, Real Salt Lake (Major 

League Soccer) and the Utah Blaze (Arena Football 

League). Other pro franchises in the city are the Salt 

Lake Bees (AAA baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies 

(hockey). 

Recreational opportunities abound and 10 national 

parks are a day’s drive from Salt Lake City. Fly fishing, 

backpacking, mountain biking and river running are a 

part of life in Salt Lake City. With four distinct seasons, 

a humidity average of 15 percent and mostly sunny 

days, Salt Lake City offers pleasant weather conditions 

year round. 

Salt Lake City’s charms are easily accessible 

even to those from out of state. Salt Lake International 

Airport is situated within a two and a half-hour flight 

of half of the United States’ population. There are over 

800 scheduled daily flights serving more than 100 cities 

with non-stop flights. The airport is located just 15 

minutes from the University of Utah. 

Ten national parks are within a few hours’ drive of Salt 

Lake City.

Media Information

MEDIA INFORMATION 


U of U Staff Directory 

Football Coaches Office Cell Email 

Alford, Aaron, Cornerbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3518 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . aalford@huntsman .utah .edu 

Andersen, Gary, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3515 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . gandersen@huntsman .utah .edu 

Connors, Zac, Graduate Assistant (offensive line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-587-3916 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID 

Dickey, Charlie, Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3932 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . cdickey@huntsman .utah .edu 

Elisaia, Doug, Strength Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-4548 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . delisaia@huntsman .utah .edu 

Hill, Jay, Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3521 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . jhill@huntsman .utah .edu 

Ludwig, Andy, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3520 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . aludwig@huntsman .utah .edu 

Odum, Derrick, Safeties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3522 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . dodum@huntsman .utah .edu 

Roderick, Aaron, Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3517 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . aroderick@huntsman .utah .edu 

Scalley, Morgan, Graduate Assistant (defense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3805 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID 

Schramm, Dave, Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3519 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . dschramm@huntsman .utah .edu 

Sitake, Kalani, Inside Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-6122 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . ksitake@huntsman .utah .edu 

Whittingham, Kyle, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3516 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . kwhittingham@huntsman .utah .edu 

Athletic Administration 

Abel, Liz, Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-581-3511 . . . . . . . . . . . 209-6346 . . . . . . . . . . label@huntsman .utah .edu 

Bowman, Mary, Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-6850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mbowman@huntsman .utah .edu 

Hendrix, Manny, Director of Athletic Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-7233 . . . . . . . . . . . 231-3027 . . . . . . . . . . mhendrix@huntsman .utah .edu 

Hill, Chris, Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-5605 . . . . . . . . . . . Call SID . . . . . . . . . . . chill@huntsman .utah .edu 

Knuth, Doug, Assistant Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-0446 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dknuth@huntsman .utah .edu 

Lassiter, Zack, Assistant Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-6632 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zlassiter@huntsman .utah .edu 

Oliszczak, Pete, Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-587-7629 . . . . . . . . . . . 942-5595 . . . . . . . . . . poliszczak@huntsman .utah .edu 

Pyne, Steve, Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-5054 . . . . . . . . . . . 554-9078 . . . . . . . . . . spyne@huntsman .utah .edu 

Ritrievi, Chris, Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-6493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . critrievi@huntsman .utah .edu 

Rogers, Chris, Compliance Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-3819 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crogers@huntsman .utah .edu 

Ronchetti, Ann, Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-5692 . . . . . . . . . . . 541-0425 . . . . . . . . . . aronchetti@huntsman .utah .edu 

Sports Information Staff 

Abel, Liz, Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-581-3511 . . . . . . . . . . . 209-6346 . . . . . . . . . . label@huntsman .utah .edu 

Anderson, Sally, Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sanderson@huntsman .utah .edu 

Frederickson, Brooke, Assistant Sports Info . Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8997 . . . . . . . . . . . 493-9254 . . . . . . . . . . bfrederickson@huntsman .utah .edu 

Lageschulte, Mike, Director of Publications & Broadcasting . . . . . . . . .801-587-9162 . . . . . . . . . . . 557-2322 . . . . . . . . . . mlageschulte@huntsman .utah .edu 

Pettett, Scott, Assistant Sports Info . Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8302 . . . . . . . . . . . 580-4502 . . . . . . . . . . spettett@huntsman .utah .edu 

Seeley, Andy, Associate Sports Info . Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-3771 . . . . . . . . . . . 580-4411 . . . . . . . . . . . aseeley@huntsman .utah .edu 

Football Support Staff 

Andersen, Mark, Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-587-7848 

Buchanan, Helen, Football Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-7684 

Holt, Kristy, Event Services (stadium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-1018 

Hulbert-Eagan, Joann, Coordinator of Academic Advising . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-3827 

Rudy, Jeff, Director of Football Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8563 

White, Aaron, Athletic Facilities Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8518 

Winrow, Jacquie, Business Office Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8412 

Wiscomb, Robert, Dir . of Equipment Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8449 

Football Medical Staff 

Bean, Bill, Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-6630 

Greis, Dr ., Patrick, Team Orthopedist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-7601 

Petron, Dr ., Dave, Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-7550 

Switzler, Craig, Assistant Athletics Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-6630 

Other Important Telephone Numbers 

Athletic Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8171 

Football Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-7684 

Football Press Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8210/585-9753 

Football Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-585-3808 

Sports Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-581-3511/3510 

SID Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-4358 

Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-581-8849 

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Athletics Facilities 

Jon M. Huntsman Center 

The Jon M . Huntsman Center, Utah’s basketball and gymnastics arena, contains 

offices for athletic administration, sports information, business, marketing, 

development and event management . The Huntsman Center is located at 1825 

East South Campus Drive Front (84112-0900) . 

Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center 

The Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center contains the football staff offices, training, 

equipment and strength areas, meeting and locker rooms . The Smith Center is 

located at 580 South Guardsman Way . 


The Utah football team plays its home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium, located at 

451 South, 1400 East . 

Kenneth P. Burbidge Jr. Family Athletics Academic Center 

The Burbidge Academic Center houses academic advising, compliance and 

Life Skills . It is located between the north side of the Huntsman Center and the 

Natatorium . 


Indoor practice facility is located at 650 Guardsman Way .

Sports Information Staff Directory 

LIz ABEL 

Associate Athletics Director/ 

Sports Information Director 

Office: (801) 581-3511 

Home: (801) 596-1650 

Cell: (801) 209-6346 

label@huntsman .utah .edu 

ANDy SEELEy 

Associate Sports Information 

Director 

Office: (801) 581-3771 

Cell: (801) 58-4411 

aseeley@huntsman .utah .edu 

BROOKE FREDERICKSON 

Assistant Sports Information 

Director 

Office: (801) 581-8997 

Cell: (801) 493-9254 

bfrederickson@huntsman .utah .edu 

SCOTT PETTETT 

Assistant Sports Information 

Director 

Office: (801) 583-8302 

Cell: (801) 580-4502 

spettett@huntsman .utah .edu 

SALLy ANDERSON 

Sports Information Office Manager 

Office: (801) 581-3510 

sanderson@huntsman .utah .edu 

Mailing/Overnight Address 

University of Utah Sports Information Office 

1825 E . South Campus Dr ., Front 

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 

CollegePressBox.com 

CollegePressBox.com, the official media website for Mountain 

West Conference football, offers high resolution downloadable 

head shots, game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more 

for all nine member schools . Login information will be distributed to 

accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an 

e-mail to password@collegepressbox .com . 


Media Services 

Credentials 

Call Liz Abel or Sally Anderson at (801) 581-3510 at least 48 hours in advance of the game to 

arrange for press credentials . You may also fax requests on letterhead to (801) 581-4358 or email 

them to label@huntsman .utah .edu or sanderson@huntsman .utah .edu . Credentials will be issued 

at the discretion of the sports information office. 

Sports Information Office 

The Utah sports information department is situated in the Jon M . Huntsman Center on South 

Campus Drive and is accessed through the southeast administrative entrance . Sports information 

office numbers are: (801) 581-3511, 581-3510, 581-8302, 581-3771, 581-8997. 

Getting to the Game 

Rice-Eccles Stadium is located on the southeast corner of the University of Utah campus . From 

Salt Lake International Airport, exit onto I-80 East . In about two miles, take the 600 South exit (a 

one-way street heading east) . Turn left on 700 East . Turn right at the second light (400 South) . 

Go up the hill, through the light at 1300 East and get in the left lane . The stadium will be a half 

block up on your left . 

Parking 

Media parking is available, with a pass, in the lot immediately west of Rice-Eccles Stadium . 

Parking requests must be made through the sports information office and will not automatically be 

provided with each credential . 

Weekly Press Conference 

A press conference is held on Mondays during the season in the Smith Center Auditorium from 

noon-1 p .m . Coach Kyle Whittingham and four players will be available for interviews . The press 

conference is open to media only . It is also video streamed live on utahutes .com . 

Interview Policies 

Please contact Associate Athletics Director Liz Abel at (801) 581-3511 to arrange for interviews 

with Utah coaches and players . Interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance . 

Interviews with players and coaches are conducted immediately following practice on Monday, 

Tuesday and Wednesday . Head coach Kyle Whittingham, only, is available for interviews on 

Thursday after practice . Interviews are not granted the day before the game or pre-game the day 

of competition . Practices are open to the media . 

Post-Game Interviews 

The Utah locker room is closed to the media . Post-game interview requests for players and 

coaches must be made through the sports information staff . After all home games, interviews with 

Coach Kyle Whittingham and requested athletes will be conducted in the Crocker Room, located 

above the Ute locker room under the south bleachers . 

Home Game Media Services 

Game notes, programs, statistics, quotes, media guides and flip cards are distributed at all home 

games . A meal is served to the press starting an hour and a half prior to kickoff . 

Wireless Connections/Telephones 

Wireless access is available free of charge . In addition, there are seven courtesy telephones in 

the Rice-Eccles Stadium working press area on a first-come, first-serve basis. To order a phone 

line at your seat, call Kristy Holt at 801-585-1018 . 

Broadcast Requests 

All requests regarding radio broadcasts (live and tape-delayed) should be made through Director 

of Publications and Broadcasting Mike Lageschulte . He can be reached by phone at 801-587- 

9162 and email (mlages@huntsman .utah .edu) . Questions regarding television broadcasts should 

be directed to Kristy Holt at 801-585-1018 or kholt@stadium .utah .edu . 

Internet 

Complete Utah football information is available on the Internet at www .UtahUtes .com . Information 

includes current schedule and results, live game day stats and audio, roster, latest press release, 

statistics, coach and athlete profiles, the media guide in a PDF document and more. 


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Newspapers 


Opponent Info/Media Outlets 

2007 Opponent Sports Information Contacts & Websites 

Oregon State 

Steve Fenk 

Email: steve.fenk@oregonstate.edu 

Office: (541) 737-7470 

Cell: (541) 230-0627 

Website: osubeavers.com 

Air Force 

Dave Toller 

E-Mail: Dave.Toller@usafa.af.mil 

Office: 719-333-3478 

Cell: 719-440-6101 

Website: goairforcefalcons.com 

UCLA 

Marc Dellins 

Email: mdellins@athletics.ucla.edu 

Office: (310) 206-8194 

Home: (805) 527-8517 

Website: uclabruins.com 

Salt Lake City Media Outlets 

Salt Lake Tribune 

90 South 400 West 

Salt Lake City, UT 84101 

Phone: (801) 257-8900 

Fax: (801) 257-8950 

Michael Anastasi, Managing Editor 

for Sports 

Lya Wodraska, beat writer 

Kurt Kragthorpe, sports columnist 

Gordon Monson, sports columnist 

Deseret News 

30 East 100 South 


Phone: (801) 237-2161 

Fax: (801) 237-2543 

Dave Schneider, sports editor 

Dirk Facer, beat writer 

Brad Rock, sports columnist 

Daily Utah Chronicle 

200 S . Central Campus Dr ., Room 240 



Phone: (801) 581-6397 

Fax: (801) 581-3299 

Tony Pizza, sports editor 

Ogden Standard Examiner 

332 S . Standard Way 

P .O . Box 12790 

Ogden, UT 84412 

Phone: (801) 625-4200 

Fax: (801) 625-4299 

UNLV 

Mark Wallington 

Email: mark.wallington@unlv.edu 

Office: (702) 895-4472 

Cell: (702) 528-6291 

Website: unlvrebels.com 

Utah State 

Zach Fisher 

Email: zach.fisher@usu.edu 

Office: (435) 797-2066 

Cell: (435) 213-0318 

Website: utahstateaggies.com 

Louisville 

Rocco Gasparro 

Email: rocco.gasparro@louisville.edu 

Office: (502) 852-0102 

Cell: (502) 262-2258 

Website: UofLsports.com 

Provo Daily Herald 

P .O . Box 717 

Provo, UT 84603 

Phone: (801) 344-2571 

Fax: (801) 344-2982 

Logan Herald Journal 

75 W . 300 North 

Logan, UT 84321 

Phone: (435) 752-2121 

Fax: (435) 753-6642 

Wire Services 

Associated Press 

30 East 100 South, Suite 200 


Phone: (801) 322-3405 

Doug Alden, sports editor 

Television 

KUTV-2 (CBS) 

300 South Main 


Phone: (801) 973-3167/3327 

Jeremy Castro, sports director 

Dave Fox, anchor 

David James, anchor 

Dan Sheldon, reporter 

Reece Stein, reporter 

KTVX-4 (ABC) 

2175 West 1700 South 


Phone: (801) 975-4427/4428/4429 

Wesley Ruff, sports director 

Dana Greene, anchor 

Kent Rupe, reporter 

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San Diego State 

Mike May 

Email: mmay@mail.sdsu.edu 

Office: (619) 594-5547 

Cell: (619) 957-8372 

Website: goaztecs.com 

TCU 

Mark Cohen 

Email: m.cohen@tcu.edu 

Office: (817) 257-5394 

Cell: (817) 343-2017 

Website: gofrogs.com 


TBA 

Email: TBA 

Office: (970) 491-5067 

Cell: TBA 

Website: csurams.com 

KSL-5 (NBC) 

Broadcast House 

55 N . 300 West 


Phone: (801) 575-5593/5535 

Tom Kirkland, sports director 

Rod Zundel, anchor 

Kathy Aiken, reporter 

Jeremiah Jensen, anchor/reporter 

KSTU (FOX) 

5020 W . Amelia Earhart Dr . 


Phone: (801) 536-1371/1395 

Rick Aaron, sports director 

Mike Runge, anchor 

KJZZ-14 

5181 W . Amelia Earhart Dr . 


Phone: (801) 537-1414 

Travis Henderson, director/producer 

Joe Krueger, director/producer 

Wyoming 

Kevin McKinney 

Email: kevinm@uwyo.edu 

Office: (307) 766-2256 

Cell: (307) 760-7845 

Website: wyomingathletics.com 

New Mexico 

Greg Remington 

Email: gregrem@unm.edu 

Office: (505) 925-5520 

Cell: (505) 710-7911 

Website: golobos.com 

Brigham young 

Jeff Reynolds 

Email: jeff_reynolds@byu.edu 

Office: (801) 422-4909 

Cell: (801) 372-2080 

Website: byucougars.com 

Radio 

KALL 700 Sports Radio 

(Flagship) 

515 So . 700 East Suite 2R 


Phone: (801) 524-2600 

Bill Riley, sports director 

(801) 596-4115 

Mike Lageschulte, play by play 

(801) 587-9162 

TBA, studio host 

(801) 328-1280 

KFAN All Sports 1320 

434 Bearcat Drive 


Phone: (801) 485-6700 

Kelly Hammer, program director 

KZN 1280 The Zone 

515 S . 700 East, #1C 


Phone: (801) 328-1280 

Kevin Graham, program director 

KSL-1160 News Radio 

Broadcast House 

55 N . 300 West 


Phone: (801) 575-7676 

Cleon Wall, sports director

Utah Sports Radio Network 

KALL 700 Sports Radio, the radio home to 

University of Utah athletics since 1951, signed 

a new five-year contract last April with Utah 

Sports Properties. A 50,000 watt station during 

the day, KALL 700 has boosted its nighttime 

signal to 10,000 watts to allow more Ute fans to 

hear the games. The Utah Sports Radio Network 

will also include KVEL 920 AM in Vernal for the 

2007 Utah football season. 

Managing the radio network is Utah Sports 

Properties, a division of CBS Collegiate Sports 

Properties. Utah Sports Properties (USP) is in its 

first year as the multi-media rights partner for 

Utah Athletics. 

The football pre-game show begins one 

hour prior to kickoff and features interviews 

with Utah Head Coach Kyle Whittingham and 

the opposing team’s head coach. Additional 

features highlighting the Ute football team and 

its opponent, as well as Mountain West updates 

and scores from around the country, make for 

an entertaining and informative pre-game show. 

Immediately following the game is the 60-minute 

post-game show, which will showcase player 

and coach interviews and a game summary. 

Play-by-play duties for Ute football 

broadcasts will be handled by Mike Lageschulte, 

who enters his first season as the Voice of the 

Utes. A member of Utah’s sports information 

staff since 1995, Lageschulte has served as 

the backup play by play announcer and color 

analyst for Utah men’s and women’s basketball, 

baseball and volleyball games for the past 10 

years. He also has experience reporting from the 

Utah Sports Television Network 

The Utah Sports Television Network will 

provide Ute fans with something new in 2007. 

Utah Sports Properties, which manages the 

television network, has reached an agreement 

with KTVX-ABC 4 in Salt Lake City to be the 

flagship station for the Utah Sports Television 

Network. 

KTVX, along with its sister stations KUCW- 

CW 30 and The Hive, will air a weekly coach’s 

show with Kyle Whittingham, a season preview 

show and live pre-game shows (on either KTVX 

or KUCW). ABC 4 Sports Director Wesley Ruff, 


Utah Radio & TV Networks 

football sidelines. He began his broadcast career 

at the University of Iowa. 

Lageschulte will be joined in the booth by 

former Ute quarterback Frank Dolce, who is in 

his 15th season as the color analyst. Reporting 

from the sidelines for the eighth year is former 

Ute defensive back Sharrieff Shah. 

Kyle Whittingham Show 

The Kyle Whittingham Show will air on 

KALL Sports Radio 700 each week during the 

regular season, beginning the week of August 

27th. The specific day of the week, time and 

location had not been determined at press time. 

Mike Lageschulte is the host. 

On The Internet 

All Utah football games and the Kyle 

Whittingham Coach’s Show can also be heard 

online at www.UtahUtes.com. The audio 

broadcasts are available through Utah All- 

Access, a premium multi-media package that is 

available through the web site. 

sports reporter Kent Rupe and sports anchor 

Dana Greene will serve as hosts. 

Coach’s Show 

The weekly coach’s show will air highlights 

from the most recent game, in-depth feature 

stories on student-athletes, behind the scenes 

looks at the Ute football program, previews of 

the upcoming game and much more. The shows 

will be rebroadcast on The Mtn. and CSTV. The 

specific day of the week, time and location had 

not been determined at press time. 

KALL 700 Broadcast Team 

Mike Lageschulte, Play by Play 

University of Utah Athletics Department 

1825 E . South Campus Dr ., Front 

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 

Phone: (801) 587-9162 

Cell: (801) 557-2322 

Email: mlages@huntsman.utah.edu 

Mike Lageschulte 

Play by Play 

Sharrieff Shah 

Sideline Reporter 


Frank Dolce 

Analyst 

ABC 4-CW 30 Broadcast Team 

Wesley Ruff, Sports Director 

KTVX-4 

2175 West 1700 South 


Phone: (801) 975-4427/4428/4429 

Wesley Ruff 

Sports Director 

Kent Rupe 

Reporter 

Dana Greene 

Anchor 

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The Mtn. 


Television Exposure 

• Powered by CSTV, a CBS 

subsidiary, and Comcast 

Corporation 

• The first Super Regional Sports 

Network 

• Coverage of every MWC sport 

• Airs 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week 

• Also available via broadband 

streaming 

• 14-year partnership began in fall 

of 2006 

CSTV 

• 24-hour national college sports 

network 

• Owned by CBS Corporation 

• Long-term partnership with the 

MWC 

• Exclusive network rights to MWC 

sports 

• Technology driven multi-media 

includes television, radio, broad- 

band internet streaming, wireless 

and video-on-demand 

VERSUS 

• Owned by Comcast Corporation 

• Currently seen in 72 million homes 

• MWC was the first exclusive 

college programming provider for 

VERSUS 

• National cable home of the NHL 

and Stanley Cup Playoffs 

For Local TV Listings 

CSTV 

http://www.cstv.com/getcstv/ 

The Mtn. 

http://themtn.cstv.com/how/ 

VERSUS 

http://www.versus.com/findversus/ 

O 

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n Aug. 26, 2004, College Sports 

Television (CSTV) and the Mountain 

West Conference announced a partnership that 

revolutionized the college sports landscape. 

The landmark agreement was the first NCAA 

Division I football and men’s basketball 

conference-wide deal for CSTV. 

The new television model gave CSTV – the fastestgrowing 

independent cable network – exclusive rights 

to all conference events, including cable and satellite 

television coverage, national over-the-air and satellite 

radio, video-on-demand and online broadcast rights. 

Since the original announcement, a succession 

of events have occurred to improve the partnership. 

Among them: the CBS purchase of CSTV and the 

merger with Comcast SportsNet to form the centerpiece 

of the relationship – The Mtn. (MountainWest Sports 

Network). The Mtn. became the first sports network 

dedicated to a single collegiate athletic conference 24 

hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days-a-year. 

The relationship with Comcast also delivered a 

new national broadcast partner in VERSUS. A wholly 

owned company of Comcast Corporation, VERSUS is 

distributed via cable systems and satellite operators 

throughout the United States and is currently seen 

in over 72 million homes. The MWC was the first 

exclusive college programming provider for VERSUS, 

which is the national cable home of the National 

Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs, 

as well as events like the Tour de France, the America’s 

Cup, the Dakar Rally, the Professional Bull Riders 

(PBR), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon and 

the Davis Cup. 

CSTV is a 24-hour college sports network owned 

by CBS Corporation. As the leading digital sports 

media company, CSTV connects more fans to more 

college sports than any other company. CSTV is 

available to more than 65 million homes nationwide 

and has agreements with Adelphia, Charter, Comcast, 

Cox, DirecTV, Dish Networks and Time Warner Cable. 

CSTV televises hundreds of live events each year, 

including 35 men’s and women’s sports from virtually 

every major conference. CSTV is also a multi-platform 

provider. CSTV.com and its network of nearly 215 

official athletic sites, along with CSTV All Access and 

its broadband services, provide live audio and video 

of more than 10,000 events annually from many of the 

nation’s top athletic programs. 

The Mtn., as the first regional network dedicated 

to a college athletic conference, provides sports fans 

blanket coverage of MWC athletics. The Mtn.’s team 

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analysts, sideline reporters and in-studio anchors 

– allows fans to enjoy programming and commentary 

not previously available. With a “fans first” focus, 

CSTV/Comcast has assured that MWC constituents 

will see more MWC sports, in more media platforms, 

than ever before. 

Courtney George 

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Payton (right) are 

the primary 

anchors of The 

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shows.

2007 Outlook

2007 OUTLOOK 


Personnel Picture 

Starters Returning (17) 

Offensive Starters Returning (10*) 

LG Zane Beadles (6-4, 312, So.) 

RT Jason Boone (6-4, 300, Sr.) 

RG Robert Conley (6-1, 316, Jr.) 

OC Kyle Gunther (6-4, 304, Sr.) 

QB Brian Johnson* (6-1, 210, Jr.) 

RB Darryl Poston (5-11, 200, Sr.) 

WR Brent Casteel (5-10, 193, Jr.) 

WR Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Sr.) 

WR Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, Sr.) 

TE Matt Sims (6-1, 251, Sr.) 

*2005 starter (medical redshirt in 2006) 

Defensive Starters Returning (5) 

OE Martail Burnett (6-3, 262, Sr.) 

MLB Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 235, Sr.) 

SLB Malakai Mokofisi (6-2, 243, Sr.) 

FS Steve Tate (5-11, 195, Sr.). 

CB Brice McCain (5-9, 189, Jr.) 

Specialist Starters Returning (2) 

PK Louie Sakoda (5-10, 178, Jr.) 

P Louie Sakoda (5-10, 178, Jr.) 

Lettermen Returning (45) 

Offense (21) 

Zane Beadles, OL; Jason Boone, OL; Freddie 

Brown, WR; Brent Casteel, WR/RB; Robert Conley, 

OL; Bradon Godfrey, WR; Tommy Grady, QB; Kyle 

Gunther, OL; Dustin Hensel, OL; Brian Hernandez, 

WR; Brian Johnson, QB; Darrell Mack, RB; Darryl 

Poston, RB; Derrek Richards, WR; Colt Sampson, 

TE; Corey Seiuli, OL; Matt Sims, TE; Ray Stowers, 

RB; Casey Sutera, OL; Tyler Williams, OL; Marquis 

Wilson, WR. 

Defense (20) 

Kyle Brady, LB; Martail Burnett, DE; Joe Dale, DB; 

Kenape Eliapo, DL; Joe Jiannoni, LB; Justin Jones, 

DB; Gabe Long, DT; Brice McCain, DB; Malakai 

Mokofisi, LB; Greg Newman, DL; Loma Olevao, LB; 

Alex Puccinelli, LB; RJ Rice, DB; Sean Smith, DB; 

R.J. Stanford, DB; Stevenson Sylvester, LB; Steve 

Tate, DB; Zeke Tuinei-Wily, DL; Elijah Wesson, DB; 

Mike Wright, LB. 

Specialists (4) 

David Carroll, PK/P; Clint Mower, LS; Louie Sakoda, 

P/PK; Ben Vroman, K. 

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2006 Redshirts, Redshirts/Squad Squad Members Members (22) 

Redshirts (16) 

Neli A’asa, DT; David Astle, OL; Tysen Clements, 

DB; David Cravens, WR; Zac Eldridge, RB; Sam 

Ewalefo, WR; Mike Hicken, WR; Chris Jones, 

DB; Vilisoni Kotobalavu, LB; Pauli Latu, DT; 

Matt Martinez, LB; Mookie Murphy, DB; Caleb 

Schlauderaff, OL; Zane Taylor, OL; Tobias Titus, LB; 

Walter Watts, OL. 

Squad Members (6) 

Nate Empey, LB; Kevin Freestone, LB; Kepa 

Gaison, LB; Chris Joppru, TE; John Peel, WR; 

Nano Tonga, DL. 

2007 Recruiting Class (25) 

James Aiono, DL; Matt Asiata, RB; Jereme Brooks, 

WR; Josh Broughton, DB; Brandon Burton, DB; 

Louis Finner, OL; Nai Fotu, DE; @Mike Honeycutt, 

DB; Robert Johnson, DB; Jamel King, LB; Corbin 

Louks, QB; Chad Manis, QB; Koa Misi, DL; Mo 

Neal, LB; Deshawn Richard, DB; @Griff Robles, 

QB; Dallin Rogers, TE; Thor Salanoa, LB; Derrick 

Shelby, DE; Lei Talamaivao, DT; Damilyn Tanner, 

DB; Justin Taplin-Ross, LB; @Westlee Tonga, TE; 

Reggie Topps, DB; Eddie Wide, RB/DB. 

@Will first serve an LDS church mission 

2007 Returned Missionaries (3) 

David Carroll, PK/P; Brad Clifford, TE; Paul Kruger, 

DL. 

Starters Lost (8) 

Offensive Starters Lost (2) 

LT Tavo Tupola (6-4, 311) 

QB Brett Ratliff (6-4, 224) 

Defensive Starters Lost (6) 

DT Kelly Talavou (6-2, 319) 

NG Paul Soliai (6-4, 334) 

E Soli Lefiti (6-4, 265) 

LB J.J. Williams (6-0, 225) 

LC Eric Weddle (6-0, 200) 

SS Casey Evans (6-0, 200) 

Specialist Starters Lost (0) 

Lettermen Lost (18) 

Pete Aneiro, SN; Casey Evans, DB; Drew Hackett, 

WR; Shaun Harper, DB; Jeremy Inferrera, OL; Soli 

Lefiti, DL; Mike Liti, RB; Brady Phillips, RB; Brett 

Ratliff, QB; Ameen Shaheen, WR; Eric Shyne, 

DB; Paul Soliai, DT; Fano Tagovailoa, WR; Kelly 

Talavou, DT; Tavo Tupola, OL; Jason Voss, TE; Eric 

Weddle, DB; J.J. Williams, LB. 

2007 Honor Candidates 

All-America Candidate 

Louie Sakoda, P/PK 

All-MWC Candidates 


Brian Johnson, QB 

Brent Casteel, WR/RB 

Joe Jiannoni, LB 

Jason Boone, OL 

Martail Burnett, DL 

Robert Conley, OL 

Kyle Gunther, OC 

Brice McCain, KR 

Derrek Richards, WR 

Steve Tate, DB 

All-Conference Utes Returning 

Special Teams Co-Player of the Year 


Second Team 

Brent Casteel, WR 

Brian Johnson, QB (2005) 

Joe Jiannoni, LB 

Honorable Mention 

Jason Boone, OL 

Martail Burnett, DL 

Robert Conley, OL 

Brice McCain, KR 

Derrek Richards, WR 


Steve Tate, DB 

All-Conference Utes Lost 

First Team 

Eric Weddle, DB** 

Tavo Tupola, OL 

Kelly Talavou, DL 

Second Team 

Paul Soliai, DL 

**Also a Consensus All-American and 

MWC Defensive Player of the Year.


How The Utes Were Built 

Scholarship Players Walk-Ons 

2003 

Jason Boone 

Kyle Brady 

Martail Burnett 

Kyle Gunther 

Joe Jiannoni 

Malakai Mokofisi (W/O) 

Loma Olevao (RM) 

Alex Puccinelli 

Derrek Richards (W/O) 

2004 

Brent Casteel 

Robert Conley 

Brian Johnson 

Paul Kruger (RM) 

John Peel 

Darryl Poston (TR) 

Colt Sampson (RM) 

Ray Stowers 

Steve Tate (TR, RM, W/O) 

2005 

Zane Beadles 

Freddie Brown (JC) 

Kenape Eliapo 

Bradon Godfrey (TR, W/O) 

Tommy Grady (TR, W/O) 

2007 Recruiting Class 

Brian Hernandez (JC) 

Chris Joppru 

Darrell Mack 

Brice McCain 

Louie Sakoda (W/O) 

Sean Smith 

Casey Sutera (TR, W/O) 

Tyler Williams 

Marquis Wilson 

2006 

Neli A’asa 

Joe Dale 

Dustin Hensel (JC) 

Justin Jones 

Pauli Latu 

Gabe Long (JC) 

Matt Martinez (W/O) 

Clint Mower (JC, RM, W/O) 

Mookie Murphy 

Caleb Schlauderaff 

Corey Seiuli (JC, RM) 

Matt Sims (JC) 

R.J. Stanford 

Stevenson Sylvester 

Zane Taylor 

Aaron Tonga (JC) 

Nano Tonga (NQ, RM) 

Zeke Tuinei-Wily 

Peter Tuitupou 

Walter Watts 

Elijah Wesson (W/O) 

2007 

James Aiono 

Matt Asiata (JC) 

Jereme Brooks 

Josh Broughton (JC) 

Brandon Burton 

Louis Finner 

Nai Fotu 

Robert Johnson (JC) 

Jamel King 

Corbin Louks 

Chad Manis (JC) 

Koa Misi (JC) 

Mo Neal 

Deshawn Richard (JC) 

Dallin Rogers 

Thor Salanoa 

Derrick Shelby 

Lei Talamaivao 

Damilyn Tanner (JC) 

Justin Taplin-Ross 

Reggie Topps 

Eddie Wide 

2004 

Daniel Bukurau (RM) 

David Carroll (RM) 

Brad Clifford (RM) 

2005 

Nate Empey (RM) 

Kevin Freestone (RM) 

Kepa Gaison 

Greg Newman (TR) 

Ben Vroman 

2006 

David Astle (RM) 

Tysen Clements (RM) 

David Cravens 

Zac Eldridge 

Sam Ewalefo 

Mike Hicken 

Chris Jones 

Legend 

TR=Transfer 

JC=Junior College Transfer 

W/O=Walk-on awarded 

scholarship 

Vilisoni Kotobalavu (RM) 

R.J. Rice (TR, RM) 

Tobias Titus 

Mike Wright (TR, RM) 

2007 

Matt Black (TR, RM) 

Troy Bunting (JC) 

Scott Coleman (RM) 

Christian Cox (TR, RM) 

Jacob Ferrin 

Isley Filiaga (RM) 

Ben Hendy (JC) 

Nick Leifting (RM) 

Ben Macey (RM) 

Zach Miller (RM) 

Nick Morrell 

Trevor Moss (JC, RM) 

Collin Robinson (RM) 

Ryan Taylor (TR, RM) 

NQ=Non-qualifier 

RM=Returned Missionary 

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School 

James Aiono DL 6-3 245 Fr. HS West Valley City, Utah/Murray HS 

Matt Asiata RB 6-0 235 Jr. JC West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 

Jereme Brooks WR 5-9 165 Fr. HS League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

Josh Broughton DB 5-11 185 Jr. JC Virginia Beach, Va./Citrus College 

Brandon Burton DB 6-0 172 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

Louis Finner OL 6-3 289 Fr. HS Plano, Texas/Plano East HS 

Nai Fotu DE 6-1 232 Fr. HS Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

Mike Honeycutt DB 5-11 150 Fr. HS Cedar Hills, Utah/Lone Peak HS 

Robert Johnson DB 6-3 185 So. JC Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College 

Jamel King LB 6-3 217 Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

Corbin Louks QB 6-0 171 Fr. HS Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 

Chad Manis QB 6-5 215 So. JC Lakewood, Calif./Cerritos College 

Koa Misi DL 6-3 263 So. JC Santa Rosa, Calif./Santa Rosa JC 

Mo Neal LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS 

Deshawn Richard DB 6-1 196 Jr. JC Las Vegas, Nev./Victor Valley College 

Griff Robles QB 6-5 220 Fr. HS Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS 

Dallin Rogers TE 6-4 230 Fr. HS Placerville, Calif./Union Mine HS 

Thor Salanoa LB 6-2 187 Fr. HS Honolulu, Hawaii/Radford HS 

Derrick Shelby DE 6-3 225 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Hightower HS 

Lei Talamaivao DT 6-2 290 Fr. HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS 

Damilyn Tanner DB 5-10 175 Jr. JC Sacramento, Calif./El Camino College 

Justin Taplin-Ross LB 6-3 210 Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

Westlee Tonga TE 6-4 211 Fr. HS Spring, Texas/Spring HS 

Reggie Topps DB 5-11 164 Fr. HS Prunedale, Calif./N. Monterey County HS 

Eddie Wide RB/DB 5-10 170 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS 


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Alphabetical Roster 

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School 

95 Neli A’asa DT 6-2 300 Fr. RS 2-16-88 19 Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids HS 

Matt Asiata RB 6-0 235 Jr. JC 7-24-87 20 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 

76 David Astle OL 6-6 294 Fr. RS 3-24-85 22 Park City, Utah/Park City HS 

68 Zane Beadles OL 6-4 312 So. 1VL 11-19-86 20 Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS 

96 Matt Black DL 6-4 211 Fr. HS 2-14-86 21 Washington, Utah/Southern Utah 

69 Jason Boone OL 6-4 300 Sr. 3VL 4-20-84 23 Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 

14 Kyle Brady LB 6-1 234 Sr. 3VL 11-7-84 22 Tooele, Utah/Tooele HS 

Jereme Brooks WR 5-9 165 Fr. HS 4-23-89 18 League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

Josh Broughton DB 5-11 185 Jr. JC 11-20-85 21 Virginia Beach, Va./Citrus College 

88 Freddie Brown WR 6-3 207 Jr. 2VL 6-24-86 21 La Verne, Calif./Citrus JC 

73 Daniel Bukarau OL 6-2 283 Fr. RS 10-20-85 21 Kailua, Hawaii/Kailua HS 

57 Troy Bunting LB 5-10 215 So. JC 11-27-87 19 Draper, Utah/Glendale CC 

93 Martail Burnett DE 6-3 262 Sr. 3VL 1-10-85 22 Los Angeles, Calif./David Starr Jordan HS 

27 Brandon Burton DB 6-0 172 Fr. HS 7-31-89 18 Houston, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

38 David Carroll K/P 6-0 191 So. 1VL 11-22-85 19 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS 

5 Brent Casteel WR/RB 5-10 193 Jr. 2VL 7-12-85 22 San Francisco, Calif./Antioch HS 

34 Tysen Clements DB 6-0 203 Fr. RS 11-10-84 22 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 

12 Brad Clifford TE 6-4 235 Fr. RS 3-7-86 21 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 

60 Scott Coleman LS 6-2 210 Jr. HS 12-12-83 23 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 

66 Robert Conley OL 6-1 316 Jr. 2VL 4-17-86 21 La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 

54 Christian Cox LB 6-2 232 So. TR 12-11-85 21 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah 

29 David Cravens WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS 11-7-88 18 La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla HS 

43 Joe Dale DB 5-11 197 So. 1VL 12-18-86 20 Irving, Texas/Nimitz HS 

40 Zac Eldridge RB 6-0 225 Fr. RS 4-12-88 19 Sandy, Utah/Cottonwood HS 

92 Kenape Eliapo DL 6-0 303 So. 1VL 3-22-86 21 San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS 

50 Nate Empey LB 6-1 211 So. SQ 4-24-85 22 Alpine, Utah/ Lone Peak HS 

17 Sam Ewalefo WR 6-1 202 Fr. RS 12-24-87 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS 

51 Jacob Ferrin DL 6-2 225 Fr. HS 2-22-88 19 Rexburg, Idaho/Skyview HS 

97 Isley Filiaga DL 6-0 305 So. TR 5-1-86 21 Orem, Utah/Brigham Young 

Louis Finner OL 6-3 289 Fr. HS 4-19-89 18 Plano, Texas/Plano East HS 

42 Nai Fotu DE 6-1 232 Fr. HS 8-20-88 19 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

47 Kevin Freestone LB 6-0 229 So. SQ 1-18-85 21 Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS 

46 Kepa Gaison LB 5-10 217 So. SQ 3-20-87 20 Kaneohe, Hawaii/The Kamehameha School 

81 Bradon Godfrey WR 6-3 197 Jr. 1VL 10-17-85 21 Layton, Utah/Southern Utah 

15 Tommy Grady QB 6-7 235 Sr. 1VL 3-13-84 23 Huntington Beach, Calif./Oklahoma 

63 Kyle Gunther OL 6-4 304 Sr. 1VL 6-26-85 22 Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo HS 

83 Ben Hendy TE 6-3 250 Jr. TR 9-9-86 20 Salt Lake City/Temple 

65 Dustin Hensel OL 6-7 320 Jr. 1VL 11-22-85 21 La Palma, Calif./Golden West CC 

16 Brian Hernandez WR 6-0 183 Sr. 2VL 4-13-84 23 Phoenix, Ariz./Pima CC 

18 Mike Hicken WR 6-0 195 Fr. RS 3-19-88 19 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 

44 Joe Jiannoni LB 6-0 235 Sr. 2VL 12-27-84 22 La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta HS 

3 Brian Johnson QB 6-1 210 Jr. 2VL 2-16-87 20 Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS 

17 Robert Johnson DB 6-3 185 So. JC 2-13-87 20 Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College 

33 Chris Jones DB 5-10 182 Fr. RS 9-18-87 20 La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla HS 

29 Justin Jones DB 5-10 170 So. 1VL 6-6-88 19 Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS 

80 Chris Joppru TE 6-6 255 So. SQ 2-6-87 20 Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS 

Jamel King LB 6-3 217 Fr. HS 3-31-89 18 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

52 Vilisoni Kotobalavu LB 6-4 209 Fr. RS 1-27-84 23 Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

11 Paul Kruger DE 6-5 255 Fr. RS 2-15-86 21 Orem, Utah/Timpanogos HS 

55 Pauli Latu DT 6-1 290 Fr. RS 4-2-88 19 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 

38 Nick Liefting DB 6-1 180 Fr. HS 5-9-85 22 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 

94 Gabe Long DT 6-3 290 Sr. 1VL 1-3-85 22 Yorba Linda, Calif./Fullerton JC 

Corbin Louks QB 6-0 171 Fr. HS 4-10-89 18 Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 

19 Ben Macey WR 6-1 180 Fr. HS 10-29-85 21 Salt Lake City/Logan HS 

6 Darrell Mack RB 6-0 219 Jr. 2VL 10-10-86 20 Spring Valley, Calif./Monte Vista HS 

12 Chad Manis QB 6-5 215 So. JC 2-13-88 19 Lakewood, Calif./Cerritos College 

19 Matt Martinez LB 6-0 230 Fr. RS 1-21-88 19 Murray, Utah/Cottonwood HS 

1 Brice McCain DB 5-9 189 Jr. 2VL 12-10-86 20 Terrell, Texas/Terrell HS 

53 Zach Miller LB 6-1 236 Fr. HS 10-4-85 21 Salt Lake City/East HS 

41 Koa Misi DL 6-3 263 So. JC 1-17-87 20 Santa Rosa, Calif./Santa Rosa JC 

22 Malakai Mokofisi LB 6-2 243 Sr. 2VL 6-24-85 22 Laie, Hawaii /Kailua HS 

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Alphabetical Roster 


17 Nick Morrell DB 5-11 200 Fr. HS 8-19-87 20 Centerville, Utah/Bountiful HS 

21 Trevor Moss RB 5-11 192 So. JC 10-13-83 23 Sandy, Utah/Northwest CC 

39 Clint Mower LS 6-0 210 Jr. 1VL 11-2-84 22 Alpine, Utah/Dixie State College 

23 Mookie Murphy DB 5-9 167 Fr. RS 11-10-87 19 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego Catholic HS 

Mo Neal LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS 1-2-88 19 Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS 

56 Greg Newman DL 6-4 260 Jr. 1VL 2-1-86 22 Thousand Oaks, Calif./Colorado 

37 Loma Olevao LB 6-1 230 Sr. 2VL 12-24-81 25 Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

3 John Peel WR 6-2 196 Jr. SQ 5-9-86 21 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS 

9 Darryl Poston RB 5-11 200 Sr. 2VL 8-8-83 24 Huntington Beach, Calif./USC 

13 Alex Puccinelli DE 6-2 252 Sr. 2VL 3-26-85 22 Toluca Lake, Calif./Notre Dame HS 

7 RJ Rice DB 5-8 183 Jr. 1VL 9-14-84 22 Salt Lake City/Southern Utah 

31 Deshawn Richard DB 6-1 196 Jr. JC 5-12-86 21 Las Vegas, Nev./Victor Valley College 

26 Derrek Richards WR 5-11 175 Sr. 3VL 12-12-83 23 American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS 

87 Collin Robinson WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS 8-7-85 22 Draper, Utah/Alta HS 

Dallin Rogers TE 6-4 230 Fr. HS 8-23-89 18 Placerville, Calif./Union Mine HS 

35 Louie Sakoda K/P 5-10 178 Jr. 2VL 10-28-86 20 San Jose, Calif./Branham HS 

45 Colt Sampson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 1VL 3-18-83 24 Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 

72 Caleb Schlauderaff OL 6-5 300 Fr. RS 11-7-87 19 Shelton, Wash./Shelton HS 

74 Corey Seiuli OL 6-3 320 Jr. 1VL 8-19-84 23 Provo, Utah/Dixie State College 

Derrick Shelby DE 6-3 225 Fr. HS 2-7-89 18 Houston, Texas/Hightower HS 

48 Matt Sims TE 6-1 251 Sr. 1VL 10-30-85 21 Lompoc, Calif./Allan Hancock College 

4 Sean Smith DB 6-3 217 So. 1VL 7-14-87 20 Pasadena, Calif./Blair HS 

25 R.J. Stanford DB 5-11 180 So. 1VL 5-6-88 19 Chino, Calif./Chino HS 

24 Ray Stowers RB 6-0 223 Jr. 1VL 2-2-85 22 Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS 

91 Casey Sutera DL 6-3 266 Sr. 1VL 7-17-84 23 Murray, Utah/Southern Utah 

10 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 220 So. 1VL 7-18-88 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS 

Lei Talamaivao DT 6-2 290 Fr. HS 9-20-88 18 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS 

21 Damilyn Tanner DB 5-10 175 Jr. JC 10-26-87 20 Sacramento, Calif./El Camino College 

Justin Taplin-Ross LB 6-3 210 Fr. HS 3-26-89 18 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

28 Steve Tate DB 5-11 195 Sr. 2VL 1-11-83 24 Salt Lake City/Utah State 

61 Ryan Taylor DL 6-4 219 Sr. TR 11-5-80 26 Sandy, Utah/Utah State 

77 Zane Taylor OL 6-3 305 Fr. RS 4-23-88 19 Moab, Utah/Grand County HS 

42 Tobias Titus LB 6-0 218 Fr. RS 3-28-83 24 Orem, Utah/EA Laney HS (N.C.) 

98 Aaron Tonga DL 6-2 290 Jr. JC 10-10-83 22 Pomona, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 

86 Nano Tonga DL 6-5 270 Jr. SQ 5-17-84 23 West Valley City/Granger HS 

99 Zeke Tuinei-Wily DT 6-4 308 So. 1VL 1-31-88 19 Orem, Utah/Orem HS 

84 Peter Tuitupou TE 6-4 262 Fr. HS 2-21-88 19 Orem, Utah/Mountain View HS 

30 Ben Vroman K/P 5-11 187 So. 1VL 4-22-87 20 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 

71 Walter Watts OL 6-2 300 Fr. RS 10-11-88 18 Los Banos, Calif./Los Banos HS 

8 Elijah Wesson DB 5-11 175 So. 1VL 6-2-87 20 Compton, Calif./Dominguez HS 

Eddie Wide RB/DB 5-10 170 Fr. HS 11-19-88 18 Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS 

57 Tyler Williams OL 6-1 300 So. 1VL 2-28-87 20 Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 

2 Marquis Wilson WR 5-11 175 Jr. 2VL 11-11-86 20 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS 

49 Mike Wright LB 6-2 225 So. 1VL 6-6-86 21 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah 

Pronunciation Guide 

A’asa, Neli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-ah-sa, Nelly 

Asiata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-see-ah-ta 

Astle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asstull 

Broughton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brah-ton 

Bukurau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boo-koo-rau 

(Burnett) Martail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar-tell 

Eliapo, Kenape . . . . . . . . .Ee-lee-a-po, Ken-ah-pay 

Ewalefo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eh-wa-leffo 

Filiaga, Isley . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filly-ahn-ga, Eyes-lee 

(Finner) Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis 

Fotu, Nai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fo-too, Ny 

Gaison, Kepa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy-son, Keppa 

(Godfrey) Bradon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bray-done 

Hensel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hen-sull 

Jiannoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jee-a-no-nee 

Joppru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ja-proo 

(King) Jamel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ja-mell 

Kotobalavu, Vilisoni . .Koto-ba-la-voo, Vell-ee-sony 

Latu, Pauli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La-too, Pow-lee 

Liefting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leaf-ting 

Louks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowks 

(Mack), Darrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dur-ell 

Manis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Man-iss 

Misi, Koa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mee-see, ko-a 

Mokofisi, Malakai . . . . . . . Mo-ko-fee-see, Mal-a-ky 

Morrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More-ELL 

Mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhymes with tower 

Olevao, Loma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh-lay-vow, Lo-ma 

Poston . . . . . . . . . . . . .Post (rhymes with most)-un 

Puccinelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pooch-inelly 

Sakoda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa-code-a 

Schlauderaff, Caleb . . . . . . Schlah-der-off, Kay-leb 

Seiuli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Say-oo-lee 

Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhymes with towers 

Sutera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue-tair-a 

Talamaivao, Lei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tala-my-vow, Lay 

(Tanner) Damilyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Da-my-lin 

Tonga, Nano . Tong (rhymes with song)-ga, Nah-no 

Tuinei-Wily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Too-ee-nay, Why-lee 

Tuitupou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Too-ee-too-po 

(Wesson) Elijah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ee-ly-ja 

(Wilson), Marquis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar-keeze 


49 

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2007 OUTLOOK 


Numerical Roster 


1 Brice McCain DB 5-9 189 Jr. 2VL 12-10-86 20 Terrell, Texas/Terrell HS 

2 Marquis Wilson WR 5-11 175 Jr. 2VL 11-11-86 20 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS 

3 Brian Johnson QB 6-1 210 Jr. 2VL 2-16-87 20 Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS 

3 John Peel WR 6-2 196 Jr. SQ 5-9-86 21 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS 

4 Sean Smith DB 6-3 217 So. 1VL 7-14-87 20 Pasadena, Calif./Blair HS 

5 Brent Casteel WR/RB 5-10 193 Jr. 2VL 7-12-85 22 San Francisco, Calif./Antioch HS 

6 Darrell Mack RB 6-0 219 Jr. 2VL 10-10-86 20 Spring Valley, Calif./Monte Vista HS 

7 RJ Rice DB 5-8 183 Jr. 1VL 9-14-84 22 Salt Lake City/Southern Utah 

8 Elijah Wesson DB 5-11 175 So. 1VL 6-2-87 20 Compton, Calif./Dominguez HS 

9 Darryl Poston RB 5-11 200 Sr. 2VL 8-8-83 24 Huntington Beach, Calif./USC 

10 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 220 So. 1VL 7-18-88 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS 

11 Paul Kruger DE 6-5 255 Fr. RS 2-15-86 21 Orem, Utah/Timpanogos HS 

12 Brad Clifford TE 6-4 235 Fr. RS 3-7-86 21 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 

12 Chad Manis QB 6-5 215 So. JC 2-13-88 19 Lakewood, Calif./Cerritos College 

13 Alex Puccinelli DE 6-2 252 Sr. 2VL 3-26-85 22 Toluca Lake, Calif./Notre Dame HS 

14 Kyle Brady LB 6-1 234 Sr. 3VL 11-7-84 22 Tooele, Utah/Tooele HS 

15 Tommy Grady QB 6-7 235 Sr. 1VL 3-13-84 23 Huntington Beach, Calif./Oklahoma 

16 Brian Hernandez WR 6-0 183 Sr. 2VL 4-13-84 23 Phoenix, Ariz./Pima CC 

17 Sam Ewalefo WR 6-1 202 Fr. RS 12-24-87 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS 

17 Robert Johnson DB 6-3 185 So. JC 2-13-87 20 Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College 

17 Nick Morrell DB 5-11 200 Fr. HS 8-19-87 20 Centerville, Utah/Bountiful HS 

18 Mike Hicken WR 6-0 195 Fr. RS 3-19-88 19 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 

19 Ben Macey WR 6-1 180 Fr. HS 10-29-85 21 Salt Lake City/Logan HS 

19 Matt Martinez LB 6-0 230 Fr. RS 1-21-88 19 Murray, Utah/Cottonwood HS 

21 Trevor Moss RB 5-11 192 So. JC 10-13-83 23 Sandy, Utah/Northwest CC 

21 Damilyn Tanner DB 5-10 175 Jr. JC 10-26-87 20 Sacramento, Calif./El Camino College 

22 Malakai Mokofisi LB 6-2 243 Sr. 2VL 6-24-85 22 Laie, Hawaii /Kailua HS 

23 Mookie Murphy DB 5-9 167 Fr. RS 11-10-87 19 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego Catholic HS 

24 Ray Stowers RB 6-0 223 Jr. 1VL 2-2-85 22 Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS 

25 R.J. Stanford DB 5-11 180 So. 1VL 5-6-88 19 Chino, Calif./Chino HS 

26 Derrek Richards WR 5-11 175 Sr. 3VL 12-12-83 23 American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS 

27 Brandon Burton DB 6-0 172 Fr. HS 7-31-89 18 Houston, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

28 Steve Tate DB 5-11 195 Sr. 2VL 1-11-83 24 Salt Lake City/Utah State 

29 David Cravens WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS 11-7-88 18 La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla HS 

29 Justin Jones DB 5-10 170 So. 1VL 6-6-88 19 Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS 

30 Ben Vroman K/P 5-11 187 So. 1VL 4-22-87 20 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 

31 Deshawn Richard DB 6-1 196 Jr. JC 5-12-86 21 Las Vegas, Nev./Victor Valley College 

33 Chris Jones DB 5-10 182 Fr. RS 9-18-87 20 La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla HS 

34 Tysen Clements DB 6-0 203 Fr. RS 11-10-84 22 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 

35 Louie Sakoda K/P 5-10 178 Jr. 2VL 10-28-86 20 San Jose, Calif./Branham HS 

37 Loma Olevao LB 6-1 230 Sr. 2VL 12-24-81 25 Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

38 David Carroll K/P 6-0 191 So. 1VL 11-22-85 19 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS 

38 Nick Liefting DB 6-1 180 Fr. HS 5-9-85 22 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 

39 Clint Mower LS 6-0 210 Jr. 1VL 11-2-84 22 Alpine, Utah/Dixie State College 

40 Zac Eldridge RB 6-0 225 Fr. RS 4-12-88 19 Sandy, Utah/Cottonwood HS 

41 Koa Misi DL 6-3 263 So. JC 1-17-87 20 Santa Rosa, Calif./Santa Rosa JC 

42 Nai Fotu DE 6-1 232 Fr. HS 8-20-88 19 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

42 Tobias Titus LB 6-0 218 Fr. RS 3-28-83 24 Orem, Utah/EA Laney HS (N.C.) 

43 Joe Dale DB 5-11 197 So. 1VL 12-18-86 20 Irving, Texas/Nimitz HS 

44 Joe Jiannoni LB 6-0 235 Sr. 2VL 12-27-84 22 La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta HS 

45 Colt Sampson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 1VL 3-18-83 24 Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 

46 Kepa Gaison LB 5-10 217 So. SQ 3-20-87 20 Kaneohe, Hawaii/The Kamehameha School 

47 Kevin Freestone LB 6-0 229 So. SQ 1-18-85 21 Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS 

48 Matt Sims TE 6-1 251 Sr. 1VL 10-30-85 21 Lompoc, Calif./Allan Hancock College 

49 Mike Wright LB 6-2 225 So. 1VL 6-6-86 21 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah 

50 Nate Empey LB 6-1 211 So. SQ 4-24-85 22 Alpine, Utah/ Lone Peak HS 

51 Jacob Ferrin DL 6-2 225 Fr. HS 2-22-88 19 Rexburg, Idaho/Skyview HS 

52 Vilisoni Kotobalavu LB 6-4 209 Fr. RS 1-27-84 23 Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 

53 Zach Miller LB 6-1 236 Fr. HS 10-4-85 21 Salt Lake City/East HS 

54 Christian Cox LB 6-2 232 So. TR 12-11-85 21 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah 

55 Pauli Latu DT 6-1 290 Fr. RS 4-2-88 19 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 

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Numerical Roster 


56 Greg Newman DL 6-4 260 Jr. 1VL 2-1-86 22 Thousand Oaks, Calif./Colorado 

57 Troy Bunting LB 5-10 215 So. JC 11-27-87 19 Draper, Utah/Glendale CC 

57 Tyler Williams OL 6-1 300 So. 1VL 2-28-87 20 Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 

60 Scott Coleman LS 6-2 210 Jr. HS 12-12-83 23 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 

61 Ryan Taylor DL 6-4 219 Sr. TR 11-5-80 26 Sandy, Utah/Utah State 

63 Kyle Gunther OL 6-4 304 Sr. 1VL 6-26-85 22 Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo HS 

65 Dustin Hensel OL 6-7 320 Jr. 1VL 11-22-85 21 La Palma, Calif./Golden West CC 

66 Robert Conley OL 6-1 316 Jr. 2VL 4-17-86 21 La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 

68 Zane Beadles OL 6-4 312 So. 1VL 11-19-86 20 Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS 

69 Jason Boone OL 6-4 300 Sr. 3VL 4-20-84 23 Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 

71 Walter Watts OL 6-2 300 Fr. RS 10-11-88 18 Los Banos, Calif./Los Banos HS 

72 Caleb Schlauderaff OL 6-5 300 Fr. RS 11-7-87 19 Shelton, Wash./Shelton HS 

73 Daniel Bukarau OL 6-2 283 Fr. RS 10-20-85 21 Kailua, Hawaii/Kailua HS 

74 Corey Seiuli OL 6-3 320 Jr. 1VL 8-19-84 23 Provo, Utah/Dixie State College 

76 David Astle OL 6-6 294 Fr. RS 3-24-85 22 Park City, Utah/Park City HS 

77 Zane Taylor OL 6-3 305 Fr. RS 4-23-88 19 Moab, Utah/Grand County HS 

80 Chris Joppru TE 6-6 255 So. SQ 2-6-87 20 Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS 

81 Bradon Godfrey WR 6-3 197 Jr. 1VL 10-17-85 21 Layton, Utah/Southern Utah 

83 Ben Hendy TE 6-3 250 Jr. TR 9-9-86 20 Salt Lake City/Temple 

84 Peter Tuitupou TE 6-4 262 Fr. HS 2-21-88 19 Orem, Utah/Mountain View HS 

86 Nano Tonga DL 6-5 270 Jr. SQ 5-17-84 23 West Valley City/Granger HS 

87 Collin Robinson WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS 8-7-85 22 Draper, Utah/Alta HS 

88 Freddie Brown WR 6-3 207 Jr. 2VL 6-24-86 21 La Verne, Calif./Citrus JC 

91 Casey Sutera DL 6-3 266 Sr. 1VL 7-17-84 23 Murray, Utah/Southern Utah 

92 Kenape Eliapo DL 6-0 303 So. 1VL 3-22-86 21 San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS 

93 Martail Burnett DE 6-3 262 Sr. 3VL 1-10-85 22 Los Angeles, Calif./David Starr Jordan HS 

94 Gabe Long DT 6-3 290 Sr. 1VL 1-3-85 22 Yorba Linda, Calif./Fullerton JC 

95 Neli A’asa DT 6-2 300 Fr. RS 2-16-88 19 Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids HS 

96 Matt Black DL 6-4 211 Fr. HS 2-14-86 21 Washington, Utah/Southern Utah 

97 Isley Filiaga DL 6-0 305 So. TR 5-1-86 21 Orem, Utah/Brigham Young 

98 Aaron Tonga DL 6-2 290 Jr. JC 10-10-83 22 Pomona, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 

99 Zeke Tuinei-Wily DT 6-4 308 So. 1VL 1-31-88 19 Orem, Utah/Orem HS 

Matt Asiata RB 6-0 235 Jr. JC 7-24-87 20 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 

Jereme Brooks WR 5-9 165 Fr. HS 4-23-89 18 League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS 

Josh Broughton DB 5-11 185 Jr. JC 11-20-85 21 Virginia Beach, Va./Citrus College 

Louis Finner OL 6-3 289 Fr. HS 4-19-89 18 Plano, Texas/Plano East HS 

Jamel King LB 6-3 217 Fr. HS 3-31-89 18 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

Corbin Louks QB 6-0 171 Fr. HS 4-10-89 18 Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 

Mo Neal LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS 1-2-88 19 Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS 

Dallin Rogers TE 6-4 230 Fr. HS 8-23-89 18 Placerville, Calif./Union Mine HS 

Derrick Shelby DE 6-3 225 Fr. HS 2-7-89 18 Houston, Texas/Hightower HS 

Lei Talamaivao DT 6-2 290 Fr. HS 9-20-88 18 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS 

Justin Taplin-Ross LB 6-3 210 Fr. HS 3-26-89 18 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 

Eddie Wide RB/DB 5-10 170 Fr. HS 11-19-88 18 Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS 

Pronunciation Guide 

A’asa, Neli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-ah-sa, Nelly 

Asiata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-see-ah-ta 

Astle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asstull 

Broughton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brah-ton 

Bukurau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boo-koo-rau 

(Burnett) Martail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar-tell 

Eliapo, Kenape . . . . . . . . .Ee-lee-a-po, Ken-ah-pay 

Ewalefo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eh-wa-leffo 

Filiaga, Isley . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filly-ahn-ga, Eyes-lee 

(Finner) Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis 

Fotu, Nai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fo-too, Ny 

Gaison, Kepa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy-son, Keppa 

(Godfrey) Bradon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bray-done 

Hensel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hen-sull 

Jiannoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jee-a-no-nee 

Joppru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ja-proo 

(King) Jamel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ja-mell 

Kotobalavu, Vilisoni . .Koto-ba-la-voo, Vell-ee-sony 

Latu, Pauli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La-too, Pow-lee 

Liefting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leaf-ting 

Louks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowks 

(Mack), Darrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dur-ell 

Manis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Man-iss 

Misi, Koa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mee-see, ko-a 

Mokofisi, Malakai . . . . . . . Mo-ko-fee-see, Mal-a-ky 

Morrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More-ELL 

Mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhymes with tower 

Olevao, Loma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh-lay-vow, Lo-ma 

Poston . . . . . . . . . . . . .Post (rhymes with most)-un 

Puccinelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pooch-inelly 

Sakoda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa-code-a 

Schlauderaff, Caleb . . . . . . Schlah-der-off, Kay-leb 

Seiuli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Say-oo-lee 

Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhymes with towers 

Sutera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue-tair-a 

Talamaivao, Lei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tala-my-vow, Lay 

(Tanner) Damilyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Da-my-lin 

Tonga, Nano . Tong (rhymes with song)-ga, Nah-no 

Tuinei-Wily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Too-ee-nay, Why-lee 

Tuitupou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Too-ee-too-po 

(Wesson) Elijah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ee-ly-ja 

(Wilson), Marquis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar-keeze 


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2007 OUTLOOK 

By State 

Arizona (2) 


John Peel 

California (32) 

Freddie Brown 


Brent Casteel 

David Cravens 

Kenape Eliapo 

Tommy Grady 

Kyle Gunther 

Dustin Hensel 

Joe Jiannoni 

Robert Johnson 

Chris Jones 

Jamel King 

Gabe Long 

Corbin Louks 

Darrell Mack 

Chad Manis 

Koa Misi 

Mo Neal 

Greg Newman 

Darryl Poston 


By Class 

Seniors (17) 

Jason Boone 

Kyle Brady 


Tommy Grady 

Kyle Gunther 


Joe Jiannoni 

Gabe Long 

Malakai Mokofisi 

Loma Olevao 

Darryl Poston 


Derrek Richards 

Matt Sims 

Casey Sutera 

Steve Tate 

Ryan Taylor 


Utes By State/Class 

Dallin Rogers 

Louie Sakoda 

Matt Sims 

Sean Smith 

R.J. Stanford 


Damilyn Tanner 


Aaron Tonga 

Walter Watts 

Elijah Wesson 

Hawaii (8) 

Daniel Bukarau 

Nai Fotu 

Kepa Gaison 

Vilisoni Kotobalavu 

Malakai Mokofisi 

Loma Olevao 

Ray Stowers 


Idaho (1) 

Jacob Ferrin 

Juniors (25) 

Matt Asiata 

Josh Broughton 

Freddie Brown 

Brent Casteel 

Scott Coleman 

Robert Conley 

Bradon Godfrey 

Ben Hendy 

Dustin Hensel 

Brian Johnson 

Darrell Mack 

Brice McCain 

Clint Mower 

Greg Newman 

John Peel 

RJ Rice 

Deshawn Richard 

Louie Sakoda 

Colt Sampson 

Corey Seiuli 

Ray Stowers 

Damilyn Tanner 

Aaron Tonga 

Nano Tonga 


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Michigan (1) 

Neli A’asa 

Minnesota (1) 

Chris Joppru 

Nevada (4) 

Sam Ewalefo 

Deshawn Richard 


Eddie Wide 

Texas (9) 

Jereme Brooks 


Robert Conley 

Joe Dale 

Louis Finner 

Brian Johnson 

Justin Jones 

Brice McCain 


Sophomores (24) 

Zane Beadles 

Troy Bunting 

David Carroll 

Christian Cox 

Joe Dale 

Kenape Eliapo 

Nate Empey 

Isley Filiaga 

Kevin Freestone 

Kepa Gaison 

Robert Johnson 

Justin Jones 

Chris Joppru 

Chad Manis 

Koa Misi 

Trevor Moss 

Sean Smith 

R.J. Stanford 



Ben Vroman 

Elijah Wesson 


Mike Wright 

Utah (45) 

Matt Asiata 

David Astle 

Zane Beadles 

Matt Black 

Jason Boone 

Kyle Brady 

Troy Bunting 

David Carroll 

Tysen Clements 

Brad Clifford 

Scott Coleman 

Christian Cox 

Zac Eldridge 

Nate Empey 

Isley Filiaga 

Kevin Freestone 

Bradon Godfrey 

Ben Hendy 

Mike Hicken 

Paul Kruger 

Pauli Latu 

Nick Liefting 

Ben Macey 

Matt Martinez 

Zach Miller 

Freshmen (39) 

Neli A’asa (RS) 

David Astle (RS) 

Matt Black 

Jereme Brooks 

Daniel Bukarau (RS) 


Tysen Clements (RS) 

Brad Clifford (RS) 

David Cravens (RS) 

Zac Eldridge (RS) 

Sam Ewalefo (RS) 

Jacob Ferrin 

Louis Finner 

Nai Fotu 

Mike Hicken (RS) 

Chris Jones (RS) 

Jamel King 

Vilisoni Kotobalavu (RS) 

Paul Kruger (RS) 

Pauli Latu (RS) 

Nick Liefting 

Corbin Louks 

Ben Macey 

Matt Martinez (RS) 

Zach Miller 

Nick Morrell 

Trevor Moss 

Clint Mower 

Mookie Murphy 

RJ Rice 

Derrek Richards 

Collin Robinson 

Colt Sampson 

Corey Seiuli 

Casey Sutera 

Steve Tate 

Ryan Taylor 

Zane Taylor 

Tobias Titus 

Nano Tonga 



Ben Vroman 


Mike Wright 

Virginia (1) 

Josh Broughton 

Washington (1) 

Caleb Schlauderaff 

Nick Morrell 

Mookie Murphy (RS) 

Mo Neal 

Collin Robinson 

Dallin Rogers 

Caleb Schlauderaff (RS) 




Zane Taylor (RS) 

Tobias Titus (RS) 


Walter Watts (RS) 

Eddie Wide


Projected Depth Chart 

Offense Defense Special Teams 

Left Tackle 

68 Jason Boone (6-4, 300, Sr., 3VL) 

71 Walter Watts (6-2, 300, Fr., RS) 

Left Guard 

68 Zane Beadles (6-4, 312, So., 1VL) 

72 Caleb Schlauderauff (6-5, 300, Fr., RS) 

Center 

63 Kyle Gunther (6-4, 304, Sr., 1VL) 

57 Tyler Williams (6-1, 300, So., 1VL) 

Right Guard 

66 Robert Conley (6-1, 316, Jr., 2VL) 

77 Zane Taylor (6-3, 305, Fr., RS) 

Right Tackle 

65 Dustin Hensel (6-7, 320, Jr., 1VL) 

74 Corey Seiuli (6-3, 320, Jr., 1VL) 

Wide Receiver 

26 Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, Sr., 3VL) 

88 Freddie Brown (6-3, 207, Jr., 2VL) 

Wide Receiver 

5 Brent Casteel (5-10, 193, Jr., 2VL) 

2 Marquis Wilson (5-11, 175, Jr., 2VL) 

Wide Receiver 

16 Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Sr., 2VL) 

81 Bradon Godfrey (6-3, 197, Jr., 1VL) 

Quarterback 

3 Brian Johnson (6-1, 210, Jr., 2VL) 

15 Tommy Grady (6-7, 235, Sr., 1VL) 

12 Chad Manis (6-5, 215, So., JC) 

Running Back 

9 Darryl Poston (5-11, 200, Sr.) 

24 Ray Stowers (6-0, 223, Jr., 1VL) 

6 Darrell Mack (6-0, 219, Jr., 2VL) 

Matt Asiata (6-0, 235, Jr., JC) 

Tight End 

48 Matt Sims (6-1, 251, Sr., 1VL) 

89 Colt Sampson (6-4, 250, Jr., 1VL) 

Open End 

93 Martail Burnett (6-3, 262, Sr., 3VL) 

13 Alex Puccinelli (6-2, 252, Sr., 2VL) 

Tackle 

92 Kenape Eliapo (6-0, 303, So., 1VL) 

55 Pauli Latu (6-1, 290, Fr., RS) 

Nose Tackle 

94 Gabe Long (6-3, 290, Sr., 1VL) 

99 Zeke Tuinei-Wily (6-4, 308, So., 1VL) 

Defensive End 

56 Greg Newman (6-4, 260, Jr., 1VL) 

41 Koa Misi (6-3, 263, So., JC) or 

11 Paul Kruger (6-5, 255, Fr., RS) 

Rover Linebacker 

14 Kyle Brady (6-1, 234, Sr., 3VL) 

10 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 220, So., 1VL) 

Middle Linebacker 

44 Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 235, Sr., 2VL) 

49 Mike Wright (6-2, 225, So., 1VL) 

Stud Linebacker 

22 Malakai Mokofisi (6-2, 243, Sr., 2VL) 

46 Kepa Gaison (5-10, 217, So., SQ) 

Cornerback 

4 Sean Smith (6-3, 217, So., 1VL) 

8 Elijah Wesson (5-11, 175, So., 1VL) 

Cornerback 

1 Brice McCain (5-9, 189, Jr., 2VL) 

Josh Broughton (5-11, 185, Jr., JC) 

Free Safety 

28 Steve Tate (5-11, 195, Sr., 2VL) 

7 RJ Rice (5-8, 183, Jr., 1VL) 

Strong Safety 

43 Joe Dale (5-11, 197, So., 1VL) 

31 Deshawn Richard (6-1, 196, Jr., JC) or 

17 Robert Johnson (6-3, 185, So., JC) 

Nickel Back 

25 R.J. Stanford (5-11, 180, So., 1VL) 

21 Damilyn Tanner (5-10, 175, Jr., JC) 

Punter 

35 Louie Sakoda (5-10, 178, Jr., 2VL) 

30 Ben Vroman (5-11, 187, So., 1VL) 

Place Kicker 



Kickoffs 



Long Snapper 

64 Clint Mower (6-0, 210, Jr., 1VL) 


Short Snapper 

64 Clint Mower (6-0, 210, Jr., 1VL) 


Holder 

81 Bradon Godfrey (6-3, 197, Jr., 1VL) 

7 RJ Rice (5-8, 183, Jr., 1VL) 

Punt Returners 


16 Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Sr., 2VL) 

Kickoff Returners 

1 Brice McCain (5-9, 189, Jr., 2VL) 


25 R.J. Stanford (5-11, 180, So., 1VL) 

26 Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, Sr., 3VL) 

Coaches’ Game Day Location 

On the Field 

Kyle Whittingham (Head Coach) 

Gary Andersen (Defensive Coordinator/DL) 

Jay Hill (Tight Ends, Special Teams) 

Kalani Sitake (Inside Linebackers) 

Dave Schramm (Running Backs) 

Aaron Roderick (Receivers) 

Charlie Dickey (Offensive Line) 

In the Booth 

Andy Ludwig (Offensive Coordinator/QB) 

Aaron Alford (Cornerbacks) 

Derrick Odum (Safeties) 

Zac Connors (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 

Morgan Scalley (Defensive Graduate Asst.) 


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2007 OUTLOOK

2007 OUTLOOK 

Offense 


2007 Outlook 

Strengths: Quarterback, Receiver, Line 

Stay Tuned: Running Back 

On paper, Utah returns all but two starting 

offensive players from a year ago, which is good 

news in itself. On turf, the news is even better. 

Utah’s starting quarterback in 2005 – who led the 

Mountain West Conference and finished fourth 

in the nation in total offense – is back from a 

knee injury and ready to resume his starting 

duties. 

He’ll deliver the ball to the same receivers 

he did two years ago when Utah averaged 473.0 

total yards and 30 points per game. And the 

junior should have time to make good decisions, 

with every key offensive lineman but one 

returning. 

Brian Johnson returns at quarterback. He led the 

MWC in total offense in 2005, and ranked fourth in 

the nation. 

Quarterback 

Brian Johnson (6-1, 210, Jr.), a medical 

redshirt last season, is fully-recovered from 

December 2005 knee surgery and ready to 

resume his all-conference career. Johnson won 

second-team all-MWC honors as a sophomore in 

2005, when he led the MWC and ranked No. 4 in 

the nation in total offense. He completed nearly 

64-percent of his passes (he led the league in pass 

efficiency) for 2,892 yards and 18 touchdowns, 

and also rushed for 478 yards. 

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Johnson, who just turned 

20 in May, is the clear frontrunner 

at quarterback, in part 

because the playbook expands 

with him in the lineup. He can 

beat teams with his arm and his 

legs, knows the offense inside 

and out, and possesses great 

leadership abilities. 

“Brian adds a dynamic 

to our offense that only a 

quarterback with his athleticism 

can bring,” says head Ute head 

coach Kyle Whittingham. “The 

threat of the option is back in 

our offense again. With his 

ability to both run and throw 

the football equally well, Brian 

is a defensive coordinator’s 

nightmare.” 

There is not a lot of 

NCAA game experience behind 

Johnson, although Tommy 

Grady (6-7, 235, Sr.) is readying 

for his fifth collegiate season. A 

transfer from Oklahoma three 

seasons ago, Grady played in 

five games for the Sooners in 

2004 as the freshman backup to Heisman 

Trophy winner Jason White. He appeared in 

seven games for Utah last year, completing 7of-14 

passes. A prototypical drop back passer, 

Grady’s best assets are his size and powerful 

arm. 

Junior college transfer Chad Manis (6-5, 

215, So.) enrolled at Utah in the spring after just 

a single season at the JC level, when he passed 

for over 1,300 yards and rushed for nearly 300 

yards. Utah’s latest signing class also included 

freshman quarterbacks Griff Robles (6-5, 220) 

and Corbin Louks (6-0, 171). Robles will first 

serve an LDS church mission. 

“Tommy had a good spring and it looks 

like Chad has a bright future here. Corbin Louks 

is a young, athletic quarterback who should 

fit well into our style of play on offense,” says 

Whittingham. 

Wide Receiver 

No team in the conference can touch Utah’s 

depth, experience and talent at wide receiver, 

where there are more starters than jobs. Six 

players rotated through the starting lineup last 

year (all are back) and only leading receiver 

Derrek Richards started every game. 

“We feel we have the deepest, most 

talented receiving corps in the conference,” says 

Whittingham. “It is a proven, veteran group and 

we expect a great deal of production from the 

receivers this season.” 

Brent Casteel, one of the most exciting receivers in the nation, is 

also a running threat. 

Richards (60 receptions, 717 yards, 6 

touchdowns) and Brent Casteel (39 catches, 600 

yards, 10 TDs) headline a multi-pronged attack 

that also features playmaker Brian Hernandez 

(86 catches in two years). Richards (5-11, 175) 

and Hernandez (6-0, 183) are seniors. Casteel (5- 

10, 193), who made second-team all-conference 

receiver last year, leads a loaded junior class that 

also contains part-time starters Marquis Wilson 

(5-11, 175), Bradon Godfrey (6-3, 197) and 

Freddie Brown (6-3, 207). 

The group offers something of everything. 

It became clear after a tantalizing freshman 

Summer Bridge Program 

The Utah football team initiated the 

Summer Bridge Program in 2006 to assist 

freshmen in the transition to college life. 

Junior college recruits who have received 

their AA degrees are also invited to 

participate in the program. The Summer 

Bridge Program involves taking two courses 

for six hours of credit, and working out with 

the Ute football team, running and lifting 

weights. 

“The Summer Bridge Program allows our 

newcomers to get a head start both academically 

and athletically, while at the same time helping 

them to become integrated with the team.” 

- Utah Head Coach Kyle Whittingham.

The Offensive Lowdown 

Quarterback 

Brian Johnson 2005 second-team all-MWC QB is returning from injured list. 

Tommy Grady No. 2 on depth chart. Appeared in seven games last year. 

Chad Manis Mid-year JC transfer has good physical tools. 

Receiver 

Brent Casteel Second-team all-MWC pick in 2006 will also play running back. 

Derrek Richards Utah’s leading receiver in 2006 had 60 catches. 

Brian Hernandez Has all-league potential if he can stay healthy. 

Running Back 

Darryl Poston Leading rusher last year is in his seventh year of eligibility. 

Darrell Mack Talented junior looking for a breakout season. 

Ray Stowers Coming off a great spring performance. 

Matt Asiata JC All-American will make a play for the starting job. 

Offensive Line 

Jason Boone Senior tackle is one of the best in the league. 

Robert Conley Junior will start for the third year at right guard. 

Kyle Gunther Senior center made Rimington Trophy Watch List. 

season in 2005 that Casteel needed more touches 

than he could get through the air. So the coaches 

called 51 running plays for him last year. He 

finished as Utah’s second-leading rusher with 

262 yards (5.1 yards per rush) and is now 

considered a receiver/running back. 

“Brent is much like an Eric Weddle for 

the offense,” said Whittingham, in reference 

to the former Ute All-America defensive back 

who played all over the field from 2003-06. “We 

Brian Hernandez had 47 receptions for 424 yards 

last season. 

have to get the ball in Brent’s hands. He’s a very 

unselfish player, a team guy, but if we’re going 

to be run a high octane offense, we need Brent 

Casteel to be a playmaker for us. He has all the 

tools – speed, quickness, excellent hands as a 

receiver, and the ability to run with the football.” 

Along with Casteel, Richards and Wilson 

are speed receivers and deep ball threats. “Derek 

Richards and Marquis Wilson have the ability to 

stretch the defense with their great speed,” says 

Whittingham. He likes what his other receivers 

have to offer as well. Hernandez makes tacklers 

miss after the catch, Godfrey plays with fearless 

abandon, and Brown lends size and leaping 

ability. 

Combined, the six accounted for 90-percent 

of Utah’s receiving yards a year ago. Little 

wonder the 2007 signing class contains just one 

receiver, Texas prep star Jereme Brooks (5-9, 165, 

Fr.). 

Running Back 

Utah teams typically exhibit a punishing 

ground game and plans are to return to status 

quo this fall. The question going into fall 

camp is, who will mete out the punishment? 

Though starter Darryl Poston (145 carries, 553 

yards) returns after receiving a seventh year of 

eligibility, the job is up for grabs. 

“Poston, Ray Stowers, Darrell Mack and 

Matt Asiata will all take reps early in camp, 

though we can’t do that for very long. We need 

to establish a pecking order at the running 

back position as soon as possible,” cautions 

Whittingham. 

Poston (5-11, 200, Sr.), the lone slasher in 

a group of downhill runners, is fully recovered 


2007 Outlook 

from a broken foot suffered in early April. 

Stowers (6-0, 223, Jr.) stepped up his game 

when Poston got hurt, and turned heads with 

a stunning spring camp. Mack (6-0, 219, Jr.) is 

in the thick of the mix because of his enticing 

ability. 

Darryl Poston is the returning starter at running 

back, but will get stiff competition in the fall. 

However, much of the preseason buzz 

centers around a player who has yet to take a 

handoff in a Utah uniform. Asiata (6-0, 235, Jr.), 

an All-America junior college transfer, rushed for 

1,365 yards and 15 touchdowns, while averaging 

6.3 yards per carry for Snow College last year. 

“Matt is a big, strong kid and we have high 

expectations of him,” says Whittingham, who 

also noted that freshman Eddie Wide (5-10, 170) 

has promise. 


No team lasted longer than Utah last 

year without allowing a sack (six games), and 

with four of the five starters returning, sacks 

should again come at a premium for opponents. 

Preparing for their third year as starters are 

tackle Jason Boone (6-4, 300, Sr.) and guard 

Robert Conley (6-1, 316, Jr.). Honorable mention 

all-conference selections a year ago, both are 

poised to make the first-team in 2007. Secondyear 

starters now on the voters’ radar screens 

are center Kyle Gunther (6-4, 304, Sr.) and guard 

Zane Beadles (6-4, 312, So.). Gunther has already 


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2007 OUTLOOK 


2007 Outlook 

Tackle Jason Boone (left) and guard Robert Conley (right) head into their third year as starters. 

made the preseason Rimington Trophy Watch 

List. 

Boone moved from left to right tackle in the 

spring to allow giant junior Dustin Hensel (6-7, 

320) to play on the side he’s most comfortable. 

“Typically, teams put their best pass rusher 

at right defensive end, so Jason’s move to left 

tackle is a challenge he is excited about,” says 

Whittingham. “We don’t expect him to miss a 

beat.” 

Ditto for his other three returning starters. 

“Robert Conley has been a fixture for us at right 

guard going on three years now and he is one 

of our strongest players in the weight room. 

We expect him to be an all-conference caliber 

player. He is durable, tough, consistent and 

one of the hardest workers on the team,” says 

Whittingham. “Zane Beadles is a lot like Robert 

in terms of consistent reliable play. Kyle Gunther 

– maybe the most pleasant surprise on the team 

last year – has emerged as a team leader.” 

While Utah’s first-stringers compare 

favorably against anything the opposition may 

throw their way, the maturation of the backups 

is critical. Junior Corey Seiuli (6-3, 320) played 

in 12 games a year ago, and Tyler Williams (6- 

1, 300, So.) in a handful, but that’s about it for 

NCAA game experience behind the starters. On 

deck are talented redshirt freshmen Walter Watts 

(6-2, 300), Caleb Schlauderaff (6-5, 300) and 

Zane Taylor (6-3, 305), as well as true freshman 

Louis Finner (6-3, 289). 

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Tight End 

Returning starter Matt Sims (6-1, 251, 

Sr.) and backup Colt Sampson (6-4, 250, Jr.) 

reintroduced the tight end to Utah’s offense a 

year ago and now look forward to getting more 

balls thrown their way. “Ideally, we would like 

this position to evolve into a more prominent 

role in our offense,” says Whittingham. 

Defense 

Strengths: Linebacker, Line 

Stay Tuned: Secondary 

In the off-season, Utah defensive 

coordinator Gary Andersen busied himself 

looking for ways to plug holes left by 

graduation. The secondary, where Consensus 

All-American Eric Weddle roamed for the past 

four years, was the hardest-hit area. Weddle 

terrorized offenses from coast-to-coast as a Ute, 

before going to the San Diego Chargers in the 

second round of the NFL Draft. 

The Utes also lost two all-conference 

players off the defensive line and six total 

starters. While the prospect of replacing more 

than half the starting lineup is daunting, a dozen 

players return who saw significant playing 

time last year – among them the team’s leading 

tackler. 

Defensive Line 

Gone are the two most imposing figures 

on Utah’s defensive line a year ago – 300-pound 

all-conference tackles Kelly Talavou and Paul 

Soliai. However, don’t be surprised to see 

honor candidates emerge from their enormous 

shadows as a result of Utah’s time-tested platoon 

system. 

Gabe Long (6-3, 290, Sr.) and Kenape 

Eliapo (6-0, 303, So.) subbed in with some 

regularity in 2006 and will now start at nose 

guard and tackle, respectively. Both benefited 

from increased reps in the spring – especially 

Long, who joined the team just in time for the 

Martail Burnett, Utah’s sack leader a year ago, could be the best defensive end in the conference.

The Defensive Lowdown 


Martail Burnett Great pass rusher will vie for first-team all-MWC honors. 

Kenape Eliapo First-year starter has real potential at tackle. 

Gabe Long Knowledge of the system was all he lacked a year ago. 

Linebacker 

Joe Jiannoni Ready for first-team all-MWC honors after making second-team last year. 

Malakai Mokofisi Starting strong side linebacker gets better every year. 

Secondary 

Steve Tate Utah’s leading tackler in 2006 was honorable mention all-MWC. 

Sean Smith Converted receiver has the potential to be Utah’s best corner ever. 

Brice McCain Team’s fastest player excels in man coverage. 

Joe Jiannoni was a second-team all-MWC linebacker a year ago. 

third game last fall and had to learn the defense 

on the fly. 

“Gabe became a much better player in the 

spring,” says Whittingham. “A relative unknown 

to the Mountain West Conference, we feel he will 

make a big impact for us this season. He is one 

of the quickest, most explosive defensive tackles 

we’ve had here in quite awhile.” 

Locked in the four-man tackle rotation with 

the starters are Zeke Tuinei-Wily (6-4, 308, So.) 

and Pauli Latu (6-1, 290, Fr.), while Aaron Tonga 

(6-2, 290, Jr.) and Neli A’asa (6-2, 300, Fr.) are 

knocking at the door. 

More game data exists at defensive end, 

where experience and depth rule. Whittingham 

goes so far as to proclaim, “We haven’t been this 

deep at the end position for many years. We feel 

that we have five guys that will help us apply 

pressure on the quarterback.” 

Martail Burnett (6-3, 262, Sr.), honorable 

mention all-conference a year ago, should stamp 

himself as one of the elite ends in the league. 

Rangy, fast and athletic, Burnett led the Utes 

in sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (10.5) last 

fall, while ranking third in the MWC in both 

categories. 

“Martail is bigger, stronger and faster than 

he’s ever been and we expect him to be one of 

the premier pass rushers in the league,” says 

Whittingham. 

Winning the starting nod at base end 

in the spring was Greg Newman (6-4, 260, 

Jr.), who played off the bench in every game 

last year. Frequently used Alex Puccinelli 

(6-2, 252, Sr.) lines up behind Burnett, but 

will see time at both end positions. 

Exciting additions to the rotation include 

redshirt freshman Paul Kruger (6-5, 255) and 


2007 Outlook 

mid-year junior college transfer Koa Misi (6-3, 

263, So.). “Paul Kruger has a chance to become a 

big-time player, and Koa Misi has a great deal of 

natural ability as well,” says Whittingham. 

Linebacker 

Whittingham calls linebacker, “the heart 

and soul of the defense,” and senior starters 

provide a stability unmatched by any other 

defensive position. Highlighting the group is 

second-team all-conference middle linebacker 

Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 235, Sr.). Jiannoni’s rugged 

style of play and 92 tackles a year ago make him 

an ideal first-team candidate this coming fall. 

“Joe has all the characteristics you look 

for in a middle linebacker – a nasty attitude, 

aggressiveness and toughness. He was a 

productive player for us last season and he has 

become a team leader,” notes Whittingham. 

Malakai Mokofisi (6-2, 243, Sr.) will start 

again at ‘stud’ linebacker and Kyle Brady (6-1, 

234, Sr.) moves full-time to rover. For the past 

two years, Mokofisi and Brady slugged it out 

over the strong side job, but the versatile Brady 

moved in the interests of getting the three best 

players on the field. 

The leading backup is Stevenson Sylvester 

(6-2, 220, So.) – a starter for three games as a 

true freshman last year. Additional time spent 

learning the game is all he needs to develop 

into Utah’s next great linebacker. Others worth 

watching: redshirt freshman Matt Martinez (6- 

0, 230), sophomore Mike Wright (6-2, 225) and 

incoming freshman Justin Taplin-Ross (6-3, 210). 

Secondary 

Perhaps no position on the team will 

receive more scrutiny than the secondary, which 

graduated a strong safety and three of the four 

primary corners, including one of the best in the 

entire nation (All-American Eric Weddle). 

Starters Steve Tate (5-11, 195, Sr.) at free 

safety, and Brice McCain (5-9, 189, Jr.) at corner 

have combined to play more downs than every 

other candidate in the secondary combined. 

Tate led the Utes and finished second in the 

MWC with 102 tackles in an honorable mention 

all-conference season. McCain started in 12 

games last year and led the Utes with five pass 

breakups. 

“Steve Tate has played a lot of good football 

for us and Brice showed dramatic improvement 

as last season progressed,” says Whittingham. 

“Brice was primarily an offensive player in 

high school and there is a learning curve that 

has to take place when you move to the other 

side of the ball. We believe that Brice is ready to 

become one of the premier cornerbacks in the 

conference.” 


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2007 OUTLOOK 


2007 Outlook 

Corner Brice McCain, who is also a kick returner, 

led Utah with five pass breakups in 2006. 

One of the most intriguing starting 

prospects is sophomore Sean Smith (6-3, 217, 

So.), who moved from receiver to corner in 

time for postseason play. If Smith can convert 

from catching balls to covering receivers, his 

size, speed and athleticism will make him a 

dominating force. 

“Sean has as much raw ability as any 

corner that’s ever played here,” proclaims 

Whittingham. “Having a corner with his size 

and speed is a great weapon and will allow us to 

match up with the big, talented receivers we will 

face this spring.” 

Safeties Joe Dale (5-11, 197, So.) and RJ 

Rice (5-8, 183, Jr.) can’t claim much defensive 

game time, but all played big roles for Utah’s 

special teams a year ago. Whittingham reserves 

special praise for Dale, who won the starting 

post at strong safety in the spring. 

“Joe Dale may have been the most 

improved player on the football team in the 

spring,” says Whittingham. “The starting strong 

safety position is his to lose.” 

Planning to push Dale are juco transers 

Deshawn Richard (6-1, 196, Jr.) and Robert 

Johnson (6-3, 185, So.). Johnson is a 6-foot-11 

high jumper with speed and size. 

Likely contenders for time behind McCain 

and Smith at the corners include sophomore 

Elijah Wesson (5-11, 175), and J.C. transfers Josh 

Broughton (5-11, 185, Jr.) and Damilyn Tanner 

(5-10, 175, Jr.). “Playing as much man coverage 

as we do, it is critical that we get quality play 

from the cornerback position and develop 

enough depth to get through the season,” says 

Whittingham. 

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Special Teams 

Strengths: Kicker, Punter, Returner 

Stay Tuned: Holder 

Utah boasts one of the marquee special 

teams players in the country in kicker/punter 

Louie Sakoda. The MWC Co-Special Teams 

Player of the Year and Armed Forces Bowl MVP 

as a sophomore last year, Sakoda is a legitimate 

candidate for the nation’s two most prestigious 

kicking prizes: the Lou Groza (place kicking) and 

Ray Guy (punting) Awards. 

Sakoda made 80-percent (16-of-20) of his 

field goal tries, including a school record-tying 

four makes against Tulsa in the Armed Forces 

Bowl. Sakoda’s 91 kick-scoring points in 2006 

ranks second in school history and he led the 

league in PATs by hitting 43-of-43 attempts. 

Equally valuable to the defense as a punter, 

Sakoda regularly pinned opponents deep in their 

own territory. Utah led the nation in net punting, 

and a large measure of credit went to Sakoda, 

who averaged 44.0 yards per punt and placed 30 

of his 59 punts inside the opponent 20-yard-line. 

“It’s a difficult task to handle both the place 

kicking and punting duties at the Division I 

level,” says Whittingham. “Louie did a great job 

for us last season and we expect him to continue 

to carry the majority of the kicking load for us 

again this year.” 

Sakoda isn’t the only reliable kicker on the 

roster. David Carroll, perfect from the field (5-of- 

5) and on PATs (44-of-44) as a true freshman in 

2004, returned from a Mormon Church mission 

in January. 

Ben Vroman, who handled all of the 

kickoffs a year ago, and starting snapper Clint 

Mower, will retain those positions this fall. 

Bradon Godfrey came out of spring ball as the 

new holder. 

The return game is another Ute strength. 

Brice McCain began returning kickoffs midway 

through 2006 and dashed to honorable mention 

all-league status – averaging 22.4 yards on 18 

The Special Teams Lowdown 

runbacks. Assisting Utah in its league-leading 

21.8-yard kickoff return average were Brent 

Casteel (8 returns, 17.9 average) and Derrek 

Richards (5 returns, 25.8 average in 2006). 

Casteel is slated to start as the punt 

returner, ahead of Marquis Wilson, who ranked 

No. 2 in the MWC and No. 23 in the nation 

in punt return average (11.2 yards per return) 

last year. “This is another way to get the ball in 

Brent’s hands three or four more times a game,” 

says Whittingham. 

Overseeing the entire operation will be 

assistant coach Jay Hill, who served as Utah’s cospecial 

teams coordinator for the past two years. 

New to his plate will be coaching the return 

teams. 

Kicker 

Louie Sakoda 2006 MWC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Lou Groza candidate. 

Ben Vroman Slated to kick off for the second straight year. 

David Carroll Perfect in field goals and PATs as a freshman in 2004. 

Punter 

Louie Sakoda 2006 MWC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Ray Guy candidate. 

Returns 

Brice McCain Honorable mention all-MWC kick returner in 2006 

Brent Casteel Will double up on punt and kickoff return teams. 

Louie Sakoda, the 2006 MWC Special Teams 

co-Player of the Year, will vie for national honors 

this fall.

Player Profiles

PLAYER PROFILES 


Returner Profiles 

95 

NELI A’ASA 

Defensive Tackle 

6-2, 300, Fr. 

RS 

Big Rapids, Mich. 

Big Rapids HS 

UTAH: Has the size and potential to develop into 

a tackle of the future. 

2006–Redshirt won team’s defensive “Future 

Award.” 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference and all-region 

as a senior in 2005 … Rivals.com Top 50 defensive 

tackle … first freshman in Big Rapids High 

(Michigan) history ever to play for the varsity 

… started all four years … set school records 

in career tackles, tackles for loss and sacks … 

averaged 12 tackles and 2 sacks a game in 2005 

… Big Rapids won 2003 regional, district and 

conference championships. 

PERSONAL: Son of John and Laloasi A’asa … 

both parents graduated from Hawaii, where his 

father played football … one brother and one 

sister … speaks Samoan … undecided on a major 

… name is pronounced Nelly Ah-ah-sa … full 

name is Neli Suameli A’asa … born Feb. 16, 1988 

in Pago Pago, Samoa and grew up in the villages 

of Leone and Futina. 

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DAVID ASTLE 


6-6, 294, Fr. 

RS 

Park City, Utah 

Park City HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in fall of 2006. 

2006–Redshirt. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered twice in both football 

and track … helped Park City High (Utah) win 

the 2001-02 3A state championship … won 

Coaches’ Award … set school record for dead 

lift (487 pounds) … three-year member of the 

National Honor Society. 

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Joan Astle 

(pronounced asstull) … mother played tennis for 

Chapman University … two sisters … Eagle Scout 

… enjoys digital media, biking and water sports 

… materials science and engineering major … full 

name is David James Astle … born Mar. 24, 1985. 

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UTAH: Sophomore is already one of the league’s 

best offensive linemen … will start at left guard 

for the second straight year. 

2006–Played in all 13 games and started 12 at 

left guard (came off the bench against BYU after 

missing practice with a concussion) … in 12 

regular season games (bowl stats were not kept), 

he participated in 696 plays—for an average of 

58 plays per game … totaled 10 pancake blocks, 

10 cut blocks and 19 knockdowns … received the 

highest grade (83%) of the Utah offensive linemen 

in his very first college game (the season-opener 

at UCLA) … personal-best grades of 87% against 

both Northern Arizona and TCU … made the 

Dean’s List and Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor 

Roll. 


HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state, all-region 

lineman played both ways for Hillcrest High 

(Utah) … Hillcrest team captain and three-year 

starter did not miss a game during his high school 

career … won team’s “Top Lineman” award as a 

senior after recording 93 tackles, 6 sacks and an 

interception for the defense and not allowing a 

sack as an offensive tackle … lettered three years 

in baseball and two in basketball … honorable 

mention all-state and first-team all-region baseball 

BEADLES 

68 

ZANE BEADLES 


6-4, 312, So. 

1VL 

Sandy, Utah 

Hillcrest HS 

Sophomore Zane Beadles will start at left guard for 

the second year in a row. 

player in 2005 … baseball team captain was a 

second-team all-region player in 2004 … National 

Honor Society … ranked 37th out of a class of 542 

with a 3.92 GPA. 

PERSONAL: Son of Brad Beadles and Jamie 

Legerski … parents are both graduates of 

Wyoming … mother played basketball for 

Wyoming and father played baseball for 

Hutchinson J.C. … has three siblings … 

mechanical engineering major … full name is 

Zane Dae Beadles … born in Casper, Wyo., on 

Nov. 19, 1986. 

69 

JASON BOONE 


6-4, 300, Sr. 

3VL 

Fillmore, Utah 

Millard HS 

UTAH: All-conference candidate has started since 

his sophomore year … moved to left tackle in the 

spring after two years as the starting right tackle. 

2006–Honorable mention All-Mountain West 

Conference selection … athletic tackle started and 

played in 11 games … in 10 regular season games 

(bowl stats were not kept), he was on the field for 

644 plays—and average of 64.4 plays per game … 

recorded 24 knockdowns, 12 cuts and 9 pancake 

blocks and did not allow a sack … earned Utah’s 

Offensive Player of the Game award after games 

against Utah State and San Diego State. 

2005–Started in all 12 games at right tackle … 

916 total plays led the Ute offensive linemen 

… ranked second in pancake blocks (10) and 

knockdowns (26) … totaled 8 knockdowns and 

a 94% grade on 79 plays against Wyoming … 4 

knockdowns and an 85% grade in both the New 

Mexico and Arizona games … 3 knockdowns and 

an 86% grade in 81 plays at BYU … also started 

on the punt team. 

2004–Played in all 12 games … 7 knockdowns 

during the regular season … 100% grade against 

UNLV with 3 knockdowns in 14 plays … 1 

knockdown and an 89% grade in 9 plays versus 

San Diego State … named academic all-MWC and 

to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll … also 

started on the punt team. 

2003–Redshirt. Scout team captain 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state offensive and 

defensive tackle … starred for Millard High’s 

(Utah) 13-0, 2001 state championship team … 

wrestled for Millard’s 2002 state champion 

team, which went 28-0 and was ranked No. 11 

nationally… also finished fourth in the state shot 

put… honor roll.

Senior Jason Boone moved to left tackle in the spring after starting the past two seasons at right tackle. 

PERSONAL: Son of Coley Boone and Sherry 

Peterson ... both parents attended BYU ... father 

played football for BYU ... from an athletic family 

of 10 children (five boys, five girls) ... brother 

Jesse was a three-year starter, team captain and 

all-conference center for Utah … Jesse signed as 

a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006 

and now plays for NFL Europe’s Rhein Fire … 

brother Aaron was a standout wide receiver for 

Kentucky before stints with the NFL’s Cowboys 

(2003), Bears (2004) and Panthers (2005). He was 

also an all-pro NFL Europe wide receiver with the 

Berlin Thunder, which won a World Bowl, and is 

currently signed with the AFL Utah Blaze … sister 

Amy played basketball and volleyball at George 

Mason University and played semi-pro ball for 

the San Diego Waves of the NWBL ... enjoys 

hunting and camping … economics major … full 

name is Jason Rostenbach Boone … born April 

20, 1984. 

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KYLE BRADY 

Linebacker 

6-1, 234, Sr. 

3VL 

Tooele, Utah 

Tooele HS 

UTAH: Won the starting job at rover linebacker 

in the spring … Utah’s most versatile linebacker 

can play all three positions … started his career 

as a wide receiver and running back for the scout 

teams as a redshirt in 2003. 

2006–Played in 11 games and made five starts … 

missed games against Wyoming and New Mexico 

with a shoulder injury … ranked seventh on the 

team with 46 tackles … tied for the league lead in 

forced fumbles (3) and in forced-fumble average 

(0.27) … tied for second on the team with 4 pass 

breakups … 5.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack … 

career-high 8 tackles at San Diego State … made 

Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 

2005–Played in all 12 games and made five starts 

… 26 total tackles … 1.5 tackles for a loss of 8 

yards and assisted on 1 sack (5 yards) … returned 

an interception for 12 yards against New Mexico, 

the only pick by a Utah linebacker this season … 6 

tackles and assisted on a sack versus Air Force … 



5 tackles against San Diego State … had 5 games 

with 3 tackles or more … academic all-MWC. 

2004–Saw action in all 12 games … 20 tackles, 5 

solo and 15 assisted … assisted on 1 tackle for loss 

… career-high 6 tackles, 4 solo, against Utah State 

… figured in on 5 tackles against UNLV, including 

one for a loss … assisted on 4 tackles vs. Colorado 

State and 3 against Texas A&M … academic all- 

MWC … elected to the Utah Football Leadership 

Committee. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Utah’s 2002 “Mr. Football” … 

first-team all-state and region MVP as a junior 

and senior … Utah 3A MVP as a senior … 2002 

Prep Star Western Region first team … honorable 

mention all-state and all-region as a sophomore 

… state’s career interception record holder (31) 

… senior year rushed for 1,400 yards, had 700 

receiving yards, scored 28 touchdowns and had 

15 interceptions … Tooele High won 2002 3A Utah 

state football championship … team captain in 

football and basketball … also lettered in baseball 

and track … first-team all-state and all-region in 

baseball as a junior and second-team all-state as a 

sophomore … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Roger and Elaine Brady … 

oldest of eight children (7 boys and 1 girl) … 

exercise and sport science major … full name is 

Kyle Roger Brady … born Nov. 7, 1984. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 

2004 12/0 5 15 20 0.5-0 0 

2005 12/5 8 18 26 2.5-8 0.5-5 

2006 11/5 23 23 46 5.0-13 1.0-8 

Totals 35/10 36 56 92 8.0-21 1.5-13 

Senior linebacker Kyle Brady forced three fumbles 

last season to tie for the Mountain West Conference 

lead. 


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UTAH: Solidly entrenched in the six-man rotation 

at wide receiver … has great hands and leaping 

ability … was a late scholarship addition in 

2005—joining the team in August as a freshman 

who had already used his redshirt year. 

2006–Saw action in all 13 games and made the 

starting lineup twice … 17 receptions for 196 

yards (11.5 yards per catch) … long reception of 

42 yards came at Air Force … also set career-highs 

for yardage (63) and receptions (4) against Air 

Force … made Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor 

Roll. 

2005–Played in four games, making 2 catches for 

43 yards … long reception of 37 yards against 

Wyoming … other catch for 6 yards came against 

New Mexico … academic all-MWC. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Redshirted at Citrus College 

in 2004 … at Damien High (Calif.), he was firstteam 

all-league in both football and basketball … 

lettered three times in both sports … 45 catches 

for 685 yards and 5 touchdowns as a senior in 

2003 … set the school record for longest reception 

(97 yards) … career numbers were 61 receptions, 

895 yards and 6 touchdowns … Damien High 

won back-to-back league titles (2002-03) … honor 

roll student all four years. 

PERSONAL: Son of Fred and Susan Brown ... 

one sister … father is a counselor for LAUSD … 

cousin played for the Washington Redskins … 

BROWN 

88 

FREDDIE BROWN 

Wide Receiver 

6-3, 207, Jr. 

2VL 

La Verne, Calif. 

Citrus JC 

Junior wide receiver Freddie Brown played in all 13 

games with a pair of starts in 2006. 

62 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

human development and family studies major … 

born June 24, 1986. 

YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 

2005 4/0 2 43 21.5 0 37 

2006 13/2 17 196 11.5 0 42 

Totals 17/2 19 239 12.6 0 42 

73 

DANIEL BUKARAU 


6-2, 283, Fr. 

RS 

Kailua, Hawaii 

Kailua HS 

UTAH: Originally walked on to the team in 2003 

before leaving for an LDS church mission the next 

year … returned to school for spring semester of 

2007 … has four years of eligibility remaining. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state … 

lettered four years in football and two in soccer at 

Kailua High … Kailua was the OIA football cochampion 

in 2001. 

PERSONAL: Son of Isoa and Cheryl Bukarau 

… last name is pronounced boo-koo-rau … 

both parents are teachers … has three brothers 

… undecided on a major … full name is Daniel 

Kanasalusalu Lewis Bukarau … born Oct. 20, 1985 

in Suva, Fiji. 

93 

MARTAIL BURNETT 

Defensive End 

6-3, 262, Sr. 

3VL 

Los Angeles, Calif. 

David Starr Jordan HS 

UTAH: All-conference candidate is arguably the 

best returning defensive end in the league … 

can play both end positions, but typically starts 

at open end … outstanding athlete has a 40.5 

inch vertical jump … began his career at safety, 

moving to defensive end in spring of 2004 … has 

gained 50 pounds since his days as a safety, while 

maintaining his speed and agility. 

2006–Honorable mention all-Mountain West 

Conference … started all 13 games … led Utes 

in sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (10.5) … tied 

for third in the Mountain West Conference in 

both tackles for loss and sacks … 42 total tackles 

ranked second among Utah’s defensive linemen 

… season-high 5 total tackles in four games … 5 

tackles, two tackles for loss and a half sack against 

Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl … 2 sacks against 

both Wyoming and Colorado State … broke up 3 

passes and forced 2 fumbles. 

2005–Played in all 12 games and started eight, 

including the last six, at open end … 53 total 

Defensive end Martail Burnett led the Utes in sacks 

(5.5) and tackles for a loss (10.5) last season. 

tackles ranked fifth on the team and was the 

most of the Ute defensive linemen … recorded 

7 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks … also had a 

fumble recovery and 2 pass break-ups … careerhigh 

8 tackles vs. Air Force … 7 tackles, including 

a sack, and 1 pass breakup against Georgia Tech 

in Emerald Bowl win … 6 tackles against both 

Wyoming and Brigham Young … 5-tackle, 2-sack 

outing versus UNLV … also blocked a kick. 

2004–Played in 9 games, mostly for special teams 

… 5 tackles (3 solo) … sack for 5 yards against 

Utah State … blocked a kick in the Fiesta Bowl. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference and all-area … 

David Starr Jordan High (Calif.) team captain 

… lettered in three sports … first person from 

his high school in 18 years to qualify for state 

track and field meet … student vice president of 

athletics. 

PERSONAL: Son of Willie Burnett, Jr. and Kristy 

Brewer … three brothers … married to the former 

Misty Eby … sociology science major … full 

name is Martail Marta Burnett … first name is 

pronounced mar-tell … born Jan. 10, 1985. 


2004 9/0 3 2 5 1.0-5 1.0-5 

2005 12/8 22 31 53 7.0-28 3.5-18 

2006 13/13 27 15 42 10.5-49 5.5-8 

Totals 34/21 52 48 100 18.5-82 10.0-31

UTAH: Returned from an LDS church mission last 

spring … working his way back into the form that 

won him the starting field goal/PAT job midway 

through his true freshman season in 2004 … is 

perfect as a college kicker (5-of-5 field goals, 44of-44 

PATs). 

2004–Played in the final seven games as a true 

freshman after starter Bryan Borreson was injured 

… 59 points on 5-of-5 field goals and 44-of-44 

PATs … tied for the school record in single-season 

PAT percentage (1.000), with his 44 PATs ranking 

second among those with perfect percentages … 

twice tied the school single-game record, by going 

9-for-9 on PATs vs. UNLV and Colorado State… 

made 7-of-7 PATs vs. BYU and was 6-of-6 against 

both San Diego State and Wyoming … season-best 

36-yard field goal vs. San Diego State … kicked off 

30 times with 7 touchbacks … lettered. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state as a kicker 

and punter … team won back-to-back state 

football titles … broke Bountiful HS record with 

54 yard field goal … lettered in three sports. 

PERSONAL: Son of Glenn and Susan Carroll … 

youngest of eight children has four brothers and 

three sisters … married (Danielle) … undecided 

on a major … born Nov. 22, 1985. 

YEAR G/GS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TOT XP-XPA 

2004 7/7 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 5-5 44-44 

CARROLL 

38 

DAVID CARROLL 

Kicker/Punter 

6-0, 191, So. 

1VL 

Bountiful, Utah 

Bountiful HS 

David Carroll was perfect on PATs and field goals 

for Utah’s 2004 Fiesta Bowl team. 

UTAH: All-conference candidate is one of the 

most exciting receivers in the nation … has started 

at least part-time since his freshman year … along 

with an exceptional combination of speed and 

strength, he has great instincts … so effective at 

both catching and running the ball, he is now 

listed as a receiver/running back … is also on the 

starting punt and kick return teams. 

2006–Second-team all-Mountain West Conference 

… named Utah’s Top Wide Receiver … played in 

all 13 games, with 11 starts … a quarter of his 39 

receptions went for touchdowns … 10 touchdown 

receptions led Utah and ranked third in the MWC 

… second on the team in both receiving (600) and 

rushing (262) yards … averaged 15.4 yards per 

catch and 5.1 yards per carry … led Utah in MWC 

games with 468 receiving yards … averaged 77.3 

all-purpose yards per game – best on the team 

… career-high 100 yards receiving against BYU 

included a 19-yard TD reception that put Utah 

ahead 31-27 with 1:19 remaining in the game … 

also had outstanding games against Colorado 

State (92 receiving yards) and UNLV (86 receiving 

yards) … led Utes with 66 rushing yards (9.4 

yards per carry) against Tulsa in the Armed Forces 

Bowl … also had one catch for 18 yards and a 

touchdown vs. Tulsa … 8 kickoff returns for 143 

yards (17.9 average). 



Brent Casteel, shown here scoring against Northern Arizona, was named second-team all-MWC in 2006 and 

scored 10 touchdowns on 39 receptions. 

5 

BRENT CASTEEL 

Wide Receiver/RB 

5-10, 193, Jr. 

2VL 

San Francisco, Calif. 

Antioch HS 

2005–Honorable mention Freshman All-American 

by The Sporting News … played in all 12 games 

and started in five … 39 receptions ranked third 

on the team and 426 yards rated fourth … 35 

rushes for 208 yards … led Utah and ranked 

fourth in the MWC with 20 kickoff returns for 

464 yards … averaged 10.9 yards per catch, 5.9 

yards per rush, 23.2 yards per kick return and 

91.5 all-purpose yards per game … season-best 

77 receiving yards against TCU … season-high 

7 receptions for 46 yards and a score against 

UNLV … other big games came against Air Force 

(47 yards) and New Mexico (46 yards, 1 TD) … 

rushed for career-high 74 yards and a TD against 

Arizona … returned 4 kicks for 102 yards against 

San Diego State. 


HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league and allconference 

… Antioch High (Calif.) team captain 

… also lettered in basketball. 

PERSONAL: Son of Charles Casteel and 

Jacqueline Broden … has three sisters … enjoys 

playing in pool tournaments … political science 

major … full name is Brenton Casteel … born July 

12, 1985. 


2005 12/5 39 426 10.9 2 41 

2006 13/11 39 600 15.3 10 49 

Totals 25/16 78 1026 13.2 12 49 

YEAR RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG 

2005 35 208 5.9 1 59 

2006 51 262 5.1 1 21 

Totals 86 470 5.5 2 59 


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34 

TYSEN CLEMENTS 

Defensive Back 

6-0, 203, Fr. 

RS 


Skyline HS 

UTAH: Walk-on … best defensive position is 

safety. 

2006–Redshirt … made Athletics Academic Honor 

Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state and 

all-region player while attending Skyline 

High School (Utah) … played in three state 

championship games, starting at quarterback 

in two of them … Skyline finished as the state 

runner-up all three years … 34 career touchdowns 

included 22 rushing and 12 passing … also 

lettered in basketball and track … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Scott and Patti Clements … 

father also was a walk-on football player at Utah 

… one of four children … enjoys water and snow 

skiing … undecided on a major … full name is 

Tysen Scott Clements … born Nov. 10, 1984. 

12 

BRAD CLIFFORD 

Tight End 

6-4, 235, Fr. 

RS 


Olympus HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in fall of 2004 … 

left for an LDS church mission in 2005, returning 

for spring semester 2007 … joined the Utes as a 

receiver before moving to tight end last spring. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state for Olympus High 

School (Utah) as a senior in 2003 … also a twotime 

all-region selection … team captain for 

football and track and field teams … averaged 

26 yards per reception as a senior and nearly 24 

yards per catch as a junior … also participated 

in basketball and rugby … played rugby for 

Highland High School—placing second in the 

nation in 2004 … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Chris and Mary Clifford … 

cousin, Parker Mangum, plays football at BYU … 

fluent in Spanish … three older sisters … enjoys 

wakeboarding and water skiing … undecided on 

a major … full name is Bradley Hawks Clifford … 

born March 7, 1986 in Pasadena, Calif. 

64 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

66 

ROBERT CONLEY 


6-1, 316, Jr. 

2VL 

La Marque, Texas 

La Marque HS 

UTAH: Could make a case as the conference’s 

best offensive guard this fall … has started at 

right guard since his freshman year … strong 

and athletic, he is one of Utah’s most durable and 

productive offensive linemen. 


Conference … started all 13 games at right guard 

… in 12 regular season games (no stats were kept 

for the bowl), he led all Utah offensive linemen 

in total plays (809), for an average of 67.4 plays 

per game … 34 pancake blocks also topped the 

team … recorded 26 knockdowns and 20 cuts … 6 

pancake blocks against both San Diego State and 

TCU is a career best. 

2005–Played in all 12 games, starting the last five 

at right guard … most of his 523 total plays came 

in the games he started … 9 pancake blocks and 

7 knockdowns … led Utah with three pancake 

blocks against Georgia Tech in Emerald Bowl 

victory … posted two knockdowns against New 

Mexico and BYU. 

2004–Redshirt was named to the Utah Athletics 

Academic Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state, all-district 

and all-county as a senior in 2003 … helped La 

Marque HS (Texas) win 2003 4A Division II State 

Championship … 68 pancake blocks in 2003 … 

also lettered in power-lifting (465-pound bench 

and 700-pound squat) … Who’s Who Among Young 

Americans. 

PERSONAL: Son of Ezzard Conley and April 

Williams … two sisters (Christina and Chasmine) 

… economics major … full name is Robert Blake 

Conley … born April 17, 1986. 

Junior Robert Conley has started at right guard since his freshman year. He earned all-Mountain West 

Conference honorable mention accolades last season.

29 

DAVID CRAVENS 

Wide Receiver 

5-9, 175, Fr. 

RS 

San Diego, Calif. 

La Jolla High School 



HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and 

volleyball at La Jolla High School (Calif.). 

PERSONAL: Son of William and Karen Cravens 

… father lettered in football at Utah from 1960-62 

… youngest of 14 children (has nine sisters, four 

brothers) … enjoys playing basketball and beach 

volleyball … undecided on a major … born Nov. 

7, 1988. 

UTAH: Projected to start at strong safety as a true 

sophomore … one of the team’s most improved 

players during spring camp. 

2006–Played in nine games … 6 tackles included 

4 unassisted … 3 solo tackles against San Diego 

State … broke up a pass against UNLV. 

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district … lettered 

three years in both football and basketball at 

Nimitz High School (Texas). 

PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Shirley Dale … two 

brothers and one sister … undecided on a major 

… born Dec. 18, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo. 

43 

JOE DALE 


5-11, 197, So. 

1VL 

Irving, Texas 

Nimitz HS 40 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TFL PBU INT 

2006 9/0 4 2 6 1 0 



Sophomore Kenape Eliapo won the starting job at defensive tackle in the spring. 

ZAC ELDRIDGE 

Running Back 

6-0, 225, Fr. 

RS 

Sandy, Utah 

Cottonwood HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in the fall of 2006. 

2006–Redshirt was a co-recipient of Utah’s 

offensive “Future Award.” 

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state honors as a 

senior at Cottonwood High School (Utah) in 

2005 … two-time all-conference selection … 

Cottonwood’s team captain … lettered three years 

in both football and track and field. 

PERSONAL: Son of Petter and Julie Eldridge … 

has one brother and one sister … enjoys boating 

and camping … undecided on a major … born 

April 12, 1988 in Walnut Creek, Calif. 

UTAH: Has the potential to grow into one of the 

best tackles in the league … coming off a great 

spring, when he won the starting job at tackle. 

2006–Saw action in 10 games, with one start … 

start came at nose guard against Tulsa in the 

Armed Forces Bowl … 7 total tackles included a 

tackle for loss and a sack of 12 yards … sack came 

against UNLV. 


HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league linebacker 

for South San Francisco HS (Calif.) … conference 

player of the year. 

PERSONAL: Son of Kenape and Tunufai Eliapo 

…both parents are in the ministry … one brother 

… name is pronounced ken-ah-pay, ee-lee-ah-po 

… enjoys singing and basketball … sociology 

major … born Mar. 22, 1986. 


2006 10/1 5 2 7 1.0-12 1.0-12 


92 

KENAPE ELIAPO 


6-0, 303, So. 

1VL 


So. San Francisco HS 

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50 

NATE EMPEY 

Linebacker 

6-1, 211, So. 

SQ 

Alpine, Utah 

Lone Peak HS 

UTAH: Walk-on came to Utah last fall with four 

years of eligibility. 

2006–Played on scout teams … made the Athletics 


PRIOR TO UTAH: Used a redshirt year at Snow 

College in 2005 … honorable mention all-state 

selection at Lone Peak High School (Utah) in 

2002 … Long Peak team captain … earned three 

letters each in football and baseball and one in 

swimming … two-time honorable mention allstate 

selection in baseball … played on a baseball 

state championship team in 2001. 

PERSONAL: Son of Drew and Karen Empey … 

last name is pronounced em-pee … married to 

the former MacKenzi McEwan … comes from a 

family of four children (two sisters, one brother) 

… business major … full name is Nathan Empey 

… born April 24, 1985. 

17 

SAM EWALEFO 

Wide Receiver 

6-1, 202, Fr. 

RS 

Las Vegas, Nev. 

Palo Verde HS 



HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state defensive 

end at Palo Verde High School (Nev.) … tallied 19 

sacks during his senior season … also lettered in 

basketball, baseball and track and field. 

PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Olivia Ewalefo … 

father is from Nigeria … last name is pronounced 

eh-wa-leffo … has five sisters … sister Vivian 

plays basketball at UT-San Antonio … undecided 

on a major … full name is Samuel Oziegbe 

Ewalefo … born Dec. 24, 1987 in San Antonio, 

Texas. 

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97 

ISLEY FILIAGA 


6-0, 305, So. 

TR 

Orem, Utah 

Brigham Young 

UTAH: Transfer from BYU can practice but not 

play in games this fall due to NCAA transfer rules 

… has three years of eligibility remaining on his 

five-year NCAA clock … participated in spring 

ball. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Attended BYU out of high 

school … in high school, earned all-state, allregion 

and preseason All-American honors … 

lettered in football and track at Timpanogos High 

(Utah) … set Utah state high school record for the 

bench press (475 pounds). 

PERSONAL: Son of Tui and Tiana Filiaga … 

father is also a student at Utah … mother played 

softball for BYU-Hawaii … three bothers and a 

sister … uncles Junior Filaga and Aiva Filiaga 

played in the NFL … hobby is fixing old cars… 

undecided on a major … name is pronounced 

eyes-lee philly-ahn-ga … full name is Isley Olive 

Merlin Filiaga … born May 1, 1986. 

UTAH: Walk-on initially registered for classes in 

2005—which started his NCAA “clock”—even 

though he did not try out for the team until last 

fall. 

2006–Played for the scout teams … made the 

Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state selection was named 

Region Defensive MVP … Jordan High (Utah) 

team captain … also a standout wrestler and track 

and field athlete … set school record for sacks in 

a game, season and career … also set Jordan High 

records for tackles for loss in a game and a season 

… two-time all-state honoree in wrestling … twotime 

region champion in wrestling … wrestling 

team captain … won state championship in the 

discus … earned all-state honors twice in track 

and field, while also serving as team captain … 

set school record for javelin throw … honor roll 

student. 

Junior wide receiver Bradon Godfrey averaged a team-best 16.4 yards per catch in 2006. 

47 

KEVIN FREESTONE 

Linebacker 

6-0, 229, So. 

SQ 

Sandy, Utah 

Jordan HS

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Diane Freestone 

… comes from a family of five children (three 

sisters, one brother) … enjoys hunting and 

camping … mechanical engineering major … born 

Jan. 18, 1985. 

46 

KEPA GAISON 

Linebacker 

5-10, 217, So. 

SQ 

Kaneohe, Hawaii 

The Kamehameha School 

UTAH: Walked on in fall of 2005 as a punter, but 

has since moved to linebacker … worked with the 

second string at “stud” linebacker in spring ball. 

2006–Played for the scout teams. 


HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state in 2004 and 

a second-team honoree in 2003 … punted and saw 

action on the offensive line … led Kamehameha 

to the Division I state title in 2004 … lettered in 

football, track and soccer … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Blaine and Donnalei Gaison 

… father played safety for the Atlanta Falcons 

from 1981-84 and is now the athletics director at 

The Kamehameha School … two brothers and 

one sister … enjoys surfing … sociology major … 

name is pronounced Keppa Guy-son … full name 

is Bart-Jonah Iokepa Gaison … born March 20, 

1987. 

81 

BRADON GODFREY 

Wide Receiver 

6-3, 197, Jr. 

1VL 

Layton, Utah 

Southern Utah 

UTAH: Transfer originally walked on to the team, 

but has since earned a scholarship … extremely 

tough receiver gets plenty of playing time as a key 

backup … has the size and fearlessness to beat 

defenders for the ball over the middle. 

2006–Played in 10 games, starting one … missed 

games against Utah State, San Diego State and 

Boise State with an ankle injury … ranked fifth 

on team with 22 receptions … team-high 16.4 

yards per reception … 360 receiving yards and 1 

touchdown … season-best game 80-yard outing 

against Northern Arizona (averaged 20.0 yards 

per catch) … left NAU game with an ankle injury, 

suffered on a 24-yard TD reception early in the 

third quarter … season-long 36-yard reception 

against Colorado State. 

2005–Redshirt practiced with the scout teams but 

could not play per NCAA transfer rules. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Played as a freshman at 

Southern Utah (2004) and was named Great West 

Freshman of the Year … prepped at Layton HS 

(Utah) … lettered three times each in football, 

basketball and track … two-time all-state and a 

three-time all-region honoree in football … team 

captain … also all-state in basketball and track … 

honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Kirk and Heidi Godfrey 

… one brother and three sisters … speech 

communication major … first name is pronounced 

bray-done … full name is Bradon Cache Godfrey 

… born Oct. 17, 1985. 


2006 10/1 22 360 16.4 1 36 



15 

TOMMY GRADY 

Quarterback 

6-7, 235, Sr. 

1VL 

Huntington Beach, Calif. 

Oklahoma 

UTAH: Tall, strong-armed thrower had a great 

spring camp … solidly No. 2 on the quarterback 

depth chart … transferred from Oklahoma the 

week classes began in 2005. 

2006–Saw action in seven games … completed 

7-of-14 passes for 102 yards, 1 TD and 3 

interceptions … touchdown pass came against 

Utah State. 

2005–Practiced but could not play in games per 

NCAA transfer rules. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in five games for 

Oklahoma in 2004 as Jason White’s backup ... 

completed 12-of-14 (.923) pass attempts for 63 

yards and 1 TD … was 8-9 passing vs. Houston 

and also had a 9-yard rush …- redshirt in 2003 

… as a prep, he was rated the No. 9 player (all 

positions) in California and No. 55 nationally 

by Rivals.com ... led Edison High (Calif.) to the 

2001 state championship and to the playoffs in 

2002 ... passed for 2,474 yards—completing 177- 

320 passes—and 15 touchdowns as a senior ... 

threw for 2,791 yards and 33 touchdowns to only 

3 interceptions as a junior ... invited to the Elite 

11 Quarterback Camp in Mission Viejo, Calif., 

following his junior year. 

PERSONAL: Son of Larry and Christie Grady ... 

brother Jeff played quarterback at Fresno State for 

current Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig 

… enjoys deep sea fishing and once caught a 400pound 

marlin ... human development and family 

studies major … born March 18, 1985. 

YEAR G/GS ATT CMP IT PCT YDS TD LONG 

2004* 5/0 14 12 0 .857 63 1 10 

2006 7/0 14 7 3 .500 102 1 35 

Totals 12/0 28 19 3 .679 165 2 35 

*at Oklahoma 

Senior quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred 

from Oklahoma in 2005, has solidly established 

himself as Utah’s No. 2 quarterback. 


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63 

KYLE GUNTHER 


6-4, 304, Sr. 

1VL 

Camarillo, Calif. 

Adolfo Camarillo HS 

UTAH: Honor candidate was outstanding in his 

first year starting at center last year … made the 

preseason Rimington Trophy watch list … strong 

and mobile … very accurate snapping from the 

shotgun. 

2006–Started all 13 games at center … in 12 

regular season games (no bowl stats were kept), 

he snapped the ball 796 times … averaged 66.3 

plays per game … led all Utah offensive linemen 

with 38 knockdowns … has also recorded 19 

pancake blocks and 15 cuts … eight pancake 

blocks against Air Force was the best by a Ute in 

2006 … also tallied five knockdowns and two cuts 

vs. the Falcons … made the Athletics Academic 

Honor Roll. 

2005–Played in three games (Utah State, Wyoming 

and Georgia Tech), mainly on special teams. 

2004–Played in seven games, including three 

conference games … took part in a season-high 14 

offensive plays against UNLV … he was in on 12 

offensive plays against North Carolina, 8 against 

Utah State and 6 vs. Texas A&M. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-league … allcounty 

senior year … Daily News all-area … 

Senior Kyle Gunther is the returning starter at 

center and is a Rimington Trophy candidate. 

68 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

played in the 2003 California Bowl … Adolfo 

Camarillo High School (Calif.) team captain … 

set school strength records in bench, clean and 

squat … made high school Who’s Who of America 

… Golden State Excellence Award … enjoys 

snowboarding, surfing and guitar. 

PERSONAL: Son of Keith and Tamara Gunther 

… father played football for Oregon and mother 

played volleyball for UCLA … one brother … 

mass communication major … full name is Kyle 

Coury Gunther … born June 26, 1985. 

65 

DUSTIN HENSEL 


6-7, 320, Jr. 

1VL 

La Palma, Calif. 

Golden West CC 

UTAH: Biggest Ute offensive lineman at 6-foot-7, 

320 pounds performed very well in spring ball, 

winning the starting job at right tackle. 

2006–Played in nine games, mostly for special 

teams … participated in 20 offensive plays as a 

backup tackle. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Second-team all-Mission 

Conference in 2004 while playing for Golden West 

JC … one of his junior college coaches was former 

Ute player and assistant coach Alex Gerke … 

first-team all-Empire League in 2003 as a senior at 

John F. Kennedy High (California) … earned three 

letters in football and two in basketball. 

PERSONAL: Son of Mitch Hensel and Linda 

Fleming … youngest of four children … sister 

Kristy played softball at San Diego State and 

sister Traci played softball at Long Beach State … 

history major … full name is Dustin Jon Hensel … 

born Nov. 22, 1985. 

16 

BRIAN HERNANDEZ 

Wide Receiver 

6-0, 183, Sr. 

2VL 

Phoenix, Ariz. 

Pima CC 

UTAH: All-conference candidate is looking for his 

first injury-free season … extremely competitive, 

fast and sure-handed … runs great routes and is 

very tough to defend one-on-one … very elusive 

after catching the ball … starting receiver is the 

backup punt returner … granted an extension on 

his five-year clock from the NCAA in July of 2006 

that allowed him to compete through this season. 

2006–Played in 11 games, starting 10 … ranked 

second on team with 47 receptions despite 

missing two games (Northern Arizona and Utah 

State) with a quad injury … 424 receiving yards 

averaged to 9.0 yards per reception … touchdown 

came against New Mexico … season-long 47yard 

reception against BYU … made Athletics 


2005–Overcame season-long ankle injury to play 

in 11 games and start five (underwent surgery to 

repair the ankle after the season) … 39 receptions 

for 709 yards and 3 TDs … 39 receptions ranked 

third on the team, while 709 yards was second … 

averaged a team-best 18.2 yards per catch … 100yard 

games came against San Diego State (career 

high 148 yards on 7 catches) and Colorado State 

(112 yards on 3 catches) … 81 yards and 2 TDs vs. 

Brigham Young … 79 yards and a TD against Air 

Force … 8 receptions for 75 yards on bum ankle 

in Emerald Bowl win over Georgia Tech … had 

the two longest receptions of the year by a Ute, 

making a 60-yard catch vs. Air Force and a 56yard 

grab vs. Colorado State … returned a punt 

for 7 yards against UNLV … academic All-MWC. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Began his college career at 

Georgia Tech in the fall of 2002—leaving for 

family medical reasons at the semester break 

…walked on at Arizona State in spring of 2003 

… transferred to Pima Community College in 

spring of 2004 and made first-team all-region, 

first-team all-conference and honorable mention 

JC Gridwire All-American … 50 receptions for 767 

yards and 8 touchdowns in the regular season … 

prepped at Mountain Pointe High School (Ariz.), 

where he was the four-time Male Scholar-Athlete 

of the Year … first-team all-region as a senior 

and second-team his junior year … all-around 

MVP at the University of Miami football camp 

following his junior year … Mountain Pointe’s 

team captain as a senior in 2002 … first-team 

all-region receiver and returner in 2002 and the 

Central Region Offensive Player of the Year … 

also made the all-city, all-Southeast Valley and all- 

Tribune teams as a senior … 5A state all-star team 

… set Mountain Pointe records for receptions in 

a season (49), receiving yards in a season (699), 

career receptions (75) and career receiving yards 

(1,233) … College Football Hall of Fame Scholar 

Athlete … competed for 2002 5A state champion 

track team … on state champion 4x400 relay and 

runner-up 4x100-meter relay team … Tempe 

City Outstanding Athlete of the Year … National 

Honor Society … graduated 18th out of a class of 

516 

PERSONAL: Son of Julio and Karen Hernandez 

… oldest of six children … sister Katie attends 

Arizona State and brother Scott plays football at

Senior wide receiver Brian Hernandez ranked second on the team with 47 receptions last season. 

Mesa Community College … finance major … full 

name is Brian Julio Hernandez … born April 13, 

1984. 


2005 11/5 39 709 18.2 3 60 

2006 11/10 47 424 9.0 1 47 

Totals 22/15 86 1133 13.2 4 60 

18 

MIKE HICKEN 

Wide Receiver 

6-0, 195, Fr. 

RS 


Brighton HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in August of 2006. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Named second-team all-state 

as a senior in 2005 … hauled in 28 receptions 

for more than 800 yards in 2005 and helped lead 

Brighton High School to state runner-up finish … 

also lettered in basketball and track. 

PERSONAL: Son of Pat Hicken… mother is a 

graduate of Utah State … one sister … enjoys 

fly fishing and hunting … undecided on a major 

… full name is Michael Thomas Hicken … born 

March 19, 1988. 

44 

JOE JIANNONI 

Linebacker 

6-0, 235, Sr. 

2VL 

La Quinta, Calif. 

La Quinta HS 

UTAH: All-conference candidate figures to be 

the top returning middle linebacker in the league 

… will start for a third season … playmaker can 

cover a lot of ground …strong, fast, aggressive 

and active … extremely hard-hitting tackler. 


selection played in and started 11 games at 

middle linebacker … Utah’s second-leading 

tackler had 92 total stops, despite missing two 

games (Northern Arizona and Utah State) with 

a foot injury … named Utah’s Top Linebacker 

… 8.4 tackles per game ranked fifth in the MWC 

and 48th in the nation … totaled 8 tackles for 

loss and 4 sacks … also had 3 pass breakups, a 

fumble recovery, interception and forced fumble 

… named MWC Defensive Player of the Week 

on Nov. 20, after tying a career-high with 15 

tackles (11 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, and a sack 

against Air Force … also posted 15 tackles against 

Wyoming … another double-digit tackle game 

came against Boise State (11). 

2005–Played in all 12 games, starting the last 11 

at middle linebacker … finished fourth on the 

team in total tackles with 73 … 2.5 tackles for a 



loss and 1 assisted sack … season-high 9 tackles 

at TCU (8 solo) … 8-tackle games against UNLV, 

New Mexico and BYU … 7 tackles against Utah 

State and San Diego State … recovered a fumble 

vs. Arizona. 

2004–Saw action in eight games … 17 tackles, 

4 solo and 13 assisted … 1.5 tackles for loss … 

season-best 8 tackles vs. UNLV, including 1.5 for 

a loss of 4 yards … 3 tackles against both Texas 

A&M and Utah State. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-Desert Valley 

League (first-team in 2001) … 2001 all-CIF … 

La Quinta High School (Calif.) Most Valuable 

Linebacker in 2001, Most Valuable Offensive 

Back in 2002 and team MVP in 2002 … La Quinta 

won Division VIII CIF and Desert Valley League 

championships in 2000 and 2001 … also wrestled 

… National Honor Society … President’s Award. 

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Tracey Jiannoni 

(pronounced jee-a-no-nee) … three brothers and 

one sister … mass communication major … full 

name is Joseph Michael Jiannoni … born Dec. 27, 

1984. 


2004 8/0 4 13 17 1.5-4 0 

2005 12/11 34 39 73 2.5-12 0.5-5 

2006 11/11 48 44 92 8.5-27 4.0-17 

Totals 31/22 86 96 182 12.5-43 4.5-22 

Senior Joe Jiannoni figures to be the top returning 

middle linebacker in the Mountain West Conference 

this season. 


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PLAYER PROFILES




UTAH: Considered by many to be the top 

returning quarterback in the MWC now that 

he is fully recovered from the Dec. 2005 knee 

surgery that sidelined him last season … looking 

to improve on the second-team all-MWC honors 

he won as a true sophomore in 2005 … extremely 

efficient passer has a strong, accurate arm … is 

also a very good runner … team leader is very 

poised. 

CAREER MARKS: Enters his junior season 

ranked first all-time at Utah in career yards per 

completion (13.54) … four 300-yard games is 

tied for fifth … 149.73 passing efficiency and .638 

completion rate (224-351) both rank second … 

180.20 yards of total offense per game ranks ninth 

… 28 total touchdowns (passing and rushing) is 

10th 

2005–Second-team all-conference quarterback 

started in the first 10 games before suffering a 

johnosn 

3 

BRIAN JOHNSON 

Quarterback 

6-1, 210, Jr. 

2VL 

Baytown, Texas 

Robert E. Lee HS 

70 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

season-ending knee injury against New Mexico 

on Nov. 12 (surgery on Dec. 1) … finished No. 

1 in the MWC and No. 4 in the nation in total 

offense (337.0 yards per game) … also No. 1 in 

the MWC (11th in the nation) in pass efficiency 

(151.0) … No. 2 in the MWC in passing yards 

per game (289.2 average) … completed 63.6% 

of his passes (210-of-330) for 2,892 yards and 18 

touchdowns … 7 interceptions was tied for the 

fewest of any MWC QB ... four 300-yard passing 

games: 417 yards vs. San Diego State, 384 yards 

vs. Wyoming, 370 vs. New Mexico and 305 yards 

vs. Air Force … 4 TD passes against Wyoming and 

New Mexico tied the Mountain West Conference 

sophomore record held by former Utes Brett 

Elliott (2002) and Alex Smith (2003) … broke the 

school and tied the MWC single-game record for 

completion percentage in just his second career 

start, completing 85.7% of his pass attempts (18of-21) 

against Utah State on Sept. 10 … made 

Utah’s single-season top 10 in these categories: 

200-yard passing games (10, tied for second), 300yard 

passing games (4, No. 4, tie), total offense 

per game (337.0, No. 2), total yards (3,370, No. 4), 

total plays (482, No. 4), pass efficiency (151.01, 

No. 5), yards per completion (8.76, No. 5), yards 

per play (6.99, No. 6), completions (210, No. 6), 

completion percentage (63.6, No. 6), touchdown 

passes (18, No. 7), passing yards (2,892, No. 7), 

Brian Johnson, who sat out the 2006 season to recover from a knee injury, enters his junior year ranked 

second all-time at Utah with a 149.73 passing efficiency rating. 

passing yards per game (289.2, No. 5) … team’s 

second-leading rusher carried the ball 152 times 

for 478 yards (3.1 yards per rush) … averaged 

47.8 rushing yards per game and led the Utes 

in rushing TDs (8) … rushed for 70-plus yards 3 

times: 98 vs. North Carolina, 73 vs. UNLV and 70 

vs. Utah State … MWC Offensive Player of the 

Week against Wyoming completed 32-of-45 passes 

for 384 yards and 4 touchdowns, and also led 

Utah in rushing with 67 yards and a TD.… tossed 

3 TDs and passed for 264 yards in a 20-of-29 

performance against UNLV … completed 21-of-29 

passes for 305 yards and 2 scores against Air Force 

(also rushed for 3 scores) … rushed for a careerhigh 

98 yards, scoring 1 TD, on 22 carries against 

North Carolina … 5-5 as the starter … academic 

All-MWC. 

2004–True freshman appeared in 10 games as the 

backup to 2005 No. 1 NFL draft pick and Heisman 

Trophy finalist Alex Smith …2 touchdowns (1 

rushing, 1 passing) … pass efficiency of 129.7 

… passed for a career-best 53 yards and 1 

touchdown on 5-of-8 passing vs. Utah State … 

2-for-2 vs. San Diego State with a season-long 

33-yard pass … 2-for-2 for 40 yards and a 20-yard 

completion vs. North Carolina … rushed for a 

season-best 55 yards and a TD vs. Colorado State 

… academic All-MWC … also named to the Utah 


HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district and 

second-team all-state quarterback for Robert 

E. Lee High (Texas) … District MVP … passed 

for 2,900 yards and 33 touchdowns and rushed 

for 540 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2003 … 

completed 71.6% of his pass attempts … also 

lettered in basketball. 

PERSONAL: Son of Stacey and Shonna Johnson 

… father played football for UTEP … two sisters, 

Bianca and Britteny, play basketball … mass 

communication major … full name is Brian 

Delance Johnson … born Feb. 16, 1987. 


2004 10/0 21 14 1 66.7 142 1 33 

2005 10/10 330 210 7 63.6 2892 18 60 

Totals 20/10 351 224 8 63.8 3034 19 60 

YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS AVG TD LONG 

2004 10/0 21 92 4.4 1 16 

2005 10/10 152 478 3.1 8 26 

Totals 20/10 173 570 3.3 9 26

33 

CHRIS JONES 


5-10, 182, Fr. 

RS 

La Jolla, Calif. 

La Jolla HS 



Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-conference … 

team captain for La Jolla High School (Calif.) … 

started in the San Diego All-Star game … made 

all-academic team. 

PERSONAL: Son of Greg and Susan Jones … 

father played football at Stanford and later 

went to Harvard Business School … mother is 

also a Stanford graduate …… has two younger 

brothers … enjoys playing the guitar and surfing 

… re-built an old Ford Thunderbird and enjoys 

working on cars … business major … full name 

is Christopher Wright Jones … born on Sept. 18, 

1987. 

29 

JUSTIN JONES 


5-10, 170, So. 

1VL 

Marshall, Texas 

Marshall HS 

UTAH: Looking for time at cornerback … will 

also play on special teams. 

2006–Played in five games as a true freshman, 

mostly on special teams. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-district cornerback in 2004- 

05 and all-district kick returner and punter in 

2005 … honorable mention all-state as a senior … 

Marshall High (Texas) team captain … set school 

records for career interceptions (9) and kickoff 

returns for a touchdown (5) … had 51 tackles, 

23 pass breakups and 4 interceptions in 2005 … 

Marshall HS was a state finalist in 2004-05 and the 

district champion in 2005. 

PERSONAL: Son of Leonard and Doris Jones … 

father played football for Jackson State … one 

brother … undecided on a major … full name is 

Justin Leonard Jones … nickname is J.J. … born 

June 6, 1988. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU INT 

2006 5/0 3 4 7 0 0 0 

80 

CHRIS JOPPRU 

Tight End 

6-6, 255, So. 

SQ 

Minnetonka, Minn. 

Minnetonka HS 

UTAH: Hopes size and knowledge of the system 

will earn him time at tight end. 

2006–Played in one game (UNLV). 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state, all-conference, allmetro 

… as a senior in 2004, had 47 receptions 

for 725 yard and 6 TDs … led Minnetonka High 

(Minn.) to the class 5A state championship 

… team also won Classic Lake Conference 

and sectional title … also lettered in track and 

basketball … basketball team captain and Most 

Improved Player. 

PERSONAL: Son of Sheldon and Kay Joppru … 

father played basketball and football at North 

Dakota and later played in the World Football 

League … brother Bennie was an All-America 

tight end at Michigan and a second-round draft 

pick of the Houston Texans … brother J.J. lettered 

two years at Arizona … parks, recreation and 

tourism major … full name is Christopher Mark 

Joppru … born Feb. 6, 1987. 

UTAH: Walked on to the team last August. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Played for two-time state 

championship Kahuku High School (Hawaii) … 

served as team captain during his senior season 

… four-time football letterman … earned three 

letters in track and field and two in soccer … fouryear 

honor roll student. 

PERSONAL: Son of Vilisoni and Luana 

Kotobalavu … father played rugby at BYU … 

comes from a family of six children (three sisters, 

two brothers) … enjoys Polynesian dancing … 

undecided on a major … name is pronounced 

vellee-sony koto-ba-la-voo … born Jan. 27, 1984. 



52 

VILISONI KOTOBALAVU 

Linebacker 

6-4, 209, Fr. 

RS 

Kahuku, Hawaii 

Kahuku HS 

11 

PAUL KRUGER 

Defensive End 

6-5, 255, Fr. 

RS 

Orem, Utah 

Timpanogos HS 

UTAH: Member of Utah’s 2004 signing class 

participated as a redshirt freshman that fall before 

going on an LDS church mission … returned from 

his mission last January and enrolled in classes 

… signed as a quarterback out of high school, he 

moved to defensive end before leaving on his 

mission … he auditioned at tight end for much of 

this past spring, but switched back to the defense 

in time to earn a spot as the co-backup at base 

end. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference and preseason 

All-American as a senior in 2003 … Timpanogos 

team captain lettered all four years … ranked 

in the top 30 quarterbacks nationally by Student 

Sports … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Jennifer Kruger 

… both parents played sports at Oregon State 

(father football; mother track and field) … one of 

six children … enjoys skiing (snow and water), 

snowboarding and rock climbing … undecided on 

a major … born Feb. 15, 1986 in Rexburg, Idaho. 

UTAH: Made big strides during spring ball … 

solidly in Utah’s four-man rotation at tackle. 


HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 high school All-American 

… also a two-time all-state and three-time allregion 

player for Hunter High (Utah) … Rivals. 

com Top 50 defensive tackle … team captain. 

PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Salote Latu … two 

brothers and two sisters … undecided on a major 

… name is pronounced pow-lee la-too … full 

name is Pauli Ma’afu Latu … born April 2, 1988. 


55 

PAULI LATU 


6-1, 290, Fr. 

RS 

West Valley City, Utah 

Hunter HS 

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94 

GABE LONG 


6-3, 290, Sr. 

1VL 

Yorba Linda, Calif. 

Fullerton JC 

UTAH: Projected to start at nose tackle … looking 

to capitalize on the first spring and fall training 

of his Ute career after joining the team two 

weeks into the 2006 season … can also play end, 

although he is best suited to play tackle. 

2006–Played in 10 games, starting three (two at 

end, one at tackle) … joined the Utes two weeks 

into the season and played in his first game just 

one day after arriving on campus (vs. Utah State 

on Sept. 16) … recorded a season-high 7 tackles, 

including 2.0 tackles for loss, against UNLV 

… 4 solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at 

Wyoming. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: 2004 first-team All-American 

by J.C Grid-Wire … Super Prep JUCO 100 and JC 

Athletic Bureau all-California Region IV first 

team as a sophomore and junior at Fullerton 

College (2003-04) … first-team all-conference and 

unanimous selection for 2004 Mission Conference 

National Division Player of the Year as voted 

on by the league’s coaches … Defensive MVP 

of the 2003 U.S. Bank Bowl (7 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 

forced fumble) … junior college career stats: 145 

tackles (65 solo), 35 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, 9 

Senior Gabe Long is the Utes’ projected starter at nose tackle. 

72 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles … was a member 

of the 2005 USC recruiting class, but was not 

academically eligible by the February signing 

date … took classes at Fullerton in the fall of 2005, 

spent the 2006 spring and summer semesters at 

Pima College, and then returned to Fullerton 

to finish his associate’s degree … prepped at 

Esperanza High in Anaheim, Calif., where he was 

all-conference his junior and senior year … Sunset 

League Player of the Week five times as a senior 

in 2002 … also lettered in track and field. 

PERSONAL: Son of Christian and Brenda Parks 

… sociology major …. full name is Gabriel E. 

Long … born Jan. 3, 1985. 


2006 10/3 13 10 23 4.5-20 1.5-11 

6 

DARRELL MACK 

Running Back 

6-0, 219, Jr. 

2VL 

Spring Valley, Calif. 

Monte Vista HS 

UTAH: Impressive in spring ball … physical 

running style. 

2006–Played in eight games … 43 rushes for 173 

yards (4.0 average) … scored a touchdown against 

Northern Arizona … season high 14 carries and 46 

Running back Darrell Mack averaged 4.0 yards per 

carry in 2006. 

yards at San Diego State … long run of 29 yards 

vs. Colorado State … also had 2 receptions for 7 

yards. 

2005–True freshman played in nine games … 

39 rushes for 147 yards … averaged 3.8 yards 

per rush … also caught 3 passes for 13 yards … 

rushed for a career-high 65 yards on 16 touches 

against Wyoming … 36 yards on 9 carries against 

Utah State … went 23 yards on 6 rushes against 

Georgia Tech in Emerald Bowl … caught 2 passes 

for 9 yards against Wyoming. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-state, all-CIF 

and all-league as a senior in 2004 … East County 

MVP and Union Tribune first team … rushed 247 

times for 2,452 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2004 

… as a junior, he made first-team all-CIF and allleague 

and was East County Rookie of the Year … 

MVP of the CIF Championship after rushing 52 

times for 254 yards … 2003 season rushing totals: 

237 attempts for 1,626 yards. 

PERSONAL: Raised by grandparents Larry and 

Fairleigh Moore … enjoys deep sea fishing and 

golf … speech communication major … first name 

is pronounced der-ell … born Oct. 10, 1986. 


2005 9/0 39 147 3.8 0 18 

2006 8/0 43 173 4.0 1 29 

Totals 17/0 82 320 3.9 1 29

12 

CHAD MANIS 

Quarterback 

6-5, 215, So. 

JC 

Lakewood, Calif. 

Cerritos College 

UTAH: Mid-year transfer enrolled at Utah in 

January and participated in spring camp … goes 

into fall as the No. 3 quarterback … has nice size 

and skills … just needs more time to develop. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Cerritos College 2006 team 

captain was its leading passer and secondleading 

rusher … passed for 1,389 yards and 13 

touchdowns and rushed 76 times for 272 yards 

(3.6 average) … rated in the top 100 JC recruits by 

Rivals.com … Lakewood High (Calif.) two-sport 

athlete won three letters in football and one in 

volleyball … all-league volleyball player. 

PERSONAL: Son of Greg and Laurie Manis … 

father is a police officer … one brother … enjoys 

beach volleyball and motorcycle riding … full 

name is Chad Jeffery Manis (pronounced man-iss) 

… born on Feb. 13, 1988. 

19 

MATT MARTINEZ 

Linebacker 

6-0, 230, Fr. 

RS 

Murray, Utah 

Cottonwood HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team last August and 

has since been awarded a scholarship. 


Roll 

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state and 

all-region honors in both football and wrestling 

… Cottonwood High (Utah) tackle leader had 150 

total stops as a senior in 2005 … team captain in 

both football and wrestling … earned four letters 

in football, three in wrestling and two in track and 

field … won a regional wrestling championship 

and finished second at the state championships 

… went 38-1 as a senior wrestler … honor roll 

student. 

PERSONAL: Son of John and Barbara Herndon 

… father participated in track and field at Weber 

State … only child enjoys hunting, snowboarding, 

wakeboarding and surfing … undecided on a 

major … born Jan. 21, 1988. 

1 

BRICE MCCAIN 


5-9, 189, Jr. 

2VL 

Terrell, Texas 

Terrell HS 

UTAH: Team’s fastest player (4.32 40) is a true 

man-to-man cover corner … expects to be one of 

the league’s top kick returners, as well. 


Conference kick returner also started 12 games 

at cornerback (played in all 13) … led Utes with 

5 pass breakups … career-high 3 pass breakups 

vs. BYU … had an interception against Colorado 

State … 28 total tackles included a career-tying 5 

tackles at New Mexico … began returning kickoffs 

in game five and finished fourth in the MWC 

in kick return average (22.4 average) … long 

returns of 54 yards at New Mexico and 43 yards 

at Wyoming. 

2005–Appeared in 10 games with one start at 

cornerback … 12 total tackles included 10 solo 

stops … season-high 5 tackles (4 solos) against 

Colorado State … 2 tackles against Utah State, 

San Diego State and Brigham Young … academic 

all-MWC. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-area … alldistrict 

as a running back and defensive back … 

Brice McCain, the team’s fastest player, was an 

honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference 

kick returner last season. 



county and Terrell High (Texas) MVP … played 

cornerback, wide receiver and running back and 

returned punts and kickoffs … also lettered in 

basketball and track … ran 100 meters in 10.3 

seconds … on 400 meter relay team that placed 

second in the state (40.6 seconds) … son of Darrell 

Brockins and Tammie McCain … has six siblings 

and two stepbrothers … brothers Tony and Ricky 

play college basketball … undergraduate studies 

major … born Dec. 10, 1986. 

PERSONAL: Son of Darrell Brockins and Tammie 

McCain … has six siblings and two stepbrothers 

… brothers Tony and Ricky play college 

basketball … mass communication major … born 

Dec. 10, 1986. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT INT PBU 

2005 10/1 10 2 12 0 0 

2006 13/12 15 13 28 1-(-4) 5 

Totals 23/13 25 15 40 1-(-4) 5 

YEAR KOR YARDS AVG TD LONG 

2006 18 404 22.4 0 54 

41 

KOA MISI 


6-3, 263, So. 

JC 

Santa Rosa, Calif. 

Santa Rosa JC 

UTAH: Mid-year transfer enrolled at Utah in 

January and participated in spring camp … 

impressive showing at base end in the spring 

earned him a co-backup role … expectations are 

that he will play right away. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-conference 

defensive end … helped Santa Rosa Junior 

College to a division title and a bowl invitation 

… two-time first-team all-conference player for 

Montgomery High School (Calif.) … Defensive 

Player of the Year … Montgomery went 13-0 in 

2005 and won the league title … also lettered in 

baseball and basketball … honor roll student. 

PERSONAL: Son of Kathy Beluamini, Sione 

Misi and stepmother Melissa Misi ... father 

played football for Hawaii … one sister … enjoys 

snowboarding and wakeboarding … secondary 

education major … full name is Nawa’akoa 

Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa Misi (pronounced ko-a 

mee-see) … born Jan. 17, 1987. 


73 

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Former walk-on Malakai Mokofisi is No. 1 on the depth chart at “stud” linebacker. 

22 

MALAKAI MOKOFISI 

Linebacker 

6-2, 243, Sr. 

2VL 

Laie, Hawaii 

Kailua HS 

UTAH: Goes into fall as the starting “stud” 

linebacker … one-time walk-on has since earned a 

scholarship … came to Utah as a safety. 

2006–Played in all 13 games, with eight starts at 

“stud” linebacker … 38 total tackles ranks ninth 

on the team … 5.5 tackles for loss … 1 interception 

and 1 fumble recovery … season-high 6 tackles, 

including 2 tackles for loss, at New Mexico … 

5 stops and 2 tackles for loss at Utah State … 5 

tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Colorado 

State … made Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 

2005–Saw action in four games and made three 

starts … 15 total tackles … career-high 7 tackles 

with 1 for loss against Arizona … 4 assisted 

tackles, including two shared tackles for loss, vs. 

Utah State … 3 tackles against TCU. 

74 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

2004–Appeared in eight games … 8 stops, 5 solo 

and three assisted … 5 tackles (4 solo) and 1 TFL 

vs. Utah State. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state in 2001 

… 2002 Kailua (Hawaii) team captain … Kailua 

won 2001 Oahu Interscholastic Association 

championship. 

PERSONAL: Son of Alifeleti and Pelenaise 

Mokofisi … father played football for Eastern 

Arizona … raised by his paternal grandparents in 

Hawaii … three sisters and one brother … uncle 

Filipo Mokofisi starred for Utah in the mid-1980s 

and was drafted in the eighth round by New 

Orleans in 1986 … enjoys body boarding and 

spear fishing … sociology major … full name is 

Malakai Cliff Mokofisi … name is pronounced 

mal-a-ky mo-ko-fee-see … born June 24, 1985. 


2004 8/0 5 3 8 1.0-2 0 

2005 4/3 5 10 15 2.0-6 0 

2006 13/8 14 24 38 5.5-8 0 

Totals 25/11 24 37 61 8.5-16 0 

39 

CLINT MOWER 

Long Snapper 

6-0, 210, Jr. 

1VL 

Alpine, Utah 

Dixie State College 

UTAH: Former walk-on was awarded a 

scholarship in the spring after starting in every 

game last year … can also play defensive back. 

2006–Starting snapper in all 13 games … began 

the season as the long snapper (punts), and added 

short snapping duties (field goal/PAT) in the final 

four games … did not made a bad snap all season 

(59 long snaps/20 short snaps) … made Dean’s 

List and Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Transfer from Dixie 

State College … played in NJCAA National 

Championship, the 2003 Dixie Rotary Bowl … 

lettered four times in football and baseball at Lone 

Peak High (Utah) … named second team all-state 

in 2002 … team captain … helped Lone Peak to 

2002 regional title and state championship berth 

… honor roll student. 

PERSONAL: Son of Douglas and Jody DoHan 

Mower (rhymes with flower) … one of seven 

children … biology major … born Nov. 2, 1984. 

23 

MOOKIE MURPHY 


5-9, 167, Fr. 

RS 


Juan Diego Catholic HS 

UTAH: Looking for time at cornerback. 


HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as a junior 

and senior and honorable mention all-state as a 

sophomore … Juan Diego Catholic High School 

(Utah) team captain … Juan Diego won the 2004 

2A state championship and was the 2003 2A 

runner-up … on three regional champion teams 

(2003-04 2A, 2005 3A) … four letters in football 

and three in track … led Juan Diego to the 2004 

2A state track championship … 2004 state 200meter 

champion was also on the victorious 4 x 

100-meter relay team … 4 x 100-meter relay team 

broke the state record in 2005.

PERSONAL: Son of B. Murphy and Cheryl Harris 

… one of nine children … enjoys playing Xbox 

… undecided on a major … full name is TreVon 

Nurell Murphy … born Nov. 10, 1987. 

UTAH: Walk-on is positioned to start at defensive 

end. 

2006–Saw action in all 13 games as a backup 

defensive end … 11 total tackles … 2.0 tackles for 

loss and 1 fumble recovery. 

2005–Transfer from Colorado could practice but 

not play due to NCAA transfer rules. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Redshirted at Colorado in 

2004 … in high school, he was named a PrepStar 

All-American and all-West, as well as SuperPrep 

all-Far West … Defensive Player of the Year for 

Ventura County and the Marmonte League … 

twice named first-team all-CIF, all-Marmonte 

League and all-Ventura County … second team 

all-league honoree as a sophomore … MVP of the 

NEWMAN 

56 

GREG NEWMAN 


6-4, 260, Jr. 

1VL 

Thousand Oaks, Calif. 

Colorado 

Junior Greg Newman is slated to start at defensive end this season 

after playing in all 13 games a year ago. 

CIF Championships, when he had 14 tackles, 2 

for loss, and an interception … had 115 tackles his 

senior season … three-year starter on defense for 

Westlake HS (Calif.) also played some fullback … 

helped Westlake reach the state finals twice, going 

14-0 and winning the title his senior year. 

PERSONAL: Son of Terry and Yvonne Newman 

… hobbies include snowboarding, cars and 

computers … attained the Star rank in Boy Scouts 

… second cousin, Jentry Beckstead, pitches in the 

Colorado Rockies farm system … pre-business 

major … born Feb. 1, 1986. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK FR 

2006 13/0 6 5 11 2-3 0 1 

37 

LOMA OLEVAO 

Linebacker 

6-1, 230, Sr. 

2VL 

Kahuku, Hawaii 

Kahuku HS 

UTAH: Versatile enough to play both the middle 

and rover linebacker positions … should be full 

strength by the start of camp in August (had knee 

surgery in December) … signed with Utah in 2000 

and then left for an LDS church 

mission … began his career as 

a receiver and tight end before 

moving over to the defense. 

2006–Played in 10 games before 

suffering a season-ending knee 

injury against Colorado State 

with three games remaining 

… had surgery on Dec. 7 … 

important contributor on special 

teams also got regular playing 

time as a backup linebacker 

… 15 total tackles and a pass 

breakup … 3 tackles against 

UCLA, Wyoming and Colorado 

State. 

2005–Played in 9 games, mostly 

on special teams … 3 tackles 

included 2 stops against Utah 

State and 1 tackle against 

Wyoming. 

2004–Played for the scout teams 

… made the Dean’s List and 

named to the Utah Athletics 



HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered 

from 1998-99 for Kahuku High 

(Hawaii) ... honor roll. 



PERSONAL: Son of Fakaloloma and Akanesi 

Olevao (pronounced Oh-lay-vow) ... brother 

of former Ute all-conference linebacker Kautai 

Olevao ... sociology major … full name is 

Fakaloloma Isosefina Olevao ... born Dec. 24, 1981. 


2005 9/0 2 1 3 0-0 0 

2006 10/0 9 6 15 0.5 0 

Totals 19/0 11 7 18 0.5 0 

3 

JOHN PEEL 

Wide Receiver 

6-2, 196, Jr. 

SQ 

Scottsdale, Ariz. 

Chaparral HS 

UTAH: Back problems that cost him the 2006 

season also prevented him from practicing in the 

spring … if he recovers, he will likely move back 

to wide receiver, which was his original position 

… tried out at safety in 2005. 

2006–Could not play or practice due to back 

problems. 

2005–Saw action in first five games of the season 

and in the Emerald Bowl, all on special teams … 3 

tackles for the year, including 2 solo stops against 

TCU and an assisted tackle against Utah State. 

2004–Redshirt injured his knee in preseason camp 

and underwent surgery … named to the Utah 


HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time first-team all-region 

and all-state … Junior All-American in 2002 … 

Super All-State team … N.E. Valley Player of the 

Year … set state records for most touchdowns 

in a career (40) … holds every receiving record 

at Chaparral High (Ariz.) … as a senior, had 55 

receptions for 1,180 yards and 19 TDs … career 

stats included 145 receptions, 2,700 yards and 

40 TDs … Chaparral was 2002 Arizona 4A state 

champion … team made 4A state semi-finals and 

was East Sky region champ in 2003. 

PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Claudia Peel … 

father played football and mother played tennis 

and ran track at Northern Illinois … mother now 

runs marathons … sister Jamie is a student at 

Arizona State … economics major … full name 

is Jonathon Daniel Peel … born May 9, 1986 in 

Bloomington, Ind. 


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PLAYER PROFILES




9 

DARRYL POSTON 

Running Back 

5-11, 200, Sr. 

2VL 

Huntington Beach, Calif. 

USC 

UTAH: Utah’s leading returning running back 

was granted a seventh year of eligibility by the 

NCAA last January … missed part or all of his 

first four seasons due to injuries, but was healthy 

last year … transfer from Southern Cal came to 

Utah in May of 2004. 

2006–Appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 … 

team’s leading rusher had 553 yards on 145 carries 

… averaged 3.8 yards per carry and 42.5 yards 

per game … also caught 14 passes for 99 yards 

and a touchdown … tied for the team lead with 5 

rushing touchdowns … career-high 72 yards twice 

(vs. Northern Arizona and UNLV) … rushed for 

two TDs at New Mexico. 

2005–Played in seven games, recording 6 rushes 

for 19 yards (3.2 average) … 4 touches for 14 yards 

against Wyoming … also played on special teams 

… lettered. 

2004–Played in one game before suffering a 

season-ending knee injury that required surgery 

… saw action in season-opener vs. Texas A&M (1 

carry for 3 yards). 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in four games at USC 

as a true freshman in 2001, rushing 8 times for 16 

Senior running back Darryl Poston is Utah’s leading 

returning rusher. 

76 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Alex Puccinelli, a back-up at both defensive end positions, will see significant playing time as a senior. 

yards and 1 TD … also caught a 10-yard pass … 

sprained his knee and missed four games before 

returning for 2001 Las Vegas Bowl against Utah, 

when he rushed 3 times for 12 yards … played 

in the first three games of 2002, rushing 4 times 

for minus 2 yards and a touchdown before a 

season-ending back injury … because his injury 

happened so early in the season, he was able to 

redshirt, though he was not cleared medically 

to play in 2003 … as a senior at Edison High 

(Calif.) in 2000, he was named a Super Prep All- 

American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep 

all-Far West and Prep Star all-Western Region 

player … also named to Long Beach Press Telegram 

Best of the West first team and all-CIF Division I 

… rushed 263 times for 1,619 yards (6.2 average) 

with 20 TDs and had 280 receiving yards with 2 

TDs in 2000, when Edison went 10-3 … in 1999, 

he rushed for 1,800 yards and 29 TDs, with 12 

receptions for 339 yards … his career rushing 

totals set a new school record: 3,419 yards and 29 

touchdowns … also sprinted for Edison’s track 

team, finishing fifth in the 100 meters at the 2000 

CIF Division I meet. 

PERSONAL: Son of Darryl Poston Sr. and Jonnica 

Whitney … gender studies major … full name is 

Darryl Michael Poston … born Aug. 8, 1983. 


2001* 4/0 8 16 2.0 1 9 

2002* 3/0 4 -2 -0.5 1 - 

2004 1/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 

2005 7/0 6 19 3.2 0 9 

2006 13/11 145 553 3.8 5 18 

Totals 28/11 164 589 3.6 7 18 

*at USC 

13 

ALEX PUCCINELLI 

Defensive End 

6-2, 252, Sr. 

2VL 

Toluca Lake, Calif. 

Notre Dame HS 

UTAH: Part-time starter plays both end positions 

… listed as the back-up rush end … also 

contributes on special teams. 

2006–Saw action at end in 12 games and started 

four … missed season-opener at UCLA with an 

eye problem … 24 total tackles … 2.5 tackles for 

loss … 1.5 sacks … 1 pass broken up … recorded 

career-high 4 stops on 3 different occasions – vs. 

San Diego State, TCU and UNLV. 

2005–Played in 12 games and had three starts at 

open end … 7 total tackles … recorded 2 stops 

each in the TCU and San Diego State games … 

tackle for a loss of 5 yards against TCU. 

2004–Appeared in 5 games and made 3 assisted 

tackles … figured in on stops vs. Texas A&M, 

Utah State and UNLV … elected to the Utah 

Football Leadership Committee. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state … MVP of San 

Fernando Valley … Mission League MVP and 

Defensive Player of the Year … over 100 tackles 

and 23 sacks as senior in 2002 … Notre Dame 

High School (Calif.) team captain … also lettered 

in baseball … academic all-CIF.

PERSONAL: Son of Pat and Ronnie Puccinelli … 

father played baseball for University of Arizona 

and Chicago Cubs and is now a baseball scout 

… one brother, John, plays baseball for Florida 

Marlins … mass communication major … 

nickname is “Pooch” … full name is Alexander 

Richard Puccinelli … born Mar. 26, 1985. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU 

2004 5/0 0 3 3 0 0 

2005 12/3 4 3 7 1.0-5 0 

2006 12/4 13 11 24 2.5-15 0 

Totals 29/7 17 17 34 3.5-20 0 

7 

RJ RICE 


5-8, 183, Jr. 

1VL 


Southern Utah 

UTAH: Figures to see considerable playing time 

for the defense this season, after proving an 

invaluable member of the special teams a year 

ago … came out of spring camp as the No. 2 free 

safety … also the backup holder. 

2006–Played in 12 games, missing the Colorado 

State contest with an injury … special teams 

standout made 8 tackles, most coming on kickoff 

and punt coverage. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Attended Southern Utah in 

2003 before leaving for an LDS church mission … 

first team all-state and all-region in high school … 

Olympus High (Utah) team captain … set school 

single-season records for total yards (1,666), 

touchdowns (22) and rushing TDs (21) … lettered 

three years in football. 

PERSONAL: Son of Reynold T. and Sandra Rice 

... two brothers and one sister ... father graduated 

from Utah ... business major … full name is 

Reynold J. Rice ... born Sept. 14, 1984. 


2006 12/0 6 2 8 0-0 0 

UTAH: Mid-year junior college transfer 

anticipates immediate playing time in the fall … 

emerged from spring camp as the co-backup at 

strong safety. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: 2006 second-team allconference 

safety for Victor Valley College … 

prepped at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, 

Nev. … Rancho Valley’s defensive MVP and 

Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior … 

lettered in football, basketball and track … honor 

roll student. 

PERSONAL: Son of Janice Richard … one brother 

and one sister … undecided on a major … born 

May 12, 1986. 

Senior Derrek Richards led Utah’s receiving corps with 60 catches for 717 yards in 2006. 



31 

DESHAWN RICHARD 


6-1, 196, Jr. 

JC 


Victor Valley College 

UTAH: Utah’s leading returning receiver came 

to Utah as a walk-on but was later awarded a 

scholarship … long-ball threat has breakaway 

speed (4.40-second 40). 


Conference … only Ute receiver to start all 13 

games … led Utah with 60 catches for 717 yards 

… finished sixth in the MWC in receptions per 

game (4.62) and ninth in receiving yards per game 

(55.2) … 6 receiving touchdowns was second-best 

on the team … career-best 96 receiving yards 

against New Mexico … career-high 8 receptions 

against BYU went for 79 yards … 7 catches for 

69 yards in Utah’s bowl win over Tulsa … also 

played on the return teams … returned 5 kickoffs 

for 129 yards (25.8 yards per return) and 6 punts 

for 22 yards … made the Athletics Academic 

Honor Roll.. 

2005–Played in all 12 games and started the 

last six … 16 catches for 239 yards and 4 TDs … 

averaged 14.9 yards per catch …season-best 87 

yards (2 TDs) against New Mexico … career-long 

52-yard catch against New Mexico … 7 kickoff 

returns for 151 yards … returned 3 kicks in 

Emerald Bowl for 61 yards, including a seasonlong 

28 yard run back. 

2004–Saw action in 11 games … made 2 catches 

for 53 yards … caught a pass for 33 yards vs. San 

Diego State and for 20 yards vs. North Carolina 

… also returned a kick for 40 yards against Utah 

State. 


HIGH SCHOOL: Scored 12 touchdowns as a 

senior at American Fork High (Utah) in 2002 

… set school 100-meter record (10.7 seconds) 

… track team captain finished second at state 

championships in 100- and 200-meter dashes. 

PERSONAL: Son of Don Richards … father 

graduated from Utah State … one sister … 

married (Jessica) … economics major … full name 

is Derrek Adams Richards … born Dec. 12, 1983. 


2004 11/0 2 53 26.5 0 33 

2005 12/6 16 239 14.9 4 52 

2006 13/13 60 717 11.9 6 38 

Totals 36/19 78 1009 12.9 10 52 


26 

DERREK RICHARDS 

Wide Receiver 

5-11, 175, Sr. 

3VL 

American Fork, Utah 

American Fork HS 

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87 

COLLIN ROBINSON 

Wide Receiver 

5-10, 180, Fr. 

HS 

Draper, Utah 

Alta HS 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in the spring and 

made an impressive showing in camp. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-region in both 

football and track and field … Alta High School 

(Utah) football team captain … ran for a state 

championship track and field team (coached 

by his father, Doug) … placed second in the 

state in the 100-meter dash … ran on three state 

championship sprint relay teams, including the 

second-fastest in state history … named Student- 

Leader-Athlete of the Year in 2004 by the National 

Football Foundation. 

PERSONAL: Son of Doug and Lori Robinson 

… father ran track at Utah State … mother also 

graduated from Utah State … father is a reporter 

for the Deseret Morning News in Salt Lake City 

and mother is a school psychologist … one 

brother and one sister … brother Preston plays 

football at Utah State …enjoys playing guitar 

and drawing … speaks fluent Spanish … served 

a two-year LDS Church mission in Buenos Aires, 

Argentina … undecided on a major … full name 

is Collin Brian Robinson … born August 7, 1985. 

35 

LOUIE SAKODA 

Kicker/Punter 

5-10,178, Jr. 

2VL 

San Jose, Calif. 

Branham HS 

UTAH: All-America candidate is one of the 

nation’s best punters and place-kickers … will vie 

for Ray Guy and Lou Groza honors in 2007 … 

handled all of the punts and place-kicking duties 

as a sophomore after starting at punter as a true 

freshman … has booted 15 punts of 50 yards or 

longer in his two years … 4,800 career punt yards 

is already the ninth most in school history … 42.5yard 

career punting average ranks third all-time 

at Utah. 

2006–Mountain West Conference Co-Special 

Teams Player of the Year … Armed Forces Bowl 

MVP … honorable mention all-MWC placekicker 

and punter … semifinalist (one of 10) for 

the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter 

78 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

… honorable mention 

Sophomore All-American 

by CollegeFootballNews. 

com … three-time MWC 

Special Teams Player of 

the Week … averaged 44.0 

yards per punt, which 

ranked second in the MWC 

and 13th in the nation … 

led Utah to a No. 1 national 

ranking in net punting 

(41.6) by placing more 

than 50% (30-of-59) of his 

punts inside the 20-yardline… 

14 punts for 50 yards 

or longer … career-long 

punt of 75 yards against 

Northern Arizona was 

tied for the fifth-longest 

in Utah school history … 

made 80% (16-of-20) of his 

field goal attempts – the 

fourth-best single-season 

field goal percentage in 

school history … two of his 

four FG misses were from 

47 yards or longer … 91 

kick scoring points ranks 

second in single-season 

history at Utah … led the 

MWC in PAT scoring, 

making 43-of-43 attempts 

… 43 PATs is the fourthmost 

by a Ute in a single 

season … Armed Forces Bowl MVP made all 

four field goal attempts, including a career-long 

45-yarder … 4 field goals vs. Tulsa tied the school 

single-game record … also averaged 47.3 yards 

punting in Utah’s bowl win – placing two of his 

three punts inside Tulsa’s 20-yard line … kicked 

a 37-yard game-winning field goal against Air 

Force as time expired … made his first collegiate 

field-goal attempt, a 44-yarder at UCLA …made 

his first seven field-goal attempts before missing 

a 50-yarder … showed his athleticism on two fake 

punt attempts, when he rushed for 32 yards (16.0 

average) … Academic all-MWC … also made the 


2005–Played and started in 11 games … punted 54 

times for an average of 37.1 yards … … 22 of his 

punts (41%) were downed inside the opponent’s 

20-yard line … season-best 52-yard punt came 

against Colorado State … 5 of his 9 punts against 

TCU ended up inside the 20 … placed 4 of 7 punts 

inside the 20 against Arizona … Academic all- 

MWC. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-league player for 

Branham HS (San Jose, Calif.) … named Most 

Outstanding Special Teams Player … two-time allacademic 

team … made 98-of-103 PATs) … had a 

long field goal of 47 yards as a senior … averaged 

Louie Sakoda will vie for the Ray Guy and Lou Groza awards in 2007 as 

one of the nation’s best punters and place-kickers. 

51 yards per punt as a junior … also helped 

baseball team to league title in 2004 … three-year 

varsity baseball player at pitcher and center field. 

PERSONAL: Son of Raymond and Mary Sakoda 

… business major … born Oct. 28, 1986. 

YEAR G PUNT YARDS AVG LONG I20 

2005 11 54 2202 37.1 52 22 

2006 13 59 2598 44.0 75 30 

Totals 24 113 4800 42.5 75 52 

YEAR G PAT PCT FG-A PCT LONG 

2006 13 43-43 1.000 16-20 .800 45 

45 

COLT SAMPSON 

Tight End 

6-4, 250, Jr. 

1VL 

Pleasant Grove, Utah 

Pleasant Grove HS 

UTAH: Promising tight end will be the top 

backup for the second straight year … moved 

from linebacker to tight end in spring of 2006 … 

signed with Utah in 2001 before departing for an

LDS church mission, returning in 2004. 

2006–Played in all 13 games, starting two … 

2 touchdowns on 3 receptions … totaled 18 

receiving yards … hauled in scoring passes 

against UNLV and BYU. 


2004–Redshirt was named to the Athletics 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state as a senior in 2000 

... Pleasant Grove High (Utah) team captain ... 

lettered three years in football, basketball and 

baseball ... set school record in basketball for 

blocked shots ... Pleasant Grove High student of 

the month and student of the day ... Eagle scout. 

PERSONAL: Son of Dale and Cindy Sampson ... 

father played football at Southern Utah ... married 

(Patrice) … enjoys hunting and fishing ... parks, 

recreation and tourism major … full name is Colt 

Jay Sampson ... born Mar. 18, 1983. 


2006 13/2 3 18 6.0 2 12 

72 

CALEB SCHLAUDERAFF 


6-5, 300, Fr. 

RS 

Shelton, Wash. 

Shelton HS 

UTAH: Strong spring showing earned him the 

backup spot at left guard. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-stater in 2005 was a threetime 

all-conference and two-time all-region 

selection … played in the all-state game … ranked 

in the top 25 recruits in Washington, Oregon, 

Idaho and Alaska by the News Tribune and in the 

top 15 juniors in Washington by the Seattle Times 

… two-year Shelton High (Wash.) team captain … 

Shelton won the Narrows League championship 

in 2004 … won three letters in football and one in 

basketball … set 15 school records in the weight 

room … grew four inches and gained 50 pounds 

his freshman year … member of National Honor 

Society. 

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Pam Schlauderaff 

… father graduated from Minnesota and mother 

from Washington … dad is a doctor and mom 

is a nurse … two brothers … oldest brother 

plays football for Eastern Oregon … name is 

pronounced kay-leb schlah-der-off … full name is 

Caleb Hunter Schlauderaff. 

74 

COREY SEIULI 


6-3, 320, Jr. 

1VL 

Provo, Utah 

Dixie State College 

UTAH: Moved from guard to tackle in the spring 

and won the backup spot at right tackle … had 

not played football since 2002 before joining the 

Utes in January of 2006 … came to Utah after 

completing an LDS church mission. 

2006–Played in 11 games, including a start at left 

Colt Sampson is shown here against UNLV making one of his two touchdown catches last season. 



guard in the regular-season finale against BYU … 

in regular season games (stats were not kept for 

the bowl game), he participated in 123 offensive 

plays … 7 knockdowns and 2 pancake blocks … 

also contributed on special teams. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: 2002 all-conference player 

for Dixie State College … Dixie won the 2002 

conference title and Rotary Bowl … prepped at 

Timpview High (Utah) … second-team all-region 

… won three letters in football, two in track and 

one in wrestling … made the honor roll as a junior 

and senior. 

PERSONAL: Guardians are his aunt and uncle, 

Peti and Brad Taylor … two siblings … speech 

communication major … last name is pronounced 

say-oo-lee … full name is Corey Ifi Seiuli … born 

Aug. 19, 1984 in Los Angeles. 

UTAH: Will start for a second year this fall … is a 

big reason behind the expanding role of the tight 

end in Utah’s offense. 

2006–Played in all 13 games, with six starts … 4 

receptions for 62 yards led the Ute tight ends … 

averaged 15.5 yards per reception … season-long 

catch of 23 yards came at Utah State. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-conference 

tight end at Allan Hancock College … played in 

2005 American Bowl … prepped at Lompoc High 

(Calif.), where he was an all-league offensive 

lineman and all C.I.F. in 2003 … won three letters 

in football and baseball … set Lompoc High 

records for bench press, squat and power clean … 

honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Barbara Sims … one brother 

… enjoys surfing and fishing … full name is 

Mathew Earl Sims … born Oct. 30, 1985. 


2006 13/6 4 62 15.5 0 23 


48 

MATT SIMS 

Tight End 

6-1, 251, Sr. 

1VL 

Lompoc, Calif. 

Allan Hancock College 

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4 

SEAN SMITH 


6-3, 217, So. 

1VL 

Pasadena, Calif. 

Blair HS 

UTAH: Great athlete has thrived at every position 

he’s tried … will start at cornerback this fall 

after switching over from wide receiver late last 

season … practiced at running back as a freshman 

redshirt … the tallest cornerback to play at Utah 

in quite some time, he also has good speed (4.5 

second 40) and leaping ability (35 inch vertical 

jump). 

2006–Saw action in all 13 games—playing receiver 

in 11 and cornerback in the last two … had more 

rushes (7 for 63 yards) than receptions (1 for 12 

yards) …averaged 9.0 yards per carry … seasonlong 

rush of 30 yards vs. Colorado State … after 

moving to defense, he had an assisted tackle 

against both BYU and Tulsa. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference, all-state, All- 

American … league Offensive Back of the Year 

… led Blair High School (Calif.) to its best record 

in 10 years as a senior … rushed for over 1,500 

yards, with 18 rushing touchdowns … also had 

547 receiving yards and over 400 yards in kickoff 

returns. 

PERSONAL: Son of Barbara Smith … mass 

communication major … born July 14, 1987. 


2006 13/0 0 2 2 0 0 

Sean Smith, who will start at cornerback, switched 

over from wide receiver late last season. 

80 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

R.J. Stanford, a converted running back, will be 

the Utes’ starting nickel back this fall. 

25 

R.J. STANFORD 


5-11,180, So. 

1VL 

Chino, Calif. 

Chino HS 

UTAH: Transitioned well from running back to 

cornerback … named Utah’s starting nickel back 

in the spring. 

2006–True freshman played in every game other 

than the season opener … moved from running 

back to defensive back during the first week 

of November … prior to the switch, he had 11 

rushes for 48 yards (4.4 average) … also played on 

special teams … 5 tackles included 2 stops against 

TCU … recovered a fumble against UNLV. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all C.I.F. and 

all-league … conference offensive player of the 

year in 2004-05 … Chino High (Calif.) MVP … 

carried the ball 233 times without a fumble as a 

senior, when he rushed for 1,800 yards and 28 

touchdowns … Chino HS was the Sierra League 

champion in 2003-04 … won three letters in 

football and track … 2004 league 100-, 200- and 

400-meter champion. 

PERSONAL: Son of La Shawn Stanford … one 

sister … undecided on a major … full name is 

Raymond Perry Stanford Jr. … born May 6, 1988. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL FR 

2006 12/0 3 2 5 0 1 

24 

RAY STOWERS 

Running Back 

6-0, 223, Jr. 

1VL 

Honolulu, Hawaii 

Iolani HS 

UTAH: The only thing holding him back during 

his time at Utah has been injuries … healthy for 

spring camp, he made a pitch for playing time 

by consistently breaking free for big gains … big, 

strong back can run over defenders. 

2006–Played in seven games and rushed 5 times 

for 23 yards (4.6 yards per rush) … scored a 

touchdown against Colorado State on a 2-yard 

rush … lettered. 

2005–Re-injured his surgically repaired shoulder 

during fall camp and missed the season. 

2004–Redshirt had shoulder surgery. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state, all-ILH and ILH 

Offensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 

… 2003 all-region … IHL all-star … Iolani High 

(Hawaii) was ILH Division II champion in 2002-03 

… played in 7 games as a senior and rushed 143 

times for 1,027 yards (7.2 yards per carry) and 

caught 22 passes for 273 yards … also lettered in 

track and wrestling … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Grandson of Sauao Stowers … 

economics major … name rhymes with towers … 

full name is Raynold Cornwall Stowers … born 

Feb. 2, 1985. 


2006 7/0 5 23 4.6 1 10 

Ray Stowers is shown here scoring his first career 

touchdown against Colorado State in 2006.

91 

CASEY SUTERA 


6-3, 266, Sr. 

1VL 

Murray, Utah 

Southern Utah 

UTAH: Transfer walked on to the team in 2005 

and has since earned a scholarship … will be in 

the mix at defensive end. 

2006–Played in seven games at defensive end … 

first defensive sub in the game against UCLA and 

Northern Arizona. 

2005–Redshirt could practice but not play in 

games due to NCAA transfer rules. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two years at Southern 

Utah (2003-04)—the first under current Ute 

defensive coordinator Gary Andersen (head SUU 

coach in 2003) … honorable mention all-state and 

all-region at Murray High (Utah) … team captain 

… also lettered in track and field … track team 

captain … third in the region in the discus. 

PERSONAL: Son of Frank and Tammie Sutera 

(pronounced sue-tair-a) … two brothers … enjoys 

fly fishing and snowboarding … exercise and 

sport science major … full name is Casey Frank 

Sutera … born July 17, 1984. 

YEAR UT AT TOT TFL SACK 

2006 2 1 3 0 0 

10 

STEVENSON SYLVESTER 

Linebacker 

6-2, 220, So. 

1VL 


Valley HS 

UTAH: Big talent will get plenty of playing time 

at rover linebacker … also has experience playing 

in the middle … fluid and fast, he covers a lot of 

territory … goes into fall as the backup rover, but 

will contend for the starting job. 

2006–True freshman played in 11 games, making 

three starts (two as rover and one as middle 

linebacker) … injured his knee on the opening 

kickoff against Wyoming and missed the next 

week’s game at New Mexico … started games 

against Northern Arizona, Utah State and TCU … 

23 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks 

… also has a pass breakup, forced fumble and 

interception … returned his interception 45 yards 

for a score at Utah State. 



Linebacker Stevenson Sylvester played in 11 games last season as a true freshman. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-state and 

all-league linebacker and tight end in 2005 … 

Valley High (Nevada) MVP and team captain … 

recorded 67 tackles (44 solo) in 2005 … also had 

22 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 4 caused fumbles and 

5 pass breakups … as a senior tight end, had over 

400 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns … won 

three letters in football and two in basketball … 

hoops team won the 2004 conference and region 

titles … also played in the band for two years. 

PERSONAL: Son of Worrel Sylvester and Angela 

Levi … mother played basketball for Southern 

Utah for four years … raised with his two 

brothers and four cousins from age four to 15 

before moving to Las Vegas … brother Jason plays 

basketball for Santa Rosa JC, cousin Geno will be 

a freshman football player at Utah State in the fall 

and cousin Jennifer played basketball for Cerro 

Coso CC … coached in basketball by his mother, 

who critiqued him after every football, basketball, 

baseball and soccer game he ever played … 

played the saxophone from fifth through 10th 

grade … undecided on a major … full name is 

Stevenson Ellis Sylvester … born July 18, 1988. 


2006 11/3 7 16 23 1.5-2 0.5-1 

28 

STEVE TATE 


5-11, 195, Sr. 

2VL 


Utah State 

UTAH: All-conference candidate … Utah’s best 

defensive back can play both safety positions … 

second-leading returning tackler in the MWC had 

102 stops a year ago … both bowl games in which 

he has played (vs. Georgia Tech in 2005 and Tulsa 

in 2006), he led all defenders with 10 tackles … 

transferred to Utah as a walk-on, but has since 

earned a scholarship. 


Conference pick started and played in 12 games at 

free safety … missed the Northern Arizona game 

with an injury … led Utah with 102 tackles … 8.5 

tackles per game was fourth-best in the MWC 

(40th in the nation) … second on the team with 

8.5 tackles for loss, despite typically lining up 

further away from the line of scrimmage than any 

defender on the field … also tallied 2.5 sacks, 1 

interception, 1 pass breakup and 2 forced fumbles 


81 

PLAYER PROFILES




Senior defensive back Steve Tate is the second-leading returning tackler in the Mountain West Conference 

after making 102 stops in 2006. 

… career-high 17 tackles against Boise State … 13 

stops against both Wyoming and New Mexico … 

led all defenders in the Armed Forces Bowl with 

10 tackles (8 solo) … 10 tackles is the second-most 

ever in a bowl game by a Ute … also had a sack 

against Tulsa in the bowl game … Academic all- 

MWC … also made the Athletics Academic Honor 

Roll. 

2005–Played in all 12 games, making five starts 

… 46 total tackles, 2 tackles for a loss and an 

interception … 42 of his 46 tackles came in the 

games he started … season-high 10 tackles 

against both New Mexico and Georgia Tech … 

10 tackles (8 solo) against Georgia Tech in the 

Emerald Bowl led all tacklers for both teams … 

first career interception also came against Georgia 

Tech (return of 45 yards) … 45-yard interception 

return vs. Georgia Tech set a Utah bowl record … 

Academic All-MWC. 

2004–Redshirt made the Dean’s List and was 

named to the Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Transfer from Utah State 

played in 10 games at safety and for special teams 

in 2001 … 26 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack 

and 1 fumble… left for an LDS church mission 

after the 2001 season … 2000 5A MVP and allstate 

quarterback while playing for Skyline High 

(Utah) … state’s Mr. Football led 5A in rushing 

yards (1,660), rushing touchdowns (24) and yards 

82 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

per carry … also passed for 664 yards and 2 TDs 

as a senior … played for state championship 

teams in 1998 and 1999 … high honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Wynn and Chris Tate … both 

parents graduated from Utah … one brother and 

two sisters … grandfather, Hal, played football for 

Utah in 1947 and also wore number 28 … married 

to the former Savanna Thompson … son Bowynn 

… enjoys playing golf and playing with his son 

… served an LDS church mission from 2002-04 … 

economics major … full name is Stephen Tate … 

born Jan. 11, 1983. 


2001* 10/0 15 11 26 2.0-5 1-3 

2005 12/5 26 20 46 2.0-4 0-0 

2006 12/11 58 44 102 8.5-30 2.5-18 

Totals 34/16 99 75 174 12.5-39 3.5-21 

*at Utah State 

77 

ZANE TAYLOR 


6-3, 305, Fr. 

RS 

Moab, Utah 

Grand County HS 

UTAH: Has the makings of a future star … 

cracked the two-deep at right guard in the spring. 

2006–Redshirt … won the team’s Future Award 

for Offense … made the Athletics Academic 

Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and state MVP as a 

junior and senior … Rivals.com Top 70 defensive 

tackle … led Grand County High (Utah) to the 

2005 2A state championship … won four letters 

in football, wrestling and track and field … 

three-time 2A state wrestling champion (2004- 

06) … 2006 state shot put and discus champion 

… senior class president participated in student 

government all four years of high school … 

National Honor Society. 

PERSONAL: Son of Tom Taylor and Kristin Millis 

... both parents graduated from Utah State … 

three sisters and a brother … grandfather (Sam 

Taylor) played football for Westminster College 

(Utah) … enjoys hiking, river rafting, acting and 

movie trivia … undecided on a major … full name 

is Zane Charles Taylor … born April 23, 1988. 

42 

TOBIAS TITUS 

Linebacker 

6-0, 218, Fr. 

RS 

Orem, Utah 

EA Laney HS (N.C.) 



HIGH SCHOOL: Served as team captain on both 

football and swimming teams at E.A. Laney High 

School in Wilmington, N.C. … earned two letters 

in football, four in swimming and two in track 

and field. 

PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Kathy Titus … 

father is a nuclear engineer … two brothers and 

one sister … enjoys camping and hunting … Eagle 

Scout … undecided on a major … full name is 

Tobias John Titus … born March 28, 1983.

98 

AARON TONGA 


6-2, 290, Jr. 

JC 

Pomona, Calif. 

Mt. San Antonio College 

UTAH: Member of the 2006 signing class did 

not join the team until January of 2007 … best 

position is tackle … lots of potential. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: All-Mission Conference and 

juco preseason All-American in 2005 … Mt. San 

Antonio College team captain had 8 sacks as a 

sophomore and 5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss 

as a freshman … Mt. Sac was the 2004 Mission 

Conference champion … hometown is Pomona, 

Calif., but prepped at Taylorsville High (Utah) 

where he was all-state as a senior and all-region 

twice … Taylorsville team captain … played in 

the 5A state championship game as a sophomore 

… participated in the Tonga Bowl in Nuku’alofa, 

Tongatapu in 2002. 

PERSONAL: Son of Iki and Okaneti Tonga … 

six brothers and four sisters … brother Joe is an 

offensive tackle at Mt. Sac … brother Iki is an 

artist, mechanic and barber … economics major … 

full name is Aaron David Tonga … born Oct. 10, 

1983 in Salt Lake City. 

86 

NANO TONGA 


6-5, 270, Jr. 

SQ 

West Valley City 

Granger HS 

UTAH: Signed with Utah in 2002 as an academic 

non-qualifier … served an LDS church mission 

from 2003-05 (was charged with a redshirt 

season prior to going on his mission) … enrolled 

in classes spring semester of 2006 but did not 

participate in spring football. 

2006–Redshirt … made the Athletics Academic 

Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state in 2002 

… helped Granger High (Utah) to region 3 

championship … as senior in 2001, had 63 total 

tackles, 15 sacks and 10 tackles for loss … also 

lettered in basketball and track … clocked in 11.2 

seconds for 100-meters and 24.3 seconds for 300meters 

… high jumped 6’3”. 

PERSONAL: Son of Sione and Anaseini Sebelo 

… married (Ita) … political science major … full 

name is Hingano Taumoepeau Tonga … born 

May 17, 1984. 



99 

ZEKE TUINEI-WILY 


6-4, 308, So. 

1VL 

Orem, Utah 

Orem HS 

UTAH: Backup nose tackle will play a lot in 

Utah’s four-man tackle rotation. 

2006–Saw action in 12 games as a true freshman, 

mostly on special teams … 3 tackles, including 1.5 

tackles for loss … also saw some duty as a blocker 

on offense in short-yardage situations. 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-region in 2005 

… Orem High (Utah) team captain … won three 

letters in football and one in basketball … spent 

his junior year in Samoa and was named the 

Samoan Islands defensive player of the year. 

PERSONAL: Son of Sefo and Ipo Hemaloto 

… both parents are graduates of BYU-Hawaii, 

where his mother played volleyball … one of five 

children … undecided on a major … full name 

is Ezekiel Tuinei-Wily (pronounced too-ee-nay 

wiley) … born Jan. 31, 1988 in Hawaii. 


2006 12/0 2 1 3 1.5-2 0 

84 

PETER TUITUPOU 

Tight End 

6-4, 262, Fr. 

HS 

Orem, Utah 

Mountain View HS 

UTAH: Attended classes last year after signing 

with the Utes in February 2006, but did not join 

the team until January 2007 … NCAA clock 

did not start, so he has five years remaining to 

compete four … participated in spring ball. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state and firstteam 

all-valley as a senior in 2005 … Mountain 

View High (Utah) team captain … 28 catches for 

391 yards his senior year … won two letters in 

football and three in basketball … honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Carolyn Tuitupou 

… both parents graduated from BYU-Hawaii, 

where his father played tennis and rugby … 

mother is the assistant dean of undergraduate 

education at BYU … youngest of seven children 

… undecided on a major … name is pronounced 

too-ee-too-po … born Feb. 21, 1988. 

30 

BEN VROMAN 

Kicker/Punter 

5-11, 187, So. 

1VL 


Skyline HS 

UTAH: Will handle kickoffs for the second year … 

also in the two deep at punter and field goal/PAT 

kicker. 

2006–Played in all 13 games and handled 

every kickoff … kicked off 71 times and had 28 

touchbacks … averaged 62.2 yards per kickoff … 

lettered. 

2005–Kicked off vs. Air Force but received a 

medical hardship year after the season. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Second team all-state kicker … 

lettered twice each in football and soccer … allregion 

and team captain in soccer. 

PERSONAL: Son of Hedayat Kazemini and 

Shelly Vroman … one of five children … business 

major … born April 22, 1984. 

Ben Vroman had 28 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs last 

season. He’ll kick off again this fall. 


83 

PLAYER PROFILES




71 

WALTER WATTS 


6-2, 300, Fr. 

RS 

Los Banos, Calif. 

Los Banos HS 

UTAH: In the two-deep at left tackle … body 

composition has improved tremendously (29 

pounds lighter than when he signed with Utah 

in 2006). 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference … “Best in Bay 

Area” … Los Banos High (Calif.) MVP … won 

two letters in football and basketball … October 

Student of the Month. 

PERSONAL: Son of Walter III and Lanette Watts 

… father played basketball at Utah from 1989-91 

and started for Utah’s 1990-91 team that finished 

30-4 and made the NCAA Sweet 16 (he was the 

team’s second-leading scorer and rebounder that 

year) … undecided on a major … full name is 

Walter Watts IV … born Oct. 11, 1988. 

8 

ELIJAH WESSON 


5-11, 175, So. 

1VL 

Compton, Calif. 

Dominguez HS 

UTAH: Came on strong in spring ball … will 

backup at one of the corner positions. 

2006–Played as a true freshman in 11 games, 

mostly on special teams … recorded 8 tackles—7 

solo … recovered 1 fumble. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Tallied back-to-back 1,000-yard 

rushing seasons for Dominguez High School … 

helped lead Dominguez to a league championship 

in 2005 … lettered in both football and track 

and field … set a school record in the 300-meter 

intermediate hurdles. 

PERSONAL: Son of Eloise Purfoy and Gilbert 

Wesson … two brothers and two sisters … has not 

declared a major … full name is Elijah Herbert 

Jerome Wesson … born June 2, 1987. 


2006 11/0 7 1 8 0 0 

84 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

57 

TYLER WILLIAMS 


6-1, 300, So. 

1VL 

Mililani, Hawaii 

Kamehameha HS 

UTAH: Will back up at center for the second year. 

2006–Played in three games, participating in 20 

offensive snaps … lettered. 


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state pick by both daily 

newspapers … all-league … played in East-West 

All-Star game … helped Kamehameha High win 

the 2004 state championship … set the world 

weight lifting record for ages 13-15 in the 275pound 

weight class, bench pressing 397 pounds 

… participated in YMCA Leadership program 

… Shriners Hospital volunteer … on senior class 

advisory board … member of Big Brothers, Big 

Sisters. 

PERSONAL: Son of George and Myla Williams 

… father played football for BYU and Chaminade 

and mother attended UCLA before graduating 

from Hawaii … one brother … sociology major 

… full name is Tyler Kaina Williams … born Feb. 

28, 1987 

2 

MARQUIS WILSON 

Wide Receiver 

5-11, 175, Jr. 

2VL 


Juan Diego HS 

UTAH: One of six receivers who will contribute 

heavily to Utah’s offense … hopes to regain 

position on punt return team in fall camp. 

2006–Played in all 13 games, starting six … 

ranked second on the team with a 15.9 yards perreception 

average … 25 catches for 398 yards … 3 

Wide receiver Marquis Wilson ranked 23rd in the nation in punt return average last season. In one of his 

better games, Wilson averaged 25.7 yards per return against UNLV at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

touchdown receptions ranked third on the squad 

… 57-yard reception for a score against BYU 

was Utah’s longest play of the year … also had 

3 rushes for 24 yards (8.0 per carry) … ranks No. 

2 in the MWC and No. 23 in the nation in punt 

return average (11.2 yards per return) … averaged 

25.7 yards per punt return against UNLV, with 3 

returns for 77 yards … season-long punt return 

of 31 yards against UNLV … also had a 24-yard 

return at Utah State. 

2005–True freshman came out of a planned 

redshirt year at the season’s midway point … 

played in the final seven games and started 

against San Diego State, Wyoming and Georgia 

Tech … 9 receptions for 149 yards (16.6 average) 

… also had 3 rushes for 20 yards … snagged 3 

passes for 50 yards against New Mexico … 2 

catches for 33 yards, including a career-long 25yarder, 

against Wyoming … 2 catches for 44 yards 

and 1 rush for a career-long 14 yards against 

Georgia Tech … 5 punt returns for 25 yards … 44 

yards in kickoff returns (on zero returns). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-state and 2A 

Utah state MVP … set state records for career 

touchdown receptions (35), receiving yards (2,370) 

and yards per reception (21.7) … other career 

totals include: 109 receptions, 43 rushes for 532 

yards (12.4 average), 6 rushing touchdowns, 9 

touchdowns off of interceptions … led Juan Diego 

High (Utah) to 2A state championship in 2002 

and 2004 … also lettered in basketball and track 

… three-time all-state in basketball and team 

captain two years … basketball team was 2003 

region champion … 2A state 100-meter champion 

in 2003-04 and 200-meter champion in 2003 and 

2005 … set the state record for the 200-meters in 

2005 … on state record-setting 4 x 100-meter relay 

team in 2005. 

PERSONAL: Son of Sean Robinson and Derrick 

Fisher … one brother … plays the saxophone … 

also enjoys painting and drawing …sociology 

major … first name is pronounced mar-keeze … 

full name is Marquis Keith Wilson … born Nov. 

11, 1986. 


2005 7/3 9 149 16.6 0 25 

2006 13/6 25 398 15.9 3 57 

Totals 20/9 34 547 16.1 3 57 

YEAR PR YDS AVG TD LONG 

2005 5 25 5.0 0 7 

2006 22 246 11.2 0 31 

Totals 27 271 10.0 0 31 



49 

MIKE WRIGHT 

Linebacker 

6-2, 225, So. 

1VL 

Bountiful, Utah 

Southern Utah 

UTAH: Walked on to the team in January of 2006 

… came out of spring ball as the backup middle 

linebacker … also anticipates playing on special 

teams. 

2006–Played in 10 games on special teams … 4 

tackles. 

PRIOR TO UTAH: Attended Southern Utah from 

2004-05 and participated on the football team … 

prepped at Bountiful High (Utah) … first-team 

all-state and all-region in football as a senior … 

Bountiful was the 2003 Utah state champion … 

also lettered in basketball and baseball … secondteam 

all-state and first-team all-region baseball 

player … high honor roll. 

PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Jane Wright … 

mother is a Utah graduate … business major … 

full name is Michael Richard Wright … born June 

6, 1986. 


2006 10/0 1 3 4 0 0 


85 

PLAYER PROFILES


JAMES AIONO 


6-3, 245, Fr. 

HS 


Murray HS 


Newcomer Profiles 

First-team all-state and all-region as a senior … 

won four letters in football at Murray High School 

(Utah) … rated the fourth-best prospect in the 

state by Scout.com … son of Ta’aloga and Ali’itasi 

Aiono … brothers Toutasi and Tailate and sisters 

Misiono and Lisa … last name is pronounced 

eye-oh-no … born Jan. 23, 1989 in Orange County, 

Calif. 

MATT ASIATA 

Running Back 

6-0, 235, Jr. 

JC 


Snow College 

2006 junior college All-American was also firstteam 

all-Western States Football League … led the 

WSFL and Snow College in rushing with 1,365 

yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006 … averaged 

6.3 yards per carry and 136.5 yards per game … 

rushed for 238 yards in a win over Scottsdale CC 

… Snow won the WSFL championship in 2006 

and bowl games in 2005 and 2006 … rated the 

No. 79 JC recruit by Rivals.com … 2003 and 2004 

all-state and all-region selection for Hunter High 

(Utah) … earned three letters in football and 

basketball … Hunter was the 2003 state champion 

in both football and basketball … son of Pete and 

Faulole Asiata … two brothers and two sisters 

… brother Shawn plays linebacker and fullback 

for Snow College … married to Tangi Atiga … 

daughter Ioana Faulole and son Matt … full name 

is Matthew Rentinai Asiata (pronounced ah-seeah-ta) 

… born July 24, 1987 in Santa Ana, Calif. 

86 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

JEREME BROOKS 

Wide Receiver 

5-9, 165, Fr. 

HS 

League City, Texas 

Clear Creek HS 

First-team all-district as a junior and senior … 

honorable mention all-state … first-team Texas 

Prepstar.com … first-team all-Galveston County 

… second-team all-Greater Houston Class 5A … 

70 receptions led the greater Houston area … 850 

receiving yards (9 touchdowns) and over 1,000 

all-purpose yards … three-time MVP of Clear 

Creek High School … also lettered in baseball … 

son of Warren Brooks and Judy James … brother 

Warren Jr. … name is pronounced Jeremy … born 

April 23, 1989. 

JOSH BROUGHTON 


5-11, 185, Jr. 

JC 

Virginia Beach, Va. 

Citrus College 

Two-time all-Western States Conference 

cornerback for Citrus College … Citrus College 

won conference titles in both 2005 and 2006 

… rated in the top 100 JC recruits by rivals. 

com … native of Virginia Beach, Va., graduated 

from Walnut High School (Calif.) … named all- 

Baseline League as a junior and senior, and all- 

CIF as a senior … set school records for longest 

interception return, longest fumble return and 

longest play from the line of scrimmage … Walnut 

High was the 2002 CIF runner-up … son of Latoia 

Broughton … mother is retired military and 

served in the Persian Gulf War … brother Marcus 

… enjoys playing chess … full name is Joshua 

Broughton (pronounced brah-ton) … born Nov. 

20, 1985 in Naples, Italy. 

27 

BRANDON BURTON 


6-0, 172, Fr. 

HS 

Houston, Texas 

Clear Creek HS 

All-district as a return specialist his sophomore, 

junior and senior years … all-district as a 

cornerback his junior and senior seasons … 11 

career interceptions … 10 returns for touchdowns 

… Clear Creek High School (Texas) two-time 

captain and 2005 Defensive Player of the Year 

… also lettered in track … district 200 meter 

champion (21.3) as a junior … qualified for the 

Junior Olympics in the 200 meters … son of Mark 

and Shawn Burton … father is an engineer and 

mother is a doctor … sister Ashley … enjoys golf 

and cooking … born July 31, 1989 in Germany. 

LOUIS FINNER 


6-3, 289, Fr. 

HS 

Plano, Texas 

Plano East HS 

Two-time all-state … Plano East High School’s 

(Texas) team captain and two-time Offensive 

Lineman of the Year … lettered in football and 

wrestling … 2007 academic all-district … son of 

Louis and Darlene Finner … one sister … full 

name is Louis Curtis Finner Jr. … born April 19, 

1989. 

42 

NAI FOTU 

Defensive End 

6-1, 232, Fr. 

HS 

Laie, Hawaii 

Kahuku HS 

First-team all-state Honolulu Advertiser … 

second-team all-state Honolulu Star Bulletin … 47 

tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a senior 

… helped Kahuku High School (Hawaii) win 

the 2005 and 2006 state championships … also 

lettered three years in rugby … son of Timote and 

Florence Fotu … youngest of 12 children (eight 

boys, four girls) … full name is Timote Nai Fotu 

… name is pronounced Ny Fo-too … born Aug. 

20, 1988 in Montclair, Calif., and spent most of his 

childhood in Tonga.

MIKE HONEYCUTT 


5-11, 150, Fr. 

HS 

Cedar Hills, Utah 

Lone Peak HS 

Plans to serve an LDS church mission before 

enrolling at Utah … first-team all-region and 

second-team all-state as a senior in 2006 … 

played for Lone Peak High School’s (Utah) 2004 

and 2005 region champion team … Long Peak 

had the state’s best defense from 2005-06 … also 

lettered in track and baseball … enjoys ping pong, 

bowling and drawing … son of Tom and Janice 

Honeycutt … mother is a Utah graduate … sister 

Amanda … born Aug. 18, 1988 in Renton, Wash. 

17 

ROBERT JOHNSON 


6-3, 185, So. 

JC 

Los Angeles, Calif. 

L.A. Southwest College 

Honorable mention junior college All-American 

in 2006 … also all-conference, all-district and allstate 

in ’06 … 96 total tackles, five interceptions, 

two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble 

for L.A. Southwest College … also ran track for 

L.A. Southwest … 21.65 clocking in 200 meters 

and 47.52 in 400 meters … 6’8” high jumper … as 

a senior at Fremont High School (Calif.), he was 

named to L.A. Times 2005 all-region team and its 

“top defensive back” … 2005 defensive co-player 

of the year in the Coliseum League … also lettered 

in track and basketball … all-district basketball 

player … son of Wanda and the late Wayne 

Johnson … three brothers and two sisters … 

brother Elijah is a wide receiver at L.A. Southwest 

… born Feb. 13, 1987. 

JAMEL KING 

Linebacker 

6-3, 217, Fr. 

HS 

Murrieta, Calif. 

Vista Murrieta HS 

All-league and all-valley … recorded 80 tackles, 

six tackles for loss, five sacks and five caused 

fumbles … helped Vista Murrieta High School 

(Calif.) to a 10-0 record and the Southwestern 

League championship in 2006 … son of James and 

Lorena King … sisters Mercedez and Quna … 

name is pronounced Ja-mell … full name is Jamel 

Lawrence King … born Mar. 31, 1989. 

CORBIN LOUKS 

Quarterback 

6-0, 171, Fr. 

HS 

Danville, Calif. 

San Ramon Valley HS 

First-team all-East Bay Athletic League … North 

Coast Section Offensive Player of the Year … 

San Francisco Chronicle regional player of the 

year, 2005 and 2006 second-team all-metro QB 

… Contra Costa Times first-team quarterback 

… third-team all-state … No. 3-ranked player in 

Cream of the Crop (Bay Area top 20) … won Peter 

Villa Award as the tri-valley’s most outstanding 

football player … San Ramon Valley High (Calif.) 

MVP and team captain passed for 2,489 yards 

and 28 touchdowns (7 interceptions) … won San 

Ramon’s Iron Man award … scholar-athlete … 

son of Rob and Kelly Louks … father played wide 

receiver for the University of Evansville… sister 

Madison and brother Logan … last name rhymes 

with ow (l-ow-ks) … born April 10, 1989. 

MO NEAL 

Linebacker 

6-2, 220, Fr. 

HS 

Oakland, Calif. 

San Leandro HS 

2006 Cream of the Crop and preseason All- 

American … first-team all league and secondteam 

all-East Bay … played for two-time HAAL 

champion San Leandro High School (Calif.) … 

48 tackles, two interceptions for touchdowns, 

four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries 

his senior year … son of Ginger Neal and Gary 

Dugger … brother Anthony … enjoys cooking … 

full name is Maurice Neal … born Jan. 2, 1988. 



GRIFF ROBLES 

Quarterback 

6-5, 220, Fr. 

HS 

Spanish Fork, Utah 

Spanish Fork HS 


enrolling at Utah … first-team all-region IV and 

first-team all-valley … second-team all-state … 

Spanish Fork High (Utah) 2006 MVP and team 

captain … won four letters in basketball and three 

in football … rated the No. 2 ranked prospect in 

the state of Utah by both Rivals.com and Scout. 

com … son of Rob and Jeane Robles … father 

graduated from Utah and mother was a threesport 

athlete at Snow College … two brothers 

and three sisters … enjoys fishing … full name is 

Griffin Robles … born July 1, 1988 in Santa Clara, 

Calif. 

DALLIN ROGERS 

Tight End 

6-4, 230, Fr. 

HS 

Placerville, Calif. 

Union Mine HS 

Three-time first-team all-Sierra Valley Conference 

tight end/wide receiver … third-team all-state 

as an all-purpose player in 2006 … first-team all- 

Metro (Sacramento area) as a junior and senior … 

all-San Joaquin Section in 2005-06 (he was the only 

junior selected in 2005) … also played linebacker 

and was the league’s 2006 Defensive MVP … 2006 

first-team all NorCal … 62 receptions for 1,107 

yards and seven touchdowns as a junior … 61 

catches for 1,033 yards and seven touchdowns as 

a senior … lettered all four years in basketball and 

was a first-team all SVC selection as a sophomore 

and junior (currently in his senior season) … 2006 

Union Mine High School (Calif.) basketball MVP 

…. averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 

steals as a sophomore, and 21 points, 9 rebounds, 

7 assists and 3 steals as a junior … son of Doug 

and Jana Rogers … father played his college 

football at Stanford and then played for three NFL 

teams (Atlanta, New England and San Francisco) 

from 1982-88 … four sisters … sister Kiana plays 

volleyball for BYU … enjoys fishing and golf … 

full name is Dallin Rogers (first name rhymes 

with allen) … born Aug. 23, 1989. 


87 

PLAYER PROFILES


THOR SALANOA 

Linebacker 

6-2, 187, Fr. 

HS 

Honolulu, Hawaii 

Radford HS 



Honorable mention all-state … first-team all-star 

… Radford High School (Hawaii) team captain … 

Radford won the 2006 OIA White championship 

… also lettered in track … made the honor roll all 

four years … son of Thor and June Iagi Salanoa 

… father played football for BYU … two brothers 

and a sister … younger brother is autistic … full 

name is Thor Eric Salanoa (pronounced sal-a-noa) 

… born Feb. 7, 1989. 

DERRICK SHELBY 

Defensive End 

6-3, 225, Fr. 

HS 

Houston, Texas 

Hightower HS 

All-district first team as a senior in 2006 … 

recorded 15 sacks … Hightower High School 

(Texas) won the 2006 district championship 

… also lettered two years in track … won an 

academic excellence award … son of Alisa and 

Derrick Shelby Sr. … one sister … full name is 

Derrick Shelby II … born Mar. 4, 1989. 

LEI TALAMAIVAO 


6-2, 290, Fr. 

HS 

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 

Rancho Cucamonga HS 

All-state, all-CIF, all-Inland Valley … league MVP 

… 145 tackles and 12.5 sacks as a senior in 2006 … 

also lettered in track at Rancho Cucamonga High 

School (Calif.) … son of Ivan Cajaho and Anna 

Martinez … one stepsister and three stepbrothers 

… enjoys camping … full name is Agalelei 

Talamaivao … name is pronounced Lay Tal-amy-vow 

… born Sept. 20, 1988 in Samoa. 

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DAMILYN TANNER 


5-10, 175, Jr. 

JC 

Sacramento, Calif. 

El Camino College 

Two-time all-conference and preseason junior 

college All-American … El Camino College was 

the 2006 So Cal champion and state champion … 

rated the No. 65 JC recruit by Rivals.com … twoyear 

Lakewood High School (Calif.) team captain 

… first-team all-league in 2004 … son of Ron 

and Donna Lewis … brother Tahiran and sister 

Larhan … first name is pronounced da-my-lin … 

nickname is D-Tan … born Oct. 26, 1987. 

JUSTIN TAPLIN-ROSS 

Linebacker 

6-3, 210, Fr. 

HS 

Murrieta, Calif. 

Vista Murrieta HS 

All-league, all-valley and all C.I.F. … 2006 C.I.F. 

Division Southern Section Male Athlete of the 

Year … recorded 103 tackles, 2 interceptions and 

2 fumble recoveries … helped Vista Murrieta 

High School (Calif.) to a 10-0 record and the 

Southwestern League championship in 2006 … 

also lettered in basketball and track … honor 

student … calculus Student of the Month … son 

of Wanda Taplin and Tyrone and Pauline Ross 

(stepmother) … five sisters and two brothers … 

enjoys dancing and boxing … full name is Justin 

Shaun Taplin-Ross … born Mar. 26, 1989 in Texas. 

WESTLEE TONGA 

Tight End 

6-4, 211, Fr. 

HS 

Spring, Texas 

Spring HS 


enrolling at Utah … second-team all-district as 

a senior in 2006 … Spring High School (Texas) 

team captain … won three letters in football, two 

in track and one in basketball … son of Kathy 

Barney and Lee Tonga … sisters Kalani and 

Sunny, and brother Steven … brother-in-law, Reno 

Mahe, plays for the Philadelphia Eagles … first 

name is pronounced Wesley. 

REGGIE TOPPS 


5-11, 164, Fr. 

HS 

Prunedale, Calif. 

N. Monterey County HS 

All-county … played running back, receiver and 

cornerback for North Monterey County High 

School (Calif.) … rushed 116 times for 995 yards 

(8.6 average) as a senior in 2006 … rushed for 

245 yards in one game … averaged 21 yards 

a reception … scored 15 total touchdowns … 

won four letters in track and three in football 

and basketball … clocked at 21.87 in the 200 

meters and recorded a 10.61 100-meter time … 

son of Sam and Kathy Topps … enjoys drawing 

and working on cars with his father, who is a 

mechanic … sister Kindra … full name is Reginald 

Topps … born Dec. 19, 1988. 

EDDIE WIDE 

Running Back/Defensive Back 

5-10, 170, Fr. 

HS 


Cimarron Memorial HS 

All-state running back … all-region running 

back and defensive back … Gatorade Player of 

the Year for the state of Nevada … Cimarron 

Memorial High School (Nev.) team captain … as 

a senior in 2006, rushed 202 times for 1,743 yards 

(8.6 average) and 23 touchdowns, and totaled 

31 tackles, three interceptions and one fumble 

recovery … rated the No. 5 player in the state of 

Nevada by Rivals.com … son of Eddie Wide, Jr. … 

father played football for UNLV … sisters Shanta, 

Calais and Mariah … full name is Eddie Lee Wide 

III … born Nov. 19, 1988.

Utah Staff

UTAH STAFF 


Head Coach Kyle Whittingham 

kYLE wHITTINGHAM 

Utah Record: 15-10 (2 Years) 

Career Record: 15-10 (2 Years) 

Bowl Record: 2-0 

Education 

Brigham Young, 1984 

Bachelor’s in educational psychology 


Master’s in athletic administration 

Personal Personal Data Data 

Birthdate: Nov. 21, 1959 

Hometown: Provo, Utah 

Family: Married to the former Jamie 

Daniels. Four children: Tyler, Melissa, 

Alex, Kylie. 

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90 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

hird-year Utah football coach Kyle 

Whittingham is getting accustomed to 

heading into a new season on a winning note. 

A perfect 2-0 in bowl games as the head 

coach, Whittingham is actually riding a sixgame 

postseason win streak as a Ute assistant 

and head coach combined. Utah’s 6-0 run since 

1999 is the nation’s second-longest current 

bowl win streak. 

He is one of just two coaches in the school’s 113year 

football history to go a bowl game in his first two 

years at the helm. The Whittingham-led Utes upset 

Georgia Tech 38-10 in the 2005 Emerald Bowl and 

followed up with a 25-13 win over Tulsa in the 2006 Bell 

Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. 

Whittingham spent 10 years auditioning for 

the head job at Utah as its highly-regarded defensive 

coordinator. He has participated in more big wins than 

perhaps any other person in Utah football history. 

During his 11 total years as an assistant coach—he was 

hired in 1994 as the team’s defensive line coach before 

becoming the coordinator a year later—the program 

compiled an 86-41 record, played in six bowl games 

(winning five), won four conference titles, finished in 

the top-10 twice and became the first non-BCS school 

ever to play in a BCS bowl game. Whittingham, the 

defensive coordinator for Utah’s 12-0, No. 4-ranked 

team in 2004, doubled as the co-head coach for the 

Fiesta Bowl. 

He lost most of that team’s big guns to graduation 

and the NFL Draft (quarterback Alex Smith was the No. 

1 draft pick that spring, and four other players were 

drafted as well). Despite an almost entirely new starting 

lineup, the 2005 Utes led the Mountain West Conference 

in total offense (12th in the nation) and finished second 

in total defense. By season’s end, they resembled their 

No. 4-ranked predecessor with victories over Brigham 

Young and No. 24 Georgia Tech. With the 2005 Emerald 

Bowl appearance, Whittingham became the only rookie 

Front Row: Kylie. Back Row: Melissa, Jamie, Kyle, Tyler 

and Alex. 

head coach ever to take a Utah team to a postseason 

game. 

The postseason feat wasn’t Whittingham’s first 

contribution to the record books. That milestone came 

in the 2005 season-opener, when Utah beat Arizona for 

the school’s 17th-straight win—breaking a 75-year-old 

school record. He ran the streak to 18 games with a 

win over Utah State before the Utes fell in overtime to 

eventual league champion TCU. 

Whittingham’s 2006 squad put up some 

impressive numbers as well. The Utes led the nation 

in net punting and the Mountain West Conference in 

kickoff returns. They ranked in the top-three in the 

league in scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense, 

passing offense and rushing defense. 

On an individual level, Whittingham recruited 

and coached defensive back Eric Weddle, one of the 

finest defensive players in Utah football history. A 2006 

Consensus All-American, and the 2005 and 2006 MWC 

Defensive Player of the Year, Weddle was a four-year 

starter for Whittingham. He was selected in the second 

round of the 2007 NFL Draft by San Diego. 

Weddle is the latest in a long line of all-conference 

and NFL players to benefit from Whittingham’s 

expertise. Whittingham has mentored 22 first-team 

all-conference players as either a defensive coach 

or head coach at Utah. He has also coached three 

conference defensive players of the year: Luther Elliss 

(1994), Morgan Scalley (2004) and Weddle (2005 and 

2006). Current NFL players coached by Whittingham 

during their college days include Andre Dyson, 

Jonathan Fanene, Steve Fifita, Quinton Ganther, Ma’ake 

Kemoeatu, John Madsen, Sione Pouha, Josh Savage, 

Spencer Toone, Weddle, Paul Soliai, Tavo Tupola, Brett 

Ratliff and Kelly Talavou. Other Whittingham players 

who made NFL rosters include all-pro lineman Elliss, 

Lauvale Sape, Arnold Parker, John Frank, Phil Glover,

Antwoine Sanders, Richard Seals and Pene 

Talamaivao. 

Prior to his appointment as head Ute coach 

on Dec. 8, 2004, Whittingham served as the 

Mountain West Conference’s longest-tenured and 

most successful defensive coordinator. In 2002, 

he was recognized as the MWC Co-Defensive 

Coordinator of the Year by the Las Vegas Review 

Journal. 

As a first-year Ute assistant in 1994, he 

coached a defensive line anchored by Consensus 

All-American Elliss. That team led the league in 

every defensive category and ranked 18th in the 

nation in total defense. Utah beat Arizona in the 

Freedom Bowl and finished the 1994 season with 

a 10-2 mark and ranked in the top 10 in both the 

Associated Press and Coaches polls. 

In 1995, he stepped in as the coordinator— 

replacing his father Fred, who took a job in the 

NFL—and the program didn’t miss a beat. Utah 

led the conference in total defense three times 

under his direction (2000, 2001 and 2002). In 2002, 

Utah ranked No. 1 in the MWC in total defense, 

scoring defense and rushing defense—finishing 

No. 12 in the nation in the latter. The Ute defense 

recorded 14 top-20 statistical rankings from 

1995-2004. But Whittingham’s defenses were best 

known for keeping opponents off the scoreboard. 

Utah led the league in scoring defense four times 

from 1999-2005 (ranking No. 2 in 2003 and 2004) 

and finished No. 13, 18, 13, 29, 19 and 22 in the 

nation during that span. 

In his final year as Utah’s defensive 

coordinator, the 2004 Utes finished 12-0 and 

ranked No. 4 in the nation. On January 1, 2005, 

with Whittingham serving as co-head coach, Utah 

became the first non-BCS team to play in—and to 

win—a Bowl Championship Series game, beating 

Pittsburgh 35-7. 

Whittingham led Utah to a victory in the 2006 

Armed Forces Bowl. 


Head Coach Kyle Whittingham 

The Utes set a Fiesta Bowl record with 

nine quarterback sacks and held the Big East cochampion 

Panthers to just 17 rushing yards and a 

single touchdown in the third quarter. 

Whittingham began his coaching career as 

a graduate assistant at his alma mater Brigham 

Young (1985-86). In 1987, he was both the 

defensive coordinator at College of Eastern 

Utah and a player for the Los Angeles Rams’ 

replacement squad. His first full-time NCAA 

coaching job was at Idaho State, where he spent 

six years (1988-93), his last two as defensive 

coordinator. 

Whittingham graduated from BYU in 1984 

and received his master’s in 1987. Born Nov. 21, 

1959, he was raised in Provo, Utah. He is married 

to the former Jamie Daniels. They have four 

children. 

Whittingham’s Head Coaching Record 

Year School Overall Record MWC Record Bowl Game 

2005 Utah 7-5 4-4 Emerald (beat Georgia Tech) 

2006 Utah 8-5 5-3 Armed Forces (beat Tulsa) 

Totals Utah 15-10 9-7 

Whittingham Vs. All Opponents 

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 

From Whitt To The NFL 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . 1-0 

San Diego State . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 

UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 

Utah State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 

Wyomng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

Totals 15-10 

Player NFL Team Position 

Andre Dyson Tennessee (2nd round), Seattle, NY Jets Defensive Back 

Luther Elliss Detroit (1st round), Denver Defensive Line 

Jonathan Fanene Cincinnati (7th round) Defensive Line 

Steve Fifita Miami (free agent) Defensive Line 

John Frank Philadelphia (6th round), N.Y. Giants Defensive Line 

Quinton Ganther Tennessee (7th round) Running Back 

Phil Glover Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis Linebacker 

Ma’ake Kemoeatu Baltimore, Carolina (free agent) Defensive Line 

John Madsen Oakland (free agent) Wide Receiver 

Arnold Parker Seattle (free agent), San Francisco Defensive Back 

Sione Pouha N.Y. Jets (3rd round) Defensive Line 

Brett Ratliff N.Y. Jets (free agent) Quarterback 

Antwoine Sanders Baltimore (7th round) Defensive Back 

Lauvale Sape Buffalo (6th round) Defensive Line 

Josh Savage Tampa Bay (free agent), Tennessee Defensive Line 

Richard Seals N.Y. Jets (free agent), New Orleans, Buffalo Defensive Line 

Paul Soliai Miami (4th round) Defensive Line 

Pene Talamaivao Buffalo (free agent), San Diego Defensive Line 

Kelly Talavou Atlanta (free agent) Defensive Line 

Spencer Toone Tennessee (7th round) Linebacker 

Tavo Tupola Houston (free agent) Offensive Line 

Eric Weddle San Diego (2nd round) Defensive Back 


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UTAH STAFF 


Defensive Coordinator 

GARY ANDERSEN 

Assistant Head Coach 

Defensive Coordinator/DL 

4th/10th Year 

Coaching Experience 

2004- Utah 

2005- Defensive Coordinator 



2004 Defensive Line 

2003 Southern Utah 

Head Coach 

1997-2002 Utah 

2002 Assistant Head Coach 


Special Teams Coord. 

2001 Assistant Head Coach 

Defensive Tackles 

Strong Side Ends 


1997-00 Defensive Tackles 

Strong Side Ends 

1995-96 Northern Arizona 


Defensive Line/ 

Special Teams 

1994-95 Park City HS (Utah) 

Head Coach 

1992-94 Idaho State 


1989-92 Ricks College 


1988 Southeastern Louisiana 


Offensive Coordinator 

Bowl Experience 

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ith nine years of experience as a Utah 

assistant coach, Gary Andersen is 

second only to head coach Kyle Whittingham in 

terms of longevity and rank on the staff. Since 

2005, Andersen has served in a tri-role as 

Whittingham’s assistant head coach, defensive 

coordinator and defensive line coach. The 

promotion came a year after he returned to the 

Ute staff as the defensive line coach. 

In his current capacity, Andersen has directed a 

Ute defense that finished in the top three in the league 

in scoring defense in each of the past two years. The 

Utes ranked No. 2 in both scoring and total defense in 

2005. Last season, Utah led the MWC (and ranked No. 

22 in the nation) in turnovers gained. The Utes finished 

second in the MWC in rushing defense in 2006. Andersen 

also plays a key role in Utah’s recruiting efforts, and in 

2005, Rivals.com named him the nation’s No. 1 non-BCS 

recruiter. 

Andersen, who has been hired or retained by three 

different head coaches at Utah (Ron McBride, Urban 

Meyer and Whittingham), first joined the U. staff in 1997 

and spent five years coaching the defensive tackles and 

strong side ends. In 2001, he was elevated to assistant 

head coach and added special teams to his duties. In 

2002, he assumed responsibility for the entire defensive 

line. 

After the 2002 season, he accepted the head 

coaching job at Southern Utah, where his 4-7 record in 

2003 bettered the three previous years combined. He 

turned a program that had finished 102nd in the nation 

in the final 2002 I-AA Gridiron Power Index (used to 

determine playoff selection), into the No. 36-ranked team 

in his only year. 

Utah’s rise into the Top 25 lured Andersen back to 

his alma mater and he played an important role in Utah’s 

record-setting 2004 team that went 12-0 and played in 

the Fiesta Bowl. 

Andersen’s resume boasts nine first-team allconference 

players, two Mountain West Conference 

defensive players of the year (John Frank in 1999 and 

Eric Weddle in 2005 and 2006), and a Consensus All- 

American (Weddle in 2006). Other Andersen-coached 

1999 Las Vegas Bowl 


2004 (2005) Fiesta Bowl 

2005 Emerald Bowl 

2006 Armed Forces Bowl Front Row: Chasen and Hagen. Back Row: Keegan, Gary 

and Stacey. 

first-teamers are: Jason Kaufusi, Garrett Smith, Pene 

Talamaivao, Sione Pouha, Steve Fifita, Spencer Toone 

and Kelly Talavou. 

Players drafted by NFL teams after playing for 

Andersen include Richard Seals, Frank, Lauvale Sape, 

Pouha, Jonathan Fanene, Weddle and Paul Soliai. He also 

has seen several former players make NFL rosters as free 

agents: Andy Bowers, Ma’ake Kemoeatu, Josh Savage, 

Talamaivao, Fifita and Talavou. 

Andersen began his coaching career in 1988 as 

the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at 

Southeastern Louisiana. From 1989-92, he coached the 

offensive line at Ricks College. Andersen’s next move 

was to Idaho State, where he served as the defensive line 

coach from 1992-94. 

He was the head coach at Park City High School in 

Park City, Utah, for one year before returning to college 

coaching. Andersen spent the 1995-96 seasons as the 

assistant head coach, defensive line and special teams 

coach at Northern Arizona. 

Andersen coached 12 Division I-AA All-Americans 

(11 during his time with the Big Sky and one at SUU). 

Among them was 1996 Division I-AA punt return leader 

Rickey Pearsall. 

Recruiting Area 

Utah 

Playing Career 

Andersen played center for Utah from 1985-86 

after earning first-team juco All-America honors at 

Ricks College in 1984. He played high school ball at 

Cottonwood High in Salt Lake City. 

Education 

Utah, 1986, Bachelor’s in political science 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Salt Lake City 

Birthdate: Feb. 19, 1964 

Family: Married to the former Stacey Lambert. Three 

children: Keegan and twins Chasen and Hagen.

ANDY LUDwIG 


Quarterbacks 

3rd Year 


2005- Utah 


Quarterbacks 

2002-04 Oregon 


Quarterbacks 

1998-01 Fresno State 


Quarterbacks 

1997 Cal Poly-SLO 


Quarterbacks 

1995-96 Boise State 

Quarterbacks 

1993-94 Augustana (S.D.) 


Quarterbacks 

Receivers 

1992 Utah 

Graduate Assistant 

Defense 

1989-91 Idaho State 

Quarterbacks, Receivers 

1987-88 Portland State 

Receivers 


1992 Copper Bowl 


2000 Silicon Valley Bowl 

2001 Silicon Valley Bowl 

2002 Seattle Bowl 

2003 Sun Bowl 


2006 Armed Forces Bowl 

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ndy Ludwig was regarded as an offensive 

innovator and developer of quarterbacks 

when he came to Utah in 2005 as the offensive 

coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has 

maintained that reputation in his two years on 

the Hill by directing one of the most prolific 

offenses in the conference. 

In that time, Utah has recorded top-two MWC 

finishes in total offense (2005), passing offense (2005-06) 

and pass efficiency offense (2005), while finishing in the 

upper division in virtually every other offensive category. 

The 2005 Utes led the conference and finished No. 12 

in the nation in total offense (473.0 yards per game). 

Sophomore quarterback Brian Johnson – a first-year 

starter in 2005 – led the league in total offense and pass 

efficiency, while ranking No. 4 in the nation in the former. 

Ludwig’s offense also calls for a strong run game, 

and in stints at Fresno State, Oregon and Utah, he can 

claim seven 1,000-yard rushers. Quinton Ganther (1,120 

yards) became just the eighth Utah player ever to rush for 

1,000 yards in a single-season in 2005. 

Before accepting Utah’s top offensive post, the 

Ogden, Utah, native spent four years at Fresno State and 

three at Oregon. A 2001 Broyles Award finalist (presented 

annually to the nation’s top collegiate assistant coach), 

Ludwig oversaw a Bulldog offense that averaged 40 

points and nearly 500 yards per game—finishing fourth 

in the nation in both categories. Fresno State became 

the first school in NCAA history to feature a 4,000-yard 

passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher 

in a single season. 

During Ludwig’s tenure at Fresno State from 

1998-2001, he shaped the career of quarterback David 

Carr. Carr led the nation in passing yards (4,839) and 

touchdowns (46), was a Heisman Trophy finalist and won 

the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and the Sammy Baugh 

awards before becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2002 NFL 

draft. From 1998-99, Ludwig mentored quarterback Billy 

Volek, who set the NCAA record for lowest career and 

season interception percentage. Fresno State participated 

in three bowl games during Ludwig’s stay. 

He then went to Oregon, where he served as the 

Ducks’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 

Front Row: Joe. Back Row: Jill, Delaney and Andy. 



from 2002-04. In 2003, Kellen Clemens had the best 

sophomore season ever by an Oregon quarterback and 

set two new school records. He was taken in the second 

round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Jets. Wide receiver 

Sammie Parker set Oregon single-game, season and 

career records for receptions. Oregon also featured two 

1,000-yard rushers during that time in Onterrio Smith 

and Terrence Whitehead. 

Ludwig began his coaching career at his alma 

mater, Portland State, coaching the wide receivers from 

1987-88. He spent the 1989-91 seasons as the quarterbacks 

and receivers coach at Idaho State, before making the 

jump to Division I-A as a defensive graduate assistant 

at Utah in 1992. His first opportunity as an offensive 

coordinator/quarterbacks coach came at Augustana 

(S.D.), where he coached the receivers as well from 

1993-94. From there, he went to Boise State, coaching the 

quarterbacks from 1995-96. In 1997, he was the offensive 

coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Cal Poly-SLO. 

At Cal Poly, he guided an offensive attack that 

ranked seventh in the country in total offense in 1997, 

averaging 455.0 yards per game. Its quarterback, Alli 

Abrew, led the nation in passing efficiency. 


Sacramento, Northern California, Reno 


Ludwig began his playing career as a wide receiver 

at Snow College from 1982-83. He then transferred to 

Portland State, lettering in 1985-86. 

Education 

Portland State, 1988 

Bachelor’s degree in exercise science 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Ogden, Utah 

Birthdate: May 14, 1964 

Family: Married to the former Jill Moller. Son Joseph and 

daughter Delaney. 


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Assistant Coach 

AARON ALFORD 

Cornerbacks 

1st Year 


2007- Utah 

Cornerbacks 

2004-06 Akron 

Defensive Backs 

2002 Wyoming 


2001 Western Illinois 


1999-00 Southern Utah 


1998 Kent State 



2005 Motor City Bowl 

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ew Ute cornerbacks coach Aaron Alford 

joined the staff in February of 2007, but 

he knows plenty about Utah and the Mountain 

West Conference. A graduate of Colorado 

State, where he played football, Alford’s 

previous coaching stops include Wyoming 

and Southern Utah. 

Alford (pronounced ALF-urd) came to Utah from 

Akron, where he spent the past three seasons coaching 

the Zip defensive backs. Akron won the 2005 Mid 

American Conference championship and played in 

the Motor City Bowl. It was the first league title and 

the first Division I-A bowl appearance ever for the 

Zips. Alford helped coach one of the nation’s top pass 

defenses that year, as Akron finished 16th in the nation 

by allowing just 180.85 passing yards per game. The 

Zips recorded at least one interception in seven of their 

last 10 games. 

His position also fared well in 2006, allowing 

186.17 passing yards per game, which ranked 38th in 

the nation. 

Prior to Akron, where he coached from 2004- 

06, Alford held full-time assistantships at Wyoming 

(2002), Western Illinois (2001) and Southern Utah 

(1999-2000). He took a year off from coaching in 2003 

to earn a master’s degree in education from Southern 

Utah, where he also worked as the school’s director of 

athletic-academic services. Alford began his coaching 

career as a student coach at Colorado State in 1996. 

He spent the 1998 season as a defensive graduate 

assistant at Kent State before going to SUU in 1999 

as the cornerbacks coach. He was responsible for the 

defensive secondary at Western Illinois, Wyoming and 

Akron. 

His first job upon graduating from Colorado State 

in 1997 was working with special education students at 

East Middle School in Colorado Springs. He then took 

a position as an administrative assistant at the United 

States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 

1998. 

Max, Aaron, Sam, Linda and Elijah. 


DFW metro-plex, east Texas, central Texas 


Alford played defensive back for Colorado State, 

lettering in 1993. 

Education 

Colorado State, 1997 

Bachelor’s in exercise and sport science 

Southern Utah, 2003 

Master’s in education 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. 

Birthdate: July 13, 1974 

Family: Married to the former Linda Stover, a native of 

Park City, Utah. They are the parents of three children: 

Elijah, and twins Max and Sam.

CHARLIE DICkEY 


3rd Year 


2005- Utah 


2004 Washington 


1992-03 Arizona 

2003 Tight Ends 

1992-02 Offensive Line 

1990-91 Northern Arizona 


1989 Scottsdale CC 


1988 Arizona 



1992 John Hancock Bowl 


1994 Freedom Bowl 

1997 Insight.com Bowl 

1998 Holiday Bowl 



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hird-year offensive line coach Charlie 

Dickey helped Utah win a game before 

his first season even began. The longtime 

Pac-10 assistant coach – hired while the 2004 

Utes were readying for the (2005) Fiesta Bowl 

– called defensive alignments down from the 

booth during Utah’s historic BCS win. 

Dickey began coaching the offensive line once 

spring drills began in March 2005 and his unit has been 

considered a Ute stronghold since. A year ago, the Utes 

were the last team in the country to allow a sack – going 

six games before anyone got to their quarterback. 

Dickey has also coached a first-team all-conference 

player both seasons to date in center Jesse Boone (2005) 

and offensive tackle Tavo Tupola (2006). 

When Dickey took his place on the sideline to start 

his first season at the U., it was to help the Utes beat 

Arizona – a school where he had coached for 12 years. 

He oversaw the Wildcat offensive line from 1992-2002 

and the tight ends in 2003. In 2004, Dickey went to 

Washington as the Huskies’ offensive line coach. 

While at Arizona, Dickey developed first-team 

all-Pac-10 linemen Warner Smith (1994) and Yusuf Scott 

(1998). Scott won the 1998 Morris Trophy award, which 

goes to the league’s outstanding offensive lineman. 

Twelve UA offensive linemen moved onto active 

NFL rosters after playing for Dickey, including draft 

picks Edwin Mulitalo (the starting left guard for the 

Baltimore Ravens’ 2001 Super Bowl team), Hicham El- 

Mashtoub (Tennessee), Frank Middleton (Tampa Bay), 

Makoa Freitas (Indianapolis) and Yusuf Scott (Arizona). 

Dickey’s most recent former player to enter the 

NFL via free agency is Utah’s Tupola, who signed with 

Houston last spring. 

Dickey began his coaching career after playing 

one season for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1987 

NFL strike. In 1988, he worked at Arizona as a graduate 

assistant coach. He coached the offensive line at 

Scottsdale Community College in 1989 and at Northern 

Arizona from 1990-91. 

Front: Shyanne and Charlie Jr. Back: Tasha, Charlie, Lisa 

and Jazmin. 




Arizona, Southern California 


Dickey started at offensive guard at Arizona from 1983- 

84 – compiling a streak of 1,230 consecutive offensive 

plays (including all 840 offensive plays of the 1983 

season). He was named second-team all-Pac-10 in 1984 

and was Arizona’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. 

Before going to Arizona, he completed an all-conference 

juco career at Scottsdale Community College. He 

played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987. 

Education 

Arizona, 1987 

Bachelor’s in business administration 

Personal Date 

Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. 

Birthdate: Dec. 31, 1962 

Family: Married to the former Lisa Bradshaw, a 

member of the Arizona women’s basketball team from 

1983-85. Four children: daughters Jazmin, Tasha and 

Shyanne, and son Charles Jr. Their fifth child, daughter 

Chanel, passed away at the age of three. 


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JAY HILL 

Tight Ends 

Special Team Coordinator 

3rd Year 


2005- Utah 

2007 Tight Ends 


2005-06 Cornerbacks 

Co-Special Teams Coord. 

2001-04 Utah 

2004 Administrative Assistant 

2003 Graduate Assistant 

Defense 


Defense 


Offense 



2003 Liberty Bowl 




J 

96 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

ay Hill jumped sides in the off-season, 

taking over the tight ends after two 

years with the cornerbacks. He also assumed 

responsibility for the special teams – a promotion 

from the co-coordinator role he held from 

2005-06. 

Hill’s move to the offense is not unprecedented 

in his coaching chronology. The former Ute defensive 

back’s first assignment as a graduate assistant in 2001 

was the wide receivers. 

For the past two years, he mentored one of the 

best defensive backs in the entire nation. Eric Weddle, 

a 2006 Consensus All-American, was also a two-time 

MWC Defensive Player of the Year. 

The impetus behind Hill’s promotion to special 

teams coordinator was his striking success with the 

kicking game and coverage teams. He identified and 

developed the two best kickers in the league, with 

first-year starter Dan Beardall winning first-team all- 

MWC honors in 2005, and kicker/punter Louie Sakoda 

following up as the 2006 MWC co-Special Teams Player 

of the Year and Armed Forces Bowl MVP. Utah finished 

No. 1 in the nation in net punting in 2006. 

Hill served in a graduate assistant or administrative 

assistant role at Utah from 2001 until his appointment 

as a full-time coach in 2005. As a first-year offensive 

graduate assistant in 2001, he coached receiver Cliff 

Russell, who became a third-round draft pick of the 

Washington Redskins and now plays for Detroit. The 

next season, he apprenticed with the defensive line. His 

final graduate assistant appointment in 2003 was with 

the cornerbacks, when he coached Arnold Parker, who 

later played in the NFL for Seattle and San Francisco. 

Hill worked as a football administrative assistant in 

2004. 

Front Row: Ashtyn. Back Row: Alayna, Jay and Sara. 


Bay Area, Idaho, Las Vegas, San Joaquin valley 


A 1997 juco All-American and Ricks’ College Defensive 

MVP, Hill went on to start for the Utes from 1998-99. 

He led the MWC in interceptions as a senior and was 

named Utah’s Defensive MVP and a member of the 

all-MWC second team. The two-time academic all-conference 

selection won a National Football Foundation 

Unsung Hero Award in 1999. He later played briefly in 

the XFL for the Orlando Rage. 

Education 

Utah, 2000 

Bachelor’s in Spanish 

Utah, 2005 

Master’s in ESS/Sport Psychology 

Personal Data 

Birthdate: Mar. 16, 1975 

Hometown: Lehi, Utah 

Family: Married to the former Sara Kern. They have 

daughters Ashtyn and Alayna, and are expecting a baby 

boy in late August.

DERRICk ODUM 

Safeties 

3rd Year 


2005- Utah 

Safeties 

2003-04 Houston 




1998-99 Montana 


1996-97 Utah 


Defense 



1998 I-AA Playoffs 

1999 I-AA Playoffs 

2003 Hawaii Bowl 



I 

n his first two years coaching the Ute 

safeties, Derrick Odum turned a pair 

of one-time walk-ons into all-conference 

caliber players. Casey Evans led the league in 

interceptions in 2005 and earned second-team 

all-MWC honors. Last year, Steve Tate led Utah 

in tackles and received honorable mention allleague 

notoriety. 

Odum also played a role in the emergence of one 

of the greatest defensive players in Utah football history 

in 2005, when Eric Weddle manned a safety position 

for the first eight games of the season before moving 

to corner, where help was needed. Weddle, a 2006 

Consensus All-American and two-time MWC Defensive 

Player of the Year, became a second-round NFL draft 

pick of the San Diego Chargers. 

Odum also assists with the kick returners and the 

punt team – the latter which ranked No. 1 in the nation 

in net punting in 2006. His off-field duties include 

serving as the team’s pro liaison. 

Odum’s first full-time coaching opportunity 

was with the defensive backs at Montana from 1998- 

99. Montana won back-to-back Big Sky Conference 

championships and led the conference in pass efficiency 

defense. All of Odum’s backfield starters earned allconference 

recognition in 1999, including safety Vince 

Huntsberger as the Big Sky Defensive Player of the 

Year. 

He went from there to Utah State (2000-02) 

where he spearheaded a 25-place improvement in pass 

defense. The Aggies placed second in the Big West 

Conference in interceptions his first year there. 

Odum spent the summer of 2002 interning with 

the Tennessee Titans – working with their defensive 

backs and linebackers. 

He left Utah State for a job coaching the defensive 

backs at Houston, where he stayed from 2003-04. 

The secondary accounted for 13 of Houston’s 14 total 

interceptions in 2003 and Odum produced a Conference 

USA all-Freshman team selection both years: 

cornerback Ricky Wilson in 2003 and strong safety 

Rocky Schwartz in 2004. 

Dominic, Derek, Ania and Jeremiah. 



Odum returned to his alma mater – and his 

coaching roots – in 2005. Eight years earlier, he had 

served as a U. graduate assistant from 1996-97. He 

assisted with the safeties in 1996, and assumed full 

responsibility for the safeties in his final year as a G.A. 


Houston 


Odum lettered at Utah from 1989-92, starting at free 

safety his freshman year and cornerback his junior 

season. He started for Utah in the 1992 Copper Bowl. 

He also played center field for the Ute baseball team for 

two seasons. 

Education 

Utah, 1993 

Bachelor’s in political science 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Irvine, Calif. 

Birthdate: April 22, 1970 

Family: Married to the former Ania Homan. Sons 

Dominic and Jeremiah. 


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AARON RODERICk 

wide Receivers 

3rd Year 


2005- Utah 

Wide Receivers 



Quarterbacks 

Recruiting Coordinator 

2002 Snow College 

Running Backs 

1999-01 Brigham Young 


Offense 


1999 Motor City Bowl 




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I 

n two years as Utah’s receivers coach, 

Aaron Roderick has established one of the 

premier offensive units in the Mountain West 

Conference. The sheer number of top-level 

receivers Roderick employs each game makes 

it all but impossible for opposing defenses to 

shut down Utah’s passing game. 

In both 2005 and ’06, Utah finished second in the 

Mountain West Conference in passing offense – ranking 

No. 12 in the nation in 2005 by averaging 294.5 yards per 

game. 

With the quarterback throwing to six or more 

receivers, the team takes precedent over individual 

numbers. Still, individuals have thrived under 

Roderick’s tutelage. Brent Casteel earned second-team 

all-conference honors a year ago as Utah’s secondleading 

receiver, while reception leader Derrek Richards 

made the honorable mention all-MWC team. 

In 2005, Travis LaTendresse was named the 

Offensive MVP of the Emerald Bowl for one of the most 

incredible displays by a receiver in the entire bowl 

season. LaTendresse broke nearly every Emerald Bowl 

receiving record by burning the Georgia Tech defense 

(ranked No. 12 coming into the game) for 16 receptions, 

214 yards and four touchdowns. 

LaTendresse and John Madsen are the only Ute 

starters whose NCAA clock has expired in Roderick’s 

two years, and Madsen has taken his game to the next 

level, making the Oakland Raiders’ active roster after 

signing as a free agent in the spring of 2006. 

Before joining the Ute staff, Roderick spent 

the 2003-04 seasons as the offensive coordinator, 

quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at 

Southern Utah, where he conducted one of the better 

Division I-AA offenses. Southern Utah ranked 21st 

in the nation in total offense in 2004, averaging 412.5 

yards per game. The Thunderbirds also averaged 270.5 

passing yards per game (14th in the nation) to set a 

new school passing record. As SUU’s quarterback 

coach, Roderick guided Casey Rehrer to a second-team 

all-conference season in 2004. Rehrer ranked sixth in 

Division I-AA in total offense, averaging 312.6 yards per 

game, and was 19th in pass efficiency. Southern Utah 

also boasted a first-team all-league wide receiver in 

Jerome Eason, and a second-team receiver in A.J. Smith. 

Laurel, Rachel and Aaron. 

Smith ranked fifth in the country in receptions per game 

(7.18 average). 

In his first year in charge of the T-Bird offense, 

Roderick replaced the option offense in place with a 

spread passing attack. The Thunderbirds set school 

records for passes attempted and completed in 2003, 

and also entered a handful of single-game top-10 

performances into the record book. 

Prior to his stint at SUU, Roderick coached the 

running backs at Snow College in 2002. He began his 

coaching career as a graduate assistant at BYU, assisting 

with the linebackers in 1999 and the receivers in 2000 

and 2001. 


Orange County, San Bernardino 


After an all-state career at Bountiful High, where he was 

named the Utah state MVP, Roderick went on an LDS 

church mission to Bogota, Colombia from January 1992- 

94. He returned for an All-America juco career at Ricks 

College from 1994-95, before transferring to BYU, where 

he redshirted in 1996. Roderick started for the Cougars 

as a receiver and returner in 1997 and 1998. He was also 

an academic all-conference selection. 

Education 


Bachelor’s in sociology 


Master’s in sociology 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Bountiful, Utah 

Birthdate: Dec. 20, 1972 

Family: Married to Laurel Simpson-Roderick, a Utah 

assistant soccer coach. Daughter Rachel.

DAvE SCHRAMM 

Running Backs 


3rd Year 


2005- Utah 

Running Backs 


2003-04 Montana 

Tight Ends 

Offensive Tackles 


2002 Southwest Texas State 


Running Backs 

1990-2001 San Diego State 

1997-2001 Running Backs 

1994-96 Tight Ends 

1993 Safeties 

1992 Offensive Line 

1990-2000 Recruiting Coordinator 

1989 Nebraska 


Defense 

1988 Austin Peay 

Running Backs 

Tight Ends 

1984-87 Patrick Henry HS (Calif.) 



1990 Fiesta Bowl 



2004 NCAA I-AA 

Championship Game 



I 

n two years as Utah’s running backs coach 

and recruiting coordinator, veteran college 

coach Dave Schramm has provided the impact 

head coach Kyle Whittingham sought. 

Under Schramm’s eye, running back Quinton 

Ganther became just the eighth Ute ever to rush for 

1,000 yards in a single season (1,120 yards in 2005). 

Ganther was later drafted by the Tennessee Titans. 

Schramm also made a good start in recruiting: 

His 2005 class was touted by online recruiting service 

Rivals.com as “the top non-BCS conference class in the 

nation.” 

Schramm has spent eight of his 19 years at the 

college level coaching running backs and 14 years as 

a recruiting coordinator. His longest stay was at San 

Diego State from 1990-2001, beginning with a two-year 

stint as the recruiting coordinator. From 1992-2001, he 

worked with four different positions: the offensive line, 

safeties, tight ends and running backs (1997-2001). 

He helped develop two of the top running backs 

in SDSU history. Larry Ned, the program’s second 

all-time leading rusher, was a 2001 second-team All- 

American. Schramm also coached Jonas Lewis, who 

finished his career ranked third on the school’s career 

rushing charts. In 1993, he coached first-team allconference 

safety Ricky Parker. 

The chance to become an assistant head coach 

drew Schramm to Southwest Texas State (now Texas 

State-San Marcos), where he coached the running 

backs. Among them was Lee Davis, the 2002 Southland 

Conference scoring leader and an all-conference player. 

His next stop was Montana, where he coached 

the offensive tackles and tight ends, and served as the 

recruiting coordinator from 2003-04. Montana went 

12-3 in 2004 and advanced to the NCAA Division I- 

AA championship game. In 2003, Schramm coached 

first-team All-America tackle Dylan McFarland, 

who later played for the Buffalo Bills. Offensive 

tackle Cory Proctor was named to the 2004 all-Big 

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Sky first team and was a first-team All-American by 

Collegesportsreport.com. 

Schramm’s first coaching job was at Patrick Henry 

High School in San Diego, where he was an assistant 

from 1984-87. He began his college coaching career in 

1988 at Austin Peay, coaching the running backs and 

tight ends. He spent a season as a graduate assistant 

at Nebraska in 1989, coaching the secondary, before 

landing a job at San Diego State. 


San Diego, Riverside, Calif. 


Schramm’s undergraduate career was spent at Cornell 

(Iowa), Grossmont Junior College and Adams State 

(Colo.). As a freshman quarterback at Cornell, he 

led Division III in touchdown passes and passed the 

Rams to a No. 1 national ranking in total offense. After 

completing his career at Adams State, he enrolled at 

San Diego State, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 

physical education in 1988. 

Education 

San Diego State, 1988 

Bachelor’s in physical education 

Personal Data 

Hometown: San Diego, Calif. 

Birthdate: July 20, 1963 

Family: Wife Bonnie. Twin sons D.J. and Dusty. 


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kALANI FIFITA SITAkE 

Inside Linebackers 

3rd Year 


2005- Utah 

Inside Linebackers 


2004 Offensive Line 

Tight Ends 

2003 Running Backs 

Tight Ends 

2002 Brigham Young 


Defense 

2001 Eastern Arizona 


Special Teams 

Coordinator 




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100 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

alani Sitake set quite a measuring 

stick for himself in his first two years 

as Utah’s inside linebackers coach. Sitake 

has already produced two all-conference 

players and an MWC season tackle leader. 

Rover linebacker Spencer Toone made the 

all-conference first team in 2005 and led 

the league in tackles. A year later, middle 

linebacker Joe Jiannoni won second-team allconference 

honors. 

Toone was drafted by and now plays for the 

Tennessee Titans, while Jiannoni is considered one of 

the top linebackers in the Mountain West Conference 

entering his senior season. 

Sitake’s (pronounced sih-ta-kay) coaching 

reputation preceded him to Utah. He coached the 

running backs and tight ends at Southern Utah under 

head coach Gary Andersen in 2003 and made a lasting 

impression. Two years later, Andersen became Utah’s 

defensive coordinator and recommended hiring the 

young coach from SUU. In Andersen’s absence, Sitake 

coached the Thunderbird offensive line and tight ends 

– seeing two of his players earn all-conference status 

(Iosefa Robins, second team and Lee Chart, honorable 

mention). 

Sitake got his coaching start at Eastern Arizona, 

where he doubled as the defensive backs coach and 

the special teams coordinator in 2001. He coached two 

juco All-Americans there: cornerback Walt Williams 

was a first-team pick and safety Donta Bright made the 

second team. In 2002, Sitake went to his alma mater, 

Brigham Young, as a defensive graduate assistant. 


Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Los Angeles 


Sitake, a four-year starting fullback at Brigham Young, 

played one year before leaving on a LDS church 

mission. He then returned for his final three years in 

Timberly, Skye and Kalani 

a career that spanned from 1994-2000 and included a 

medical redshirt year. He was named BYU’s Football 

Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Impact Player of the 

Year in 1999 and its Most Valuable Running Back in 

2000. He was also the team captain his senior year. He 

went to the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent in 2001 

but was forced to retire due to a back injury. 

Education 


Bachelor of Arts in English 

Personal Data 

Hometown: Laie, Hawaii and Provo, Utah 

Birthplace: Nukualofa, Tonga 

Attended High School: St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood) 

Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1975 

Family: Married to the former Timberly Skye 

Friddle. Daughters Skye Vaetolufatu and Sadie Rose 

Halaki’Umata.

ZAC CONNORS 

Graduate Assistant - Offense 

After spending last year as an 

offensive administrative assistant 

with the Utes, Zac Connors was 

invited to stay as a graduate assistant 

for the offense this fall. He will assist 

with the offensive line. 

Connors worked as an 

undergraduate assistant at Southern 

Utah in the spring of 2006, helping 

coach the Thunderbird quarterbacks. 

He volunteered with the Concord 

High School (Calif.) varsity team in 

the spring of 2005 and summer of 

2006. His coaching duties at Concord 

involved the quarterbacks and wide 

receivers. 

Connors played quarterback in 

college for Mt. San Antonio College, 

St. Mary’s and Southern Utah. He 

transferred to SUU when St. Mary’s 

dropped its program. He was the 

primary backup at SUU in 2004-05, 

starting in four games as a senior. In 

seven total games in 2005, Connors 

passed for 1,083 yards and eight 

touchdowns. 

Connors, a 2006 graduate of 

Southern Utah in physical education, 

is currently pursuing a master’s 

degree in sports management. The 

24-year-old is a native of Clayton, 

Calif. 

MORGAN SCALLEY 

Graduate Assistant - Defense 

Former Ute star defensive back 

Morgan Scalley is in his first year 

as a defensive graduate assistant 

after spending last season in an 

administrative assistant role. He will 

help with the strong side linebackers. 

Scalley lettered at the U. from 

2001-04 and was the 2004 Mountain 

West Conference co-Defensive 

Player of the Year. Other honors he 

accumulated as a senior on Utah’s 

12-0 team included his unanimous 

selection to the all-conference 

first-team and recognition as a 

second-team Associated Press and 

SportsIllustrated.com All-American. 

Scalley was presented with the 

inaugural Pat Tillman award in 

the 2005 East-West Shrine Game, 

recognizing him for his character, 

intelligence, sportsmanship, and 

service. 

In 2003, he was named a secondteam 

all-conference defensive 

back. In 2001 and 2002, he was an 

honorable mention all-MWC punt 

returner 

Scalley also starred in the 

classroom. A first-team Academic All- 

American in 2003 and 2004, Scalley 

was the 2004 Anson Mount and 

Mountain West Conference Scholar 

Athlete of the Year. He was awarded 

two post-graduate scholarships, 

including an NCAA Post-Graduate 

Scholarship. Scalley was elected 

president of Utah’s Student-Athlete 

Advisory Committee as a junior and 

senior. 

Scalley earned his bachelor’s 

degree in mass communication in 

2004—graduating magna cum lade 

with a 3.96 cumulative grade point 

average. Last spring, he completed 

his master’s degree in business 

administration. He is currently taking 

classes in sports management. 

The 27-year-old Salt Lake City 

native and his wife Liz Herrscher 

have a daughter Madeline. 


JEFF RUDY 

Director of Football Operations 

Second-year Director of Football 

Operations Jeff Rudy contributes 

to virtually every aspect of the 

program outside the sidelines. 

Among his responsibilities: a variety 

of recruiting duties (including 

coordinating campus visits); assisting 

with team travel, camps and clinics; 

and involvement in public relations, 

media events and special functions. 

Rudy spent the 2005 season as a Utah 

football program assistant. 

Before joining the Ute staff, Rudy 

served as the athletics director and 

offensive coordinator at Ontario High 

School in California from 2003-05. He 

coached the offensive line at Chaffey 

College from 2000-03, during which 

time the team played in the Southern 

California Bowl three times (2000- 

02). From 1998-00, Rudy coached the 

offensive line at Bonita High School 

(Calif.), helping lead the team to the 

1999 C.I.F. state championship. In 

1997, he was an assistant coach at 

Cedar High School in Utah. 

Rudy played football at 

Southern Utah, where he was an 

honorable mention all-America West 

Conference offensive lineman and 

SUU’s two-time African-American 

Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 

Rudy graduated from SUU 

in 1998 with a degree in physical 

education. He earned a master’s in 

administration of physical education 

from Azusa Pacific in 2006. The 33year-old 

native of Ontario, Calif., 

is married to the former Brandie 

Blood. They have a son Dalton and 

daughters Peyton and Kayton. 

Assistants 

STEvE MATHIS 

Defensive Administrative Asst. 

Steve Mathis, a successful local 

entrepreneur, offered his services 

as an administrative assistant when 

Kyle Whittingham became Utah’s 

head coach in 2005. Now in his third 

year in the position, Mathis primarily 

assists the defensive coaches. His 

assignments encompass office duties, 

scout team cards at practice and 

game day charting. 

Mathis, who has owned Abbey 

Carpets for the last 25 years, was 

named Businessman of the Year from 

2003-05. He serves on numerous 

business advisory boards and 

councils. 

Mathis’ previous football 

experience includes three years as 

a high school assistant coach and 

seven years coaching little league. He 

was an assistant coach at Alta High 

School in Salt Lake City from 2002-04. 

He served five years as President of 

the Alta Ute League and is currently 

on the Ute Conference executive 

board. As head coach of the Alta Ute 

Conference eighth and ninth grade 

teams, Mathis’ teams won five state 

titles and a National Youth Football 

League championship. 

Mathis graduated from Snow 

College, where he competed for the 

basketball team. He then attended 

Weber State and worked as an 

athletics trainer. 

The Salt Lake City native is 

married to the former Suzanne 

Atencio. Their children are J.D., Nic, 

Tim, Cassandra, Chandra and Emma. 


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Mark Andersen 

Administrative Assistant 

Bill Bean 

Director of Sports Medicine 

Mary Bowman 

Assoc. A.D./Stud.-Ath. Support 

Mark Burk 

Rice-Eccles Stadium Director 

JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan 

Coord. of Academic Advising 

Dave Rogers 

Asst. Video Coordinator 


Football Support Services 

Greg Argust 

Asst. Strength & Conditioning 

Derek Boyle 

Financial Aid Coordinator 

Helen Buchanan 

Football Executive Secretary 

Todd Campbell 

Video Coordinator 

Jon Jacobsen 

Ticket Office Supervisor 

Evan Simon 


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Sports Medicine 

The Utah athletics program maintains a 

partnership with a veteran sports medicine team 

supervised by Dr. Bob Burks, director of the 

University of Utah Sports Medicine Center at 

Red Butte Clinic and an associate professor of 

orthopedic surgery at the U. Joining him on the 

Ute medical team is fellow orthopedic surgeon 

Dr. Patrick Greis and family practitioners Dr. 

Dave Petron, Dr. Liz Joy and Dr. Amy Powell. 

Greis is the football team’s orthopedic 

surgeon and is in his 11th year as a member of the 

Ute medical staff. Working closely with Greis is 

Petron, an assistant professor of orthopedics and 

Academics/Career Counseling 

Utah’s award-winning student-athlete 

support services fall under the jurisdiction 

of associate athletics director Mary Bowman. 

Among the services provided are academic 

advising, career counseling, job internships, 

mentoring and the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills 

program. 

Assisting Bowman is Manny Hendrix, a 

former defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys. 

Hendrix, who played six years for the Cowboys 

and is a former Ute basketball player, operates 

Mike Corbet 

Football Operations Assistant 

Suzanne Jones 

Asst. Registrar/Athletic Elig. 

Ron Snarr 

Director of Athletics Fields 

Doug Elisaia 

Dir. Strength & Conditioning 

Paul Newman 

Football Operations Assistant 

Craig Switzler 

Assistant Athletics Trainer 

family medicine at the University of Utah. Also 

the director of the Park City Ski Injury Clinic, 

Petron is a physician for the U.S. Ski Team. 

The football players’ daily care is the job of 

Bill Bean, Utah’s director of sports medicine for 

the past 31 years. Bean, a certified athletic trainer 

with a master’s degree in exercise and sport 

science, is also a licensed physical therapist. 

He is one of five certified athletic trainers 

employed by the U. athletics department. The 

others are associate director of sports medicine 

Deb Willardson and assistant trainers Tom Iriye, 

Trevor Jameson and Craig Switzler. 

the Ute Varsity Club and Partnering with U. 

program, which provides internships and 

summer jobs. 

Utah’s academic advising team consists of 

director JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan and her assistants 

Rob Rainey and Rachel Lassiter. 

Utah’s student-athlete support services 

are housed in the beautiful 11,000 square 

foot Kenneth P. Burbidge Jr. Family Athletics 

Academic Center, which opened in May 2001. 

Dr. Patrick Greis, M.D. 

Orthopedic Surgeon 

Dr. Dave Petron, M.D. 

Team Physician 

Jon webster 


Manny Hendrix 

Director of Athletic Relations 

Steve Pyne 

Events and Facilities Coord. 

Robert wiscomb 

Dir. of Equipment Operations

Olivia Bramble 

Crimson Club Asst. Director 

kris Gross 

Asst. to the Athetics Director 

Doug knuth 

Asst. A.D./Development 

Rob Rainey 

Academic Advisor 

Steve Smith 

Accountant 

Deb wilardson 

Assoc. Dir. Sports Medicine 

Dr. Bob Burks, M.D. 

Orthopedic Surgeon 

Jennifer Hardman 

Associate Accountant 

kyle krueger 

Assistant Marketing Director 

Steve Riley 

Game Management 

william Smith 

Faculty Representative 

Jacquie winrow 

Business Office Manager 

kate Charipar 

Asst. Compliance Director 

Tom Iriye 


Rachel Lassiter 

Academic Advisor 

Chris Ritrievi 

Assoc. A.D./External Relations 

Audrey Spence 

Receptionist 

David woodbury 

Ticket Office Assistant 


Staff Behind The Scenes 

Erin Flinders 

Insurance Billing Clerk 

Trevor Jameson 


Zack Lassiter 

Asst. A.D./Corp. Rel. & Ticketing 

Chris Rogers 

Compliance Director 

kevin Stoker 

Director Group Sales 

kim Free 

Assistant Marketing Director 

Dr. Liz Joy, M.D. 

Team Physician 

Pete Oliszczak 

Assoc. A.D./Internal Ops. 

Ann Ronchetti 

Director of Marketing 

Emily walton 

Accounting Clerk/Receptionist 


Mike Gillilan 

Dir. of Technology Services 

Rob kemeny 

Computer Specialist 

Steve Preston 

Concessions Manager 

Linda Shurtleff 

Executive Secretary 

Aaron white 

Athletics Facilities Manager 

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Director of Athletics 

DR. CHRIS HILL 

Athletics Director & 

Special Assistant 

to the President 

21st Year 

Highlights Under Hill 

Men’s Basketball 

NCAA Final Four 1998 (runner-up) 

Elite Eight 1997, ’98 

Sweet 16 1991, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’05 

NCAA Tournament 12 times 

Conf. Champion 11 times 

Football 

Bowl Game 10 times 

BCS Game 2004 season 

women’s Gymnastics 

NCAA Champion 1990, ’92, ’94, ’95 

NCAA Runner-up 2000, 2006, 2007 

NCAA Super Six 13 times 

women’s Basketball 

NCAA Elite Eight 2006 

NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2001, 2006 


Conf. Champion 8 times 

Skiing 

NCAA Champion 1988, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’03 

Soccer 


Softball 

College World Series 1991, ’94 


volleyball 

NCAA Sweet 16 2001 


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r. Chris Hill, Utah’s director of athletics 

and special assistant to the president, 

has overseen the most successful period in 

Utah athletics history. The New Jersey native 

was just 37 years old when he was named 

Utah’s director of athletics in October of 1987. 

In 1998, he assumed additional duties as a 

special assistant to the U. president – which 

entails membership on the University’s senior 

administrative cabinet. 

On a national level, Hill currently serves on 

the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball 

Committee. It is the latest of several NCAA committee 

positions for the highly-regarded administrator. He was 

the NCAA-appointed chairman of the Championships/ 

Competition Cabinet from 1997-98 and a member of 

the NCAA Management Council – participating on its 

administrative committee. He served on the executive 

committee of the National Association of Collegiate 

Athletics Directors (NACDA) from 2002-06. 

But Hill’s biggest strides have come on campus, 

where his legacy is one of capital improvements, 

student-athlete support services, academics, and 

winning programs. In 2002, Utah was named one of the 

top 20 athletics programs in the nation by U.S.News & 

World Report. 

Hill’s fund-raising efforts reached an international 

stage when the $50 million Rice-Eccles Stadium hosted 

the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2002 Salt 

Lake Olympic Winter Games. (See inset for a complete 

list of facilities built during his term.) 

On the playing field, Utah is a conference and 

national power under Hill’s leadership. Two of the 

many highlights are the men’s basketball team’s 

appearance in the 1998 NCAA Championship game 

and the football team cracking the BCS and winning 

the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2005. Utah has also captured 

multiple national championships in gymnastics and 

skiing since he became director of athletics. 

Hill positioned himself for the top athletics job 

by spending two years as the director of development 

Chris Hill (center) is shown here working as a member of the NCAA 

Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. 

for the Crimson Club. He initially came to Utah for a 

graduate assistant basketball coaching position under 

Bill Foster in 1973-74. He was an assistant to head coach 

Jerry Pimm from 1979-81. 

Between his coaching and administrative stints 

with Utah athletics, Hill was executive director of 

United Cerebral Palsy of Utah (1981-85) – raising 

$750,000 in federal, state and private funding for 

a housing project for people with severe physical 

disabilities. 

His many accolades include becoming the firstever 

recipient of the Mountain West Conference’s 

Commissioner’s Award in 2004, a 1981 Milton Bennion 

Fellowship, 1984 Utah Recreation Therapy Association 

Outstanding Service award and 1996 Utah MS 

Sportsperson of the Year award. He was a 1998 Inductee 

into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame. Hill currently 

serves on the Regence BlueCross BlueShield Board 

of Directors. In 2001, the National Consortium for 

Academics and Sports gave him its Degree Completion 

and Outreach and Community Service Honor Award. 

Hill’s Facility Legacy 



Burbidge Athletics Academic Center 

Dumke Gymnastics Center 

George S. Eccles Tennis Center 

Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center 

McCarthey Practice Fields 

Ute Softball Field 

Ute Soccer Field 

Ute Baseball Field 

Crimson Court (volleyball) 

As an undergraduate, Hill won three letters in 

basketball at Rutgers – serving as co-captain of the 

1971-72 team. His bachelor’s degree from Rutgers is 

in math education (1972). He also has a master’s in 

education (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in educational 

administration (Utah, 1982). Hill taught in the 

University’s special education department from 1983- 

85. He coached boys basketball at Granger 

High (Utah) from 1975-79, winning 4A 

Coach of the Year his first year. 

Hill, 57, is married to the former 

Kathy Cronin, a faculty member in the 

U.’s department of special education. They 

have two children, Aly and Christopher, 

and a granddaughter, Addie Rose Forsyth. 

Aly played soccer for the University of 

Oregon and received her master’s of social 

work degree from Utah in 2002. She is 

married to former Ute skier Ryan Forsyth, 

B.S. ’00, JD ’05. Aly teaches children with 

severe disabilities in the Salt Lake City 

School District. Christopher graduated 

with a bachelor’s degree in organizational 

communication from Utah in 2004 and 

is now a second-year law student at the 

University of Utah.

MICHAEL k. YOUNG 

Education 

President 

4th Year 

B.A./1973 Political Science & 

Japanese 

Brigham Young 

J.D./1976 Law 

Harvard Law School 

Appointments 

Date Position/Institution 

1978-98 Fuyo Professor of 

Japanese Law 

Columbia 

1989-90 Chief Counsel, 

U.S. Delegation, 

2+4 German Unification 

Negotiations 

1989-91 Deputy Legal Adviser 

U.S. Department of State 

1991-93 Deputy Under Secretary for 

Economic & Agriculture 

Affairs 


1992-93 Ambassador for Trade & 

Environmental Affairs 


1998-2004 Dean and Lobingier 

Professor of Comparative 

Law & Jurisprudence 

The George Washington 

University Law School 

1999-2005 Member, Vice Chair and 

Chair 

U.S. Commission on 

International Religious 

Freedom 

2004- President 


A 

s the 14th president of the University 

of Utah, Michael K. Young knew he 

would be leading an extraordinary institution. 

Fortunately, his education and background 

made him ready for the challenge. In the last 

three years he has charted a remarkable vision 

for the University, encompassing a fresh focus 

on student engagement, renewed support of 

interdisciplinary research and collaboration, 

and a heightened emphasis on international 

education. 

Prior to his arrival at the U, President Young was 

Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and 

Jurisprudence at the George Washington University 

Law School (1998-2004). His academic career includes 

serving as the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and 

Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for 

Japanese Legal Studies as well as the Director of the 

Project on Religion, Human Rights, and Religious 

Freedom at Columbia University, where he worked 

from 1978 to 1998. He has also been a visiting professor 

and scholar on the law faculties of the University of 

Tokyo, Waseda University, and Nihon University in 

Japan. 

But President Young’s experience and proficiency 

extend well beyond academic walls. In addition to 

his university careers, he served as chair, vice chair, 

and member of the U.S. Commission on International 

Religious Freedom. He was also appointed by Supreme 

Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to the Brown 

v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission. 

During the administration of President George 

Bush, President Young served as Ambassador for Trade 

and Environmental Affairs (1992-93), Deputy Under 

Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (1991- 

93), and Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department 

of State (1989-91). During the October 1977 Term, he 

also served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. 

Suzan and Michael Young 


President 

Rehnquist, then Associate, and later Chief Justice of the 

United States Supreme Court. 

President Young is a 1973 graduate of Brigham 

Young University (which he lovingly refers to as 

“the University of Utah at Provo”). He received his 

J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1976, where he 

served as Note Editor on the Harvard Law Review. 

He is a member of the Committee on International 

Judicial Relations of the Judicial Conference of the 

United States, as well as a Fellow of the American 

Bar Foundation. He and his wife, Suzan, who is a 

registered nurse, have been married for 32 years. They 

have three children (and recently became grandparents 

for the first time). 

President Young spoke at a press conference announcing 

former Ute quarterback Alex Smith’s $500,000 donation 

to the Utah athletics department. 


105 

UTAH STAFF

Series History

Utah Series History Vs. The 2007 Field 

Oregon State: Oregon State owns 

an 8-4-1 advantage, although Utah 

has won three of the last four. The two 

teams have not played since Utah won 

back-to-back games in 1991-92. OSU 

leads 3-1-1 in Corvallis. 

Air Force: Utah has won the last 

four to narrow its deficit to 13-10. The 

two teams are playing in Rice-Eccles 

Stadium for the third time in four years. 

They are tied 6-6 in Salt Lake City. 

UCLA: The Bruins have won all eight 

contests against Utah – including a 

31-10 victory in the Rose Bowl last 

September. UCLA leads 3-0 in Salt 

Lake City. The two teams last played 

in Salt Lake City in 1974 (a 27-14 

Bruin victory). 

Utah’s All-Time Series Records 

Opponent W L T 

12th Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

9th Calvary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . .13 . . . . 0 

All Hallows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . .15 . . . . 2 

Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . .16 . . . . 0 

Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .3 . . . . 0 

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52. . . .32 . . . . 4 

Cal Poly-Pomona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .0 . . . . 1 

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Collegiate Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24. . . .30 . . . . 3 

Colorado College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . 11 . . . . 0 

Colorado Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51. . . .22 . . . . 2 

Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 1 

Crescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

CS-Fullerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

CS-Long Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28. . . .10 . . . . 5 

Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Fort Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Fort Warren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Fresno State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Greeley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . .12 . . . . 0 

Honolulu All-Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. . . .12 . . . . 2 

Idaho College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

UNLV: Utah has won 11 straight since 

UNLV won the series opener back 

in 1979. As a member of the same 

conference, Utah is 8-0 against the 

Rebels. Utah leads 11-1 overall and 

5-1 in Las Vegas. 

Utah State: At 106 games, this is 

the oldest rivalry in Utah history and 

the 12th-longest rivalry in the nation. 

Utah’s first football game ever was 

against USU in 1892. Utah leads the 

Aggies 74-28-4 (50-17-4 in Salt Lake 

City) and has won the last nine. 

Louisville: Utah leads 2-0 with backto-back 

wins in 1997 and 1998. Utah 

leads 1-0 in Louisville. 

San Diego State: Utah took the lead 

13-12-1 with last year’s win—its sixth 


in the last eight games. Utah leads 7-6 

in Salt Lake City, where SDSU won 

most recently (2005). 

TCU: Utah leads 3-1 with its only 

loss coming in overtime in 2005. The 

series is tied 1-1 in Ft. Worth, where 

Utah won in 1997 when the two teams 

competed in the Western Athletic 

Conference. 

Colorado State: This year marks the 

75th anniversary of the fourth-longest 

rivalry in Utah football history. Utah 

leads 51-22-2 overall and 21-14 in 

Ft. Collins, where the Utes last won 

in 2003. 

Wyoming: At 79 games, this is the 

third-longest rivalry in Utah football 

history. Utah did not lose in the first 23 


Idaho State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Iowa State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

LDS College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Louisiana-Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Louisiana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

Louisville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Montana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

National Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .4 . . . . 0 

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . .5 . . . . 1 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29. . . .17 . . . . 2 

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Occidental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Ogden High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Ohio State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . .17 . . . . 0 

Oregon Short Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . .8 . . . . 1 

Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Portland State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .3 . . . . 0 

Series Records 

games of the series—posting 22 wins 

and a tie from 1904-48. Utah leads 

47-31-1 overall and 29-11-1 in Salt 

Lake City 

New Mexico: Utah leads the series 

29-17-2. New Mexico has won two 

straight and four of the last five. Utah 

holds a 16-5-1 advantage in Salt Lake 

City. 

Brigham Young: The second longest 

series in Ute history dates back to 

1896 when BYU was known as the BY 

Academy. The Utah records have the 

Utes leading the series 52-32-4. BYU 

doesn’t count the BY Academy years, 

equally removing three Ute wins and 

losses. Utah has won the four of the 

last five and leads 17-15-1 in Provo. 


Saint Mary’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Saint Vincent’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Salt Lake City High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .3 . . . . 0 

San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. . . .12 . . . . 1 

San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Santa Clara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .2 . . . . 1 

SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

South Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Southern California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .6 . . . . 0 

Southern Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .3 . . . . 0 

TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .3 . . . . 0 

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .8 . . . . 0 

UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. . . . .1 . . . . 0 

Utah State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74. . . .28 . . . . 4 

UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. . . . .8 . . . . 0 

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .6 . . . . 0 

Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . .5 . . . . 0 

Weber State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Western State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Whitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . .0 . . . . 0 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . .2 . . . . 0 

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47. . . .31 . . . . 1 

YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .5 . . . . 0 

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 . . .413 . . . 31 


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SERIES HISTORY 



Series Vs. All Conferences 

Atlantic Coast (2-1) 

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Big East (5-0) 

Louisville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 0 . . 0 

Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

South Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Big Sky (30-0) 

Idaho State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . 0 . . 0 

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . 0 . . 0 

Montana State . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . 0 . . 0 

Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Portland State. . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Weber State . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 0 . . 0 

Big Ten (6-8) 

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 1 . . 0 

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

Ohio State. . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 2 . . 0 

Utah vs. NCAA Opponents 

Air Force (10-13) 

1957 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . H 

1958 . . L . . . 14-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1983 . . L . . . 31-33 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1984 . . W . . 28-17 . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . H 

1985 . . L . . . 15-37 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . A 

1986 . . L . . . 35-45 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

1987 . . L . . . 27-48 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1988 . . L . . . 49-56 . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 38-42 . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1990 . . L . . . 21-52 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

1991 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 14 . . H 

1992 . . W . . 20-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1993 . . W . . 41-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

1994 . . L . . . 33-40 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . A 

1995 . . W . . 22-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . H 

1999 . . W . . 21-15 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

2000 . . L . . . 14-23 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . H 

2001 . . L . . . 37-38 . . . . . . . Dec. 1 . . . A 

2002 . . L . . . 26-30 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

2003 . . W . . 45-43 (3OT). . Nov. 1 . . . A 

2004 . . W . . 49-35 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

2005 . . W . . 38-35 . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . H 

2006 . . W . . 17-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

Arizona (19-15-2) 

1924 . . W . . 32-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . H 

1925 . . W . . 9-0 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . A 

1936 . . W . . 14-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

1940 . . W . . 24-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1941 . . W . . 12-6 . . . . . . . . Dec. 6 . . . A 

1942 . . L . . . 0-14 . . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1946 . . W . . 14-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

Big 12 (28-48-3) 

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . 30 . . 3 

Iowa State. . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 4 . . 0 

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 2 . . 0 

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 4 . . 0 

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 2 . . 0 

Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 2 . . 0 

Conference USA (30-21) 

Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 3 . . 0 

Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 4 . . 0 

Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 3 . . 0 

SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

Southern Miss. . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 2 . . 0 

UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . 8 . . 0 

Mid-American (0-0) 

1947 . . T . . . 20-20 . . . . . . . Dec. 6 . . . A 

1948 . . W . . 47-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

1949 . . T . . . 12-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

1950 . . W . . 27-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1951 . . W . . 27-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . A 

1952 . . L . . . 0-27 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1953 . . W . . 28-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . A 

1954 . . L . . . 20-54 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

1959 . . W . . 54-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . H 

1960 . . W . . 13-3 . . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . A 

1965 . . L . . . 9-16 . . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . H 

1966 . . W . . 24-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1967 . . W . . 33-29 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1968 . . L . . . 15-16 . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . H 

1969 . . L . . . 16-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1970 . . W . . 24-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1971 . . L . . . 3-14 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1972 . . W . . 28-27 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

1973 . . L . . . 21-42 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

1974 . . L . . . 8-41 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1975 . . L . . . 14-38 . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . A 

1976 . . L . . . 35-38 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1977 . . L . . . 17-45 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1983 . . L . . . 0-38 . . . . . . . . Sep. 10 . . A 

1994 . . W . . 16-13 . . . . . . . Dec. 27 . . N 

2000 . . L . . . 3-17 . . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . H 

2002 . . L . . . 17-23 . . . . . . . Sep. 14 . . A 

2004 . . W . . 23-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 11 . . A 

2005 . . W . . 27-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . H 

Arizona State (6-16) 

1961 . . W . . 28-26 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . A 

1962 . . L . . . 7-35 . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

108 2 0 0 7 m e d i a G U i d e 

Mountain West (216-129-10) 

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . 13 . . 0 

Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . 52 . 32 . . 4 

Colorado State . . . . . . . . . 51 . 22 . . 2 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . 17 . . 2 

San Diego State . . . . . . . . 13 . 12 . . 1 

TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . 1 . . 0 

UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . 1 . . 0 

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . 31 . . 1 

North Central (1-0) 

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Pacific-10 (49-88-3) 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . 15 . . 2 

Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . 16 . . 0 

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 4 . . 0 

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . 17 . . 0 

Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 8 . . 1 

Southern California. . . . . . . 3 . . 6 . . 0 

Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 3 . . 0 

UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 8 . . 0 

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 6 . . 0 

Washington State . . . . . . . . 5 . . 5 . . 0 

1963 . . L . . . 22-30 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . A 

1964 . . W . . 16-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1966 . . W . . 21-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1967 . . L . . . 32-49 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

1968 . . L . . . 21-59 . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . A 

1969 . . W . . 24-23 . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

1970 . . L . . . 14-37 . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . A 

1971 . . L . . . 21-41 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

1972 . . L . . . 48-59 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

1973 . . W . . 36-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . H 

1974 . . L . . . 0-32 . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . A 

1975 . . L . . . 14-40 . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1976 . . W . . 28-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . A 

1977 . . L . . . 19-47 . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1981 . . L . . . 10-52 . . . . . . . Sep. 12 . . A 

1982 . . L . . . 10-23 . . . . . . . Sep. 11 . . A 

1985 . . L . . . 27-34 . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . A 

1986 . . L . . . 7-52 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1991 . . L . . . 15-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1993 . . L . . . 0-38 . . . . . . . . Sep. 4 . . . A 

Army (0-3) 

1957 . . L . . . 33-39 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1963 . . L . . . 7-8 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . A 

1967 . . L . . . 0-22 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

Boise State (2-4) 

1980 . . L . . . 7-28 . . . . . . . . Sep. 6 . . . H 

1985 . . W . . 20-17 . . . . . . . Sep. 7 . . . H 

1987 . . W . . 31-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1998 . . L . . . 28-31 . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . H 

1999 . . L . . . 20-26 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . A 

2006 . . L . . . 3-36 . . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

Pioneer (1-1) 

Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 0 

SEC (0-6) 

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 1 . . 0 

Louisiana State. . . . . . . . . .0 . . 2 . . 0 

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . 3 . . 0 

Sun Belt (1-0) 

Louisiana-Monroe. . . . . . . . 1 . . 0 . . 0 

Western Athletic (118-66-7) 

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 4 . . 0 

Fresno State. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . 4 . . 0 

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . 12 . . 0 

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . 12 . . 2 

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 5 . . 1 

San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 1 . . 0 

Utah State. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . 28 . . 4 

Brigham Young (52-32-4) 

1896 . . W . . 12-4 . . . . . . . . Apr. 6 . . . H 

1896 . . W . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1896 . . L . . . 6-8 . . . . . . . . . Dec. 5 . . A 

1897 . . L . . . 0-14 . . . . . . . . Dec. 4 . . H 

1897 . . L . . . 0-22 . . . . . . . . Dec. 18 . A 

1898 . . W . . 5-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1922 . . W . . 49-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1923 . . W . . 15-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

1924 . . W . . 35-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

1925 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1926 . . W . . 40-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

1927 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . A 

1928 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1929 . . W . . 45-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1930 . . W . . 34-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . H 

1931 . . W . . 43-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . H 

1932 . . W . . 29-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1933 . . W . . 21-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1934 . . W . . 43-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . H 

1935 . . W . . 32-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . A 

1936 . . W . . 18-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . H 

1937 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

1938 . . T . . . 7-7 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1939 . . W . . 35-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

1940 . . W . . 12-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

1941 . . T . . . 6-6 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . H 

1942 . . L . . . 7-12 . . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . H 

1946 . . W . . 35-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . A 

1947 . . W . . 28-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

1948 . . W . . 30-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1949 . . W . . 38-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . H 

1950 . . T . . . 28-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . A

1951 . . W . . 7-6 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . H 

1952 . . W . . 34-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

1953 . . W . . 33-32 . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1954 . . W . . 12-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1955 . . W . . 41-9 . . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . H 

1956 . . W . . 41-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1957 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1958 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . H 

1959 . . W . . 20-8 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

1960 . . W . . 17-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

1961 . . W . . 21-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1962 . . W . . 35-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . H 

1963 . . W . . 15-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1964 . . W . . 47-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . H 

1965 . . L . . . 20-25 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1966 . . L . . . 13-35 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1967 . . L . . . 13-17 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . A 

1968 . . W . . 30-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1969 . . W . . 16-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . A 

1970 . . W . . 14-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1971 . . W . . 17-15 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . A 

1972 . . L . . . 7-16 . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . H 

1973 . . L . . . 22-46 . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1974 . . L . . . 20-48 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . A 

1975 . . L . . . 20-51 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1976 . . L . . . 12-34 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

1977 . . L . . . 8-38 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1978 . . W . . 23-22 . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . H 

1979 . . L . . . 0-27 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . A 

1980 . . L . . . 6-56 . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . H 

1981 . . L . . . 28-56 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . A 

1982 . . L . . . 12-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

1983 . . L . . . 7-55 . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . A 

1984 . . L . . . 14-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1985 . . L . . . 28-38 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . A 

1986 . . L . . . 21-35 . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . H 

1987 . . L . . . 18-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . A 

1988 . . W . . 57-28 . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 31-70 . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

1990 . . L . . . 22-45 . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1991 . . L . . . 17-48 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . A 

1992 . . L . . . 22-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1993 . . W . . 34-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . A 

1994 . . W . . 34-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . H 

1995 . . W . . 34-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

1996 . . L . . . 17-37 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . H 

1997 . . W . . 20-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . A 

1998 . . L . . . 24-26 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1999 . . W . . 20-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . A 

2000 . . L . . . 27-34 . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

2001 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . A 

2002 . . W . . 13-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . H 

2003 . . W . . 3-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . A 

2004 . . W . . 52-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

2005 . . W . . 41-34 (OT). . . Nov. 19 . . A 

2006 . . L . . . 31-33 . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

California (2-4) 

1920 . . L . . . 63-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1958 . . L . . . 36-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . A 

1963 . . L . . . 35-22 . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . H 

1964 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . A 

2000 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 9 . . . A 

2003 . . W . . 31-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 11 . . H 

Colorado (24-30-3) 

1903 . . L . . . 0-22 . . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1904 . . L . . . 6-33 . . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . H 

1905 . . L . . . 5-46 . . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . A 

1906 . . W . . 10-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1907 . . L . . . 10-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1908 . . W . . 21-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1910 . . L . . . 0-11 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . N 

Utah owns a 52-32-4 all-time advantage over rival BYU and has won nine of the 

last 14 and four of the last five. 



1911 . . L . . . 0-9 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . H 

1912 . . L . . . 0-3 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . N 

1913 . . L . . . 12-30 . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1914 . . L . . . 0-33 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1915 . . W . . 35-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1916 . . W . . 28-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1917 . . L . . . 9-18 . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1919 . . W . . 7-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1920 . . W . . 7-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1921 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1922 . . W . . 3-0 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1923 . . L . . . 7-17 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1924 . . L . . . 0-3 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . A 

1925 . . W . . 12-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1926 . . W . . 37-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1927 . . W . . 20-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . H 

1928 . . W . . 25-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

1929 . . W . . 40-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . H 

1930 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1931 . . W . . 32-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1932 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1933 . . W . . 13-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . H 

1934 . . L . . . 6-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1935 . . L . . . 0-14 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1936 . . L . . . 7-31 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1937 . . L . . . 7-17 . . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

1938 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1939 . . L . . . 14-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

1940 . . W . . 21-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . A 

1941 . . W . . 46-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1942 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1943 . . L . . . 0-35 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1943 . . L . . . 19-22 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

1944 . . L . . . 0-26 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1945 . . L . . . 13-18 . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1946 . . W . . 7-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1947 . . W . . 13-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . A 

1948 . . W . . 14-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1949 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . A 

1950 . . T . . . 20-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1951 . . L . . . 0-54 . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1952 . . L . . . 14-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1953 . . L . . . 0-21 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1954 . . L . . . 7-20 . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

1955 . . L . . . 7-37 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1956 . . L . . . 7-21 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1957 . . L . . . 24-30 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . A 

1958 . . L . . . 0-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . H 

1961 . . W . . 21-12 . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

1962 . . W . . 37-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . H 

Colorado State (51-22-2) 

1902 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

1903 . . L . . . 5-16 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1905 . . W . . 24-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . H 

1911 . . W . . 51-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

1915 . . L . . . 9-21 . . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . H 

1916 . . L . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

1917 . . W . . 25-12 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . H 

1919 . . L . . . 21-34 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

1926 . . W . . 10-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1927 . . L . . . 0-12 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . A 

1928 . . W . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

1929 . . W . . 21-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . A 

1930 . . W . . 39-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . A 

1931 . . W . . 60-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . H 

1932 . . W . . 16-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . A 

1933 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . H 

1934 . . L . . . 6-14 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . A 

1935 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1936 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1937 . . W . . 45-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . A 

1938 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1939 . . W . . 42-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

1940 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . H 

1941 . . W . . 26-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1942 . . W . . 33-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . H 

1945 . . W . . 28-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

1946 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . A 

1947 . . W . . 19-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1948 . . W . . 12-3 . . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1949 . . L . . . 12-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . H 

1950 . . L . . . 7-32 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

1951 . . W . . 27-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1952 . . W . . 14-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . A 

1953 . . W . . 35-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1954 . . L . . . 13-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1955 . . W . . 27-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1956 . . W . . 49-27 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1957 . . W . . 55-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1958 . . L . . . 0-20 . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . A 

1959 . . L . . . 17-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1960 . . W . . 27-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1961 . . W . . 40-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . H 

1962 . . W . . 26-8 . . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

1963 . . W . . 48-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . H 

1964 . . W . . 13-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1965 . . W . . 22-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1971 . . W . . 42-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . H 

1972 . . W . . 62-36 . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1977 . . L . . . 3-44 . . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

1978 . . W . . 30-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1979 . . W . . 21-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1980 . . T . . . 21-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

1981 . . W . . 24-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1982 . . W . . 35-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . H 

1983 . . L . . . 28-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

1984 . . W . . 35-23 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . H 

1985 . . L . . . 19-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1986 . . W . . 38-28 . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1987 . . W . . 24-23 . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . A 

1988 . . W . . 46-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 10-50 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1990 . . L . . . 13-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1991 . . W . . 21-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . H 

1992 . . W . . 33-29 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1993 . . W . . 38-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . H 

1994 . . W . . 45-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1995 . . L . . . 14-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1999 . . L . . . 24-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . A 

2000 . . L . . . 17-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . H 

2001 . . L . . . 17-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . A 

2002 . . L . . . 20-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . H 

2003 . . W . . 28-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . A 

2004 . . W . . 63-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

2005 . . L . . . 17-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

2006 . . W . . 35-22 . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . H 

Drake (1-1) 

1924 . . L . . . 14-33 . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1934 . . W . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . . Sept. 28 . A 

Florida (0-1) 

1977 . . L . . . 29-38 . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . A 

Fresno State (5-4) 

1980 . . W . . 27-12 . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 22-52 . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . A 


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SERIES HISTORY




1990 . . L . . . 7-31 . . . . . . . . Sep. 15 . . H 

1992 . . L . . . 15-41 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . A 

1995 . . W . . 25-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . H 

1996 . . W . . 45-17 . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . H 

1997 . . L . . . 27-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . A 

1998 . . W . . 24-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . H 

1999 . . W . . 17-16 . . . . . . . Dec. 18 . . N 

Georgia Tech (1-0) 

2005 . . W . . 38-10 . . . . . . . Dec. 29 . . N 

Hawaii (15-12) 

1926 . . W . . 17-7 . . . . . . . . Dec. 18 . . A 

1935 . . L . . . 20-21 . . . . . . . Dec. 14 . . A 

1936 . . cancelled ship strike 

1938 . . W . . 14-13 . . . . . . . Dec. 17 . . A 

1939 . . W . . 34-19 . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . H 

1941 . . cancelled WWII 

1942 . . cancelled WWII 

1947 . . L . . . 16-19 . . . . . . . Jan. 1 . . . A 

1947 . . W . . 35-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1950 . . W . . 40-28 . . . . . . . Dec. 16 . . A 

1953 . . W . . 47-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

1958 . . W . . 47-20 . . . . . . . Dec. 6 . . . A 

1960 . . W . . 33-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . H 

1967 . . W . . 25-20 . . . . . . . Dec. 2 . . . A 

1973 . . L . . . 6-7 . . . . . . . . . Dec. 1 . . . A 

1979 . . W . . 27-23 . . . . . . . Sep. 8 . . . A 

1982 . . L . . . 7-10 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1983 . . W . . 28-25 . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . H 

1984 . . L . . . 17-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . A 

1985 . . W . . 29-27 . . . . . . . Sep. 14 . . A 

1986 . . L . . . 13-33 . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1987 . . L . . . 14-25 . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1988 . . L . . . 20-48 . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 20-67 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

1990 . . L . . . 7-19 . . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . H 

1991 . . L . . . 26-52 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . A 

1992 . . W . . 38-17 . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . H 

1993 . . L . . . 30-41 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1994 . . W . . 14-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1998 . . W . . 30-19 . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . H 

Houston (0-4) 

1966 . . L . . . 14-34 . . . . . . . Dec. 3 . . . A 

1971 . . L . . . 16-42 . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . A 

1977 . . L . . . 16-34 . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . H 

1978 . . L . . . 25-42 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

Idaho (14-12-2) 

1908 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1911 . . W . . 19-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . H 

1919 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

1920 . . L . . . 0-10 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . N 

1921 . . W . . 17-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1922 . . L . . . 0-16 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . N 

1937 . . L . . . 7-9 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

1938 . . L . . . 0-16 . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1939 . . W . . 35-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . N 

1940 . . W . . 13-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1941 . . W . . 26-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . A 

1942 . . W . . 13-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1947 . . L . . . 6-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . N 

1948 . . W . . 21-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

1950 . . L . . . 19-26 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . N 

1951 . . W . . 40-19 . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . H 

1952 . . T . . . 21-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . N 

1953 . . W . . 21-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . H 

1954 . . L . . . 13-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1955 . . W . . 20-13 . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . N 

1956 . . L . . . 21-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1957 . . L . . . 6-21 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . N 

1958 . . L . . . 0-20 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1959 . . W . . 47-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . N 

1962 . . W . . 25-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1963 . . L . . . 9-10 . . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . N 

1964 . . W . . 22-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

1993 . . L . . . 17-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

Idaho State (6-0) 

1944 . . W . . 24-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1944 . . W . . 38-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1978 . . W . . 56-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 9 . . . H 

1987 . . W . . 51-16 . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . H 

1988 . . W . . 41-16 . . . . . . . Sep. 10 . . H 

1994 . . W . . 66-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 10 . . H 

Illinois (0-1) 

1988 . . L . . . 24-35 . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . A 

Indiana (2-1) 

1975 . . L . . . 7-31 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . A 

2001 . . W . . 28-26 . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . A 

2002 . . W . . 40-13 . . . . . . . Sep. 7 . . . H 

Iowa (1-0) 

1978 . . W . . 13-9 . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . A 

Iowa State (0-4) 

1970 . . L . . . 13-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

1972 . . L . . . 22-44 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

1975 . . L . . . 3-31 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1976 . . L . . . 14-44 . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

Kansas (2-2) 

1950 . . L . . . 26-39 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

1951 . . L . . . 7-26 . . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . A 

1993 . . W . . 16-41 . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

1996 . . W . . 45-42 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) 

1999 . . W . . 42-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

Louisiana State (0-2) 

1974 . . L . . . 10-35 . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . A 

1976 . . L . . . 7-35 . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . A 

Louisville (2-0) 

1997 . . W . . 27-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 6 . . . A 

1998 . . W . . 45-22 . . . . . . . Sep. 12 . . H 

Michigan (0-1) 

2002 . . L . . . 7-10 . . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . A 

Minnesota (1-1) 

1967 . . L . . . 12-13 . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

1990 . . W . . 35-29 . . . . . . . Sep. 8 . . . A 

Missouri (1-1) 

1955 . . W . . 20-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

1964 . . L . . . 6-23 . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . A 

Montana (11-0) 

1904 . . W . . 17-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1905 . . W . . 42-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

1906 . . W . . 42-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . H 

110 2 0 0 7 m e d i a G U i d e 

Utah is 2-1 against the ACC and has wins over Georgia Tech and North Carolina . 

1912 . . W . . 10-3 . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1954 . . W . . 41-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . A 

1956 . . W . . 26-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . H 

1957 . . W . . 32-13 . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . H 

1958 . . W . . 20-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1960 . . W . . 16-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1961 . . W . . 24-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1965 . . W . . 28-13 . . . . . . . Sep. 11 . . H 

Montana State (9-0) 

1909 . . W . . 46-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

1928 . . W . . 97-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1919 . . W . . 66-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1933 . . W . . 61-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . H 

1935 . . W . . 47-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1937 . . W . . 19-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . A 

1938 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . H 

1951 . . W . . 55-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 15 . . H 

1982 . . W . . 30-12 . . . . . . . Sep. 4 . . . H 

Nebraska (0-4) 

1968 . . L . . . 0-31 . . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . A 

1980 . . L . . . 9-55 . . . . . . . . Sep. 13 . . A 

1989 . . L . . . 30-42 . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . A 

1992 . . L . . . 22-49 . . . . . . . Sep. 5 . . . A 

Nevada (4-5-1) 

1901 . . L . . . 2-6 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1920 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1921 . . L . . . 7-28 . . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1928 . . W . . 32-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1929 . . W . . 31-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

1930 . . W . . 20-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . A 

1932 . . T . . . 6-6 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . N 

1943 . . L . . . 19-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . H 

1944 . . W . . 19-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . A 

1945 . . L . . . 14-33 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . H 

New Mexico (29-17-2) 

1939 . . W . . 26-0 . . . . . . . . Jan. 2 . . . N 

1945 . . W . . 21-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1946 . . W . . 56-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

1961 . . L . . . 16-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . A 

1962 . . T . . . 7-7 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

1963 . . W . . 19-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1964 . . W . . 16-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . H 

1965 . . L . . . 10-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . A 

1966 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1967 . . W . . 42-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . A 

1968 . . W . . 30-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . H 

1969 . . W . . 24-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

1970 . . L . . . 28-34 . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . H 

1971 . . L . . . 39-57 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . A 

1972 . . W . . 59-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1973 . . W . . 36-35 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1974 . . W . . 21-10 . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1975 . . L . . . 23-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

1976 . . W . . 34-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

1977 . . L . . . 24-41 . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . A 

1978 . . L . . . 12-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

1979 . . W . . 26-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

1980 . . W . . 49-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1981 . . T . . . 7-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1983 . . L . . . 7-17 . . . . . . . . Sep. 3 . . . A 

1984 . . W . . 38-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

1985 . . W . . 58-49 . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1986 . . L . . . 43-47 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

1987 . . W . . 24-20 . . . . . . . Sep. 5 . . . H 

1988 . . W . . 33-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

1989 . . W . . 41-39 . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . H 

1990 . . W . . 29-27 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1991 . . W . . 30-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1992 . . L . . . 7-24 . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1993 . . L . . . 35-42 . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

1994 . . L . . . 21-23 . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . A 

1995 . . W . . 36-9 . . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . A 

1996 . . W . . 31-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . A 

1997 . . W . . 15-10 . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

1998 . . W . . 41-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . A 

1999 . . W . . 52-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

2000 . . L . . . 3-10 . . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . A 

2001 . . W . . 37-16 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . H 

2002 . . L . . . 35-42 (2OT). . Oct. 26 . . A 

2003 . . L . . . 35-47 . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . H 

2004 . . W . . 28-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

2005 . . L . . . 27-31 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

2006 . . L . . . 31-34 . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . A 

North Carolina (1-1) 

2004 . . W . . 46-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . H 

2005 . . L . . . 17-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A

Northern Arizona (1-0) 

2006 . . W . . 45-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 9 . . . H 

Northwestern (1-1) 

1927 . . L . . . 6-13 . . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

1981 . . W . . 42-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . A 

Ohio State (0-1) 

1986 . . L . . . 6-64 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . A 

Oklahoma (0-1) 

1977 . . L . . . 24-62 . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . A 

Oklahoma State (0-1) 

1945 . . L . . . 6-46 . . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

Oregon (8-17) 

1933 . . L . . . 7-26 . . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . A 

1934 . . L . . . 7-8 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1935 . . L . . . 0-6 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1954 . . W . . 7-6 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . A 

1955 . . L . . . 13-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . H 

1959 . . L . . . 6-21 . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . A 

1960 . . L . . . 17-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . H 

1961 . . W . . 14-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1962 . . L . . . 8-35 . . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . A 

1965 . . L . . . 14-31 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

1966 . . W . . 17-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . A 

1967 . . W . . 21-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1968 . . L . . . 6-14 . . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . A 

1969 . . L . . . 17-28 . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1971 . . L . . . 29-36 . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

1973 . . W . . 35-27 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . A 

1974 . . L . . . 16-23 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

1975 . . L . . . 7-18 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1976 . . L . . . 13-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . H 

1991 . . W . . 24-17 . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . H 

1994 . . W . . 34-16 . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . A 

1995 . . L . . . 20-27 . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . H 

1997 . . L . . . 13-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

2001 . . L . . . 10-24 . . . . . . . Sept. 8 . . A 

2003 . . W . . 17-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . H 

Oregon State (4-8-1) 

1931 . . L . . . 0-12 . . . . . . . . Dec. 5 . . . N 

1947 . . W . . 7-6 . . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . H 

1948 . . T . . . 20-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . A 

1949 . . L . . . 7-27 . . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . H 

1951 . . L . . . 28-61 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . A 

1952 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1963 . . L . . . 14-29 . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . H 

1965 . . L . . . 6-10 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1968 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

1969 . . W . . 7-3 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . N 

1970 . . L . . . 21-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . A 

1991 . . W . . 10-22 . . . . . . . Sep. 7 . . . A 

1992 . . W . . 42-9 . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . H 

Pittsburgh (1-0) 

2004 . . W . . 35-7 . . . . . . . . Jan. 1 . . . N 

Portland State (1-0) 

1981 . . W . . 46-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . H 

Rice (1-3) 

1956 . . L . . . 0-27 . . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

1976 . . L . . . 22-43 . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

1996 . . L . . . 10-51 . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . A 

1997 . . W . . 31-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . H 

San Diego State (13-12-1) 

1978 . . W . . 20-18 . . . . . . . Dec. 2 . . . A 

1979 . . L . . . 13-17 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1980 . . L . . . 20-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . A 

1981 . . W . . 17-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . H 

1982 . . L . . . 17-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . A 

1983 . . W . . 27-24 . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . H 

1984 . . T . . . 24-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . A 

1985 . . W . . 39-37 . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . A 

1986 . . L . . . 30-37 . . . . . . . Sep. 13 . . H 

1987 . . L . . . 34-52 . . . . . . . Sep. 12 . . A 

1988 . . W . . 41-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1989 . . L . . . 27-38 . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . H 

1990 . . L . . . 14-66 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

1991 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . H 

1993 . . W . . 45-41 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1994 . . W . . 38-22 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

1995 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

1998 . . L . . . 20-21 (OT). . . Oct. 24 . . A 

1999 . . W . . 38-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . H 

2000 . . W . . 21-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

2001 . . W . . 17-3 . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . H 

The Utes’ most recent victory over USC was in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl 



2002 . . L . . . 17-36 . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . A 

2003 . . W . . 27-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

2004 . . W . . 51-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . A 

2005 . . L . . . 19-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

2006 . . W . . 38-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

San Jose State (4-1) 

1969 . . W . . 42-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 27 . . H 

1970 . . W . . 13-9 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1973 . . W . . 28-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . A 

1974 . . L . . . 6-24 . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1998 . . W . . 49-17 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

SMU (1-1) 

1996 . . W . . 21-17 . . . . . . . Sept. 14 . A 

1997 . . L . . . 19-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

South Dakota (1-0) 

1926 . . W . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

South Florida (1-0) 

2001 . . W . . 52-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . H 

Southern California (3-6) 

1915 . . W . . 20-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

1916 . . W . . 27-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1917 . . L . . . 0-51 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1919 . . L . . . 7-20 . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1925 . . L . . . 2-28 . . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . A 

1932 . . L . . . 0-35 . . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . A 

1948 . . L . . . 0-27 . . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

1993 . . L . . . 21-28 . . . . . . . Dec. 30 . . N 

2001 . . W . . 10-6 . . . . . . . . Dec. 25 . . N 

Southern Mississippi (1-0) 

2003 . . W . . 17-0 . . . . . . . . Dec. 31 . . N 

Stanford (2-3) 

1902 . . L . . . 35-11 . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1924 . . L . . . 30-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . N 

1989 . . W . . 27-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1995 . . L . . . 27-20 . . . . . . . Sep. 9 . . . H 

1996 . . W . . 17-10 . . . . . . . Sep. 7 . . . A 

TCU (3-1) 

1996 . . W . . 21-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . H 

1997 . . W . . 32-18 . . . . . . . Sep. 13 . . A 

2005 . . L . . . 20-23 (OT). . . Sep. 15 . . A 

2006 . . W . . 20-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

Tennessee (0-3) 

1975 . . L . . . 7-40 . . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . A 

1979 . . L . . . 18-51 . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . A 

1984 . . L . . . 21-27 . . . . . . . Sep. 15 . . A 

Texas (0-1) 

1982 . . L . . . 12-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

Texas A&M (1-2) 

1936 . . L . . . 7-20 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

2003 . . L . . . 26-28 . . . . . . . Sep. 6 . . . A 

2004 . . W . . 41-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . H 

Texas Tech (0-2) 

1972 . . L . . . 2-45 . . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . A 

1973 . . L . . . 22-29 . . . . . . . Sep. 15 . . A 

Tulsa (2-2) 

1943 . . L . . . 0-55 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1996 . . W . . 45-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . H 

1997 . . L . . . 13-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . A 

2006 . . W . . 25-13 . . . . . . . Dec. 23 . . N 

UCLA (0-8) 

1933 . . L . . . 0-21 . . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1956 . . L . . . 7-13 . . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . A 

1959 . . L . . . 6-21 . . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . A 

1960 . . L . . . 9-16 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1962 . . L . . . 11-14 . . . . . . . Dec. 1 . . . H 

1973 . . L . . . 16-66 . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1974 . . L . . . 14-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

2006 . . L . . . 10-31 . . . . . . . Sep. 2 . . . A 

UNLV (11-1) 

1979 . . L . . . 41-43 . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . A 

1980 . . W . . 45-29 . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1981 . . W . . 69-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . A 

1982 . . W . . 24-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . H 

1999 . . W . . 52-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . A 

2000 . . W . . 38-16 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . H 

2001 . . W . . 42-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

2002 . . W . . 28-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

2003 . . W . . 28-10 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

2004 . . W . . 63-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . H 

2005 . . W . . 42-32 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

2006 . . W . . 45-23 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

Utah State (74-28-4) 

1892 . . L . . . 0-12 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . A 

1900 . . W . . 21-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . A 

1901 . . W . . 17-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1902 . . W . . 18-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . H 

1903 . . L . . . 0-17 . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1904 . . W . . 43-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . H 

1905 . . W . . 5-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . A 

1906 . . W . . 35-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1907 . . W . . 10-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . H 

1909 . . W . . 28-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1909 . . W . . 22-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1910 . . W . . 21-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

1910 . . W . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1912 . . T . . . 7-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1913 . . L . . . 0-21 . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . A 

1914 . . W . . 29-2 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1915 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . A 

1916 . . W . . 46-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . H 

1917 . . L . . . 0-14 . . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1919 . . W . . 10-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1920 . . L . . . 6-10 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1921 . . L . . . 3-14 . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1922 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . H 

1923 . . L . . . 13-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1924 . . T . . . 7-7 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1925 . . L . . . 6-10 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1926 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1927 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1928 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1929 . . W . . 26-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1930 . . W . . 41-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1931 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . H 

1932 . . W . . 16-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1933 . . W . . 14-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1934 . . W . . 14-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . H 

1935 . . T . . . 14-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1936 . . L . . . 0-12 . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . A 

1937 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 


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SERIES HISTORY




Utah and Washington State are tied 5-5 in a series that dates back to 1966 . The 

Utes are 5-3 against the Pac-10 since 2001 . 

1938 . . W . . 33-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1939 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . H 

1940 . . L . . . 0-7 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . A 

1941 . . W . . 33-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1942 . . W . . 34-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1944 . . W . . 47-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . H 

1945 . . W . . 24-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . H 

1946 . . L . . . 14-22 . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1947 . . W . . 40-14 . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1948 . . W . . 41-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1949 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1950 . . W . . 46-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . H 

1951 . . W . . 28-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 3 . . . A 

1952 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1953 . . W . . 33-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . A 

1954 . . L . . . 19-35 . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1955 . . W . . 14-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 24 . . H 

1956 . . W . . 29-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 . . H 

1957 . . W . . 21-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 28 . . H 

1958 . . W . . 12-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 27 . . H 

1959 . . W . . 35-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1960 . . W . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . H 

1961 . . L . . . 6-17 . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . H 

1962 . . L . . . 6-19 . . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1963 . . W . . 25-23 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . A 

1964 . . W . . 14-6 . . . . . . . . Nov. 21 . . H 

1965 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

1966 . . L . . . 7-13 . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . H 

1967 . . L . . . 18-19 . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . H 

1968 . . L . . . 13-28 . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . A 

1969 . . W . . 27-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . H 

1970 . . W . . 17-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . A 

1971 . . L . . . 17-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . H 

1972 . . L . . . 16-44 . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

1973 . . W . . 31-28 . . . . . . . Nov. 17 . . H 

1974 . . L . . . 0-31 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1975 . . L . . . 7-13 . . . . . . . . Sep. 13 . . H 

1976 . . L . . . 17-28 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . A 

1977 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1978 . . W . . 23-20 . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . A 

1979 . . L . . . 21-47 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . H 

1980 . . W . . 23-19 . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . A 

1981 . . W . . 10-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 5 . . . H 

1982 . . W . . 42-10 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

1983 . . L . . . 17-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . A 

1984 . . W . . 21-10 . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . A 

1985 . . W . . 34-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . H 

1986 . . W . . 27-10 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . A 

1987 . . L . . . 36-41 . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1988 . . W . . 42-21 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . A 

1989 . . W . . 45-10 . . . . . . . Sep. 9 . . . H 

1990 . . W . . 19-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 1 . . . A 

1991 . . W . . 12-7 . . . . . . . . Aug. 31 . . H 

1992 . . W . . 42-18 . . . . . . . Sep. 12 . . A 

1993 . . W . . 31-29 . . . . . . . Sep. 11 . . H 

1994 . . W . . 32-17 . . . . . . . Sep. 3 . . . A 

1995 . . W . . 40-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1996 . . L . . . 17-20 . . . . . . . Aug. 31 . . A 

1997 . . L . . . 14-21 . . . . . . . Aug. 30 . . H 

1998 . . W . . 20-12 . . . . . . . Sep. 5 . . . A 

1999 . . W . . 38-18 . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . H 

2000 . . W . . 35-14 . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . A 

2001 . . W . . 23-19 . . . . . . . Sep. 1 . . . H 

2002 . . W . . 23-3 . . . . . . . . Aug. 31 . . A 

2003 . . W . . 40-20 . . . . . . . Aug. 28 . . H 

2004 . . W . . 48-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

2005 . . W . . 31-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 10 . . H 

2006 . . W . . 48-0 . . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . A 

UTEP (25-8) 

1964 . . W . . 41-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1965 . . L . . . 19-20 . . . . . . . Jan. 13 . . H 

1966 . . L . . . 20-27 . . . . . . . Nov. 26 . . A 

1967 . . L . . . 8-28 . . . . . . . . Nov. 25 . . H 

1969 . . W . . 24-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . A 

1970 . . W . . 44-20 . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . H 

1971 . . W . . 32-10 . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . A 

1972 . . W . . 39-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

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1973 . . W . . 82-6 . . . . . . . . Sep. 22 . . H 

1974 . . L . . . 7-34 . . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . A 

1976 . . W . . 38-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

1977 . . W . . 29-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 12 . . H 

1978 . . W . . 38-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

1979 . . W . . 35-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 10 . . H 

1980 . . W . . 31-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . A 

1981 . . W . . 38-10 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

1982 . . W . . 45-30 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . A 

1983 . . W . . 35-11 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . H 

1984 . . W . . 43-15 . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1985 . . W . . 55-19 . . . . . . . Sep. 28 . . H 

1986 . . L . . . 44-55 . . . . . . . Nov. 29 . . A 

1987 . . L . . . 24-30 . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . H 

1988 . . L . . . 28-38 . . . . . . . Oct. 1 . . . A 

1989 . . W . . 50-45 . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . A 

1990 . . W . . 37-23 . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

1991 . . W . . 10-9 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1992 . . L . . . 13-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1993 . . W . . 45-29 . . . . . . . Oct. 16 . . A 

1994 . . W . . 52-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . H 

1995 . . W . . 34-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . A 

1996 . . W . . 34-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1997 . . W . . 56-3 . . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1998 . . W . . 34-27 (OT). . . Nov. 7 . . . H 

Washington (0-6) 

1931 . . L . . . 6-7 . . . . . . . . . Sep. 26 . . A 

1949 . . L . . . 7-14 . . . . . . . . Sep. 17 . . A 

1953 . . L . . . 14-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1954 . . L . . . 6-7 . . . . . . . . . Sep. 18 . . A 

1959 . . L . . . 6-51 . . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1979 . . L . . . 7-41 . . . . . . . . Sep. 15 . . A 

Washington State (5-5) 

1966 . . W . . 26-15 . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1968 . . W . . 17-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . A 

1971 . . L . . . 12-34 . . . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . H 

1972 . . W . . 44-25 . . . . . . . Sep. 30 . . A 

1975 . . L . . . 14-30 . . . . . . . Sep. 20 . . H 

1984 . . L . . . 40-42 . . . . . . . Sep. 8 . . . A 

1985 . . W . . 44-37 . . . . . . . Sep. 21 . . H 

1992 . . L . . . 28-31 . . . . . . . Dec. 29 . . N 

1999 . . W . . 27-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 4 . . . A 

2000 . . L . . . 21-38 . . . . . . . Sep. 16 . . H 

Weber State (2-0) 

1978 . . W . . 30-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1984 . . W . . 52-16 . . . . . . . Sep. 1 . . . H 

West Virginia (1-0) 

1964 . . W . . 32-6 . . . . . . . . Dec. 19 . . N 

Wisconsin (1-2) 

1961 . . L . . . 7-0 . . . . . . . . . Sep. 23 . . A 

1987 . . W . . 31-28 . . . . . . . Sep. 19 . . A 

1996 . . L . . . 10-38 . . . . . . . Dec. 27 . . N 

Wyoming (47-31-1) 

1904 . . W . . 23-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 31 . . A 

1905 . . W . . 31-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

1908 . . W . . 75-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 7 . . . H 

1912 . . W . . 9-0 . . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . H 

1914 . . W . . 20-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . H 

1915 . . W . . 70-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

1917 . . W . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

1920 . . T . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 20 . . H 

1921 . . W . . 14-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1922 . . W . . 27-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1923 . . W . . 79-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . H 

1924 . . W . . 28-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . H 

1925 . . W . . 7-6 . . . . . . . . . Nov. 18 . . A 

1929 . . W . . 44-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

1930 . . W . . 72-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1938 . . W . . 39-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 19 . . A 

1939 . . W . . 60-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 7 . . . H 

1940 . . W . . 34-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . A 

1941 . . W . . 60-6 . . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

1942 . . W . . 34-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . A 

1946 . . W . . 27-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . H 

1947 . . W . . 26-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1948 . . W . . 19-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . N 

1949 . . L . . . 0-13 . . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1950 . . L . . . 13-53 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . H 

1951 . . L . . . 0-13 . . . . . . . . Oct. 27 . . H 

1952 . . W . . 27-21 . . . . . . . Oct. 25 . . A 

1953 . . W . . 13-12 . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1954 . . W . . 14-7 . . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1955 . . L . . . 13-23 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . H 

1956 . . L . . . 20-30 . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . A 

1957 . . W . . 23-15 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . H 

1958 . . L . . . 20-25 . . . . . . . Nov. 1 . . . A 

1959 . . L . . . 7-21 . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 . . H 

1960 . . L . . . 7-17 . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 . . A 

1961 . . L . . . 6-13 . . . . . . . . Oct. 28 . . H 

1962 . . L . . . 7-16 . . . . . . . . Oct. 6 . . . A 

1963 . . L . . . 23-26 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . H 

1964 . . L . . . 13-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 10 . . A 

1965 . . W . . 42-3 . . . . . . . . Oct. 9 . . . H 

1966 . . L . . . 7-40 . . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . A 

1967 . . L . . . 0-28 . . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . H 

1968 . . L . . . 9-20 . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . A 

1969 . . W . . 34-10 . . . . . . . Nov. 8 . . . H 

1970 . . W . . 20-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 17 . . A 

1971 . . L . . . 16-29 . . . . . . . Oct. 30 . . H 

1972 . . W . . 27-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1973 . . W . . 50-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . H 

1974 . . L . . . 13-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . A 

1975 . . W . . 16-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . H 

1976 . . L . . . 22-45 . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1977 . . W . . 23-13 . . . . . . . Oct. 8 . . . H 

1978 . . L . . . 21-34 . . . . . . . Oct. 21 . . A 

1979 . . W . . 24-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 13 . . H 

1980 . . L . . . 21-24 . . . . . . . Oct. 18 . . A 

1981 . . W . . 30-27 . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1982 . . L . . . 13-16 . . . . . . . Oct. 23 . . A 

1983 . . W . . 69-14 . . . . . . . Oct. 15 . . H 

1984 . . L . . . 14-21 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . A 

1985 . . W . . 37-20 . . . . . . . Oct. 4 . . . H 

1986 . . L . . . 14-38 . . . . . . . Oct. 11. . . A 

1987 . . L . . . 7-31 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1988 . . L . . . 18-61 . . . . . . . Oct. 22 . . A 

1989 . . L . . . 24-45 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A 

1990 . . L . . . 10-28 . . . . . . . Sep. 29 . . H 

1991 . . W . . 57-42 . . . . . . . Oct. 12 . . A 

1992 . . W . . 38-7 . . . . . . . . Nov. 14 . . H 

1993 . . L . . . 12-28 . . . . . . . Sep. 25 . . A 

1994 . . W . . 41-7 . . . . . . . . Sep. 24 . . H 

1995 . . W . . 30-24 . . . . . . . Nov. 4 . . . A 

1998 . . L . . . 24-27 . . . . . . . Oct. 3 . . . A 

1999 . . L . . . 29-43 . . . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . H 

2000 . . W . . 34-0 . . . . . . . . Nov. 11 . . A 

2001 . . W . . 35-0 . . . . . . . . Oct. 20 . . H 

2002 . . W . . 23-18 . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . A 

2003 . . W . . 47-17 . . . . . . . Nov. 15 . . H 

2004 . . W . . 45-28 . . . . . . . Nov. 13 . . A 

2005 . . W . . 43-13 . . . . . . . Nov. 5 . . . H 

2006 . . L . . . 15-31 . . . . . . . Oct. 14 . . A

Mountain West Conference

Mountain West ConferenCe 


The MWC - Above The Rest 

MWC institutions 

The Mountain West Conference 

was conceived on May 26, 1998 when the 

presidents at Utah, Air Force, Brigham 

Young, Colorado State, New Mexico, San 

Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming announced 

their intention to leave the Western Athletic 

Conference and form a new conference 

that would foster traditional rivalries. The 

first season as MWC members for the eight 

founding schools was 1999-2000. The MWC 

expanded to nine schools in 2005-06 when 

TCU began conference play. 

achievement 

The Mountain West Conference has 

enjoyed national success since its inception in 

1999. The Utah football team finished No. 4 in 

nation in 2004 after going 12-0, becoming the 

first team from a non-automatic qualifying 

BCS conference to earn a BCS bowl bid, and 

then winning the Fiesta Bowl. Utah is 6-0 in 

bowl games since 1999, and Utah, Air Force, 

Brigham Young, Colorado State and TCU 

have all been ranked in the top 25 during that 

time. National championships won by the 

MWC include women’s cross country (BYU 

1999, 2001, 2002), skiing (Utah 2003, New 

Mexico 2004), men’s golf (UNLV, 1998) and 

men’s volleyball (BYU 1991, 2001, 2004). 

Bowl Games 

The Mountain West Conference has 

an automatic berth in four postseason bowl 

games for the 2007 season: the Las Vegas 

Bowl, Poinsettia Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl 

and New Mexico Bowl. Since 1999, MWC 

teams have participated in 26 bowl games 

and boast a 14-12 record. Utah owns two 

groundbreaking bowl wins in MWC history: 

The Utes won the first bowl game by an 

MWC team, beating Fresno State in the 1999 

Las Vegas Bowl; and Utah became the first 

MWC school ever invited to play in a BCS 

bowl in 2004 – defeating Pittsburgh in the 

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, 2005). 

exposure 

The Mountain West Conference 

embarks on its second year of a longterm 

television agreement with CSTV 

Networks that provides unprecedented 

regional and national coverage for MWC 

institutions. CSTV, a subsidiary of CBS, is 

the leading digital and cable programming 

company dedicated to college sports. A 

key component of the partnership was the 

creation of the Mtn. (Mountain West Sports 

Network), which laid claim as the first-ever 

regional sports network dedicated to an 

intercollegiate athletics conference when 

it first aired in 2006-07. Along with CSTV, 

MWC teams receive national live game 

114 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

coverage on VERSUS, which is available in 

70 million homes. 

Household names 

Mountain West Conference teams have 

produced numerous famous professional and 

Olympic athletes. Among the most notable 

were the No. 1 NFL and NBA draft picks 

from Utah in 2005—a feat unprecedented in 

NCAA history. Utah quarterback Alex Smith 

became the MWC’s first-ever No. 1 NFL draft 

pick and was soon followed by Ute center 

Andrew Bogut as the NBA’s No. 1 pick. 

road trips 

Some of the most beautiful terrain in the 

country is found within MWC boundaries, 

including the unparalleled Rocky Mountain 

range that borders four MWC schools (Utah, 

BYU, Air Force and Colorado State). The old 

and new West are represented by Wyoming 

and Las Vegas, respectively. San Diego State 

provides the MWC with a balmy Pacific coast 

locale, New Mexico serves up a Southwestern 

flavor and TCU adds a metropolitan flair. 

sport sponsorship 

The Mountain West Conference, an 

NCAA Division I member for all of its 19 

conference-sponsored sports, is eligible 

for automatic qualification to all NCAA 

Championships. Sports sponsored by the 

MWC for women are: basketball, cross 

country, golf, indoor and outdoor track and 

field, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, 

tennis and volleyball. Men’s sports are: 

baseball, basketball, cross country, football, 

golf, indoor and outdoor track and field, 

swimming and diving and tennis. 

Former Ute Steve Smith has been a star in 

the NFL since 2001. The Carolina Panthers 

starter was the league’s leading receiver in 

2005. 

Member 

information 

air force 

Located in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... 

enrollment 4,000 ... Falcon Stadium (grass) 

seats 46,511 ... elevation 7,258 feet ... 

population 380,567 ... nickname is Falcons. 

Brigham Young 

Located in Provo, Utah ... enrollment 

33,278 ... LaVell Edwards Stadium 

(grass) seats 64,045 ... elevation 4,560 

feet ... population 105,439 ... nickname is 

Cougars. 

Colorado state 

Located in Ft. Collins, Colo. ... enrollment 

25,382 ... Hughes Stadium (grass) seats 

34,400 ... elevation 5,004 feet ... population 

126,848 ... nickname is Rams. 

new Mexico 

Located in Albuquerque, N.M. ... enrollment 

26,500 ... University Stadium (grass) seats 

38,634 ... elevation 5,086 feet ... population 

469,426... nickname is Lobos. 

san Diego state 

Located in San Diego, Calif. ... enrollment 

35,887 ... Qualcomm Stadium (grass) seats 

54,000 for Aztec games ... elevation 46 feet 

... population is 1,223,400 ... nickname is 

Aztecs. 

tCu 

Located in Fort Worth, Texas … enrollment 

8,749 … Amon G. Carter Stadium (grass) 

seats 44,008 … elevation 600 feet … 

population is 551,054 … nickname is 

Horned Frogs. 

unLV 

Located in Las Vegas, Nev. ... enrollment 

28,000 ... Sam Boyd Stadium (TurfTech) 


population is 518,313 ... nickname is 

Rebels. 

utah 

Located in Salt Lake City ... enrollment 

28,619 ... Rice-Eccles Stadium (FieldTurf) 


population is 181,742 ... nickname is Utes. 

Wyoming 

Located in Laramie, Wyo. ... enrollment 

13,207 ... War Memorial Stadium (grass) 

seats 32,580 ... elevation 7,220 feet 

... population is 27,204... nickname is 

Cowboys.

Craig thompson 

Commissioner 

Bret Gilliland 

Associate 

Commissioner 

Carolayne Henry 

Associate 

Commissioner 

Mountain West Conference Staff Directory 

Jim andrus 

Associate 

Commissioner 

Craig Thompson Commissioner 719-488-4040 

Bret Gilliland Associate Commissioner 719-488-4045 

Carolayne Henry Associate Commissioner, Compliance 719-488-4043 

Jim Andrus Associate Commissioner, Business 719-488-4042 

Dan Butterly Associate Commissioner, Marketing 719-488-4053 

Carrie Wolf Assistant Commissioner, Championships 719-488-4044 

Kelly Slater Director of Championships 719-488-4054 

Jaime Hixon Assistant Director, Operations 719-488-4049 

Lisa Danner Assistant Director, Compliance 719-488-4048 

Margy Scales Administrative Assistant 719-488-4047 

Mountain West Conference Communications Staff 

Javan Hedlund Associate Commissioner, Communications 719-488-4051 

Cell: 719-648-4027 

Email: jhedlund@themwc.com 

Kim Melcher Director of Communications 719-488-4050 

Cell: 719-433-0681 

Email: kmelcher@themwc.com 

Marlon Edge Assistant Director of Communications 719-488-4052 

Becky Motchan Assistant Director of Communications 719-488-4046 

Lauri Pyatt Assistant Director of Communications 719-488-4059 

Website 

www.theMWC.com 

Mailing address 

15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 200 

Colorado Springs, CO 80921 

Phone: (719) 488-4040 

Dan Butterly 

Associate 

Commissioner 


MWC Office 

Javan Hedlund 

Assistant 

Commissioner 

Carrie Wolf 

Assistant 

Commissioner 

Mountain West Conference Chronology 

May 26, 1998–Eight schools announce they are breaking away from the 

Western Athletic Conference: Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, 

New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming. 

Oct. 26, 1998–New league is named the Mountain West Conference. 

Dec. 4, 1998–Colorado Springs, Colo., selected as the headquarters for the 

Mountain West Conference office. 

Feb. 1, 1999–Reached a seven-year agreement with ESPN, Inc., giving 

ESPN exclusive national and regional television rights to football and men’s 

basketball, and the women’s basketball championship game. 

July 1, 1999–Conference begins official operation. 

Nov. 22, 1999–BYU women’s cross country team captures MWC’s first-ever 

national championship. 

Dec. 18, 1999–Utah posts MWC’s first bowl victory, 17-16, over Fresno 

State in the Las Vegas Bowl. 

April 28, 2000–Mountain West Conference becomes eligible for automatic 

qualification for all NCAA sports, beginning in 2000-01 season. 

Jan. 29, 2004–TCU accepts an invitation to join the MWC, starting in the 

2005-06 academic year. 

April 19, 2004–Utah Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill is named the first 

recipient of the Mountain West Conference Commissioner’s Award. 

Aug. 26, 2004–The MWC and College Sports Television (CSTV) sign a 

landmark seven-year, $82 million deal to start in fall of 2006. 

Dec. 5, 2004–Utah receives the league’s first BCS invitation to the Tostitos 

Fiesta Bowl. 

Jan. 1, 2005–Utah wins the MWC’s first BCS bowl game, defeating Pittsburgh 

35-7. 

April 11, 2005–Utah center Andrew Bogut receives the John Wooden 

Award, presented annually to the nation’s best men’s basketball player. 

April 23, 2005–Utah quarterback Alex Smith is the No. 1 NFL draft pick, 

taken by the San Francisco 49ers. 

June 28, 2005–Utah center Andrew Bogut is the No. 1 NBA draft pick, 

taken by the Milwaukee Bucks. Utah becomes the first school in NCAA 

history ever to have the No. 1 selections in the NFL and NBA drafts in the 

same year. 

April 18, 2006–CSTV and the Mountain West Conference unveil the 

Mtn.—the first-ever regional sports network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate 

athletics conference. 


Kim Melcher 

Director of 

Communications 

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Keeping Up With The MWC 

2007 Mountain West Conference Composite Schedule 

Thursday, August 30 

UNLV at Utah State 

Utah at Oregon State 

Saturday, September 1 

Virginia at Wyoming 

South Carolina St. at Air Force 

Arizona at BYU 

Baylor at TCU 

New Mexico at UTEP 

Colorado State at Colorado# 


Utah State at Wyoming 

California at Colorado State 

Air Force at Utah* 

New Mexico St. at New Mexico 

Wisconsin at UNLV 

TCU at Texas 

BYU at UCLA 

San Diego St. at Washington St.$ 

Thursday, September 13 

TCU at Air Force* 


UCLA at Utah 

Hawai`i at UNLV 

BYU at Tulsa 

New Mexico at Arizona 

San Diego St. at Arizona St. 

Wyoming at Boise State 


Air Force at BYU* 

Colorado State at Houston 

Portland St. at San Diego St. 

Sacramento St. at New Mexico 

SMU at TCU 

Utah at UNLV* 

Wyoming at Ohio 


Air Force at Navy 

Utah State at Utah 

Colorado State at TCU* 

BYU at New Mexico* 

Cincinnati at San Diego State 

UNLV at Nevada 

Stadiums In The Mountain West Conference 

Air Force • Falcon Stadium • 46,551 

New Mexico • University Stadium • 38,634 

UNLV • Sam Boyd Stadium • 36,800 

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Friday, October 5 

Utah at Louisville 

Saturday, October 6 

TCU at Wyoming* 

San Diego St. at Colorado St.* 

UNLV at Air Force* 


New Mexico at Wyoming* 

San Diego State at Utah* 

TCU at Stanford 

Air Force at Colorado State* 

BYU at UNLV* 

Thursday, October 18 

Utah at TCU* 


Wyoming at Air Force* 

Eastern Washington at BYU 

Colorado State at UNLV* 

New Mexico at San Diego State* 

Brigham Young • Edwards Stadium • 64,045 

San Diego State • Qualcomm Stadium • 54,000 

Utah • Rice-Eccles Stadium • 45,017 

Thursday, October 25 

Air Force at New Mexico* 


UNLV at Wyoming* 

Utah at Colorado State* 

BYU at San Diego State* 

Saturday, November 3 

Colorado State at BYU* 

Army at Air Force 

New Mexico at TCU* 

Wyoming at San Diego State* 

Thursday, November 8 

TCU at BYU* 


Air Force at Notre Dame 

Colorado State at New Mexico* 

Wyoming at Utah* 

San Diego State at UNLV* 


BYU at Wyoming* 

San Diego State at Air Force* 

Georgia Southern at Colorado St. 

New Mexico at Utah* 

UNLV at TCU* 

Friday, November 23 

Wyoming at Colorado State* 


Utah at BYU* 

UNLV at New Mexico* 

TCU at San Diego State* 

# Invesco Field at Mile High 

(Denver) 

$ Qwest Field (Seattle) 

* Mountain West Conference 

Game 

Colorado State • Hughes Stadium • 34,400 

TCU • Amon G. Carter Stadium • 44,008 

Wyoming • War Memorial Stadium • 32,580

Mountain West Conference Bowl Game Affiliations 

san Diego Co. Credit union Poinsettia Bowl 

Date: Thursday, Dec. 20 

Time: 6 p.m. PT 

TV: ESPN 

Location: San Diego, Calif. 

Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium 

Teams: MWC vs. Navy/At-Large 

Managing Director: Bruce Binkowski 

Phone: 619-285-5061 

Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl 

Date: Saturday, Dec. 22 

Time: 5 p.m. PT 

TV: ESPN 

Location: Las Vegas, Nev. 

Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium 

Teams: MWC vs. Pac-10 

Managing Director: Tina Kunzer-Murphy 

Phone: 702-732-3912 

2007-08 College Bowl Schedule (All Times Eastern) 


2007-08 Bowl Games 

Bell Hellicopter armed forces Bowl 

Date: Monday, Dec. 31 

Time: 11:30 a.m. CT 

TV: ESPN 

Location: Fort Worth, Texas 

Stadium: Amon Carter Stadium 

Teams: MWC vs. Pac-10 

Executive Director: Tom Starr 

Phone: 817-810-0012 

new Mexico Bowl 

Date: Saturday, Dec. 22 

Time: 2:30 p.m. MT 

TV: ESPN 

Location: Albuquerque, N.M. 

Stadium: University Stadium 

Teams: MWC vs. WAC 

Managing Director: TBA 

Phone: TBA 

Bowl Game Date / Time (ET) Site Matchup TV 

San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 20 / 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. Navy/At-Large ESPN 

R&L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Sun Belt Champ vs. C-USA ESPN2 

PapaJohn’s.com Dec. 22 / 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Big East vs. C-USA ESPN2 

New Mexico Dec. 22 / 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. WAC ESPN 

Pioneer Las Vegas Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West vs. Pac-10 ESPN 

Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii C-USA vs. WAC ESPN 

Motor City Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC ESPN 

Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-10 ESPN 

Texas Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. Houston, Texas Big 12 vs. C-USA NFL 

Champs Sports Dec. 28 / 5 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big Ten ESPN 

Emerald Dec. 28 / 8:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. ACC vs. Pac-10 ESPN 

Meineke Car Care Dec. 29 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. Big East ESPN 

AutoZone Liberty Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ESPN 

Alamo Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN 

Petro Sun Independence Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Shreveport, La. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN 

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas Mountain West vs. Pac-10 ESPN 

Brut Sun Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 CBS 

Humanitarian Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs. WAC ESPN2 

Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 31 / 4 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPN 

Chick-fil-A Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN 

Insight Dec. 31 / TBA Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 NFL 

Outback Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN 

AT&T Cotton Jan. 1 / 11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX 

Gator Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame CBS 

Capital One Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC 

Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1 / 4:30 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. *BCS vs. BCS ABC 

Allstate Sugar Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. *BCS vs. BCS FOX 

Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 2 / 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. *BCS vs. BCS FOX 

FedEx Orange Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. *BCS vs. BCS FOX 

International Jan. 5 / 12 p.m. Toronto, Canada Big East/Notre Dame vs. MAC ESPN2 

GMAC Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs. MAC ESPN 

Allstate BCS National Championship Jan. 7 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. *BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 FOX 

* BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - When not having a conference champion participating in the BCS National Championship Game, the BCS will have the following 

conference champions serve as host teams: Rose Bowl - Big Ten and Pac-10; FedEx Orange Bowl - ACC; Allstate Sugar Bowl - SEC; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Big 12. 


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MWC Bowl History 

Mountain West Conference Bowl History (Began In 1999) 

1999 (1-2) 

Liberty Bowl 

Southern Mississippi 23, Colorado St. 17 

Las Vegas Bowl 

Utah 17, Fresno State 16 

Motor City Bowl 

Marshall 21, BYU 3 

2000 (3-0) 

Liberty Bowl 

Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 


UNLV 31, Arkansas 17 

Silicon Valley Football Classic 

Air Force 37, Fresno State 34 

air force (8-8-1) 

1959 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . 0-0 

1963 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina . . . . L . . 0-35 

1971 Sugar. . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee . . . . . . . L . . 13-34 

1982 Hall of Fame . . . . . . Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . W. . 36-28 

1983 Independence . . . . . Mississippi . . . . . . . W. . 9-3 

1984 Independence . . . . . Virginia Tech. . . . . . W. . 23-7 

1985 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . Texas . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 24-16 

1987 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Arizona State . . . . . L . . 28-33 

1989 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi . . . . . . . L . . 29-42 

1990 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State . . . . . . . W. . 23-11 

1991 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi State . . W. . 38-15 

1992 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi . . . . . . . L . . 0-13 

1995 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . L . . 41-55 

1997 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Oregon . . . . . . . . . . L . . 13-41 

1998 O’ahu. . . . . . . . . . . . Washington . . . . . . W. . 45-25 

2000 Silicon Valley . . . . . . Fresno State. . . . . . W. . 37-34 

2002 San Francisco . . . . . Virginia Tech. . . . . . L . . 13-20 

Brigham Young (8-16-1) 

1974 Fiesta. . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . L . . 6-16 

1976 Tangerine. . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . L . . 21-49 

1978 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 16-23 

1979 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Indiana . . . . . . . . . . L . . 37-38 

1980 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 46-45 

1981 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Washington State. . W. . 38-36 

1982 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State . . . . . . . L . . 17-41 

1983 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Missouri . . . . . . . . . W. . 21-17 

1984 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Michigan. . . . . . . . . W. . 24-17 

1985 Florida Citrus. . . . . . Ohio State . . . . . . . L . . 7-10 

1986 Freedom . . . . . . . . . UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 10-31 

1987 All-American . . . . . . Virginia . . . . . . . . . . L . . 16-22 

1988 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Colorado. . . . . . . . . W. . 20-17 

1989 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . L . . 39-50 

1990 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M . . . . . . . L . . 14-65 

1991 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . 13-13 

1992 Aloha . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . L . . 20-23 

1993 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State . . . . . . . L . . 21-28 

1994 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma. . . . . . . . W. . 31-6 

1997 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . W. . 19-15 

1998 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Tulane . . . . . . . . . . L . . 27-41 

1999 Motor City . . . . . . . . Marshall . . . . . . . . . L . . 3-21 

2001 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Louisville . . . . . . . . L . . 10-28 

2005 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . California . . . . . . . . L . . 28-35 

2006 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Oregon . . . . . . . . . . W. . 38-8 

2001 (2-1) 

Liberty Bowl 

Louisville 28, BYU 10 


Utah 10, USC 6 

New Orleans Bowl 

Colorado State 45, North Texas 20 

2002 (0-3) 

Liberty Bowl 

TCU 17, Colorado State 3 


UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 

San Francisco Bowl 

Virginia Tech 20, Air Force 13 

2003 (1-2) 

Liberty Bowl 

Utah 17, Southern Mississippi 0 

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Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 

San Francisco Bowl 

Boston College 35, Colorado State 21 

2004 (2-1) 

Fiesta Bowl 

Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7 


Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 

Emerald Bowl 

Navy 34, New Mexico 19 

2005 (2-2) 

Houston Bowl 

TCU 27, Iowa State 24 

Emerald Bowl 

Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10 

All-Time Bowl Appearances By Mountain West Conference Teams 

Colorado state (4-7) 

1949 Raisin . . . . . . . . . . . Occidental . . . . . . . L . . 20-21 

1990 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Oregon . . . . . . . . . . W. . 32-31 

1994 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Michigan. . . . . . . . . L . . 14-24 

1995 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . L . . 21-54 

1997 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Missouri . . . . . . . . . W. . 35-24 

1999 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . So. Mississippi . . . . L . . 17-23 

2000 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Louisville . . . . . . . . W. . 22-17 

2001 New Orleans . . . . . . North Texas . . . . . . W. . 45-20 

2002 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 3-17 

2003 San Francisco . . . . . Boston College. . . . L . . 21-35 

2005 S.D. Poinsettia. . . . . Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 30-51 

new Mexico (2-7-1) 

1939 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 0-26 

1944 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwestern . . . . . L . . 0-7 

1946 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . W. . 34-24 

1947 Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . Montana State . . . . T . . 13-13 

1961 Aviation . . . . . . . . . . Western Michigan . W. . 28-12 

1997 Insight.com . . . . . . . Arizona. . . . . . . . . . L . . 14-20 

2002 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 13-27 

2003 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Oregon State . . . . . L . . 14-55 

2004 Emerald. . . . . . . . . . Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 19-34 

2006 New Mexico. . . . . . . San Jose . . . . . . . . L . . 12-20 

san Diego state (1-4) 

1948 Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . Hardin-Simmons . . L . . 0-53 

1969 Pasadena . . . . . . . . Boston University . . W. . 28-7 

1986 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 38-39 

1991 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 17-28 

1998 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . North Carolina . . . . L . . 13-20 

tCu (9-13-1) 

1921 F.W. Dixie Classic . . Centre . . . . . . . . . . L . . 7-63 

1936 Sugar. . . . . . . . . . . . LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 3-2 

1937 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette. . . . . . . . W. . 16-6 

1939 Sugar. . . . . . . . . . . . Carnegie Tech . . . . W. . 15-7 

1942 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Georgia . . . . . . . . . L . . 26-40 

1945 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma A&M . . . L . . 0-34 

1948 Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi . . . . . . . L . . 9-13 

1952 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky . . . . . . . . L . . 7-20 

1956 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi . . . . . . . L . . 13-14 

1957 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse . . . . . . . . W. . 28-27 

1959 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force. . . . . . . . . T . . 0-0 

1959 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . Clemson. . . . . . . . . L . . 7-23 


California 35, BYU 28 

San Diego Poinsettia Bowl 

Navy 51, Colorado State 30 

2006 (3-1) 

Armed Forces Bowl 

Utah 25, Tulsa 13 


BYU 38, Oregon 8 

San Diego Poinsettia Bowl 

TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7 

New Mexico Bowl 

San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12 

1965 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Western . . . . L . . 12-13 

1984 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . West Virginia . . . . . L . . 14-31 

1994 Independence . . . . . Virginia . . . . . . . . . . L . . 10-20 

1998 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . USC . . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 28-19 

1999 Mobile Alabama. . . . East Carolina . . . . . W. . 28-14 

2000 Mobile Alabama. . . . Southern Miss . . . . L . . 21-28 

2001 galleryfurniture.com . Texas A&M . . . . . . . L . . 9-28 

2002 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado State . . . . W. . 17-3 

2003 Fort Worth . . . . . . . . Boise State. . . . . . . L . . 31-34 

2005 Houston. . . . . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . W. . 27-24 

2006 San Diego . . . . . . . . Northern Illinois . . . W. . 37-7 

unLV (3-0) 

1984 California . . . . . . . . . Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . W. . 30-13 

1994 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Central Michigan . . W. . 52-24 

2000 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Arkansas . . . . . . . . W. . 31-14 

utah (9-3) 

1939 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico . . . . . . W. . 26-0 

1964 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia . . . . . W. . 32-6 

1992 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . Washington State. . L . . 28-31 

1993 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Southern California L . . 21-28 

1994 Freedom . . . . . . . . . Arizona. . . . . . . . . . W. . 16-13 

1996 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin. . . . . . . . L . . 10-38 

1999 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Fresno State. . . . . . W. . 17-16 

2001 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . Southern California W. . 10-6 

2003 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Mississippi W. . 17-0 

2004 Fiesta. . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . W. . 35-7 

2005 Emerald. . . . . . . . . . Georgia Tech . . . . . W. . 38-10 

2006 Armed Forces . . . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 25-13 

Wyoming (5-6) 

1951 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington & Lee . W. . 20-7 

1956 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . W. . 21-14 

1958 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardin-Simmons . . W. . 14-6 

1966 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida State. . . . . . W. . 28-20 

1968 Sugar. . . . . . . . . . . . LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 13-20 

1976 Fiesta. . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma. . . . . . . . L . . 7-41 

1987 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . 19-20 

1988 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . L . . 14-62 

1990 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . California . . . . . . . . L . . 15-17 

1993 Copper. . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . L . . 17-52 

2004 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . W. . 24-21

ushing offense 

TEAM G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

Air Force (3) 12 660 2753 4.2 22 229.4 

TCU (9) 13 557 2530 4.5 28 194.6 

BYU (53) 13 437 1845 4.2 27 141.9 

Utah (54) 13 451 1826 4.0 14 140.5 

Wyoming (58) 12 441 1588 3.6 12 132.3 

San Diego State (80) 12 423 1430 3.4 10 119.2 

New Mexico (94) 13 433 1444 3.3 10 111.1 

UNLV (108) 12 345 1074 3.1 11 89.5 

Colorado State (113) 12 372 918 2.5 10 76.5 

Pass offense 

TEAM G ATT CMP INT PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

BYU (4) 13 452 311 9 68.8 4206 9.3 33 323.5 

Utah (34) 13 411 238 12 57.9 2963 7.2 25 227.9 

UNLV (36) 12 441 242 17 54.9 2728 6.2 16 227.3 

Colorado State (42) 12 363 221 13 60.9 2617 7.2 13 218.1 

TCU (48) 13 352 216 6 61.4 2780 7.9 15 213.8 

New Mexico (53) 13 390 204 9 52.3 2676 6.9 18 205.8 

Wyoming (85) 12 346 210 13 60.7 2148 6.2 17 179.0 

San Diego State (107) 12 294 171 17 58.2 1804 6.1 8 150.3 

Air Force (118) 12 146 84 4 57.5 1215 8.3 12 101.2 

total offense 

TEAM G RUSH PASS PLYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

BYU (4) 13 1845 4206 889 6051 6.8 60 465.5 

TCU (17) 13 2530 2780 909 5310 5.8 43 408.5 

Utah (41) 13 1826 2963 862 4789 5.6 39 368.4 

Air Force (69) 12 2753 1215 806 3968 4.9 34 330.7 

New Mexico (83) 13 1444 2676 823 4120 5.0 28 316.9 

UNLV (84) 12 1074 2728 786 3802 4.8 27 316.8 

Wyoming (91) 12 1588 2148 787 3736 4.7 29 311.3 

Colorado State (100) 12 918 2617 735 3535 4.8 23 294.6 

San Diego State (108) 12 1430 1804 717 3234 4.5 18 269.5 

scoring offense 

TEAM G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG 

BYU (5) 13 63 58 0 0 14 0 478 36.8 

TCU (26) 13 46 41 0 0 21 0 380 29.2 

Utah (33) 13 45 43 1 0 16 0 363 27.9 

Air Force (62) 12 36 32 1 0 9 1 279 23.2 

New Mexico (74) 13 32 31 0 0 19 2 284 21.8 

Wyoming (80) 12 32 30 0 0 12 0 258 21.5 

UNLV (84) 12 30 20 4 0 10 0 238 19.8 

Colorado State (104) 12 26 22 0 0 8 0 202 16.8 

San Diego State (113) 12 21 20 0 0 8 0 170 14.2 

rushing Defense 

TEAM G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

TCU (2) 13 367 791 2.2 8 60.8 

Utah (22) 13 449 1384 3.1 11 106.5 

Wyoming (23) 12 404 1279 3.2 16 106.6 

BYU (31) 13 408 1483 3.6 10 114.1 

New Mexico (40) 13 441 1532 3.5 11 117.8 

Air Force (68) 12 415 1695 4.1 15 141.2 

Colorado State (80) 12 438 1789 4.1 21 149.1 

UNLV (95) 12 477 1937 4.1 23 161.4 

San Diego State (106) 12 489 2169 4.4 14 180.8 

Pass Defense 

TEAM G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

Wyoming (8) 12 319 166 11 52.0 1876 5.9 10 156.3 

San Diego State (17) 12 294 174 9 59.2 2052 7.0 22 171.0 

TCU (21) 13 386 207 16 53.6 2263 5.9 9 174.1 

Colorado State (28) 12 312 180 7 57.7 2175 7.0 11 181.2 

BYU (65) 13 445 245 18 55.1 2666 6.0 12 205.1 

Air Force (75) 12 303 202 9 66.7 2561 8.5 20 213.4 

Utah (80) 13 366 221 17 60.4 2804 7.7 19 215.7 

UNLV (90) 12 315 211 9 67.0 2711 8.6 21 225.9 

New Mexico (100) 13 428 257 14 60.0 3089 7.2 28 237.6 


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Pass Defense efficiency 

TEAM G ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD EFFIC 

TCU (7) 13 386 207 16 53.6 2263 9 102.3 

Wyoming (12) 12 319 166 11 52.0 1876 10 104.9 

BYU (16) 13 445 245 18 55.1 2666 12 106.2 

Colorado State (55) 12 312 180 7 57.7 2175 11 123.4 

Utah (78) 13 366 221 17 60.4 2804 19 132.6 

New Mexico (85) 13 428 257 14 60.0 3089 28 135.7 

San Diego State (86) 12 294 174 9 59.2 2052 22 136.4 

Air Force (112) 12 303 202 9 66.7 2561 20 153.5 

UNLV (113) 12 315 211 9 67.0 2711 21 155.6 

total Defense 

TEAM G RUSH PASS PLYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 

TCU (2) 13 791 2263 753 3054 4.1 17 234.9 

Wyoming (9) 12 1279 1876 723 3155 4.4 26 262.9 

BYU (38) 13 1483 2666 853 4149 4.9 22 319.2 

Utah (43) 13 1384 2804 815 4188 5.1 30 322.2 

Colorado State (53) 12 1789 2175 750 3964 5.3 32 330.3 

San Diego State (73) 12 2169 2052 783 4221 5.4 36 351.8 

Air Force (78) 12 1695 2561 718 4256 5.9 35 354.7 

New Mexico (80) 13 1532 3089 869 4621 5.3 39 355.5 

UNLV (96) 12 1937 2711 792 4648 5.9 44 387.3 

scoring Defense 

TEAM G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG 

TCU (3) 13 19 19 0 0 9 0 160 12.3 

BYU (10) 13 23 19 2 0 10 0 191 14.7 

Utah (37) 13 33 25 1 0 11 0 258 19.8 

Colorado State (52) 12 33 32 0 0 11 0 263 21.9 

Wyoming (53) 12 32 27 3 0 13 0 264 22.0 

New Mexico (68) 13 40 37 1 0 11 0 312 24.0 

Air Force (78) 12 40 32 0 0 10 0 302 25.2 

San Diego State (94) 12 41 37 0 0 14 0 325 27.1 

UNLV (109) 12 49 44 1 0 14 0 382 31.8 

Kickoff returns 

TEAM G RET YDS TD AVG 

Utah (31) 13 31 676 0 21.8 

TCU (47) 13 29 607 0 20.9 

UNLV (50) 12 51 1055 0 20.7 

New Mexico (53) 13 45 923 0 20.5 

BYU (56) 13 28 571 0 20.4 

Wyoming (94) 12 37 679 0 18.4 

Colorado State (97) 12 28 507 0 18.1 

Air Force (105) 12 34 605 0 17.8 

San Diego State (110) 12 48 840 0 17.5 

Punt returns 

TEAM G RET YDS TD AVG 

Air Force (17) 12 11 143 1 13.0 

BYU (20) 13 31 399 1 12.9 

TCU (38) 13 40 417 0 10.4 

Colorado State (41) 12 34 347 2 10.2 

UNLV (44) 12 21 212 2 10.1 

Wyoming (53) 12 27 243 0 9.0 

Utah (58) 13 36 312 0 8.7 

New Mexico (98) 13 28 179 0 6.4 

San Diego State (101) 12 18 98 0 5.4 

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2006 MWC Individual Rankings 

rushing 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G ATT YDS AVG TD LONG YDS/G 

Ferguson, Rodney, NM, So. (23) 13 252 1234 4.9 7 49 94.9 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. (42) 13 201 1010 5.0 7 49 77.7 

Brown, Aaron, TCU, So. 12 154 801 5.2 9 45 66.8 

Hobbs, Lonta, TCU, Sr. 10 145 665 4.6 7 28 66.5 

Hall, Chad, AF, Jr. 12 155 784 5.1 5 38 65.3 

Henderson, Atiyyah, SD, Fr. 12 174 764 4.4 1 40 63.7 

Seldon, Wynell, WY, So. 11 156 610 3.9 1 22 55.5 

Carney, Shaun, AF, Jr. 12 188 618 3.3 8 39 51.5 

Moore, Devin, WY, So. 12 80 574 7.2 3 71 47.8 

Peeples, David, UNLV, So. 12 133 519 3.9 7 42 43.2 

Passing average/Game 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD AVG/G 

Beck, John, BYU, Sr. 12 417 289 8 69.3 3885 32 323.8 

Ratliff, Brett, UT, Sr. 13 391 228 9 58.3 2796 23 215.1 

Hanie, Caleb, CS, Jr. 12 342 209 12 61.1 2427 11 202.2 

Ballard, Jeff, TCU, Sr. 13 307 190 5 61.9 2394 13 184.2 

Hinds, Rocky, UNLV, So. 12 359 194 13 54.0 2148 8 179.0 

Sween, Karsten, WY, Fr. 9 212 128 8 60.4 1304 9 144.9 

Carney, Shaun, AF, Jr. 12 137 82 3 59.9 1192 12 99.3 

Craft, Kevin, SD, Fr. 9 121 69 6 57.0 737 4 81.9 

Jackon, Marcus, TCU, Fr. 10 44 26 1 59.1 386 2 38.6 

Beck, Jason, BYU, Sr. 12 31 22 1 71.0 321 1 26.8 

Pass efficiency 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD EFF 

Beck, John, BYU, Sr. (2) 12 417 289 8 69.3 3885 32 169.1 

Beck, Jason, BYU, Sr. 12 31 22 1 71.0 321 1 162.1 

Carney, Shaun, AF, Jr. 12 137 82 3 59.9 1192 12 157.5 

Jackson, Marcus, TCU, Fr. 10 44 26 1 59.1 386 2 143.2 

Ballard, Jeff, TCU, Sr. (36) 13 307 19 5 61.9 2394 13 138.1 

Ratliff, Brett, UT, Sr. (40) 13 391 228 9 58.3 2796 23 133.2 

Hanie, Caleb, CS, Jr. 12 342 209 12 61.1 2427 11 124.3 

Sween, Karsten, WY, Fr. 9 212 128 8 60.4 1304 9 118.5 

Craft, Kevin, SD, Fr. 9 121 69 6 57.0 737 4 109.2 

Hinds, Rocky, UNLV, So. 12 359 194 13 54.0 2148 8 104.4 

receiving Yards/Game 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C YDS/G 

Wolfe, Ryan, UNLV, Fr. (26) 12 55 911 5 75 16.6 75.9 

Harline, Jonny, BYU, Sr. (32) 13 58 935 12 71 16.1 71.9 

Flair, Casey, UNLV, So. (44) 12 67 816 4 40 12.2 68.0 

Brown, Travis, NM, Jr. (49) 13 64 867 4 52 13.5 66.7 

Smith, Marcus, NM, Jr. 13 53 859 9 61 16.2 66.1 

Harmon, Quentily, TCU, Sr. 13 52 791 3 45 15.2 60.8 

Morton, Damon, CS, Jr. 12 48 722 4 83 15.0 60.2 

Ford, Michael, WY, Jr. 12 60 674 4 40 11.2 56.2 

Richards, Derrek, UT, Jr. 13 60 717 6 38 11.9 55.2 

Walker, Johnny, CS, Jr. 12 58 586 0 32 10.1 48.8 

Utah’s Louie Sakoda ranked second in the MWC in both scoring and punting 

last season. 

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receptions/Game 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C REC/G 

Flair, Casey, UNLV, So. (21) 12 67 816 4 40 12.2 5.58 

Ford, Michael, WY, Jr. (39) 12 60 674 4 40 11.2 5.00 

Brown, Travis, NM, Jr. (43) 13 64 867 4 52 13.5 4.92 

Walker, Johnny, CS, Jr. (45) 12 58 586 0 32 10.1 4.83 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. (46) 13 62 566 3 62 9.1 4.77 

Richards, Derrek, UT, Jr. 13 60 717 6 38 11.9 4.62 

Wolfe, Ryan, UNLV, Fr. 12 55 911 5 75 16.6 4.58 

Harline, Jonny, BYU, Sr. 13 58 935 12 71 16.1 4.46 

Hernandez, Brian, UT, Jr. 11 47 424 1 47 9.0 4.27 

Smith, Marcus, NM, Jr. 13 53 859 9 61 16.2 4.08 

total offense 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G RUSH PASS PLYS TOTAL YDS/G 

Beck, John, BYU, Sr. (4) 12 -8 3885 467 3877 323.1 

Ratliff, Brett, UT, Sr. (25) 13 260 2796 489 3056 235.1 

Ballard, Jeff, TCU, Sr. (36) 13 423 2394 417 2817 216.7 

Hanie, Caleb, CS, Jr. (50) 12 55 2427 450 2482 206.8 

Hinds, Rocky, UNLV, So. 12 -49 2148 408 2099 174.9 

Carney, Shaun, AF, Jr. 12 618 1192 325 1810 150.8 

Sween, Karsten, WY, Fr. 9 -88 1304 267 1216 135.1 

Ferguson, Rodney, NM, So. 13 1234 0 253 1234 94.9 

Craft, Kevin, SD, Fr. 9 -15 737 150 722 80.2 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. 13 1010 0 202 1010 77.7 

scoring 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G TD XPT FG 2XP PTS PTS/G 

Mclaughlin, Jared, BYU, Sr. (18) 13 0 58 14 0 100 7.7 

Sakoda, Louie, UT, So. (38) 13 0 43 16 0 91 7.0 

Byrd, Kenny, NM, Sr. (49) 13 0 31 19 0 88 6.8 

Manfredini, Chris, TCU, Jr. 13 0 36 12 0 72 5.5 

Harline, Jonny, BYU, Sr. 13 12 0 0 0 72 5.5 

Vakapuna, Fui, BYU, So. 12 11 0 0 0 66 5.5 

Brown, Aaron, TCU, So. 12 10 0 0 0 60 5.0 

Sasser, Zach, AF, Jr. 12 0 32 9 0 59 4.9 

Casteel, Brent, UT, So. 13 10 0 0 0 60 4.6 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. 13 10 0 0 0 60 4.6 

all Purpose Yards 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS AVG/G 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. (8) 13 1010 566 0 288 1864 143.4 

Ferguson, Rodney, NM, So. (36) 13 1234 291 0 0 1525 117.3 

Brown, Aaron, TCU, So. 12 801 455 0 145 1401 116.8 

Morton, Damon, CS, Jr. (47) 12 17 722 204 368 1311 109.2 

Smith, Marcus, NM, Jr. 13 22 859 0 335 1216 93.5 

Hobbs, Lonta, TCU, Sr. 10 665 148 0 0 813 81.3 

Flair, Casey, UNLV, So. 12 0 816 141 0 957 79.8 

Moore, Devin, WY, So. 12 574 113 0 245 932 77.7 

Casteel, Brent, UT, So. 13 262 600 0 143 1005 77.3 

Wolfe, Ryan, UNLV, Fr. 12 0 911 0 0 911 75.9 

field Goal Percentage 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G FG FGA LONG PCT. 

Manfredini, Chris, TCU, Jr. 13 12 14 47 85.7 

Byrd, Kenny, NM, Sr. 13 19 23 52 82.6 

Sakoda, Louie, UT, So. 13 16 20 45 80.0 

Mclaughlin, Jared, BYU, Sr. 13 14 18 53 77.8 

Sasser, Zach, AF, Jr. 12 9 14 48 64.3 

Goodman, Aric, WY, Fr. 12 10 16 52 62.5 

Palmer, Garret, SD, Jr. 12 8 14 48 57.1 

Smith, Jason, CS, So. 12 8 15 49 53.3 

Aguayo, Sergio, UNLV, Jr. 10 8 16 52 50.0 

Punting 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G NO YDS LONG AVG 

Facer, Kip, UNLV, Sr. (6) 12 46 2078 78 45.2 

Sakoda, Louie, UT, So. (13) 13 59 2598 75 44.0 

Kaylor, Jimmie, CS, Jr. (17) 12 63 2754 65 43.7 

Vinnedge, Billy, WY, Jr. (21) 12 61 2634 61 43.2 

Hughes, Michael, SD, Jr. (47) 10 47 1932 64 41.1 

McLaughlin, Derek, BYU, Sr. 13 40 1636 66 40.9 

Sasser, Zach, AF, Jr. 12 39 1591 68 40.8 

Scott, Jordan, NM, Jr. 13 70 2815 68 40.2 

Cortney, Brian, TCU, Sr. 12 39 1506 58 38.6

Punt return average 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G RET YDS TD LONG AVG 

Bonner, Brian, TCU, Jr. (16) 13 24 305 0 39 12.7 

Wilson, Marquis, UT, So. (23) 13 22 246 0 31 11.2 

Meikle, Nathan, BYU, Sr. (24) 12 29 324 0 38 11.2 

Morton, Damon, CS, Jr. (33) 12 21 204 1 58 9.7 

Walker, Johnny, CS, Jr. 12 12 116 0 43 9.7 

Marsh, Hoost, WY, Jr. 12 24 205 0 26 8.5 

Wilson, Thomas, NM, Sr. 13 20 158 0 23 7.9 

Brock, Marcus, TCU, Jr. 11 14 107 0 36 7.6 

Amaral, Justin, SD, Sr. 9 10 60 0 15 6.0 

Kick return average 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G RET YDS TD LONG AVG 

Wright, Deandre, NM, So. 13 14 362 0 60 25.9 

Wright, Eric, UNLV, Jr. (34) 9 18 430 0 54 23.9 

Smith, Ronnie, UNLV, Jr. 12 14 317 0 47 22.6 

McCain, Brice, UT, So. (48) 13 18 404 0 54 22.4 

Brown, Curtis, BYU, Sr. 13 13 288 0 48 22.2 

Massey, Donald, TCU, Jr. 13 16 342 0 69 21.4 

Armstrong, Spencer, AF, So. 11 11 232 0 31 21.1 

Bass, Ray, SD, Jr. 12 13 267 0 74 20.5 

Morton, Damon, CS, Jr. 12 18 368 0 48 20.4 

Smith, Marcus, NM, Jr. 13 18 335 0 30 18.6 

interceptions 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G INT YDS TD LONG INT/G 

Weddle, Eric, UT, Sr. (8) 13 7 80 2 30 0.54 

Golston, Dorsey, WY, Sr. (44) 12 4 45 0 29 0.33 

Robinson, Justin, BYU, Sr. 13 4 69 1 64 0.31 

White, Marvin, TCU, Sr. 13 4 45 0 25 0.31 

Wright, Deandre, NM, So. 13 4 22 0 22 0.31 

Baker, Donny, SD, Sr. 11 3 24 0 24 0.27 

Staggs, Jay, UNLV, Sr. 12 3 39 0 39 0.25 

Stewart, Torrey, TCU, Jr. 12 3 20 1 20 0.25 

Williams, Darryl, CS, Jr. 12 3 6 0 6 0.25 

Black, Quincy, NM, Sr. 13 3 138 1 88 0.23 

tackles 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G SOLO AST TOTAL AVG/G SACK 

Fowler, Drew, AF, Jr. (10) 12 47 76 123 10.2 2.0 

Martin, Joe, SD, Sr. (23) 12 58 51 109 9.1 3.0 

Black, Quincy, NM, Sr. (31) 13 57 57 114 8.8 0.0 

Tate, Steve, UT, Jr. (40) 12 58 44 102 8.5 2.5 

Jianonni, Joe, UT, Jr. (48) 11 48 44 92 8.4 4.0 

Jensen, Cameron, BYU, Sr. 13 57 50 107 8.2 4.0 

Pagnotta, Mike, CS, So. 9 46 25 71 7.9 3.0 

Kubiak, Klint, CS, So. 12 49 41 90 7.5 0.0 

Allen, Russell, SD, So. 12 48 40 88 7.3 0.0 

Staggs, Jay, UNLV, Sr. 12 47 40 87 7.2 0.0 

Adkins, Luke, CS, Sr. 12 40 47 87 7.2 3.0 

Sturm, Brett, SD, Sr. 12 52 30 82 6.8 1.0 

White, Marvin, TCU, Sr. 13 58 28 86 6.6 1.0 

Wendling, John, WY, Sr. 12 38 40 78 6.5 1.0 

Wagner, Aaron, BYU, Sr. 13 43 32 75 5.8 0.0 

tackles for Loss 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 

Blake, Tommy, TCU, Jr. (24) 13 13 7 83 16.5 1.27 

Ortiz, Chase, TCU, Jr. 13 9 4 42 11.0 0.85 

Nixon, David, BYU, So. 13 10 1 33 10.5 0.81 

Burnett, Martail, UT, Jr. 13 9 3 49 10.5 0.81 

Geathers, J, UNLV, So. 11 7 5 54 9.5 0.86 

Bonner, Brian, TCU, Jr. 13 8 3 46 9.5 0.73 


Applewhite, Antwan, SD, Jr. 12 8 2 55 9.0 0.75 

Donaldson, Tyler, NM, Jr. 13 8 2 33 9.0 0.69 

Tuohy, Michael, NM, Jr. 11 7 4 48 9.0 0.82 


2006 MWC Individual Rankings 

Ute defensive end Martail Burnett tied for third in the MWC in number of sacks 

and tackles for loss in 2006. 

sacks 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 

Applewhite, Ant, SD, Jr. 12 6 2 52 7.0 0.58 

Blake, Tommy, TCU, Jr. 13 6 2 50 7.0 0.54 

Geathers, J, UNLV, So. 11 4 3 43 5.5 0.50 

Burnett, Martail, UT, Jr. 13 5 1 41 5.5 0.42 

Donaldson, Tyle, NM, Jr. 13 5 0 25 5.0 0.38 

Bonner, Brian, TCU, Jr. 13 4 1 35 4.5 0.35 

Paongo, Hala, BYU, Sr. 13 4 1 33 4.5 0.35 

Tuohy, Michael, NM, Jr. 11 4 1 28 4.5 0.41 

Mosley, Major, NM, Jr. 13 3 2 47 4.0 0.31 


Passes Defended 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G 

Baker, Donny, SD, Sr. 11 9 3 12 1.09 

Wright, Deandre, NM, So. 13 9 4 13 1.00 

Wright, Eric, UNLV, Jr. 9 8 1 9 1.00 

Quin, Glover, NM, So. 13 13 0 13 1.00 

Criddle, Ben, BYU, Jr. 12 8 2 10 0.83 

Robinson, Justin, BYU, Sr. 13 6 4 10 0.77 

Sanders, Nick, TCU, Fr. 13 7 3 10 0.77 

Medina, Michael, WY, Jr. 12 7 2 9 0.75 

Weddle, Eric, UT, Sr. 13 2 7 9 0.69 

Priest, Rafael, TCU, Fr. 13 9 0 9 0.69 

fumbles forced 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G NUM AVG/G 

Geathers, Jeremy, UNLV, So. 11 3 0.27 

Brady, Kyle, UT, Jr. 11 3 0.27 

Bailes, Jonathan, SD, Sr. 12 3 0.25 

Swift, O.J., NM, Jr. 13 3 0.23 

Radford, Jon, CS, Sr. 10 2 0.20 

Guice, John, UNLV, Sr. 11 2 0.18 

Rogers, Quincy, WY, So. 12 2 0.17 

Tate, Steve, UT, Jr. 12 2 0.17 

Hill, Tommie, CS, So. 12 2 0.17 

Gooch, Quinn, BYU, Jr. 12 2 0.17 

fumbles recovered 

PLAYER, TEAM, YR. G NUM AVG/G 

Jensen, Cameron, BYU, Sr. 13 3 0.23 

Weddle, Eric, UT, Sr. 13 3 0.23 

Asiodu, K.C., UNLV, So. 10 2 0.20 

Geathers, J., UNLV, So. 11 2 0.18 

Mckay, T.J., SD, So. 11 2 0.18 

Fowler, Drew, AF, Jr. 12 2 0.17 

Wendling, John, WY, Sr. 12 2 0.17 

Kirchoff, Aaron, AF, So. 12 2 0.17 

Tialavea, Russe, BYU, Fr. 12 2 0.17 

Betschart, Wade, WY, Jr. 12 2 0.17 


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2006 MWC Awards & Recap 

2006 First-Team All-MWC 2006 Second-Team All-MWC 2006 MWC MWC Awards Annual Awards 

offense 

QB John Beck#*, Sr., BYU 

WR Travis Brown, Jr., New Mexico 

WR Ryan Wolfe, Fr., UNLV 

RB Curtis Brown*, Sr., BYU 

RB Rodney Ferguson, So., New Mexico 

TE Jonny Harline*, Sr., BYU 

OL Jake Kuresa Sr., BYU 

OL Robert Turner*, Sr., New Mexico 

OL Herb Taylor*, Sr., TCU 

OL Tavo Tupola, Sr., Utah 

OL Chase Johnson, Sr., Wyoming 

PK Kenny Byrd, Sr., New Mexico 

PR/KR Brian Bonner, Jr., TCU 

#--Unanimous Selection 

*--Two-Time First-Team Selection 

Defense 

DL Tommy Blake#*, Jr., TCU 

DL Chase Ortiz*, Jr., TCU 

DL Kelly Talavou, Sr., Utah 

DL Antwan Applewhite, Jr., San Diego State 

LB Drew Fowler, Jr., Air Force 

LB Cameron Jensen#, Sr., BYU 

LB Jason Phillips, So., TCU 

DB Quincy Black, Sr., New Mexico 

DB Marvin White, Sr., TCU 

DB Eric Weddle#*, Sr., Utah 

DB John Wendling, Sr., Wyoming 

P Kip Facer, Sr., UNLV 

#--Unanimous Selection 

*--Two-Time First-Team Selection 

Defensive back Eric Weddle (left) was voted the 

MWC Defensive Player of the Year for the second 

consecutive season and first-team all-conference. 

122 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

offense 

QB Jeff Ballard, Sr., TCU 

WR Casey Flair, So., UNLV 

WR Brent Casteel, So., Utah 

RB Chad Hall, Jr., Air Force 

RB Aaron Brown, So., TCU 

TE Wade Betschart, Jr., Wyoming 

OL Robert Kraay, Sr., Air Force 

OL Sete Aulai, Jr., BYU 

OL Clint Oldenburg, Sr., Colorado State 

OL Matty Lindner, Jr., TCU 

OL Jason Karcher, Sr., Wyoming 

PK Jared McLaughlin, Sr., BYU 

PR/KR Nate Meikle, Sr., BYU 

Defense 

DL Tyler Donaldson, Jr., New Mexico 

DL Jeremy Geathers, So., UNLV 

DL Paul Soliai, Sr., Utah 

DL Corey Mace, Sr., Wyoming 

LB Joe Martin, Sr., San Diego State 

LB Joe Jiannoni, Jr., Utah 

LB Ward Dobbs, So., Wyoming 

DB Quinn Gooch, Jr., BYU 

DB DeAndre Wright, So., New Mexico 

DB Brian Bonner, Jr., TCU 

DB Eric Wright, Jr,. UNLV 

P Jimmie Kaylor, Jr., Colorado State 

Defensive lineman Kelly Talavou was a first-team 

all-Mountain West selection in 2006, earning allleague 

honors for the first time. 

Offensive Player of the Year 

John Beck, Sr., QB, BYU 

Defensive Player of the Year 

Eric Weddle, Sr., DB, Utah 

Special Teams Players of the Year 

Louie Sakoda, So., PK/P, Utah 

Kennie Byrd, Sr., PK, New Mexico 

Freshman of the Year 

Ryan Wolfe, WR, UNLV 

Coach of the Year 

Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 

2006 

Utah 

Utah 

MWC Players 

of the 

of 

Week 

the Week 

Sept. 4 Louie Sakoda, special teams 

Sept. 25 Eric Weddle, defense 

Oct. 9 Louie Sakoda, special teams 

Oct. 30 Brett Ratliff, defense 

Nov. 20 Louie Sakoda, special teams 

Joe Jiannoni, defense 

2006 MWC MWC Standings Standings 

Team MWC Overall 

1. Brigham Young 8-0 11-2 

2. TCU 6-2 11-2 

3. Utah 5-3 8-5 

Wyoming 5-3 6-6 

5. New Mexico 4-4 6-7 

6. Air Force 3-5 4-8 

San Diego State 3-5 3-9 

8. Colorado State 1-7 4-8 

UNLV 1-7 2-10 

2006 MWC MWC Bowl Results Bowl Results 

Utah Armed Forces 

Beat Tulsa 25-13 

BYU Las Vegas 

Beat Oregon 38-8 

TCU San Diego 

Beat Northern Illinois 37-7 

New Mexico New Mexico 

Lost to San Jose State 20-12

2006 In Review

2006 In RevIew 


2006 Statistics 

2006 Utah Football Results RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G 

POSTON, Darryl 13 145 579 26 553 3.8 5 18 42.5 

8-5 Overall 5-3 MwC (3rd-T) 

Date Opponent Result Attend TV 

9-2 at UCLA L/31-10 59,709 FSN 

9-9 Northern Arizona W/45-7 43,327 mtn. 

9-16 at Utah State W/48-0 20,082 KJZZ 

9-23 at San Diego State* W/38-7 53,794 mtn. 

9-30 Boise State (HC) L/36-3 45,222 VERSUS 

10-5 TCU* W/20-7 43,790 VERSUS 

10-14 at Wyoming* L/31-15 20,806 mtn. 

10-19 at New Mexico* L/34-31 23,471 mtn. 

10-28 UNLV* W/45-23 42,474 mtn. 

11-11 Colorado State* W/35-22 39,532 VERSUS 

11-18 at Air Force* W/17-14 27,611 mtn. 

11-25 Brigham Young* L/33-31 45,330 CSTV & mtn. 

12-23 Tulsa^ W/25-13 32,412 ESPN 

HC-Homecoming; *-MWC game; ^Armed Forces Bowl 

TEAM STATISTICS UTAH OPP 

Points Per Game 27.9 19.8 

FIRST DOWNS 245 224 

Rushing 111 80 

Passing 125 128 

Penalty 9 16 

RUSHING ATTEMPS-YARDS 451-1826 449-1384 

Rushing Average Per Game 140.5 106.5 

PASSING ATT-COMP-INT 411-238-12 366-221-17 

Passing Yards 2963 2804 

Passing Average Per Game 227.9 215.7 

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 862-4789 815-4188 

Total Offense Per Game 368.4 322.2 

Fumbles-Lost 17-8 26-11 

Penalties-Yards 81-744 61-460 

Punting No.-Yards-Avg 59-2598-44.0 72-2998-41.6 

Sacks-Yards 25-181 15-121 

Third Down Conversions 83/187 67/176 

Third Down Conversions Pct. 44% 38% 

Fourth Down Conversions 8/19 8/11 

Fourth Down Conversions Pct 42% 73% 

Time of Possession Avg. 29:51 30:09 

Attendance Avg. 43,279 34,246 

SCORE BY QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 

Utah 54 133 94 82 0 363 

Opponents 51 78 40 89 0 258 

SCORING TD FG PAT RUSH RCV PASS SAF PTS 

SAKODA, Louie 0 16-20 43-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 91 

CASTEEL, Brent 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 60 

WEDDLE, Eric 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 48 

POSTON, Darryl 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 36 

RICHARDS, Derrek 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 36 

WILSON, Marquis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 18 

SAMPSON, Colt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 12 

GODFREY, Bradon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 8 

HERNANDEZ, Brian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

LITI, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

STOWERS, Ray 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

MACK, Darrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

SHYNE, Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

SYLVESTER, Stevenson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

WILLIAMS, JJ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

RATLIFF, Brett 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 6 

TAGOVAILOA, Fano 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 

Total 45 16-20 43-43 0-0 1 1-2 0 363 

Opponents 33 11-16 25-28 0-3 1 1-2 0 258 

124 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

CASTEEL, Brent 13 51 290 28 262 5.1 0 40 20.2 

RATLIFF, Brett 13 98 455 195 260 2.7 1 34 20.0 

WEDDLE, Eric 13 44 217 14 203 4.6 5 13 15.6 

LITI, Mike 8 37 189 6 183 4.9 1 45 22.9 

MACK, Darrell 8 4 181 8 173 4.0 1 29 21.6 

SMITH, Sean 13 7 66 3 63 9.0 0 30 4.8 

STANFORD, R.J. 12 11 48 0 48 4.4 0 8 4.0 

SAKODA, Louie 13 2 32 0 32 16.0 0 18 2.5 

WILSON, Marquis 13 3 29 5 24 8.0 0 16 1.8 

STOWERS, Ray 7 5 23 0 23 4.6 1 10 3.3 

RICHARDS, Derrek 13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 

GRADY, Tommy 7 3 7 7 0 0.0 0 7 0.0 

TEAM 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 

Total 13 451 2120 294 1826 4.0 14 45 140.5 

Opponents 13 449 1725 341 1384 3.1 11 40 106.5 

PASSING G EFFIC ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G 

RATLIFF, Brett 13 133.19 391-228-9 58.3 2796 23 57 215.1 

GRADY, Tommy 7 91.91 14-7-3 50.0 102 1 35 14.6 

WEDDLE, Eric 13 222.80 4-2-0 50.0 43 1 25 3.3 

TAGOVAILOA, Fano 13 284.80 1-1-0 100.0 22 0 22 1.7 

TEAM 5 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 

Total 13 132.70 411-238-12 57.9 2963 25 57 227.9 

Opponents 13 132.58 366-221-17 60.4 2804 19 51 215.7 

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 

RICHARDS, Derrek 13 60 717 11.9 6 38 55.2 

HERNANDEZ, Brian 11 47 424 9.0 1 47 38.5 

CASTEEL, Brent 13 39 600 15.4 10 49 46.2 

WILSON, Marquis 13 25 398 15.9 3 57 30.6 

GODFREY, Bradon 10 22 360 16.4 1 36 36.0 

BROWN, Freddie 13 17 196 11.5 0 42 15.1 

POSTON, Darryl 13 14 99 7.1 1 18 7.6 

SIMS, Matt 13 4 62 15.5 0 23 4.8 

SAMPSON, Colt 13 3 18 6.0 2 12 1.4 

LITI, Mike 8 2 13 6.5 0 7 1.6 

MACK, Darrell 8 2 7 3.5 0 6 0.9 

TAGOVAILOA, Fano 13 1 35 35.0 1 35 2.7 

RATLIFF, Brett 13 1 22 22.0 0 22 1.7 

SMITH, Sean 13 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.9 

Total 13 238 2963 12.4 25 57 227.9 

Opponents 13 221 2804 12.7 19 51 215.7 

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK 

SAKODA, Louie 16-20 80.0 1-1 5-5 7-8 3-5 0-1 45 0 

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG 

RATLIFF, Brett 13 489 260 2796 3056 235.1 

POSTON, Darryl 13 145 553 0 553 42.5 

CASTEEL, Brent 13 51 262 0 262 20.2 

WEDDLE, Eric 13 48 203 43 246 18.9 

LITI, Mike 8 37 183 0 183 22.9 

Total 13 862 1826 2963 4789 368.4 

Opponents 13 815 1384 2804 4188 322.2 

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 BLK 

SAKODA, Louie 59 2598 44.0 75 5 19 30 0 

Total 59 2598 44.0 75 5 19 30 0 

Opponents 72 2998 41.6 65 6 16 14 0 

Red Zone Offense 

Times at or inside 20 . . . . 50 

Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Scoring percentage . . . .84% 

TD percentage . . . . . . . .58%

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG 

CASTEEL, Brent 13 262 600 0 143 0 1005 77.3 

RICHARDS, Derrek 13 4 717 22 129 0 872 67.1 

WILSON, Marquis 13 24 398 246 0 0 668 51.4 

POSTON, Darryl 13 553 99 0 0 0 652 50.2 

HERNANDEZ, Brian 11 0 424 0 0 0 424 38.5 

Total 13 1826 2963 312 676 237 6014 462.6 

Opponents 13 1384 2804 45 811 176 5220 401.5 

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG 

WEDDLE, Eric 7 80 11.4 2 30 

SHYNE, Eric 3 76 25.3 1 33 

HARPER, Shaun 1 13 13.0 0 13 

MOKOFISI, Malakai 1 5 5.0 0 5 

SYLVESTER, Stevenson 1 45 45.0 1 45 

TATE, Steve 1 0 0.0 0 0 

JIANONNI, Joe 1 0 0.0 0 0 

WILLIAMS, J.J. 1 22 22.0 1 22 

MCCAIN, Brice 1 (-)4 (-)4.0 0 0 

Total 17 237 13.9 5 45 

Opponents 12 176 14.7 3 42 


2006 Statistics 

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG 

MCCAIN, Brice 18 404 22.4 0 54 

CASTEEL, Brent 8 143 17.9 0 25 

RICHARDS, Derrek 5 129 25.8 0 38 

Total 31 676 21.8 0 54 

Opponents 41 811 19.8 0 41 

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG 

WILSON, Marquis 22 246 11.2 0 31 

WEDDLE, Eric 8 44 5.5 0 17 

RICHARDS, Derrek 6 22 3.7 0 7 

Total 36 312 8.7 0 31 

Opponents 19 45 2.4 0 9 

Red Zone Defense 

Times opponent at or inside 20 . . . . 40 

Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Scoring percentage . . . . . . . . . . . 85% 

TD percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60% 

DEFENSE GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS SACK-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP FR-YDS FF BLK KICK SAF 

28 TATE, Steve 12 58 44 102 8.5-30 2.5-18 1-0 1 . 2 . . 

44 JIANONNI, Joe 11 48 44 92 8.0-27 4.0-17 1-0 3 1-0 1 . . 

31 EVANS, Casey 13 39 33 72 5.5-12 . . 1 . . . . 

32 WEDDLE, Eric 13 40 24 64 2.5-8 1.0-7 7-80 2 3-35 1 . . 

13 WILLIAMS, JJ 13 30 25 55 4.5-9 . 1-22 . . . . . 

98 TALAVOU, Kelly 12 26 21 47 8.0-39 3.0-26 . 2 . 1 . . 

14 BRADY, Kyle 11 23 23 46 5.0-13 1.0-8 . 4 1-0 3 . . 

93 BURNETT, Martail 13 27 15 42 10.5-49 5.5-41 . 3 . 2 . . 

22 MOKOFISI, Malaki 13 14 24 38 5.5-8 . 1-5 . 1-0 . . . 

90 SOLIAI, Paul 12 13 22 35 3.5-17 2.0-15 . 4 1-0 1 1 . 

97 LEFITI, Soli 11 15 14 29 7.5-24 1.5-15 . 2 . . . . 

1 MCCAIN, Brice 13 15 13 28 0.5-1 . 1-4 5 . . . . 

6 SHYNE, Eric 13 19 8 27 . . 3-76 3 . . . . 

45 PUCCINELLI, Alex 12 13 11 24 2.5-15 1.5-10 . 1 . . . . 

10 SYLVESTER, Stevenson 11 7 16 23 1.5-2 0.5-1 1-45 1 . 1 . . 

94 LONG, Gabe 10 13 10 23 4.5-20 1.5-11 . 1 . 2 . . 

37 OLEVAO, Loma 10 9 6 15 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . 

21 HARPER, Shaun 7 9 2 11 . . 1-13 1 . . . . 

56 NEWMAN, Greg 13 6 5 11 2.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 

8B WESSON, Elijah 11 7 1 8 . . . . 1-0 . . . 

23 RICE, RJ 12 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . 

92 ELIAPO, Kenape 10 5 2 7 1.0-12 1.0-12 . . . . . . 

29 JONES, Justin 5 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . 

43 DALE, Joe 9 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . 

33 PHILLIPS, Brady 11 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . 

25 STANFORD, R.J. 12 3 2 5 . . . . 1-0 . . . 

49 WRIGHT, Mike 10 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . 

64 MOWER, Clint 13 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . 

91 SUTERA, Casey 7 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . 

99 TUINEI-WILY, Zeke 12 2 1 3 1.5-2 . . . . . . . 

5 CASTEEL, Brent 13 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . 

7 WASHINGTON, M. 5 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . 

TM TEAM 5 2 . 2 2.0-5 . . . . . . . 

17 TAGOVAILOA, Fano 13 1 1 2 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 

4 SMITH, Sean 13 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . 

81 GODFREY, Bradon 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 

12 MACK, Darrell 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . 

74 SEIULI, Corey 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 

18 VOSS, Jason 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 

2 WILSON, Marquis 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 

68 BEADLES, Zane 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 

46 BRADLEY, Thomas 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total 13 478 384 862 85-296 25-181 17-237 37 11-35 17 1 . 

Opponents 13 - - - - 15-121 12-176 47 8-18 6 . . 


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2006 Starters 

2006 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Starters 

LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR WR TE 

Tavo Zane Kyle Robert Jason Brett Darryl Derrek Brent Fano Brian 

Tupola Beadles Gunther Conley Boone Ralliff Poston Richards Casteel Tagovailoa Hernandez 

DE T NG E RLB MLB SLB RC LC FS SS NB 

Martail Kelly Kenape Alex J.J. Joe Brice Eric Steve Casey Eric 

Burnett Talavou Eliapo Puccinelli Williams Jiannoni McCain Shyne Tate Evans Weddle 

Offense - Regular Season Starters 

POS. UCLA NAU USU SDSU BSU TCU WYO UNM UNLV CSU AFA BYU 

LT Tavo Tavo Tavo Jeremy Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo 

Tupola Tupola Tupola Inferrera Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola 

LG Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Zane Corey 

Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Beadles Seiuli 

C Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle 

Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther Gunther 

RG Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert Robert 

Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley Conley 

RT Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jeremy Jeremy Jason 

Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Inferrera Inferrera Boone 

QB Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett Brett 

Ratlff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff Ratliff 

RB Mike Darryl Darryl Darryl Darryl Darryl Darryl Darryl Brent Darryl Darryl Darryl 

Liti Poston Poston Poston Poston Poston Poston Poston Casteel Poston Poston Poston 

WR Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek 

Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards 

WR Brent Brent Brent Brent Brent Brent Bradon Brent Brent Brent 

Casteel Casteel Casteel Casteel Casteel Casteel Godfrey Casteel Casteel Casteel 

WR Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Freddie Marquis 

Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Brown Wilson 

WR Brian Freddie Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Fano Brian Brian Brian 

Hernandez Brown Hernandez Hernandez Hernandez Hernandez Hernandez Tagovailoa Hernandez Hernandez Hernandez 

TE Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt 

Sims Sims Sims Sims Sims Sims 

TE Colt Colt 

Sampson Sampson 

Defense - Regular Season Starters 

126 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

DEFENSE • rEgular SEaSoN StartErS 

POS. UCLA NAU USU SDSU BSU TCU WYO UNM UNLV CSU AFA BYU 

OE Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail 

Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnet Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett 

T Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Gabe Kelly Kelly Kelly 

Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Long Talavou Talavou Talavou 

NG Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul 

Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai Soliai 

E Soli Soli Soli Soli Gabe Alex Alex Gabe Soli Soli Alex 

Lefiti Lefiti Lefiti Lefiti Long Puccinelli Puccinelli Long Lefiti Lefiti Puccinelli 

RLB Casey Kyle Stevenson Kyle Kyle Stevenson J.J. J.J J.J. J.J. J.J. J.J. 

Evans Brady Sylvester Brady Brady Sylvesters Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams 

MLB Joe Stevenson Kyle Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe 

Jiannoni Sylvester Brady Jiannoni Jianonni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni 

SLB Malakai Malakai Malakai Kyle Malakai Malakai Malakai Malakai Malakai 

Mokofisi Mokofisi Mokofisi Brady Mokofisi Mokofisi Mokofisi Mokofisi Mokofisi 

RC Brice Brice Brice Brice Brice Brice Brice Brice Shaun Brice Brice Brice 

McCain McCain McCain McCain McCain McCain McCain McCain Harper McCain McCain McCain 

LC Shaun Shaun Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Shaun Eric 

Harper Harper Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Weddle Harper Shyne 

FS Steve Casey Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve 

Tate Evans Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate Tate 

SS Eric Eric Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey 

Weddle Weddle Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans 

NB Eric Eric Eric 

Shyne Weddle Weddle


2006 Participation 

NO. NAME UCLA NAU USU SDSU BSU TCU WYO UNM UNLV CSU AFA BYU TULSA 

1 Brice McCain x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

2 Marquis Wilson x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

4 Sean Smith x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

5 Brent Casteel x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

6 Eric Shyne x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

7 Mombroso Washington x x x x x 

8 Tommy Grady x x x x x x 

8 Elijah Wesson x x x x x x x x x x x 

9 Darryl Poston x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

10 Stevenson Sylvester x x x x x x x x x x x 

11 Josh Woods x x x x x x 

12 Darrell Mack x x x x x x x x 

13 JJ Williams x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

14 Kyle Brady x x x x x x x x x x x 

14 Kevin Dunn x 

15 Brett Ratliff x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

16 Brian Hernandez x x x x x x x x x x x 

17 Fano Tagovailoa x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

18 Jason Voss x x x x x x x x x x x 

20 Mike Liti x x x x x x x x 

21 Shaun Harper x x x x x x x 

22 Malakai Mokofisi x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

23 RJ Rice x x x x x x x x x x x x 

25 R.J. Stanford x x x x x x x x x x x x 

26 Derrek Richards x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

28 Steve Tate x x x x x x x x x x x x 

29 Justin Jones x x x x x 

30 Ben Vroman x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

31 Casey Evans x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

32 Eric Weddle x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

33 Brady Phillips x x x x x x x x x x x 

35 Louie Sakoda x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

37 Loma Olevao x x x x x x x x x x 

39 Ray Stowers x x x x x x x 

40 Andrew Smart x 

43 Joe Dale x x x x x x x x x x 

44 Joe Jianonni x x x x x x x x x x x 

45 Alex Puccinelli x x x x x x x x x x x x 

48 Matt Sims x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

49 Mike Wright x x x x x x x x x x 

54 Taylor Miller x x 

56 Greg Newman x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

57 Tyler Williams x x x 

61 Pete Aneiro x x x x x x x x x 

63 Kyle Gunther x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

64 Clint Mower x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

65 Dustin Hensel x x x x x x x x x 

66 Robert Conley x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

67 Lance Bordeleau x x 

68 Zane Beadles x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

69 Jason Boone x x x x x x x x x x x 

70 Jeremy Infererra x x x x x x x x x x x x 

74 Corey Seiuli x x x x x x x x x x x x 

78 Tavo Tupola x x x x x x x x x x x x 

80 Chris Joppru x 

81 Bradon Godfrey x x x x x x x x x x 

85 Drew Hackett x x 

87 Ameen Shaheen x x x x x x x x x x x x 

88 Freddie Brown x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

89 Colt Sampson x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

90 Paul Soliai x x x x x x x x x x x x 

91 Casey Sutera x x x x x x x 

92 Kenape Eliapo x x x x x x x x x x 

93 Martail Burnett x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

94 Gabe Long x x x x x x x x x x 

96 Derek Beardall x x x x 

97 Soli Lefiti x x x x x x x x x x x 

98 Kelly Talavou x x x x x x x x x x x x 

99 Zeke Wily x x x x x x x x x x x x 


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61 

PeTe AneIRO 

Snapper 

6-0, 200, 1vL 

Alta Loma, Calif. 


2006 Senior Lettermen Bios 

2006–Starting snapper for field goals and PATs for 

first nine games of season … suffered knee injury in 

eighth game at New Mexico … played against UNLV 

before undergoing surgery … did not have a bad 

snap in his nine games. 

2005–Practiced with the scout teams. 

31 

CASey evAnS 


6-0, 200, 4vL 



Conference … started all 13 games … began the 

season at linebacker, but moved back to strong safety 

after season-opener … ranked third on team with 

72 tackles … career-high 14 tackles against Boise 

State … three double-digit tackle games includes 11 

stops against BYU and 10 at San Diego State … 5.5 

tackles for loss … 1 pass breakup … team captain. 

2005–Second-team all-MWC defensive back started 

all 12 games at free safety … 5 interceptions was 

tied for league lead … 0.42 interceptions per game 

ranked second in the MWC and 16th in the nation 

… 8 passes defended (5 picks, 3 pass breakups) was 

second on the team … 89 total tackles ranked second 

on the team and eighth in the MWC … also record 

4.0 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks … earned MWC 

Defensive Player of the Week honors twice: against 

Air Force (12 tackles, 1 interception, 0.5 tackles for 

loss) and BYU (career-high 13 tackles, forced fumble, 

fumble recovery) … against BYU, he set up a critical 

score by forcing a fumble, recovering the ball and 

returning it 30 yards to the BYU 7-yard line … 9 

tackles and an interception against UNLV … 8 stops 

and an interception vs. Arizona … 7 tackles at TCU 

and 6 vs. New Mexico. 

2004–Played in all 12 games … 36 total tackles … 

2.5 tackles for loss … season-high 6 tackles against 

Arizona and Colorado State … 5 solo tackles and 

1 forced fumble vs. Arizona … 5 tackles in seasonopener 

vs. Texas A&M … 4 tackles against North 

Carolina, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of 3 yards … 

4 stops versus Wyoming (3 unassisted) … elected to 

the 2004 Utah Football Leadership Committee. 

2003–Special teams star played in all 12 games 

… fumble recovery against BYU allowed Utes to 

run out the clock in a 3-0 victory … 5 total tackles 

included 4 solo. 

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL INT FR 

2003 12/0 4 1 5 0-0 0 1 

2004 12/1 17 19 36 2.5-6 0 0 

2005 12/12 43 46 89 4.0-16 5 1 

2006 13/13 39 33 72 5.5-12 0 0 

Totals 49/26 103 99 202 12.0-34 5 2 

128 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

85 

DRew HACkeTT 

wide Receiver 

6-3, 196, 1vL 

Boise, Idaho 

2006–Saw action in three games. 


21 

SHAun HARPeR 


5-9, 180, 4vL 


2006–Played in seven games, starting four … broke 

his right arm twice during season … first injured the 

arm against Northern Arizona and missed the next 

four games … re-injured the arm against Air Force 

and missed the regular season finale against BYU … 

stats include 11 total tackles (9 solo), an interception 

with a 13-yard return against Northern Arizona and 

a pass breakup against UNLV. 

2005–Played in 12 games and made three starts … 

19 total tackles included 12 solo… also had 2 pass 

breakups, 2 interceptions and 1 tackle for a loss… 

recorded a career-high 6 tackles, 4 of which were 

solo, and an interception at UNLV … figured in on 

4 tackles at BYU … 3 tackles and an interception vs. 

Georgia Tech in the Emerald Bowl. 

2004–Saw the field in all 12 games … 9 total tackles 

… season-high 3 stops vs. Utah State, all unassisted 

… 2 total tackles vs. Wyoming and UNLV … elected 

to the 2004 Utah Football Leadership Committee. 

2003–Played in every game and started five (four 

at right corner and one at left corner) … started in 

the Liberty Bowl … season-high 5 tackles vs. New 

Mexico … 4 tackles vs. Utah State and San Diego 

State … 5 pass breakups was tied for second-most 

on team … also played for special teams … 29 total 

tackles. 



2003 12/5 14 15 29 0-0 5 

2004 12//0 5 4 9 0-0 0 

2005 12/3 12 7 19 1-1 2 

2006 7/4 9 2 11 0-0 1 

Totals 43/12 40 28 68 1-1 8 

97 

SOLI LefITI 


6-4, 265, 2vL 

kaneohe, Hawaii 

2006–Played in 11 games, starting 6 at end … missed 

Boise State and TCU games with a knee injury … 29 

total tackles includes 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sack 

… 2 pass breakups … season-high 8 tackles, all solo, 

in the season-opener at UCLA. 

2005–Played in 11 games, starting the last six at end 

… 24 total tackles, includes 3.5 for a loss and 1.0 

sacks … defended 2 passes … career-high 10 tackles, 

with 1 sack, against New Mexico … made 4 stops 

and assisted on a tackle for loss against San Diego 

State … 3 tackles against Colorado State. 


2005 11/6 10 14 24 3.5-15 1.0-10 

2006 11/6 15 14 29 7.5-24 1.5-15 

Totals 22/12 25 28 53 11.0-39 2.5-25 

15 

BReTT RATLIff 

Quarterback 

6-4, 224, 2vL 

Chico, Calif. 

UTAH: Went 10-5 overall and 2-0 in bowl games as 

Utah’s starting quarterback … 3,438 career passing 

yards ranks 12th in school history … completed 276of-468 

career attempts … 12.5 yards per completion 

for his career ranks third all-time at Utah … 31 

career touchdown passes ranks fifth and 33 total 

touchdowns (31 passing, 2 rushing) stands eighth … 

10 passing games of 200 yards or more ranks sixth 

… career-high 381 passing yards came in the 2005 

Emerald Bowl against Georgia Tech. 

2006–Started all 13 games at quarterback … 

passed for 2,796 yards with 23 touchdowns and 9 

interceptions … averaged 215.1 passing yards per 

game to finish second in the MWC … also finished 

second in the conference in total offense (235.1 ypg) 

… eight 200-yard passing games included one 300yard 

game (358 yards vs. BYU) … 58.3 completion 

percentage and 133.2 passing efficiency … Utah’s 

Brett Ratliff went 10-5 overall and 2-0 in bowl 

games as Utah’s starting quarterback.

third-leading rusher had 98 carries for 260 yards 

and a score … cracked Utah’s single-season top-10 

in these categories: completion percentage, No. 

4 (12.26); touchdown passes, No. 5 (23); 200-yard 

games, tied for No. 5 (8); attempts, No. 5 (391); 

completions, No. 6 (228); passing yards, No. 8 

(2,796); total offense plays, No. 4 (489); total offense 

yards, No. 7 (3,056), total touchdowns, tied for No. 6 

(24) … came on strong in the last half of the season 

and was particularly impressive in the final two 

games against BYU (24-of-39 for 358 yards and 3 

touchdowns) and Tulsa (23-of-34 for 240 yards and a 

touchdown). 

2005–Led Utah to its two biggest victories of the 

season after assuming the starting job in game 11 

… in his first game as the starter, he led Utah to an 

upset victory over BYU in overtime … second win 

came against Georgia Tech in the Emerald Bowl 

… named MWC Offensive Player of the Week for 

his performance against BYU, completing 17-of-32 

passes for 240 yards and 4 TDs, while rushing for 112 

yards (5.9 average) and a score … set Emerald Bowl 

and Utah bowl records for completions (30), passing 

yards (381) and touchdowns (4) against Georgia 

Tech … completed 73% of his passes against Georgia 

Tech (30-41) … in his two games as the starter, he 

was 47-73 (64.4%) for 621 yards (310.5 average), 8 

touchdowns and just 1 turnover (an interception) … 

season passing stats for five games: 48-of-77 for 642 

yards and 8 TDs (2 interceptions) … season rushing 

stats: 22 carries for 101 yards (4.6 average) and 1 TD 

… in the three games he saw action as the backup, he 

was 1-of-4 passing for 21 yards and an interception. 


2005 5/2 77 48 2 62.3 642 8 48 

2006 13/13 391 228 9 58.3 2796 23 57 

Totals 18/15 468 276 11 59.0 3438 31 57 

87 

AMeen SHAHeen 

Tight end 

6-4, 215, 2vL 

Salina, utah 

2006–Saw action in all 12 games, mostly on special 

teams. 

2005–Tight end/H-back played in all 12 games 

and started one … 3 catches for 20 yards and 1 TD 

… made 2 grabs for 8 yards and a score versus 

Wyoming … made one catch for a season-long 12 

yards against Air Force. 



2005 11/1 3 20 6.7 1 12 

2006 12/0 0 0 0 0 0 

Totals 23/1 3 20 6.7 1 12 


2006 Senior Letterman Bios 

6 

eRIC SHyne 


5-10, 183, 2vL 

Pomona, Calif. 

2006–Played in all 13 games, starting four… 

fractured two ribs on Dec. 2, but was still able 

to start the bowl game … ranked second on the 

team and was tied for 10th in the MWC with three 

interceptions … recorded 27 tackles, including 19 

solo stops … knocked down three passes … tallied 

a career-high seven tackles against Boise State … 

returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown at 

Utah State … also had picks against San Diego State 

and New Mexico. 

2005–Played in 10 games … played mostly on special 

teams to start the season but worked his way into the 

rotation at corner … 9 total tackles … season-high 4 

tackles against Wyoming. 


2005 10/0 2 7 9 0 0 

2006 13/4 19 8 27 3-76 3 

Totals 23/4 21 15 36 3-76 3 

90 

PAuL SOLIAI 


6-4, 334, 2vL 

Pago Pago, American Samoa 


tackle started 12 games at noseguard … tied for 

second on the team with four passes broken up … 

recorded 35 total tackles, ranking 10th on the team … 

3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … one forced fumble 

and one fumble recovery … blocked a PAT attempt 

by BYU. 

2005–Played in all 12 games … 5 tackles and 1.5 

tackles for a loss … made 4 stops against Utah State, 

including an assisted tackle for loss … 10-yard sack 

against Arizona. 



2005 12/0 1 4 5 1.5-12 1.0-10 

2006 12/12 13 22 35 3.5-17 2.0-15 

Totals 24/12 14 26 40 5.0-29 3.0-25 

17 

fAnO TAgOvAILOA 

wide Receiver 

6-1, 202, 3vL 

Leone, American Samoa 

2006–Played in all 13 games, getting one start 

(against UNLV) … one reception for 35 yards and a 

touchdown came at Utah State … 2 tackles on special 

teams … completed only pass attempt for 22 yards. 

2005–Started the first three games and played in all 

12 games … 6 catches for 66 yards (11.0 yards per 

catch) … 4 kick returns for 107 yards … 2 receptions 

for 32 yards versus San Diego State … season-long 

24-yard catch against Utah State … long kickoff 

return was for 40 yards at BYU … 32-yard kickoff 

return vs. Utah State. 

2004–Took snaps at quarterback in eight games … 

completed 2-for-2 passes for 49 yards … 11 rushes 

for 45 yards … 15.6 all-purpose yards per game … 

1-for-1 against both Utah State and San Diego State 

… completed a season-long 45-yarder vs. SDSU 

… rushed 5 times against USU for 20 yards … 

scampered twice for 11 yards vs. Arizona, including 

a season-long 9-yard run … returned 2 kicks and 

3 punts … had season bests with a 33-yard kick 

return against UNLV and a 26-yard punt return vs. 

Colorado State. 


2004 8/0 0 0 0 0 0 

2005 12/3 6 66 11.0 0 24 

2006 13/1 1 35 35.0 1 35 

Totals 33/4 7 101 14.4 1 35 

98 

keLLy TALAvOu 


6-2, 319, 2vL 

Santa Ana, Calif. 

2006–First-team all-Mountain West Conference tackle 

played in and started 12 games … missed the UNLV 

game with an injury … 47 total tackles is tops among 

Utah’s linemen and ranked sixth on the team … 8.0 

tackles for loss for 39 yards … 3.0 sacks for 26 yards 

… knocked down 2 passes and forced a fumble. 

2005–Started all 12 games at nose guard … 31 

total tackles, 2 for a loss, and 1.5 sacks … 2 pass 

breakups … season-high 5 tackles, including an 

assisted tackle for loss, against San Diego State … 4 

tackles against Utah State … had three games with 3 

tackles, including 3 stops and a pass breakup against 

Brigham Young. 

2004–Transfer from Idaho enrolled at the U. in spring 

2004 … could practice but not play per NCAA 

transfer rules … sidelined by shoulder injury and 

subsequent surgery in mid-October. 


2002* 11/1 10 13 23 2-1 1.0-0 

2003* 11/9 15 15 30 4-16 1.0-8 

2005 12/12 7 24 31 2-12 1.5-10 

2006 12/12 26 21 47 8-39 3.0-26 

Totals 46/34 58 73 131 16-68 6.5-44 

*at Idaho 


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78 

TAvO TuPOLA 


6-4, 311, 4vL 

kahuku, Hawaii 


2006 Senior Letterman Bios 

UTAH: Four-year starter … started 45 games at left 

tackle and played in 57 games total … started 33 

straight games before an injury forced him to miss 

the 2006 San Diego State game (finished the season 

with nine straight starts). 

2006–First-team all-Mountain West Conference 

selection … SportsIllustrated.com honorable mention 

All-American … started and played in 12 games at 

left tackle (missed one game with an injury) … in 11 

regular season games, he participated in 670 total 

plays … 31 knockdowns, 17 pancake blocks and 35 

cuts does not include bowl stats … earned grades 

of 90 percent or better four times (CSU 95%, at Air 

Force 94%, vs. UNLV 93% and NAU 92%) … 6 cuts, 

6 knockdowns and 2 pancake blocks vs. BYU … 6 

pancake blocks, 5 cuts and 5 knockdowns against 

NAU. 

2005–Second-team all-conference offensive lineman 

started all 12 games at left tackle … participated in 

832 plays … 27 knockdowns and 5 pancake blocks 

… led Utes with 7 knockdowns vs. Georgia Tech in 

the Emerald Bowl … also had 3 cuts vs. the Yellow 

Jackets … 8 cuts vs. New Mexico was the most by a 

Ute all season … 6 cuts vs. UNLV and 5 cuts against 

both BYU (in just 40 plays) and Utah State … 4 

knockdowns against Arizona. 

2004–Started all 12 games at left tackle … in regular 

season games, participated in 760 plays (third most 

among Utah’s offensive linemen) … averaged 69.1 

plays per game … 32 total knockdowns … seasonbest 

10 knockdowns against BYU … 4 knockdowns 

against CSU and North Carolina … elected to the 

Utah Football Leadership Committee. 

2003–Played in 11 games and started last nine at left 

tackle … despite not playing against Texas A&M, 

led the team with 47 knockdowns in the regular 

season… average grade was 80% … 9 knockdowns 

vs. UNLV was the best for a Ute offensive lineman 

all season … 8 knockdowns against Cal … named 

team’s co-offensive line player of the game vs. Air 

Force and Wyoming … graded out at 94% vs. AFA. 


18 

JASOn vOSS 

Tight end 

6-3, 268, 2vL 

Tempe, Ariz. 

2006-Regular on special teams … played in 11 of 12 

games … recorded one tackle, a solo stop vs. Boise 

State. 

2005–Saw action in all 12 games, mostly as a specialteamer 

… made the two-deep at right tackle … 1 solo 

tackle vs. Colorado State. 

2004–Regular on special teams … appeared in 11 

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games … played 12 downs on the offensive line vs. 

North Carolina for a 91% grade … 89% grade on 9 

plays vs. San Diego State … 14 downs of work vs. 

UNLV and 6 against Texas A&M. 

2003–Played for defensive scout teams. 


32 

eRIC weDDLe 


6-0, 200, 4vL 

Alta Loma, Calif. 

UTAH: 2006 Consensus All-American was a fouryear 

starter … two-time MWC Defensive Player 

of the Year … first Ute defender to win first-team 

All-America honors since Luther Elliss was named 

a consensus All-American in 1994 … saw action 

in 48 games as a Ute, with 45 starts … during his 

career, he played cornerback, safety, quarterback, 

running back, holder, punt returner, kick returner, 

and on punt and kickoff coverage teams … 18 career 

interceptions ranks second all-time at Utah. 

2006–Consensus All-American … first-team 

All-American by the American Football 

Coaches Association (AFCA), SportsIllustrated. 

com, CBSsportsline.com, SportingNews.com, 

CollegeFootballNews.com and rivals.com … secondteam 

All-American by the Walter Camp Football 

Foundation (WCFF) and the Associated Press … 

MWC Defensive Player of the Year for the second 

consecutive season … first-team all-conference 

defensive back played in and started all 13 games 

… earned Walter Camp National Defensive Player 

of the Week and Mountain West Defensive Player 

of the Week honors Sept. 25 for his play against San 

Diego State … 7 interceptions led the league … 2 

pass breakups … forced 1 and recovered 3 fumbles 

… 64 total tackles ranked fourth on the team … 2.5 

tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … scored 8 touchdowns 

and accounted for 9 total (2 on interception returns, 

1 on a fumble return, 5 rushing and 1 passing) … 

44 rushes for 203 yards … 5 rushing touchdowns 

was tied for the team lead … 2-of-4 passing for 43 

yards and 1 touchdown (vs. BYU) …8 punt returns 

for an average of 5.5 yards per return … tallied 3 

interceptions against San Diego State, returning 

2 of them for touchdowns … made Utah history 

against SDSU when he scored on back-to-back plays 

from scrimmage, first scoring on a two-yard run on 

offense and returning an interception for a score on 

the first play of the ensuing possession … in Utah’s 

Armed Forces Bowl victory over Tulsa, he had 6 

tackles, an interception, assisted sack and fumble 

recovery for the defense, and 56 rushing yards (5.6 

average) and a touchdown for the offense. 

2005–MWC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team 

all-conference defensive back and Emerald Bowl 

Defensive MVP … started all 12 games … led the 

MWC in passes defended with 16 (4 interceptions, 12 

pass breakups) … 11 tackles for loss ranked second 

on the team and seventh in the MWC … 78 total 

tackles was third on the team … had 3 of Utah’s 5 

total forced fumbles … held All-America receiver 

Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech to 2 receptions for 

19 yards in an incredible Emerald Bowl performance 

… 4 pass breakups against New Mexico tied a Utah 

single-game record … career-best 12 tackles against 

North Carolina … named MWC Defensive Player 

of the Week twice—against Arizona and Wyoming 

… led Utah with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a 

forced fumble and a 24-yard interception return 

for a touchdown in win over Arizona … recorded 

9 tackles, 3 pass breakups and 1.5 TFL against 

Wyoming … leading punt returner finished with 24 

returns for 154 yards (6.4 average) … career-long 

44-yard punt return against Utah State. 

2004–Second-team all-MWC choice played and 

started in 11 games (missed Arizona game with a 

knee injury) … despite missing one game and all but 

a few plays of another, he was Utah’s third-leading 

tackler (75) and led the secondary in tackles … 4 

interceptions was second on the team and 5 pass 

breakups ranked third … tied for the team lead with 

4 double-digit tackles games … led all tacklers in 

the Fiesta Bowl with career-high 11 stops … also 

had a sack, tackle for loss and pass breakup against 

Pittsburgh in the bowl game … tied season tackle 

high with 11 in back-to-back games against North 

Carolina and UNLV … 2 pass break-ups and an 

interception vs. North Carolina … 10 tackles against 

Air Force … returned an interception for 34 yards to 

go along with 6 tackles and a pass breakup against 

San Diego State … recovered a fumble for 31 yards 

and had an interception against Colorado State … 1 

interception and 8 tackles against BYU … elected to 

the Utah Football Leadership Committee … made 

the Athletics Honor Roll and the Dean’s List with his 

3.50 GPA fall semester. 

2003–Named a first-team Freshman All-American 

by Scripps/FWAA (Football Writers of America 

Association) and College Sports Report.com… 

second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting 

News and College Football News … honorable mention 

all-MWC … played in all 12 games and started the 

last nine at right corner … tied for league lead with 

4 forced fumbles … led Utes in interceptions (3) … 

4 sacks ranked second on team … 60 total tackles, 

4.5 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble 

recovery … part of some of the biggest plays of the 

season … in closing minutes of Utah’s upset win 

over No. 19 Oregon, he forced, then recovered, a 

fumble while sacking Oregon’s QB on Utah’s 38yard 

line … helped preserve Utah’s 3-0 victory over 

BYU by forcing a fumble on the BYU 22 that was 

recovered by Utah, which then ran out the clock … 

season-best 10 tackles vs. Wyoming … academic 

all-MWC. 


2003 12/9 29 31 60 4.5-33 4-30 

2004 11/11 47 28 75 4.5-21 1-3 

2005 12/12 49 29 78 11.0-46 4-29 

2006 13/13 40 24 64 2.5-8 1-7 

Totals 48/45 165 112 277 22.5-108 10-69

Louie Sakoda was named the MVP of the Armed 

Forces Bowl. He is shown here being congratulated 

by teammates after making one of his four 

field goals in the game. 

1 

Dec. 23, Ft. Worth, Texas—Louie Sakoda and 

Eric Weddle teamed up to lead the Utes to their 

sixth-straight bowl win – a 25-13 shellacking of 

Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl. Sakoda, who was 

named the game’s MVP, made all four of his field 

goal attempts, including a career-long 45-yarder. 

He also kept Tulsa on its heels with his punting 

by averaging 47.3 yards per punt and placing 

two punts inside the 20-yard line. Consensus All- 

America defensive back Eric Weddle displayed his 

incredible versatility in his last collegiate game. 

Weddle rushed for the game’s final touchdown 

and intercepted a pass on the last play of the 

game. He finished with six tackles, a half sack, 

fumble recovery and interception for the defense, 

along with 56 rushing yards and a score for the 

offense. 

2 

Nov. 18, Colorado Springs, Colo.—Air Force’s 

repeated efforts to “ice” Ute kicker Louie Sakoda 

failed and the sophomore kicked the gamewinning 

field goal as time expired in a 17-14 

Utah victory. Air Force had tied the game at 14-14 

with 4:07 remaining, when Utah began its march 

toward field goal territory. Brett Ratliff engineered 

a 60-yard drive that wiped all but a few seconds 

off the clock, leading up to Sakoda’s 37-yard 

game-winning field goal. For much of the game, 

senior defensive back Eric Weddle (8 tackles) 

also carried the offense. Weddle, who played 

every snap on defense, scored both of Utah’s 

touchdowns while rushing for a career-high 73 

yards. 

3 

Sept. 23, San Diego—San Diego State played 

the fall guy in the Eric Weddle Highlight Show 

– failing to slow the multifaceted star in any phase 

of the game. Weddle intercepted three passes 


2006 Memorable Moments 

– and could have picked off a fourth had he not 

batted down a sure pick inside Utah’s 5-yard line 

to allow time to expire in the first half. Weddle 

scored three touchdowns – two off interceptions 

and one on a rush – including back-to-back scores 

from scrimmage (believed to be a first in Utah 

history). Weddle also recorded a sack for the 

defense, which pitched a shutout for the last three 

quarters of Utah’s 38-7 victory. 

4 

Oct. 5, Salt Lake City—Utah avenged an overtime 

loss to TCU the year before by defeating the 

defending MWC champions, 20-7. Brett Ratliff 

passed for 191 first-half yards on 15-of-20 passing. 

Ratliff threw two touchdown balls to Brent 

Casteel in a 14-point second quarter, including 

one for 49 yards. Utah’s defense held the Horned 

Frogs scoreless in every quarter but the second 

and created three turnovers. Louie Sakoda gave 

the defense an assist with his punting – placing 

seven punts inside the TCU 20-yard line. 

5 

Nov. 11, Salt Lake City—Utah didn’t allow 

Colorado State the opportunity to win on a goal 

line stand this time around, waxing the Rams 

35-22. The previous year, Utah was stopped one 

yard shy of the game-winning touchdown. In the 

rematch, the Utes never let CSU take the lead. 

Brett Ratliff passed for 296 yards and Eric Weddle 

completed his first college pass – a 25-yarder 

to Brent Casteel (who finished the day with 92 

receiving yards). The defense kept CSU firmly in 

check, but for a breakdown in the last minute that 

let the Rams score a meaningless touchdown. 

Eric Weddle (left) and Stevenson Sylvester (right) 

celebrate as Utah’s defense held defending MWC 

champion TCU to just seven points on Oct. 5. 

\ All-MWC Utes 

MwC Defensive Player of the year 

Eric Weddle, DB, Sr. 

MwC Co-Special Teams Player of the year 

Louie Sakoda, P/K, So. 

first Team 

Eric Weddle, DB, Sr. (unanimous) 

Tavo Tupola, OL, Sr. 

Kelly Talavou, DL, Sr. 

Second Team 

Brent Casteel, WR, So. 

Paul Soliai, DL, Sr. 

Joe Jianonni, LB, Jr. 

Honorable Mention 

Jason Boone, OL, Jr.; Martail Burnett, DL, Jr.; 

Robert Conley, OL, So.; Casey Evans, DB, Sr.; 

Brice McCain, KR, So.; Derrek Richards, WR, 

Jr.; Louie Sakoda, P/K, So.; Steve Tate, DB, Jr. 

National Honors 

Eric Weddle, DB • Consensus All-American 

1st Team AFCA, 1st Team SportsIllustrated. 

com, 1st Team CBSsportsline.com, 1st 

Team SportingNews.com, 1st Team 

Collegefootballnews.com, 1st Team Rivals.com, 

2nd Team Associated Press, 2nd Team Walter 

Camp, Walter Camp Defensive Player of the 

Week, Sept. 25. 

Tavo Tupola, OL • All-American 

Honorable Mention SportsIllustrated.com 

Armed Force Bowl MVP 

Louie Sakoda, PK/P 

Academic All-MWC 

Zane Beadles 

Kenape Eliapo 

Casey Evans 


Clint Mower 

Brady Phillips 

R.J. Rice 

Louie Sakoda 

Ameen Shaheen 

Steve Tate 

Jason Voss 

J.J. Williams 

Mike Wright 


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2006 Game Summaries 

Game 1 - Sept. 2 

uCLA 31, uTAH 10 

Pasadena, Calif. 

Rose Bowl (59,709) 

LOS ANGELES—UCLA broke open a 14-10 ballgame with a 17-0 second-half 

edge to beat the Utes 31-10 in the Rose Bowl. The Bruins scored on their first 

drive but wouldn’t score another offensive touchdown until the third quarter. 

Utah tied the score at 7-7 when Brett Ratliff hit Brent Casteel with a 26-yard 

touchdown pass. UCLA went back on top five minutes later by picking off 

a Tommy Grady pass and returning it 34 yards for the score. The Utes drew 

within four points a minute later on a 44-yard field goal by Louie Sakoda—the 

first field goal attempt of his career. 

Ratliff finished with 162 passing yards, junior Mike Liti led Utah’s rushers 

with 57 yards and Marquis Wilson had 67 receiving yards for the Utes, who 

were 0-11 in third down conversions. 

The Ute defense forced five fumbles, but all were recovered by UCLA. Soli 

Lefiti and Eric Weddle had eight tackles apiece. 

Brent Casteel scores on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Brett Ratliff in Utah’s season 

opener against UCLA in the Rose Bowl. 

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Inside The game 

Utes get within four (14-10) 

before the break, but melt down 

in the second half. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . .10 . . . . . 0 . . . . .0 . . . . 10 

UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . .7 . . . . . 7 . . . .10 . . . . 31 

Scoring Summary 

UCLA - Moya 16 pass from Olson (Medlock kick) 12:35, 1st 

UU - Casteel 26 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 7:20, 2nd 

UCLA - Verner 34 interception return (Medlock kick) 2:16, 2nd 

UU - Sakoda 44 field goal 1:16, 2nd 

UCLA - Willis 19 pass from Olson (Medlock kick) 11:24, 3rd 

UCLA - Medlock 25 field goal 12:54, 4th 

UCLA - Everett 9 pass from Olson 7:41, 4th 

Team Statistics UU UCLA 

First Downs 15 26 

Net Rushing 23-112 41-107 

Passing 14-34-2 25-34-0 


Total Offense 57-287 75-425 


Penalties 7-70 5-50 

Interceptions-Yds 0-0 2-34 

Punting 6-42.7 5-42.8 

Punt Returns 1- -2 2-9 

Kickoff Returns 4-98 1-19 

Time of Possession 23:24 36:36 

Third Down Conversions 0-11 6-14 

Fourth Down Conversions 1-3 0-0 

Sacks By 0-0 0-0 

Individual Leaders 

Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Liti 8-57-0, Casteel 7-46-0. UCLA: 

Bell 14-34-0, Markey 9-32-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 31-13-1-162-1; Grady 

2-1-1-13-0. UCLA: Olson 33-25-0-318-3. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Wilson 3-67-0, Casteel 3-57-1. 

UCLA: Paulsen 5-90-0, Willis 4-40-1. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 4-60. UCLA: McGee 1-19. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 1- -2. UCLA: Markey 2-9. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Weddle/Lefiti 8 Sacks: None. 

TFL: Lefiti, Talavou, Burnett, Mokofisi, Newman 1.0. Interceptions: 

None.


uTAH 45, nORTHeRn ARIZOnA 7 


Rice-eccles Stadium (43,327) 


Utes pile up career bests en 

route to rout in Rice-Eccles 

Stadium opener. 

SALT LAKE CITY—A host of career bests led to Utah’s 45-7 victory over Northern 

Ariziona. The first came when Louie Sakoda boomed a career-long 75-yard 

punt—tying for the fifth-longest in school history. 

Others setting career marks: Running back Darryl Poston’s 72 yards on 11 

carries set new game and season personal records. Receiver Bradon Godfrey 

not only caught his first pass as a Division I-A player, he led the Utes with four 

receptions for 80 yards before leaving with a sprained ankle. Receiver Marquis 

Wilson reached a career-high for the second straight week—catching four passes 

for 79 yards. 

Also having his second straight career game was defensive tackle Kelly 

Talavou, who led Utah with eight tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and two 

sacks (also career bests). Running back Mike Liti’s 45-yard run from the line of 

scrimmage in the second quarter was a career best. 

Bradon Godfrey had a career game and led the Ute receiving corps with 80 yards, 

including a 24-yard touchdown catch, in the home opener against Northern Arizona. 



Northern Arizona . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . . .0 . . . . . 7 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . 17 . . . . 14. . . . .14 . . . . 45 


NAU - Mahone 25 pass from Murietta (Dehaze kick) 6:31, 1st 

UU - Poston 1 run (Sakoda kick) 12:32, 2nd 

UU - Liti 1 run (Sakoda kick) 7:30, 2nd 


UU - Godfrey 24 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 12:38, 3rd 

UU - Richards 24 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 7:40, 3rd 

UU - Wilson 15 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 11:56, 4th 

UU - Mack 6 run (Sakoda kick) 9:55, 4th 

Team Statistics NAU UTAH 


Net Rushing 26-74 38-213 

Passing 12-23-1 17-27-0 






Punting 7-37.7 2-62.0 

Punt Returns 1-3.0 2-15.0 

Kickoff Returns 6-19.8 0-0 




Sacks By 0-0 4-30 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 11-72-1, Liti 10-68-1. NAU: 

Kriesien 5-51-0, Henderson 8-23-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: 27-17-0-299-3. NAU: 

Murietta 21-11-1-118-1. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Godrey 4-80-1, Richards 4-79-1. 

NAU: Mahone 5-56-1, Watson 3-19-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: None. NAU: Sayles 3-65. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 2-30. NAU: Watson 1-3. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Talavou 8 Sacks: Talavou 2.0. 

TFL: Talavou 2.5. Interceptions: Harper 1-13. 


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uTAH 48, uTAH STATe 0 

Logan, utah 

Romney Stadium (20,082) 

LOGAN—Eric Shyne scored on the game’s second play—returning his first 

career interception 21 yards for a touchdown—to get Utah off and running to 

a 48-0 victory against Utah State. Turnovers played a huge role in the win as 

the Ute defense forced four fumbles and recovered all of them, and turned two 

interceptions into touchdowns (Stevenson Sylvester returned a pick 45 yards for 

his first career TD). 

On offense, Utah reached double-digit scoring in every quarter but the second 

and spent most of the game (nearly 39 minutes) in Utah State territory. Brett 

Ratliff completed 18-of-26 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns—two to 

Derrek Richards, who led Utah with career highs in catches (7) and yards (90). 

Utah produced 401 yards of total offense to just 98 by the Aggies. Sylvester and 

Malakai Mokofisi each had five tackles to lead the defense, which recorded four 

sacks and nine tackles for loss. 

Derrek Richards hauled in a pair of touchdown passes from Brett Ratliff and had 

seven catches for career-high 90 yards against Utah State. 

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Ute defense scores on the 

game’s second play and the 

Utes never look back. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. . . . . 7 . . . . 14. . . . .10 . . . . 48 

Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . . .0 . . . . . 0 


UU - Shyne 21 interception return (Sakoda kick) 13:54, 1st 

UU - Sakoda 38 field goal 8:46, 1st 

UU - Richards 12 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 4:53, 1st 

UU - Richards 21 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 0:03, 2nd 

UU - Wilson 14 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 4:28, 3rd 

UU - Sylvester 45 interception return (Sakoda kick) 2:51, 3rd 

UU - Sakoda 27 field goal 13:57, 4th 

UU - Tagovailoa 35 pass from Grady 12:36, 4th 

Team Statistics UTAH UTAH STATE 



Passing 20-30-0 6-20-2 






Punting 4-42.8 8-38.1 

Punt Returns 4-10.2 2- -1.0 

Kickoff Returns 1-22.0 6-20.3 




Sacks By 4-27 0-0 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 8-45-0, Mack 9-44-0. USU: 

Cross 13-27-0, Sirstins 3-10-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 26-18-0-182-3. USU: 

Jackson 15-4-2-39-0. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Richards 7-90-2, Wilson 5-51-1. 

USU: Gwacham 2-25-0, Cross 2-14-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: Richards 1-22. USU: Robinson 4-99. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 3-36. USU: Robinson 2- -2. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Mokofisi/Sylvester 5 Sacks: 

Tate 1.5. TFL: Talavou, Lefiti 2.0. Interceptions: Sylvester 1-45, 

Shyne 1-21.


uTAH 38, SAn DIegO STATe 7 


Qualcomm Stadium (53,794) 


Eric Weddle puts on a show, 

scoring three TDs and grabbing 

two interceptions. 

SAN DIEGO—Defensive back Eric Weddle tore San Diego State apart on both 

sides of the ball to lead Utah to a 38-7 shellacking in both teams’ conference 

opener. Weddle scored three of Utah’s five touchdowns—two on interception 

returns and one on a rush that snapped a 7-7 first-quarter tie. He finished with 

three interceptions and batted down what would have been yet another interception 

inside the Utah 5-yard line in order to allow time to expire on the last 

play of the first half. He finished with four total tackles and an assisted sack. 

Darryl Poston led Utah’s rushers with 53 yards and a score, and also caught 

an 18-yard touchdown pass. Casey Evans won tackle honors with a season-high 

10 stops for the Ute defense, which pitched a shutout for the last three quarters. 

California native Eric Weddle came up big in the Utes’ win at San Diego State. Weddle 

scored three of Utah’s five touchdowns, getting two on interception returns and one 

on a rush. 



Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . 14 . . . . . 7. . . . .10 . . . . 38 

San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . . .0 . . . . . 7 


UU - Poston 1 run (Sakoda kick) 10:43, 1st 

SD - Swain 18 pass from Mougey (Palmer kick) 3:10, 1st 

UU - Weddle 2 run (Sakoda kick) 11:44, 2nd 

UU - Weddle 30 interception return (Sakoda kick) 11:12, 2nd 

UU - Poston 18 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 1:24, 3rd 


UU - Weddle 30 interception return (Sakoda kick) 7:39, 4th 

Team Statistics UTAH SAN DIEGO ST. 


Net Rushing 41-192 45-204 

Passing 13-28-1 9-20-5 






Punting 3-38.3 4-40.8 








Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 13-53-1, Mack 14-46-0. 

SDSU: Henderson 12-98-0, Hamilton 16-53-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 25-12-0-157-1. 

SDSU: Mougey 19-9-4-83-1. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Richards 4-46-0, Casteel 3-50-0. 

SDSU: Swain 4-28-1, Schilens 1-26-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 2-44. SDSU: Amaral 5-97. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 2-18. SDSU: Amaral 1-9. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Evans 10 Sacks: Long/Puccinelli 

1.0. TFL: Long 2.0. Interceptions: Weddle 3-64, Shyne 

1-22, Tate 1-0. 


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BOISe STATe 36, uTAH 3 



SALT LAKE CITY—Utah suffered its worst loss in a decade at the hands of 

No. 22 Boise State, 36-3, before a sellout crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It was a 

miserable day all the way around for the Utes, who managed just 178 total yards 

of offense, while relinquishing 398 yards to BSU in their worst home loss since 

1989. 

Utah’s only score came on a first-quarter field goal by Louie Sakoda, which 

briefly tied the game at 3-3. Starting quarterback Brett Ratliff had his worst game 

as a Ute, completing only 5-of-21 passes for 30 yards, while throwing three interceptions. 

He briefly gave way to Tommy Grady in the second half, but returned 

when Grady (3-of-6 for 21 yards) threw an interception of his own. 

It was a long day for the defense, too, which found the Broncos in their 

backfield more often than not. Safeties Steve Tate (17 tackles) and Casey Evans 

(14 tackles) set career highs to lead all tacklers. 

Defensive back Steve Tate (top) led the Ute defense with a career-high 17 tackles during 

Boise State’s visit to Rice-Eccles Stadium. 

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Utes are no shows against 

nationally-ranked Boise State 

and lose big. 

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 20 . . . . 10. . . . . .3 . . . .36 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . . .0 . . . . .0 


BSU - Montgomery 35 field goal 11:28, 1st 


BSU - Lau 3 pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick) 14:49, 2nd 

BSU - Peretta 8 run (Montgomery kick) 5:27, 2nd 

BSU - Brooks 12 interception return (Montgomery kick) 3:39, 2nd 

BSU - Montgomery 40 field goal 9:49, 3rd 

BSU - Zabransky 1 run (Montgomery kick) 1:02, 3rd 

BSU - Montgomery 22 field goal 10:31, 4th 

Team Statistics BOISE ST. UTAH 


Net Rushing 42-188 29-127 

Passing 15-22-2 8-27-4 






Punting 2-39.5 7-44.9 


Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-20.7 




Sacks By 0-0 1-10 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 13-50-0, Ratliff 7-46-0. 

BSU: Johnson 14-88-0, Peretta 12-65-1. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 21-5-3-30-0, Grady 

6-3-1-21-0. BSU: Zabransky 21-15-1-210-1, Tharp 1-0-1-0-0. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 3-22-0, Liti 2-13-0. 

BSU: Schouman 3-50-0, Naanee 3-42-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: Richards 1-22. BSU: none. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 1-9. BSU: Jones 1-6. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Tate 17. Sacks: Soliai 1.0. 

TFL: Evans, Jiannoni, Brady, Soliai, Puccinelli 1.0. Interceptions: 

Weddle 2-6.

Game 6 - Oct. 5 

uTAH 20, TCu 7 




Utes excel in every facet of the 

game and beat defending MWC 

champ. 

SALT LAKE CITY—A 14-point second quarter propelled Utah to a 20-7 victory 

over defending MWC champion TCU in a Thursday night nationally-televised 

game. Brett Ratliff completed 15-of-20 pass attempts for 191 yards and two 

touchdowns in the first half alone, and finished with 223 yards passing and a 

team-high 64 rushing yards. Brent Casteel caught both touchdown passes from 

Ratliff, including one for 49 yards. 

The defense created three turnovers and got big games from Joe Jiannoni (9 

tackles, 1 fumble recovery), Kelly Talavou (8 tackles, 1 forced fumble) and Eric 

Weddle (7 tackles, 1 interception). Martail Burnett had a solo and an assisted 

sack. 

Assisting on both offense and defense was kicker/punter Louie Sakoda, 

who made field goals of 29 and 32 yards, was 2-of-2 in PATs and forced TCU 

into bad field position all night long by placing seven punts inside its 20-yard 

line. 

Louie Sakoda earned Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week 

honors after making two field goals and placing seven punts inside TCU’s 20-yard line. 



TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 7 . . . . . 0. . . . . .0 . . . . . 7 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 14 . . . . . 0. . . . . .3 . . . . 20 




TCU - Hobbs 1 run (Manfredini kick) 7:06, 2nd 



Team Statistics TCU UTAH 



Passing 14-29-1 19-32-1 






Punting 9-41.3 9-41.9 






Sacks By 0-0 2-18 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 8-64-0, Poston 14-47-0. 

TCU: Hobbs 22-67-1, James 2-17-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 32-19-1-223-2. TCU: 

Jackson 19-10-1-158-0, Ballard 10-4-0-71-0. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 5-66-0, Casteel 4-65- 

2. TCU: Harmon 3-72-0, Moore 3-36-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 1-22. TCU: Massey 3-71. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Richards 5-17. TCU: Brock 3-8. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Jiannoni 9. Sacks: Burnett 

1.5. TFL: Burnett 1.5. Interceptions: Weddle 1-0. 


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wyOMIng 31, uTAH 15 

Laramie, wyo. 

war Memorial Stadium (20,806) 

LARAMIE—Utah lost 31-15 to Wyoming after spotting the Cowboys a 24-0 firsthalf 

lead. The Ute defense recovered in the second half (Wyoming’s sole score 

came on an interception return), but Utah’s offense never came alive. 

Utah didn’t get on the board until the third quarter when Eric Weddle 

returned a fumble for his fourth score of the year. The Ute offense scored late in 

the fourth quarter on a pass play from Brett Ratliff to Derrek Richards, and then 

added a two-point conversion (Ratliff to Bradon Godfrey). 

Utah managed just 144 yards of total offense and couldn’t protect Ratliff, 

who was sacked six times. The Utes had not allowed a single sack in the previous 

six games. 

Joe Jiannoni led the defense with a career-high 15 tackles and his first sack 

of the season. 

Defensive end Martail Burnett had two tackles for loss, but Utah fell to Wyoming. 

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Ute defense stumbles early and 

offense never gets untracked in 

road loss. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 0 . . . . . 7. . . . . .8 . . . . 15 

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . . 14 . . . . . 7. . . . . .0 . . . . 31 


WYO - Scott 47 field goal 10:51, 1st 

WYO - Betschart 2 run (Scott kick) 6:42, 1st 

WYO - Sween 4 run (Scott kick) 14:56, 1st 

WYO - Ford 24 pass from Sween (Scott kick) 2:35, 2nd 

WYO - Stinson 42 interception return (Scott kick) 13:22, 3rd 

UU - Weddle 35 fumble return (Sakoda kick) 10:25, 3rd 

UU - Richards 3 pass from Ratliff (Ratliff pass to Godfrey) 4:05, 4th 

Team Statistics UTAH WYOMING 



Passing 16-31-2 17-24-0 






Punting 7-43.1 6-44.8 






Sacks By 4-24 6-49 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 7-27-0, Casteel 5-32-0. 

WYO: Seldon 14-64-0, Harris 14-38-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 31-16-2-111-1. WYO: 

Sween 24-17-0-202-1. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Richards 7-57-1, Hernandez 3-20- 

0. WYO: Ford 5-92-1, Holden 3-29-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 1-43. WYO: Marsh 2-43. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 3-11. WYO: Marsh 2-3. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Jiannoni 15. Sacks: Burnett 

1.0, Talavou 1.0, Jiannoni 1.0, Long 1.0. TFL: Burnett 2.0. Interceptions: 

none.


new MeXICO 34, uTAH 31 

Albuquerque, n.M. 

university Stadium (23,471) 


Utes lose big lead and game 

after jumping out to a 21-point 

advantage. 

ALBUQUERQUE—Utah jumped to a 24-3 lead in the first 27 minutes of the 

game, only to see New Mexico charge back for a 34-31 win. New Mexico’s 

comeback began before the intermission, when a Lobo TD cut Utah’s lead to 

24-10. That score sparked 24 unanswered points for New Mexico, which took a 

27-24 lead. 

Utah snatched back the lead on a Brett Ratliff-to-Brian Hernandez TD 

pass, which was set up by an Eric Shyne interception. But UNM scored another 

touchdown and Utah’s final drive ended on downs near midfield. 

Utah got a productive night from running back Darryl Poston, who scored 

two first-half touchdowns before leaving the game with a knee injury. Ratliff 

passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns – one to Derrek Richards, who had 96 

yards on the night. Steve Tate led the defense with 13 tackles. 

Darryl Poston scored two first-half touchdowns, but the Utes couldn’t stave off a 

second-half rally by New Mexico in a 34-31 loss. 



Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . 17 . . . . . 0. . . . . .7 . . . . 31 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . 7 . . . . 10. . . . .14 . . . . 34 


NM - Byrd 30 field goal 8:58, 1st 

UU - Poston 7 run (Sakoda kick) 4:27, 1st 


UU - Poston 8 run (Sakoda kick) 9:45, 2nd 

UU - Richards 26 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 3:27, 2nd 

NM - Smith 40 pass from Porterie (Byrd kick) 2:08, 2nd 

NM - Smith 42 pass from Porterie (Byrd kick) 11:23, 3rd 

NM - Byrd 21 field goal 4:17, 3rd 

NM - Brown 5 pass from Porterie (Byrd kick) 10:20, 4th 

UU - Hernandez 3 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 6:18, 4th 

NM - Epps 1 run (Byrd kick) 2:09, 4th 

Team Statistics UTAH NEW MEXICO 


Net Rushing 41-160 34-117 

Passing 18-31-0 19-33-1 






Punting 5-33.8 4-43.8 

Punt Returns 1-19.0 0-0 







Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 19-60-2, Ratliff 10-45-0. 

NM: Ferguson 16-81-0, Epps 11-25-1. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 31-18-0-234-2. NM: 

Porterie 33-19-1-350-3. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Richards 6-96-1, Casteel 3-63-0. 

NM: Brown 9-154-1, Smith 4-136-2. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 2-85. NM: Smith 3-51. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 1-19. NM: None. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Steve Tate 12. Sacks: Jiannoni 

1.0, Burnett 1.0. TFL: Jiannoni 2.0, Mokofisi 2.0. Interceptions: 

Shyne 1-33. 


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uTAH 45, unLv 23 



SALT LAKE CITY—Brett Ratliff’s precision passing led Utah to a 45-23 win over 

UNLV on Oct. 28. Ratliff completed 19-of-23 passes (including all nine of his 

second half throws) for 268 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Brent 

Casteel led Utah’s receivers with a career-high 86 yards and three of his five 

receptions were for touchdowns. Running back Darryl Poston also had a career 

day—rushing for 72 yards. 

Linebackers JJ Williams and Malakai Mokofisi each contributed an interception. 

Mokofisi’s second-quarter pick swung the momentum solidly Utah’s way, 

as the offense scored three plays later to take a 24-3 lead. Williams scored on his 

own—returning his interception 22 yards for a touchdown. Utah led 45-6 at the 

end of three quarters, before substituting liberally and seeing the Rebels tack on 

17 fourth-quarter points. 

Senior quarterback Brett Ratliff completed 19-of-23 passes, including all nine in the 

second half, for 268 yards and four touchdowns against UNLV. 

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Utes put the game out of reach 

before substituting liberally in the 

fourth quarter. 

UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 3 . . . . . 3. . . . .17 . . . . 23 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . 24 . . . . 21. . . . . .0 . . . . 45 


UU - Casteel 27 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 12:01 

UU - Sakoda 30 field goal 2nd, 8:58 

LV - Aguayo 27 field goal 2nd, 2:50 

UU - Ratliff 2 run (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 0:59 

UU - Casteel 19 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 0:15 

LV - Aguayo 41 field goal 3rd, 13:20 

UU - Sampson 2 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 8:55 

UU - Williams 22 interception return (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 7:57 

UU - Casteel 19 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 4:01 

LV - Anthony 7 pass from Hinds (rush failed) 4th, 12:19 

LV - Aguayo 31 field goal 4th, 9:53 

LV - Flair 6 pass from Hinds (Saint Preux pass from Hinds) 4th, 2:21 

Team Statistics UNLV UTAH 



Passing 25-35-2 20-24-0 






Punting 4-53.0 2-52.5 






Sacks By 2-9 1-12 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 17-72-0, Liti 3-24-0. LV: 

Smith 6-34-0, Peeples 16-25-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 23-19-0-268-4, 

Tagovailoa 1-1-0-22-0. LV: Hinds 35-25-2-23-2. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 5-86-3, Hernandez 5-50- 

0. LV: Flair 5-51-1, Anthony 4-55-1. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 2-50. LV: Wright 1-16. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 3-77. LV: Flair 1-4. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Steve Tate 8. Sacks: Eliapo 

1.0. TFL: Long 2.0. Interceptions: Williams 1-22, Mokofisi 1-5.

Game 10 - Nov. 11 

uTAH 35, COLORADO STATe 22 




Breakout offensive effort allows 

Utes to lead from start to finish. 

SALT LAKE CITY—Brett Ratliff passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns, and 

Brent Casteel accounted for a career-high 92 receiving yards and the game’s first 

score, to lead Utah to a 35-22 win over Colorado State. Utah never trailed in the 

game and led 35-16 before a last-minute touchdown by the Rams. 

Cornerback Eric Weddle pitched in six tackles (assisting in a tackle for loss), 

but it was his play on offense that drew the most attention. He rushed for Utah’s 

second touchdown and completed the first pass of his Ute career—a 25-yarder 

to Casteel in the last play of the first quarter that placed Utah on the CSU 6-yard 

line. Weddle then ran the ball into the end zone on the first play of the second 

quarter. 

Steve Tate led the defense with 9 tackles, while J.J. Williams and Joe Jiannoni 

had eight apiece. Jiannoni and Brice McCain each intercepted a pass. 

Defensive back Brice McCain nabbed his first career interception – one of two picks 

for the Utes – in their home win over Colorado State. 



Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . 13 . . . . . 3. . . . . .6 . . . . 22 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . 14 . . . . . 7. . . . . .7 . . . . 35 


UU - Casteel 40 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 1st, 12:58 

UU - Weddle 6 run (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 14:55 

CS - Roberts 51 pass from Hanie (Smith kick) 2nd, 11:25 

CS - Johnson 2 run (pass failed) 2nd, 3:08 

UU - Richards 9 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 0:37 

CS - Smith 33 field goal 3rd, 10:35 

UU - Poston 14 run (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 7:33 

UU - Stowers 2 run (Sakoda kick) 4th, 14:37 

CS - Sperry 7 pass from Farris (rush failed) 4th, 0:41 

Team Statistics CSU UTAH 


Net Rushing 34-148 42-205 

Passing 15-33-2 21-34-1 





Interceptions-Yds 1-0 2--4 

Punting 6-41.3 3-48.7 






Sacks By 2-23 1-10 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Poston 16-66-1, Smith 2-39-0. CS: 

Hanie 13-75-0; Ohaeri 13-28-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 32-20-1-296-2, 

Weddle 1-2-0-25-0. CS: Hanie 30-13-2-186-1; Farris 3-2-0-49-1. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 6-92-1, Richards 4-58-1. 

CS: Walker 4-30-0, Morton 3-75-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 2-33. CS: Square 2-34. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 3-21. CS: Morton 3-0. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Steve Tate 9. Sacks: Burnett 

1.0. TFL: Burnett 2.0. Interceptions: Jiannoni 1-0, McCain 1--4. 


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Game 11 - Nov. 18 

uTAH 17, AIR fORCe 14 

Colorado Springs, Colo. 

falcon Stadium (27,611) 

COLORADO SPRINGS—Louie Sakoda calmly kicked the game-winning field 

goal as time expired and Utah beat Air Force 17-14. Sakoda’s 37-yard field goal 

came after Brett Ratliff engineered a 60-yard scoring drive that wiped the final 

3:55 off the clock after the Falcons had tied the game at 14-14 seconds earlier. 

Ratliff finished the night 24-of-38 passing for 236 yards. 

Cornerback Eric Weddle played every snap on defense and posted eight 

tackles, but was also spectacular on offense. Weddle, playing both quarterback 

and running back, scored both of Utah’s touchdowns and rushed for a careerhigh 

73 yards (also Utah’s best total by an individual this year). 

Freddie Brown led Utah’s receivers with a career-high 63 yards, including a 

42-yard reception to the 4-yard line that set up Weddle’s second touchdown run. 

Joe Jiannoni tied his career high with 15 tackles (11 solo) and chipped in 2.5 

tackles for loss and a sack. 

Senior linebacker Joe Jiannoni tied a career-high with 15 tackles and Utah’s defense 

limited Air Force’s option attack to just 116 yards on the ground. Jianonni was honored 

as the MWC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. 

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Game winning field goal as time 

expires sets off Utah celebration. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . .10 . . . . 17 

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . .14 . . . . 14 


UU - Weddle 8 run (Sakoda kick) 1st, 4:29 

AF - Thompson 6 pass from Carney (Sasser kick) 4th, 12:13 

UU - Weddle 4 run (Sakoda kick) 4th, 9:46 

AF - Carney 1 run (Sasser kick) 4th, 4:07 

UU - Sakoda 37 field goal 4th, 0:00 

Team Statistics UTAH AFA 


Net Rushing 35-119 41-116 

Passing 24-38-0 16-22-0 






Punting 5-45.2 5-39.8 

Punt Returns 4-2.8 0-0 

Kickoff Returns 2-25.5 0-0 






Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Weddle 12-73-2, Poston 14-55-0. 

AF: Hall 11-38-0; Carney 15-33-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 38-24-0-236-0. AF: 

Carney 22-16-0-218-1. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 9-55-0, Brown 4-63-0. 

AF: Thompson 5-99-1, Hall 5-27-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 2-51. AF: None. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 3-10. AF: None. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Joe Jiannoni 15. Sacks: Jiannoni 

1.0. TFL: Jiannoni 2.5. Interceptions: None.

Game 12 - Nov. 25 

BRIgHAM yOung 33, uTAH 31 




After going ahead late, Utes lose 

heartbreaker on game’s final 

play. 

SALT LAKE CITY—John Beck completed an 11-yard touchdown pass with no 

time left on the clock, stunning Utah 33-31 before an oversold Rice-Eccles Stadium. 

The game’s final play overshadowed a clutch offensive drive by the Utes 

that gave them a 31-27 lead with 1:19 remaining. On Utah’s final offensive series, 

Brett Ratliff marched the Utes 83 yards downfield—keeping the drive alive with 

a 6-yard keeper on fourth-and-two at the Utah 25-yard line. He then completed 

four of his next five passes, including a 19-yard touchdown pass to Brent Casteel 

that gave the Utes their last lead. 

After spotting BYU a 14-0 lead on its first two possessions, Utah clawed 

back to take a 24-14 lead entering the fourth quarter. But BYU scored two 

touchdowns in the fourth to go up 27-24 with just over three minutes remaining. 

A blocked PAT by Paul Soliai, and Casteel’s nifty run after the catch, gave Utah a 

four-point lead and meant the Cougars needed a touchdown to win. 

Ratliff finished with 358 yards (including 100 by Casteel) and 3 touchdowns. 

J.J. Williams led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles. 

Senior defensive tackle Paul Soliai blocked a PAT in the fourth quarter against rival 

BYU in the final game of the regular season. 



BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. . . . . 0 . . . . . 0. . . . .19 . . . . 33 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . 10 . . . . 14. . . . . .7 . . . . 31 


BY - Tonga 1 run (McLaughlin kick) 1st, 10:38 

BY - Harline 36 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) 1st, 6:48 

UU - Casteel 18 pass from Weddle (Sakoda kick) 2nd, 9:18 


UU - Wilson 57 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 8:24 

UU - Sampson 4 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 3rd, 1:41 

BY - Harline 4 pass from Beck (kick blocked) 4th, 13:15 

BY - Coats 2 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) 4th, 3:23 

UU - Casteel 19 pass from Ratliff (Sakoda kick) 4th, 1:19 

BY - Harline 11 pass from Beck (no PAT attempt) 4th, 0:00 

Team Statistics BYU UTAH 



Passing 28-44-0 25-41-0 






Punting 5-40.0 3-50.3 

Punt Returns 1- -2.0 3-2.0 





Sacks By 3-23 1-11 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 4-34-0, Weddle 7-24-0. BY: 

Brown 12-45-0; Vakapuna 5-6-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 39-24-0-358-3; Weddle 

1-1-0-18-1. BY: Beck 43-28-0-375-4. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 5-100-2, Richards 8-79-0. BY: 

Harline 7-118-3, Coats 6-80-1. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 4-62. BY: Brown 3-63. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 2-6. BY: Jacobsen 1- -2. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Williams 13. Sacks: Jiannoni 

1.0. TFL: Tate 2.5. Interceptions: None. 


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Game 13 - Dec. 23 

uTAH 25, TuLSA 13 

Bell Helicopter Armed forces Bowl 

fort worth, Texas 

Amon g. Carter Stadium (32,412) 

FORT WORTH, Texas — Utah extended its bowl win streak to six in a row – the 

second longest in the country – with a convincing 25-13 victory over Tulsa. In his 

last game as a Ute, consensus All-America defensive back Eric Weddle showed 

why he was considered the most versatile player in the nation. Weddle rushed 

for the game’s final touchdown and then intercepted a pass on the last play of 

the game. He finished with six tackles, a half sack, a fumble recovery and an interception, 

while rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. He also held for Utah’s 

four field goals. 

As good as Weddle was, the MVP honors went to sophomore kicker/punter 

Louie Sakoda, who made all four of his field goal attempts and a PAT to account 

for 13 of Utah’s 25 points. Sakoda, who made a career-long 45-yard field goal on 

his first try, also kept Tulsa on its heels with his punting: He averaged 47.3 yards 

per punt and placed two of his three punts inside the Tulsa 20-yard line. 

Brett Ratliff engineered a Utah offense that out-gained Tulsa 405-254. He 

completed 23-of-34 passes for 240 yards and a touchdown pass to Brent Casteel. 

Steve Tate led the defense with 10 tackles and a sack. 

Consensus All-America defensive back Eric Weddle starred on both sides of the ball 

against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl. 

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Utah wins its sixth-straight bowl 

game in a convincing fashion. 

Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 7 . . . . . 0. . . . . .6 . . . . 13 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . 6 . . . . 10. . . . . .6 . . . . 25 


UU - Sakoda 45 field goal 1st, 7:50 

TUL - Smith 1 run (Tracy kick) 2nd, 13:01 




UU - Sakoda 34 field goal 3rd, 3:02 

TUL - Smith 1 run (kick failed) 4th, 10:54 

UU - Weddle 4 run (pass failed) 4th, 1:05 

Team Statistics TULSA UTAH 



Passing 20-27-1 23-34-1 






Punting 7-42.6 3-47.3 






Sacks By 1-8 2-19 


Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 7-66-0, Weddle 10-56-1. TUL: 

Tennial 6-53-0; Adams 12-37-0. 

Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 34-23-1-240-1; TUL: 

Smith 27-20-1-158-0. 

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 8-55-0, Richards 7-69-0. 

TUL: Adams 9-63-0, Moss 4-31-0. 

Kickoff Returns–Utah: McCain 3-33. TUL: Grooms 2-41, Taylor 2-39. 

Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 4-50. TUL: Moss 1-7. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Tate 10. Sacks: Tate 1.0. 

TFL: Burnett 2.0. Interceptions: Weddle 1-10.

Utah Bowl History

UTAH BOWL HISTORY 


Utah Bowl Record (9-3) 

1939^ Sun Bowl 

Utah 26, New Mexico 0 


Utah 32, West Virginia 6 


Washington State 31, Utah 28 


USC 28, Utah 21 

1939 Sun Bowl 

1939 Sun, 1964 Liberty Bowls 

UTAH 26, NEW MEXICO 0 

El Paso, Texas 

Jan. 2, 1939 

EL PASO–Predicted as the most even match-up of the 1938 bowl season, Utah 

blasted the forecasters and New Mexico, 26-0, on Jan. 2. Utah, the old Big 

Seven champion, struck early. Tom Pace capped a 58-yard drive with a 15-yard 

touchdown run off a lateral from Ray Davis midway through the first quarter. 

With a minute remaining in the period, Ray Peterson intercepted a Lobo pass 

on the Ute 40-yard line and returned it for a second score. Peterson crossed the 

goal line again in the second quarter, on a fourth-down, 1-yard plunge. 

New Mexico’s highly-touted aerial attack never advanced past Utah’s 40yard 

line. As for the Utes, halfback Clarence Gehrke finished their scoring with 

a 10-yard dash. New Mexico, co-champion of the old Border League, gained 

just 153 yards of total offense to Utah’s 384. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 26 

New .Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .0 

Scoring .Summary 

UU–Pace 15 run (McGarry kick) 

UU–Peterson 60 interception return (McGarry kick) 

UU–Peterson 1 run (kick failed) 

UU–Gehrke 10 run (kick failed) 

Team .Statistics . UU . NM 


Net Rushing 366 153 

Passing 1-4-1 4-11-4 


Total Offense 384 212 

Fumbles 1-1 3-1 


Punting 8-30.5 9-40.8 

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Utah 16, Arizona 13 


Wisconsin 38, Utah 10 


Utah 17, Fresno State 16 


Utah 10, USC 6 

Legend: ^ 1938 season; #2004 season (bowl games were played in January). 

Inside The Game 

Utah finished the 1938 season 

with a 1939 bowl victory over 

New Mexico. 


UTAH 32, WEST VIRGINIA 6 

Atlantic City, N.J. 

Dec. 19, 1964 


Utah 17, Southern Miss 0 

2005# Fiesta Bowl 

Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7 


Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10 


Utah 25, Tulsa 13 


Utah beats West Virginia in the 

first indoor major bowl game. 

ATLANTIC CITY–Utah never trailed in its 32-6 victory over West Virginia in 

the 1964 Liberty Bowl–the first indoor major bowl game ever held. A national 

television audience and 6,059 fans in the Convention Center watched Utah 

score first on a 29-yard field goal by All-American Roy Jefferson. Jefferson, who 

also booted a 32-yard field goal, left the game in the first half after separating 

his shoulder. 

But Utah had plenty of firepower left. Halfback Ron Coleman sprinted 

53 yards for a touchdown on a day which saw him lead all rushers with 154 

rushing yards. Andy Ireland added another long TD dash for the Utes–his went 

for 47 yards–while quarterback Pokey Allen contributed an 11-yard touchdown 

run. 

The Ute offense, featuring a two-quarterback attack, closed its scoring with 

a 33-yard touchdown strike from Richard Groth to Bill Morley. In all, the Utes 

totaled 466 yards of offense. 

The Utah defense also did its job, holding the Mountaineers scoreless until 

the waning minutes of the third quarter. West Virginia’s Allen McCune hooked 

up with receiver Rich Juriga with 5:30 to play for the Mountaineers’ sole 

touchdown. Utah’s backfield intercepted five McCune passes. 

The Liberty Bowl win capped a 9-2 season for coach Ray Nagel and the 

Utes. It would stand as the most wins ever by a Ute team for 30 years. 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 16 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 32 

West .Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .6 


UU–Jefferson 29 field goal 

UU–Allen 11 run (Jefferson kick) 

UU–Jefferson 32 field goal 

UU–Coleman 53 run (pass failed) 

UU–Ireland 47 run (run failed) 

WV–Clegg 6 pass from McCune (pass failed) 

UU–Morley 33 pass from Groth (Pullman kick) 

Team .Statistics . UU . WV 


Rushing Yardage 323 105 

Passing 143 123 

Passes 11-23 13-28 

Intercepted by 4 0 

Punts 1-43 4-25 

Fumbles lost 3 1 

Yards penalized 61 29


WASHINGTON STATE 31, UTAH 28 

Tucson, Ariz. 

Dec. 29, 1992 


Ute rally falls just short against 

Washington State in first bowl 

appearance since 1964. 

TUCSON–In the early going, Utah played the part of a team that hadn’t gone 

“bowling” for 28 years. But the Utes made up for lost time quickly and nearly 

upset favored Washington State in one of the most exciting games of the bowl 

season. After jumping to a 21-0 first-quarter lead, WSU barely held on for a 31-28 

win in the Weiser Lock Copper Bowl. 

The Utes, who seemingly gave the game away in the first quarter, became 

acclimated to postseason play in the second and third stanzas, roaring back to 

tie the score at 28-28. Defense ruled in the fourth quarter and a WSU field goal 

proved the game winner. 

Frank Dolce hit Sean Williams for Utah’s first score, a 10-yard pass play. 

Six minutes later, Keith Williams scampered into pay dirt from 25 yards out 

to narrow the gap to 21-14. After a 48-yard touchdown pass by Washington 

State’s Drew Bledsoe, Dolce countered with a 49-yard strike to Henry Lusk, who 

plucked the ball from a defender’s hands in a leaping end zone catch. 

An 8-yard TD run by Pierre Jones narrowed the gap to 28-26, and a successful 

two-point conversion from Dolce to Scott Murry tied things up, but only for 

20 seconds. Washington State responded with a 22-yard field goal to go ahead 

31-28. Utah’s Chris Yergensen’s 20-yard field goal attempt with 3:19 remaining 

in the game was wide left and the Utes came up short. 

Henry .Lusk .won .this .end .zone .battle .vs . .Washington .State .for .a .49-yard .TD .reception . 



Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . 14 . . . . . 14 . . . . . .0 . . . . 28 

Washington .State . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . .7 . . . . . .0 . . . . . .3 . . . . 31 


WS–Wright-Fair 3 run (Price kick) 13:25, 1st 

WS–Bobo 87 pass from Bledsoe (Price kick) 10:32, 1st 

WS–Wright-Fair 3 run (Price kick) 1:20, 1st 

UU–S. Williams 10 pass from Dolce (Yergensen kick) 9:35, 2nd 

UU–K. Williams 25 rush (Yergensen kick) 2:51, 2nd 

WS–Bobo 48 pass from Bledsoe (Price kick) 0:31, 2nd 

UU–Lusk 49 pass from Dolce (Yergensen kick) 8:49, 3rd 

UU–Jones 8 rush (pass good, Murry) 5:25, 3rd 

WS–Price 22 FG, 5:08, 4th 

Team .Statistics . UU . WSU 


Net Rushing 39-179 41-144 

Passing 40-21-0 48-32-1 





Interceptions 1-9 0-0 

Punting 6-43.0 6-36.5 

Return Yards 90 60 


Sacks By 2-11 1-8 

Individual .Leaders 

Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: K. Williams 13-112-1, Jones 11-43- 

1. WSU: Wright-Fair 27-123-2. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Dolce 40-21-0-316-2. 

WSU: Bledsoe 46-30-1-476-2, Pattison 2-2-0-16-0. 

Receiving .(Rec-Yds-TD)–Utah: S. Williams 7-127-1, Hooks 5-75- 

0. WSU: Bobo 7-212-2, Davis 8-134-0, Pointer 5-73-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Lusk 1-25, Jones 2-23. WSU: Hunter 

3-55. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: S. Williams 3-17. WSU: Hunter 2-(-2). 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Swanson 9, Leary 9, Tonga 8. 

Sacks: Lambert 1-6, Christensen 1-5. 


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USC 28, UTAH 21 

Anaheim, Calif. 

Dec. 30, 1993 

148 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 


Utes dominate the second half 

but run out of time against the 

Southern California Trojans. 

ANAHEIM–On paper, the Freedom Bowl match-up looked mismatched–the trichampion 

of the Pacific-10 Conference (Southern California) against the Western 

Athletic Conference’s fourth-place finisher (Utah). On the field, the pairing 

looked even worse, at least for two quarters. 

Then Utah came alive. When USC jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead, Utah appeared 

headed for a lopsided loss. Offense? The Utes managed just 101 yards of 

total offense and failed to cross midfield in the first half. Defense? The Utes gave 

up 296 yards and four touchdowns. Over? No way. 

Led by eventual Freedom Bowl Offensive MVP Henry Lusk, the Utes 

charged back to within a touchdown of the Trojans, with the ball and a chance to 

win at the end. Lusk caught six second-half passes for 140 yards and a 59-yard 

touchdown to help the Utes climb within seven (28-21). In the meantime, Utah’s 

defense slammed the door on USC’s vaunted offense, holding the Trojans scoreless 

in the second half. Junior defensive end Luther Elliss had a huge game for 

the Utes, with five tackles for lost yardage, two sacks (12 yards) and two pass 

breakups. Former Trojan Adam Swaney had a career day as a Ute, with four 

tackles for loss and three sacks (16 yards). 

Quarterback Mike McCoy’s Hail Mary pass with 0:08 was picked off as 

time ran out, averting Utah’s upset bid. 

Jamal .Anderson’s .34-yard .TD .run .highlighted .a .big .second-half .comeback .by .Utah . 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 13 . . . . . .8 . . . . 21 

USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . 8 . . . . . .0 . . . . . .0 . . . . 28 


SC–Morton 31 pass from Johnson (Ford kick) 12:23, 1st 

SC–Morton 9 pass from Johnson (Ford kick) 8:45, 1st 

SC–Dotson 2 run (kick failed) 4:10, 1st 

SC–McWilliams 5 pass from Johnson (pass good) 13:34, 2nd 

UU–Henry Lusk 59 pass from McCoy (Yergensen kick) 11:08, 3rd 

UU–Anderson 34 run (kick failed) 4:28, 3rd 

UU–Williams 1 run (pass good to Anderson) 3:26, 4th 

Team .Statistics . UU . USC 


Net Rushing 64 91 

Passing 40-23-3 44-30-1 


Total Offense 350 436 




Punting 8-34.1 6-36.7 

Punt Returns 3-28 1-31 




Sacks By 5-28 5-37 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Anderson 16-67-1, Williams 1-1-1, 

Jones 1-9-0. USC: Walters 19-70-0, Strother 9-50-0, Dotson 3-7-1. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: McCoy 40-23-3-286-1. 

USC: Johnson 44-30-1-345-3. 

Receiving .(Rec-Yds-TD)–Utah: Henry Lusk 6-140-1, Anderson 

7-61-0, Claiborne 3-42-0, Rowley 2-18-0. USC: Morton 10-147-2, 

Strother 6-63-0, Grave 4-48-0, McWilliams 2-17-1. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Jones 1-20. USC: Grace 2-45, Dotson 

1-23. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Henry Lusk 3-28. USC: Grace 1-31. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Boyd 10, Rexford 10, Elliss 9. 

Sacks: Elliss 2-12, Swaney 16. Interceptions: Rexford 1-22.


UTAH 16, ARIZONA 13 

Anaheim, Calif. 

Dec. 27, 1994 


TD pass on fourth down gives 

Utah the win over Arizona in a 

matchup between ranked teams. 

ANAHEIM–In a remarkable ratio of points to yards, Utah won the Freedom 

Bowl over Arizona, 16-13, despite accumulating just 75 net yards against 

Arizona’s famed Desert Swarm defense. Utah, which managed just five first 

downs and six rushing yards all night, seemed doomed to its second straight 

Freedom Bowl defeat when quarterback Mike McCoy found himself in the grasp 

of a Wildcat defender on fourth-and-goal. But McCoy made a desperation heave 

on his way to the ground and freshman Kevin Dyson streaked through a crowd 

of Wildcats to make a game-winning catch with 3:34 left. 

Ironically, the hero’s mantle and the game MVP award went to neither of 

the above. Freshman Cal Beck took an Arizona kickoff and sprinted 72 yards to 

the Ute 5-yard-line with 4:00 remaining. McCoy and Dyson punched it in from 

there. 

Equal credit should go to the U. defense, which limited Arizona to two 

field goals and a touchdown, for the first Utah bowl win in 20 years. The 

Wildcats gained only 184 total yards against the Luther Elliss-led Ute defense 

and converted on just 3-of-13 third down attempts. They failed to score in the 

second and third quarters, and their sole TD came on a deflected pass in the first 

quarter. 

Mike .McCoy .completed .this .pass .on .fourth .down .for .the .game-winning .TD .vs . .Arizona . 



Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .9 . . . . 16 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .6 . . . . 13 


UA–Carter 23 pass from White (McLaughlin kick) 1:57, 1st 

UU–Brown 6 run (Pulsipher kick) 10:03, 2nd 

UA–McLaughlin 44 FG, 12:39, 4th 

UA–McLaughlin 20 FG, 8:05, 4th 

UU–Safety (Peyton steps out of end zone) 4:11, 4th 

UU–Dyson 5 pass from McCoy (Pulsipher kick) 3:34, 4th 

Team .Statistics . UU . UA 



Passing 25-11-2 27-13-1 






Punting 10-41.0 6-36.8 





Sacks By 2-16 6-45 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: McCoy 7-(-42)-0, Brown 16-44-1, 

Johnson 4-6-0. Arizona: Carter 19-44-0, Myles 9-12-0, Taylor 

2-11-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: McCoy 25-11-2-69-1. 

Arizona: White 27-13-1-139-1. 

Receiving .(Rec-Yds-TD)–Utah: Dyson 2-8-1, Marsh 3-25-0, 

Tucker 4-28-0. Arizona: Dice 7-65-0, Carter 4-50-1. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Beck 3-140, Lawson 1-31. 

Arizona: .Taylor 1-19, Carter 1-22. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Marsh 2-6. Arizona: Wray 4-28. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Lusk 9, Leary 6, Stapley 6, H. 

Kaufusi 6, Elliss 6. Sacks: Elliss 1-7, J. Kaufusi 1-9. 

Interceptions: Lusk 1-26. 


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WISCONSIN 38, UTAH 10 

Tucson, Ariz. 

Dec. 27, 1996 

150 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 


Red zone woes by the Utes, 

combined with too much Ron 

Dayne, led to Utah’s loss to 

Wisconsin. 

TUCSON–The ballyhooed battle between the nation’s two biggest collegiate 

running backs never materialized, as Utah lost star runner Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala to a first-quarter ankle injury. Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne held up his end 

of the bargain, however, rushing for 246 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-10 

Wisconsin win. 

Offensively, the Utes rang up more net yards (430-365) and more first 

downs (26-16) than the Badgers, moved inside UW’s 5-yard line twice and 

inside the 20-yard line another three times, but four interceptions spelled their 

doom. In his final game, U. quarterback Mike Fouts completed 27 of 49 passes 

for 327 yards, but was picked off four times. Terence Keehan and Kevin Dyson 

had big receiving nights–catching six passes each for 100 and 95 yards, respectively. 

Juan Johnson scored Utah’s only TD of the day on a 1-yard run late in the 

third quarter. Johnson accounted for 88 of Utah’s 103 rushing yards. 

Utah’s defense held Wisconsin to just 16 passing yards on 2-of-6 passing, 

but could not stop the run–allowing 349 yards. 

Juan .Johnson .had .88 .yards .rushing .but .Utah .could .not .shut .down .UW’s .ground .game . 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . 17 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .7 . . . . 38 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . .0 . . . . 10 


UW–Samuel 38 run (Hall kick) 10:11, 1st 

UU–Pulsipher 24 field goal, 3:53, 1st 

UW–Dayne 40 run (Hall kick) 3:11, 1st 

UW–Weems 82 interception return (Hall kick) 13:28, 2nd 

UW–Hall 38 field goal, 2:02, 2nd 

UW–Dayne 3 run (Hall kick) 0:42, 2nd 

UU–Johnson 1 run (Pulsipher kick) 4:14, 3rd 

UW–Dayne 1 run (Hall kick) 12:31, 4th 

Team .Statistics . UU . UW 


Net Rushing 31-103 45-349 

Passing 48-27-4 16-6-2 





Interceptions 4-125-1 0-0 

Punting 2-62 2-82 








Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 20-88-1, Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala 4-5-0, Bacon 4-9-0. Wisconsin: Dayne 30-246-3, 

Samuel 5-44-1, McCullough 5-22-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-Yds-TD)–Utah: 49-27-4-327-0. Wisconsin: 

Samuel 6-2-0-16-0. 

Receiving .(Rec-Yds-TD)–Utah: .Keehan 6-100-0, Dyson 6-95-0, 

Henry 6-47-0. Wisconsin: Hayes 1-9-0, Brown 1-7-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Dyson 2-46. Wisconsin: Stecker 3-59. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Dyson 1-8. Wisconsin: none. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Lave 8, Boglin 6, Love 6. 

Sacks: none. Interceptions: none.


UTAH 17, FRESNO STATE 16 


Dec. 19, 1999 


Mike Anderson’s big day led 

Utah to the first bowl win for the 

new Mountain West Conference. 

LAS VEGAS–Running back Mike Anderson and a punishing defensive effort led 

to the first bowl win for the new Mountain West Conference, courtesy of Utah. 

The Utes, tri-champions in the league’s inaugural season, beat Western Athletic 

Conference co-champion Fresno State, 17-16. 

Statistically, Utah trounced the Bulldogs, winning the total offense battle 

548-279. But a spate of special teams breakdowns, including a 75-yard blocked 

field goal returned for a touchdown by FSU, kept it close. 

Anderson and running mate Omar Bacon stole the show in their final collegiate 

game. Anderson set a Las Vegas Bowl rushing record with 254 yards and 

scored both of Utah’s touchdowns. He also had the day’s most impressive run–a 

76-yard sprint from the line of scrimmage on Utah’s first offensive down. Bacon 

chipped in 91 rushing yards. 

T.D. Croshaw started the game at quarterback but left with a shoulder 

injury after just one quarter with the game tied 7-7. Darnell Arceneaux relieved 

and led Utah to victory. 

Cletus Truhe had two field goal attempts blocked, but made the game-winner, 

a 33-yarder with 5:03 remaining. Fresno State’s final drive was stopped by 

Andre Dyson’s pass breakup on fourth and seven. Kautai Olevao and Kimball 

Christianson each had seven tackles for Utah. 

Offensive .MVP .Mike .Anderson .set .a .Las .Vegas .Bowl .record .by .rushing .for .254 .yards . 



Fresno .State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 3 . . . . . .6 . . . . 16 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . .3 . . . . 17 


FS–Williams 75 missed FG return (Hanna kick) 9:32, 1st 

UU–Anderson 34 run (Truhe kick) 3:51, 1st 

FS–Hanna 27 field goal, 9:24, 3rd 

UU–Anderson 5 run (Truhe kick) 9:24, 3rd 

FS–Ward 2 run (Hanna kick blocked) 14:57, 4th 

UU–Truhe 33 field goal, 5:03, 4th 

Team .Statistics UU . FS 


Net Rushing 33-334 20-132 

Passing 24-11-1 28-14-0 






Punting 4-39.0 5-37.2 

Punt Returns 3 (-7) 2-15 





Sacks By 0-0 3-16 


Rushing .(Att .-Yds .-TD)–Utah: M. Anderson 34-254-2, Bacon 

8-91-0. FS: Ward 15-51-1, Gaines 8-31-0. 

Passing .(Att .-Comp .-I .-Yds .-TD)–Utah: Arceneaux 15-8-0-94-0, 

Croshaw 9-3-1-120-0. FS: Volek 28-14-0-147-0. 

Receiving .(Att .-Yds .-TD)–Utah: Russell 5-96-0, Bendinger 2-70- 

0. FS: .Wright 6-55-0, Smith 4-53-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Crockett 2-57. FS: Wright 2-43. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: 3-(-7). FS: Smith 2-15. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: .Olevao 7, K. Christianson 7. 

TFL: Bowers 2-14, Tufaga 1-9. 


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UTAH 10, USC 6 


Dec. 25, 2001 

152 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 


Utes ruin the Carson Palmer-led 

Trojans’ Christmas by shutting 

down their offense. 

LAS VEGAS–Utah scored on its second drive in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl 

on Christmas Day, then relied on an incredible defensive effort to beat favored 

USC for the first time since 1916. 

Ryan Kaneshiro’s 26-yard field goal at the end of the first half completed 

Utah’s scoring, but 10 points was enough for the swarming Ute defense. A year 

later, quarterback Carson Palmer would win the Heisman Trophy while leading 

USC to the national championship. But against the Utes on this day, the Trojans 

netted just one yard rushing and 151 total yards. USC logged its only TD on its 

first drive of the second half before the Sheldon Deckart-led U. defense slammed 

the door again. 

Deckart’s six tackles, which included two for a loss and two sacks, led a 

ferocious Ute pass rush that sacked Palmer five times and tallied nine tackles for 

loss. 

Adam Tate closed his career with a 103-yard rushing day and the Utes’ only 

touchdown. Dameon Hunter (94 yards) was the game’s MVP. 

Utah sacked USC quarterback Carson Palmer five times and held the Trojans to one 

touchdown . 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .0 . . . . 10 

USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . .0 . . . . . 6 


UU—Tate 3 run (Kaneshiro kick) 5:26, 1st 

UU—Kaneshiro 26 field goal, 0:29, 2nd 

SC—Byrd 4 run (kick failed) 10:03, 3rd 

Team .Statistics . UU . USC 



Passing 21-12-1 26-15-0 






Punting 6-38.0 8-37.8 






Sacks By 5-45 1-12 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Tate 23-103-1, Hunter 17-94-0. 

USC: Byrd 10-21-1. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Rice 21-12-1-136-0. 

USC: Palmer 26-15-0-150-0. 

Receiving .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Lyman 4-41-0, Richardson 3-35-0. 

USC: Colvert 2-38-0, Kelly 3-33-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: none. USC: .Rideaux 2-33. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Walterscheid 4-8. USC: .Arbet 2-27. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: .Deckart 6, Sanders 6. Sacks: . 

Deckart 2-20, Dwinell 1-10, Sanders 1-10, Powell 1-5. TFL: 

Deckart 2-20, Kaufusi 2-10. Interceptions: .none.


UTAH 17, SOUTHERN MISS 0 

Memphis, Tenn. 

Dec. 31, 2003 


MWC champion Utes shut out 

C-USA champion Southern Miss 

in the Liberty Bowl. 

MEMPHIS—The Southern Mississippi defense received most of the hype coming 

into the Liberty Bowl, but it was Utah’s defense that carried the day in a 

17-0 victory. The blitzin’ Utes teamed up for five sacks and 10 tackles for loss, 

causing first-string Golden Eagle quarterback Dustin Almond to lose his cool 

and backup Micky D’Angelo to leave the game with a concussion. 

And, if holding the Conference USA champion to a paltry 11 first downs, 

49 rushing yards and 213 total yards wasn’t enough, the Ute defense also came 

to the rescue of its struggling offensive teammates. Late in the second quarter, 

safety Morgan Scalley sacked Almond, who fumbled. Ute Lewis Powell recovered 

the fumble on USM’s 17-yard line to set up the only offensive touchdown 

of the game. Utah’s other touchdown was scored by none other than Scalley, 

who scooped up a fumble forced by safety Dave Revill and returned it 74 yards 

for a touchdown with 1:36 remaining. 

Although Utah never got untracked offensively, Brandon Warfield and 

Paris Warren both had memorable games. Warfield was named the Liberty 

Bowl offensive MVP after rushing for 91 yards and the game’s first touchdown. 

Warren had 5 receptions for 72 yards to become Utah’s single-season receiving 

record-holder (76 receptions in 2003). Bryan Borreson’s 19-yard field goal in the 

fourth quarter gave Utah a 10-0 lead and some breathing room. 

Ray Holdcraft led the defense with 8 tackles, 4 solo, and 2.5 tackles for loss. 

Revill had 2 sacks and Powell was the game’s defensive MVP after recovering 2 

fumbles. 

Utah’s .defense .piled .all .over .Southern .Miss .in .a .17-0 .shutout .of .the .C-USA .champions . 



Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 0 . . . . .10 . . . . 17 

Southern .Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .0 . . . . . 0 


UU–Warfield 5 run (Borreson kick) 4:41, 2nd 

UU–Borreson 19 field goal, 3:24, 4th 

UU–Scalley 74 fumble return (Borreson kick) 1:36, 4th 

Team .Statistics . UU . USM 



Passing 19-8-1 39-13-0 






Punting 9-37.9 8-45.8 






Sacks By 5-38 3-16 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warfield 27-91-1. USM: Harris 14- 

70-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 19-8-1-124-0. 

USM: Almond 33-11-0-122-0, D’Angelo 6-2-0-22-0. 

Receiving .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 5-72-0, Savoy 1-41-0. 

USM: Blackwell 3-30-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: none. USM: Faulk 1-27. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Warren 7-31. USM: Young 3-20. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Holdcraft 8, Toone 8. 

Sacks: Revill 2-16. TFL: Holdcraft 2.5-10. Interceptions: none. 


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2005 Fiesta Bowl 

2005 Fiesta Bowl - Bowl Championship Series 

UTAH 35, PITTSBURGH 7 

Tempe, Ariz. 

Jan. 1, 2005 

154 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 


The BCS Busting Utes finish a 

perfect 12-0 season in 2004 at 

the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s 

Day. 

TEMPE—In the first BCS game ever for a non-BCS school, Utah steamrolled 

over Big East co-champion Pittsburgh, 35-7, in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Led by 

offensive co-MVPs Alex Smith and Paris Warren, Utah jumped to a 28-0 lead 

before Pittsburgh’s only score of the day. 

Warren’s 15 receptions, which went for 198 yards, was a Fiesta Bowl record. 

Smith was unstoppable, completing 29 of 37 passes for 328 yards and 4 touchdowns 

(no interceptions). Utah’s marvelous Heisman Trophy finalist QB also led 

all rushers with 68 net yards. 

Equally responsible for Utah’s blowout victory was the defense, which 

set a bowl record with nine quarterback sacks. Nose guard Steve Fifita, the 

defensive MVP, had 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and a sack. Safety Eric Weddle 

led the defense with 11 tackles, a sack and a pass breakup and senior linebacker 

Tommy Hackenbruck had a monster game in his final Ute outing. Included in 

Hackenbruck’s 10 total tackles were 3 sacks for 29 yards. 

The Utes enjoyed a home field atmosphere as the vast majority of sold-out 

Sun Devil Stadium was red-clad. All estimates suggest it was the largest gathering 

of Ute fans ever to watch a Utah football game. 

Paris .Warren .set .a .new .Fiesta .Bowl .record .with .15 .receptions .for .198 .yards . 

Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . .0 . . . . . 7 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 7 . . . . . 21 . . . . . .0 . . . . 35 


UU–Ganther 4 run (Carroll kick) 3:09, 1st 

UU–Madsen 6 pass from Smith (Carroll kick) 5:29, 2nd 

UU–M. Johnson 18 pass from Smith (Carroll kick) 11:13, 3rd 

UU–Warren 23 pass from Smith (Carroll kick) 6:22, 3rd 

PT–Lee 31 pass from Palko (Cummings kick) 4:28, 3rd 

UU–Warren 18 pass from Smith-Savoy lateral (Carroll kick) 0:25, 

3rd 

Team .Statistics . PITT . UU 



Passing 22-40-0 29-37-0 






Punting 5-36.0 1-28.0 






Sacks By 2-9 9-73 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 15-68-0, Ganther 6-34-1. 

Pitt: Murphy 12-37-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Smith 37-29-0-328-4. 

Pitt: Palko 40-22-0-251-1. 

Receiving .(No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Warren 15-198-2, Savoy 7-70-0. 

Pitt: Delsardo 9-109-0, Lee 7-93-1. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Weddle 1-10. Pitt: none 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Walker 1-22, Nagahi 1-20. Pitt: Furman 

3-44. 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Weddle 11, Hackenbruck 10. 

Sacks: Hackenbruck 3-29, Ledbetter 2-13. TFL: Hackenbruck 

3-29, Fifita 2-13, Ledbetter 2-13. Interceptions: none.


UTAH 38, GEORGIA TECH 0 


Dec. 29, 2005 


Utah erupts against the nation’s 

12th-ranked defense for an upset 

win over Georgia Tech. 

SAN FRANCISCO—Brett Ratliff and Travis LaTendresse roasted the nation’s 

No. 12-ranked defense and led Utah to a 38-10 upset win over No. 24 Georgia 

Tech in the Emerald Bowl. 

The Utes jumped out to a 20-0 lead just minutes into the second quarter 

before Georgia Tech made a little run by scoring all 10 of its points. A field goal 

with 0:03 left in the first half would mark the end of Tech’s scoring for the night, 

however. 

Ratliff’s 30 completions, 381 passing yards and four touchdowns shattered 

the Emerald Bowl records, as well as setting new school and Mountain West 

Conference bowl records. LaTendresse, the game’s offensive MVP, burned the 

Georgia Tech secondary with a bowl-record 16 receptions for 214 yards and four 

scores. 

Quinton Ganther rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown in his final game 

as a Ute. Utah’s defense–every bit as dominating as the offense–was spearheaded 

by defensive MVP Eric Weddle’s superb performance against Tech’s All- 

America receiver Calvin Johnson. Weddle hounded Johnson into a two-catch, 

19-yard game. Weddle rarely left the field–also playing quarterback and on 

special teams. Steve Tate led Utah with 10 tackles and picked off his first career 

interception, which he returned 45 yards. 

Travis .LaTendresse .burned .Georgia .Tech .for .an .Emerald .Bowl-record .214 .receiving . 

yards . .He .was .voted .the .offensive .MVP . 



Georgia .Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 10 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .0 . . . . 10 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 3 . . . . .15 . . . . 38 


UU - LaTendresse 14 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick failed) 12:26, 

1st 

UU - LaTendresse 23 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick) 3:59, 1st 

UU - LaTendresse 25 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick) 14:30, 2nd 

GT - Cooper 31 pass from Ball (Bell kick) 9:25, 2nd 

GT - Bell 29 field goal, 0:03, 2nd 

UU- Beardall 23 field goal, 2:11, 3rd 

UU - LaTendresse 16 pass from Ratliff (Ratliff-LaTendresse pass), 

11:44, 4th 

UU - Ganther 41 run (Beardall kick) 8:34, 4th 

Team .Statistics . GT . UU 


Net Rushing 37-127 35-169 

Passing 38-18-2 42-30-2 






Punting 8-33.2 5-40.6 

Punt Returns 2-(-2) 1-5 





Sacks By 2-13 2-18 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 22-120-1, Weddle 3-23-0. 

GT: Daniels 20-109-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 41-30-1-381-4. GT: 

BAll 38-18-2-258-1. 

Receiving .(No-Yds-TD)–Utah: LaTendresse 16-214-4, Hernandez 

8-75-0. GT: Bilbo 4-103-0, Cooper 3-45-1. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: Richards 3-61. GT: Grant 5-104. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Weddle 1-5. GT: Houston 2-(-2). 

Utah .Defensive .Leaders–Tackles: Tate 10, Burnett 7, Toone 7. 

Sacks: Burnett 1-10, Fifita 1-7. TFL: Fifita 2-12. Interceptions: 

Tate 1-45, Harper 1-10. 


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UTAH 25, TULSA 13 

Fort Worth, Texas 

Amon G. Carter Stadium (32,412) 

156 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 


Utah wins its sixth-straight bowl 

game in a convincing fashion. 

FORT WORTH, Texas — Utah extended its bowl win streak to six in a row – the 

second longest in the country – with a convincing 25-13 victory over Tulsa. In his 

last game as a Ute, consensus All-America defensive back Eric Weddle showed 

why he was considered the most versatile player in the nation. Weddle rushed 

for the game’s final touchdown and then intercepted a pass on the last play of 

the game. He finished with six tackles, a half sack, a fumble recovery and an interception, 

while rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. He also held for Utah’s 

four field goals. 

As good as Weddle was, the MVP honors went to sophomore kicker/punter 

Louie Sakoda, who made all four of his field goal attempts and a PAT to account 

for 13 of Utah’s 25 points. Sakoda, who made a career-long 45-yard field goal on 

his first try, also kept Tulsa on its heels with his punting: He averaged 47.3 yards 

per punt and placed two of his three punts inside the Tulsa 20-yard line. 

Brett Ratliff engineered a Utah offense that out-gained Tulsa 405-254. He 

completed 23-of-34 passes for 240 yards and a touchdown pass to Brent Casteel. 

Steve Tate led the defense with 10 tackles and a sack. 

Kicker/punter .Louie .Sakoda .was .named .the .Armed .Forces .Bowl .MVP .after .accounting . 

for .13 .of .Utah’s .25 .points . . 

Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . .6 . . . . 13 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 6 . . . . . 10 . . . . . .6 . . . . 25 


UU - Sakoda 45 field goal 1st, 7:50 

TUL - Smith 1 run (Tracy kick) 2nd, 13:01 




UU - Sakoda 34 field goal 3rd, 3:02 

TUL - Smith 1 run (kick failed) 4th, 10:54 

UU - Weddle 4 run (pass failed) 4th, 1:05 

Team .Statistics . TULSA . UTAH 



Passing 20-27-1 23-34-1 






Punting 7-42.6 3-47.3 






Sacks By 1-8 2-19 


Rushing .(Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 7-66-0, Weddle 10-56-1. TUL: 

Tennial 6-53-0; Adams 12-37-0. 

Passing .(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 34-23-1-240-1; TUL: 

Smith 27-20-1-158-0. 

Receiving .(No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 8-55-0, Richards 7-69-0. 

TUL: Adams 9-63-0, Moss 4-31-0. 

Kickoff .Returns–Utah: McCain 3-33. TUL: Grooms 2-41, Taylor 2-39. 

Punt .Returns–Utah: Wilson 4-50. TUL: Moss 1-7. 

Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Tate 10. Sacks: Tate 1.0. TFL: 

Burnett 2.0. Interceptions: Weddle 1-10.

Utah Record Book

Utah RecoRd Book 


Top 25 Finishes 

1994 Associated Press 

No. School Points 

1. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,539 

2. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,497 

3. Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,410 

4. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,320 

5. Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,312 

6. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,249 

7. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,153 

8. Texas A&M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117 

9. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,110 

10. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .995 

11. Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .810 

12. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732 

13. Southern Cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .691 

14. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672 

15. Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648 

16. Colorado State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630 

17. North Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 

18. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 

19. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496 

20. Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364 

21. Washington State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344 

22. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 

23. Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236 

24. Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 

25. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 

1994 USA Today/CNN Coaches 


1. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,542 

2. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,496 

3. Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,382 

4. Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,344 

5. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,329 

6. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,229 

7. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,186 

8. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,029 

9. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .842 

10. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832 

11. Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .831 

12. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .787 

13. Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .765 

14. Colorado State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .681 

15. Southern Cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .670 

16. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661 

17. North Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .626 

18. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520 


20. Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 

21. North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313 

22. Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304 

23. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 

24. Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 

25. Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 

158 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 



1. USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, 608 

2. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,576 

3. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,476 

4. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,411 

5. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,329 

6. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,281 

7. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,255 

8. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 

9. Washington State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060 

10. Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .932 

11. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905 

12. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887 

13. Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845 

14. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833 

15. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695 

16. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645 

17. Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564 

18. Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .526 

19. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520 

20. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368 

21. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 

22. Clemson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 

23. Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 

24. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 

25. TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 

2003 ESPN/USA Today Coaches 


1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,572 

2. USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,514 

3. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,429 

4. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370 

5. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,306 

6. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,183 

7. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,140 

8. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,119 


10. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .929 

11. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .894 

12. Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 

13. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .746 

14. Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .730 

15. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704 

16. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 

17. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553 

18. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532 

19. Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 

20. Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462 

21. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327 

22. Clemson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 

23. Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 

24. TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 

25. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 

2004 ESPN/USA Today Coaches 

No. Team Record Points 

1. USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 . . . 1,622 

2. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 . . . 1,559 

3. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 . . . 1,454 

4. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 . . . 1,438 

5. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . 1,391 

6. Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . 1,261 

7. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . 1,204 

8. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . 1,111 

9. California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . 1,060 

10. Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 . . . . .996 

11. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .917 

12. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . . .888 

13. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 . . . . .868 

14. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .842 

15. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .754 

16. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . . 711 

17. Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .482 

18. Texas Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .476 

19. Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .463 

20. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .423 

21. Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .314 

22. Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .203 

23. Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .157 

24. Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . .126 

25. Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49 . . . . .919 


No. Team Record Points 

1. USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 . . . 1,525 

2. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 . . . 1,460 

3. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 . . . 1,366 

4. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . 1,324 

5. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 . . . 1,300 

6. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . 1,191 

7. Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . 1,166 

8. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . 1,022 

9. California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . .937 

10. Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 . . . . .906 

11. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .903 

12. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .802 

13. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 . . . . .792 

14. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .776 

15. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 . . . . .771 

16. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .693 

17. Texas Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .478 

18. Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .449 

19. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .430 

20. Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .377 

21. Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . .245 

22. Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32 . . . . .206 

23. Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . .157 

24. Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . .129 

25. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 . . . . .101

1994 associated Press 

Date Rank 

Oct. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Oct. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Oct. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Oct. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Oct. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Nov. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Nov. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Nov. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Nov. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Dec. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Jan. 3 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

1994 coaches 

Date Rank 

Sept. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Oct. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Oct. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Oct. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Oct. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

Oct. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Nov. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Nov. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Nov. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Nov. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Dec. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Jan. 3 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 


Date Rank 

Sept. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Oct. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Oct. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

1996 coaches 

Date Rank 

Sept. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Sept. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Oct. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Oct. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 


Date Rank 

Oct. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Dec. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Jan. 5 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

2003 coaches 

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rank 

Oct. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Dec. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Jan. 5 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Date Rank 

Aug. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Sept. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Sept. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Sept. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Sept. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Oct. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

Oct. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

Oct. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Oct. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Oct. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Nov. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Nov. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Nov. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Nov. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Dec. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Jan. 4 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 


Utah In The Polls 

Weeks In The Polls Up To 2003 2004 Associated Press By Week 2004 Coaches By Week 

Date Rank 

July 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Aug. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Sept. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Sept. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Sept. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Sept. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Oct. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

Oct. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Oct. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Oct. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Oct. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Nov. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Nov. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Nov. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Nov. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Dec. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Jan. 4 (Final). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Utah’s 1994 team finished in 

the top 10 of both major polls 

after defeating nationally ranked 

Arizona in the Freedom Bowl. 

2004 Bowl Championship Series Final Standings (Issued Dec. 5, 2004) 

A.P. Coaches Computer 

Team Rank Rank Rank Points Avg. Pvs. 

1. USC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . 97 . . . . . . . . .9770 . . . . . . . . .1 

2. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . . . . . .9681 . . . . . . . . .2 

3. Auburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . .9331 . . . . . . . . .3 

4. Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . 88 . . . . . . . . .8476 . . . . . . . . .5 

5. California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . .8347 . . . . . . . . .4 

6. Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . .8181 . . . . . . . . .6 

7. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . . 67 . . . . . . . . .6966 . . . . . . . . .7 

8. Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . T-9. . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . .6712 . . . . . . . .12 

9. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . . . .6564 . . . . . . . . .8 

10. Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . 13. . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . .6490 . . . . . . . . .9 

11. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . T-9. . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . .6109 . . . . . . . . 11 

12. Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . 12. . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . .5553 . . . . . . . .13 

13. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 17. . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . .5058 . . . . . . . .14 

14. Miami (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . T-14. . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . .4705 . . . . . . . .10 

15. Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . T-14. . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . .4057 . . . . . . . .15 

16. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . 21. . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . .3466 . . . . . . . .16 

17. Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . .3439 . . . . . . . .17 

18. Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . .2983 . . . . . . . .18 

19. Arizona State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . 11. . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . .2700 . . . . . . . .19 

20. Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . .2225 . . . . . . . .20 

21. Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . NR. . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . .1546 . . . . . . . .23 

22. Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . 22. . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . .1489 . . . . . . . .21 

23. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . NR . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . .1375 . . . . . . . .22 

24. Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . .0943 . . . . . . . .24 

25. Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . NR . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . .0847 . . . . . . . .25 


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Utah RecoRd Book



Season Record And Coach 

Coach: Unknown (1-4) 

1892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

1893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 

1894 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 

1895 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

Coach: C.B. Ferris (3-2) 

1896 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 

Coach: Mr. Cummings (1-5) 

1897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 

Coach: Mr. Wilson (2-1) 

1898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 

Coach: Unknown (2-1) 

1899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 

Coach: Harvey R. Holmes (13-9-1) 

1900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 

1901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 

1902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2-1 

1903 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 

Coach: Joseph H. Maddock (28-9-1) 

1904 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 

1905 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 

1906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 

1907 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 

1908 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2-1 

1909 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 

Coach: Fred Bennion (16-8-3) 

1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 

1911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1-1 

1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1-1 

1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4-1 

Coach: Nelson H. Norgren (13-11) 

1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 

1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 

1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 

1917 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 

Utah’s All-Time Football Record 

Coach: none (0-0) 

1918 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 

Coach: Thomas Fitzpatrick (23-17-3) 

1919 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 

1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5-1 

1921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2-1 

1922 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 

1923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 

1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4-1 

Coach: Ike Armstrong (141-55-15) 

1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 

1926 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 

1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3-1 

1928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-0-2 

1929 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 

1930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 

1931 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 

1932 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1-1 

1933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 

1934 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 

1935 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3-1 

Category W L T Pct. 

Overall 573 413 31 .579 

Home 354 172 16 .653 

Rice-Eccles Stadium* 36 15 0 .706 

Road 204 227 13 .474 

Neutral 15 14 2 .516 

Conference 354 206 19 .628 

Mountain West Conference 37 21 0 .638 

Bowl Games 8 4 0 .667 

Homecoming 52 30 4 .628 

Overtime 2 3 0 .400 

*Ute or Rice Stadium from 1927-97; Rice-Eccles Stadium, 1998-present 

160 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Ike Armstrong (1925-49) still holds the school record for wins (141-55-15). 

1936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 

1937 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 

1938 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1-2 

1939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1-2 

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 

1941 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-0-2 

1942 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 

1943 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 

1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2-1 

1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 

1946 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 

1947 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1-1 

1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1-1 

1949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7-1 

Coach: Jack Curtice (45-32-4) 

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4-3 

1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 

1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3-1 

1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 

1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 

1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 

1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 

1957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 

Coach: Ray Nagel (42-39-1) 

1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 

1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 

1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 

1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5-1 

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 

Coach: Mike Giddings (9-12) 

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 

Coach: Bill Meek (33-31) 

1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 

Coach: Tom Lovat (5-28) 

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 

Coach: Wayne Howard (30-24-2) 

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5-1 

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2-1 

Coach: Chuck Stobart (16-17-1) 

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5-1 

Coach: Jim Fassel (25-33) 

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 

1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 

1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 

1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 

1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 

Coach: Ron McBride (88-63) 

1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 

1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 

1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 

1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 

1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 

1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 

1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 

1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 

1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 

2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 

2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 

2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 

Coach: Urban Meyer (22-2) 

2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 

2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 

Coach: Kyle Whittingham (15-10) 

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 

2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Rocky Mountain Conference 

Year Utah Finish Champion 

1910 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado College 

1911 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1912 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1913 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1914 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Mines 

1915 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A.C. 

1916 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A.C. 

1917 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah A.C. 

Denver 

1918* . . . . . . . . . . No games–WWI 

1919 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Colorado A.C. 

1920 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A.C. 

1921 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah A.C. 

1922 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1923 . . . . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1924 . . . . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1925 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A.C. 

1926 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1927 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A.C. 

1928 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1929 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1930 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1931 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1932 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1933 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Denver 

Colorado A.C. 

1934 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

Colorado A.C. 

Colorado Teachers 

1935 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah State 

Colorado 

1936 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah State 

1937 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

Big Seven Conference 


1938 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1939 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1941 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1942 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Colorado 

1943 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1944 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 

1945 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver 

1946 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah State 

Denver 

1947 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Skyline Conference 


1948 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1949 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1951 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1952 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1953 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1954 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th-T . . . . . . . . . . Denver 

1955 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado A&M 

1956 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1957 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

1958 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1959 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah State 

Wyoming 

1961 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah State 

Western Athletic Conference 


1962 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico 

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico 

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

New Mexico 

Arizona 

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1968 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th-T . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 

Arizona 


1975 . . . . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona State 


Wyoming 

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . 6th-T . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

Arizona State 

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 






Air Force 

1986 . . . . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego State 

1987 . . . . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 

1988 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming 





Fresno State 

Hawaii 


Fresno State 

Wyoming 

1994 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado State 

1995 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Brigham Young 

Air Force 


1996 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T* . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young* 

1997 . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd-T* . . . . . . . . . New Mexico* 

1998 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T*. . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

San Diego State* 

*-WAC Division Play (Mountain-’96, ’97; Pacific-’98) 

Mountain West Conference 


1999 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st-T . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

Brigham Young 


2000 5th-T Colorado State 

2001 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 

2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 5th-T . . . . . . . . . . Colorado State 

2003 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

2004 . . . . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah 

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 4th-T . . . . . . . . . . TCU 

2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd-T . . . . . . . . . . Brigham Young 


Conference Finishes 

Championship Team Captains 

Rocky Mountain Conference (10) 

1912–captain unknown 

1919–captain unknown 

1922–Neil Smith 

1926–Thornton Morris 

1928–Alton Carman 

1929–Bob Davis 

1930–Ray Price 

1931–Frank Christensen 

1932–Frank Christensen 

1933–Harold Davies 

Big Seven Conference (5) 

1938–Barney McGarry 

1940–Rex Geary 

1941–Charles Hansen 

1942–tie with Colorado; Burt Davis 

1947–no captain 

Skyline Conference (5) 

1948–no captain 

1951–Weston Gardner 

1952–Kay Bernson, Jim Dublinski 

1953–Dick Bubak, Jack Cross, Don Jensen 

1957–Bob Lee, Larry Amizich 

Western Athletic Conference (2) 

1964–Pokey Allen, captain; Roy Jefferson, alternate 

1995–Henry Lusk, Harold Lusk, Jeff Kirkman, Henry 

Kaufusi, Brandon Jones, Daniel Pulsipher 

Mountain West Conference (3) 

1999–Mike Anderson, Omar Bacon, Josh Cochran, 

Colby Knight, John Frank, Kautai Olevao 

2003–Thomas Herrion, Ray Holdcraft, Jason Kaufusi, 

Dave Revill, Josh Savage 

2004–Bo Nagahi, Sione Pouha, Morgan Scalley, Alex 

Smith, Paris Warren 

First-team all-conference defensive lineman Sione 

Pouha was elected one of the captains for Utah’s 

2004 MWC and Fiesta Bowl championship team. 


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Utah RecoRd Book



Homecoming Games 

All-Time Homecoming Scores 

11-12-21 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .T . . . . .0-0 

11- 4-22 . . . Colorado College . . . .W . . . .20-7 

11-17-23 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .7-17 

10-18-24 . . . Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .32-7 

10-24-25 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .12-7 

10-30-26 . . . Colorado A.C. . . . . . . .W . . . .10-6 

10-22-27 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .20-13 

11-3-28 . . . . Colorado College . . . .W . . . .27-21 

10-19-29 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .40-0 

11-8-30 . . . . Colorado College . . . .W . . . .41-6 

10-31-31 . . . Colorado A.C. . . . . . . .W . . . .60-6 

10-29-32 . . . Utah State . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .16-0 

11-11-33 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .13-6 

10-27-34 . . . Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .7-8 

11-9-35 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .0-14 

11-14-36 . . . Hawaii . . . . . . Canceled (ship strike) 

11-14-36 . . . Texas A&M . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .7-20 

11-6-37 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .7-17 

11-12-38 . . . Colorado State . . . . . .W . . . .13-0 

11-4-39 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .14-21 

10-26-40 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .25-14 

11-1-41 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .46-6 

10-24-42 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .21-12 

11-6-43 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .19-22 

11-11-44 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .T . . . . .0-0 

11-3-45 . . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .33-21 

11-2-46 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .7-0 

10-18-47 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .13-7 

10-30-48 . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .14-12 

Utah Vs. Homecoming Opponents 

Air Force 1-2 

Arizona 2-0 

Arizona State 2-2 

Boise State 0-2 

Brigham Young 1-0 

Cal State Fullerton 1-0 

Colorado 7-6-1 

Colorado College 3-0 

Colorado State 8-2-1 

Denver 7-0-1 

Idaho 0-2 

New Mexico 6-1-1 

Oregon 0-1 

San Diego State 4-2 

San Jose State 0-1 

Texas A&M 0-1 

Tulsa 1-0 

Utah State 5-0 

UTEP 4-2 

Wyoming 0-6 

Total 52-30-4 

162 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

11-5-49 . . . . Colorado A&M. . . . . . .L . . . . .12-21 

10-21-50 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .13-53 

10-20-51 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .17-14 

11-1-52 . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .14-20 

11-14-53 . . . Colorado A&M. . . . . . .W . . . .35-14 

10-30-54 . . . Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .13-14 

10-22-55 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .13-23 

10-27-56 . . . Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .21-27 

11-3-57 . . . . Colorado State . . . . . .W . . . .55-0 

10-18-58 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .20-16 

10-24-59 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .7-21 

10-22-60 . . . Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .49-16 

10-28-61 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .6-13 

10-20-62 . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .T . . . . .7-7 

10-26-63 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .23-26 

10-24-64 . . . Arizona State . . . . . . .W . . . .16-3 

10-30-65 . . . Colorado State . . . . . .W . . . .22-19 

10-29-66 . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .27-0 

11-4-67 . . . . Arizona State . . . . . . .L . . . . .32-49 

11-2-68 . . . . Brigham Young . . . . . .W . . . .30-21 

11-1-69 . . . . Utah State . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .27-7 

10-24-70 . . . Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .24-0 

10-30-71 . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .16-29 

10-28-72 . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .59-14 

11-3-73 . . . . Arizona State . . . . . . .W . . . .36-31 

11-2-74 . . . . San Jose State . . . . . .L . . . . .6-24 

11-1-75 . . . . Arizona State . . . . . . .L . . . . .14-40 

11-6-76 . . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .34-31 

11-12-77 . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .29-17 

11-4-78 . . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .L . . . . .12-24 

11-10-79 . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .35-0 

10-25-80 . . . Colorado State . . . . . .T . . . . .21-21 

10-31-81 . . . San Diego State . . . . .W . . . .17-14 

11-6-82 . . . . Utah State . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .42-10 

11-5-83 . . . . CS-Fullerton . . . . . . . .W . . . .47-20 


11-9-85 . . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .58-49 


11-7-87 . . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .24-30 


10-10-89 . . . Colorado State . . . . . .L . . . . .10-50 

10-20-90 . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .37-23 

10-26-91 . . . San Diego State . . . . .L . . . . .21-24 

10-24-92 . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .13-20 


10-29-94 . . . UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .52-7 

10-28-95 . . . Utah State . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .40-20 

10-26-96 . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .45-19 

10-25-97 . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .15-10 

9-26-98 . . . . Boise State . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .28-31 

9-18-99 . . . . Utah State . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .38-18 

9-15-00 . . . . Air Force . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .14-23 

9-29-01 . . . . New Mexico . . . . . . . .W . . . .37-16 

9-28-02 . . . . Air Force . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .26-30 


9-25-04 . . . . Air Force . . . . . . . . . . .W . . . .49-35 

10-15-05 . . . San Diego State . . . . .L . . . . .19-28 

10-30-06 . . . Boise State . . . . . . . . .L . . . . .3-36 

Marty Johnson’s four rushing touchdowns against Air Force in the 2004 Homecoming game tied the 

school record.

Pass 

98 Dan Hagemann-Jack Steptoe vs. New Mexico, 1976 

89 Don Van Galder-Willie Armstead vs. Hawaii, 1973 

87 Don Van Galder-Steve Odom vs. Oregon, 1973 

87 Mike McCoy-Henry Lusk vs. San Diego State, 1993 

86 Chris Mendonca- Jeff Jenkins vs. Air Force, 1987 

85 Tyce Ferguson-Jim Teahan vs. UNLV, 1981 

84 Mike Richmond-Bryan Rowley vs. Brigham Young, 1991 

84 Mike McCoy-Curtis Marsh vs. Brigham Young, 1993 

80 T.D. Croshaw-Cliff Russell vs. Wyoming, 1999 

79 Don Van Galder-Steve Odom vs. Arizona St., 1972 

79 Pat Degnan-Mike Cordy vs. Arizona State, 1976 

79 Alex Smith-Ben Moa vs. UNLV, 2003 

78 Kenny Vierra-Tex Wise vs. Portland State, 1981 

78 Mark Stevens-James Hardy vs. Wyoming, 1984 

78 Alex Smith-Steve Savoy vs. Texas A&M, 2004 

77 Randy Gomez -Jack Steptoe vs. Arizona, 1977 

76 Lee Grosscup-Stuart Vaughn vs. Colorado State, 1957 

76 Kenny Vierra-Tex Wise vs. UTEP, 1981 

75 Steve Marshall-Steve Odom vs. Colorado State, 1972 

75 Ricky Hardin-Tony Lindsay vs. Utah St, 1980 

74 Steve Marshall-Scott Grayson vs. Colorado State, 1972 

74 Kenny Vierra-Jim Teahan vs. Wyoming, 1981 

74 Mike Fouts-Kevin Dyson vs. Tulsa, 1996 

74 Darnell Arceneaux-Steve Smith vs. San Diego State, 2000 

73 Randy Gomez-Frank Henry vs. Florida, 1977 

73 Floyd Hodge-Jim Teahan vs. Utah State, 1979 

73 Brett Elliott to Josh Lyman vs. New Mexico, 2003 

72 Pat Degnan-Steve Peake vs. Rice, 1976 

72 Scott Mitchell-Carl Harry vs. Idaho State, 1988 

72 Jason Woods- Mike Anglesey vs. Colorado State, 1990 

71 Rich Groth-Mike Butera vs. Colorado State, 1965 

71 Scott Mitchell-Bryan Rowley vs. San Diego State, 1989 

71 Mike Richmond-Dennis Smith vs. Air Force, 1989 

70 T.D. Croshaw-Cliff Russell vs. Brigham Young, 1999 

Rush 

93 Frank Nelson vs. Brigham Young, 1947 

92 Steve Savoy vs. Brigham Young, 2004 

87 Del Rodgers vs. Brigham Young, 1981 

81 Del Rodgers vs. UNLV, 1980 

80 Ron Coleman vs. Brigham Young, 1964 

80 Ray Groth vs. UTEP, 1969 

78 Dave Smith vs. Brigham Young, 1969 

77 Ron Coleman vs. UTEP, 1964 

77 Gene Belczyk vs. Arizona, 1972 

75 Jack Cross vs. Montana State, 1951 

75 Ike Spencer vs. Arizona State, 1972 

74 Dameon Hunter vs. New Mexico, 2001 

73 Adam Tate vs. San Diego State, 2001 

72 Clyde Nichols vs. Colorado, 1946 

72 Ray Groth vs. Brigham Young, 1968 

72 Ike Spencer vs. UTEP, 1973 

72 Lewis Walker vs. San Diego State, 1979 

72 Omar Bacon vs. La-Monroe, 1999 

71 Larry Fields vs. Brigham Young, 1956 

71 Lewis Walker vs. Hawaii, 1979 

71 Lewis Walker vs. New Mexico, 1979 

71 Dan Pulsipher vs. Oregon, 1995 

70 Ike Spencer vs. Brigham Young, 1972 

70 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. TCU, 1996 

Blocked Field Goal Return 

91 LaVon Edwards vs. Minnesota, 1990 

86 Kevin Harrison vs. Brigham Young, 1975 

58 Jay Hill vs. Wyoming, 1999 

53 Andre Dyson vs. Colorado State, 1999 

Steve Smith had two of the longest punt returns and 

one of the longest receptions ever by a Ute. 

Fumble Return 

88 Morgan Scalley vs. Colorado State, 2004 

80 Arnold Parker vs. Colorado State, 2003 

74 Morgan Scalley vs. Southern Mississippi, 2003 

68 Clarence Lawson vs. Rice, 1997 

43 Mike Thomas vs. Rice, 1997 

kickoff Return 

100 Gil Tobler vs. Colorado State, 1948 

100 Bill Boren vs. Denver, 1949 

100 Charlie Smith vs. Arizona State, 1967 

100 Reggie Wilson vs. UNLV, 1981 

100 Erroll Tucker vs. Hawaii, 1985 

100 Erroll Tucker vs. Brigham Young, 1985 

99 Keith Williams vs. Wyoming, 1993 

98 Clifton Smith vs. UTEP, 1987 

98 Patrick Dyson vs. Air Force, 2000 

96 James Street vs. Washington State, 1968 

96 Carl Monroe vs. Montana State, 1982 

95 Daniel Jones vs. Brigham Young, 1998 

94 Daniel Jones vs. San Diego State, 1998 

93 Steve Odom vs. Texas Tech, 1973 

90 Bill Fowler vs. Brigham Young, 1967 

90 Patrick Dyson vs. San Jose State, 1998 

90 Morgan Scalley vs. UNLV, 2004 

Punt Return 

95 Steve Odom vs. UTEP, 1972 

93 Frankie Nelson vs. Denver, 1949 

89 Erroll Tucker vs. Arizona State, 1985 

85 Dave Walker vs. Brigham Young, 1970 

80 Frank Branham vs. Colorado State, 1952 

78 Steve Odom vs. Wyoming, 1973 

75 Derek Washington vs. Iowa State, 1976 

75 Kevin Dyson vs. New Mexico, 1997 

70 Steve Odom vs. Arizona State, 1973 

70 Steve Smith vs. New Mexico, 1999 

69 Erroll Tucker vs. Washington State, 1984 

62 John Frech vs. Texas Tech, 1972 

62 Terry Hess vs. Long Beach State, 1979 

62 Erroll Tucker vs. New Mexico, 1985 

62 Clifton Smith vs. Utah State, 1987 

61 Steve Smith vs. Air Force, 1999 


The Longest Yard 

Interception Return 

100 Gary Barker vs. Brigham Young, 1967 

100 Harold Lusk vs. Colorado State, 1994 

97 Paul Cook vs. Oregon State, 1951 

97 Norm Thompson vs. Wyoming, 1969 

97 Brandon Dart vs. Oregon, 1995 

95 Bob Jenkins vs. Wyoming, 1985 

86 Erroll Tucker vs. San Diego State, 1985 

84 Dan Clary vs. Idaho State, 1969 

84 Dan Clary vs. Idaho State, 1978 

81 Norm Thompson vs. UTEP, 1969 

79 Cal Beck vs. Air Force, 1995 

76 Jonathan Fanene vs. Utah State, 2004 

71 Bill Gompf vs. Fresno State, 1980 

71 Clarence Field vs. Colorado State, 1986 

70 Ed Onofrio vs. Arizona, 1973 

69 Sharrieff Shaw vs. Wyoming, 1991 

69 Reggie Alston vs. Utah State, 1992 

Punt 

90 Marv Bateman vs. Arizona State, 1971 

90 Rick Partridge vs. Wyoming, 1978 

85 Dick Graham vs. Wyoming, 1976 

83 Paul Snow vs. Brigham Young, 1936 

80 Chris Hunter vs. Tulsa, 1997 

75 Craig Smith vs. San Jose State, 1969 

75 Chris Hunter vs. SMU, 1997 

75 Brian Lewis vs. Oregon, 2001 

75 Louie Sakoda vs. Northern Arizona, 2006 

72 Milt Smith vs. Colorado, 1946 

72 Marv Bateman vs. Iowa State, 1970 

72 Dan Marrelli vs. Utah State, 1972 

72 Dan Marrelli vs. Oregon, 1973 

69 Dan Marrelli vs. New Mexico, 1972 

68 Craig Smith vs. Brigham Young, 1968 

68 Mike Brown vs. New Mexico, 1974 

68 Matt Kovacevich vs. Utah State, 2004 

67 Craig Smith vs. Oregon State, 1969 

67 Rick Partridge vs. Brigham Young, 1977 

67 Golden Whetman vs. Wyoming, 2000 

66 Craig Smith vs. Washington State, 1968 

65 Craig Smith vs. Arizona State, 1968 

65 Craig Smith vs. New Mexico, 1969 

65 Mike Brown vs. UTEP, 1974 

Field Goal 

59 Marv Bateman vs. Utah State, 1971 

55 Fred Bennion vs. Utah State, 1904 

55 Andre Guardi vs. Colorado State, 1985 

55 Andre Guardi vs. New Mexico, 1985 

55 Chris Yergensen vs. Brigham Young, 1993 

55 Golden Whetman vs. Wyoming, 2000 

54 Wayne Lammle vs. San Diego State, 1989 

54 Chris Yergensen vs. Colorado State, 1991 

53 Wayne Lammle vs. Stanford, 1989 

53 Bryan Borreson vs. Arizona, 2002 

52 Marv Bateman vs. UTEP, 1970 

52 Andre Guardi vs. Washington State, 1984 

52 Wayne Lammle vs. New Mexico, 1989 

52 Dan Pulsipher vs. UTEP, 1995 

52 Dan Pulsipher vs. Tulsa, 1996 

51 Fleming Jensen vs. Iowa State, 1973 

51 Mike Brown vs. Iowa State, 1975 

51 Chris Yergensen vs. Idaho, 1993 

50 Marv Bateman vs. Oregon, 1969 

50 Tom McNamara vs. Utah State, 1978 

50 Andre Guardi vs. Utah State, 1985 

50 Dan Pulsipher vs. UTEP, 1996 


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Single-Game Leaders 

Rushing 

254* Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999 

248 Eddie Johnson vs. UTEP, 1984 

236 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. UTEP, 1996 

232 Del Rodgers vs. Wyoming, 1981 

229 Marty Johnson vs. Indiana, 2002 

226 Dameon Hunter vs. Air Force, 2001 

224 Eddie Johnson vs. Colorado State, 1984 

215 Carl Monroe vs. UTEP, 1982 

207 Carl Monroe vs. Hawaii, 1982 

204 Mike Anderson vs. New Mexico, 1999 

197 Juan Johnson vs. Tulsa, 1996 

194 Brandon Warfield vs. Brigham Young, 2002 

193 Brandon Warfield vs. Air Force, 2002 

191 Don Peterson vs. Wyoming, 1952 

191 Keith Williams vs. New Mexico, 1991 

190 Juan Johnson vs. Oregon, 1997 

187 Del Rodgers vs. UNLV, 1980 

182 Eddie Johnson vs. New Mexico, 1986 

182 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. TCU, 1996 

181 Brandon Warfield vs. Texas A&M, 2003 

180 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. Utah State, 1995 

177 Dameon Hunter vs. New Mexico, 2001 

176 Marty Johnson vs. Utah State, 2002 

173 Del Rodgers vs. Brigham Young, 1981 

173 Brandon Warfield vs. Utah State, 2003 

172 Eddie Lewis vs. Washington State, 1985 

169 Eddie Johnson vs. Hawaii, 1986 

169 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. Fresno State, 1996 

167 Floyd Hodge vs. Wyoming, 1979 

167 Carl Monroe vs. Montana State, 1982 

166 Eddie Lewis vs. New Mexico, 1985 

164 Dameon Hunter vs. Indiana, 2001 

164 Brandon Warfield vs. Wyoming, 2002 

163 Mike Anderson vs. San Jose State, 1998 

160 Steve Marshall vs. Colorado State, 1972 

160 Carl Monroe vs. UNLV, 1982 

159 Clifton Smith vs. UTEP, 1989 

159 Pierre Jones vs. Hawaii, 1992 

157 Gene Belczyk vs. Arizona, 1972 

156 Jamal Anderson vs. San Diego State, 1993 

155 Quinton Ganther vs. UNLV, 2005 

154* Ron Coleman vs. West Virginia, 1964 

154 Dave Smith vs. Brigham Young, 1969 

154 Gene Belczyk vs. UTEP, 1971 

151 Del Rodgers vs. Northwestern, 1981 

150 Frank Nelson vs. San Francisco, 1946 

150 Mike Anderson vs. Utah State, 1998 

150 Mike Anderson vs. Wyoming, 1998 

148 Dameon Hunter vs. Colorado State, 2001 

147 Darrell Hafen vs. New Mexico, 1946 

147 Lewis Walker vs. New Mexico, 1979 

147 Carl Monroe vs. Brigham Young, 1982 

147 Eddie Lewis vs. Colorado State, 1983 

146 Jamal Anderson vs. Brigham Young, 1993 

146 Adam Tate vs. San Diego State, 2001 

145 Hilria Johnson vs. Brigham Young, 1982 

145 Jamal Anderson vs. Air Force, 1993 

144 Steve Peake vs. Indiana, 1975 

144 Tony Lindsay vs. UNLV, 1980 

143 Eddie Lewis vs. Air Force, 1983 

143 Pierre Jones vs. Colorado State, 1992 

143 Charlie Brown vs. UTEP, 1994 

143 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. Louisville, 1997 

142 Keith Williams vs. UTEP, 1991 

141 George Bean vs. Brigham Young, 1952 

140 Adam Tate vs. Air Force, 2001 

Passing 

631 Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988 

511 Scott Mitchell vs. Idaho State, 1988 

492 Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 1986 

476 Larry Egger vs. Air Force, 1986 

164 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

476 Mike Fouts vs. Kansas, 1996 

459 Mike McCoy vs. Air Force, 1993 

453 Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1988 

447 Mike McCoy vs. Hawai’i, 1993 

440 Brett Elliott vs. New Mexico, 2002 

434 Mike McCoy vs. Brigham Young, 1993 

417 Brian Johnson vs. San Diego State, 2005 

409 Scott Mitchell vs. San Diego State, 1989 

406 Chris Mendonca vs. Utah State, 1987 

403 Frank Dolce vs. Oregon State, 1992 

399 Randy Gomez vs. New Mexico, 1977 

394 Scott Mitchell vs. Utah State, 1989 

393 Mike Richmond vs. Brigham Young, 1989 

391 Mike McCoy vs. UTEP, 1994 

389 Scott Mitchell vs. Hawaii, 1988 

389 Mike McCoy vs. San Diego State, 1993 

388 Scott Mitchell vs. Stanford, 1989 

385 Scott Mitchell vs. Utah State, 1988 

384 Scott Mitchell vs. Brigham Young, 1988 

384 Brian Johnson vs. Wyoming, 2005 

383 Chris Mendonca vs. New Mexico, 1987 

383 Scott Mitchell vs. San Diego State, 1988 

381 Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005 

377 Mike McCoy vs. Colorado State, 1993 

376 Frank Dolce vs. Utah State, 1992 

374 Scott Mitchell vs. Wyoming, 1989 

373 Frank Dolce vs. Hawai’i, 1991 

360 Brian Johnson vs. New Mexico, 2005 

359 Mike Richmond vs. Air Force, 1990 

359 Alex Smith vs. Texas A&M, 2004 

358 Ricky Hardin vs. New Mexico, 1980 

358 Mike Fouts vs. Fresno State, 1995 

358 Brett Ratliff vs. Brigham Young, 2006 

357 Mike Fouts vs. San Diego State, 1995 

355 Scott Mitchell vs. Illinois, 1988 

355 Mike Fouts vs. Air Force, 1995 

354 Mike McCoy vs. San Diego State, 1994 

352 Don Van Galder vs. New Mexico, 1971 

350 Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1989 

Receiving 

255 Carl Harry vs. Idaho State, 1988 

214 Travis LaTendresse vs. Georgia Tech, 2005 

213 Loren Richey vs. UTEP, 1986 

200 Bryan Rowley vs. Hawaii, 1991 

199 Danny Huey vs. San Diego State, 1984 

198 Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 

197 Daniel Jones vs. Fresno State, 1998 

194 Jack Steptoe vs. New Mexico, 1976 

192 Travis LaTendresse vs. New Mexico, 2005 

190 Curt Jones vs. San Diego State, 1987 

187 Daniel Jones vs. UTEP, 1997 

183 Louis Thomas vs. Arizona State, 1968 

179 Jeff Jenkins vs. Air Force, 1987 

178 Stuart Vaughn vs. Colorado State, 1957 

178 Danny Huey vs. Wyoming, 1983 

177 Steve Odom vs. Arizona State, 1972 

177 Floyd Hodge vs. San Diego State, 1980 

176 Kevin Dyson vs. Tulsa, 1996 

176 Steve Savoy vs. Oregon, 2003 

172 Carl Harry vs. Air Force, 1988 

172 Kevin Dyson vs. Kansas, 1996 

169 Bryan Rowley vs. Air Force, 1990 

168 Jack Steptoe vs. Arizona State, 1976 

168 Ray Elgaard vs. Utah State, 1982 

167 Lance Robbins vs. Utah State, 1972 

166 Aaron Grimm vs. Hawaii, 1988 

166 Henry Lusk vs. San Diego State, 1993 

166 Henry Lusk vs. Air Force, 1995 

165 Frank Henry vs. Utah State, 1978 

163 Jim Teaham vs. Utah State, 1979 

162 Mike Anglesey vs. Colorado State, 1990 

159 Loren Richey vs. Wyoming, 1985 

158 James Hardy vs. New Mexico, 1985 

157 Bryan Rowley vs. San Diego State, 1991 

157 Cliff Russell vs. Wyoming, 2001 

155 Cliff Russell vs. Wyoming, 1999 

155 John Madsen vs. Utah State, 2005 

154 Kevin Dyson vs. TCU, 1997 

154 Steve Savoy vs. North Carolina, 2004 

152 Steve Odom vs. Oregon, 1973 

151 Daniel Jones vs. Utah State, 1997 

150 Steve Savoy vs. New Mexico, 2004 

148 Brian Hernandez vs. San Diego State, 2005 

147 Chris Christensen vs. Brigham Young, 2000 

147 Josh Lyman vs. New Mexico, 2002 

146 Louis Thomas vs. Wyoming, 1968 

145 Dennis Smith vs. Utah State, 1989 

144 Greg Holder vs. Air Force, 1986 

144 Chris Christensen vs. Washington State, 1999 

143 Kevin Dyson vs. Brigham Young, 1997 

143 Steve Smith vs. San Diego State, 2000 

142 Danny Huey vs. Colorado State, 1983 

142 Aaron Grimm vs. Air Force, 1988 

141 Louis Thomas vs. Oregon, 1968 

141 Cliff Russell vs. Arizona, 2000 

140* Henry Lusk vs. Southern California, 1993 

139 Dennis Smith vs. Air Force, 1989 

139 Travis LaTendresse vs. Air Force, 2005 

138 Paris Jackson vs. New Mexico, 2002 

137 Dennis Smith vs. Colorado State, 1989 

137 Paris Warren vs. Air Force, 2004 

136 Dennis Smith vs. Air Force, 1988 

134 Steve Odom vs. San Jose State, 1973 

134 Greg Hooks vs. Brigham Young, 1993 

133 Rodney Wells vs. Idaho State, 1987 

133 Bryan Rowley vs. Hawaii, 1993 

132 Deron Claiborne vs. Colorado State, 1993 

131 Louis Thomas vs. Utah State, 1968 

131 Steve Smith vs. San Diego State, 1999 

131 Cliff Russell vs. Washington State, 2000 

130 Carl Harry vs. Hawaii, 1988 

130 Steve Abrams vs. Fresno State, 1989 

*The NCAA does not recognize bowl stats before 2002 

Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala rushed for 236 yards vs. 

UTEP in 1996, which ranks third at Utah.


Annual Leaders 

Rushing Passing Receiving 

Year Player Rush Yards Avg. YPG TD 

1951 Jack Cross 109 483 4.43 43.91 n/a 

1952 George Bean 94 594 6.32 59.40 n/a 

1953 Don Peterson 138 720 5.22 73.80 n/a 

1954 Herb Makken 160 769 4.81 69.91 n/a 

1955 Not Available 


1957 Merrill Douglas 97 646 6.66 64.60 10 

1958 Monk Bailey 113 564 4.99 51.27 6 

1959 Monk Bailey 138 640 4.64 64.00 5 

1960 Stan Uyeshiro 44 388 8.82 38.80 1 

1961 Dennis Zito 76 374 4.92 37.40 3 

1962 Doug Wasko 103 454 4.41 45.40 2 

1963 Allen Jacobs 124 564 4.55 56.40 8 

1964 Allen Jacobs 175 752 4.30 68.36 8 


1966 Robert Woodson 180 683 3.79 68.30 7 

1967 Charles Smith 154 588 3.82 53.45 4 

1968 Steve Molnar 127 438 3.46 43.80 2 

1969 David Smith 140 695 4.96 69.50 8 

1970 William Hunter 120 484 4.03 48.40 0 

1971 Gene Belczyk 101 514 5.09 46.72 5 

1972 Gene Belczyk 140 777 5.55 70.64 6 

1973 Ike Spencer 179 761 4.25 64.42 8 

1974 Ike Spencer 130 632 4.86 57.45 2 

1975 Steve Peake 103 418 4.06 38.00 2 

1976 Steve Peake 133 502 3.77 45.63 8 

1977 Tony Lindsay 117 467 3.99 42.45 1 

1978 Tony Lindsay 209 803 3.84 73.00 5 

1979 Tony Lindsay 132 816 6.18 68.00 3 

1980 Tony Lindsay 190 909 4.78 82.63 8 

1981 Del Rodgers 170 1127 6.63 102.45 13 

1982 Carl Monroe 309 1507 4.88 137.00 4 

1983 Eddie Lewis 112 734 6.55 81.56 9 

1984 Eddie Johnson 156 1021 6.54 85.08 7 

1985 Eddie Lewis 195 1018 5.22 101.80 8 

1986 Eddie Johnson 166 1046 6.30 95.09 3 

1987 Martell Black 103 520 5.05 43.33 4 

1988 Eddie Johnson 157 748 4.76 68.00 12 

1989 Clifton Smith 142 681 4.80 56.75 1 

1990 Steve Abrams 151 551 3.65 55.10 6 

1991 Keith Williams 207 1076 5.20 89.67 6 

1992 Pierre Jones 136 715 5.26 65.00 3 

1993 Jamal Anderson 168 958 5.70 79.83 11 

1994 Charlie Brown 144 839 5.83 76.27 10 

1995 C. Fuamatu-Ma’afala 141 834 5.91 75.82 9 

1996 C. Fuamatu-Ma’afala 168 982 5.85 122.75 9 

1997 Juan Johnson 181 838 4.63 76.18 7 

1998 Mike Anderson 244 1173 4.81 106.64 12 

1999 Mike Anderson 195 977 5.01 97.70 10 

2000 Adam Tate 160 660 4.13 73.33 7 

2001 Dameon Hunter 257 1396 5.43 126.91 9 

2002 Brandon Warfield 201 919 4.57 102.11 9 

2003 Brandon Warfield 237 976 4.12 97.60 11 

2004 Marty Johnson 165 802 4.86 66.83 14 

2005 Quinton Ganther 205 1120 5.5 101.8 7 

2006 Darryl Poston 145 553 3.8 42.5 5 

Tackles 

1974 John Huddleston 157 

1975 John Huddleston 174 

1976 Mike Bailey 122 



1979 Bill Gompf 143 



1982 Mark Blosch 172 



1985 Mark Jackson 127 

1986 Lance Wingert 74 

1987 Eric Jacobsen 138 

1988 Eric Jacobsen 141 

1989 Joe Clausi 112 

1990 Pita Tonga 94 

1991 Reggie Alston 139 

1992 Luther Elliss 87 

1993 Mark Rexford 112 

1994 Mark Rexford 111 

1995 Jeff Kirkman 101 

Year Player Comp Att Yards TD Int 

1951 Tom Dublinski 124 239 1418 n/a 11 

1952 Don Rydalch 80 145 974 7 8 

1953 Don Rydalch 77 128 980 6 8 

1954 Dave Dungan 74 128 862 5 4 



1957 Lee Grosscup 94 137 1398 10 2 

1958 Lee Grosscup 68 124 828 3 n/a 

1959 Ken Vierra 63 115 854 8 n/a 

1960 Terry Nofsinger 47 96 614 5 n/a 

1961 Gary Hertzfeldt 52 107 701 6 n/a 

1962 Gary Hertzfeldt 61 122 889 5 n/a 

1963 Gary Hertzfeldt 64 130 945 9 8 

1964 Richard Groth 50 107 785 4 8 


1966 Jack Gehrke 54 127 715 9 6 

1967 Jack Gehrke 81 171 1029 11 11 

1968 Ray Groth 84 203 1181 7 18 

1969 Ray Groth 56 151 714 4 8 

1970 Scooter Longmire 64 158 674 9 9 

1971 Scooter Longmire 103 212 1078 5 17 

1972 Don Van Galder 85 178 1425 15 14 

1973 Don Van Galder 121 254 2012 17 22 

1974 Jim Miller 59 133 773 1 10 

1975 Pat Degnan 140 289 1621 7 21 

1976 Dan Hagemann 117 222 1585 10 14 

1977 Randy Gomez 155 315 2015 10 16 

1978 Randy Gomez 138 266 2027 19 18 

1979 Floyd Hodge 62 138 1006 8 7 

1980 Ricky Hardin 179 290 2458 15 19 

1981 Tyce Ferguson 102 177 1235 6 12 

1982 Kenny Vierra 85 166 1315 13 6 

1983 Mark Stevens 149 268 1986 12 11 

1984 Mark Stevens 117 216 1889 11 9 

1985 Larry Egger 237 417 2988 18 22 

1986 Larry Egger 232 382 2761 21 9 

1987 Chris Mendonca 194 332 2389 15 17 

1988 Scott Mitchell 323 533 4322 29 15 

1989 Scott Mitchell 237 444 3211 31 19 

1990 Mike Richmond 156 287 1976 8 16 

1991 Frank Dolce 177 314 2444 16 10 

1992 Frank Dolce 188 322 2369 14 10 

1993 Mike McCoy 276 430 3860 21 10 

1994 Mike McCoy 247 381 3035 28 11 

1995 Mike Fouts 179 323 2581 18 12 

1996 Mike Fouts 177 302 2526 21 7 

1997 Jonathan Crosswhite 130 222 1588 9 9 

1998 Jonathan Crosswhite 128 221 1615 10 9 

1999 Darnell Arceneaux 83 165 1342 10 7 

2000 Darnell Arceneaux 93 169 1375 7 8 

2001 Lance Rice 169 302 2086 16 11 

2002 Brett Elliott 130 221 1529 10 8 

2003 Alex Smith 173 266 2247 15 3 

2004 Alex Smith 317 214 2952 32 4 

2005 Brian Johnson 210 330 2892 18 7 

2006 Brett Ratliff 228 391 2796 23 9 

1996 Robert Love 108 

1997 Robert Love 92 

1998 Kautai Olevao 77 

1999 Jason Potter 72 

2000 Wes Tufaga 87 

2001 Sheldon Deckart 86 

2002 Dave Revill 89 

2003 Ray Holdcraft 102 

2004 Spencer Toone 115 

2005 Spencer Toone 113 

2006 Steve Tate 102 

Year Player Rec Yards TD 

1951 Sandy Morris 31 308 n/a 

1952 Jack Cross 12 213 1 

1953 Paul Cook 9 190 2 

1954 Max Pierce 25 457 3 



1957 Stuart Vaughan 53 756 5 

1958 Larry Wilson 13 256 1 

1959 Bob Mastelotto 15 290 3 

1960 Marv Fleming 9 237 2 

1961 Joe Borich 29 489 5 

1962 Roy Jefferson 17 336 3 

1963 Roy Jefferson 29 435 4 

1964 John Pease 23 406 2 


1966 Terry Baker 17 195 2 

1967 Jack Andrews 38 452 3 

1968 Speedy Thomas 60 1006 7 

1969 James Brown 19 280 0 

1970 James Brown 27 342 2 

1971 Fred Graves 45 511 1 

1972 Steve Odom 30 663 11 

1973 Steve Odom 38 723 8 

1974 Willie Armstead 34 520 4 

1975 Dick Graham 34 463 2 

1976 Jack Steptoe 38 752 9 

1977 Jack Steptoe 42 724 8 

1978 Frank Henry 45 771 6 

1979 Jim Teahan 33 560 5 

1980 Floyd Hodge 44 829 5 

1981 Tony Graham 29 476 3 

1982 Tony Graham 30 473 3 

1983 Joe Tarver 51 757 4 

1984 Danny Huey 52 869 5 

1985 Loren Richey 73 971 7 

1986 Loren Richey 67 775 6 

1987 Carl Harry 63 826 3 

1988 Carl Harry 65 1145 14 

1989 Dennis Smith 73 1091 18 

1990 Bryan Rowley 28 762 5 

1991 Bryan Rowley 60 1011 11 

1992 Sean Williams 51 734 3 

1993 Bryan Rowley 55 838 6 

1994 Curtis Marsh 61 859 11 

1995 Rocky Henry 55 866 6 

1996 Kevin Dyson 53 812 8 

1997 Kevin Dyson 60 824 2 

1998 Daniel Jones 57 809 4 

1999 Steve Smith 43 860 8 

2000 Steve Smith 35 743 4 

2001 Cliff Russell 53 744 4 

2002 Josh Lyman 44 590 3 

2003 Paris Warren 76 809 4 

2004 Paris Warren 80 1076 12 

2005 Travis LaTendresse 55 810 8 

John Madsen 55 672 6 

2006 Derrek Richards 60 717 6 


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RUSHING 

Rushing 


Individual Records 

Most carries 

Game: 45, Carl Monroe vs. UTEP, 1982; 40, Brandon 

Warfield vs. Brigham Young; 39, Carl Monroe vs. Brigham 

Young, 1982; 36, Carl Monroe vs. UNLV, 1982; 36, Brandon 

Warfield, vs. Texas A&M, 2003; 34, Juan Johnson vs. Rice, 

1996, Juan Johnson vs. Tulsa, 1996, Brandon Warfield 

vs. Wyoming, 2002; 33, Brandon Warfield vs. Utah State, 

2003; 32, Jamal Anderson vs. Brigham Young, 1993, Juan 

Johnson vs. Oregon, 1997, Mike Anderson vs. Utah State, 

1998, Mike Anderson vs. New Mexico, 1999, Adam Tate vs. 

Utah State, 2000; 31, 4 times. 

Season: 309, Carl Monroe, 1982; 257 Dameon Hunter, 

2001; 237, Brandon Warfield, 2003; 244, Mike Anderson, 

1998; 209, Tony Lindsay, 1978; 207, Keith Williams, 1991; 

205, Quinton Ganther, 2005; 201, Brandon Warfield, 2002: 

195, Eddie Lewis, 1985, Mike Anderson, 1999; 191, Tony 

Lindsay, 1980; Juan Johnson, 1995; 181, Juan Johnson, 

1997; 180, Robert Woodson, 1966; 179, Ike Spencer, 1973. 

Career: 648, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 582, Juan Johnson, 

1994-97; 564, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 494, Del Rodgers, 

1978-81; 463, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97; 439, Mike 

Anderson, 1998-99; 438, Brandon Warfield, 2002-03; 408, 

Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 396, Keith Williams, 1991-93; 395, 

Ike Spencer, 1972-74; 379, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85; 353, 

Steve Peake, 1974-77. 

Net Yards 

Game: 248, Eddie Johnson vs. UTEP, 1984; 236, Chris 

Fuamatu-Ma’afala vs. UTEP, 1996; 232, Del Rodgers vs. 

Wyoming, 1981; 229, Marty Johnson vs. Indiana, 2002; 226, 

Dameon Hunter vs. Air Force, 2001; 224, Eddie Johnson vs. 

Colorado State, 1984; 215, Carl Monroe vs. UTEP, 1982; 

207, Carl Monroe vs. Hawaii, 1982; 204, Mike Anderson 

vs. New Mexico, 1999; 197, Juan Johnson vs. Tulsa, 1996; 

194, Brandon Warfield vs. Brigham Young, 2002; 193, 

Brandon Warfield vs. Air Force 2002; 191, Don Peterson vs. 

Wyoming, 1952, Keith Williams vs. New Mexico, 1991. 

Season: 1507, Carl Monroe, 1982; 1396, Dameon Hunter, 

2001; 1173, Mike Anderson, 1998; 1127, Del Rodgers, 

1981; 1120, Quinton Ganther, 2005; 1076, Keith Williams, 

1991; 1046, Eddie Johnson, 1986; 1021, Eddie Johnson, 

1984; 1018, Eddie Lewis, 1985; 982, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1996; 977, Mike Anderson, 1999; 976, Brandon 

Warfield, 2003; 958, Jamal Anderson, 1993; 919, Brandon 

Warfield, 2002; 909, Tony Lindsay, 1980. 

Career: 3219, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 2995, Tony 

Lindsay, 1977-80; 2630, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97; 

2616, Del Rodgers, 1978-81; 2601, Juan Johnson, 1994- 

97; 2179, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85; 2150, Mike Anderson, 

1998-99; 2029, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 2002, Keith Williams, 

1991-93; 1895, Brandon Warfield, 2002-03; 1856, Ike 

Spencer, 1972-74; 1774, Quinton Ganther, 2004-05; 1735, 

Dameon Hunter, 2000-01; 1718, Hilria Johnson, 1980-83. 

Rushing Yards Per Game 

Season: (min. 8 games) 137.00, Carl Monroe, 1982; 

126.91, Dameon Hunter, 2001; 122.75, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1996; 106.64, Mike Anderson, 1998; 102.45, Del 

Rodgers, 1981; 102.11, Brandon Warfield, 2002; 101.81, 

Quinton Ganther, 2005; 101.80, Eddie Lewis, 1985; 97.70, 

Mike Anderson, 1999; 97.60, Brandon Warfield, 2003; 

95.09, Eddie Johnson, 1986, 89.67, Keith Williams, 1991; 

85.08, Eddie Johnson, 1984; 82.64, Tony Lindsay, 1980; 

81.56, Eddie Lewis, 1983. 

166 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Career: (min. 15 games) 102.38, Mike Anderson, 1998-99; 

99.74, Brandon Warfield, 2002-03; 96.62, Carl Monroe, 

1981-82; 87.67, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97; 86.80, 

Marty Johnson, 2001-2004; 82.62, Dameon Hunter, 2000- 

01; 73.95, Adam Tate, 2000-01; 73.92, Quinton Ganther, 

2004-05; 71.53, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 70.70, Del 

Rodgers, 1978-81; 70.29, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85; 68.45, 

Juan Johnson, 1994-97; 66.56, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 

65.80, Allen Jacobs, 1963-64; 58.88, Keith Williams, 1991- 

93; 57.95, Jamal Anderson, 1992-93. 

100-Yard Games 

Season: 9, Carl Monroe, 1982; 8, Dameon Hunter, 2001; 

7, Mike Anderson, 1998; 6, Eddie Johnson, 1986, Quinton 

Ganther, 2005; 5, Del Rodgers, 1981, Keith Williams, 1991, 

Jamal Anderson, 1993; 4, 9 times. 

Career: 12, Del Rodgers, 1978-81, Eddie Johnson, 1984- 

88; 11, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97, Mike Anderson, 

1998-99; 10, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80, Carl Monroe 1981-82; 

8, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85, Juan Johnson, 1994-97, Dameon 

Hunter, 2000-01, Quinton Ganther, 2004-05; 7, Keith 

Williams, 1991-93, Brandon Warfield, 2002-03; 6, Gene 

Belczyk 1970-72, Charlie Brown, 1990-94. 

consecutive 100-Yard Games 

Season: 5, Carl Monroe, 1982, Mike Anderson, 1998; 4, 

Carl Monroe, 1981, Charlie Brown, 1994, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1996; 3, Carl Monroe, 1982, Eddie Lewis, 1983 

and 1985, Eddie Johnson, 1986 (twice), Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1995 and 1997, Adam Tate, 2000, Dameon 

Hunter, 2001 (twice). 

200-Yard Games 

Season: 2, Carl Monroe, 1982, Eddie Johnson, 1984; 1, 

Del Rodgers, 1981, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1996, Mike 

Anderson, 1999, Dameon Hunter, 2001, Marty Johnson, 

2002. 

Career: 2, Carl Monroe, 1981-82, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 

1, Del Rodgers, 1978-81, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97, 

Mike Anderson, 1998-99, Dameon Hunter, 2000-01, Marty 

Johnson, 2001-02. 

Carl Monroe rushed for 137.0 yards per game in 

1982, which still stands as the school record. 

Rushing tuchdowns 

Game: 4, Del Rodgers vs. UTEP, 1980, Eddie Johnson vs. 

Brigham Young, 1988, Charlie Brown vs. UTEP, 1994, Juan 

Johnson vs. Fresno State, 1996, Mike Anderson vs. UNLV, 

1999; Marty Johnson vs. Air Force, 2004; 3, 24 times. 

Season: 14, Marty Johnson, 2004; 13, Del Rodgers, 

1981, Mark Stevens, 1984; 12, Eddie Johnson, 1988, Mike 

Anderson, 1998, Adam Tate, 2001; 11, Del Rodgers, 1979, 

Jamal Anderson, 1993, Brandon Warfield, 2003; 10, Mark 

Stevens, 1983, Charlie Brown, 1994, Mike Anderson, 1999, 

Alex Smith, 2004; 9, Eddie Lewis, 1983, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1995 and 1996, Omar Bacon, 1998, Dameon 

Hunter, 2001, Brandon Warfield, 2002. 

Career: 31, Del Rodgers, 1978-81; 26, Eddie Johnson, 

1984-88; 23, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 22, Juan Johnson. 

1994-97, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97, Mike Anderson, 

1998-99; 20, Brandon Warfield, 2002-03 19, Adam Tate, 

2000-01; 18, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85, Marty Johnson, 2001- 

04; 17, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 16, Hilria Johnson, 1980-83; 

15, Charlie Brown, 1990-94, Keith Williams, 1991-93, Alex 

Smith, 2002-2004. 

average Yards Per Rush 

Game (Min. 8 Rushes): 15.70, Gene Belczyk vs. Arizona, 

1972; 14.38, Darnell Arceneaux vs. UTEP, 1998; 12.36, Del 

Rodgers vs. Brigham Young, 1981; 11.90, Rodney Wells vs. 

Wisconsin, 1987; 11.63, Dan Hagemann vs. UTEP, 1976; 

11.20, Eddie Johnson vs. Colorado State, 1984; 11.09, 

Quinton Ganther vs. Brigham Young, 2004; 10.33, Quinton 

Ganther vs. UNLV, 2005; 10.30, Juan Johnson vs. San 

Diego State, 1994; 10.20, Ike Spencer vs. Louisiana State, 

1974; 10.17, Carl Monroe vs. UNLV, 1981; 9.82, Floyd 

Hodge vs. Wyoming, 1979. 

Season: 6.63, Del Rodgers, 1981; 6.55, Eddie Lewis, 1983; 

6.54, Eddie Johnson, 1984; 6.30, Eddie Johnson, 1986; 

6.18, Tony Lindsay, 1979; 6.10, Ronald Coleman, 1964; 

6.0, Quinton Ganther, 2004; 5.93, Hilria Johnson, 1982; 

5.91, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995; 5.85, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1996; 5.83, Charlie Brown, 1994. 

Career: (min. 250 rushes) 5.75, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85; 

5.71, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 5.68, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1995-97; 5.65, Quinton Ganther, 2004-05; 5.55, 

Eugene Belczyk, 1970-72; 5.51, Hilria Johnson, 1980-83; 

5.38, Charlie Brown, 1990-94; 5.30, Del Rodgers, 1978- 

81; 5.06, Keith Williams, 1991-93; 5.00, Dameon Hunter, 

2000-01; 4.97, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 4.90, Mike Anderson, 

1998-99; 4.78, Monk Bailey, 1957-59. 

PASSING 

Passing 

Most attempts 

Game: 65, Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1988; 63, Scott Mitchell 

vs. Illinois, 1988; 60, Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988; 58, 

Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 1986, Scott Mitchell vs. San Diego 

State, 1989; 56, Scott Mitchell vs. Stanford, 1989, Frank 

Dolce vs. Brigham Young, 1992; 52, Larry Egger vs. Air 

Force, 1986; 50, 6 times. 

Season: 533, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 444, Scott Mitchell, 

1989; 430, Mike McCoy, 1993; 417, Larry Egger, 1985; 

391, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 382, Larry Egger, 1986; 381, Mike 

McCoy, 1994; 332, Chris Mendonca, 1987; 330, Brian 

Johnson, 2005; 323, Mike Fouts, 1995; 322, Frank Dolce, 

1992; 317, Alex Smith, 2004.

Career: 1165, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 896, Mike McCoy, 

1992-94; 799, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 636, Frank Dolce, 

1991-92; 625, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 587, Don Van Galder, 

1971-73, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 581, Randy Gomez, 1977- 

78; 541, Lance Rice, 2000-03; 488, Darnell Arceneaux, 

1997-00; 484, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 468, Brett Ratliff, 

2005-06; 443, Jonathan Crosswhite, 1997-98. 

completions 

Game: 41, Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1988; 40, Larry Egger 

vs. UTEP, 1986; 37, Larry Egger vs. Air Force, 1986; 36, 

Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988; 33, Scott Mitchell vs. 

Illinois, 1988, Mike McCoy vs. Hawai’i, 1993; 32, Scott 

Mitchell vs. Utah State, 1988, Scott Mitchell vs. Hawaii, 

1988, Brian Johnson vs. Wyoming, 2005; 31, 4 times 

(recent: Brian Johnson vs. San Diego State, 2005). 

Season: 323, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 276, Mike McCoy, 1993; 

247, Mike McCoy, 1994; 237, Larry Egger, 1985, Scott 

Mitchell, 1989; 232, Larry Egger, 1986, Alex Smith, 2004; 

228, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 210, Brian Johnson, 2005; 194, 

Chris Mendonca, 1987; 188, Frank Dolce, 1992; 179, Ricky 

Hardin, 1980, Mike Fouts, 1995. 


1992-94; 469, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 389, Alex Smith, 2002- 

04; 365, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 356, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 

294, Lance Rice, 2000-03; 293, Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 

288, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 276, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 

266, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 263, Darnell Arceneaux, 

1997-00; 258, Jonathan Crosswhite, 1997-98; 237, Mike 

Richmond, 1988-91. 

completion Percentage 

Game: (Min. 15 Att.) .857, (18-21) Brian Johnson vs. 

Utah State, 2005; .840, (21-25) Mike McCoy vs. Colorado 

State, 1993; .826, (19-23) Brett Ratliff vs. UNLV, 2006; .810, 

(17-21) Alex Smith vs. Colorado State, 2003; .808, (21-26) 

Alex Smith vs. Colorado State, 2004; .792, (19-24) Mark 

Stevens vs. Wyoming, 1983; .784, (29-37) Alex Smith vs. 

North Carolina, 2004, (29-37) Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 

2004; .783, (18-23) Mike Fouts vs. Fresno State, 1996; 

.778, (28-36) Mike McCoy vs. San Diego State, 1994; .774, 

(24-31) Mike Richmond vs. Minnesota, 1990; .773, (17-22) 

Alex Smith vs. San Diego State, 2003; .762, (16-21) Lance 

Rice vs. South Florida, 2001; .759, (22-29) Mike Fouts vs. 

SMU, 1996; .758, (25-33) Mike McCoy vs. Colorado State, 

1994; .744, (29-39) Mike McCoy vs. Air Force, 1993; .733, 

(33-45) Mike McCoy vs. Hawaii, 1993, (22-30) Mike McCoy 

vs. Kansas, 1993. 

Season: (Min. 100 Att.) .686, Lee Grosscup (94-137), 1957; 

.675, (214-317) Alex Smith, 2004; .650, Alex Smith (173- 

266), 2003; .648, Mike McCoy (247-381), 1994; .642, Mike 

McCoy (276-430), 1993; .636, Brian Johnson (210-330), 

2005;.617, Ricky Hardin (179-290), 1980; .607, Larry Egger 

(232-382), 1986; .606, Scott Mitchell (323-533), 1988; .602, 

Don Rydalch (77-128), 1953, .588, Brett Elliott, 2002 .586, 

Mike Fouts (177-302), 1996, Jonathan Crosswhite (130- 

222), 1997; .584, Chris Mendonca (194-332), 1987, Frank 

Dolce (188-322), 1992. 

Career: (Min. 150 Att.) .663, Alex Smith (389-587), 2002- 

04; .638, Brian Johnson (224-351), 2004-05; .637, Mike 

McCoy (571-896), 1992-94; .621, Lee Grosscup (162-261), 

1957-58; .606, Ricky Hardin (195-322), 1979-80; .590, Brett 

Ratliff (276-468), 2005-06; .587, Larry Egger (469-799), 

1985-86; .582, Jonathan Crosswhite (258-443), 1997-98; 

.574, Scott Mitchell (669-1165), 1987-89, Frank Dolce (365- 

636), 1991-92; .570, Mike Fouts (356-625), 1995-96; .565, 

Scott Mitchell (1987-89) holds practically every 

Utah passing and total offense record. He went on 

to become a starter in the NFL. 

Chris Mendonca (226-400), 1985-87; .551, Mike Richmond 

(237-430), 1988-91. 

Interceptions 

Game: 8, Pat Degnan vs. Arizona State, 1975; 6, Dan 

Hagemann vs. Iowa State, 1976; 5, Don Rydalch vs. 

Wyoming, 1953, William Nofsinger vs. Oregon, 1960, 

Gordon Longmire vs. Arizona, 1971; 4, 12 times. 

Season: 22, Don Van Galder, 1973, Larry Egger, 1985; 21, 

Pat Degnan, 1975; 19, Ricky Hardin, 1980, Scott Mitchell, 

1989; 18, Ray Groth, 1968, Randy Gomez, 1978; 17, 

Gordon Longmire, 1971, Chris Mendonca, 1987; 16, Randy 

Gomez, 1977, Mike Richmond, 1990. 

Career: 43, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 38, Scott Mitchell, 

1987-89; 34, Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 31, Larry Egger, 

1985-86; 30, Mike Richmond, 1988-91; 27, Ray Groth, 

1967-69; 26, Gordon Longmire, 1970-71, Pat Degnan, 

1975-77; 23, Ricky Hardin, 1979-80, Mike McCoy, 1992-94. 

touchdown Passes 

Game: 6, Ricky Hardin vs. New Mexico, 1980, Scott 

Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1989; 5, Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 1986, 

Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988, Scott Mitchell vs. Utah 

State, 1989, Mike McCoy vs. Wyoming, 1994, Alex Smith 

vs. San Diego State, 2004; 4, 26 times (Recent: Brett Ratliff 

vs. UNLV, 2006). 

Season: 32, Alex Smith, 2004; 31, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 29, 

Scott Mitchell, 1988; 28, Mike McCoy, 1994; 23, Brett Ratliff, 

2006; 21, Larry Egger, 1986, Mike McCoy, 1993, Mike 

Fouts, 1996; 19, Randy Gomez, 1978; 18, Larry Egger, 



Utes Who Led The Nation 

1957–Receiving 

Stuart Vaughn (53 for 756 yards) 

1958—Interception Return Average 

Norm Thompson, 1969, 50.6* (5 for 253 yards) 

1970–Punting 

Marv Bateman (64 for 45.7 avg.) 

1971–Punting 

Marv Bateman (68 for 48.1 avg.) 

1972–Kickoff Returns 

Steve Odom (21 for 29.4 avg.) 


Carl Monroe (14 for 30.0 avg.) 

1982–All Purpose Running 

Carl Monroe (185.1 yards per game) 


Erroll Tucker (24 for 698 yards, 29.1 avg., 2 TDs) 

1985–Punt Returns 

Erroll Tucker (16 for 389 yards, 24.3 avg., 2 TDs) 

1988–Total Offense (Season) 

Scott Mitchell (4,299) 

1988–Total Offense (Game) 

Scott Mitchell (625) 

1988–Yards Passing (Season) 

Scott Mitchell (4,322) 

1988–Yards Passing Per Game (Season) 

Scott Mitchell (392.9) 

1989–Receptions by Tight End (Season) 

Dennis Smith (73) 

1989–TD Receptions by Tight End (Season) 


1989–TD Receptions by Tight End (Career) 


*NCAA record 

1985, Mike Fouts, 1995, Brian Johnson, 2005; 17, Don 

Van Galder, 1973; 16, Lance Rice, 2001. 

Career: 69, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 49, Mike McCoy, 1992- 

94; 47, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 39, Don Van Galder, 1971-73, 

Larry Egger, 1985-86, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 31, Brett Ratliff, 

2005-06; 30, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 29, Randy Gomez, 

1977-78; 26, Darnell Arceneaux, 1997-00, Lance Rice, 

2000-03; 23, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 20, Gary Hertzfeldt, 

1961-63, Jack Gehrke, 1965-67. 

Most Yards Passing 

Game: 631, Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988; 511, Scott 

Mitchell vs. Idaho St, 1988; 492, Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 

1986; 476, Larry Egger vs. Air Force, 1986, Mike Fouts 

vs. Kansas, 1996; 459, Mike McCoy vs. Air Force, 1993; 

453, Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1988; 447, Mike McCoy vs. 

Hawai’i, 1993; 440, Brett Elliott vs. New Mexico, 2002; 

434, Mike McCoy vs. Brigham Young, 1993; 417, Brian 

Johnson vs. San Diego State, 2005; 409, Scott Mitchell 

vs. San Diego State, 1989. 

Season: 4322, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 3860, Mike McCoy, 

1993; 3211, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 3035, Mike McCoy, 1994; 

2988, Larry Egger, 1985; 2952, Alex Smith, 2004; 2892, 

Brian Johnson, 2005; 2796, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 2761, Larry 

Egger, 1986; 2581, Mike Fouts, 1995; 2526, Mike Fouts, 

1996; 2458, Ricky Hardin, 1980. 


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1992-94; 5749, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 5203, Alex Smith, 

2002-04; 5107, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 4813, Frank Dolce, 

1991-92; 4402, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 4042, Randy 

Gomez, 1977-78; 4020, Darnell Arceneaux, 1997-00; 3875, 

Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 3469, Lance Rice, 2000-2003; 

3438, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 3203, Jonathan Crosswhite, 

1997-98; 3046, Mike Richmond, 1988-91. 

Yards Passing Per Game 

Season: (Min. 8 games) 392.91, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 

321.67, Mike McCoy, 1993; 321.10, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 

298.80, Larry Egger, 1985; 289.20, Brian Johnson, 2005; 

275.91, Mike McCoy, 1994; 263.22, Frank Dolce, 1992; 

251.00, Larry Egger, 1992; 246.0, Alex Smith, 2004; 234.64, 

Mike Fouts, 1995; 229.64, Mike Fouts, 1996; 223.45, Ricky 

Hardin, 1980. 

Career: (Min. 15 games) 280.66, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 

261.32, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 255.31, Mike McCoy, 1992- 

94; 240.65, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 232.14, Mike Fouts, 

1995-96; 208.12, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 191.00, Brett Ratliff, 

2005-06; 183.73, Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 179.18, Mike 

Richmond, 1988-91; 168.58, Jonathan Crosswhite, 1997- 

98; 168.48, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 153.00, Ricky Hardin, 

1979-80. 

Passing efficiency 

Game: (Min. 12 attempts) 253.78, Steve Marshall vs. 

Colorado State, 1972; 248.29, Mike Fouts vs. New Mexico, 

1995; 245.12, Kenny Vierra vs. Utah State, 1982; 242.27, 

Mike McCoy vs. Colorado State, 1993; 239.52, Mark 

Alex Smith (2002-04) set school records for TD 

passes, pass efficiency and yards per completion 

before entering the NFL as the No. 1 draft pick in 

2005. 

168 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Stevens vs. Wyoming, 1983; 237.88, Brett Ratliff vs. UNLV, 

2006; 229.74, Jack Gehrke vs. Hawaii, 1967; 228.97, 

Randy Gomez vs. Idaho State, 1978; 226.51, Alex Smith 

vs. San Diego State, 2003; 225.55, Alex Smith vs. Colorado 

State, 2004; 224.34, Brian Johnson vs. Utah State, 2005; 

221.89, Mark Stevens vs. Colorado State, 1983; 220.8, 

Mike Fouts vs. Tulsa, 1996; 216.6, Alex Smith vs. Utah 

State, 2004. 

Season: (Min. 100 Attempts) 176.52, Alex Smith, 2004; 

175.50, Lee Grosscup, 1957; 152.35, Alex Smith, 2003; 

151.06, Mike McCoy, 1993; 151.01, Brian Johnson, 2005; 

150.22, Mike McCoy, 1994; 147.18, Mike Fouts, 1996; 

146.56, T.D. Croshaw, 1999; 141.04, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 

136.89, Ricky Hardin, 1980; 136.36, Ken Vierra, 1982; 

136.10, Mark Stevens, 1984; 134.88, Larry Egger, 1986; 

134.22, Scott Mitchell, 1987. 

Career: (Min. 250 Attempts) 164.42, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 

149.73, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 146.32, Lee Grosscup, 

1957-58; 146.05, Mike McCoy, 1992-94; 140.11, Mike 

Fouts, 1995-96; 137.84, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 135.20, 

Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 130.23, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 

129.63, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 129.50, Ricky Hardin, 

1979-80; 127.49, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 125.00, Jonathan 

Crosswhite, 1997-98; 119.33, Don Van Galder, 1971-73. 

Yards Per completion 

Game: (Min. 15 Attempts) 22.67, Mike Fouts vs. Kansas, 

1996; 21.60, Mark Stevens vs. Colorado State, 1983; 21.18, 

Brian Johnson vs. New Mexico, 2005; 20.00, Alex Smith. 

Air Force, 2004; 19.65, Scott Mitchell vs. Idaho State, 1988; 

19.12, Scott Mitchell vs. Fresno State, 1989; 19.00, Mike 

Fouts vs. New Mexico, 1995; 18.65, Mark Stevens vs. San 

Diego State, 1984; 18.52, Mike McCoy vs. San Diego State, 

1993; 18.29, Scott Mitchell vs. Brigham Young, 1988; 17.95, 

Mike McCoy vs. Colorado State, 1993. 

Season: (Min. 100 Attempts) 13.79, Alex Smith, 2004; 

13.77, Brian Johnson, 2005; 12.99, Alex Smith, 2003; 

12.26, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 10.20, Lee Grosscup, 1957; 

8.98, Mike McCoy, 1993; 8.75, Mark Stevens, 1984; 8.48, 

Ricky Hardin, 1980; 8.36, Mike Fouts, 1996; 8.14, Darnell 

Arceneaux, 2000; 8.13, Darnell Arceneaux, 1999; 8.11, 

Scott Mitchell, 1988; 8.01, Pat Degnan, 1981, Don Van 

Galder, 1972; 7.99, Mike Fouts, 1995. 

Career: (Min. 250 Attempts) 13.54, Brian Johnson, 2004- 

05; 13.38, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 12.46, Brett Ratliff, 2005- 

06; 8.53, Lee Grosscup, 1957-58; 8.26, Mike McCoy, 1992- 

94; 8.24, Darnell Arceneaux, 1997-00; 8.17, Mike Fouts, 

1995-96; 8.08, Ricky Hardin, 1979-80; 8.01, Mark Stevens, 

1983-84; 7.71, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 7.57, Frank Dolce, 

1991-92; 7.50, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 7.23, Jonathan 

Crosswhite, 1997-98; 7.20, Larry Egger, 1985-86 

200-Yard Passing Games 

Season: 11, Larry Egger, 1985, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 10, 

Mike McCoy, 1993, Mike McCoy, 1994, Brian Johnson, 

2005; 9, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 8, Frank Dolce, 1991, Mike 

Fouts, 1995, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 7, Ricky Hardin, 1980, Larry 

Egger, 1986, Frank Dolce, 1992, Mike Fouts, 1996; Alex 

Smith, 2004. 


1992-94; 18, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 15, Frank Dolce, 

1991-92, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 13, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 

10, Brian Johnson, 2004-05, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 9, 

Don Van Galder, 1971-73, Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 8, 

Mike Richmond, 1988-90; 7, Ricky Hardin, 1979-80, Mark 

Stevens, 1983-84. 


Season: 8, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 7, Mike McCoy, 1993; 6, 

Scott Mitchell, 1989; 4, Mike McCoy, 1994, Brian Johnson, 

2005; 3, Larry Egger, 1985, Larry Egger, 1986, Mike 

Richmond, 1990, Frank Dolce, 1992, Mike Fouts, 1995, 

Alex Smith, 2004; 2, 5 times. 

Career: 14, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 11, Mike McCoy; 1992- 

94; 6, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 5, Mike Fouts, 1995-96, Frank 

Dolce, 1991-92, Mike Richmond, 1988-90; 4, Alex Smith, 

2002-04, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 3, Mark Stevens, 1983- 

84; 2, Chris Mendonca, 1985-87, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 1, 

7 times. 


Season: 3, Scott Mitchell, 1988, Mike McCoy, 1993; 2, 

Larry Egger, 1986; 1, Chris Mendonca, 1987, Scott Mitchell, 

1989, Frank Dolce, 1992, Mike Fouts, 1996, Brett Elliott, 

2002, Brian Johnson, 2005. 

Career: 4, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 3, Mike McCoy, 1994- 

94; 2, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 1, Chris Mendonca, 1985-87, 

Frank Dolce, 1991-92, Mike Fouts, 1995-96, Brett Elliott, 

2001-02, Brian Johnson, 2004-05. 


Season: 2, Scott Mitchell, 1988. 

Career: 2, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89. 


Season: 1, Scott Mitchell, 1988. 

Career: 1, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89. 

TOTAL OFFENSE 

Total Offense 

total Plays 

Game: 69, Scott Mitchell vs. San Diego State, 1989; 68, 

Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988, Frank Dolce vs. Brigham 

Young, 1992; 66, Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 1988, 65, Scott 

Mitchell vs. Illinois, 1988; 63, Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 1986, 

Brian Johnson vs. San Diego State, 2005; 61, Scott 

Mitchell vs. Stanford, 1989; 58, 4 times. 

Season: 589, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 529, Mike McCoy, 1993; 

508, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 489, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 482, 

Brian Johnson, 2005; 475, Larry Egger, 1985; 456, Mike 

McCoy, 1994; 452, Alex Smith, 2004 428, Larry Egger, 

1986; 415, Mark Stevens, 1983, Alex Smith, 2003; 400, 

Chris Mendonca, 1987; 391, Frank Dolce, 1991. 


1992-94; 903, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 873, Alex Smith, 

2002-04; 840, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 788, Mark 

Stevens, 1983-84; 773, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 712, Darnell 

Arceneaux, 1997-00; 701, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 675, Randy 

Gomez, 1977-78; 648, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 609, Lance 

Rice, 2000-03; 601, Ray Groth, 1967-69. 

total Yards 

Game: 625, Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988; 513, Scott 

Mitchell vs. Idaho State, 1988; 489, Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 

1986; 483, Brian Johnson vs. San Diego State, 2005; 

468, Larry Egger vs. Air Force, 1986; 461, Mike McCoy 

vs. Brigham Young, 1993; 458, Mike Fouts vs. Kansas, 

1996; 451, Brian Johnson vs. Wyoming, 2005; 446, Mike 

McCoy vs. Hawaii, 1993; 443, Scott Mitchell vs. UTEP, 

1988; 440, Mike McCoy vs. Air Force, 1993, Brett Elliott vs. 

New Mexico, 2002; 435, Alex Smith vs. Texas A&M, 2004.

Season: 4299, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 3969, Mike McCoy, 

1993; 3583, Alex Smith, 2004; 3370, Brian Johnson, 2005; 

3133, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 3104, Mike McCoy, 1994; 3056, 

Brett Ratliff, 2006; 2890, Larry Egger, 1985; 2625, Larry 

Egger, 1986; 2520, Mark Stevens, 1983; 2457, Frank Dolce, 

1991; 2447, Mike Fouts, 1996. 


1992-94; 6275, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 5515, Larry Egger, 

1985-86; 4891, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 4861, Mark Stevens, 

1983-84; 4831, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 4758, Darnell 

Arceneaux, 1997-00; 4689, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 

3971, Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 3799, Brett Ratliff, 2005- 

06; 3604, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 3454, Lance Rice, 

2000-03; 3219, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 3108, Jonathan 

Crosswhite, 1997-98. 

total offense Per Game 

Season: (Min. 8 Games) 390.82, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 

337.00, Brian Johnson, 2005; 330.75, Mike McCoy, 

1993; 313.30, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 298.58, Alex Smith, 

2004; 289.00, Larry Egger, 1985; 285.18, Mike McCoy, 

1984; 263.78, Frank Dolce, 1992; 254.4, Alex Smith, 2003; 

238.64, Larry Egger, 1986; 235.08, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 

229.09, Mark Stevens, 1983; 223.36, Frank Dolce, 1991. 

Career: (Min. 15 Games) 276.13, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 

260.66, Mike McCoy, 1992-94; 251.00, Alex Smith, 2002- 

04; 250.68, Larry Egger, 1985-86; 241.55, Frank Dolce, 

1991-92; 222.32, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 211.35, Mark 

Stevens, 1983-84; 211.06, Brett Ratliff, 2005-06; 180.50, 

Randy Gomez, 1977-78; 180.20, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 

163.58, Jonathan Crosswhite, 1997-98. 

Yards Per Play 

Game: (Min. 37 Plays) 11.14, Mike McCoy vs. Colorado 

State, 1993; 11.11, Frank Dolce vs. Oregon State, 1992; 

10.65, Mike Fouts vs. Kansas, 1996; 10.47, Scott Mitchell 

vs. Idaho State, 1988; 10.36, Alex Smith vs. Texas A&M, 

2004; 10.03, Mike McCoy vs. UTEP, 1994; 9.98, Mike 

McCoy vs. San Diego State, 1993; 9.78, Mike McCoy vs. Air 

Force, 1993; 9.27, Chris Mendonca vs. Utah State, 1987; 

9.03, Scott Mitchell vs. Air Force, 1988; 8.77, Scott Mitchell 

vs. Utah State, 1989. 

Season: (Min. 100 Plays) 7.93, Alex Smith, 2004; 7.50, 

Mike McCoy, 1993; 7.30, Scott Mitchell, 1988; 7.24, Mike 

Fouts, 1996; 7.00, Lee Grosscup, 1957; 6.99, Brian 

Johnson, 2005; 6.91, Darnell Arceneaux, 1998; 6.82, 

Ricky Hardin, 1980, Mike Richmond, 1989; 6.81, Mike 

McCoy, 1994; 6.73; Mike Fouts, 1995; 6.72, Scott Mitchell, 

1987. 

Career: (Min. 250 Plays) 7.19, Alex Smith, 2002-04; 6.98, 

Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 6.88, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 6.85, 

Mike McCoy, 1992-94; 6.81, Darnell Arceneaux, 1997-98; 

6.77, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 6.68, Darnell Arceneaux, 

1997-00; 6.66, Ken Vierra, 1981-82; 6.46, Brett Ratliff, 

2005-06; 6.25, Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 6.17, Mark Stevens, 

1983-84; 6.13, Ricky Hardin, 1979-80; 6.11, Larry Egger, 

1985-86; 6.04, Dan Hagemann, 1975-76. 

total touchdowns 

Game: 7, Steve Marshall vs. Colorado State, 1972; 6, Ricky 

Hardin vs. New Mexico, 1980, Mark Stevens vs. Wyoming, 

1983, Scott Mitchell vs. Utah State, 1989, Scott Mitchell vs. 

UTEP, 1989; 5, Larry Egger vs. UTEP, 1986, Scott Mitchell 

vs. Air Force, 1988, Frank Dolce vs. Wyoming, 1991, Mike 

McCoy vs. Wyoming, 1994, Alex Smith vs. Wyoming, 2003, 

Alex Smith vs. Texas A&M, 2004, Alex Smith vs. North 

Carolina, 2004, Alex Smith vs. San Diego State, 2004, Brian 

Johnson vs. Air Force, 2005, Brian Johnson vs. Wyoming, 

2005, Brett Ratliff vs. Brigham Young, 2005, Brett Ratliff vs. 

UNLV, 2006; 4, 25 times (recent: Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia 

Tech, 2005). 

Season: 42, Alex Smith, 2004; 33, Scott Mitchell, 1989; 

29, Scott Mitchell, 1988, Mike McCoy, 1994; 26, Brian 

Johnson, 2005; 25, Don Van Galder, 1973; 24, Mark 

Stevens, 1984, Brett Ratliff, 2006; 22, Mark Stevens, 1983, 

Frank Dolce, 1992, Mike Fouts, 1996; 21, Larry Egger, 1985 

and 1986, Mike McCoy, 1993. 

Career: 72, Scott Mitchell, 1987-89; 62, Alex Smith, 2002- 

04; 52, Don Van Galder, 1971-73; 51, Mike McCoy, 1992- 

94; 46, Mark Stevens, 1983-84; 42, Larry Egger, 1985-86, 

Frank Dolce, 1991-92; 41, Mike Fouts, 1995-96; 33, Brett 

Ratliff, 2005-06; 31, Del Rodgers, 1978-81; 30, Randy 

Gomez, 1977-78; 28, Brian Johnson, 2004-05; 26, Eddie 

Johnson, 1984-88, Mike Richmond, 1988-91. 

RECEIVING 

Receiving 

Most Receptions 

Game: 17, Loren Richey vs. UTEP, 1986; 16, Travis 

LaTendresse vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 15, Paris Warren vs. 

Pittsburgh, 2004; 14, Rodney Wells vs. Idaho State, 1987; 

13, Danny Huey vs. Wyoming, 1983, Bryan Bero vs. Idaho 

State, 1988, Daniel Jones vs. Fresno State, 1998, Paris 

Jackson vs. San Diego State; 12, Lance Robbins vs. Utah 

State, 1972, Aaron Grimm vs. Hawaii, 1988, John Madsen 

vs. Wyoming, 2005; 11, 5 times. 

Season: 80, Paris Warren, 2004; 76, Paris Warren, 2003; 

73, Loren Richey, 1985, Dennis Smith, 1989; 67, Loren 

Richey, 1986, Steve Savoy, 2004; 65, Carl Harry, 1988; 

64, Craig McEwen, 1986; 63, Carl Harry, 1987, Deron 

Claiborne, 1994; 61, Curtis Marsh, 1994; 60, Louis Thomas, 

1968, Bryan Rowley, 1991, Kevin Dyson, 1997, Derrek 

Richards, 2006. 

Career: 192, Kevin Dyson, 1994-97; 177, Bryan Rowley, 

1989-93; 156, Dennis Smith, 1986-89, Paris Warren, 2003- 

04; 149, Carl Harry, 1986-88; 140, Loren Richey, 1985-86; 

135, Travis LaTendresse, 2002-05; 124, Henry Lusk, 1991- 

95, Cliff Russell, 1998-2001; 120, Curt Jones, 1985-88; 111, 

Craig McEwen, 1985-86; 110, James Teahan, 1978-81; 107, 

Steve Savoy, 2003-04; 105, Deron Claiborne, 1993-94. 

Receiving Yards 

Game: 255, Carl Harry vs. Idaho State, 1988; 214, Travis 

LaTendresse vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 213, Loren Richey 

vs. UTEP, 1986; 200, Bryan Rowley vs. Hawaii, 1991; 199, 

Danny Huey vs. San Diego State, 1984; 198, Paris Warren 

vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 197, Daniel Jones vs. Fresno State, 

1998; 194, Jack Steptoe vs. New Mexico, 1976; 192, Travis 

LaTendresse vs. New Mexico, 2005; 190, Curt Jones vs. 

San Diego State, 1987; 187, Daniel Jones vs. UTEP, 1997; 

183, Louis Thomas vs. Arizona State, 1968; 179, Jeff 

Jenkins vs. Air Force, 1987. 

Season: 1145, Carl Harry, 1988; 1091, Dennis Smith, 1989; 

1076, Paris Warren, 2004; 1011, Bryan Rowley, 1991; 1006, 

Louis Thomas, 1968; 971, Loren Richey, 1985; 961, Steve 

Savoy, 2004; 869, Danny Huey, 1984; 866, Rocky Henry, 

1995; 860, Steve Smith, 1999; 859, Curtis Marsh, 1994; 

850, Aaron Grimm, 1988; 838, Bryan Rowley, 1993. 



Career: 3143, Bryan Rowley, 1989-93; 2726, Kevin Dyson, 

1994-97; 2283, Carl Harry, 1986-88; 2168, Dennis Smith, 

1986-89; 1885, Paris Warren, 2003-04; 1872, James 

Teahan, 1978-81; 1862, Cliff Russell, 1998-2001; 1807, 

Henry Lusk, 1991-95; 1782, Travis LaTendresse, 2002-05; 

1746, Loren Richey, 1985-86; 1624, Steve Savoy, 2003- 

04; 1603, Steve Smith, 1999-00; 1540, Deron Claiborne, 

1993-94; 1492, Danny Huey, 1983-84; 1476, Jack Steptoe, 

1976-77. 

Receiving Yards Per Game 

Season: (Min. 8 Games) 104.09, Carl Harry, 1988; 100.60, 

Louis Thomas, 1968; 90.92, Dennis Smith, 1989; 90.00, 

Travis LaTendresse, 2005; 89.67, Paris Warren, 2004; 

88.27, Loren Richey, 1985; 85.00, Aaron Grimm, 1988; 

84.25, Bryan Rowley, 1991; 80.10, Steve Savoy, 2004; 

78.73, Rocky Henry, 1995; 78.20, Steve Smith, 1999; 78.09, 

Curtis Marsh, 1994; 77.50, Loren Richey, 1986; 76.20, 

Bryan Rowley, 1990. 

Career: (Min. 15 Games) 83.14, Loren Richey, 1985-86; 

81.95, Paris Warren, 2003-04; 76.33, Steve Smith, 1999- 

00; 71.75, Daniel Jones, 1997-98; 70.00, Deron Claiborne, 

1993-94; 69.18, Carl Harry, 1986-88; 67.67, Steve Savoy, 

2003-04; 67.09, Jack Steptoe, 1976-77; 66.87, Bryan 

Rowley, 1989-93; 66.24, Rocky Henry, 1995-96; 65.29, 

Aaron Grimm, 1987-88; 64.87, Danny Huey, 1983-84; 

63.32, Frank Henry, 1977-78. 

Paris Warren set the school record for singleseason 

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Receiving touchdowns 

Game: 4, Dennis Smith vs. Utah State, 1989, Dennis Smith 

vs. Air Force, 1989, Travis LaTendresse vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005; 3, 12 times (Recent: Brent Casteel vs. UNLV, 2006). 

Season: 18, Dennis Smith, 1989; 14, Carl Harry, 1988; 12, 

Paris Warren, 2004; 11, Steve Odom, 1972, Bryan Rowley, 

1991, Curtis Marsh, 1994, Steve Savoy, 2004; 10, Brent 

Casteel, 2006; 9, Jack Steptoe, 1976; 8, Steve Odom, 

1973, Jack Steptoe, 1977, Kevin Dyson, 1996, Steve Smith, 

1999, Travis LaTendresse, 2005; 7, Louis Thomas, 1968, 

Loren Richey, 1985, Craig McEwen, 1986, Darrel Hicks, 

1989, Steve Savoy, 2003. 

Career: 25, Bryan Rowley, 1989-93; 24, Dennis Smith, 

1986-89; 20, Carl Harry, 1986-88; 19, Steve Odom, 1971- 

73; 18, Kevin Dyson, 1994-97, Steve Savoy, 2003-04; 17, 

Jack Steptoe, 1976-77; 16, Paris Warren, 2003-04; 13, 

Willie Armstead, 1972-74, Loren Richey, 1985-86, Curt 

Jones, 1985-88; 12, Henry Lusk, 1991-95, Curtis Marsh, 

1993-94, Steve Smith, 1999-00, Travis LaTendresse, 2002- 

05, John Madsen, 2003-05, Brent Casteel, 2005-06. 

average Yards Per catch 

Game: (Min. 3 Receptions) 48.50, Jack Steptoe vs. New 

Mexico, 1976; 44.00, Kevin Dyson vs. Tulsa, 1996; 43.33, 

Steve Abrams vs. Fresno State, 1989; 39.33, Jim Teahan 

vs. Wyoming, 1981; 39.00, Willie Armstead vs. San Jose 

State, 1974; 38.00, Steve Odom vs. Oregon, 1973; 37.33, 

Bryan Rowley vs. UTEP, 1990, Brian Hernandez vs. 

Colorado State, 2005; 36.33, Clifton Smith vs. Fresno 

State, 1989; 34.33, James Hardy vs. Wyoming, 1984; 

33.20, Henry Lusk vs. San Diego State, 1993. 

Kevin Dyson (1994-97) is Utah’s career reception 

record holder (192). He was a first-round NFL draft 

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Season: (Min. 30 Receptions) 22.10, Steve Odom, 1972; 

21.20, Steve Smith, 2000; 20.00, Steve Smith, 1999; 19.79, 

Jack Steptoe, 1976; 19.03, Steve Odom, 1973; 18.98, 

Deron Claiborne, 1993; 18.84, Floyd Hodge, 1980; 18.08, 

Brian Hernandez, 2005; 17.70, Cliff Russell, 1999; 17.68, 

Michael Cordy, 1976, Jeff Jenkins, 1987; 17.62, Carl Harry, 

1988; 17.24, Jack Steptoe, 1977; 17.13, Frank Henry, 1978. 

Career: (Min. 70 Receptions) 20.55, Steve Smith, 1999-00; 

20.00, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 18.45, Jack Steptoe, 1976- 

77; 17.76, Bryan Rowley, 1989-93; 17.72, Willie Armstead, 

1972-74; 17.62, James Hardy, 1983-86; 17.02, James 

Teahan, 1978-81; 16.66, Roy Jefferson, 1962-64; 16.39, 

Frank Henry, 1977-78; 16.20, Louis Thomas, 1967-68; 

16.04, Danny Huey, 1983-84 

Receptions By a Running Back 

Game: 14, Rod Wells vs. Idaho State, 1987; 13, Bryan Bero 

vs. Illinois, 1988; 11, Clifton Smith vs. Wyoming, 1989; 8, 

Gene Belczyk vs. Oregon, 1971, Frank Collins vs. Arizona, 

1975, Eddie Johnson vs. Air Force, 1986. 

Season: 52, Bryan Bero, 1988; 44, Clifton Smith, 1989; 35, 

Mike Moseley, 1976. 

Career: 91, Clifton Smith, 1987-90; 80, Eddie Johnson, 

1984-88; 72, Keith Williams, 1991-93. 

PUNTING 

Punting 

Most Punts 

Game: 12, Jerry Pullman vs. Wyoming, 1966; 11, Craig 

Smith vs. Washington State, 1968, Todd Speer vs. New 

Mexico, 1981; 10, 11 times. 

Season: 78, Craig Smith, 1967, Mike Brown, 1974; 75, 

Craig Smith, 1968; 72, Wayne Lammle, 1990; 68, Marv 

Bateman, 1971, Mike Brown, 1975, Rick Partridge, 1977; 

65, Carter Cowley, 1951, Marv Bateman, 1970, Hank 

Mondanca, 1985. 

Career: 214, Craig Smith, 1967-69; 205, Chris Hunter, 

1996-99; 190, Hank Mondaca, 1982-85; 146, Mike Brown, 

1974-75; 135, Herb Anderson, 1946-49; 133, Marv 

Bateman, 1969-71; 130, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90; 124, 

Rick Partridge, 1977-78; 121, Carter Cowley, 1951-53; 120, 

Joseph Robinson, 1962-64. 

Punt Yards 

Game: 471, Craig Smith vs. Washington State, 1968; 

454, Don Cruse vs. Wyoming, 1987; 434, Jeff Hucko vs. 

Brigham Young, 1979; 432, Marv Bateman vs. Washington 

State, 1971; 431, Mike Brown vs. Iowa State, 1975; 428, 

Todd Speer vs. New Mexico, 1981; 414, Marv Bateman vs. 

Arizona State, 1970; 410, Steve Young vs. Oregon, 1991; 

409, Jerry Pullman vs. Wyoming, 1966, Marv Bateman vs. 

Iowa State, 1970. 

Season: 3269, Marv Bateman, 1971; 3044, Craig Smith, 

1968; 2990, Rick Partridge, 1977; 2979, Craig Smith, 1967; 

2968, Marv Bateman, 1970, Mike Brown, 1974, 2827, 

Wayne Lammle, 1990; 2800, Mike Brown, 1975; 2598, 

Louie Sakoda, 2006; 2579, Jerry Pullman, 1966, Hank 

Mondanca, 1985. 

Matt Kovacevich is in Utah’s punting record books 

for booting 20 punts of 50 yards or longer. 

Career: 8561, Craig Smith, 1967-69; 8454, Chris Hunter, 

1996-99; 7563, Hank Mondaca, 1982-85; 6237, Marv 

Bateman, 1969-71; 5768, Mike Brown, 1974-75; 5428, 

Rick Partridge, 1977-78; 5144, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90; 

4985, Dannie Marrelli, 1972-73; 4765, Brian Lewis, 2001- 

02; 4674, Steve Young, 1991-92; 4656, Carter Cowley, 

1951-53. 

Punt average 

Game: (Min. 5 Punts) 54.14, Marv Bateman vs. Wyoming, 

1970, Marv Bateman vs. Wyoming, 1971; 53.20, Marv 

Bateman vs. Arizona State, 1971; 51.86, Craig Smith vs. 

San Jose State, 1969; 51.60, Marv Bateman vs. Brigham 

Young, 1970; 51.50, Carter Cowley vs. Oregon State, 1952; 

51.13, Marv Bateman vs. Iowa State, 1970; 51.00, Marv 

Bateman vs. Colorado State, 1971; 50.50, Don Cruse vs. 

Brigham Young, 1987; 50.14, Rick Partridge vs. Wyoming, 

1978. 

Season: (Min. 35 Punts) 48.07, Marv Bateman, 1971; 

45.66, Marv Bateman, 1970; 44.03, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 

43.97, Rick Partridge, 1977; 43.74, Chris Hunter, 1997; 

43.54, Rick Partridge, 1978; 43.19, Milt Smith, 1951; 43.18, 

Dannie Marrelli, 1972; 42.97, Don Cruse, 1987; 42.60, Brian 

Lewis, 2002; 41.73, Matt Kovacevich, 2004; 41.64, Jeff 

Hucko, 1979; 41.61, Craig Smith, 1969. 

Career: (Min. 100 Atts.) 46.89, Marv Bateman, 1969-71; 

43.77, Rick Partridge, 1977-78; 41.89, Dannie Marrelli, 

1972-73; 41.43, Brian Lewis, 2001-02; 41.20, Chris Hunter, 

1996-99; 41.07, Matt Kovacevich, 2003-04; 40.99, Jeff 

Hucko, 1977-80; 40.64, Steve Young, 1991-92; 40.71, 

Louie Sakoda, 2005-06; 40.00, Craig Smith, 1967-69; 

39.81, Hank Mondaca, 1982-85; 39.57, Wayne Lammle, 

1987-90; 39.51, Mike Brown, 1974-75.

Punts 50 Yards or Longer 

Game: 6, Marv Bateman vs. Wyoming, 1970, Marv 

Bateman vs. Wyoming, 1971, Marv Bateman vs. Colorado 

State, 1971, Don Cruse vs. Brigham Young, 1987; 4, 8 

times. 

Season: 29, Marv Bateman, 1971; 19, Marv Bateman, 

1970; 16, Rick Partridge, 1977, Don Cruse, 1987; 15, 

Jeff Hucko, 1979; 14, Dan Marrelli, 1972, Chris Hunter, 

1999, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 12, Mike Brown, 1975, Matt 

Kovacevich, 2003; 11, Craig Smith, 1968; 10, 3 times. 

Career: 48, Marv Bateman, 1970-71; 37, Chris Hunter, 

1996-99; 26, Rick Partridge, 1977-78; 23, Dan Marrelli; 

22, Jeff Hucko, 1977-80, Craig Smith, 1967-69; 21, Hank 

Mondaca, 1982-85; 20, Matt Kovacevich, 2003-04; 19, Mike 

Brown, 1974-75; 17, Jason Jones, 1993-94; 16, Don Cruse, 

1986-87. 

KICKING 

Kicking 

Field Goals Made 

Game: 4, Andre Guardi vs. Colorado State, 1985, Tim 

Wagstaff vs. Colorado State, 1988, Wayne Lammle vs. New 

Mexico, 1989, Dan Pulsipher vs. Utah State, 1995, Bryan 

Borreson vs. Indiana, 2002, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006; 

3, 25 times (recent: Dan Beardall vs. Wyoming, 2005). 

Season: 18, Andre Guardi, 1985; 17, Tim Wagstaff, 1988, 

Chris Yergensen, 1993, Daniel Pulsipher, 1995; 16, Tom 

McNamara, 1977, Wayne Lammle, 1989, Dan Beardall, 

2005, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 14, Gil Alverez, 1981, Scott 

Lieber, 1987, Chris Yergensen, 1991, Cletus Truhe, 1997. 

Career: 44, Chris Yergensen, 1991-93; 35, Daniel 

Pulsipher, 1991-96; 34, Andre Guardi, 1983-86; 26, Wayne 

Lammle, 1987-90; 24, Bryan Borreson, 2002-04; 22, Gil 

Alvarez, 1979-81; 21, Marv Bateman, 1969-71, Scott Lieber, 

1985-88, Cletus Truhe, 1997-99; 20, Matt Kovacevich, 

2003-04; 19, Tom McNamara, 1976-77; 17, Tim Wagstaff, 

1987-88. 

Field Goals attempted 

Game: 5, Marv Bateman vs. Brigham Young, 1969, Chris 

Yergensen vs. Wyoming, 1992, Chris Yergensen vs. Idaho, 

1993; 4, 18 times (Recent: Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006). 

Season: 26, Chris Yergensen, 1993; 23, Tom McNamara, 

1977; 22, Gil Alvarez, 1981, Andre Guardi, 1985, Tim 

Wagstaff, 1988, Wayne Lammle, 1989, Daniel Pulsipher, 

1995, Cletus Truhe, 1997; 21, Bryan Borreson, 2002; 20, 

Chris Yergensen, 1991, Chris Yergensen, 1992, Louie 

Sakoda, 2006. 

Career: 66, Chris Yergensen, 1991-93; 54, Daniel 

Pulsipher, 1991, 94-96; 49, Andre Guardi, 1983-86; 41, 

Marv Bateman, 1969-71; 39, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90; 37, 

Bryan Borreson, 2002-04; 35, Gil Alvarez, 1979-81, Cletus 

Truhe, 1997-99, Ryan Kaneshiro, 1998-2001; 32, Tom 

McNamara, 1976-77; 30, Scott Lieber, 1985-88; 26, Jeff 

Hucko, 1977-80. 

Best Field Goal Percentage 

Season: (Min. 15 Attempts) .933, Scott Lieber (14-15), 

1987; .842, Dan Beardall (16-19);.818, Andre Guardi (18- 

22); .800, Louie Sakoda (16-20), 2006; .773, Tim Wagstaff 

(17-22), 1988, Daniel Pulsipher (17-22), 1995; .727, Wayne 

Lammle (16-22), 1989; .700, Chris Yergensen (14-20), 

1991; .696, Tom McNamara (16-23), 1977; .654, Chris 

Yergensen (17-26), 1993; .650, Chris Yergensen (13-20), 

Andre Guardi’s game, season and career placekicking 

records were set from 1983-86. 

1992; .636, Gil Alvarez (14-22), 1981, Cletus Truhe (14-22), 

1997. 

Career: (Min. 25 Attempts) .700, Scott Lieber (21-30), 

1985-88; .694, Andre Guardi (34-49), 1983-86; .667, Wayne 

Lammle (26-39), 1988-90, Chris Yergensen (44-66), 1991- 

93; .648, Daniel Pulsipher (35-54), 1991, 94-96, Bryan 

Borreson (24-37), 2002-04; .629, Gil Alvarez (22-35), 1979- 

81, Ryan Kaneshiro, 1998-2001; .600, Cletus Truhe (21-35), 

1997-99; .594, Tom McNamara (19-32), 1976-77; .538, 

Jeff Hucko (14-26), 1977-80; .512, Marv Bateman (21-41), 

1969-71. 

Most consecutive Field Goals 

Season: 12, Dan Beardall, 2005; 11, Andre Guardi, 1985, 

Scott Lieber, 1987. 

extra Point Pats 

Game: 9, Gil Alvarez vs. UNLV, 1981, Dan Pulsipher vs. 

Idaho State, 1994, David Carroll vs. UNLV, 2004, David 

Carroll vs. Colorado State, 2004; 8, Dan Marrelli vs. New 

Mexico, 1972, Dan Marrelli vs. Colorado State, 1972, Dan 

Marrelli vs. UTEP, 1973, Andre Guardi vs. Wyoming, 1983, 

Cletus Truhe vs. UTEP, 1997; 7, 12 times (Recent: David 

Carroll vs. Brigham Young, 2004). 

Season: 48, Daniel Pulsipher, 1994; 44, David Carroll, 

2004; 43, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 42, Andre Guardi, 1984; 40, 

Ryan Kaneshiro, 1988; 39, Fleming Jensen, 1972, Andre 

Guardi, 1985, Chris Yergensen, 1993, Ryan Kaneshiro, 

2001, Dan Beardall, 2005; 37, Dannie Marrelli, 1973, Gil 

Alvarez, 1981, Daniel Pulsipher, 1996; 36, Andre Guardi, 

1983. 

Career: 125, Andre Guardi, 1983-86; 116, Daniel Pulsipher, 

1991-96; 101, Ryan Kaneshiro, 1998-2001; 83, Chris 

Yergensen, 1991-93; 80, Bryan Borreson, 2002-04; 68, Gil 

Alvarez, 1979-81; 61, Scott Lieber, 1985-88; 58, Jeff Hucko, 

1977-80; 57, George Boss, 1955-57; 56, Fleming Jensen, 

1971-73; 55, Marv Bateman, 1969-71; 53, Cletus Truhe, 

1997-99; 51, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90. 



extra Point Pat attempts 

Game: 10, Dan Marrelli vs. UTEP, 1973; 9, Dan Marrelli vs. 

Colorado State, 1972, Gil Alvarez vs. UNLV, 1981, Andre 

Guardi vs. Wyoming, 1983, Dan Pulsipher vs. Idaho State, 

1994, David Carroll vs. UNLV, 2004, David Carroll vs. 

Colorado State, 2004; 8, Dan Marrelli vs. New Mexico, 

1972, Cletus Truhe vs. UTEP, 1997; 7, 14 times (Recent: 

David Carroll vs. Brigham Young, 2004). 

Season: 48, Daniel Pulsipher, 1994; 45, Dannie Marrelli, 

1973; 44, David Carroll, 2004; 43, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 

42, Fleming Jensen, 1972, Andre Guardi, 1984, Ryan 

Kaneshiro, 1998, Dan Beardall, 2005; 41, Chris Yergensen, 

1993, Ryan Kaneshiro, 2001; 39, Andre Guardi, 1985; 38, 

Andre Guardi, 1983; 37, Gil Alvarez, 1981, Daniel Pulsipher, 

1996. 

Career: 127, Andre Guardi. 1983-86; 118, Daniel Pulsipher, 

1991-96; 105, Ryan Kaneshiro, 1998-2001; 91, Bryan 

Borreson, 2002-04; 87, Chris Yergensen, 1991-93; 73, 

George Boss, 1955-57; 71, Gil Alvarez, 1979-81; 63, 

Jeff Hucko, 1977-80, Scott Lieber, 1985-88; 60, Fleming 

Jensen, 1971-73; 57, Cletus Truhe, 1997-99; 53, Wayne 

Lammle, 1987-90; 45, Dannie Marrelli, 1972-73. 

Best extra Point Percentage 

Game: (Min. 7 Attempts) 1.000, (9-9) Gil Alvarez vs. UNLV, 

1981, Dan Pulsipher vs. Idaho State, 1994, David Carroll 

vs. UNLV, 2004, David Carroll vs. Colorado State, 2004; 

1.000, (8-8) Dan Marrelli vs. New Mexico, 1972, Cletus 

Truhe vs. UTEP, 1997; 1.000, (7-7) 11 times (recent: David 

Carroll vs. Brigham Young, 2004). 

Season: (Min. 25 Attempts) 1.000, Daniel Pulsipher (48-48), 

1994, David Carroll (44-44), 2004, Louie Sakoda (43-43), 

Andre Guardi (42-42), 1984, Andre Guardi (39-39), 1985, 

Gil Alvarez (37-37), 1981, Daniel Pulsipher (37-37), 1996, 

Wayne Lammle (31-31), 1989; .968, Jeff Hucko (30-31), 

1979; .962, Chris Yergensen (25-26); .960, Marv Bateman 

(24-25), 1970; .952, Ryan Kaneshiro (40-42), 1998, Dan 

Beardall (40-42), 2005. 

Career: (Min. 50 Attempts).984, Andre Guardi (125-127), 

1983-86; .983, Daniel Pulsipher (116-118), 1991-96; .982, 

George Boss (56-57), 1955-57; .968, Scott Lieber (61-63), 

1985-88; .962, Wayne Lammle (51-53), 1987-90, Ryan 

Kaneshiro (101-105), 1998-2001; 958, Gil Alvarez (68-71); 

1979-81; .954, Chris Yergensen (83-87), 1991-93; .930, 

Cletus Truhe (54-57), 1997-99; .933, Fleming Jensen (56- 

60), 1971-73; .921, Jeff Hucko (58-63), 1977-80. 

Most consecutive extra Points 

Career: 95, Andre Guardi (1983-86). 

Most kick Scoring Points 

Game: 16, Andre Guardi vs. New Mexico, 1985, Tim 

Wagstaff vs. Colorado State, 1988, Dan Pulsipher vs. 

Utah State, 1995; 15, Gil Alvarez vs. UNLV, 1981, Wayne 

Lammle vs. New Mexico, 1989, David Carroll vs. San 

Diego State, 2004; 14, Dan Marrelli vs. Wyoming, 1973, 

Gil Alvarez vs. Portland State, 1981; 13, Andre Guardi vs. 

Colorado State, 1985, Wayne Lammle vs. UTEP, 1990, 

Dan Beardall vs. Wyoming, 2005, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 

2006; 12, 5 times (Recent: Louie Sakoda vs. Utah State, 

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Season: 93, Andre Guardi, 1985; 91, Louie Sakoda, 

2006; 90, Chris Yergensen, 1993; 88, Dan Beardall, 

2005; 82, Daniel Pulsipher, 1995; 79, Gil Alvarez, 1981, 

Wayne Lammle, 1989; 78, Ryan Kaneshiro, 2001; 75, 

Tim Wagstaff, 1988; 72, Daniel Pulsipher, 1994; 69, Scott 

Lieber, 1987; 67, Dannie Marrelli, 1973, Chris Yergensen, 

1991, Daniel Pulsipher, 1996, Cletus Truhe, 1997. 

Career: 227, Andre Guardi, 1983-86; 221, Daniel Pulsipher, 

1991-96; 215, Chris Yergensen, 1991-93; 167, Ryan 

Kaneshiro, 1998-2001; 152, Bryan Borreson, 2002-04; 134, 

Gil Alvarez, 1979-81; 129, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90; 124, 

Scott Lieber, 1985-88; 118, Marv Bateman, 1969-71, 113, 

Cletus Truhe, 1997-99; 100, Jeff Hucko, 1977-80; 97, Tom 

McNamara, 1976-77; 92, Fleming Jensen, 1971-73. 

RETURNS (KICK/PUNT) 

Returns (Kick/Punt) 

Most kickoff Returns 

Game: 9, Darren Hughes vs. Ohio State, 1986; 8, Steve 

Odom vs. Utah State, 1972, LaVon Edwards vs. Fresno 

State, 1989; 7, Steve Odom vs. Texas Tech, 1972, Frank 

Collins vs. Utah State, 1974, Bo Nagahi vs. New Mexico, 

2003; 6, 8 times. 

Season: 44, Frank Collins, 1974; 41, Steve Odom, 1972; 

37, Steve Odom, 1971; 36, Patrick Dyson, 1998-00; 32, 

LaVon Edwards, 1989; 28, Frank Collins, 1975; 27, Jack 

Steptoe, 1976, Darren Hughes, 1986; 24, Erroll Tucker, 

1985; 22, Mike Cordy, 1976; 21, George Bean, 1950, Steve 

Odom, 1973, Roland Solomon, 1977, Carl Monroe, 1981, 

Keith Williams, 1993. 

Career: 99, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 77, Frank Collins, 1973- 

75; 53, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 51, Sean Knox, 1987-90; 

47, Bo Nagahi, 2001-04; 42, Darren Hughes, 1986-87; 41, 

Erroll Tucker, 1984-85, Clarence Lawson, 1994-97; 38, 

Jack Steptoe, 1976-77; 35, Roland Solomon, 1975-78, Carl 

Monroe, 1981-82. 

kickoff Return Yards 

Game: 205, Charles Smith vs. UTEP, 1967; 193, Darren 

Hughes vs. Ohio State, 1986, Bo Nagahi vs. New Mexico, 

2003; 180, Steve Odom vs. Utah State, 1972; 173, Steve 

Odom vs. Texas Tech, 1972, Erroll Tucker vs. Hawai’i, 1985; 

170, Sean Knox vs. San Diego State, 1990; 168, Bill Boren 

vs. Denver, 1949; 165, Patrick Dyson vs. San Jose State, 

1998; 164, Steve Odom vs. Houston, 1971, LaVon Edwards 

vs. Fresno State, 1989. 

Season: 984, Steve Odom, 1972; 980, Steve Odom, 

1971; 907, Frank Collins, 1974; 698, Erroll Tucker, 1985; 

659, LaVon Edwards, 1989; 618, Steve Odom, 1973; 602, 

Darren Hughes, 1986; 588, Jack Steptoe, 1976; 567, Frank 

Collins, 1975; 544, Charlie Smith, 1967. 

Career: 2582, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 1558, Frank Collins, 

1973-75; 1143, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 1116, Sean Knox, 

1987-90; 1109, Bo Nagahi, 2001-04; 1091, Erroll Tucker, 

1984-85; 949, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 935, Patrick Dyson, 

1998-00; 905, Darren Hughes, 1986-87; 854, Clarence 

Lawson, 1994-97; 826, Jack Steptoe, 1976-77; 743, Clifton 

Smith, 1987-90. 

kickoff Return average 

Game: (Min. 3 Returns) 55.00, Patrick Dyson vs. San 

Jose State, 1999; 50.33, Carl Monroe vs. Montana State, 

1982; 50.00, Steve Odom vs. Texas Tech, 1973; 43.25, 

Erroll Tucker vs. Hawai’i, 1985; 42.67, Daniel Jones vs. 

San Diego State, 1998; 42.00, Keith Williams vs. Wyoming, 

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1993; 41.00, Daniel Jones vs. Brigham Young, 1998; 38.00, 

Erroll Tucker vs. Brigham Young, 1985, Clifton Smith vs. 

New Mexico, 1989; 34.17, Charles Smith vs. UTEP, 1967. 

Season: (Min. 12 Returns) 30.07, Carl Monroe, 1982; 

29.43, Steve Odom, 1973; 29.08, Erroll Tucker, 1985; 

27.20, Charlie Smith, 1967; 26.49, Steve Odom, 1971; 

26.46, Reggie Wilson., 1981; 26.10, James Street, 1968; 

25.81, Keith Williams, 1993; 25.50, Clifton Smith, 1989, Bo 

Nagahi, 2003; 25.35, Daniel Jones, 1998. 

Career: (Min. 25 Returns) 27.11, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 

26.61, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85; 26.08, Steve Odom, 1971- 

73, Larry Wilson, 1957-59; 25.97, Patrick Dyson, 1998-00; 

25.32, Keith Williams, 1991-93; 25.24, William Hunter, 

1969-70; 23.60, Bo Nagahi, 2001-04; 23.22, Clifton Smith, 

1987-90; 23.20, Kevin Dyson, 1994-97; 22.52, Reggie 

Wilson, 1980-83; 21.88, Sean Knox, 1987-90. 

kickoff Returns For td 

Game: 1, 16 times (recent: Morgan Scalley vs. UNLV, 

2004). 

Season: 2, Erroll Tucker, 1985, Daniel Jones, 1998; 1, 11 

times (recent: Patrick Dyson, 2000). 

Career: 2, Steve Odom, 1971-73, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85, 

Daniel Jones, 1997-98, Patrick Dyson, 1998-2000; 1, 9 

times. 

Most Punt Returns 

Game: 9, LaVon Edwards vs. Utah State, 1989; 8, Henry 

Lusk vs. Utah State, 1995; 7, Cannon Parkinson vs. Idaho 

In 1985, Erroll Tucker become the first person ever 

to lead the nation in both punt and kickoff return 

average. 

State, 1948, Henry Lusk vs. UTEP, 1995, Steve Smith vs. 

Brigham Young, 1999; 6, Joe Galarze vs. Arizona, 1969, 

James Wilson vs. Idaho State, 1978, LaVon Edwards vs. 

Colorado State, 1988, David Kozlowski vs. Idaho State, 

1994, Courtney Richins vs. UNLV, 1999, Eric Weddle vs. 

San Diego State, 2005. 

Season: 43, Steve Smith, 2000; 34, Henry Lusk, 1995; 31, 

Daniel Jones, 1998; 30, Gary Adelt, 1941, LaVon Edwards, 

1990 and 1991, David Kozlowski, 1994; 29, Steve Smith, 

1999; 28, Sean Williams, 1992; 27, Reggie Wilson, 1981; 

26, Roland Solomon, 1977, LaVon Edwards, 1998 and 

1989. 

Career: 112, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 72, Steve Smith, 

1999-00; 70, Reggie Wilson, 1980-83; 56, Henry Lusk, 

1991-95; 52, Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 51, Morgan Scalley, 

2001-04; 50, Gay Adelt, 1940-41; 45, Scott Robbins, 1969- 

71; 43, Roland Solomon, 1975, 77-78; 38, Erroll Tucker, 

1984-85; 35, Sean Williams, 1989-92; 31, David Kozlowski, 

1992-95, Daniel Jones, 1997-98. 

Punt Return Yards 

Game: 163, Steve Smith vs. New Mexico, 1999; 152, Erroll 

Tucker vs. Brigham Young, 1985; 115, Don McGivney vs. 

Colorado State, 1957; 114, Steve Odom vs. UTEP, 1972; 

112, Erroll Tucker vs. UTEP, 1985; 111, Clifton Smith vs. 

Utah State, 1987; 110, Steve Smith vs. Air Force, 1999; 

108, Sean Williams vs. UTEP, 1992, Courtney Richins vs. 

UNLV, 1999; 99, Steve Odom vs. Utah State, 1973. 

Season: 495, Steve Smith, 1999; 389, Erroll Tucker, 1985; 

365, Steve Smith, 2000; 356, Frank Nelson, 1949; 304, 

Steve Odom, 1973; 289, LaVon Edwards, 1988; 284, Henry 

Lusk, 1995; 280, Sean Williams, 1992; 270, Morgan Scalley, 

2002; 262, Daniel Jones, 1998; 257, Erroll Tucker, 1984; 

250, LaVon Edwards, 1990; 249, Morgan Scalley, 2001; 

246, Marquis Wilson, 2006; 245, Reggie Wilson, 1981. 

Career: 892, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 860, Steve Smith, 

1999-00; 646, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85; 598, Gay Adelt, 

1940-41; 548, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 517, Morgan Scalley, 

2001-03; 476, Henry Lusk, 1991-95; 447, Reggie Wilson, 

1980-83; 408, Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 316, Sean Williams, 

1989-92; 289, Louis Thomas, 1967-68; 271, Marquis 

Wilson, 2005-06; 262, Daniel Jones, 1997-98; 249, Scott 

Robbins, 1969-71. 

Punt Return average 

Game: (Min. 3 Returns) 40.75, Steve Smith vs. New 

Mexico, 1999; 33.00, Steve Odom vs. Utah State, 1973; 

28.00, Erroll Tucker vs. UTEP, 1985; 25.67, Marquis 

Wilson vs. UNLV, 2006; 23.50, Louis Thomas vs. Brigham 

Young, 1968; 23.00, LaVon Edwards vs. Utah State, 1988; 

22.25, Kevin Dyson vs. New Mexico, 1997; 22.20, Clifton 

Smith vs. Utah State, 1987; 21.60, Sean Williams vs. UTEP, 

1992; 20.25, Steve Odom vs. Arizona State, 1973; 20.00, 

James Street vs. Minnesota, 1967. 

Season: (Min. 12 Returns) 24.31, Erroll Tucker, 1985; 

23.38, Steve Odom, 1973; 17.43, Steve Odom, 1972; 

17.10, Steve Smith, 1999; 15.93, Louis Thomas, 1968; 

15.42, Clifton Smith, 1987; 14.67, Frank Branham, 1952; 

11.68, Erroll Tucker, 1984; 11.25, Morgan Scalley, 2002; 

11.18, Marquis Wilson, 2006; 11.15, Kevin Dyson, 1997; 

11.12, LaVon Edwards, 1988. 

Career: (Min. 25 Returns) 20.30, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 

17.00, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85; 11.96, Gay Adelt, 1940-41; 

11.94, Steve Smith, 1999-00; 10.14, Morgan Scalley, 

2001-04; 9.03, Sean Williams, 1989-92; 8.50, Henry

Tony Lindsay holds Utah’s career record for allpurpose 

plays, accumulating 698 from 1977-80. 

Lusk, 1991-95; 8.45, Daniel Jones, 1997-98; 7.96, LaVon 

Edwards, 1988-91; 7.88, William Cravens, 1960-62; 7.85, 

Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 6.39, Reggie Wilson, 1980-83; 5.53, 

Scott Robbins, 1969-71. 

Punt Return touchdowns 

Game: 2, Steve Smith vs. New Mexico, 1999. 

Season: 3, Steve Smith, 1999; 2, Steve Odom, 1972 and 

1973, Erroll Tucker, 1985; 1, 12 times. 

Career: 4, Steve Odom, 1971-73, Steve Smith, 1999-00; 3, 

Erroll Tucker, 1984-85; 2, Steve Odom, 1971-73. 

ALL-PURPOSE 

All-Purpose 

Plays 

Game: 46, Carl Monroe vs. UTEP, 1982; 41, Carl Monroe 

vs. Brigham Young, 1982; 35, Jamal Anderson vs. Brigham 

Young, 1993, Juan Johnson vs. Tulsa, 1996; 34, Carl 

Monroe vs. Hawai’i, 1982, Juan Johnson vs. New Mexico, 

1996; 33, Mike Anderson vs. New Mexico, 1999; 32, 4 

times. 

Season: 339, Carl Monroe, 1982; 263, Dameon Hunter, 

2001; 246, Mike Anderson, 1998; 231, Keith Williams, 1991; 

230, Quinton Ganther, 2005; 219, Tony Lindsay, 1978; 217, 

Eddie Lewis, 1985; 215, Tony Lindsay, 1980; 205, Charlie 

Smith, 1967; 199, Clifton Smith, 1989; 198, Mike Anderson, 

1999; 196, Juan Johnson, 1995, Steve Savoy, 2004; 194, 

Robert Woodson, 1966. 

Career: 698, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 660, Eddie Johnson, 

1984-88; 604, Juan Johnson, 1994-97; 532, Del Rodgers, 

1978-81; 493, Keith Williams, 1991-93; 478, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala, 1995-97; 473, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 444, Mike 

Anderson, 1998-99; 441, Ike Spencer, 1972-74; 413, Eddie 

Lewis, 1982-85; 401, Steve Peake, 1974-77. 

all-Purpose Yards 

Game: 328, Carl Monroe vs. Montana State, 1982; 303, 

Steve Odom vs. Colorado State, 1972; 302, Steve Odom 

vs. Arizona State, 1972; 278, Carl Harry vs. Idaho State, 

1988; 265, Roosevelt Hutchins vs. New Mexico, 1973; 

264, Charles Smith vs. UTEP, 1967; 259, Chris Fuamatu- 

Ma’afala vs. UTEP, 1996; 256, Steve Odom vs. Utah State, 

1972; 252, Carl Monroe vs. UTEP, 1982; 250, Del Rodgers 

vs. Wyoming, 1981. 

Season: 2036, Carl Monroe, 1982; 1950, Steve Odom, 

1972; 1709, Steve Odom, 1973; 1587, Daniel Jones, 1998; 

1545, Steve Smith, 1999; 1489, Clifton Smith, 1989; 1475, 

Steve Smith, 2000; 1466, Dameon Hunter, 2001; 1434, 

Quinton Ganther, 2005; 1424, Charlie Smith, 1967; 1372, 

Jack Steptoe, 1976; 1365, Steve Savoy, 2004; 1364, Louis 

Thomas, 1968; 1343, Del Rodgers, 1981. 

Career: 4755, Steve Odom, 1971-73; 4074, Eddie Johnson, 

1984-88; 3561, Kevin Dyson, 1994-97; 3526, Bryan 

Rowley, 1989-93; 3470, Tony Lindsay, 1977-80; 3361, Keith 

Williams, 1991-93; 3227, Carl Monroe, 1981-82; 3107, 

Clifton Smith, 1987-90; 3051, Del Rodgers, 1978-81; 3020, 

Steve Smith, 1999-00; 2768, Juan Johnson, 1994-97. 

SCORING 

Scoring 

Most Points 

Game: 32, Larry Wilson vs. Arizona, 1959; 24, Don 

Peterson vs. Utah State, 1953, Allen Jacobs vs. Brigham 

Young, 1964, Del Rodgers vs. UTEP, 1979, Del Rodgers 

vs. Northwestern, 1981, Eddie Johnson vs. Brigham Young, 

1988, Dennis Smith vs. Utah State, 1989, Dennis Smith vs. 



1999, Steve Smith vs. Air Force, 1999, Marty Johnson vs. 

Air Force, 2004. 

Season: 110, Dennis Smith, 1989; 102, Steve Savoy, 2004; 

100, Frank Christensen, 1930; 93, Andre Guardi, 1985; 

92, Carl Harry, 1988; 91, Louie Sakoda, 2006; 90, Eddie 

Johnson, 1988, Chris Yergensen, 1993, Marty Johnson, 

2004; 88, Del Rodgers, 1971, Daniel Pulsipher, 1995, 

Dan Beardall, 2005; 86, Jamal Anderson, 1993; 84, Larry 

Wilson, 1959, Paris Warren, 2004; 80, Steve Odom, 1972. 

Career: 235, Frank Christensen, 1930-32; 227, Andre 

Guardi, 1983-86; Daniel Pulsipher, 1991-96; 215, Chris 

Yergensen, 1991-93; 210, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 198, 

Del Rodgers, 1978-81; 160, Dennis Smith, 1986-89; 158, 

Steve Odom, 1971-73, Bryan Rowley, 1989-93; 146, Steve 

Savoy, 2003-04; 144, Juan Johnson, 1994-97; 140, Mark 

Stevens, 1983-84. 

Points Per Game 

Season: 9.17, Dennis Smith, 1989; 8.50, Steve Savoy, 

2004; 8.45, Andre Guardi, 1985; 8.40, Larry Wilson, 

1959; 8.36, Carl Harry, 1988; 8.18, Eddie Johnson, 1988, 

Chris Yergensen, 1993; 8.00, Del Rodgers, 1981, Daniel 

Pulsipher, 1995; 7.50, Tim Wagstaff, 1988, Marty Johnson, 

2004; 9.33, Dan Beardall, 2005; 7.27, Steve Odom, 1972. 

Career: (Min. 15 Games) 7.09, Daniel Pulsipher, 1991-96; 

6.52, Chris Yergensen, 1991-93; 6.29, Mike Anderson, 

1998-99; 6.14, Andre Guardi, 1983-86; 6.09, Mark Stevens, 

1983-84; 6.08, Steve Savoy, 2004; 6.00, Adam Tate, 2000- 



01; 5.83, Gil Alvarez, 1979-81; 5.58, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85; 

5.57, Wayne Lammle, 1987-90; 5.35, Del Rodgers, 1978- 

81; 5.00, Jamal Anderson, 1992-93; 4.67, Eddie Johnson, 

1984-88, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97. 

Most touchdowns 

Game: 5, Larry Wilson vs. Arizona, 1959; 4, Don Peterson 

vs. Utah State, 1953, Allen Jacobs vs. Brigham Young, 

1964, Del Rodgers vs. UTEP, 1979, Del Rodgers vs. 

Northwestern, 1981, Eddie Johnson vs. Brigham Young, 

1988, Dennis Smith vs. Utah State, 1989, Dennis Smith vs. 



1999, Marty Johnson vs. Air Force, 2004. 

Season: 18, Dennis Smith, 1989; 17, Steve Savoy, 2004; 

15, Eddie Johnson, 1988, Marty Johnson, 2004; 14, Del 

Rodgers, 1981, Carl Harry, 1988, Jamal Anderson, 1993, 

Paris Warren, 2004; 13, Frank Christensen, 1930, Larry 

Wilson, 1959, Steve Odom, 1972, Mark Stevens, 1984, 

Charlie Brown, 1994, Mike Anderson, 1998, Adam Tate, 

2001. 

Career: 35, Eddie Johnson, 1984-88; 32, Del Rodgers, 

1978-81; 26, Steve Odom, 1971-73, Bryan Rowley, 1989- 

93; 25, Dennis Smith, 1986-89; 24, Juan Johnson, 1994-97, 

Steve Savoy, 2003-04; 23, Mark Stevens, 1983-84, Chris 

Fuamatu-Ma’afala, 1995-97; 22, Eddie Lewis, 1982-85, 

Mike Anderson, 1998-99; 20, Larry Wilson, 1957-59, Tony 

Lindsay, 1977-80, Carl Harry, 1986-88, Adam Tate, 2000-01, 

Brandon Warfield, 2002-03. 

Frank Christensen’s career scoring tally of 235 

points from 1930-32 still stands as the school 

record today. 


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DEFENSE 

Defense 



Unassisted tackles 

Game: 14, Bill Gompf vs. UNLV, 1979, Dave Revill vs. 

Michigan, 2002; 13, Larry Stone vs. Army, 1967, Steve 

Marshall vs. Texas Tech, 1973, Eric Jacobsen vs. Boise 

State, 1987; 12, Scott Robbins vs. Wyoming, 1970, Scott 

Robbins vs. Oregon, 1971, Jeff Griffin vs. Nebraska, 1980, 

Blaine Berger vs. UTEP, 1992; 11, 14 times (Recent: Joe 

Jianonni vs. Air Force, 2006). 

Season: 92, Eric Jacobsen, 1987; 82, Eric Jacobsen, 1988; 

79, Mark Blosch, 1983; 75, John Huddleston, 1974, Greg 

Smith, 1987, Joe Clausi, 1989; 74, Garland Harris, 1989; 

73, Reggie Alston, 1991, Anthony Davis, 1991; 70, Garland 

Harris, 1988. 

Career: 207, Eric Jacobsen, 1984-88; 203, Garland Harris, 

1986-89; 196, Sean Knox, 1987-90; 177, Greg Smith, 1985- 

88; 170, Frank Bonifacio, 1986-90; 165, Eric Weddle, 2003- 

06; 162, Mark Blosch, 1981-84, Harold Lusk, 1993-96; 158, 

Robert Love, 1995-98; 152, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 151, 

Jeff Griffin, 1977-80. 

assisted tackles 

Game: 23, Gary Keller vs. Utah State, 1968; 21, Larry 

Stone vs. Oregon State, 1968, Gary Keller vs. New Mexico, 

1973; 20, Larry Stone vs. Utah State, 1968, Elliott Hagood 

vs. New Mexico, 1970; 18, John Stipech vs. Utah State, 

1966; 17, 5 times. 

Season: 146, Mark Blosch, 1982; 111, John Huddleston, 

1975, Bill Gompf, 1979; 100, Bill Gompf, 1981; 95, Mike 

Bailey, 1977; 90, Mike Bailey, 1978, Jeff Lyall, 1978; 83, 

Mark Blosch, 1983; 82, John Huddleston, 1974; 78, Mike 

Bailey, 1976. 

Luther Elliss holds Utah’s career record for tackles 

for loss. Elliss posted 47 tackles for loss from 

1991-94. 

174 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Career: 333, Mark Blosch, 1981-84; 295, Bill Gompf, 1978- 

81; 281, Mike Bailey, 1975-78; 217, Jay Fairman, 1979-83; 

193, John Huddleston, 1974-75; 184, Spencer Toone, 

20034-05; 179, Gene LaRocque, 1977-80; 167, Mark 

Anderson, 1978-81; 158, Steve Clark, 1978-81; 153, Jeff 

Griffin, 1977-80; 151, Derek Washington, 1975-78. 

total tackles 

Game: 30, Larry Stone vs. Oregon State, 1968; 25, Gary 

Keller vs. Utah State, 1968; 23, Elliott Hagood vs. New 

Mexico, 1970, Elliott Hagood vs. Arizona, 1972, Gary Keller 

vs. New Mexico, 1973, John Huddleston vs. Utah State, 

1975, Mark Jackson vs. New Mexico, 1985; 22, Larry Stone 

vs. Utah State, 1968; 21, Fred McFarren vs. Oregon State, 

1968, Elliott Hagood vs. New Mexico, 1972. 

Season: 174, John Huddleston, 1975; 172, Mark Blosch, 

1982; 162, Mark Blosch, 1983; 157, John Huddleston, 1974; 

143, Bill Gompf, 1979; 141, Eric Jacobsen, 1988; 139, 

Reggie Alston, 1991; 138, Eric Jacobsen, 1987; 132, Mike 

Bailey, 1977; 128, Bill Gompf, 1981. 

Career: 495, Mark Blosch, 1981-84; 401, Mike Bailey, 1975- 

78; 380, Bill Gompf, 1978-81; 338, Eric Jacobsen, 1984-88; 

331, John Huddleston, 1974-75; 324, Garland Harris, 1986- 

89; 322, Jay Fairman, 1979-83; 308, Greg Smith, 1985-88; 

304, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80; 293, Spencer Toone, 20034-05; 

285, Harold Lusk, 1993-96. 

tackles For Loss 

Game: 6, Jeff Reyes vs. Hawaii, 1983; 5, John Frank vs. 

Boise State, 1999, Jason Kaufusi vs. Arizona, 2002; 4, 

11 times (Recent: Tommy Hackenbruck vs. New Mexico, 

2004). 

Season: 28, Joe Clausi, 1989; 21, Jimmy Bellamy, 1991; 

20, Filipo Mokofisi, 1984, John Frank, 1999; 18, John Frank, 

1998; 17, Bronzell Miller, 1994; 16, Luther Ellis, 1992, Jason 

Kaufusi, 2000; 15, Kevin Polston, 1985, Gamaliel Rivers, 

1985, Jeff Reyes, 1983, Garrett Smith, 2000; 14, Sharrieff 

Shah, 1991, Anthony Davis, 1990, Steve Fifita, 2005. 

Career: 47, Luther Elliss, 1991-94, Filipo Mokofisi, 1982-85; 

38.5, Jason Kaufusi, 2000-02; 34.5, Garrett Smith, 1999- 

2002 34, Jimmy Bellamy, 1990-91; 33, Dave Chaytors, 

1989-92; 32.5, Steve Fifita, 2002-05; 30, Joe Clausi, 1988- 

89; 29, Blaine Berger, 1990-93, John Frank, 1996-99; 26, 

Bronzell Miller, 1993-94, Jeff Reyes, 1980-83. 

tackles For Loss average 

Game: 33, Jeff Reyes vs. Hawaii, 1983; 32, Armand Boglin 

vs. TCU, 1996; 30, John Frank vs. Boise State, 1999; 29, 

Kevin Polston vs. Utah State, 1985, Jason Kaufusi vs. 

Arizona, 2002; 28, John Frank vs. Fresno State, 1998; 27, 

Jimmy Bellamy vs. UTEP, 1990, Bronzell Miller vs. Oregon, 

1994; 26, Anthony Davis vs. New Mexico, 1990; 25, Phil 

Glover vs. Louisville, 1997, Richard Seals vs. Boise State, 

1998. 

Season: 132, Bronzell Miller, 1994; 120, Joe Clausi, 1989; 

119, Jimmy Bellamy, 1991; 112, John Frank, 1999; 91, 

Luther Elliss, 1993; 90, Jimmy Bellamy, 1990; 81, Sharrieff 

Shah, 1991; 76, John Frank, 1998; 66, Phil Glover, 1997; 

62, Chad Kauhaahaa, 1995. 

Career: 221, John Frank, 1996-99; 210, Luther Elliss, 

1991-94; 209, Jimmy Bellamy, 1990-91; 179, Bronzell Miller, 

1993-94; 136, Joe Clausi, 1988-89; 127, Steve Fifita, 2002- 

05; 117, Nate Kia, 1994-96; 114, Anthony Davis, 1990-91, 

Blaine Berger, 1990-93; 113, Dave Chaytors, 1989-92; 110, 

Chad Kauhaahaa, 1995-96. 

Jeff Reyes had four sacks against Hawaii in 1983, 

which ties him for the school record with two 

others. 

Sacks 

Game: 4, Jeff Reyes vs. Hawaii, 1983, Kevin Polston vs. 

Utah State, 1985, John Frank vs. Boise State, 1999; 3, 

Matt Phelps vs. Wyoming, 1979, Peter Owens vs. Hawaii, 

1983, Anthony Davis vs. New Mexico, 1990, Jimmy 

Bellamy vs. Utah State, 1991, Blaine Berger vs. Wyoming, 

1992, Bronzell Miller vs. Utah State, 1993, Chuck Pine vs. 

Louisiana-Monroe, 1999. 

Season: 15, Jimmy Bellamy, 1991; 14, Jeff Reyes, 1983; 

13, John Frank, 1999; 12, Steve Clark, 1981, Bronzell 

Miller, 1994; 11, Kevin Polston, 1985; 10, Jimmy Bellamy, 

1990, John Frank, 1998, Garrett Smith, 2000; 9, Mark 

Anderson, 1981, Filipo Mokofisi, 1984, Joe Clausi, 1989, 

Luther Elliss, 1993, Richard Seals, 1999. 

Career: 27, John Frank, 1996-99; 26, Filipo Mokofisi, 1982- 

85; 25, Jeff Reyes, 1980-83, Jimmy Bellamy, 1990-91; 20, 

Steve Clark, 1978-81; 19, Jason Kaufusi, 2000-02; 18, 

Luther Elliss, 1991-94; 17, Bronzell Miller, 1993-94; 15, 

Mark Anderson, 1978-81, Garrett Smith, 1999-2002; 14, 

Richard Seals, 1996-99; 13.5, Steve Fifita, 2002-05; 13, 

Peter Owens, 1980-84, Blaine Berger, 1990-93, Nate Kia, 

1993-96. 

Sack Yardage 

Game: 30, Peter Owens vs. Hawaii, 1983; 29, Kevin 

Polston vs. Utah State, 1985, John Frank vs. Boise State, 

1999; 28, Jeff Reyes vs. Hawaii, 1983; 27, Bronzell Miller 

vs. Oregon, 1994; 26, Anthony Davis vs. New Mexico, 1990; 

25, Haloti Moala vs. Arizona State, 1985, Richard Seals 

vs. Boise State, 1998; 24, Sean Robertson vs. Utah State, 

1987, Armand Boglin vs. TCU, 1996, Jason Kaufusi vs. 

Arizona, 2002.

Season: 114, Bronzell Miller, 1994; 101, Jimmy Bellamy, 

1991; 89, John Frank, 1999; 71, Jimmy Bellamy, 1990; 68, 

Luther Elliss, 1993; 66, Joe Clausi, 1989; 58, Andy Bowers; 

56, John Frank, 1998; 49, Keith Embray, 1991, Chad 

Kauhaahaa, 1995; 48, Sharrieff Shah, 1991, Richard Seals, 

1999; 46, Phil Glover, 1997, Josh Savage, 2002. 

Career: 177, John Frank, 1996-99; 172, Jimmy Bellamy, 

1990-91; 153, Bronzell Miller, 1993-94; 119, Luther Elliss, 

1991-94; 104, Jason Kaufusi, 2000-02; 88, John Frank, 

1997-98; 86, Blaine Berger, 1990-93, Nate Kia, 1993-96, 

Richard Seals, 1996-99; 84, Chad Kauhaahaa, 1993-96; 82, 

Joe Clausi, 1988-89; 81, Steve Fifita, 2002-05; 79, Armand 

Boglin, 1995-96, Josh Savage, 2000-03; 76, Anthony Davis, 

1990-91. 

Most Interceptions 

Game: 4, Frank Nelson vs. Colorado, 1946; 3, Norm 

Thompson vs. UTEP, 1970, Eric Jacobsen vs. Hawaii, 

1987, Eric Weddle vs. San Diego State, 2006; 2, 47 times 

(Recent: Eric Weddle vs. Boise State, 2006). 

Season: 8, C.D. Lowery, 1964; 7, Gil Tobler, 1948, Norm 

Thompson, 1970, Eric Jacobsen, 1987, Eric Weddle, 

2006; 6, Gary Barker, 1967, Lawrence Eldracher, 1972, Bill 

Gompf, 1979, Erroll Tucker, 1985, LaVon Edwards, 1988, 

Ernest Boyd, 1993 and 1994, Kareem Leary, 1994, Harold 

Lusk, 1995 and 1996, Andre Dyson, 1999, Jay Hill, 1999, 

Morgan Scalley, 2004. 

Career: 19, Harold Lusk, 1993-96; 18, Eric Weddle, 

2003-06; 17, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 15, Sean Knox, 

1987-90; 13, Jerry Pullman, 1964-66, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80; 

Reggie Richardson, 1982-85, Andre Dyson, 1997-00; 12, 

Norm Thompson, 1969-70, Ernest Boyd, 1993-94; 11, 

Andre Dyson scored four touchdowns off 

interceptions during his career from 1997-2000—a 

school record. 

Eric Jacobsen, 1984-88; 10, Bill Gompf, 1978-81, Mark 

Swanson, 1990-93. 

Interception Return Yards 

Game: 130, Harold Lusk vs. Colorado State, 1994; 107, 

Erroll Tucker vs. Utah State, 1985; 100, Gary Barker vs. 

Brigham Young, 1967; 97, Paul Cook vs. Oregon State, 

1951, Norm Thompson vs. Wyoming, 1969, Brandon Dart 

vs. Oregon, 1995; 95, Bob Jenkins vs. Wyoming, 1985; 86, 

Erroll Tucker vs. San Diego State, 1985; 84, Dan Clary vs. 

Idaho State, 1978; 82, Derek Daniels vs. Brigham Young, 

1977. 

Season: 259, Norm Thompson (5 for 253), 1969; 215, Erroll 

Tucker, 1985; 184, Harold Lusk, 1994; 183, Gary Barker, 

1967; 147, Jeff Griffin, 1978; 140, Kareem Leary, 1994; 

126, Ernest Boyd, 1993; 119, C.D. Lowery, 1964; 118, Paul 

Cook, 1953; 115, Andre Dyson, 2000; 97, Brandon Dart, 

1995. 

Career: 333, Harold Lusk, 1993-96; 332, Norm Thompson, 

1969-70; 265, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80; 230, Paul Cook, 1951- 

53; 223, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85; 203, Bill Gompf, 1978-81; 

190, Kareem Leary, 1992, 94; 185, Gary Barker, 1967-69; 

172, Andre Dyson, 1997-00; 171, Ernest Boyd, 1993-94; 

148, Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 142, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 

138, Morgan Scalley, 2001-04. 

Interception touchdowns 

Game: 2, Erroll Tucker vs. Utah State, 1985, Eric Weddle 

vs. San Diego State, 2006; 1, 44 times (Recent: JJ Williams 

vs. UNLV, 2006). 

Season: 3, Norm Thompson, 1969, Jeff Griffin, 1978, Erroll 

Tucker, 1985, Andre Dyson, 2000; 2, David Walker, 1970, 

Kareem Leary, 1994, Jay Hill, 1999, Eric Weddle, 2006; 1, 

30 times (recent: Eric Shyne, Stevenson Sylvester, and JJ 

Williams, 2006). 

Career: 4, Andre Dyson, 1997-00; 3, Norm Thompson, 

1969-70, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80, Erroll Tucker, 1984-85, 

Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 2, David Walker, 1969-70, Mark 

Anderson, 1978-81, Kareem Leary, 1992, 94, Harold Lusk, 

1993-96, Jay Hill, 1998-99; 1, 27 times (recent: Eric Shyne, 

Stevenson Sylvester, and JJ Williams, 2006). 

Pass Break Ups 

Game: 4, Erroll Tucker vs. Air Force, 1984, Clarence Fields 

vs. Boise State, 1987, Kareem Leary vs. Colorado State, 

1994, Clarence Lawson vs. SMU, 1996, Eric Weddle vs. 

New Mexico, 2005; 3, 32 times (recent: Brice McCain vs. 

Brigham Young, 2006). 

Season: 17, Kareem Leary, 1994, Andre Dyson, 1999 and 

2000; 14, LaVon Edwards, 1991; 13, Sean Knox, 1987; 12, 

Sean Knox, 1989, LaVon Edwards, 1990, Clarence Lawson, 

1996, Eric Weddle, 2005; 11, Mark Swanson, 1991, Teneil 

Ethridge, 1997 and 1998, Andre Dyson, 1998. 

Career: 47, Andre Dyson, 1997-00; 42, Sean Knox, 

1987-90, LaVon Edwards, 1988-91; 27, Clarence Lawson, 

1994-97; 24, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80; 23, Teneil Ethridge, 1995- 

98, Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 21, Mark Swanson, 1990-93, 

Kareem Leary, 1992-94; 19, Reggie Richardson, 1982-85; 

18, Bill Gompf, 1978-81, Pat Kennedy, 1985-89, Harold 

Lusk, 1993-96. 

Fumbles caused 

Game: 2, Kenneth Harris vs. Utah State, 1978, Mark 

Rexford vs. San Diego State, 1994, Bronzell Miller vs. San 



Arnold Parker caused eight fumbles—tied for the 

most in school history—during his career from 

2000-03. 

Diego State, 1994, Chad Kauhaahaa vs. Wyoming, 1995, 

Jay Hill vs. Washington State, 1999, Ryan Smith vs. Air 

Force, 2004, Kyle Brady vs. UCLA, 2006, Steve Tate vs. 

Wyoming, 2006. 

Season: 5, Eric Jacobsen, 1987, Bronzell Miller, 1994, 

Tommy Hackenbruck, 2004; 4, Jeff Reyes, 1983, Filipo 

Mokofisi, 1984, Mark Rexford, 1994, Dave Revill, 2003, Eric 

Weddle, 2003; 3, 18 times (recent: Kyle Brady, 2006). 

Career: 9, Eric Weddle, 2003-06; 8, Arnold Parker, 2000- 

03; 7, Filipo Mokofisi, 1982-85, Bronzell Miller, 1993-94; 

6, Jeff Reyes, 1980-83, Eric Jacobsen, 1984, 86-88, 

Sharrieff Shah, 1990-93, Mark Rexford, 1993-94, Tommy 

Hackenbruck, 2001-04; 5, Bill Gompf, 1978-81, Jay 

Fairman, 1979-83, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80, Jeff Kaufusi, 1994- 

96, John Frank, 1996-99. 

Fumbles Recovered 

Game: 3, William Lucas vs. Arizona State, 1972, Kevin 

Robertson vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 1980. 

Season: 6, Eric Jacobsen, 1987; 5, John Huddleston, 1975, 

Jeff Griffin, 1977; 4, Ron Small, 1975, Guy Morrell, 1977, 

Walt Kaufman, 1977, Jeff Lyall, 1978, Mark Blosch, 1982, 

Kevin Polston, 1985, Corey Dodds, 2003, Lewis Powell, 

2003; 3, 14 times (recent: Eric Weddle, 2006). 

Career: 9, Eric Jacobsen, 1984-88; 8, John Huddleston, 

1974-75, Walter Kaufman, 1975-77, Jeff Griffin, 1977-80; 

7, Guy Morrell, 1975-78; 6, Leonard Marchese, 1981-83, 

Erroll Tucker, 1984-85, Lewis Powell, 2001-03, Eric Weddle, 

2003-06; 5, Ron Small, 1975-76, Vincent Brock, 1976-79, 

Steve Clark, 1978-81, Filipo Mokofisi, 1982-85, Kevin 

Polston, 1984-85, Spencer Toone, 2003-05. 


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Streaks 

Streaks 


Team Records 

Longest Winning Streak 

18, Nov. 1, 2003-Sep 10, 2005 

16, Nov. 29, 1928-Nov. 27, 1930 

11, Oct. 15, 1904-Oct. 28, 1905 

9, Nov. 8, 1952-Oct. 24, 1953 

Longest Losing Streak 

9, Nov. 24, 1973-Nov. 2, 1974 

9, Nov. 16, 1985-Nov. 1, 1986 

8, Nov. 18, 1975-Sept. 26, 1976 

Home Winning Streak 

26, Nov. 19, 1928-Oct. 13, 1934 

11, Nov. 30, 1905-Nov. 14, 1908 

11, Sept. 27, 1947-Nov. 25, 1948 

Home Losing Streak 

6, Sept. 25, 1954-Sept. 17, 1955 

5, Oct. 14, 1967-Sept. 28, 1968 

5, Nov. 24, 1973-Nov. 2, 1974 

Road Winning Streak (includes neutral) 

11, Sept. 27, 2003-Jan. 1, 2005 

7, Oct. 16, 1925-Dec. 18, 1926 

6, Oct. 26, 1929-Nov. 15, 1930 

6, Oct. 18, 1952-Oct. 10, 1953 

Road Losing Streak (includes neutral) 

17, Dec. 1, 1973-Oct. 23, 1976 

9, Sept. 3, 1983-Sept. 29, 1984 

SCORING 

Scoring 

Most Points Scored 

129, Oct. 28, 1905 vs. Ft. Douglas (129-0) 

107, Nov. 5, 1904 vs. Ft. Douglas (107-5) 

Most Points Scored (NCAA) 

97, Oct. 28, 1911 vs. Montana State (97-0) 

82, Sept. 22, 1973 vs. UTEP (82-6) 

Most Points Allowed 

70, Nov. 18, 1989 vs. Brigham Young (70-31) 

67, Sept. 23, 1989 vs. Hawai’i (67-20) 

Largest Winning Margin (NCAA games) 

97, Nov. 28, 1911 vs. Montana State (97-0) 

79, Oct. 13, 1923 vs. Wyoming (79-0) 

Largest Losing Margin (NCAA games) 

64, Nov. 13, 1943, Colorado College (64-0) 

63, Oct. 23, 1920 vs. California (63-0) 

RUSHING 

176 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Marty Johnson scored 14 of Utah’s school-record 36 rushing touchdowns in Utah’s 12-0 season in 2004. 

Rushing 

Most carries 

Game: 74 vs. San Diego St, 1983; 71 vs. Brigham Young, 

1959, vs. UTEP, 1982; 69 vs. UNLV, 1980; 68 vs. UNLV, 

1982; 66 vs. Denver, 1952, vs. Idaho State, 1978, vs. UTEP, 

1978, vs. Colorado State, 1981, vs. New Mexico, 1991. 

Season: 674, 1984; 624, 1979; 613, 1982; 577, 1978; 558, 

1981; 551, 1959; 545, 1964; 541, 1964; 539, 2003; 538, 

1983; 532, 1980. 

Net Rushing Yards 

Game: 478 vs. New Mexico, 1991; 452 vs. Idaho, 1959; 

448 vs. UNLV, 1980; 436 vs. UTEP, 1984; 432 vs. New 

Mexico, 1969; 406 vs. Montana State, 1951; 404 vs. Weber 

State, 1984; 399 vs. Northwestern, 1981; 386 vs. Indiana, 

2002; 382 vs. Air Force, 2001; 380 vs. Colorado State, 

1972; 377 vs. UNLV, 1981. 

Season: 3263, 1984; 2870, 1979; 2833, 2004; 2666, 1982; 

2644, 1981; 2570, 1959; 2568, 1983; 2506, 1969; 2496, 

1953; 2408, 2001; 2266, 1998. 

Net Rushing Yards Per Game 

Season: 271.92, 1984; 257.00, 1959; 256.8, 1941; 250.60, 

1969; 249.60, 1953; 242.36, 1986; 240.36, 1981; 239.17, 

1979; 236.08, 2004; 233.45, 1983; 218.91, 2001. 

Rushing touchdowns 

Game: 7 vs. New Mexico, 1972, vs. UTEP, 1973, vs. UNLV, 

1981, vs. Weber St, 1984; 6 vs. Idaho State, 1994, vs. 

UNLV, 1999; 5 9 times. 

Season: 36, 2004; 34, 1984; 27, 1956, 1983, 1998; 26, 

1981; 25, 1973, 1979, 2003; 24, 1964; 23, 2001; 22, 1959. 


Game: (Min. 50 Rushes) 7.24 vs. New Mexico, 1991; 6.97 

vs. Weber State, 1984; 6.92 vs. UTEP, 1984; 6.77 vs. 

Indiana, 2002; 6.65 vs. New Mexico, 1969; 6.49 vs. UNLV, 

1980; 6.42 vs. UTEP, 1979; 6.14 vs. Northwestern, 1981; 

6.03 vs. UTEP, 1973; 5.91 vs. UTEP, 1983; 5.80 vs. UNLV, 

1981. 

Season: 5.40, 2004; 5.2, 1941; 4.84, 1984; 4.80, 2001; 

4.77, 1983; 4.75, 1969; 4.74, 1981; 4.67, 1963; 4.66, 1959; 

4.60, 1979; 4.51, 1996; 4.46, 1956; 4.45, 1960. 

Del “Popcorn” Rodgers was the top rusher for the 

1981 team that averaged 240.36 rushing yards per 

game.

PASSING 

Passing 

Most attempts 

Game: 65 vs. UTEP, 1988; 63 vs. Illinois, 1988; 60 vs. Air 

Force, 1988; 58 vs. UTEP, 1986, vs. San Diego State, 

1989; 56 vs. Stanford, 1989, vs. Brigham Young, 1992; 55 

vs. Utah State, 1972, vs. Idaho State, 1987, vs. Fresno 

State, 1989. 

Season: 556, 1989; 543, 1988; 525, 1987; 451, 1986; 449, 

1985; 433, 1993; 415, 2005; 407, 1992; 398, 1990; 387, 

1994; 385, 1971. 

completions 

Game: 41 vs. UTEP, 1988; 40 vs. UTEP, 1986; 37 vs. Air 

Force, 1986; 36 vs. Idaho State, 1987, vs. Air Force, 1988; 

33 vs. Illinois, 1988, vs. Hawaii, 1993; 32 5 times. 

Season: 327, 1988; 306, 1987; 298, 1989; 278, 1993; 263, 

1986; 258, 2005; 253, 1985; 249, 1994; 238, 2006; 236, 

1992; 232, 2004; 215, 2002; 210, 1991. 

Brian Johnson accounted for four of Utah’s five 

300-yards passing games in 2005. 

Passing Yards 

Game: 631 vs. Air Force, 1988; 520 vs. Idaho State, 1988; 

492 vs. UTEP, 1986; 476 vs. Air Force, 1986, vs. Kansas, 

1996; 462 vs. Brigham Young, 1993; 461 vs. Utah State, 

1987; 459 vs. Air Force, 1993; 453 vs. UTEP, 1988; 451 vs. 

Air Force, 1987. 

Season: 4355, 1988; 4064, 1989; 3891, 1993; 3884, 1987; 

3534, 2005; 3199, 1985; 3164, 2004; 3157, 1986; 3061, 

1994; 2963, 2006; 2878, 1992; 2827, 1995. 

Interceptions 

Game: 9 vs. Arizona State, 1975; 7 vs. Colorado, 1953; 

6 vs. Iowa State, 1976; 5 vs. Oregon, 1976, vs. Arizona, 

1971, vs. Houston, 1971, vs. Arizona State, 1974, vs. 

Brigham Young, 1983, vs. Colorado State, 1989, vs. 

Brigham Young, 1991. 

Season: 29, 1971; 26, 1972; 25, 1949, 1975; 23, 1973, 

1985; 22, 1987; 21, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1989. 


Game: 6 vs. New Mexico, 1980, vs. UTEP, 1989, vs. UTEP, 

1997; 5 9 times. 

Season: 39, 1989; 33, 2004; 29, 1988; 28, 1994; 26, 1987, 

2005; 25, 1986, 2006; 24, 1999; 22, 1972, 1993; 21, 1996. 


Game: (Min. 15 attempts) .944 (17-18) vs. UTEP, 1997; 

.840 (21-25) vs. Colorado State, 1993; .833 (20-24) vs. 

UNLV, 2006; .824 (28-34) vs. Wyoming, 1983; .818 (18- 

22) vs. Utah State, 2005;.810 (17-21) vs. Colorado State, 

2003; .793 (23-39) vs. Colorado State, 2004; .783 (18-23) 

vs. Fresno State, 1996, (29-37) vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; .778 

(28-36) vs. San Diego State, 1994; .775 (31-40) vs. North 

Carolina, 2004; .773 (17-22) vs. San Diego State, 2003; 

.760 (19-25) vs. Fresno State, 1998; .759 (22-29) vs. SMU, 

1996. 

Season: .674, 2004; .643, 1994; .642, 1993; .622, 

2005;.619, 2003; .614, 1980; .610, 1957; .602, 1988; .583, 

1986, 1987, 1997; .581, 1981, 1996. 

Passsing Yards Per Game 

Season: 395.91, 1988; 338.67, 1989; 324.25, 1993; 

323.67, 1987; 294.50, 2005; 287.00, 1986; 278.27, 1994; 

266.58, 1985; 263.7, 2004; 261.64, 1992; 257.00, 1995. 

Passing efficiency 

Season: 173.45, 2004; 153.75, 1957; 151.83, 1993; 

149.56, 2005; 148.97, 1994; 144.28, 1996; 141.71, 2003; 

137.86, 1999; 137.85, 1988; 135.67, 1980; 134.61, 1984; 

132.70, 2006; 131.44, 1981; 130.59, 1989; 129.20, 1986. 

Most 200-Yard Passing Games 

Season: 12, 2005; 11, 1988, 1989, 1993; 10, 1985, 1986, 

1987, 1994; 9, 1992, 2006; 8, 2004. 


Season: 8, 1987, 1988; 7, 1989, 1993; 5, 2005; 4, 1985, 

1992, 2004. 


Season: 3, 1988, 1993; 2, 1986, 1987, 1989. 


Season: 3, 1988. 


Season: 1, 1988. 

TOTAL OFFENSE 

Total Offense 

Net Yards 

Game: 703 vs. Air Force, 1988; 669 vs. North Carolina, 

2004; 662 vs. UTEP, 1988; 661 vs. Wyoming, 1983; 631 vs. 

Idaho State, 1988; 629 vs. Brigham Young, 1993; 628 vs. 

UTEP, 1994; 616 vs. Colorado State, 1972, vs. New Mexico, 

1986; 612 vs. Air Force, 1986; 607 vs. UTEP, 1987. 

Season: 5997, 2004; 5815, 1993; 5795, 1988; 5676, 2005; 

5293, 1989; 5250, 1987; 5166, 1984; 4931, 1994; 4923, 

1985; 4797, 1991; 4789, 2006; 4721, 1983; 4684, 1986. 

total Plays 

Game: 101 vs. New Mexico, 1986; 98 vs. Utah State, 

1972; 97 vs. Texas A&M, 2003; 96 vs. Arizona, 1967, vs. 

Wyoming, 1995; 95 vs. San Diego State, 1983, vs. UTEP, 

1988; 93 vs. Washington St, 1971; 91 9 times. 


Team Records 

Most of Utah’s passing and total offense records 

came under Scott Mitchell’s watch from 1987-89. 

Season: 909, 2005; 906, 1993; 905, 1989; 900, 1988; 894, 

1984; 889, 1987; 877, 1985; 869, 2004; 862, 2006; 849, 

1978; 848, 1971; 844, 1991. 

total Yards Per Game 

Season: 526.82, 1988; 499.75, 2004; 484.58, 1993; 

473.00, 2005; 448.27, 1994; 441.08, 1989; 437.50, 1987; 

430.50, 1984; 429.18, 1983; 425.82, 1986; 422.36, 1980; 

418.82, 1995. 

total Yards Per Play 

Game: (Min. 75 Plays) 8.68 vs. Air Force, 1988; 8.37 vs. 

UTEP, 1994; 8.26 vs. Wyoming, 1983; 8.09 vs. Idaho State, 

1988; 7.88 vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 1983 7.78 vs. North 

Carolina, 2004; 7.66 vs. Texas A&M, 2004; 7.64 vs. Brigham 

Young, 1988; 7.62 vs. Hawaii, 1993; 7.20 vs. UTEP, 1993; 

7.15 vs. Brigham Young, 1993; 7.14 vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 

7.10 vs. Wyoming, 2003; 7.04 vs. New Mexico, 1991. 

Season: 6.90, 2004; 6.44, 1988; 6.42, 1993; 6.24, 2005; 

6.16, 1996; 5.91, 1987; 5.90, 1994; 5.85, 1989; 5.78, 1984; 

5.76, 1981; 5.70, 1941; 5.69, 1986. 


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KICKING 

Kicking 


Team Records 


Game: 4 vs. Colorado State, 1985, vs. Colorado State, 

1988, vs. New Mexico, 1989, vs. Utah State, 1995, vs. 

Indiana, 2002, vs. Tulsa, 2006; 3 25 times. 

Season: 19, 1985, 1987; 17, 1993, 1995; 16, 1977, 1989, 

2005, 2006; 14, 1981, 1987, 1997; 13, 1991, 1992. 


Game: 5 vs. Brigham Young, 1969, vs. Wyoming, 1992, vs. 

Idaho, 1993; 4 18 times (recent: Tulsa, 2006). 

Season: 28, 1988; 27, 1993; 23, 1977, 1985, 1995; 22, 

1981, 1989, 1991, 1997; 20, 1971, 1992, 2006. 

Field Goal Percentage 

Game: (Min. 3 attempts) 1.000 (4-4) vs. Colorado State, 

1985, vs. Colorado State, 1988, vs. New Mexico, 1989, vs. 

Utah State, 1995, vs. Tulsa, 2006; 1.000 (3-3) 17 times. 

Season: (Min. 12 attempts) .875, 1987; .842, 2005;.826, 

1985; .800, 2006; .786, 2003; .739, 1995; .727, 1989; .714, 

1975; .696, 1977; .692, 1982; .679, 1988; .650, 1992; .636, 

1981, 1997. 

extra Point Pats 

Game: 10 vs. UTEP, 1973; 9 vs. UNLV, 1981, vs. Wyoming, 

1983, vs. Idaho State, 1994, vs. UNLV, 2004, vs. Colorado 

State, 2004; 8 vs. New Mexico, 1972, vs. Colorado State, 

1972, vs. UTEP, 1997; 7 12 times. 

Season: 71, 2004; 50, 1994; 45, 1999; 43, 2006; 42, 1984; 

40, 1985, 1998, 1993, 2005; 39, 1972, 1973, 2001; 38, 

1983. 

True freshman David Carroll made 44 of Utah’s 

school-record 75 PATs in 2004. He was 44-of-44 in 

PATs. 

178 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

extra Point attempts 

Game: 12 vs. UTEP, 1973; 10 vs. Wyoming, 1983; 9 vs. 

Colorado State, 1972, vs. UNLV, 1981, vs. Idaho State, 

1994, vs. UNLV, 2004; vs. Colorado State, 2004; 8 vs. New 

Mexico, 1972, vs. UTEP, 1997; 7 13 times. 

Season: 75, 2004; 53, 1994; 47, 1973; 46, 1999; 43, 1998, 

2005, 2006; 42, 1972, 1984, 1993; 41, 2001; 40, 1983, 

1985, 2003; 37, 1981, 1996. 

Pat Percentage 

Game: (Min. 7 attempts) 1.000 (9-9) vs. UNLV, 1981, vs. 

Idaho State, 1994; vs. UNLV, 2004, vs. Colorado State, 

2004; 1.000 (8-8) vs. New Mexico, 1972, vs. UTEP, 1997; 

1.000 (7-7) 11 times. 

Season: 1.000, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1996, 

2006; .978, 1999; .962, 1991; .958, 1992; .952, 1993. 

PUNTING 

Punting 

Most Punts 

Game: 13 vs. Pacific, 1949; 12 vs. Wyoming, 1966; 11 vs. 

Oregon, 1946, vs. Wyoming, 1949, vs. Washington State, 

1968, vs. Arizona State, 1974, vs. New Mexico, 1981, vs. 

Oregon, 1991; 10, 11 times. 

Season: 86, 1979; 80, 1974; 79, 1940; 78, 1967; 76, 1968; 

73, 1990; 71, 1975; 70, 1971; 69, 1966; 68, 1977. 

Punt Yards 

Game: 471 vs. Washington State, 1968; 454 vs. Wyoming, 

1987; 434 vs. Brigham Young, 1979; 432 vs. Washington 

State, 1971; 431 vs. Iowa State, 1975; 428 vs. New Mexico, 

1981; 414 vs. Arizona State, 1970; 410 vs. Oregon, 1991; 

409 vs. Wyoming, 1966, vs. Iowa State, 1970. 

Season: 3285, 1979; 3269, 1971; 3044, 1968; 3027, 1974; 

2990, 1977; 2977, 1967; 2968, 1970; 2847, 1975; 2827, 

1990; 2780, 1966. 

Punt average 

Game: (Min. 5 Punts) 57.57 vs. Idaho, 1950; 54.14 vs. 

Wyoming, 1970; 53.20 vs. Arizona State, 1971; 51.86 vs. 

San Jose State, 1969; 51.60 vs. Brigham Young, 1970; 

51.13 vs. Iowa State, 1970; 51.00 vs. Colorado State, 1971; 

50.50 vs. Brigham Young, 1987; 49.60 vs. Hawaii, 1998; 

49.43 vs. Wyoming, 1979. 

Season: 46.70, 1971; 45.66, 1970; 44.30, 1950; 44.03, 

2006; 43.97, 1977; 43.23, 1997; 42.34, 1978; 42.04, 2004; 

41.71, 1972; 41.61, 1969; 41.20, 1952. 

RETURNS KICK/PUNT 

Returns Kick/Punt 

Most kickoff Returns 

Game: 11 vs. Oregon State, 1951, vs. Ohio State, 1986, vs. 

San Diego State, 1990; 10 vs. UCLA, 1973; 9, 7 times. 

Season: 69, 1989; 63, 1974; 62, 1986; 55, 1987; 53, 1973; 

52, 1976; 50, 1971, 1972; 48, 1988; 45, 1985. 


Game: 282 vs. New Mexico, 2003; 255 vs. San Diego 

State, 1990; 241 vs. Oregon State, 1951, vs. Ohio State, 

1986; 223 vs. Brigham Young, 1998; 211 vs. Texas Tech, 

1972; 205 vs. UTEP, 1967; 202 vs. New Mexico, 1989; 198 

vs. Arizona State, 1981, vs. UTEP, 1987; 193 vs. Hawaii, 

1985. 

Morgan Scalley averaged 41.8 yards per kick return 

for a 2003 team that led the nation in kickoff return 

average. 

Season: 1388, 1989; 1210, 1986; 1206, 1974; 1181, 1971; 

1137, 1987; 1105, 1972; 1060, 1973; 1053, 1976; 1026, 

1988; 970, 1967. 

kickoff Return average 

Game: (Min. 6 returns) 37.17 vs. Brigham Young, 1998; 

35.25 vs. New Mexico, 2003; 34.17 vs. UTEP, 1967; 29.67 

vs. Brigham Young, 1985; 28.29 vs. Arizona State, 1981; 

27.00 vs. Hawaii, 1988; 25.71 vs. Houston, 1971; 25.33 vs. 

Brigham Young, 1986; 25.25 vs. New Mexico, 1989; 24.00 

vs. New Mexico, 1971; 23.83 vs. Brigham Young, 1973. 

Season: 28.24, 2003; 27.06, 1998; 26.20, 2004; 25.84, 

1981; 25.52, 1982; 24.22, 1999; 23.90, 1948; 23.66, 1967; 

23.62, 1971; 22.48, 1994; 22.10, 1972; 22.08, 2005; 21.90, 

1960, 2000; 21.86, 1968. 

Most Punt Returns 

Game: 10 vs. Utah State, 1949; 9 vs. Idaho State, 1978, 

vs. Utah State, 1989, vs. Colorado State, 1999; 8 vs. Utah 

State, 1995, vs. UNLV, 1999, vs. Brigham Young, 1999; 7, 

7 times. 

Season: 49, 2000; 45, 1969; 41, 1994; 39, 1957; 37, 1968; 

36, 2006; 35, 1991, 1993, 2004; 34, 1967, 1978, 1995; 33, 

1970, 1998, 2002. 


Game: 207 vs. Wyoming, 1973; 169 vs. Utah State, 1949; 

163 vs. New Mexico, 1999; 144 vs. UNLV, 1999; 140 vs. 

UTEP, 1972; 115 vs. Brigham Young, 1968, vs. Utah State, 

1987; 112 vs. UTEP, 1985; 110 vs. Air Force, 1999; 108 vs. 

UTEP, 1992.

Season: 656, 1973; 654, 1999; 453, 2000; 448, 1968; 446, 

1967; 421, 1957; 417, 1972; 406, 1985; 382, 2004; 370, 

1969, 2002; 338, 1970; 315, 1988. 

Punt Return average 

Game: (Min. 5 Returns) 34.50 vs. Wyoming, 1973; 21.60 

vs. UTEP, 1992; 20.25 vs. Arizona State, 1973; 19.17 vs. 

Brigham Young, 1968, vs. Utah State, 1987; 18.00 vs. 

UNLV, 1999; 17.00 vs. New Mexico, 1968; 16.90 vs. Utah 

State, 1949; 15.20 vs. Brigham Young, 1969; 14.33 vs. 

Arizona, 1967. 

Season: 23.43, 1973; 23.00, 2002; 20.30, 1985; 16.50, 

1951; 16.00, 1999; 13.12, 1967; 12.11, 1968; 11.43, 1976; 

11.25, 1988; 11.16, 1960; 11.15, 1997; 10.91, 2004. 

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 

All-Purpose Yards 

Plays 

Game: 109 vs. Arizona, 1967, vs. Utah State, 1972; 105 

vs. Washington State, 1971; 104 vs. New Mexico; 103 vs. 

UNLV, 1980, vs. San Diego State, 1983; 102 vs. San Jose 

State, 1969; 101 vs. Idaho State, 1987, vs. UTEP, 1988; 

100, 2 times. 

Season: 863, 1984; 840, 2004; 835, 2005; 804, 1993, 

2003; 777, 1979; 776, 1978; 772, 1980; 767, 1998; 766, 

1981, 1994; 762, 1973; 760, 1988. 

Yards 

Game: 849 vs. Colorado St, 1972, vs. Air Force, 1988; 831 

vs. Utah State, 1987; 806 vs. UNLV, 1981; 792 vs. UNLV, 

1980; 776 vs. UTEP, 1973; 775 vs. San Diego State, 2004; 

768 vs. Air Force, 1993; 761 vs. UTEP, 1986, vs. Brigham 

Young, 1993. 

Season: 7444, 2004; 7136, 1988; 6898, 1993; 6896, 1989; 

6833, 2005; 6636, 1987; 6271, 1985; 6135, 1984; 6066, 

1986; 6014, 2006; 5999, 1973; 5842, 1981 

Yards Per Game 

Season: 648.73, 1988; 620.33, 2004; 574.83, 1993; 

574.67, 1989; 569.42, 2005; 553.00, 1987; 551.45, 1986; 

531.09, 1981; 526.18, 1994; 525.64, 1998; 522.58, 1985; 

513.9, 2001; 511.25, 1984. 

FIRST DOWNS 

First Downs 

total First downs 

Game: 39 vs. UTEP, 1988; 37 vs. New Mexico, 1986, vs. 

Utah State, 1988; 35 vs. UTEP, 1986, vs. North Carolina, 

2004; 33 vs. Idaho State, 1987; 32 vs. Wyoming, 1983, vs. 

Air Force, 1986; 31 vs. Hawaii, 1992, vs. Wyoming, 1995, 

vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 30, 5 times. 

Season: 305, 1988, 2004; 291, 1993; 275, 1987; 274, 

2005; 262, 1984; 261, 1989, 1992; 257, 1986; 249, 1983, 

1995; 248, 1994. 

Rushing 

Game: 25 vs. New Mexico, 1991; 24, vs. Indiana, 2002; 

22 vs. Colorado State, 1953, vs. UTEP, 1984; 20 vs. 

Northwestern, 1981; 19 8 times. 

Season: 173, 1984; 148, 1982; 145, 2004; 142, 1953; 138, 

1981; 134, 1959; 133, 1983; 131, 1979; 125, 1998; 122, 

2003; 116, 1964, 2001. 

Passing 

Game: 25 vs. UTEP, 1988; 24 vs. UTEP, 1986; 23 vs. Air 

Force, 1988; 22 vs. Utah State, 1988; 21 vs. New Mexico, 

1975, vs. Air Force, 1986, vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 20 vs. 

UTEP, 1994, vs. San Diego State, 1995, vs. San Diego 

State, 2005; 19 6 times. 

Season: 192, 1988; 170, 1993; 165, 1989; 164, 1987; 150, 

1986, 2005; 148, 1994; 136, 2004; 134, 1992; 130, 1985; 

128, 1995. 

Penalty 

Game: 7 vs. Colorado State, 1988; 5 vs. San Jose State, 

1969, vs. Oregon State, 1970, vs. Arizona State, 1973, vs. 

Brigham Young, 1973, vs. Brigham Young, 1974, vs. UTEP, 

1976, vs. New Mexico, 1977, vs. Brigham Young, 1987, vs. 

Fresno State, 1992, vs. UNLV, 2004; vs. San Diego State, 

2004. 

Season: 29, 1976; 28, 1977; 24, 1980, 1989, 2004; 22, 

1992; 21, 1973, 1981, 1990; 20, 1969, 1983, 1987, 1988, 

1995. 

The 1984 team, behind running back Eddie Johnson, set a school record for most all-purpose plays in a 

season (863). 


Team Records 

Receiver Carl Henry helped the 1988 Utes earn 

305 first downs, which is the school’s best singleseason 

mark. 

PENALTIES 

Penalties 

Penalties 

Game: 21 vs. Utah State, 1983; 18 vs. Colorado State, 

1978; 16 vs. UNLV, 1980; 15 vs. New Mexico, 1967, vs. 

Wyoming, 1977, vs. Utah State, 1989, vs. Utah State, 1994; 

14, 3 times. 

Season: 112, 1985; 111, 1989, 1991; 107, 1981; 105, 1980; 

102, 1978, 1987; 98, 1979; 93, 1977; 91, 1986, 1993. 

Penalty Yards 

Game: 191 vs. Colorado State, 1978; 187 vs. Weber State, 

1978; 179 vs. Colorado State, 2003; 174 vs. Wyoming, 

1977; 171 vs. Utah State, 1983; 158 vs. Utah State, 1980; 

152 vs. New Mexico, 1967, vs. Colorado State, 1977; 150 

vs. Wyoming, 1985; 145 vs. Utah State, 1989; 140 vs. Idaho 

State, 1987. 

Season: 1126, 1977; 1095, 1978; 1065, 1980; 999, 1991; 

985, 1985; 983, 1987; 977, 1981; 912, 1979; 902, 1989; 

855, 1993. 

Penalty Yards Per Game 

Season: 102.36, 1977; 99.55, 1978; 96.82, 1980; 88.82, 

1981; 83.25, 1991; 82.08, 1985; 81.92, 1987; 76.00, 1979; 

75.17, 1989; 72.82, 1990. 


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FUMBLES 

Fumbles 


Team Records 

Fumbles 

Game: 10 vs. San Jose State, 1969; 9 vs. Colorado State, 

1947, vs. Colorado, 1947, vs. Arizona, 1952, vs. Arizona 

State, 1953, vs. Texas A&M, 2003; 8 vs. Arizona State, 

1972, vs. Arizona State, 1973, vs. Wyoming, 1974; 7 6 

times. 

Season: 45, 1972; 42, 1958, 1974; 41, 1973; 40, 1949, 

1954, 1959; 38, 1978, 2003; 35, 1957; 34, 1975, 1989. 

Fumbles Lost 

Game: 6 vs. Colorado St, 1947, vs. Arizona, 1952, vs. 

Montana, 1961, vs. San Jose State, 1969; 5 vs. Brigham 

Young, 1970, vs. Arizona, 1973, vs. San Diego State, 1980; 

4, 15 times. 

Season: 33, 1974; 27, 1978; 23, 1973; 22, 1954, 1958, 

1959, 1969, 1970; 21, 1961, 1964, 1975. 

Fumbles Both teams 

Game: 18 vs. Arizona State, 1972; 16 vs. Arizona State, 

1973; 15 vs. San Jose State, 1969, vs. Wyoming, 1972; 14 

vs. Brigham Young, 1972, vs. Wyoming, 1983, vs. Texas 

A&M, 2003; 13 vs. Colorado State, 1971, vs. Wyoming, 

1971, vs. Oregon, 1975, vs. Hawaii, 1989. 

Fumbles Lost Both teams 

Game: 11 vs. Arizona State, 1972; 10 vs. San Jose State, 

1969, vs. Arizona State, 1973; 9 vs. Louisiana State, 1974, 

vs. UTEP, 1976, vs. Oklahoma, 1977; 8 5 times. 

SCORING 

Scoring 

Points 

Game: 129 vs. Ft. Douglas, 1905; 107 vs. Ft. Douglas, 

1904; 105 vs. Idaho College, 1923; 97 vs. Montana State, 

1911; 89 vs. Ft. Douglas, 1913; 82 vs. UTEP, 1973; 79 vs. 

Wyoming, 1923; 75 vs. Wyoming, 1908; 72 vs. Wyoming, 

1930; 70 vs. Wyoming, 1915. 

Season: 544, 2004; 426, 1994; 405, 1985; 399, 1988; 385, 

1973; 369, 1993; 363, 1999, 2006; 360, 2005; 354, 1972; 

347, 1984; 344, 2003; 340, 1930; 339, 1998; 321, 1981, 

1987. 

Points Per Game (Since 1892) 

Season: 45.33, 2004; 42.50, 1930; 37.63, 1904; 36.36, 

1994; 36.27, 1988; 34.43, 1923; 33.75, 1985; 33.44, 1931; 

33.00, 1999; 32.50, 1905; 32.18, 1972; 32.08, 1973. 

Points Per Game (Since 1951) 

Season: 45.33, 2004; 36.36, 1994; 36.27, 1988; 33.75, 

1985; 32.18, 1972; 32.08, 1973; 30.82, 1998; 30.75, 1993; 

30.42, 1989; 30.00, 2005; 29.18, 1981; 29.00, 2001; 28.92, 

1984. 

1st Quarter Points (Since 1968) 

Game: 28 vs. San Jose State, 1969, vs. Wyoming, 1983, 

vs. UTEP, 1997, vs. UNLV, 2004; 24 vs. UTEP, 1981; 22 vs. 

Idaho State, 1978; 21 11 times. 

Season: 151, 2004; 96, 1972; 95, 1993; 92, 1991; 89, 

1985; 87, 1978, 1987; 86, 1998; 80, 1989; 79, 1997; 75, 

1980. 

2nd Quarter Points (Since 1968) 

Game: 28 vs. Colorado State, 1971, vs. Weber State, 1984, 

vs. UTEP, 1994; 27 vs. New Mexico, 1971; 24 vs. UTEP, 

1976, vs. UTEP, 1985, vs. San Diego State, 2004, vs. Air 

180 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Force, 2005, vs. UNLV, 2006; 23 vs. New Mexico, 1968, vs. 

Arizona State, 1973; 21 14 times. 

Season: 190, 2004; 133, 2006; 132, 2005; 119, 1983, 1994; 

118, 1984; 115, 1973; 113, 1988, 1998; 111, 1995; 98, 

1985; 97, 1989; 96, 1996. 

3rd Quarter Points (Since 1968) 

Game: 28 vs. Idaho State, 1988; 24 vs. UNLV, 1981, vs. 

New Mexico, 1985, vs. Idaho State, 1994; 22 vs. Colorado 

State, 1994; 21 10 times (recent: vs. UNLV, 2006). 

Season: 135, 2004; 116, 1988; 114, 1999; 111, 1994; 102, 

2005; 101, 1981; 99, 1989; 95, 2001; 94, 2006; 84, 1996; 

83, 1985; 77, 1972; 76, 1979; 74, 1973; 73, 1984. 

4th Quarter Points (Since 1968) 

Game: 29 vs. Utah State, 1988; 28 vs. Arizona, 1972; 27 

vs. Arizona State, 1985; 22 vs. Arizona State, 1972, vs. 

Washington State, 1985, vs. Air Force, 1988, vs. Brigham 

Young, 1992, vs. Utah State, 1992; 21, 10 times. 

Season: 135, 1985; 133, 1993; 124, 1973; 119, 1988; 116, 

2003; 111, 1984; 107, 1972; 106, 1987, 1994; 105, 1992; 

95, 1978, 1999. 

Biggest deficit overcome For Win 

Game: 27 vs. Arizona, 1972 (0-27 to 28-27), vs. New 

Mexico, 1990 (0-27 to 29-27); 17 vs. Air Force, 1984 (0-17 

to 28-17); 16 vs. Brigham Young, 1978 (0-16 to 23-22), 

vs. Colorado State, 1987 (7-23 to 24-23); 15 vs. Arizona 

State, 1969 (0-15 to 24-23), vs. New Mexico, 1973 (20-35 

to 36-35), vs. Wyoming, 1991 (14-29 to 57-42); 14 vs. New 

Mexico, 1976 (10-24 to 34-31), vs. Air Force, 1995 (7-21 to 

22-21), vs. Air Force, 2004 (0-14 to 49-35). 

George Seifert played for the 1959 Ute team that 

allowed just 68 completions all season. He would 

become a successful NFL head coach, leading the 

San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl titles in 1989 

and 1994. 

DEFENSE 

Defense 

Fewest Rushing Plays 

Game: 17, Brigham Young, 1995; 19, Arizona State, 1964, 

Brigham Young, 1982, Idaho State, 1987, Wyoming, 1995; 

20 New Mexico, 1946, Fresno State, 1998; 21, Utah State, 

1984, Utah State, 1988, Stanford, 1996. 

Season: 344, 1998; 398, 1964; 405, 1981; 410, 1994; 424, 

1995; 425, 1999; 438, 1982, 1997; 442, 1996, 1980; 443, 

2004; 444, 2003; 449, 2006; 451, 1988. 

Fewest Rushing Yards 

Game: Minus 69, Portland State, 1981; Minus 15, Denver, 

1952; Minus 13, UNLV, 1981; Minus 11, UTEP, 1973; 9, 

New Mexico, 1990; 10, Idaho State, 1994; 12, Weber State, 

1978; 13, vs. Michigan, 2002 15, Louisville, 1997; 17 vs. 

Pittsburgh, 2004; 20, Brigham Young, 1999; 21, Oregon, 

1966. 

Season: 995, 1981; 1071, 1998; 1163, 1994; 1264, 1964; 

1383, 1966; 1384, 2006; 1404, 1978; 1480, 1953; 1488, 

1997; 1536, 1982; 1587, 1999; 1598, 1969. 

Fewest Rushing touchdowns 

Season: 5, 1964; 7, 1969; 8, 1960; 9, 1998; 10, 1995, 

1999; 11, 1966, 1978, 1994, 2006; 12, 1970; 13, 1961, 

1981, 1982. 

Fewest Pass attempts 

Game: 0, Colorado, 1958; 2,. Wyoming, 1976; 3, Colorado 

State, 1946, vs. Montana, 1954, vs. Air Force, 1988, vs. 

Air Force, 1991, vs. Rice, 1996; 4, Oregon State, 1968; 6, 

4 times. 

Season: 137, 1963; 145, 1958; 147, 1957, 1960; 149, 

1953; 152, 1961; 156, 1962; 161, 1956, 1959; 166, 1954. 

Fewest completions 

Game: 0, Colorado State, 1946, Montana, 1954, Colorado, 

1958, Wyoming, 1960, Wyoming, 1961, UTEP, 1964, 

Oregon St, 1968; 1, 7 times. 

Season: 60, 1957; 62, 1963; 63, 1954, 1960; 65, 1961; 67, 

1953; 68, 1959; 71, 1958; 74, 1952; 75, 1956. 

Worst completion Percentage 

Game: (Min. 15 Attempts) 0.056 (1-18) Brigham Young, 

1963; 0.059 (1-17) Hawaii, 1947; 0.125 (2-16) Utah State, 

1949; 0.158 (3-19) Arizona, 1949; 0.167 (3-18) Brigham 

Young, 1948; 0.174 (4-23) Arizona, 1948; 0.190 (4-21) 

Hawaii, 1992; 0.200 (3-15) UTEP, 1978; 0.229 (8-35) 

Brigham Young, 1968; 0.250 (4-16) 2 times. 

Season: .329, 1940; .380, 1954, 1964; .408, 1957; .413, 

1952; .418, 1969; .422, 1959; .428, 1961; .429, 1960; .450, 

1953. 

Fewest Passing Yards 

Game: 0, Colorado State, 1946, Hawaii, 1947, Montana, 

1954, Colorado, 1958, Wyoming, 1960, Wyoming, 1961, 

UTEP, 1964, Oregon State, 1968; 2, Wyoming, 1970; 8, 

Hawaii, 1973. 

Season: 655, 1948; 732, 1960; 775, 1957; 876, 1963; 910, 

1952; 913, 1953; 954, 1956; 1003, 1954; 1011, 1961; 1012, 

1958. 

Fewest Passing touchdowns 

Season: 6, 1971; 7, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1999; 9, 2003; 10, 

1982; 11, 2004.

Fewest total Plays 

Game: 24, UTEP, 1965; 30, Brigham Young, 1947; 46, 

Wyoming, 1995; 47, UTEP, 1980; 48, San Diego State, 

1983; 49, Idaho State, 1987, Northern Arizona, 2006, Utah 

State, 2006; 51, Utah State, 1998; 52 5 times. 

Season: 610, 1960; 613, 1963; 614, 1961; 623, 1959; 640, 

1964; 643, 1962; 669, 1957; 677, 1956; 710, 1958; 711, 

1966. 

Fewest total Yards 

Game: 42, Utah State, 1950; 58, Idaho, 1953; 78, Denver, 

1952; 92 vs. Arizona, 1970; 95 vs. Utah State, 1949; 98, 

Utah State, 2006; 108, Idaho State, 1978; 113, Idaho State, 

1994; 119, UTEP, 1973; 136, Denver, 1947; 150, Brigham 

Young, 1949. 

Season: 2393, 1953; 2515, 1964; 2555, 1952; 2557, 1960; 

2650, 1961; 2728, 1957; 2759, 1959; 2770, 1956; 2809, 

1963; 2908, 1969. 

Most total Yards 

Game: 750, Brigham Young, 1989; 715, Ohio St, 1986; 

703, Oregon State, 1951; 691, New Mexico, 1989; 683, Air 

Force, 1988; 675, Washington State, 1985; 672, Brigham 

Young, 1977, Nebraska, 1980; 659, San Diego State, 1989; 

644, Brigham Young, 1981. 

Season: 6411, 1989; 5712, 1987; 5555, 1985; 5447, 1986; 

5160, 1993; 5003, 1988; 4937, 1977; 4935, 1972; 4701, 

1973; 4697, 1979. 

Fewest Points Per Game 

Season: 6.18, 1964; 7.40, 1947; 8.64, 1946; 9.00, 1960; 

9.60, 1948; 10.70, 1969; 12.80, 1952; 13.40, 1961; 13.60, 

1957; 15.00, 1953. 

Most Punts 

Game: 14, New Mexico, 2004; 13, Utah State, 1949; 12, 

Utah State, 1989; 11, San Jose State, 1969, UTEP, 1971, 

Idaho State, 1978, New Mexico, 1981, Hawaii, 1982, New 

Mexico, 1986; 10 8 times. 

Season: 83, 1940; 78, 1971; 77, 1969; 76, 2005; 74, 74, 

1982; 72, 1981, 2006; 70, 1978, 2004; 67, 1994, 1998; 66, 

1967, 1970; 65, 1973, 1979, 2003. 

Lowest Punt average 

Game: (Min. 5 Punts) 24.40, Brigham Young, 1986; 26.00, 

Denver, 1952; 27.38, Oregon State, 1970; 27.30 vs. UNLV, 

2004; 27.43, Wyoming, 1972; 29.00, UTEP, 1978; 29.17, 

UTEP, 1984; 29.40, Houston, 1971; 30.60, Houston, 1978; 

30.80, Wyoming, 1993; 31.00, San Diego State, 2004. 

Season: 30.88, 1958; 34.13, 1960; 34.31, 1962; 35.49, 

1956; 35.64, 1961; 36.18, 1959; 36.30, 1951; 36.34, 1964; 

36.40, 1954; 36.87, 1957, 1971. 

Fewest First downs 

Game: 2, Utah State, 1950; 3, Idaho, 1953; 5, Denver, 

1947, Utah State, 1947, Utah State, 1952, Denver, 1952, 

Idaho State, 1978; 6, Colorado State, 1949, Denver, 1953, 

Utah State, 1994. 

Season: 121, 1953; 135, 1964; 136, 1961; 139, 1952, 

1959; 143, 1960; 152, 1957; 154, 1963; 155, 1954; 158, 

1956, 1966. 

average First downs 

Season: 12.10, 1953; 12.27, 1964; 13.60, 1961; 13.90, 

1952, 1959; 14.09, 1954; 14.30, 1960; 15.00, 1951, 1978; 

15.20, 1957. 

opponent Penalties 

Game: 19, Colorado State, 1983; 16, Utah State, 1969, 

Arizona, 1972, Utah State, 1979; 15 vs. Oregon, 1965, Iowa 

State, 1976, New Mexico, 1977, San Diego State, 1993; 

14, 4 times. 

Season: 117, 1977; 97, 1980; 95, 1987. 

opponent Penalty Yards 

Game: 180, Colorado State, 1983; 176, Utah State, 1979; 

172, Arizona, 1972; 169, Oregon, 1965; 156 Iowa State, 

1976; 150, New Mexico, 1977; 147, Utah State, 1969; 139, 

UTEP, 1974; 136, Arizona, 1977; 135, San Diego State, 

1989. 

Season: 1145, 1977; 983, 1980; 911, 1979; 886, 1973; 

869, 1972; 864, 1983; 828, 1974; 793, 1987; 787, 1989; 

776, 1971. 

opponent Fumbles 

Game: 10, Pacific, 1949, Colorado State, 1971, Wyoming, 

1972, Arizona State, 1972; 9, Washington State, 1972, 

Wyoming, 1983; 8, Arizona State, 1973, Arizona State, 

1974, Oregon State, 1991, Air Force, 1994. 

Season: 59, 1972; 50, 1973; 44, 1975; 43, 1949, 1956, 

1971, 1974, 1985; 41, 1977; 38, 1970, 1978. 

opponent Fumbles Lost 

Game: 9, Arizona State, 1972; 7, UTEP, 1976; 6, Pacific, 

1949, Colorado State, 1971, New Mexico, 1972, Arizona 

State, 1973, Washington State, 1985; 5 12 times. 

Season: 30, 1972; 29, 1949, 1985; 27, 1973; 26, 1977; 25, 

1971, 1974, 1975; 24, 1978; 22, 1966, 1967, 1970. 


Game: 80 vs. Wyoming, 1970; 78 vs. Oregon, 1971, vs. 

Hawaii, 1987; 77 vs. Fresno State, 1989, vs. Hawaii, 1991; 

74 vs. Arizona State, 1991; 71 vs. Washington State, 1972; 

69 vs. Washington State, 1968; 68 vs. Tennessee, 1975; 

67, 2 times. 

Season: 801, 1989; 794, 1987; 698, 1991; 651, 1988; 607, 

1985; 551, 1990; 538, 1984; 518, 1994; 487, 1996; 480, 

1974. 


Game: 144 vs. Utah State, 1968; 128 vs. Arizona State, 

1971; 121 vs. Oregon State, 1968; 109 vs. Arizona, 1972; 

108 vs. New Mexico, 1972; 106 vs. Utah State, 1969; 104 

vs. Wyoming, 1969; 102 vs. New Mexico, 1970; 98 vs. Utah 

State, 1975; 95 vs. Washington State, 1985. 

Season: 888, 1979; 806, 1978; 797, 1982; 795, 1977; 757, 

1981; 693, 1975; 665, 1980; 602, 1986; 598, 1976; 527, 

1992. 


Game: 18 vs. Oregon State, 1991; 14 vs. Utah State, 

1982, vs. New Mexico, 1997, vs. Boise State, 1999; 13 vs. 

Arizona, 1973, vs. Portland State, 1981, vs. Hawaii, 1983, 

vs. New Mexico, 2004; 12, 8 times. 

Season: 92, 1989; 87, 1999; 85, 2006; 78, 2003; 72, 2004, 

2005; 70, 2002; 69, 1998; 68, 1985; 64, 1992; 56, 1987; 53, 

1986; 51, 1997; 48, 1994; 43, 1990; 35, 1988. 

tackles For Loss Yards 

Season: 397, 1999; 311, 2002; 303, 2004; 298, 2005; 296, 

2005; 293, 2003; 222, 1989; 206, 1986; 191, 1987; 144, 

1990; 139, 1992; 138, 1998; 134, 1994; 108, 1997; 99, 

1998; 87, 1991. 


Team Records 

Filipo Mokofisi starred for a Utah team that 

recovered six Washington State fumbles in a 1985 

game. 

Sacks 

Game: 13 vs. Portland State, 1981; 10 vs. UTEP, 1983; 9 

vs. Oregon State, 1991, vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 8 vs. Oregon, 

1991, vs. TCU, 1996; 7 vs. Montana State, 1982, vs. New 

Mexico, 1990, vs. Wyoming, 1999; 6, 11 times. 

Season: 77, 1981; 59, 1991; 51, 1979; 47, 1999; 43, 1978, 

1983; 42, 1985; 33, 2004; 32, 1982, 1994; 31, 1984; 29, 

1990. 

Sack Yardage 

Game: 73 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 69 vs. Portland State, 

1981; 63 vs. New Mexico, 1990; 61 vs. TCU, 1996; 58 vs. 

UTEP, 1983; 51 vs. Oregon State, 1991; 48 vs. Oregon, 

1991; 47 vs. New Mexico, 1981, vs. Utah State, 1985; 46 

vs. Boise State, 1999; 44 vs. Utah State, 1982. 

Season: 392, 1991; 291, 1999; 232, 1994; 209, 2004; 206, 

1990; 201, 1989; 181, 2006; 180, 2005; 176, 1995; 175, 

2002; 171, 1997; 158, 1996, 1998; 153, 2003; 148, 1987; 

142, 1993. 

Interceptions 

Game: 7 vs. Brigham Young, 1948, vs. UTEP, 1970; 6 vs. 

Brigham Young, 1968; 5, 8 times (recent: San Diego State, 

2006). 

Season: 28, 1947; 27, 1964; 22, 1970, 1979; 21, 1972; 20, 

1959, 1987; 19, 1966, 1994; 18, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1990. 

Interception Return Yards 

Game: 179 vs. Colorado State, 1994; 167 vs. Idaho State, 

1978; 138 vs. Brigham Young, 1949; 129 vs. Arizona, 1972; 

115 vs. Utah State, 1992; 114 vs. Arizona State, 1966; 112 

vs. UTEP, 1970; 107 vs. Fresno State, 1980, vs. Utah State, 

1985; 104 vs. UTEP, 1979. 

Season: 485, 1994; 385, 1956; 367, 1978; 362, 1985; 357, 

1964; 342, 1969; 329, 1970; 320, 1995; 296, 1967; 282, 

1993. 

Pass defelctions 

Game: 15 vs. San Jose State, 1998; 10 vs. San Diego 

State, 1978, vs. UNLV, 1982, vs. Boise State, 1987, vs. 

Brigham Young, 1990, vs. Wyoming, 1995, vs. Fresno 

State, 1997, vs. Louisville, 1998; 9, 6 times. 

Season: 80, 1998; 66, 1999; 61, 1979; 60, 1994; 57, 1981; 

50, 1991; 48, 1998; 47, 1987, 1990; 46, 1978, 1985. 


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Rushing 


Bowl Records - Individual 

Most carries 

34, Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 

1999; 27, Brandon Warfield vs. Southern 

Mississippi, 2003; 23, Adam Tate vs. USC, 

2001. 

Net Yards 

254, Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999; 

154, Ron Coleman vs. West Virginia, 1964; 

120, Quinton Ganther vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005; 112, Keith Williams vs. Washington 

State, 1992; 103, Adam Tate vs. Southern 

California, 2001. 


2, Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999; 

1, 17 times (recent: Eric Weddle vs. Tulsa, 

2006). 


(Min. 8 Rushes) 11.40, Omar Bacon vs. 

Fresno State, 1999. 

Passing 

Most attempts 

49, Mike Fouts vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 

completions 

30, Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 27, 

Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Passing Yards 

381, Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 

328, Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 327, 

Mike Fouts vs. Wisconsin, 1996; 316, Frank 

Dolce vs. Washington State, 1992. 

Interceptions 

4, Mike Fouts vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 


4, Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004, Brett 

Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 2, Frank 


Yards Per Pass completion 

(Min. 15 Attempts) 15.50, Alex Smith vs. 

Southern Mississippi, 2003; 15.00, Frank 



(Min. 15 Attempts) .784, (29-for-37) Alex 

Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; .732, (30-41) 

Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; .676, 

(23-34) Brett Ratliff vs. Tulsa, 2006;.575, 

(23-40) Mike McCoy vs. Southern 

California, 1993; .571, (12-21) Lance Rice 

vs. Southern California, 2001. 

Total Offense 

total Yards 

405, Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 370, 

Brett Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 328, 

Mike Fouts vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 

total Plays 

52, Mike Fouts vs. Wisconsin, 1996, Alex 

Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Travis LaTendresse broke virtually 

every Utah bowl game record in 2005. 

touchdowns 

4, Alex Smith vs. Pittsburgh, 2004, Brett 

Ratliff vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 2, Ray 

Peterson vs. New Mexico, 1938, Mike 

Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

Yards Per Play 

(Min. 37 Plays) 8.41, Brett Ratliff vs. 

Georgia Tech, 2005; 7.79, Alex Smith vs. 

Pittsburgh, 2004; 6.31, Mike Fouts vs. 

Wisconsin, 1996; 6.30, Brett Ratliff vs. 

Tulsa, 2006. 

Receiving 

Most Receptions 

16, Travis LaTendresse vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005; 15, Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 

2004; 8, Brian Hernandez vs. Georgia 

Tech, 2005, Brian Hernandez vs. 

Tulsa, 2006; 7, Sean Williams vs. 

Washington State, 1992, Jamal Anderson 

vs. Southern California, 1993, Derrek 

Richards vs. Tulsa, 2006; 6, Henry Lusk 

vs. Southern California, 1993, Terence 

Keehan vs. Wisconsin, 1996, Kevin 

Dyson vs. Wisconsin, 1996, Rocky Henry 

vs. Wisconsin, 1996, Steve Savoy vs. 

Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Most Yards 


2005; 198, Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 

2004; 140, Henry Lusk vs. Southern 

California, 1993; 127, Sean Williams vs. 

Washington State, 1992; 100, Terrance 

Keehan vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 

Receiving touchdowns 


2005; 2, Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 

1, Ralph Olsen vs. Hawaii, 1946, Bill Morley 

vs. West Virginia, 1964, Henry Lusk vs. 

Washington State, 1992, Sean Williams vs. 

Washington State, 1992, Henry Lusk vs. 

Southern California, 1993, Kevin Dyson vs. 

Arizona, 1994, Brent Casteel vs. Tulsa, 

2006. 

182 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

average Per catch 

(Min. 3 Receptions) 23.33, Henry Lusk vs. 

Southern California, 1993 

Punting 

Most Punts 

10, Jason Jones vs. Arizona, 1994, 9, Matt 

Kovacevich vs. Southern Mississippi, 2003. 

Punt Yards 

410, Jason Jones vs. Arizona, 1994. 

Punt average 

(Min. 5 Punts) 43.00, Steve Young vs. 

Washington State, 1992. 

Kicking 


4, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006; 2, Roy 

Jefferson vs. West Virginia, 1964. 


4, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006; 3, Cletus 

Truhe vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

kicking Points 

13, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006; 5, 

Cletus Truhe vs. Fresno State, 1999; David 

Carroll vs. Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Returns 

kickoff Returns 

3, Cal Beck vs. Arizona, 1994, Derrek 

Richards vs. Georgia Tech, 2005, Brice 

McCain vs. Tulsa, 2006. 


140, Cal Beck vs. Arizona, 1994. 

kickoff Return tds 

None 

Punt Returns 

7, Paris Warren vs. Southern Mississippi, 

2003; 4, Marquis Wilson vs. Tulsa, 2006; 

3, Sean Williams vs. Washington State, 

1992, Henry Lusk vs. Southern California, 

1993. 


50, Marquis Wilson vs. Tulsa, 2006; 31, 

Paris Warren vs. Southern Mississippi, 

2003; 28, Henry Lusk vs. Southern 


Punt Return touchdowns 

None 

All Purpose Yards 

Plays 

35, Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

Yards 


1999. 

Scoring 

Most Points 


2005; 13, Louie Sakoda vs. Tulsa, 2006; 

12, Ray Peterson vs. New Mexico, 1938, 

Mike Anderson vs. Fresno State, 1999, 

Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Most touchdowns 


2005; 2, Ray Peterson vs. New Mexico, 


1999, Paris Warren vs. Pittsburgh, 2004. 

Defense 

Interceptions 

1, Ray Peterson vs. New Mexico, 

1938, Cedric Crawford vs. Washington 

State, 1992, Mark Rexford vs. Southern 

California, 1993, Harold Lusk vs. Arizona, 

1994, Shaun Harper vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005, Steve Tate vs. Georgia Tech, 2005, 

Eric Weddle vs. Tulsa, 2006. 

Interception Yards 

45, Steve Tate vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 

26, Ray Peterson vs. New Mexico, 1938. 

Interception touchdowns 

1, Ray Peterson vs. New Mexico, 1938. 

Sacks 

3, Adam Swaney vs. Southern California, 

1993, Tommy Hackenbruck vs. Pittsburgh, 

2004. 

Sack Yardage 


2004; 20, Sheldon Deckart vs. Southern 

California, 2001; 16, Adam Swaney vs. 

Southern California, 1993, Dave Revill vs. 

Southern Mississippi, 2003. 


5, Luther Elliss vs. Southern California, 

1993. 

tackles For Loss Yardage 


2004; 24, Adam Swaney vs. Southern 

California, 1993; 20, Sheldon Deckart vs. 

Southern California, 2001. 

Pass Break Ups 

4, Kareem Leary vs. Arizona, 1994, Josh 

Savage, 2003. 


10, Mark Rexford vs. Arizona, 1994; 8, 

Steve Tate vs. Tulsa, 2006. 


6, Spencer Toone vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 5, 

Spencer Toone vs. Southern Mississippi, 

2003, Cory Dodds vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 

4, Henry Lusk vs. Arizona, 1994, Sheldon 

Deckart vs. Southern California, 2001, Ray 

Holdcraft vs. Southern Mississippi, 2003, 

Kawika Casco vs. Georgia Tech, 2005. 

total tackles 

11, Mark Rexford vs. Arizona, 1994, Eric 

Weddle vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 10, Steve 

Tate vs. Tulsa, 2006.

Rushing 

Most carries 

54 vs. Fresno State, 1999, vs. Southern 


Net Yards 

366 vs. New Mexico, 1938. 


3 vs. New Mexico, 1938. 

Passing 

Passing 

Most attempts 

49 vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 

completions 

30 vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 29 vs. 


Passing Yards 



Interceptions 

4 vs. Wisconsin, 1996. 


4 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004, Vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005. 

Total Offense 

Total Offense 

Net Yards 

550 vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 548 vs. Fresno 

State, 1999. 

total Plays 

80 Vs. Wisconsin, 1996; 77 vs. Georgia 

Tech, 2005; 75 vs. Southern California, 

2001. 

Kicking 


4 vs. Tulsa, 2006; 3 vs. Washington State, 

1992. 


4 vs. Tulsa, 2006; 3 vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

Punting 

Punts 

10 vs. Arizona, 1994; 9 vs. Southern 

Mississippi, 2003. 

Punt Yards 

410 vs. Arizona, 1994. 

Returns (Kick/Punt) 


6 vs. Washington State, 1992. 


173 vs. Arizona, 1994. 

Punt Returns 

7 vs. Southern Mississippi, 2003; 5 vs. 

Tulsa, 2006; 4 vs. Southern California, 

2001; 3 vs. Washington State, 1992, vs. 

Southern California, 1993, vs. Fresno 

State, 1999. 


54 vs. Tulsa, 2006; 31 vs. Southern 

Mississippi, 2003; 28 vs. Southern 


All Purpose Yards 

Plays 

89 vs. Washington State, 1992; 79 vs. 

Southern California, 2001. 

Mike Anderson ran for a school record 254 yards in the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl. 


Bowl Records - Team 

Yards 

671 vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 598 vs. Fresno 

State, 1999. 

First Downs 

total First downs 


Wisconsin, 1996. 

Rushing 

14 vs. Fresno State, 1999; 12 vs. Southern 


Passing 


Wisconsin, 1996. 

Penalty 


Southern California, 1993, vs. Fresno 

State, 1999. 

Penalties 

Penalties 

Penalties 

15 vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

Penalty Yards 

151 vs. Fresno State, 1999. 

Fumbles 

Fumbles 


West Virginia, 1964, Washington State, 

1992. 

Fumbles Lost 

3 vs. West Virginia, 1964. 

Fumbles Both teams 


Washington State, 1992. 

Fumbles Lost Both teams 


West Virginia, 1964. 

Defense 

Interceptions 

4 vs. New Mexico, 1938, vs. West Virginia, 

1964. 

Interception Return Yardage 

55 vs. Georgia Tech, 2005; 26 vs. Arizona, 

1994. 

Fewest Rushing Plays 

29, Tulsa, 2006; 30 Southern Mississippi, 

2003, Pittsburgh, 2004; 32, Fresno State, 

1999. 

Fewest Rushing Yards 

17, Pittsburgh, 2004; 45, Arizona, 1994; 69, 

Southern Mississippi, 2003. 

Fewest Pass attempts 

6, Wisconsin, 1996. 

Fewest completions 


Fewest Passing Yards 


Fewest total Plays 


Fewest total Yards 

184, Arizona, 1994. 

Most total Yards 

636, Washington State, 1992. 

Most Punts 

9, New Mexico, 1938, 8 vs. Georgia Tech, 

2005. 

Fewest First downs 

11, Southern Mississippi, 2003; 12, New 

Mexico, 1938, West Virginia, 1964. 

Most Penalties 


Most Penalty Yards 


Most Fumbles 

4, Washington State, 1992, Southern 


Most Fumbles Lost 

4, Southern Mississippi, 2003; 2, 

Washington State, 1992, vs. Arizona, 1994. 

Sacks 

9 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 5 vs. Southern 

California, 1993, vs. Southern Mississippi, 

2003; 4 Vs. Southern California, 2001. 

Sack Yardage 

73 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004; 45 vs. Southern 

California, 2001; 38 vs. Southern 

Mississippi, 2003; 28 vs. Southern 


Pass deflections 

9 vs. Arizona, 1994, vs. Southern 


Opponents 

Rushing Yards 

Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) 30-246-3 

Passing Yards 

Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) 

30-46-1-476-2 

Receiving Yards 

Phillip Bobo (Washington State) 

7-212-2 

Interception Returns 

Cyrill Weems (Wisconsin) 1-82-1 

Blocked Field Goal Returns 

Payton Williams (Fresno State) 1-75-1 


Rashaun Grant (Georgia Tech) 

5-104-0 


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First Team All-Conference 

All-Skyline Conference All-Western Athletic Conference 

1938 . . . . Bruce Balkan, E 

Leonard McGarry, T 

Ernest Baldwin, C 

Paul Snow, HB 

1939 . . . . Paul Bogden, E 

Luke Pappas, T 

Rex Geary, G 

Bill Swan, QB 

1940 . . . . Carlos Soffe, E 

Floyd Spendlove, T 

Rex Geary, G 

Izzy Spector, HB 

1941 . . . . Floyd Spendlove, T 


1942 . . . . LeGrande Gregory, E 

Brigham Gardner, T 

Burt Davis, C 

Dewey Nelson, HB 

1946 . . . . Dewey Nelson, HB 

1947 . . . . Bernard Hafen, E 

Bill Angelos, G 

Cannon Parkinson, QB 

Frank Nelson, FB 

1948 . . . . Bernard Hafen, E 

Tally Stevens, E 

Wally Nalder, G 

Bob Summerhays, FB 

1949 . . . . Wally Nalder, G 

1950 . . . . Dave Cunningham, QB 

George Bean, FB 

1951 . . . . Charles Kalani, G 

Tom Dublinski, QB 

Weston Gardner, LB 

1952 . . . . Robert Morris, E 

Ray Westort, G 

Don Rydalch, QB 

Don Peterson, HB 

Jim Dublinski, T 

Frank Branham, S 

1953 . . . . Dick Bubak, E 

James Durrant, G 

Don Rydalch, QB 

Don Peterson, FB 

1955 . . . . Louis Mele, HB 

Herb Nakkan, HB 

1956 . . . . Larry Amizich, T 

Chester Franklin, G 

1957 . . . . Evert Jones, T 

John Urses, C 

Lee Grosscup, QB 

Stuart Vaughn, HB 

Merrill Douglas, FB 

1958 . . . . Lee Grosscup, QB 

1959 . . . . Larry Wilson, HB 

Monk Bailey, FB 

1960 . . . . Thornton Peterson, T 

Tony Polychronis, G 

Edward Pine, C 

1961 . . . . Marv Fleming, E 

Edward Pine, C 

1962 . . . . Dave Costa, OT 

1963 . . . . Roy Jefferson, SE 

Gary Hertzfeldt, QB 

1964 . . . . Roy Jefferson, SE 

Mel Carpenter, OT 

Ron Coleman, HB 

Allen Jacobs, FB 

1965 . . . . Mike Butera, TE 

John Stipech, OT 

Pat McKissick, C 

1966 . . . . John Stipech, DT 

1967 . . . . Norm Chow, OG 

Norm McBride, DE 

1968 . . . . Louis (Speedy) Thomas, SE 

Norm McBride, DE 

1969 . . . . Dale Nosworthy, TE 

Larry Stone, LB 

Norm Thompson, S 

1970 . . . . Dale Nosworthy, TE 

Gordon Jolley, OT 

Norm Thompson, S 

Marv Bateman, K 

1971 . . . . Marv Bateman, K 

1972 . . . . Bob Peterson, OT 

Don Van Galder, QB 

Fleming Jensen, PK 

Bob Pritchett, DE 

Bob Fratto, DT 

1973 . . . . Bill Powers, OG 

Chuck Johanson, C 

Steve Odom, FL/RS 

Dan Marrelli, PK 

Ron Rydalch, DT 

Steve Marshall, S 

1974 . . . . John Huddleston, LB 

1976 . . . . Jack Steptoe, RS 

1977 . . . . Rick Partridge, P 

Tom McNamara, PK 

1978 . . . . Jeff Lyall, DE 

Tom Krebs, OG 

Rick Partridge, P 

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Defensive tackle Steve Clark was 

first-team all-WAC from 1980-81. 

1979 . . . . Lewis Walker, RB 

Jeff Griffin, DB 

Tony Lindsay, RB 

1980 . . . . Dean Miraldi, DG 


Steve Clark, DT 

1981 . . . . Steve Clark, DT 

Jack Campbell, OT 

Wayne Jones, OG 

Del Rodgers, RB 

Bill Gompf, LB 

Tony Reed, DB 

Gilbert Alvarez, PK 

1982 . . . . Carl Monroe, RB 

Lonnie Lawson, DB 

1983 . . . . Jeff Reyes, DE 

1984 . . . . Danny Huey, WR 

Carlton Walker, OG 

Defensive lineman John Frank was fiirst-team all-conference in 1998 – Utah’s final year in the WAC. 

Eddie Johnson, RB 

Mark Blosch, LB 

Filipo Mokofisi, LB 

Peter Owens, NG 

Erroll Tucker, RS 

1985 . . . . Erroll Tucker, RS, DB 

Kevin Reach, OG 

1986 . . . . Loren Richey, WR 

Dave Cullity, OT 


1987 . . . . Eric Jacobsen, DB 

1988 . . . . Carl Harry, WR 

Dennis Smith, TE 

1990 . . . . Anthony Davis, LB 

Sean Knox, DB 

1991 . . . . Bryan Rowley, WR 

Jimmy Bellamy, DL 

Anthony Davis, LB 

LaVon Edwards, DB 

1992 . . . . Luther Elliss, DE 

1993 . . . . Luther Elliss, DE 

Lance Scott, OC 

1994 . . . . Luther Elliss, DT 

Mark Rexford, LB 

Kareem Leary, DB 

Ernest Boyd, DB 

Lance Scott, OC 

Curtis Marsh, WR 

Anthony Brown, OT 

1995 . . . . Harold Lusk, DB 

1996 . . . . Kevin Dyson, WR 

Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, RB 

Harold Lusk, DB 

1997 . . . . Kevin Dyson, WR/ST 

Danny Davis, OG 

Pene Talamaivao, DL 

Phil Glover, LB 

Clarence Lawson, DB 

1998 . . . . Daniel Jones, WR 

Mike Anderson, RB 

John Frank, DL 

Kautai Olevao, LB 

Robert Love, DB

All-Mountain West Conference 

1999 . . . . Mike Anderson, RB 

John Frank*, DL 

Luis Park, OL 

Steve Smith, RS 


2000 . . . . Doug Kaufusi, OL 

Andre Dyson, DB 


2001 . . . . Doug Kaufusi, OL 

Garrett Smith, DL 

Jason Kaufusi, DL 

Sheldon Deckart, LB 

2002 . . . . Jordan Gross, OL 



Antwoine Sanders, DB 

2003 . . . . Ben Moa, TE 

Josh Savage, DL 

Paris Warren, WR 

2004 . . . . Alex Smith*, QB 

Morgan Scalley*, DB 

Steve Savoy, WR 

Chris Kemoeatu, OL 

Steve Fifita, DL 

Sione Pouha, DL 

2005 . . . . Eric Weddle*, DB 

Dan Beardall, PK 

Jesse Boone, OL 


Spencer Toone, LB 

2006 . . . . Eric Weddle, DB 



* Player of the Year 

Jordan Gross, Offensive Tackle 

2002 National Honors 

Consensus All-American 

Outland Trophy Finalist 

2002 Consensus All-American 

Associated Press 

FWAA 

Walter Camp 

CNNSI.com 

CBS Sportsline.com 

College Football News 

2002 First-Team All-Conference 

Unanimous pick 

NFL Notes 

1st Round (No. 8 overall to Carolina in 2003) 

First offensive lineman taken in the 2003 draft 

Started at right tackle in the 2004 Super Bowl 


1998-2000 

Morgan Scalley, DB 

2004 


First Team All-Conference 


2001-02 


2004-05 

Alex Smith, Quarterback 


Heisman Finalist (fourth in the voting) 

The Sporting News National Player of the Year 

Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year 

Davey O’Brien Finalist 

Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist 

2004 First-Team All-American 

FWAA Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-American 

SI.com All-American (first team) 

CoSIDA Football Academic All-American of the Year 

2004 First-Team All-Conference 

Unanimous pick 

Offensive Player of the Year 

NFL Notes 

No. 1 pick overall draft pick (San Francisco in 2005) 

Highest Mountain West Conference draft pick ever 


2001-02 


2005 

Chris Kemoeatu, OL 

2004 


2006 

Eric Weddle, Defensive Back 



Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week 

2006 Consensus All-American 

AFCA 

SportsIllustrated.com 

CBSsportsline.com 

SportingNews.com 

Collegefootballnews.com 

Rivals.com 

2005-2006 First-Team All-Conference 

Unanimous pick (2006) 

Defensive Player of the Year (2005-06) 

NFL Notes 

2nd Round (No. 37 overall to San Diego in 2007) 

Highest MWC draft pick in 2007 


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No. 7 Steve Smith, WR 

No. 41 Larry Wilson, HB 

No. 90 Sione Pouha, DT 


Notable Numbers 

1 . . .Kevin Dyson, WR 


Bob Summerhays, FB 

2 . . .Bill Swan, QB 

Erroll Tucker, DB/RS 

3 . . .Ernest Boyd, DB 

Wally Nalder, G 

4 . . .Kareem Leary, DB 

Antwoine Sanders, DB 

5 . . .Dave Cunningham, QB 

Andre Guardi, PK 

Lonnie Lawson, DB 

6 . . .Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, RB 

Steve Savoy, WR 

Carlos Soffe, E 

7 . . .Phil Glover, LB 

Steve Smith, WR 

8 . . .Harold Lusk, DB 

Ben Moa, TE 

9 . . .Henry Lusk, TE/SB 

Spencer Toone, LB 

10 . .Scooter Longmire, QB 

Mike McCoy, QB 

Tom McNamara; PK 

Paul Snow, HB 

11 . .“Pokey” Allen, QB 

Lee Grosscup, QB 

Carl Harry, WR 


Alex Smith, QB 

Lewis Walker, RB 

12 . .Dave Dungan, QB 

Mark Stevens, QB 

13 . .Gil Alvarez, PK 

Bruce Balkan, E 

14 . .Tom Dublinski, QB 

Steve Marshall, DB 

15 . .Gary Hertzfeltd, QB 

16 . .Scott Robbins, DB 

17 . .Don Rydalch, QB 

18 . .Curtis Marsh, WR 

19 . .Ernest Baldwin, C 

Scott Mitchell, QB 

Rick Partridge, P 

Bryan Rowley, WR 

Don Van Galder, QB 

20 . .Clarence Lawson, DB 

Luke Pappas, T 

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21 . .Andre Dyson, DB 

Dan Marrelli, PK 

Tony Reed, DB 

Stuart Vaughn, HB 

22 . .Mike Anderson, RB 

Frank Branham, DB 

LaVon Edwards, DB 

Tony Lindsay, RB 

23 . .Sean Knox, DB 

Loren Richey, WR 

24 . .Eric Jacobsen, DB 

Bernard McGarry, T 

25 . .Ron Coleman, RB 

Carl Monroe, RB 

Steve Odom, RS 

Morgan Scalley, DB 

26 . .Paul Bolden, E 

Louis Mele, HB 

27 . .Max Pierce, HB 

Tally Stevens, E 

28 . .Floyd Spendlove, T 

30 . .Frank Nelson, FB 

Don Peterson, HB 

Karl Schleckman, T 

32 . .Jamal Anderson, FB 


Eric Weddle, DB 

33 . .Bill Angelos, G 

Monk Bailey, FB 

Del Rodgers, RB 

34 . .Sam Baldwin, RB 

35 . .Robert Love, DB 

36 . .George Bean, FB 

Merrill Douglas, FB 

Allen Jacobs, FB 

41 . .Larry Wilson, HB 

42 . .Charlie Smith, TB 

43 . .Anthony Davis, LB 


Jack Steptoe, RS 

Norm Thompson, DB 

44 . .Jerry Overton, HB 

Craig Smith, P 

Josh Savage, DE 

45 . .Jack Cross, FB 

Bernard Hafen, E 

Herb Nakkan, HB 

46 . .Filipo Mokofisi, DE 

47 . .Frank Christensen, FB 

Fred Graves, SE 

Cannon Parkinson, QB 

48 . .Dan Beardall, PK 

49 . .Ray Geary, G 

50 . .Pat McKissick, C 

Larry Stone, LB 

52 . .Chuck Johanson, C 

54 . .Sheldon Deckart, LB 

John Urses, C 

55 . .Ed Pine, C 

Mark Rexford, LB 

56 . .Tom Krebs, OG 

Lance Scott, C 

57 . .Weston Gardner, LB 

58 . .John Huddleston, LB 

59 . .Jimmy Bellamy, DL 

Chad Folk, C 

Doug Kaufusi, OL 

60 . .Mark Blosch, LB 

Bill Gompf, LB 

Jack Johnson, T 

Charles Kalani, G 

61 . .Peter Owens, NG 

63 . .Garrett Smith, DL 

64 . .Dean Miraldi, OG 

Lynn Stiles, G 

65 . .Manny Fernandez, DT 

Chester Franklin, G 

Wayne Jones, OG 

68 . .Norm Chow, OG 

James Durrant 

Daryl Haley, OG 

Chris Kemoeatu, OG 

Bill Powers, OG 

69 . .Tony Polychronis, OG 

Jordan Gross, OT 

Ray Westort, OG 

70 . .Danny Davis, OG 

James Hansen, OT 

Bob Peterson, OT 

71 . .Larry Amizch, T 

Mel Carpenter, OT 

72 . .Gary Keller, DT 

Kevin Reach, OG 

Pete Reihlman, T 

John Stipech, DT 

73 . .Gordon Jolley, DT 

Jeff Lyall, DE 

75. . Don Henderson, T 

74. . Anthony Brown, OT 

Dave Cullity, OT 

Bob Fratto, DT 

76 . .Jack Campbell, OT 

Ralph Orson, OL 

Luis Park, OL 

Carlton Walker, OG 

77 . .Dave Costa, T 

Jim Dublinski, T 

Gregg Kent, T 

78 . .Norm McBride, DE 


79 . .Evert Jones, T 

Ken Peterson, T 

Ron Rydalch, DT 


80 . .Danny Huey, WR 

Roy Jefferson, E 

Daniel Jones, WR 

Craig McEwen, UB 

Robert Morris, E 

Dale Nosworthy, TE 

Bob Pritchett, DE 

Dennis Smith, TE 

81 . .Marv Bateman, K/P 

82 . .Jerry Liston, E 

Paris Warren, WR 

83 . .Luther Elliss, DL 

Steve Folsom, TE 

George Seifert, E 

84 . .Dick Graham, SE 

Speedy Thomas, SE 

86 . .Jason Kaufusi, DL 

Gary Kerl, DE 

87 . .Marv Fleming, E 

Orville Nellestein, E 

89 . .Dick Bubak, E 

90 . .Mike Butera, TE 

Fleming Jensen, PK 

Sione Pouha, DT 

Jeff Reyes, DE 

93 . .John Frank, DE 

94 . .Steve Fifita, DT 

98 . .Kelly Talavou, DT 

99 . .Steve Clark, DT


All-Americans 

1994 Consensus All-American 2002 Consensus All-American 2006 Consensus All-American 

Luther elliss - defensive tackle Jordan Gross - offensive tackle eric Weddle - defensive Back 

Utah All-Americans 

1928 

Alton Carman, Tackle 

3rd Team I.N.S. 

1929 

Marvin Jonas, Center 


3rd Team Consolidated Press 

Earl ‘Powerhouse’ Pomeroy, Fullback 

1st Team I.N.S. 

2nd Team Consolidated Press 

3rd Team Associated Press 

1930 

Marvin Jonas, Center 

2nd Team Consolidated Press 

George Watkins, End 

2nd team Allen J. Gould 

Frank Christensen, Fullback 


1931 



1932 


1st Team UP, World Telegram 

Jack Johnson, Tackle 

1st Team Lawrence Perry 

1938 

Bernard McGarry, Tackle 

1st Team Central Press Football Captains 

1941 

Floyd Spendlove, Tackle 

1st Team Colliers Little All-America 

1957 

Lee Grosscup, Quarterback 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team Look 

1st Team Newspaper Enterprise 

1st Team Williamson 

2nd Team UPI 

2nd Team United Press 

2nd Team Associated Press 

1959 

Larry Wilson, Halfback 

3rd Team Williamson 


1961 

Ed Pine, Center 

1st Team Williamson 

1962 

Dave Costa, Tackle 

Williamson 

1964 

Roy Jefferson, End 

1970 

Marv Bateman, Kicker 

First Team FWAA 

Norm Thompson, Defensive Back 

1971 

Marv Bateman, Kicker 

1973 

Steve Odom, Return Specialist 

1st Team FWAA 

1980 

Jeff Griffin, Defensive Back 

2nd Team N.E.A. 

1981 

Steve Clark, Defensive Tackle 

1st Team FWAA 


2nd Team N.E.A. 

1984 

Carlton Walker, Offensive Guard 

1st Team FWAA 


1985 

Erroll Tucker, Return Specialist 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team The Sporting News 

1st Team Football News 

1991 

Bryan Rowley, Wide Receiver 

2nd Team The Sporting News 

1994 

Luther Elliss, Defensive Tackle 


1st Team Associated Press 

1st Team AFCA 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team Scripps Howard 

1st Team UPI 

2nd Team Football News 

3rd Team College Sports 

Anthony Brown, Offensive Tackle 


Mike McCoy, Quarterback 

2nd Team Football News 

2001 

Doug Kaufusi, Offensive Tackle 

3rd Team The Sporting News 

2002 

Jordan Gross, Offensive Tackle 


Outland Trophy Finalist 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team Walter Camp 

1st Team Associated Press 

1st Team CNNSI.Com 

1st Team Sportsline.com 

2004 

Alex Smith, Quarterback 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team SI.com 

2nd Team Walter Camp 

Chris Kemoeatu, Offensive Guard 

1st Team FWAA 

1st Team SI.com 

Steve Savoy, Wide Receiver 

2nd Team SI.com 

Honorable Mention The Sporting News 

Morgan Scalley, Defensive Back 


2nd Team SI.com 

2006 

Eric Weddle, Defensive Back 


1st Team AFCA 

1st Team SportsIllustrated.com 

1st Team CBSsportsline.com 

1st Team SportingNews.com 

1st Team Collegefootballnews.com 

1st Team Rivals.com 


2nd Team Walter Camp 


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First-Team All-Americans 

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FRaNk chRISteNSeN 

Fullback 

1930-32 

1932 all-american 

Frank Christensen was a 1932 United Press and 

World Telegram All-American. He served as team 

captain as a junior and senior and was a first-team 

Rocky Mountain Conference selection all three years 

he played at Utah. The Utes never lost a conference 

game with Christensen on the field. 

11 

Lee GRoSScUP 

Quarterback 

1957-1958 


Lee Grosscup was named a first-team All-American 

in 1957 by Look Magazine, the Newspaper 

Enterprise Association, the Williamson National 

Football Rating and Dave Garroway’s “Today” 

television show. In addition to his first-team 

citations, Grosscup was honored by numerous 

outlets as a second-team All-American and finished 

10th in the balloting for the 1957 Heisman Trophy. 

Grosscup set a collegiate record during his junior 

season, completing 94-of-136 passes for a 68.6 

completion percentage (which remains a school 

record). He also led the nation in passing yardage 

in 1957, throwing for 1,398 yards, including 10 

touchdowns and just two interceptions (the latter 

ranked first in the nation). His 1,274 yards of total 

offense ranked sixth in the nation in 1957. He gained 

national notoriety against Army in 1957, when he 

passed for 316 yards. Grosscup, who also punted 

for Utah, was an all-Skyline Conference first-team 

selection in both 1957 and 1958. He was a first-round 

selection of the New York Giants in the 1959 NFL 

Draft. 

YEAR ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD 

1957 137 94 2 68.6 1398 10 

1958 124 68 n/a 54.8 828 3 

Totals 261 162 — 62.1 2226 13 

21 

MaRV BateMaN 

Punter/kicker 

1969-1972 

1970, 1971 all-american 

Marv Bateman, a FWAA All-American in both 1970 

and 1971, holds the distinction as the only Utah 

football player ever to be named first-team All- 

American twice. As a junior in 1970, Bateman set an 

NCAA record by averaging 45.6 yards a punt. Behind 

Bateman, Utah led the nation in team punting in 

1970. A year later, he broke his own NCAA record 

by averaging 48.1 yards per punt. Bateman still 

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holds Utah records for single-game (54.14), singleseason 

(48.07) and career (46.89) punting average. 

His long punt of 72 yards came his junior year. He 

also handled field goal and PAT kicking, and made a 

52-yard field goal in 1970. Bateman earned all-WAC 

honors in 1970 and 1971. 

YEAR PUNT YARDS AVG. PAT FG PTS 

1969 — — — 25 10 55 

1970 65 2968 45.6 24 7 45 

1971 68 3269 48.3 6 4 18 

Totals 133 6237 46.9 55 21 118 

25 

SteVe odoM 

Return Specialist 

1970-1973 


Steve Odom, a 1973 FWAA All-America kick 

returner, averaged 29.5 yards on 21 kickoff returns. 

His average included a 93-yard kickoff return for a 

touchdown. Odom was also a stellar punt returner 

– averaging 23.3 yards per return in 1973, including 

two for scores. In 1972, Odom set Utah school 

records for longest punt return (79) and longest 

kickoff return (95). For his career, Odom averaged 

26.1 yards per kickoff return. Odom, who was also 

an all-WAC flanker in 1973, was selected by the 

Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL 

Draft. 

YEAR KOR YDS AVG TD LG 

1971 37 980 26.5 1 85 

1972 41 984 17.4 2 95 

1973 21 618 29.5 1 93 

Totals 99 2582 26.1 4 95 

YEAR PR YDS AVG TD LG 

1972 14 244 17.4 2 95 

1973 13 304 23.3 2 78 

Totals 27 548 20.3 4 95 

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SteVe cLaRk 

defensive Line 

1978-1981 


Steve Clark, a 1981 FWAA All-America defensive 

lineman for Utah, led the Utes in sacks (12) and 

fumble recoveries (3). He also forced a fumble and 

recorded 62 total tackles as a senior. Clark was an 

all-Western Athletic Conference selection in 1980 

and ‘81. For his career, Clark tallied 213 tackles, 20 

sacks and five fumble recoveries. He was selected in 

the ninth round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Miami 

Dolphins. 

YEAR UT AT TOT SACK FR 

1978 4 20 24 1 1 

1979 10 29 39 3 1 

1980 25 63 88 4 0 

1981 16 46 62 12 3 

Totals 55 158 213 20 5 

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caRLtoN WaLkeR 

offensive Line 

1983-1984 


Carlton Walker, a 1984 FWAA All-America offensive 

lineman, anchored an offensive line that blocked 

for a 430.5-yard-per game rushing attack. Among 

Walker’s best attributes were his ability to pull and 

lead the Utah option game, and to put a block on 

an opponent in the open field. Walker also earned 

all-Western Athletic Conference honors in 1984. He 

played tackle as a junior in 1983, before moving to 

guard the next year. 

2 

eRRoLL tUckeR 

Return Specialist 

1984-1985 


Erroll Tucker was named a 1985 All-America return 

specialist by the FWAA, The Sporting News and 

Football News. In an amazing senior season, Tucker 

became the first player in the history of college 

football to lead the country in both kickoff (29.1) and 

punt return (24.3) average. He also set an NCAA 

single-season record for highest combined return 

average (punts and kicks), averaging 27.2 yards per 

return in 1985. Of his 16 punt returns in 1985, he 

took two back for touchdowns. Two of his 24 kickoff 

returns also went for touchdowns, including a long 

return of 100 yards. Tucker became just the third 

player in NCAA history to score on a punt return, 

kick return and interception return in one season. 

At the time, Tucker was the only player in NCAA 

history to score more than one touchdown in a 

single-season on punt (2), kickoff (2) and interception 

(3) returns. Also an all-conference defensive back as 

a senior, Tucker grabbed six interceptions and broke 

up nine passes in 1985. He was a two-time all-WAC 

return specialist. As a junior in 1984, Tucker ranked 

14th in the nation in kickoff returns and eighth in 

punt returns. He was selected in the fifth round of 

the 1986 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh. 

YEAR KOR YDS AVG TD LG 

1984 17 393 23.1 0 74 

1985 24 698 29.1 2 100 

Totals 41 1091 26.6 2 100 

YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 

1984 22 257 11.7 1 69 

1985 16 389 24.3 2 62 

Totals 38 646 17.0 3 69

83 

LUtheR eLLISS 

defensive Line 

1991-1994 


Luther Elliss was declared a consensus All- 

American in 1994 after making the Associated Press, 

AFCA, FWAA, Scripps Howard and United Press 

International teams. Elliss led the 1994 squad with 

nine tackles for loss, while also tallying 78 total 

tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, two pass 

break-ups and a forced fumble. A three-time all-WAC 

selection, he led the conference in sacks as a junior 

with 10, despite being double-teamed on virtually 

every play. He recorded a league-high 16 tackles 

for loss as a sophomore. Elliss still holds the Utah 

career record for tackles for loss with 29. He finished 

his career 239 total tackles, including 116 solo stops. 

Selected in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft 

by the Detroit Lions, Ellis was the No. 20 overall 

selection. He went on to become an all-pro player. 

YEAR UT AT TT TFL SKS 

1991 13 11 24 1 3 

1992 34 53 87 16 2 

1993 26 24 50 3 9 

1994 43 35 78 9 4 

Totals 116 123 239 29 18 

69 

JoRdaN GRoSS 


1999-2002 


Jordan Gross was proclaimed a consensus All- 

American in 2002—earning first team honors from 

the Associated Press, FWAA, Walter Camp, AFCA 

and The Sporting News’ teams, as well as CNNSI. 

com and CBSsportsline.com. Gross was one of three 

Outland Trophy finalists in 2002 and a unanimous 

first-team all-Mountain West Conference selection. 

He did not allow a sack as a junior and senior. Gross 

started 37 consecutive games, beginning with the 

final three games of his freshman season in 1999. As 

a senior in 2002, he registered 129 pancake blocks, 

including double-figure games against Wyoming 

(20), BYU (14) and Indiana (13). He also graded out 

at 100 percent hustle and 93 percent blocking in 2002. 

Gross was a first-round draft choice and the No. 8 

overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft – going to the 

Carolina Panthers. He has started for Carolina since 

his rookie year. 


First-Team All-Americans 

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chRIS keMoeatU 


2001-2004 


Chris Kemoeatu was named a first-team All- 

America offensive lineman in 2004 by the FWAA 

and Sportsillustrated.com. Also first-team all- 

Mountain West Conference as a senior, the right 

guard averaged 68 snaps per game and recorded 

a team-best 81 knockdowns. Kemoeatu had four 

double-digit knockdown games during his senior 

season, including 11 vs. BYU in the regular-season 

finale. He anchored an offensive line in 2004 that 

helped set single-season school records for total 

offense, scoring offense, average yards per rush, 

completion percentage, passing efficiency and first 

downs. Kemoeatu was a sixth-round selection of the 

Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2005 NFL Draft. 

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aLeX SMIth 

Quarterback 

2002-2004 


Alex Smith, a 2004 Heisman Trophy finalist who 

finished fourth in the balloting, earned National 

Player of the Year honors from Sports Illustrated 

and The Sporting News. He was a first-team All- 

American by the FWAA and SI.com, and secondteam 

Walter Camp. He became Utah’s first No. 1 

NFL Draft pick, foregoing his senior season to join 

the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. Smith was the 2004 

MWC Offensive Player of the Year and passed for 

32 touchdowns – completing 214-of-317 attempts 

for 2,952 yards. He also rushed for 631 yards and 

10 touchdowns in ‘04. Smith posted a 21-1 record 

in his two-years as Utah’s starting quarterback and 

boasted a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 5.9:1. 

He departed as the school career record-holder for 

yards per completion, completion percentage and 

passing efficiency. He was a second-team all-MWC 

performer during his sophomore season, passing for 

2,247 yards and rushing for 452. yards He tossed 15 

touchdown passes against just three interceptions 

as a sophomore, including a stretch of 180 attempts 

without an interception. In addition to his on-field 

accomplishments, Smith was outstanding in the 

classroom. He was named the 2004-05 Academic 

All-American of the Year for all NCAA sports from a 

field of over 360,000 athletes. Smith graduated with 

a bachelor’s degree in economics at age 20, after just 

two years at the U. He had begun work on a master’s 

degree before leaving for the NFL as the No. 1 

overall pick. 

YEAR G/GS ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD 

2002 2/0 4 2 1 50.0 4 0 

2003 11/10 266 173 3 65.0 2247 15 

2004 12/12 317 214 4 67.5 2952 32 

Totals 25/22 587 389 8 66.3 5203 47 

32 

eRIc WeddLe 

defensive Back 

2003-06 


Defensive back Eric Weddle, one of the most versatile 

players in NCAA history, became Utah’s third 

all-time Consensus All-American in 2006. Weddle, 

named a first-team All-America defensive back by 

the AFCA, SportsIllustrated.com, CBSsportsline. 

com, SportingNews.com, Collegefootballnews.com 

and rivals.com, was a second-team Walter Camp 

and Associated Press All-American. Also a twotime 

MWC Defensive Player of the Year (2005-06), 

Weddle led the league in interceptions as a senior 

with seven – returning two picks for touchdowns. 

He also starred for the offense and scored eight 

touchdowns in 2006 (2 on interception returns, 1 on 

a fumble return, 5 rushing). Weddle passed for a 

touchdown against BYU. Against San Diego State, 

he scored three touchdowns (2 on interception 

returns and 1 rushing) and became the first player 

in Utah history to score on back-to-back plays from 

scrimmage. In his final game at Utah, he had six 

tackles, an interception, an assisted sack, a fumble 

recovery, 56 yards rushing and a touchdown. The 

four-year starter was named a first-team FWAA 

Freshman All-American in 2003 as a true freshman. 

Weddle finished his career with 18 interceptions to 

rank second all-time at Utah. He was selected in the 

second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by San Diego as 

the No. 37 overall pick. 


2003 12/9 29 31 60 4.5-33 4-30 

2004 11/11 47 28 75 4.5-21 1-3 

2005 12/12 49 29 78 11.0-46 4-29 

2006 13/13 40 24 64 2.5-8 1-7 

Totals 48/45 165 112 277 22.5-108 10-69 


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NFL Draft Picks By Round 

Alex Smith was the No. 1 pick in the 

2005 NFL Draft—going to the San 

Francisco 49ers. He is the only No. 1 

draft pick in MWC history. 

First Round 

1959 Lee Grosscup, No. 10 (N.Y. Giants) 

1971 Norm Thompson, No. 17 (St. Louis) 

1995 Luther Elliss, No. 20 (Detroit) 

1998 Kevin Dyson, No. 16 (Tennessee) 

2003 Jordan Gross, No. 8 (Carolina) 

2005 Alex Smith, No. 1 (San Francisco) 

Second Round 

1962 Ed Pine (San Francisco) 

1965 Roy Jefferson (Pittsburgh) 

1981 Dean Miraldi (Philadelphia) 

1982 Darryl Haley (New England) 

2001 Andre Dyson (Tennessee) 

2006 Eric Weddle (San Diego) 

third Round 

1963 Dave Costa (Los Angeles) 

1969 Louis Thomas (Cincinnati) 

1973 Marv Bateman (Dallas) 

1981 Jeff Griffin (St. Louis) 

1982 Del Rodgers (Green Bay) 

2001 Steve Smith (Carolina) 

2002 Cliff Russell (Washington) 

2005 Sione Pouha (New York Jets) 

Fourth Round 

1944 George Betteridge (Detroit) 

1949 Bob Summerhays (Green Bay) 

1968 Charlie Smith (Oakland) 

1969 Norman McBride (Miami) 

1990 Scott Mitchell (Miami) 

1994 Kurt Haws (Washington) 

2002 Ed Ta’amu (Minnesota) 

2006 Paul Soliai (Miami) 

Fifth Round 

1946 Gay Adelt (Washington) 

1956 Herb Nakken (Los Angeles) 

1967 Richard Tate (Green Bay) 

1974 Steve Odom (Green Bay) 

1984 Andy Parker (L.A. Raiders) 

1986 Erroll Tucker (Pittsburgh) 

1995 Lance Scott (Arizona) 

Sixth Round 

1938 Karl Schleckman (Detroit) 

1939 Bernie McGarry (Los Angeles) 

1958 Merrill Douglas (Chicago) 

1982 Jack Campbell (Seattle) 

1998 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala (Pittsburgh) 

2000 John Frank (Philadelphia) 

2000 Mike Anderson (Denver) 

2003 Lauvale Sape (Buffalo) 

2005 Chris Kemoeatu (Pittsburgh) 

Seventh Round 

1952 Wes Gardner (Detroit) 

1954 Jack Cross (Detroit) 

1960 Larry Wilson (St. Louis) 

1965 Gregg Kent (Detroit) 

1965 Frank Roy (St. Louis) 

1994 Jamal Anderson (Atlanta) 

1995 Curtis Marsh (Jacksonville) 

1995 Bronzell Miller (St. Louis) 

1996 Henry Lusk (New Orleans) 

1999 Phil Glover (Tennessee) 

2000 Richard Seals (New York Jets) 

2003 Antwoine Sanders (Baltimore) 

2005 Jonathan Fanene (Cincinnati) 

2005 Paris Warren (Tampa Bay) 

2006 Quinton Ganther (Tennessee) 

2006 Spencer Toone (Tennessee) 

eighth Round 

1942 Floyd Spendlove (Pittsburgh) 

1952 Tom Dublinski (Detroit) 

1973 Bob Peterson (New Orleans) 

1974 Ron Rydalch (N.Y. Jets) 

1979 Rick Partridge (Green Bay) 

1986 Filipo Mokofisi (New Orleans) 

Ninth Round 

1938 Paul McDonough (Pittsburgh) 

1940 Luke Pappas (St. Louis) 

1982 Steve Clark (Miami) 

10th Round 

1940 Tom Pace (Chicago) 

1964 Allen Jacobs (Green Bay) 

1968 Jerome Lawson (Buffalo) 

1968 Jack Gehrke (Kansas City) 

1980 Lewis Walker (Washington) 

1981 Steve Folsom (Miami) 

1982 Wayne Jones (Miami) 

11th Round 

1963 Marv Fleming (Green Bay) 

1969 Gary Kerl (St. Louis) 

1975 Ike Spencer (Minnesota) 

1992 Anthony Davis (Houston) 

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12th Round 

1966 John Stipech (Washington) 

1968 Bob Trumby (Cincinnati) 

13th Round 

1946 Reed Nostrum (Chicago) 

1953 Ray Westort (Philadelphia) 

1955 Don Henderson (Detroit) 

1970 Dave Smith (Green Bay) 

1974 Gary Keller (Minnesota) 

1975 Willie Armstead (Cleveland) 

14th Round 

1940 Pete Bogden (Los Angeles) 

1961 Ken Peterson (Minnesota) 

1965 Frank Andruski (San Francisco) 

1970 Ray Groth (St. Louis) 

1974 Don Van Galder (Washington) 

15th Round 

1942 Mac Speedie (Detroit) 

1946 Stan Stapley (New York Giants) 

1963 Jerry Overton (Dallas) 

1967 Ben Woodson (Oakland) 

16th Round 

1954 Charlie Grant (Philadelphia) 

1964 Andrew Ireland (Green Bay) 

1972 Gordon Longmire (Dallas) 

1971 Billy Hunter (Buffalo) 

1976 John Huddleston (Denver) 

17th Round 

1953 George Bean (Cleveland) 

1961 Terry Nofsinger (Pittsburgh) 

1971 Gordon Jolley (Detroit) 

18th Round 

1943 Bert Davis (Los Angeles) 

1960 Tony Polychronis (N.Y. Giants) 

19th Round 

1946 Lawrence Mauss (Philadelphia) 

1948 Barney Hafen (Detroit) 

1954 Don Rydalch (Pittsburgh) 

20th Round 

1948 Frank Nelson (Yanks) 

1950 Joe Tangaro (N.Y. Giants) 

1954 Jim Durrant (Detroit) 

21st Round 

1953 Jim Dublinski (Washington) 

1958 Everett Jones (Pittsburgh) 

22nd Round 

1948 Tally Stevens (Pittsburgh) 

1949 Gil Tobler (Detroit) 

23rd Round 

1951 Dave Cunningham (Yanks) 

1958 Larry Fields (San Francisco) 

24th Round 

1955 Max Pierce (St. Louis) 

26th Round 

1956 Jack Kammerman (Cleveland) 

27th Round 

1944 Nick Pappas (Washington) 

30th Round 

1946 Tom Panos (Detroit) 

31st Round 

1945 Bill Broderick (New York Giants) 

32nd Round 

1943 Woody Peterson (Chicago) 

1947 Ralph Olsen (Green Bay) 

Jordan Gross, a first-round draft pick, was the first offensive lineman taken in 

the 2003 draft—going No. 8 to Carolina. He has started since his rookie year.

Jamal Anderson had an all-pro career 

at Atlanta. He started in the 1999 

Super Bowl. 

arizona/chicago/ 

St. Louis cardinals 

1940 Luke Pappas, Ninth Round 

1955 Max Pierce, 24th Round 

1960 Larry Wilson, Seventh Round 

1965 Frank Roy, Seventh Round 

1969 Gary Kerl, 11th Round 

1970 Ray Groth, 14th Round 

1971 Norm Thompson, First Round 

1981 Jeff Griffin, Second Round 

1995 Lance Scott, Fifth Round 

atlanta Falcons 

1994 Jamal Anderson, Seventh Round 

Baltimore Ravens 

2003 Antwoine Sanders, Seventh Round 

Boston/New York Yanks 

1948 Frank Nelson, 20th Round 

1951 Dave Cunningham, 23rd Round 

Buffalo Bills 

1971 Billy Hunter, 16th Round 

2003 Lauvale Sape, Sixth Round 

carolina Panthers 

2001 Steve Smith, Third Round 

2003 Jordan Gross, First Round 

chicago Bears 

1940 Tom Pace, 10th Round 

1943 Woody Peterson, 32nd Round 

1946 Reed Nostrum, 13th Round 

1958 Merrill Douglas, Sixth Round 

cincinnati Bengals 

1968 Bob Trumby, 12th Round 

1969 Louis Thomas, Third Round 

1995 Jonathan Fanene, Seventh Round 

cleveland Browns 

1953 George Bean, 17th Round 

1956 Jack Kammerman, 26th Round 

1975 Willie Armstead, 13th Round 

dallas cowboys 

1963 Jerry Overton, 15th Round 

1972 Gordon Longmire, 16th Round 

1973 Marv Bateman, Third Round 

denver Broncos 

1976 John Huddleston, 16th Round 

2000 Mike Anderson, Sixth Round 

detroit Lions 

1938 Karl Schleckman, Sixth Round 

1942 Mac Speedie, 15th Round 

1944 George Betteridge, Fourth Round 

1946 Tom Panos, 30th Rond 

1948 Barney Hafen, 19th Round 

1949 Gil Tobler, 22nd Round 

1952 Wes Gardner, Seventh Round 

1952 Tom Dublinski, Eighth Round 

1954 Jack Cross, Seventh Round 

1954 Jim Durrant, 20th Round 

1955 Don Henderson, 13th Round 

1965 Gregg Kent, Seventh Round 

1971 Gordon Jolley, 17th Round 

1995 Luther Elliss, First Round 

Green Bay Packers 

1947 Ralph Olsen, 32nd Round 

1949 Bob Summerhays, Fourth Round 

1963 Marv Fleming, 11th Round 

1964 Allen Jacobs, 10th Round 

1964 Andrew Ireland, 16th Round 

1967 Richard Tate, Fifth Round 

1970 Dave Smith, 13th Round 

1974 Steve Odom, Fifth Round 

1979 Rick Partridge, Eighth Round 

1982 Del Rodgers, Third Round 

Paul Soliai was taken in the fourth 

round in 2007 by Miami. 


NFL Draft Picks By Team 

Mike Anderson was the 2001 NFL 

Rookie of the Year as a Denver 

Bronco draft pick. 

Jacksonville Jaguars 

1995 Curtis Marsh, Seventh Round 

kansas city chiefs 

1968 Jack Gehrke, 10th Round 

Miami dolphins 

1969 Norman McBride, Fourth Round 

1981 Steve Folsom, 10th Round 

1982 Steve Clark, Ninth Round 

1982 Wayne Jones, 10th Round 

1990 Scott Mitchell, Fourth Round 

2006 Paul Soliai, Fourth Round 

Minnesota Vikings 

1961 Ken Peterson, 14th Round 

1974 Gary Keller, 13th Round 

1975 Ike Spencer, 11th Round 

2002 Ed Ta’amu, Fourth Round 

New england Patriots 

1982 Darryl Haley, Second Round 

New orleans Saints 

1973 Bob Peterson, Eighth Round 

1986 Filipo Mokofisi, Eighth Round 

1996 Henry Lusk, Seventh Round 

New York Giants 

1945 Bill Broderick, 31st Round 

1946 Stan Stapley, 15th Round 

1950 Joe Tangaro, 20th Round 

1959 Lee Grosscup, First Round 

1960 Tony Polychronis, 18th Round 

New York Jets 

1974 Ron Rydalch, Eighth Round 

2000 Richard Seals, Seventh Round 

2005 Sione Pouha, Third Round 

oakland/Los angeles Raiders 

1967 Ben Woodson, 15th Round 

1968 Charlie Smith, Fourth Round 

1984 Andy Parker, Fifth Round 

Philadelphia eagles 

1946 Lawrence Mauss, 19th Round 

1953 Ray Westort, 13th Round 

1954 Charlie Grant, 16th Round 

1981 Dean Miraldi, Second Round 

2000 John Frank, Sixth Round 

Pittsburgh Steelers/Pirates 

1938 Paul McDonough, Ninth Round 

1942 Floyd Spendlove, Eighth Round 

1948 Tally Stevens, 22nd Round 

1954 Don Rydalch, 19th Round 

1958 Everett Jones, 21st Round 

1961 Terry Nofsinger, 17th Round 

1965 Roy Jefferson, Second Round 

1986 Erroll Tucker, Fifth Round 

1996 Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, Sixth Rd 

2005 Chris Kemoeatu, Sixth Round 

San diego chargers 

2006 Eric Weddle, Second Round 

San Francisco 49ers 

1958 Larry Fields, 23rd Round 

1962 Ed Pine, Second Round 

1965 Frank Andruski, 14th Round 

2005 Alex Smith, First Round 

Seattle Seahawks 

1982 Jack Campbell, Sixth Round 

St. Louis/cleveland/ 

Los angeles Rams 

1939 Bernie McGarry, Sixth Round 

1940 Pete Bogden, 14th Round 

1943 Bert Davis, 18th Round 

1956 Herb Nakken, Fifth Round 

1963 Dave Costa, Third Round 

1995 Bronzell Miller, Seventh Round 

tampa Bay Buccaneers 

2005 Paris Warren, Seventh Round 

tennessee titans/houston oilers 

1992 Anthony Davis, 11th Round 

1998 Kevin Dyson, First Round, 

1999 Phil Glover, Seventh Round 

2001 Andre Dyson, Second Round 

2006 Quinton Ganther, Seventh Round 

2006 Spencer Toone, Seventh Round 

Washington Redskins 

1944 Nick Pappas, 27th Round 

1946 Gay Adelt, Fifth Round 

1953 Jim Dublinski, 21st Round 

1966 John Stipech, 12th Round 

1974 Don Van Galder, 14th Round 

1994 Kurt Haws, Fourth Round 

1980 Lewis Walker, 10th Round 

2002 Cliff Russell, Third Round 


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Utes In The Pros 

YEAR PLAYER TEAM 

1925 Milt Romney . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago 

1929 Marv Jonas . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn 

1932 Frank Christensen. . . . . . . Detroit 

Jack Johnson . . . . . . . . . . Detroit 

1933 Win Croft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn, Pittsburgh 

1934 Walt McDonald . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn 

1935 Aldo Richins . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit 

1937 Paul McDonough . . . . . . . Pittsburgh 

1939 Bernard McGarry . . . . . . . Cleveland 

1940 Fred Gehrke . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland, Los Angeles 

1944 Wayne Clark . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit 

1946 Mac Speedie. . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland 

1948 Frank Nelson . . . . . . . . . . Boston, New York 

1949 Bernard Hafen . . . . . . . . . Detroit 

Ralph Olson . . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay 

Bob Summerhays . . . . . . . Green Bay 

1950 Tom Dublinski . . . . . . . . . . Detroit, New York, Denver 

1958 Merrill Douglas . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia 

1959 Larry Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 

1960 Lee Grosscup . . . . . . . . . . New York 

1961 Terry Nofsinger . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Atlanta 

Ken Peterson . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota 

1962 Ed Pine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, Pittsburgh 

1963 Dave Costa . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland, Buffalo, Denver 

Marv Fleming . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay, Miami, Washington 

Jerry Overton . . . . . . . . . . Dallas 

1964 Monk Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 

Frank Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 

1965 Allen Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay, New York 

Roy Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore 

1966 Greg Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland, Detroit 

1967 Charlie Smith . . . . . . . . . . Oakland 

1968 Bob Trumpy . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati 

Luther Elliss was a Pro Bowl defender for Detroit, 

where he started for nearly a decade. He also 

played at Denver. 

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Barry Simms has been in the league since 1997 

(mostly with Oakland) and played in the 2003 Super 

Bowl. 

1968 Manny Fernandez. . . . . . . Miami 

Jack Gehrke . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City, Cincinnati 

Jerry Lawson . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo 

Norm McBride. . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Steve Molnar. . . . . . . . . . . Saskatchewan 

Charlie Smith . . . . . . . . . . Oakland, San Diego 

1969 Speedy Thomas . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, New Orleans 

1970 Gordon Jolley . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Detroit, Seattle 

Dale Nosworthy. . . . . . . . . Saskatchewan 

1971 Fred Graves . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago 

Gary Kerl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto 

Norm Thompson . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Baltimore 

David Walker. . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton 

1972 Marv Bateman . . . . . . . . . Buffalo, Dallas 

Gordon Jolley . . . . . . . . . . Detroit, Seattle 

Scooter Longmire . . . . . . . Dallas, N.Y. Jets 

Bob Pritchett . . . . . . . . . . . Saskatchewan 

1973 Steve Marshall . . . . . . . . . San Diego 

1974 Willie Armstead . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Steve Odom . . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay, New York 

Ike Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota 

1975 Ron Rydalch . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago 

1976 Ron Cherkas. . . . . . . . . . . Saskatchewan 

1977 Jack Steptoe . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

1978 John Huddleston. . . . . . . . Oakland 

Tom Krebs. . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

1979 Rick Partridge . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans, San Diego, Buffalo 

Lewis Walker. . . . . . . . . . . Washington 

1980 Tony Lindsay. . . . . . . . . . . Toronto 

Dean Miraldi . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, L.A. Raiders, Denver 

Roland Soloman . . . . . . . . Dallas, Buffalo, Denver, 

1981 Steve Folsom . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, New York, Dallas 

Jeff Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Philadelphia 

Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Express 

Billy Gompf . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston Breakers 

Pro Bowl receiver Steve Smith led the NFC in 

receiving in 2005. He started for Carolina in the 

2004 Super Bowl.

1982 Jack Campbell . . . . . . . . . Seattle 

Steve Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Steve Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto 

Dan Doubiago. . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Express, Kansas City 

Ray Elgaard . . . . . . . . . . . Saskatchewan 

Darryl Haley . . . . . . . . . . . New England, Cleveland, Green Bay 

Floyd Hodge . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta 

Del Rodgers . . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay, San Francisco 

Rich Umphrey . . . . . . . . . . New York, San Diego 

1983 Carl Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

1984 Bob Binkele. . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

Danny Huey . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

Andy Parker . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Raiders, San Diego 

Mark Stevens . . . . . . . . . . Montreal, San Francisco 

Carlton Walker . . . . . . . . . Seattle 

1985 Erroll Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New England 

Filipo Mokofisi . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans, British Columbia 

Terry Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

1986 Dave Cullity. . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland, San Francisco 

Andre Guardi . . . . . . . . . . Washington 

James Hansen . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh 

James Hardy. . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Rams 

Manny Hendrix . . . . . . . . . Dallas 

Greg Holder . . . . . . . . . . . B.C. Lions 

Loren Richey. . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Rams 

1987 Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota 

Tika Manu . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Craig McEwen. . . . . . . . . . Washington, San Diego 

Kevin Reach . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

Reggie Richardson . . . . . . B.C. Lions 

1988 Bryan Bero . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago 

Carl Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, Houston 

1989 Joe Clausi . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Eddie Johnson . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Scott Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . Miami, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati 

Dennis Smith . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix 

Andre Dyson, now with the New York Jets, started 

at cornerback for Seattle in the 2006 Super Bowl. 

Chris Kemoeatu plays for Pittsburgh and was on 

the Steelers’ 2006 Super Bowl team. 



1992 Anthony Davis . . . . . . . . . Houston, Seattle, Kansas City, Green Bay, Baltimore 

Errol Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton 

1993 Dave Chaytors . . . . . . . . . Ottawa, British Columbia 

Mike DeHoog . . . . . . . . . . Seattle 

Keith Embray . . . . . . . . . . San Diego, Tennessee 

Ed Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton 

1994 Jamal Anderson . . . . . . . . Atlanta 

Blaine Berger . . . . . . . . . . San Diego 

Cedric Crawford . . . . . . . . Las Vegas 

Kurt Haws . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington 

Greg Hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Bryan Rowley . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Sean Williams . . . . . . . . . . Winnipeg 

1995 Anthony Brown . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Pittsburgh 

Charlie Brown . . . . . . . . . . San Diego 

Deron Claiborne . . . . . . . . Washington 

Luther Elliss . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit, Denver 

Roy Ma’afala. . . . . . . . . . . Memphis 

Curtis Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Saskatchewan 

Mike McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . Denver, Green Bay, Philadelphia 

Bronzell Miller . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 

Mark Rexford . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles 

Lance Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona, N.Y. Giants, New England 

1996 Henry Lusk . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans, Washington, Miami, Tampa Bay 

1997 Chad Folk. . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto 

Rocky Henry . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Calgary, British Columbia, Saskatchewan 

Harold Lusk. . . . . . . . . . . . Indianapolis 

Barry Sims. . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Oakland 

1998 Armand Boglin . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Kevin Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee, Carolina, San Diego, Washington 

Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala . . Pittsburgh, Jacksonville 

Juan Johnson . . . . . . . . . . British Columbia, Miami, Toronto 

Clarence Lawson . . . . . . . Toronto 

1999 Phil Glover . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee, Indianapolis 

Pene Talamaivao . . . . . . . Buffalo, San Diego, Ottawa 

Daniel Jones . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Los Angeles 

Defensive tackle Ma’ake Kemoeatu, drafted by 

Baltimore in 2002, signed with Carolina in 2006. 


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2000 John Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, N.Y. Giants 

Mike Anderson . . . . . . . . Denver, Baltimore 

Richard Seals . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Jets, New Orleans, Buffalo 

Omar Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Giants 

Jay Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo 

2001 Andre Dyson . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee, Seattle, N.Y. Jets 

Steve Smith . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina 

Andy Bowers. . . . . . . . . . . Arizona, Buffalo 

Jeff Ray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati 

Kautai Olevao . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee 

2002 Cliff Russell . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, Cincinnati, Miami, Detroit 

Ed Ta’amu. . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota, Houston 

Doug Kaufusi . . . . . . . . . . San Diego, Saskatachewan 

Ma’ake Kemoeatu . . . . . . Baltimore, Carolina 

Yohance Scott. . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, Toronto 

Dameon Hunter. . . . . . . . . Baltimore 

Adam Tate. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville 

2003 Jordan Gross. . . . . . . . . . Carolina 

Lauvale Sape . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo 

Antwoine Sanders. . . . . . . Baltimore, Hamilton 

Dustin McQuivey. . . . . . . . Cincinnati 

Paris Jackson . . . . . . . . . Buffalo, British Columbia 

Josh Lyman. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 

Garrett Smith . . . . . . . . . . Calgary 

Sheldon Deckart . . . . . . . . Hamilton 

2004 Arnold Parker . . . . . . . . . Seattle, San Francisco, Hamilton 

Ben Moa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Dave Revill . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore 

Josh Savage . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Tennessee 

Lewis Powell . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland 

Thomas Herrion . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

Brandon Warfield . . . . . . . Baltimore 

Ray Holdcraft . . . . . . . . . . Ottawa 

Wide receiver Paris Warren plays for Tampa Bay, 

which drafted him in 2005. 

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Defensive lineman Jonathan Fanene plays for 

Cincinnati, which drafted him in 2005. 

2005 Alex Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 

Sione Pouha . . . . . . . . . . New York Jets 

Chris Kemoeatu . . . . . . . Pittsburgh 

Jonathan Fanene . . . . . . Cincinnati 

Paris Warren . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay 

Steve Savoy . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit 

Morgan Scalley . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia 

Corey Dodds. . . . . . . . . . . Hamilton 

2006 Quinton Ganther . . . . . . . Tennessee 

Spencer Toone . . . . . . . . Tennessee 

Jesse Boone . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati 

Steve Fifita. . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

John Madsen. . . . . . . . . . Oakland 

Marty Johnson . . . . . . . . . Denver 

Travis LaTendresse. . . . . . Kansas City 

2007 Eric Weddle . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego 

Paul Soliai . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 

Tavo Tupola . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 

Brett Ratliff . . . . . . . . . . . New York Jets 

Kelly Talvaou. . . . . . . . . . Atlanta 

Bold indicates status as of May 8, 2007 

John Madsen is in his second year at Oakland after 

signing as a free agent.

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Aalona, Makai-2002-03-04 

Abrams, Steve-1989-90-91-92 

Absher, Wade-1991 

Adams, Roger-1955 

Adams, Ron-1981-82-83 

Adams, Tom-1953-54 

Adelt, Gerhard (Gay)-1940-41 

Adelt, Horst-1940-41 

Afeaki, Kite-2004-05 

Afu, Kava-1988-89-90 

Agbor, Mbe-1999-00 

Akina, Ryan-1996-97 

Alba, Brian-1992-93 

Aldridge, Randy-1989-90 

Alexander, Hugh-1988 

Allen, Bob-1952 

Allen, Daniel-1973-74 

Allen, Ernest-1963-64 

Allen, Jamal-1996-97-98 

Allen, Roy-1997-98 

Alley, Robert-1936-37-38 

Alston, Reggie-1991-92 

Alvarez, Gilbert-1980-81 

Alvey, Robert-1980 

Amizich, Larry-1955-56-57 

Ammons, Dennis-1967-68 

Andersen, Gary-1985-86 

Anderson, Andy-1904-05-06-07 

Anderson, Brian-1988-89-90-91 

Anderson, Del Roy-1955 

Anderson, Jamal-1992-93 

Anderson, James-1921 

Anderson, Jerome-1997-98 

Anderson, John-1989-90 

Anderson, Mark-1978-79-80-81 

Anderson, Mike-1998-99 

Anderson, Wesley-1928 

Andrews, Jack-1967-68 

Andruski, Frank-1963-64 

Aneiro, Pete-2006 

Angell, Mark-1979 

Anglesey, Mike-1987-88-89-90 

Arceneaux, Anthony-2001 

Arceneaux, Darnell-1997-98-99-00 

Armstead, Willie-1972-73-74 

Armstrong, Jefferson-1917 

Arnett, Glen-1932-33-34 

Arntz, Dave-1953 

Arquette, Mitch-2004-05 

Ashby, Charles-1959-60-61 

Ashton, Willard-1911 

Atkinson, Ray-1935-36 

Au, Brigham-2004 

Austin, Leo-1986-87 

Austin, Mike-2002 

Avery, Del-1936 

Ayers, Richard-1975-77-78-79 

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Bachhuber, Brian-1998-99-00 

Bacon, Omar-1995-96-98-99 

Bahr, Brooks-2000-01-02 

Bailey, Daniel-1967-68 

Bailey, Mike-1975-76-77-78 

Bailey, Monk-1958-59 

Bailey, Rickey-1976 

Baker, Stephen-1983-84-85-86 

Baker, Terry-1963-65-66 

Baldwin, Ernest-1936-37-38 

Baldwin, Sam-1975-76-79-80 

Balken, Bruce-1936-37-38 

Ballard, John-1996 

Barker, Gary-1967-68-69 

Barker, Howard-1912-13 

Barr, Donnie-1953-54-55 

Barrett, Daniel-1977-78 

Barrett, Ted-1942 

Barsness, Richard-1972-73-74 

Barton, Eva-1904-05-06 

Barton, Mark-1990-91-92-93 

Bateman, Marvin-1969-70-71 

Battcher, Jeff-1981 

Bauer, Bob-1939 

Baulkman, Michael-1996 

Bean, Bruce-1964-65-66 

Bean, George-1950-51-52 

Beard, Therman-1984-85 

Beardall, Dan-2005 

Zane Beadles lettered in 2006. 

Beardall, Derek-2005 

Beadles, Zane-2006 

Bearden, Dennis-1970-71 

Beatie, Hugh-1924 

Beck, Cal-1994-95-96 

Beckstead, Dan-1930-31-32 

Beckstead, Rex-1934 

Behling, Lincoln-1938 

Belczyk, Eugene-1970-71-72 

Bellamy, Jimmy-1990-91 

Bellock, Kurt L.-1969-70 

Belnap, Michael G.-1973-76 

Bendinger, Boo-1996-97-98-99 

Bennett, Raymond-1984-85 

Bennion, Dezla-1907-10-11-12 

Bennion, Earl-1903 

Bennion, Fred-1902-04-05-06 

Benton, Edwin-2001-02 

Bentz, Diego-1989 

Berger, Blaine-90-91-92-93 

Bernson, Kay-1951-52 

Bero, Bryan-1984-85-86-88 

Berry, Kent E.-1958 

Besler, Rodney F.-1977-78 

Bettridge, George-1942-43 

Beuhner, Paul-1930 

Bezyack, Martin-1954-55-56-57 

Bigelow, Darrell B.-1966 


All-Time Lettermen 

Binkele, Robert-1981-82-83-84 

Birch, Tom Clay-1958-59-60 

Bird, Dylan-1999 

Bischoff, George-1930-31 

Black, Martell-1987 

Blackmon, Phil-2001 

Blankenbaker, Ronald-1978-79 

Blaufuss, Armin-1965-66-67 

Blosch, Mark-1981-82-83-84 

Blosch, Raymond K.-1974-75-76 

Boberg, Calvin-1923-24-25 

Bobich, John L-1967 

Bogden, Bob-1952-53 

Bogden, Peter-1938-39 

Boghossian, Dave-1994 

Boglin, Armand-1995 

Boglin, Armand-1996 

Bohen, Emmett-1916 

Boise, Paul T.-1905 

Bolinger, Joey-2001 

Bonifacio, Bob-1987-88-89-90 

Bonifacio, Frank-1987-88-89-90 

Bonvicino, Donald-1955-56-57 

Boone, Jason-2004-05-06 

Boone, Jesse-2002-03-04-05 

Borich, Joe-1959-60-61 

Borreson, Bryan-2002-03-04-05 

Borthwick, Roy-1965 

Boss, George-1954-55-56-57 

Bougere, Vyron-1967 

Bourdeaux, Rick-1974-75-76 

Bourne, Hal-1951-52-53 

Bowers, Andy-1997-98-99-00 

Bowman, Harold-1944 

Bown, Andy-1990 

Boyd, Ernest-1993-94 

Boykin, Marion-1968-69-70 

Brady, Kyle-2004-05-06 

Brand, Ryan-2001-02 

Brandenberg, Steven-1970-71-72 

Branham, Franklin (Set)-1952-53 

Breckon, John-1915 

Breska, Ryan-2001 

Bridge, Gordon-1931-32-33 

Briggs, Lorin-1913-14 

Brinton, Merrill-1962-63 

Brock, Vincent-1976-77-78-79 

Broderick, Verle-1942 

Brokmeyer, Albert-1913-14-15 

Brown, Anthony-1993-94 

Brown, Ben-1996 

Brown, Charlie-1990-91-93-94 

Brown, Dennis-1961 

Brown, Freddie-2005-06 

Brown, Gail-1953-54 

Brown, George-1901-02-05-06 

Brown, James-1969-70 

Brown, Mark-1908 

Brown, Merle-1941 

Brown, Michael-1974-75 

Brown, Richard-1953 

Brown, Tom-1958-62 

Brummel, Edward-1971 

Brunetti, Guy-1950-51 

Bryant, Aaron-2002-03 

Bryant, Montel-1983-84-85-86 

Bryant, Richard-1906-07 

Bubak, Dick-1951-52-53 

Buchert, Gerald-1971-72 

Buchi, Craig-1976 

Buchi, Mark-1972-73-74 

Buckman, Robert-1963-64 

Buckner, Bruce-1965 

Budelier, Richie-1917 

Buehler, Dean-1943 

Buehner, Paul-1931-33 

Bullett, Ryan-1989-90 

Bunderle, Arthur-1944 

Burdette, Blake-2003-04 

Burgess, Richard-1956 

Burmester, Henry-1902-03 

Burnett, Brad-1998 

Burnett, Martail-2004-05-06 

Burnett, Timonthy-1966 

Burtenshaw, Brad-1999-01 

Burton, Willie-1991 

Bushman, Ben B.-1960 

Buss, Ken-1992-93-94 

Butera, Mike-1965-66 

Butler, Roger-1955-56 

- c - 

Cabading, Gene-1965-66 

Caffey, Paul-1925-26-27 

Cahoon, Dell-1915 

Calcote, Tyrone-1985-88 

Call, Newell-1934-35-36 

Callis, Paul-1932-34 

Callister, Hy-1936 

Campbell, Jack-1980-81 

Campbell, Ryan-1987 

Campman, Kenneth-1958-59 

Cannon, Karl-1900 

Carlson, Oscar-1902-03-04 

Carlston, Peter-1931-32-33 

Carlton, Demetrius-1989 

Carmichael, Rex-1910 

Carmon, Alton-1926-27-28 

Carpenter, Melville.-1962-63-64 

Carrasco, Ernest-1979 

Carroll, David-2004 

Carter, Ralph-1956-57 

Caruso, Frank James-1958 

Carvalho, Stewart-1998-99 

Casco, Kawika-2001-02-05 

Casell, Roderick-1983 

Castain, Daren-1989-90-91-92 

Casteel, Brent-2005-06 

Castillo, Ed-1992-93 

Cate, Scott-1984 

Cato, Adam-1963 

Cecil, Paul-1927-28 

Cerbin, David-1975-76 

Champion, Vere-1922-23-24-25 

Charlebois, Tom-1953 

Chaytors, Dave-1989-90-91-92 

Checketts, Victor (Mgr.)-1978-79-80-81 

Cherkas, Ronald-1975-76 

Cherlin, Kenneth-1965 

Chestang, Gary-1960 

Child, Craig-1979 

Childs, Robert-1938-39 

Chow, Norm-1965-66-67 

Christensen, Chris-1998-99-00 

Christensen, Frank-1930-31-32 

Christensen, James-1936-37 

Christensen, Preston-1990-91-92 

Christensen, William-1926-27 

Christianson, Howard-1997-99 

Christianson, Kimball-1997-98-99-00 


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Christoffersen, Dirk-1996-97 

Chung, William-1957-58-59 

Cima, Scott-1981-82 

Cissell, David-1962 

Claiborne, Deron-1993-94 

Clanton, Richard-1958 

Clark, Daniel-1974-78-79 

Clark, David-1944 

Clark, Harold-1923 

Clark, I.P.-1920-22 

Clark, Jon-2004 

Clark, Lyman-1943 

Clark, Rulon-1941 

Clark, Sherman-1929-30-31 

Clark, Spence-1957-58 

Clark, Stephen-1978-79-80-81 

Clark, Wayne-1937-39 

Clary, Daniel L.-1977-78-79 

Clausi, Joe-1988-89 

Clawson, Roger-1988-89 

Clay, Bill-1951-52 

Clerc, Charles-1944 

Cline, Roger F.-1964-65 

Clyde, Dana J.-1970 

Cochran, Josh-1995-97-98-99 

Coggins, Gerald-1964 

Cole, Charles L.-1974 

Cole, Winslow-1912 

Coleman, David-1917 

Coleman, Ron-1963-64 

Collins, Frank-1973-74-75 

Collins, Timothy-1967-68-69 

Collotzi, Albert-1955 

Condie, Brock-2005 

Conger, James-1960-61-62 

Conley, Ed-1984-85-86 

Conley, Robert-2005-06 

Conley, Spencer (Spike)-1952-53 

Connaughton, Mike-1988-89 

Conville, James-1907-08 

Conway, James-1971-72-73 

Coogan, Robert-1958-59 

Cook, Glen-1965 

Cook, Paul-1951-52-53 

Cooper, Eugene-1937-38 

Cooper, Michael-1967 

Cooperwood, Sylvester-1994 

Cordy, Michael-1974-75-76 

Corty, Thomas-1962-63-64 

Cory, Thomas-1936-37-38 

Cospy, Tony-1984 

Costa, David-1961-62 

Couch, Sherman (Pete)-1927-28 

County, Adolph-1993-94 

Cousin, Bruce-1969-70-71 

Cowley, Carter-1951-52-53 

Cowley, William-1933-34-35 

Cox, Steve-1981-82 

Cox, William-1925-27 

Crafts, Charles-1957 

Cragan, Calvin-1960-62 

Crandall, Irwin-1936-37-38 

Cravens, William-1960-61-62 

Crawford, Cedric-1990-91-92-93 

Creer, Frank-1927 

Crockett, D’Shaun-1999-00-01-02 

Croft, Winfield-1930-31-33 

Croshaw, T.D.-1999-00 

Cross, Gene (Bud)-1953-54-55 

Cross, Jack.-1951-52-53 

Crosswhite, Jonathan-1997-98 

Crouch, Lloyd-1913-14-15 

Crum, Frederick-1975-76-77 

Cruse, Don-1986-87 

Cullity, Dave-1985-86 

Cunningham, David-1994-95-97 

Cureton, Gonzalo-1965-66 

Custer, Everett-1971-72-73 

- d - 

D’Errico, Liberto-1978 

Dahl, David-1972-73-74 

Dahl, Steve-2004 

Dailey, Russ-1989-90-91-92 

Dale, Joe-2006 

Daniels, Derek-1977 

Dart, Brandon-1996-99-00 

Davies, Harold-1932-33 

Davis, Anthony-1990-91 

Davis, Burt-1940-41-42 

Davis, Danny-1994-95-96-97 

Davis, Desmond-1999-01-02 

Davis, Joe-1968-69-70 

Davis, Michael-1962-63 

Davis, Ray-1938 

Davis, Robert-1928-29 

Davis, Theron-1929-30 

Davis, Tim-1978-80 

Day, Bruce-1962-63 

Day, David-1988 

Day, Gregory-1975-79-80-81 

De’Malignon, Adam-1989-90-92 

Dean, Vernon-1910-13 

DeBenedetti, Dario-1964-65-66 

DeBraw, Larry-1962 

DeCastro, Louis-1994-95 

Deckart, Sheldon-1999-00-01-02 

Decker, Ivan-1920 

Degnan, Patrick-1975-76-77 

DeHoog, Mike-1988-90-91-92 

DePrimio, Alfred-1972-73-74 

Dickamore, Tony-1998-99 

Dirkmaat, David-2004-05 

Dilman, Ray-1911 

Dixon, Walt-1982-83-84 

Doberon, Joseph-1944 

Dockery, Gerald-1969-70 

Dodds, Corey-2001-02-03-04 

Dolan, Al-1993 

Dolan, Dave-1987-88 

Dolce, Frank-1991-92 

Doolittle, Thomas-1909 

Dorner, Hank-1991-92 

Dotson, Gordon-1959-60-61 

Doubiago, Daniel-1979-80-82 

Dougall, George M.P.-1900-01-02 

Douglas, Clarence-1914-15-16 

Douglas, Merrill-1955-56-57 

Dow, Pete-1926-27-29 

Dowd, Joe-1969 

Drews, Jeremy-1994 

Driggs, Merlin-1964-65-66 

Dublinski, Jim-1950-51-52 

Dublinski, Tom-1950-51 

Duckworth, Douglas H.-1972-73 

Duehlmeier, Fred-1936 

Duke, James-1987 

Dungan, Dave-1953-54-55 

Durrant, Jim-1951-52-53 

Dwinell, CR-2000-01 

196 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

Kenape Eliapo lettered in 2006. 

Dye, Ellis-1955 

Dykeman, LeGrande-1924-25-26-27 

Dyson, Andre-1997-98-99-00 

Dyson, Kevin-1994-95-96-97 

Dyson, Patrick-1998-99-00 

- e - 

Echols, Phil-1988-89 

Eck, Don-1980-81-82 

Eckles, Rick-1987-88 

Edgar, Don-1951-52 

Edge, Richard-1972 

Edwards, LaVon-1988-89-90-91 

Edwards, Mike-1989 

Egger, Larry-1985-86 

Eldracher, Lawrence-1971-72-73 

Eldredge, Todd-1986-88-89 

Elgaard, Ray-1981-82 

Eliapo, Kenape-2006 

Elkington, Clair-1959 

Elliot, Myrthen-1930-31 

Elliott, Brett-2002-03 

Elliss, Luther-1991-92-93-94 

Embray, Keith-1990-91 

Enlow, Don-1983 

Enosa, Bobby-2000 

Ensign, Forrest-1943 

Ericksen, Stanford-1932 

Erickson, Don-1957 

Erickson, Irving-1911 

Escalante, Michael-1971 

Ethridge, Teneil-1995-97-98-99 

Evans, Casey-2003-04-05-06 

Evans, Jack-1973 

Evans, Kent-1920-21-22-23 

Evans, Layne-1975-76 

Evans, Richard-1954 

Evans, Roland-1942 

Evans, Thomas-1942 

Evans, Walter-1902 

- F - 

Fa’amoe, Toele-1993-95 

Fahringer, Tim-1982-84 

Fairman, Jay-1979-81-82-83 

Fanene, Jonathan-2003-04 

Fankhauser, Matt-1997 

Farrell, Bob-1939 

Fatafehi, Toni-1997 

Faust, Augustus-1937 

Feller, Ray-1953 

Femovich, Dave-1981 

Fenn, William-1956 

Ferguson, Earl-1920 

Ferguson, Tyce-1980-81 

Ferguson, W.P.-1907 

Ferguson, Warren-1952 

Fernandez, Manuel-1965-66-67 

Fetzer, John-1931 

Ficklin, Morris-1944 

Fields, Clarence-1984-85-86-87 

Fields, Larry-1955 

Fields, Lowell-1956-58 

Fields, Melvin-1978-79 

Fifita, Steve-2002-03-04-05 

Finau, Pouha-1994 

Fineanganofo, Devo-1994 

Fisher, George-1953 

Fisher, Vardis-1917 

Fitzgerald, Keith-1938-39-40 

Fitzpatrick, Tommy-1911-12 

Fleming, Marvin-1960-61-62 

Fleshman, Harte-1904 

Fletcher, Gerald-2003-04 

Flitton, Jeff-1982 

Folk, Chad-1995-96 

Folsom, Scott-1978 

Folsom, Steve-1978-79-80 

Forbes, Morris.-1903 

Forsberg, Ray-1929-30 

Fortune, Thomas-1998-99-00-01 

Foster, Brad-1990-91-92-93 

Fouts, Mike-1995-96 

Fowler, William-1967-68-69 

Fox, Neve-1924 

Francis, Gary-1955 

Frank, John Gordon-1960-61 

Frank, John-1996-97-98-99 

Franklin, Chet-1954-55-56 

Franks, Gustav-1920-21 

Fratto, Robert-1970-71-72 

Frech, John-1970-71-72 

French, Clyde-1985-86 

Fricks, Charles-1969-70-71 

Fuamatu-Ma’afala, Chris-1995-96-97 

- G - 

Ganther, Quinton-2004-05 

Gardner, Brigham-1942 

Gardner, Darrell-1913-14-15 

Gardner, Duncan-1910-11-12 

Gardner, Leroi-1925 

Gardner, Mark-1914-15 

Gardner, Robert-1908 

Gardner, Wes-1950-51 

Gardner, William-1914 

Garidel, Roger-1970-71 

Garrette, Edwin-1992-94 

Garrigan, Afa-2005 

Gawronski, Bob-1952-53-54 

Geary, Rex-1938-39-40 

Gehrke, Clarence (Fred)-1938-39 

Gehrke, Jack F.-1965-66-67 

Geiselmayr, Mark-1983-84-85 

Gerbatz, Dan-1975-76-77 

Gerke, Alex-1982-83 

Germann, Dave-1955 

Gertsch, Grant-1973-74-75 

Gibby, Leo-1969-71

Gibson, Brian-1995-96 

Gibson, Jed-1953-54-55 

Gilfilan, Joseph-1969-70 

Gillespie, Francis-1923 

Gilmer, Warren-1919-20-21 

Gilreath, Alan-1970-71-72 

Glasser, Donald-1968-69-70 

Gleave, Bud-1944 

Glen, George (Mgr)-1928-29 

Glover, Phil-1997-98 

Godfrey, Bradon-2006 

Godfrey, Chris-1994-95-96-97 

Gomez, Randy-1977-78 

Gompf, William-1978-79-80-81 

Goodrich, Grant-1951-52 

Goodrich, William-1915-19 

Goodwin, Harold-1916-17 

Goodwin, Ralph-1926-27-28 

Gordon, Stephen-2005 

Grady, Tommy-2006 

Graham, Doug-1988 

Graham, Richard-1975-76 

Graham, Tony-1980-81-82 

Grames, Les-1934-35 

Grant, Benere-1907-08-09-10 

Grant, Charles (Tiny)-1951-52-53 

Grant, Devin-1998 

Graves, Fred-1969-70-71 

Gray, Lindsey-1981-82 

Grayson, Scott-1972-73 

Green Gerald-1974 

Green, Brett-1979-81-82 

Greenhalgh, Don-1954-55-56 

Greenwell, Gerald-1976-77 

Gregory, LeGrande-1940-41-42 

Griffin, Jeffery-1977-78-79-80 

Griffin, Randolph-1974-75-76 

Griffith, Gary-1955 

Griggs, Ken-1986 

Grimm, Aaron-1987-88 

Groesbeck, Frank-1892 

Groneman, Mike-1965-66 

Gross, Jordan-1999-00-01-02 

Grosscup, Lee-1957-58 

Groth, Ray-1967-68-69 

Groth, Richard-1963-64-65 

Guardi, Andre-1983-84-85-86 

Guhin, Allen-1931-32 

Guise, William-1961 

Gunn, Dewey-1936-37 

Gunther, Kyle-2006 

- h - 

Hackenbruck, Tommy-2003-04 

Hackett, Drew-2006 

Hafen, Darrell-1944 

Hagemann, Daniel-1975-76 

Hagen, Clarence-1921-22-23-24 

Hagen, Sean-1997 

Haggard, James-1970 

Hagood, Elliot-1970-71-72 

Haig, James-1937-39 

Haley, Darryl-1978-79-80-81 

Hall, Anthony-1990-92 

Hall, Ray-1952 

Hall, Walter-1921 

Hallsey, Steven-1972-73-74 

Hamilton, Dave-1952-53-54 

Hamilton, Norman-1911-12-13 

Hamilton, Rob-1994-95 

Hampton, Victor-1911-12 

Han, William-1942 

Hancock, Harvey-1919-20-21-22 

Hansen, Charles-1940-41 

Hansen, Cory-1977-78-79 

Hansen, James-1983-84-85-86 

Hansen, Matt-2001-02-03 

Hansen, Randell-1968-69-70 

Hansen, Stewart-1992 

Hardin, Clinton-1969 

Hardin, Ricky-1979-80 

Hardman, Jay-1970 

Hardy, Glen-1929 

Hardy, James-1983-84-85-86 

Hardy, Karl-1926-27 

Hariston, Michael-1965-66 

Harker, Benjamin-00-01 

Harkless, Jeff-1992 

Harper, Shaun-2003-04-05-06 

Harper, Ted-1967 

Harrington, Brian-1989 

Harris, Dee-1903 

Harris, Garland-1986-87-88-89 

Harris, Kenneth-1978 

Harris, Tim-2004-05 

Bradon Godfrey lettered in 2006. 

Harrison, Keith-1994-96-97 

Harrison, Kevin-1974-75-76 

Harry, Carl-1986-87-88 

Hartmann, George-1966-67 

Harward, Sam-1996 

Hatch, Sumner-1941 

Haun, Henry (Pete)-1956-57-58 

Hawkes, Thomas-1964-65-66 

Hawn, Kevin-1986 

Haws, Kurt-1992-93 

Heard, Gary-1965-66 

Hearns, Anthony-1995 

Heaton, Lance-1988 

Heffernan, Bull-1996-97 

Heffner, Eric-1977 

Heiselt, Laurence-1903 

Henderson, Don-1952-53-54 

Henderson, Michael-1981 

Henderson, Sean-1988 

Hennessey, J.-1905-08 

Henry, Forrest-1977-78-79-80 

Henry, Frank-1977-78 



Henry, Rocky-1995-96 

Hensel, Dustin-2006 

Herboth, Kenneth-1973 

Herbst, Vernon-1905 

Herd, Davy-1956 

Hernandez, Brian-2005-06 

Herrion, Thomas-2002-03 

Hertzfeldt, Gary-1961-62-63 

Heslop, Ronald-1964-65 

Hess, Terry-1979-80 

Hesse, Joe Charles-1960-62 

Hibbard, James-1957-58-59 

Hicks, Darrel-1989-90 

Hill, Jay-1998-99 

Hills, Jack (Mgr)-1933 

Hines, Michael-1981-82 

Hinton, Larry-1967-68 

Hoard, Mark-1974-75-76 

Hobbs, Fred-1973-74-75 

Hodge, Floyd-1979-80 

Hodgson, James-1927-28-29 

Hoffman, Greg-1990-91-92-93 

Hoggan, James-1960-62 

Hoggan, Martin-1932-33-34 

Hola, Molonai-1983-84-87-88 

Holdcraft, Ray-2002-03 

Holder, Greg-1985-86 

Holdsworth, Wilbur-1907 

Holladay, Randall-1978-79-80 

Hollandsworth, Len-1981-83 

Holloway, Vernon-1963-64 

Holmes, Marvin-1959-60-61 

Holmstead, Earl (Happy)-1911-12 

Holt, Greg-1986 

Home, William-1907-08-09-10 

Hooks, Greg-1992-93-94 

Hooks, Jason-1995-96-98 

Hoover, Richard-1969-70-71 

Hope, Albert-1904 

Horsley, Bill-1943 

Horsley, M.-1915 

Houston, Charles-1907-08 

Houston, Devin-2001-02 

Howard, Darwin-1930-31-32 

Howard, William-1959-60 

Howells, Edmund-1917-19 

Howells, John-1924-25-26-27 

Howse, Dean-1954 

Hristou, Peter-1974-75-76 

Hucko, Jeffery-1977-78-79-80 

Huddleston, John-1973-74-75 

Hudson, Horace-1912-14 

Huey, Danny-1983-84 

Huff, Thomas-2004 

Huffman, Daniel-1970 

Hughes, Darren-1986-87 

Hunt, Bert-1935 

Hunter, Chris-1996-97-98-99 

Hunter, Dameon-2000-01 

Hunter, William-1969-70 

Hurd, Ernest-1920-21-22 

Hurren, Henry-1921-22-23 

Hustad, Byron-1974-75-76 

Hutchins, Roosevelt-1973-74 

Hutson, Sean-1990-91 

Hyde, Alonzo-1894 

- I - 

Ichertz, Michael-1973-74 

Imperiali, Tim-1989 

Inferrera, Jeremy-2006 

Ipaktchian, Rich-1984-85 

Ireland, Andrew-1963-64 

Ita’aehau, Sam-2001 

Iverson, Gregory-1971 

Iverson, Owen-1926-27 

- J - 

Jackman, Fred-1943 

Jackson, Artis-1995-96 

Jackson, Daniel-1972 

Jackson, Lynzell-2002 

Jackson, Mark-1984-85 

Jackson, Paris-2001-02 

Jackson, Todd-1995-96-97-98 

Jacobs, Allen-1963-64 

Jacobsen, Chad-2004-05 

Jacobsen, Eric-1984-86-87-88 

Jahries, Chris-1994-95-96-97 

James, Edward-1976 

Jefferson, Roy-1962-63-64 

Jenkins, Bob-1984-85-86-87 

Jenkins, Jeff-1985-86-87 

Jensen, Carl-1955 

Jensen, Corey-1980-82 

Jensen, Don-1951-52-53 

Jensen, Fleming-1971-72 

Jensen, James-1965 

Jensen, John-1962 

Jensen, Karl-1955-56-57 

Jensen, Ryan-1994 

Jensen, Sterling-1935-36 

Jeppson, Don-1933-34-35 

Jeppson, Philip-1921-22-23 

Jewekes, Reid-1921-22-23-24 

Jex, Jeff-1994-95-96 

Jianonni, Joe-2005-06 

Johannessen, Carl-1980-82 

Johanson, Charles-1971-72-73 

Johnson, Al-2000-02 

Johnson, Andrew-2004-05 

Johnson, Bill-1953 

Johnson, Brian-2004-05 

Johnson, C.J.-1996-98 

Johnson, Don-1936 

Johnson, Ed-1999-00 

Johnson, Eddie-1984-85-86-88 

Johnson, Edward-1967-68 

Johnson, Erick-1977 

Johnson, Gary-1957-58-59 

Kyle Gunther lettered in 2006. 


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Gabe Long lettered in 2006. 

Johnson, Gerald-1983-84-85-86 

Johnson, Herman-1901 

Johnson, Hilria-1980-81-82-83 

Johnson, Irwin-1933-34 

Johnson, Jack-1930-31-32 

Johnson, Joe-2004 

Johnson, Jordan-2005 

Johnson, Joseph-1966-67 

Johnson, Juan-1994-95-96-97 

Johnson, Keith-1943 

Johnson, Marty-2002-04 

Johnson, William-1957-58 

Johnson, William-1978-79-80 

Johnston, Arthur-1958-59 

Johnston, Robert-1940 

Jolley, Gordon-1968-69-70 

Jonas, Jeffery-1959-60-61 

Jonas, Marwin-1928-29-30 

Jones, Brandon-1994-95-96 

Jones, Curt-1985-86-87-88 

Jones, Daniel-1997-98 

Jones, Evert-1955-56-57 

Jones, Hilan-1959-60-61 

Jones, Jason-1993-94 

Jones, Justin-2006 

Jones, Leon-1927-28-29 

Jones, Marcus-1999-00-01-02 

Jones, Michael-1983-84-85 

Jones, Pierre-1992-93 

Jones, Theron-1924-25 

Jones, Wayne-1978-79-80-81 

Jones, Wendell-1965-66 

Jones, William-1968 

Jorgensen, J.D.-2001-02 

Jorgensen, Rey-1941 

Jorgenson, Emil-1922 

Justin, Airabin-1999-01 

- k - 

Kalani, Charlie-1951-52 

Kalicki, Don-1950-51-52 

Kaminski, Craig-1984-85-86 

Kammerman, Jack-1955 

Kane, Alex-1955-56-57 

Kaneshiro, Ryan-1998-00-01 

Karnofsky, Harlan-1977-79-80 

Kasper, David-1975-76-77 

Kassotis, Andy-1998 

Katoa, Hema-1997-98 



Katz, Clifton-1958 

Kaufman, Walter-1975-76-77 

Kaufusi, Doug-1998-99-00-01 

Kaufusi, Henry-1994-95 

Kaufusi, Jason-2000-01-02-03 

Kaufusi, Jeff-1994-96 

Kaufusi, Sonny-1987 

Kauhaahaa, Chad-1993-95-96 

Kaul, Fred-1938-39 

Kawano, Eddie-1961 

Kay, Harold-1916 

Kearse, Anderson-1951 

Keehan, Terence-1993-95-96 

Keeler, Gene-1963 

Keller, Gary L.-1971-72-73 

Kellery, Ronnie-1970-71 

Kelly, Wally-1942 

Kemoeatu, Chris-2001-02-03-04 

Kemoeatu, Ma’ake-1998-99-00-01 

Kemoeatu, Tevita-2003-04 

Kennedy, Pat-1985-86-88-89 

Kent, Gret-1964-65 

Kerl, Gary C.-1971 

Kerr, Stephen-1917-20-21-22 

Kerrick, Louis-1916 

Ketchoyian, Ron-1982-83-84 

Kia, Nate-1993-94-95-96 

Kim, Chester-1940-41-42 

Kimball, Harry-1894 

Kimball, Paul-1894 

Kine, Joe-1953-54 

Kinsey, Billy-2004 

King, Creighton-1915-16 

King, Mitchell-1937 

Kingsbury, Joseph-1900-01-03 

Kinkade, Chet-1967-68 

Kinsella, Michael-1977-78 

Kirk, David-1976 

Kirkham, Homer (Mgr)-1937 

Kirkman, Jeff-1991-92-94-95 

Kirkman, Lewis-1924 

Kirkpatrick, Ronald-1979-80-81-82 

Klein, Steven-1983 

Knapp, Alton-1932 

Knickrehm, Gene-1978-79-81-82 

Knierim, Paul-1986-87 

Knight, Colby-1997-98-99 

Knight, J.R.-1969-70-71 

Knight, Ralph-1931-32-33 

Knowles, Edward-1962-63 

Knox, Sean-1987-88-89-90 

Knudson, Gary-1954-55 

Kokal, Thomas-1963-64 

Kons, Patrick-1975 

Korns, Roderick-1909 

Kovacevich, Matt-2003-04 

Kozlowski, David-1992-94-95 

Kraft, Don-1957-58 

Kramer, Sidney-1933-34-35 

Krause, Karl-1955 

Krebs, Thomas-1975-76-77-78 

Kruse, Mike-1983-84 

Kubitz, Steven-1983-84 

Kunz, Mike-1982 

Kurz, Gordon-1974-77-78 

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Lambert, Kim-1991-92 

Lammle, Wayne-1987-88-89-90 

Langston, Gary-1997 

198 2 0 0 7 M e d i a G u i d e 

LaRocque, Eugene-1977-78-79-80 

Larsen, Charles-1930-31 

Larsen, Shane-1990-91 

Larson, Andrew-1902 

Larson, Delmar-1933-34-35 

Larson, Phillip B.-1976 

Larson, Roland-1952 

LaTendresse, Travis-2002-03-04-05 

Latu, Pasili-1988 

Laulu, Sitivi-1998 

Lavarias, Lyle-1973-74-75 

Lave, Taulia-1996-97-98-99 

LaVetter, Dave-1990-91 

Lawrence, Frederick-1974 

Lawrence, William-1926-27 

Lawson, Clarence-1994-95-96-97 

Lawson, Jerome-1966-67 

Lawson, Lonnie-1981-82 

Lawson, Todd-1990-91 

Leary, Kareem-1992-94 

Ledbetter, Marquess-2003-04-05 

Lee, Denzil-1922 

Lee, Gordy-1959-60-61 

Lee, Robert-1955-56-57 

Lefiti, Soli-2005-06 

Leggins, Bob-1982 

Lehman, Alfred-1944 

Leininger, Michael-1972 

Lepule, Tai-1994-96-97 

Levine, Howard-1935 

Lewis, Aric-1984-86 

Lewis, Brian-2001-02 

Lewis, Dick-1952-53 

Lewis, Eddie-1982-83-84-85 

Lewis, Mike-1986-90-91-92 

Lewis, Richard-1956 

Lewton, Terry-1957-58-59 

Liapis, Ronald (Rocky)-1977 

Lieber, Scott-1986-87-88 

Lillie, James-1913-14-15 

Lind, Lesley K.-1976 

Lindsay, James-1974-75 

Lindsay, Tony-1977-78-79-80 

Link, Jay-1996-97 

Liston, Jerry-1954-55-56 

Liston, Paul-1957-58 

Liszka, John-1981 

Liti, Mike-2003-05-06 

Livingston, Eugene-1923-24-25 

Livingston, Mark-1995-96 

Lobaugh, David-1977-78-79-80 

Lobendahn, Vince-1990-93 

Loden, David-1975-76 

Loell, John-1909 

Logan, Donald-1983-84-85 

Lolohea, Al-1987 

Long, Gabe-2006 

Longmire, Gordon (Scooter)-1970-71 

Lorenz, John (Mgr)-1935 

Lovat, D. Tom-1959-60 

Love, Milton-1909-12-14 

Love, Robert-1995-96-97-98 

Lowery, James-1963-64 

Lowery, Marvin-1965-66 

Lucas, William-1970-72 

Luce, Mike-1931 

Lundquist, Bob-1955 

Lundy, Johnny-1999-00 

Lunnen, Gerald-1934-35 

Lusk, Harold-1993-94-95-96 

Lusk, Henry-1991-92-93-95 

Lyall, Jeffrey-1978 

Lybbert, Evert-1928-29-30 

Lyman, Jeremy-2000-01-02 

Lyman, Josh-2000-01-02 

Lynch, Roger-1943 

Lyons, Rudolph-1926 

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Ma’afala, Roy-1991-92-93-94 

Mack, Darrell-2005-06 

Madsen, John-2003-04-05 

Mahe, John-1987-90 

Mahe, Sione-1994-95 

Manliguis, Keoni-1991-92 

Manning, Charles-1901 

Manno, Ronald Joseph-1960-61-62 

Manu, Tika-1986-87 

Manutai, Mapusaga-1973-74 

Marchese, Leonard-1981-82-83 

Margetts, Sumner-1913 

Marlowe, Steven-1972-73-74 

Marrelli, Dannie-1972-73 

Mars, Paul-1940 

Marsden, Thomas-1977-78 

Marsh, Curtis-1993-94 

Marshall, Eldon-1952 

Marshall, Grady-2002-03-04-05 

Marshall, Robert-1981-83 

Marshall, Steven-1971-72-73 

Marshall, William-1971 

Marston, Derrick-1994-95 

Marthakis, Peter-1913-14-15 

Martin, Errol-1990-91 

Martin, Grant-1944 

Martinek, Brian-1979-80-82 

Martinez, Ray-1954 

Mason, Kevin-1981 

Mason, Seward-1902 

Mastelotto, Bob-1958-59 

Mastelotto, James-1956-58 

Matagi, Everestt-1996-97-98 

Matheney, Rickey-1976 

Mathews, Ron-1988 

Mauss, Laury-1943-44 

Maxfield, Nalin-1984 

May, Gregory-72 

Mays, Fred-1894 

Mazzotta, Frank-1964-65 

McAllister, Jon-1981-82 

McBride, June-1928-29-30 

McBride, Norman-1967-68 

McCain, Brice-2005-06 

McCarty, Murray-1914 

McCloyn, Henry-1979-80-82-83 

McCoy, Mike-1993-94 

McCullum, Joe-1999 

McDonald, Leo-1931-33 

McDonald, Walter-1930-31-32 

McDonough, Paul-1936-37 

McEwen, Craig-1985-86 

McFarren, Fred-1967-68 

McGarry, Bernard-1936-37-38 

McGarry, Leonard-1938 

McGill, Charles-1916 

McGivney, Donald-1956-57-58 

McGriff, Joe-1985-86 

McIntyre, George-1892 

McIntyre, John-1974-75 

McIntyre, Roy-1913-14-15

McKane, Steve-1997-98-99 

McKay, David-1894 

McKee, Lex-1950-51-52 

McKenna, Edward-1906 

McKenna, James-1986-87-89-90 

McKenzie, Fred-1933-34-35 

McKissick, John-1937-38-39 

McKissick, Patrick-1964-65-66 

McKnight, William-1961 

McLaughlin, Robert-1959-60 

McMillian, Jeff-1985-86 

McNamara, Thomas-1976-77 

McNitt, Tom-1988-89-91-92 

McNutt, Jaun-2002 

McQuaide, John-1962-63-64 

McQuivey, Dustin-2000-01-02 

McQuivey, Shayne-1988-89-90 

Mecham, Jack-1941 

Mecham, Milton-1936-37 

Meeves, Henry-1943 

Mele, Lou-1953-54-55 

Mellon, Bascom-1988 

Mellow, Steve-1968-69 

Mendonca, Chris-1985-86-87 

Meredith, Craig-1985-86 

Merritt, LaVere-1954-55 

Merritt, Marc-1994-96-97-98 

Michinock, Peter-1969-70-71 

Migliaccio, Robert-1958-59 

Miles, Larry-2002 

Miller, Bronzell-1993-94 

Miller, Ed-1990-91-92-93 

Miller, Jack-1967-68 

Miller, Jerry-1962-63-64 

Miller, Jim-1974 

Miller, Mahlon-1912 

Miller, Richard R.-1971 

Miller, Robert Lee-1962 

Miller, Taylor-2004-05 

Mills, Bob-1943 

Milne, George-1958 

Miraldi, Dean-1978-79-80 

Mitchell, Charles-1924 

Mitchell, Scott-1987-88-89 

Mitchell, Tim-1983 

Moa, Ben-2002-03 

Moala, Haloti-1985-87-88 

Mockett, William-1977-78 

Modesitt, Samuel-1980 

Malakai Mokofisi has lettered from 

2004-06. 

Moffat, Howe-1923 

Mokofisi, Filipo-1982-83-84-85 

Mokofisi, Malakai-2004-06 

Moksnes, Ketil-1963-64-65 

Moleni, Fisi-1996-97-98-99 

Moleni, Stan-2001 

Molle, Raphael-1991 

Molnar, Steven-1967-68 

Monahan, Fred-1908 

Mondaca, Hank-1982-83-84-85 

Monroe, Carl-1981-82 

Moody, Phil-1957-60 

Moon, Robert-1932 

Mooney, Brian-1952 

Moore, Chris-1983 

Moore, Harry-1903 

Moore, Jesse-1988-89-90-91 

Moore, John-1965-66 

Moore, Tom-1953 

Morely, William-1964-65-66 

Morgan, Nick-1997-98-99-00 

Morley, Dick-1954-55 

Morley, Gary-1954-55 

Morrell, Guy-1975-76-77-78 

Morris, Charles-1900 

Morris, Rob-1952-53 

Morris, Rod-1907 

Morris, Sanford-1951-52-53 

Morris, Thornton (Spide)-1924-25-26 

Morris, Wallace-1931 

Moseley, Michael-1975-76-78 

Mott, William-1964 

Mower, Clint-2006 

Moyle, Dan-1929 

Moyle, James-1922-25 

Moyle, Oscar-1923-24-25 

Murry, Mike-1987-88-89-90 

Murry, Scott-1989-90-91-92 

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Nagahi, Bo-2001-02-03-04 

Nakken, Herb-1953-54-55 

Nation, Harold-1922-23-24 

Nawman, Melvin-1938-39 

Nawman, Pete-1940 

Naylor, Melvin-1912-13 

Naylor, Raymond-1892 

Negrete, Francisco-1977-78-79 

Nelles, R. Adrian-1952-53-54 

Nelson, D. Frank-1942-46-47 

Nelson, Morris-1951-52-53 

Neves, Kaniela-1993-94 

Neville, Robert-1975-76 

New, John-1986-87 

Newell, Shawn-1980-81-82-83 

Newman, Chris-1993-94 

Newman, Greg-2006 

Newman, Lee-1930 

Nichols, Jeffrey-1971-72 

Nickel, Matt-1997-98-99-00 

Nielson, Brady-2005 

Nielsen, James-1944 

Nielsen, Kent-1955 

Nielsen, Kurt-1955 

Nielsen, Wyman-1908-09-10 

Nielson, Garth-1938-39-40 

Nielson, George-1900 

Nofsinger, Terry-1959-60 

Nolan, Jimmy-1996-97 

Norseth, Brett-1974-75-76 



Nosworthy, Dale-1968-69-70 

Nowells, Lawrence-1919 

Nugent, Zak-2002-03 

Nuttal, W.-1908 

Nystrom, Theodore-1894 

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Oates, Eugene-2004-05 

O’Bagey, David-1974 

O’Brien, Brent-1988-89 

O’Reilly, John-1965 

Oakley, Donald-1972-74 

Oborn, Gordon-1955-56 

Odom, Stephen-1971-72-73 

Odum, Derrick-1989-90-91-92 

Ofa, Vea-1994-95 

Ogden, Wayne-1973-74 

Okland, Jack-1941-42-43-44 

Olevao, Kautai-1995-98-99-00 

Olevao, Loma-2005-06 

Olsen, David-1909 

Olsen, Dean-1928-29 

Olsen, Sam-1910-11-12 

Olsen, Victor-1906-07-08-09 

Olson, William-1944 

Onofrio, Edward-1972-73 

Onofrio, Louis-1973-74 

Osborn, Gordon-1955 

Osterman, William-1972-73 

Ostler, Harry-1931-32-33 

Oswald, McKinley-1920-21-24 

Otterbein, Thomas-1952 

Overton, Jerry-1960-61-62 

Owens, Peter-1980-82-83-84 

Owens, Russell-1917 

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Pace, Thomas-1937-38-39 

Padjen, Mark-1976-77-78-79 

Page, Norman-1936 

Page, Wayne-1940-41-42 

Pallay, Doug-1953-54 

Palm, A.F.-1906-07 

Palmer, Mark-2002 

Paloukas, Nick-1954 

Panos, Tom-1943-44 

Pappas, Luke-1937-38-39 

Paranielllo, Vincent-1963-64-65 

Park, Luis-1997-98-99 

Parker, Andy-1979-80-82-83 

Parker, Arnold-2000-01-02-03 

Parker, Jeffrey-1976-77 

Parkhurst, Brady-2003-04 

Parry, Oliver-1913-14-15 

Parson, Jeff-1986-87-88-89 

Partridge, Richard-1977-78 

Pascua, Chad-1989-90 

Paton, John-1981-83-84-85 

Patterson, Darren-1985-88-89 

Patterson, Roy-1900-01-02 

Paulos, Leon-1966-67-68 

Payne, Daniel-1972-73 

Peake, Steve-1975-76-77 

Pearson, Earl-1924 

Pearson, Steve-1986 

Pease, John-1963-64 

Pehrson, Dale-1973 

Pembroke, Adrian-1926 

Pembroke, Robert-1955-56 

Pendleton, Stewart (Mgr)-1936 

Pennington, Robert-1980 

Peroulis, J.R.-2001-02 

Peters, Steve-1987-88-89-90 

Petersen, Don-1951-52-53 

Petersen, Max-2001-02-03 

Petersen, Thornton-1958-59-60 

Peterson, Don-1949-50-52 

Peterson, Edwin-1910-11-12 

Peterson, Henning-1983-84-85-86 

Peterson, Henry-1903-05-06 

Peterson, Jacinto-1993-94-95-96 

Peterson, Lyle-1954-55 

Peterson, Orson-1904 

Peterson, Ray-1938-39-45 

Peterson, Richard-1999-00 

Peterson, Robert-1970-71-72 

Peterson, Vadal-1919 

Peterson, Virgil-1921-22 

Peterson, Wando-1935 

Peterson, Wood-1940-41-42 

Petricca, Joe-1969-70-71 

Petronis, Nick-1993-94 

Pettit, Eric-2004-05 

Pfursich, Edwin-1970-71-72 

Phelps, Matthew-1978-79-80 

Phillips, Brady-2006 

Piazza, Charles-1965-66-67 

Pierce, Chad-1995 

Pierce, Earl-1939-40 

Pierce, Mark-1975-76 

Pierce, Max-1952-53-54 

Pilling, Lorin-1929 

Pine, Chuck-1998-99 

Pine, Edward-1959-60-61 

Pino, Dale-1968-69-70 

Pistorius, James-1940-41 

Pitt, Dale-1903-04-05-06 

Plaga, Gene-1950-51-52 

Poglajen, Carl-1952-53-54 

Polston, Kevin-1984-85 

Polychronis, Tony-1957-59-60 

Pomeroy, Claude-1935 

Pomeroy, DeMotte-1932-34 

Pomeroy, Earl-1927-28-29 

Ponti, Charles-1958-59 

Porter, Francis-1916 

Porter, Robert (Mgr)-1932 

Poston, Darryl-2005-06 

Poti, Isaako-1983-84-85-86 

Potter, Jason-1998-99-00 

Potts, Gary-1991-93 

Pouha, Sione-2001-02-03-04 

Poulson, Bill-1943 

Poulson, Calvin-1968-70-71 

Poulson, Douglas-1966-67-68 

Poulson, F.M.-1894 

Powell, Emanuel-1989-90 

Powell, Hershell-1968-69 

Powell, Lewis-2001-02-03 

Powers, Bill-1972-73-74 

Pravitt, Reiner-1962-64-65 

Preobrazhensky, Dmitry-2004 

Price, Farrell-1983-84 

Price, Hugo-1910 

Price, Ray-1928-29-30 

Price, Ricky-1981 

Price, Scott-1998-99-00-01 

Pritchett, Robert-1971-72 

Pritchett, Tom-1984-85-86 

Proctor, Tom-1988 


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Prouse, Leland-1919-20 

Providence, Virol-1985 

Pruitt, Dean-1986 

Pryor, Jimmie-1991-92-93-94 

Puccinelli, Alex-2005-06 

Pugh, Marvin-1933-34 

Pullman, Jerry-1964-65-66 

Pulsipher, Daniel-1991-94-95-96 

Purcell, Dicky-1997-98 



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Radford, Bob-1955 

Rae, Chris-1994-95 

Ramon, Kent-1966-67-68 

Rampton, Richard-1956-57 

Ramsey, Phil-1954 

Rasmussen, Dave-1954-55 

Rasmussen, Glade-1936-37 

Rasmussen, Jay-1959-61 

Ratliff, Brett-2005-06 

Rawlings, Brent-2005 

Ray, Don-1903-05-06 

Ray, Jeff-1999-00 

Reach, Kevin-1983-84-85 

Reckert, Mark-1984-85 

Reed, Anthony-1978-80-81 

Reed, Scott-1973 

Rees, James-1967-69 

Reeve, Howard-1989-90 

Reeves, Fred-1932-33 

Reeves, Newman-1919 

Reid, Charlie-1978-79-81 

Reid, John-1961-62-63 

Reid, Larry-197l-72-73 

Reid, Spencer-1917 

Reinold, Craig-1971 

Repich, Robert-1944 

Reschke, Rudy-1964 

Revill, Dave-2001-02-03 

Rexford, Mark-1993-94 

Reyes, Jeff-1980-81-82-83 

Reynolds, Fred-1894 

Reynolds, Greg-1987-88-89-90 

Rhodes, Sam-1992-93 

Rice, Lance-2000-01-02-03 

Rice, Reynold (RJ)-2006 

Rich, John-1944 

Richards, David-1996-97-98 

Richards, Derrek-2004-05-06 

Richards, Elmer-1961 

Richards, Lee-1923-25 

Richards, Toby-1994-95 

Richardson, Darwin-1908 

Richardson, George-1941 

Richardson, Harold-1967-68 

Richardson, Henry-1907-08-09-10 

Richardson, Michael-1998-99-00-01 

Richardson, Reggie-1982-83-84-85 

Riches, Norman-1917-19 

Richeson, Robert-1978-79-81 

Richey, Loren-1985-86 

Richins, Aldo-1932-33 

Richins, Courtney-1999 

Richmond, Mike-1988-89-90 

Riehlman, Pete-1954-55 

Riles, Cedric-1987-88 

Rinaldi, Joe-1932-33-34 

Riser, George-1900-02 

Riser, Orson-1900 

Riser, W.L.-1910 

Rivers, Gamaliel-1985-86 

Robbins, Bicknell-1952 

Robbins, Edgar Scott-1969-70-71 

Robbins, Irwin-1900-01-02-04 

Robbins, Roger Lance-1971-72-73 

Roberts, Benjamin-1901-02 

Roberts, Harold-1933-34-35 

Roberts, Thomas-1973-74 

Robertson, Gene-1940 

Robertson, Kevin-1978-80 

Robertson, Sean-1986-87 

Robins, Richard-1973 

Robinson, Gerald-1962-63-64 

Robinson, Joseph-1962-63 

Roche, Maurice-1917 

Rock, Stanley-1924-25 

Rodgers, Al-1987 

Rodgers, Del-1978-79-80-81 

Roepke, Carl-1953-54 

Rogers, Jeffery-1979-80-82-83 

Rohde, Garth-1958 

Rokeni, Lloyd-1990-91 

Romero, Mike-1981-82 

Romney, Floyd-1920-21 

Romney, Lon-1909-10-11-12 

Romney, Lowell-1914-15-16 

Romney, Milton-1919 

Romney, Ott-1910-11-12 

Romney, Wilford-1917 

Roshek, Michael-1963 

Ross, Gerald (Skip)-1954-55 

Ross, Gregory-1973-74 

Rosse, Richard-1951 

Rosser, Tom-1995-96 

Rowbotham, John-2000 

Rowley, Bryan-1989-90-91-93 

Roy, Frank-1963-64 

Rudesill, Steven-1976-77 

Runnels, Ron-1951-52-53 

Alex Puccinelli has lettered from 

2005-06 

Russel, J. Parley-1907 

Russell, C.P.-1903-04-05-06 

Russell, Cliff-1998-99-00-01 

Ryan, Kenneth-1924-25 

Rydalch, Don-1951-52-53 

Rydalch, Ronald-1971-72-73 

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Saiz, Manny-1986-88-89 

Sakoda, Louie-2005-06 

Saleaumua, Wes-1982-83-84 

Sampson, Colt-2006 

Sampson, Curtis-1984-85 

Sampson, Ernest-1980-82 

Sanders, Antwoine-2001-02 

Sanders, Leroy-1901 

Sanderson, Scott-1982 

Sao, Willie-2004-05 

Sape, Lauvale-1999-00-01-02 

Satoafaiga, Cyrus-1997-98 

Savage, Joel-1972-73-74 

Savage, Josh-2000-01-02-03 

Savich, Don-1932-33-34 

Savoy, Steve-2003-04 

Scalley, Ford (Bud)-1960-61-62 

Scalley, Morgan-2001-02-03-04 

Schiellack, Butch-1987 

Schiszler, Robert-1974-75-76 

Schleckman, Karl-1935-36-37 

Schmidt, Kenneth-1961-62-63 

Schmitt, Brian-1982-83-84 

Schofield, Mazel-1912 

Schweitzer, Howard-1909 

Scott, Lance-1991-92-93-94 

Scott, Yohance-2000-01 

Scranton, Fred-1904-05-06 

Scruggs, Shayne-2002 

Seals, Richard-1996-98-99 

Sears, James-1968 

Seeley, Carol-1907 

Seifert, George-1959 

Seiuli, Corey-2006 

Settle, Francis-1903 

Seul, John-1956-57-58 

Shafsky, Adolph-1919 

Shah, Sharrieff-1990-91-92-93 

Shaheen, Ameen-2005-06 

Shaver, Vernon-1991 

Shaw, Terry-1984-85 

Shaw, Wayne-1936 

Sheldon, Frank-1978-79-80 

Shephard, James-1958 

Sherman, Jack-1944 

Shores, Rex-1909 

Shyne, Eric-2005-06 

Siebold, Norman-1936 

Sigloch, Steve-1986-88-89 

Silver, Walter-1919-20 

Simmons, Bill-1941 

Simmons, Darold-1952-53 

Simmons, Gerald-1952-53 

Simons, Lynn-1953-54 

Simonson, Jerry-1967-68-69 

Simpkins, Ernest-1929 

Sims, Barry-1995-96 

Sims, Matt-2006 

Sirstins, Rob-2001-02 

Skidmore, Earl-1913 

Sleater, Roland-1932-33 

Small, Ronald-1975-76 

Smith, Alex-2003-04 

Smith, Bill-1952 

Smith, Carl-1955-56-57 

Smith, Charles-1966-67 

Smith, Charles-1970 

Smith, Chris-1982-83-84 

Smith, Clifton-1987-88-89-90 

Smith, Craig-1967-68-69 

Smith, David-1967-68-69 

Smith, Demere-1991 

Smith, Dennis-1986-87-88-89 

Smith, Dennis-2000-01 

Smith, Galen-1954 

Smith, Garrett-1999-00-01-02 

Smith, Greg-1985-86-87-88 

Smith, Milton-1944 

Smith, Neil-1920-21-22 

Smith, Oscar-1922 

Smith, Ryan-2004-05 

Smith, Sean-2006 

Smith, Steve-1999-00 

Smith, Winston-1939 

Snarr, Hamner-1926-27-28 

Snoddy, Theodore-1964-65 

Snow, Fred-1907-08 

Snow, Paul-1936-37-38 

Snyder, Mark-1983 

Snyder, Mike-1984-86-87-88 

Sobiech, Scott-1979 

Sobolewski, Michael-1977-78 

Soffe, Carlos-1938-39-40 

Soffe, Don-1943 

Soliai, Paul-2005-06 

Solomon, Roland-1975-77-78 

Sonntag, Nick-2004 

Sopjes, William-1967 

Sorensen, Brandon-1994 

Sorensen, Neil-1953-54 

Sorenson, Christian-1980 

Sorenson, Dale-1939-40 

Soulds, Gregory-1967-68 

Souza, Sean-2000-01-02 

Spector, Isadore-1939-40-41 

Speedie, Max-1939-40-41 

Speer, Todd-1979-81 

Spellman, Glenn-1985 

Spencer, Ike-1972-73-74 

Spencer, Michael-1974-75-76 

Spendlove, Floyd-1939-40-41 

Sperry, LaVerle-1941 

Spinazzola, Daniel-1960-62 

Spindler, Lynn-1952 

Stanford, R.J.-2006 

Stanley, Jason-1993 

Stapley, Derrick-1993-94 

Stapley, Stanley-1942 

Staten, Dwight-1967-69 

Stephens, John-1933 

Steptoe, Jack-1976-77 

Stevens, Harold-1922 

Stevens, John-1935 

Stevens, Mark-1983-84 

Stevens, Richard-1971-72-73 

Stevens, Tally-1942 

Stevens, William-1939 

Stevenson, Merlon-1920 

Stewart, Barnard-1894 

Stewart, Daniel-1977-79-80-81 

Stewart, Elwood-1966 

Stiefel, Moses-1920 

Stiles, Lynn-1961-62 

Stillman, Gilbert Pat-1960-61-62 

Stipech, John-1964-65-66 

Stoats, William-1971 

Stone, Jordan-1981-82 

Stone, Larry-67-68-69 

Stowers, Ray-2006 

Street, James-67-68

Stringfellow, Joseph-1894 

Strobel, Roger-1903 

Stroth, Doug-1987-88 

Stuhr, Erik-1996 

Suba, Walter-1956-57 

Sukowicz, Don-1949-50-51 

Summerhays, Joe-1934-35 

Summerhays, Preston-1928-29-30 

Summerhays, Robert-1944 

Sumner, Raymond-1910-12-13 

Sutherland, Rex-1911-12-13 

Sutherland, Will-1906 

Sutera, Casey-2006 

Sutton, William-1905 

Swan, George-1970 

Swan, MacDonald-1919-20-21 

Swan, Thornley-1933-34-35 

Swan, William-1937-38-39 

Swaney, Adam-1992-93 

Swanson, Mark-1990-91-92-93 

Sybrowsky, Nathan-1995-96-97 

Sylvester, Stevenson-2006 

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Ta’amu, Ed-1998-99-00-01 

Ta’ase, Tunufai-1986-87 

Tagovailoa, Fano-2004-05-06 

Talaeai, Rod-1998-99 

Talamaivao, Pene-1995-97-98 

Talavou, Kelly-2005-06 

Tangerro, Joe-1950-51 

Tanner, Paul-1954-55 

Tanuvasa, Shawn-1995 

Tarver, Daniel-1980-81-82-83 

Tarver, Joe-1979-80-82-83 

Tate, Adam-2000-01 

Tate, Richard-1966 

Tate, Steve-2005-06 

Tatton, Rhett-1996-97 

Tauanuu, Vince-1995-96 

Taufer, Louis-1921-22 

Taufer, Victor-1924-25-26-27 

Tausinga, Sam-1988-89 

Tauteoli, Moses-1990 

Taylor, Eric-1985 

Taylor, Johnny-1981-82 

Taylor, Lloyd-1916 

Taylor, Mark-1971-73 

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Taylor, Terry-1974-75 

Teahan, James-1978-79-80-81 

Tedesco, Fred-1930-31-32 

TeGantvoort, Charlie-2004-05 

Tetley, Lewis-1964-65 

Tetley, Warren-1969 

Thomas, Cecil-1991-92-93 

Thomas, Don-1941-42 

Thomas, Louis (Speedy)-1967-68 

Thomas, Mike-1997-98 

Thomas, Seth-1894 

Thompson, James-1987-88 

Thompson, Norman-1969-70 

Thompson, Tom-1952-53-54 

Thornburg, Andrew-1965-66 

Thorum, Alphonso-1916 

Tialavea, Don-1981 

Tillotson, Blake-1976 

Todd, Thomas-1936-37 

Todd, Tim-1993-94 

Tollman, Gerald-1965-66-67 

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Tomlinson, Gary-1955 

Tonga, Pita-1988-89-90-92 

Toone, Spencer-2003-2004-05 

Tovey, Dave-1993 

Trachtenberg, Joel-1967 

Trapletti, Michael-1979-80 

Travers, Jack-1913 

Truhe, Cletus Tommy-1997-98-99 

Trumpy, Robert-1966 

Tucker, Erroll-1984-85 

Tucker, Rick-1994-95 

Tufaga, Wes-1997-98-99-00 

Tuinei-Wily, Zeke-2006 

Tukuafu, Pasa-1987-88 

Tune, Zach-2001-02 

Tupola, Tavo-2003-04-05-06 

Turner, Albert-1939 

Turner, Charles-1938-39-40 

Turner, William-1963-64 

Tyler, Nate-1967-68 

Tynes, John (Bud)-1959-61-62 

- U - 

Uluave, Semisi-1994 

Umphrey, Richard-1977 

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Ure, Lincoln-1921 

Urses, John-1955-56-57 

Utter, Floyd-1928-29-30 

Utu, Donny-1996-97-98-99 

Uyeshiro, Stanley-1958-59-60 

- V - 

Vakalahi, Tevita-2001-02 

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Van Sciver, Brett-1977-79-80-81 

Van Voorhies, John (Mgr)-1934 

Vargas, Pedro-1980 

Varley, Thomas-1905-06 

Vaughn, Stuart-1955-56-57 

Vedder, Kurt-1985-86 

Ventriglia, Chad-1994-95 

Verbalaitis, Rick-1991-92-93 

Vierra, Ken-1956-57-58-59 

Vierra, Kenny-1981-82 

Voss, Jason-2004-05-06 

Vroman, Ben-2006 

Vyfvinkel, Mike-1987-88 

- W - 

Wade, Jack.-1952-53-54 

Wade, James-1901-02-03-04 

Wagner, Dennis-1978-79 

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Wagoner, Larry-1962 

Wagstaff, Tim-1988 

Walda, Lawrence-1969-70-71 

Walejko, Mark-1989-90-91-92 

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Walker, David-1969-70 

Walker, Jesse-1908-09 

Walker, Justin-2004 

Walker, Lewis-1978-79 

Walker, William-1983-84 

Wall, Dennis-1972-73 

Wall, Larry-1975-76 



Walling, Les-1930-31 

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Walterscheid, Justin-2001-02 

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Ward, Harvey-1915 

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Ward, Matt-1999-00 

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Warfield, Brandon-2002-03 

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Warner, Homer Jr.-1942 

Warner, Homer R.-1974-75-76 

Warner, Homer-1915-16-17 

Warren, Paris-2003-04 

Warthman, Leroy-1913 

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Wasko, Douglas-1961-62-63 

Watkins, Dave-1963-64 

Watkins, George-1928-29-30 

Watkins, Glen-1920-21-22-23 

Watkins, Quincy-2001 

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Wells, Philippe-1999-00 

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Whitney, Hardin-1922-23-24 

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Wiley, I.E.-1894 

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Williams, Reza-2003-04 

Williams, Rolfe-1924-25 

Williams, Sean-1989-90-91-92 

Marquis Wilson has lettered from 

2005-06. 

Williams, Tyger-1988 

Williams, Tyler-2006 

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Wilson, Kevin-1999-00-01 

Wilson, Larry-1957-58-59 

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Winder, Richard-1938 

Winegar, Trevor-2001 

Winslow, Dwight-1944 

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Wirthlin, Meeks-1943 

Wirthlin, Roy-1922 

Wise, Brian-1987-88 

Wismar, Monroe (Mgr)-1932 

Witkin, Dean-1987-88-89-90 

Witte, Arthur-1969 

Woffinden, Calvin-1971 

Wolcott, Ronald-1969 

Womack, George-1983-84 

Wood, Jason-1988-89 

Woods, Jason-1990 

Woods, Marcus-1993-94 

Woods, Rondle-1979-80 

Woods, Sherman-1932-33 

Woodson, Robert-1964-65-66 

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Wright, Jerome-2003-04 

Wright, Mike-2006 

Wullstein, Adolph-1924-25 

- Y - 

Yarrington, Lyle-1944 

Yeates, Bill-1952-55 

Yergensen, Chris-1991-92-93 

Yoshihara, Jack-1943 

Young, Antonio-2002-03-04-05 

Young, Steve-1991-92 

Young, Stewart-1910 

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Zilligan, Joe-1902 

Zundel, Ben-1944 


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1892 (0-1) 

Head Coach: Unknown 

Utah State L 0-12 Nov. 25 Logan 

1894 (1-2) 


City High L 4-20 Oct. 4 Salt Lake City 

YMCA L 0-14 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

City High W 14-6 Nov. 29 Salt Lake City 

1895 (0-1) 



1896 (3-2) 

Head Coach: C.B. Ferris 

BY Academy W 12-4 Apr. 6 Salt Lake City 

BY Academy W 6-0 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

Crescents L 0-4 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

BY Academy L 6-8 Dec. 5 Provo 

City High W 6-4 Dec. 25 Salt Lake City 

1897 (1-5) 

Head Coach: Mr. Cummings 

YMCA L 0-8 Oct. 23 Salt Lake City 

LDS College W 8-0 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 

Collegiate Institute L 4-6 Nov. 5 Salt Lake City 


BY Academy L 0-14 Dec. 4 Salt Lake City 

BY Academy L 0-22 Dec. 18 Provo 

1898 (2-1) 

Head Coach: Mr. Wilson 

City High L 0-6 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

BY Academy W 5-0 Nov. 24 Salt Lake City 

All Hallows W Forfeit Dec. 12 Salt Lake City 

1899 (2-1) 


9th Calvary W 18-0 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

9th Calvary W 5-0 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 

City High L 0-34 Nov. 25 Salt Lake City 

1900 (2-2) 

Head Coach: Harvey R. Holmes 

All Hallows W 36-6 Nov. 10 Salt Lake City 

Utah State W 21-0 Nov. 17 Logan 


Carlisle L 0-22 N/A Salt Lake City 

1901 (3-1) 


Ogden High W 12-0 Oct. 19 Salt Lake City 

All Hallows W 16-0 Oct. 26 Salt Lake City 

Utah State W 17-0 Nov. 9 Salt Lake City 

Nevada L 2-6 Nov. 28 Salt Lake City 

1902 (5-2-1) 


Fort Douglas W 5-0 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 

Ogden High W 29-5 Oct. 4 Ogden 

Salt Lake High W 41-0 Oct. 11 Salt Lake City 

Fort Douglas W 35-0 Oct. 18 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A.C. T 0-0 Oct. 25 Salt Lake City 

National Guard L 0-11 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 


Stanford L 11-35 Nov. 27 Salt Lake City 

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1903 (3-4) 


Ogden High W 11-0 Sep. 26 Ogden 

Colorado L 0-22 Oct. 3 Boulder 


Utah State L 0-17 Oct. 17 Logan 

Denver L 0-10 Oct. 31 Salt Lake City 

12th Infantry W 46-0 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A.C. L 5-16 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

1904 (7-1) 

Head Coach: Joseph H. Maddock 

Colorado L 6-33 Oct. 1 Salt Lake City 

Montana W 17-0 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 

Oregon Short Line W 50-0 Oct. 22 Salt Lake City 

Denver W 12-0 Oct. 29 Denver 

Wyoming W 23-0 Oct. 31 Laramie 

Fort Douglas W 107-5 Nov. 5 Salt Lake City 


Colorado College W 43-0 Nov. 24 Salt Lake City 

1905 (6-2) 


Wyoming W 31-0 Oct. 7 Salt Lake City 

Montana W 42-0 Oct. 14 Missoula 

Denver W 24-6 Oct. 21 Salt Lake City 


Colorado L 5-46 Nov. 4 Boulder 

Colorado Mines L 0-22 Nov. 11 Salt Lake City 


Colorado A.C. W 24-0 Nov. 30 Salt Lake City 

1906 (4-1) 


Colorado College L 0-6 Oct. 13 Colorado Springs 

Denver W 24-0 Oct. 20 Denver 

Montana W 42-0 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

Colorado W 10-0 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City 


1907 (4-2) 


Denver W 24-4 Oct. 12 Salt Lake City 

Colorado Mines W 16-10 Oct. 26 Salt Lake City 

St. Vincent’s L 5-11 Nov. 2 Los Angeles 



Colorado College W 13-10 Nov. 28 Salt Lake City 

1908 (3-2-1) 


Denver L 15-17 Oct. 10 Denver 

Colorado College L 4-18 Oct. 17 Colorado Springs 


Wyoming W 75-0 Nov. 7 Salt Lake City 

Colorado W 21-14 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

Idaho T 0-0 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

1909 (4-1) 


Utah State W 28-0 Oct. 9 Logan 

Colorado Mines L 8-14 Oct. 23 Denver 


Montana A.C. W 46-0 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 


Fred Bennion 

(1910-13) 

Record: 16-8-3 

1910 (4-2, 2-2 RMc) 

Head Coach: Fred Bennion 


Colorado Mines* W 6-0 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 

Colorado College* L 17-21 Oct. 22 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* L 0-11 Oct. 29 Denver 

Denver* W 20-0 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 


1911 (5-1-1, 3-1-1 RMc) 


Colorado A.C.* W 51-0 Oct. 7 Salt Lake City 

Denver* T 0-0 Oct. 14 Denver 

Montana A.C. W 97-0 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 

Colorado Mines* W 15-0 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 

Colorado College* W 18-6 Nov. 11 Colorado Springs 

Colorado* L 0-9 Nov. 18 Salt Lake City 

Idaho W 19-0 Nov. 30 Salt Lake City 

1912 (5-1-1, 4-1 RMc) 


Wyoming* W 9-0 Oct. 5 Salt Lake City 

Denver* W 66-0 Oct. 19 Salt Lake City 

Colorado Mines* W 18-3 Oct. 26 Denver 

Montana W 10-3 Nov. 2 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* L 0-3 Nov. 9 Denver 

Colorado College* W 43-0 Nov. 16 Salt Lake City 

Utah State T 7-7 Nov. 28 Salt Lake City 

1913 (2-4-1, 1-2 RMc) 



Colorado College* W 7-6 Oct. 18 Colorado Springs 

Colorado Mines* L 0-7 Oct. 25 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* L 12-30 Nov. 8 Salt Lake City 

Occidental L 14-26 Nov. 15 Los Angeles 

Cal Poly-Pomona T 7-7 Nov. 19 Clairmont 


1914 (3-3, 2-3 RMc) 

Head Coach: Nelson H. Norgren 



Colorado Mines* L 6-13 Oct. 24 Denver 

Colorado* L 0-33 Nov. 7 Boulder 

Occidental W 34-14 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* W 29-2 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

1915 (5-2, 4-2 RMc) 



Colorado A.C.* L 9-21 Oct. 16 Salt Lake City 


Colorado* W 35-3 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

Colorado College* L 7-27 Nov. 6 Colorado Springs 

Southern California W 20-13 Nov. 20 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* W 14-0 Nov. 25 Logan 

1916 (3-2, 2-2 RMc) 


Southern California W 27-12 Oct. 21 Los Angeles 

Colorado* W 28-0 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 


Colorado A.C.* L 6-12 Nov. 18 Fort Collins 

Colorado College* L 6-21 Nov. 30 Salt Lake City

1917 (2-4, 2-3 RMc) 



Colorado College* L 0-21 Oct. 27 Colorado Springs 

Colorado A.C.* W 25-12 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 


Southern California L 0-51 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* L 0-14 Nov. 29 Salt Lake City 

1919 (5-2, 4-1 RMc) 

Head Coach: Thomas Fitzpatrick 

Colorado College* W 20-0 Oct. 11 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A.C.* L 21-34 Oct. 18 Fort Collins 

Idaho W 20-0 Oct. 25 Salt Lake City 

Montana A.C.* W 66-0 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* W 7-0 Nov. 8 Salt Lake City 

Southern California L 7-20 Nov. 15 Los Angeles 


1920 (1-5-1, 1-2-1 RMc) 


Colorado College* L 2-20 Oct. 16 Colorado Springs 

California L 0-63 Oct. 23 Berkeley 

Nevada L 7-14 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* W 7-0 Nov. 6 Boulder 

Idaho L 0-10 Nov. 11 Boise 

Wyoming* T 0-0 Nov. 20 Salt Lake City 


1921 (3-2-1, 2-1-1 RMc) 



Colorado College* W 14-3 Oct. 22 Colorado Springs 


Nevada L 7-28 Nov. 5 Reno 

Colorado*(h) T 0-0 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 


1922 (7-1, 5-0 RMc) 


Idaho College W 16-12 Oct. 7 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* W 49-0 Oct. 14 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* W 3-0 Oct. 21 Boulder 

Wyoming* W 27-0 Oct. 25 Laramie 

Colorado College*(h) W 20-7 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 


Whitman W 24-6 Nov. 18 Salt Lake City 


1923 (4-3, 2-3 RMc) 


Whitman W 16-0 Oct. 6 Walla Walla 


Brigham Young* W 15-0 Oct. 27 Provo 

Idaho College W 105-3 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

Colorado College* L 6-7 Nov. 10 Colorado Springs 

Colorado*(h) L 7-17 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City 


1924 (3-4-1, 2-2-1 RMc) 


Drake L 14-33 Oct. 4 Salt Lake City 


Arizona(h) W 32-7 Oct. 18 Salt Lake City 



Stanford L 0-30 Nov. 8 Berkeley 

Wyoming* W 28-0 Nov. 15 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* T 7-7 Nov. 27 Salt Lake City 



Ike armstrong 

(1925-49) 

Record: 141-55-17 

1925 (6-2, 5-1 RMc) 

Head Coach: Ike Armstrong 

Southern California L 2-28 Oct. 10 Los Angeles 

Arizona W 9-0 Oct. 16 Tucson 

Colorado*(h) W 12-7 Oct. 24 Salt Lake City 




Wyoming* W 7-6 Nov. 18 Laramie 


1926 (7-0, 5-0 RMc) 


South Dakota W 13-0 Oct. 9 Salt Lake City 


Colorado A.C.*(h) W 10-6 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

Denver* W 13-0 Nov. 6 Denver 

Brigham Young* W 40-7 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 


Hawaii W 17-7 Dec. 18 Honolulu 

1927 (3-3-1, 3-1-1 RMc) 



Northwestern L 6-13 Oct. 8 Evanston 


Colorado A.C.* L 0-12 Oct. 29 Fort Collins 

Creighton L 7-16 Nov. 5 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* W 20-0 Nov. 12 Provo 


1928 (5-0-2, 4-0-1 RMc) 


Nevada W 32-7 Oct. 6 Reno 

Colorado A.C.* W 6-0 Oct. 20 Salt Lake City 



Creighton T 7-7 Nov. 10 Omaha 

Brigham Young* T 0-0 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City 


1929 (7-0, 6-0 RMc) 


Nevada W 31-0 Oct. 5 Salt Lake City 


Colorado A.C.* W 21-0 Oct. 26 Fort Collins 





1930 (8-0, 7-0 RMc) 


Nevada W 20-7 Sep. 27 Reno 




Colorado A.C.* W 39-0 Nov. 1 Fort Collins 




1931 (7-2, 6-0 RMc) 


Washington L 6-7 Sep. 26 Seattle 

Idaho College W 52-0 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 


Denver* W 46-0 Oct. 24 Denver 

Colorado A.C.*(h) W 60-6 Oct. 31 Salt Lake City 


Colorado* W 32-0 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 


Oregon State L 0-12 Dec. 5 Portland 

1932 (6-1-1, 6-0 RMc) 


Southern California L 0-35 Sep. 24 Los Angeles 


Nevada T 6-6 Oct. 8 Ogden 


Utah State*(h) W 16-0 Oct. 29 Salt Lake City 




1933 (5-3, 5-1 RMc) 


Montana State* W 61-0 Sep. 23 Salt Lake City 

UCLA L 0-21 Oct. 6 Los Angeles 


Utah State* W 14-6 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 

Oregon L 7-26 Nov. 4 Eugene 

Colorado*(h) W 13-6 Nov. 11 Salt Lake City 

Denver* L 0-13 Nov. 18 Denver 

Colorado A.C.* W 13-0 Nov. 30 Salt Lake City 

1934 (5-3, 4-2 RMc) 


Drake W 6-0 Sep. 28 Des Moines 




Oregon(h) L 7-8 Oct. 27 Salt Lake City 


Colorado A.C.* L 6-14 Nov. 17 Fort Collins 


1935 (4-3-1, 4-1-1 RMc) 


Oregon L 0-6 Oct. 5 Eugene 

Montana State* W 47-0 Oct. 12 Salt Lake City 






Hawaii L 20-21 Dec. 14 Honolulu 

1936 (6-3, 5-2 RMc) 


Greeley State* W 26-0 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 

Arizona W 14-6 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 

Western State* W 26-0 Oct. 10 Salt Lake City 


Utah State* L 0-12 Oct. 24 Logan 



Texas A&M(h) L 7-20 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* W 13-0 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

1937 (5-3, 5-2 RMc) 


Montana State* W 19-7 Sep. 25 Bozeman 


Idaho L 7-9 Oct. 9 Salt Lake City 

Greeley State* W 7-6 Oct. 16 Greeley 

Denver* L 7-13 Oct. 23 Salt Lake City 


Colorado State* W 45-0 Nov. 13 Fort Collins 



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1938 (7-1-2, 4-0-2 Big Seven) 


Montana State W 34-0 Oct. 1 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* T 7-7 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* W 33-0 Oct. 22 Logan 


Colorado* T 0-0 Nov. 5 Boulder 

Colorado State*(h) W 13-0 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 


Idaho L 0-16 Nov. 24 Salt Lake City 


New Mexico% W 26-0 Jan. 2 El Paso 

1939 (6-1-2, 4-1-1 Big Seven) 


Santa Clara T 7-7 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 



Idaho W 35-0 Oct. 21 Boise 



Hawaii W 34-19 Nov. 11 Salt Lake City 



1940 (7-2, 5-1 Big Seven) 


Santa Clara L 13-34 Sep. 28 San Francisco 



Utah State* L 0-7 Oct. 19 Logan 

Denver*(h) W 25-14 Oct. 26 Salt Lake City 





1941 (6-0-2, 4-0-2 Big Seven) 


Idaho W 26-7 Sep. 27 Moscow 


Brigham Young* T 6-6 Oct. 18 Salt Lake City 





Arizona W 12-6 Dec. 6 Tucson 

1942 (6-3, 5-1 Big Seven) 


Santa Clara L 0-12 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 

Arizona L 0-14 Oct. 3 Tucson 

Brigham Young* L 7-12 Oct. 10 Salt Lake City 



Colorado State* W 33-14 Oct. 31 Salt Lake City 




1943 (0-7, 0-2 Big Seven) 


Fort Warren L 0-60 Oct. 2 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* L 0-35 Oct. 9 Boulder 

Nevada L 19-27 Oct. 16 Salt Lake City 

Tulsa L 0-55 Oct. 23 Tulsa 


Colorado College L 0-64 Nov. 13 Colorado Springs 

St. Mary’s L 0-34 Nov. 25 Salt Lake City 

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1944 (5-2-1, 1-2-1 Big Seven) 


Idaho Southern W 24-0 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 

Denver* L 12-28 Oct. 6 Denver 

Colorado* L 0-26 Oct. 14 Salt Lake City 

Idaho Southern W 38-12 Oct. 21 Pocatello 

Nevada W 19-14 Oct. 28 Reno 

Denver*(h) T 0-0 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 

Colorado College W 21-6 Nov. 11 Colorado Springs 


1945 (4-4, 3-2 Big Seven) 


Nevada L 14-33 Sep. 29 Salt Lake City 

Colorado* L 13-18 Oct. 6 Boulder 


Oklahoma A&M L 6-46 Oct. 20 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A&M* W 28-0 Oct. 27 Fort Collins 

Denver*(h) W 33-21 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico W 21-20 Nov. 10 Albuquerque 


1946 (8-3, 4-2 Big Seven) 


New Mexico W 56-14 Sep. 28 Salt Lake City 






Colorado A&M* W 13-0 Nov. 9 Fort Collins 

San Francisco W 21-13 Nov. 16 San Francisco 


Honolulu All-Stars W 40-6 Dec. 25 Honolulu 

Hawaii L 16-19 Jan. 1 Honolulu 

1947 (8-1-1, 6-0 Big Seven) 


Oregon State W 7-6 Sep. 27 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii W 35-0 Oct. 4 Salt Lake City 





Colorado A&M* W 19-0 Nov. 8 Salt Lake City 



Arizona T 20-20 Dec. 6 Tucson 

1948 (8-1-1, 5-0 Skyline) 


Southern California L 0-27 Sep. 18 Los Angeles 

Idaho W 21-6 Sep. 25 Salt Lake City 




Wyoming* W 19-7 Oct. 23 Denver 

Colorado(h) W 14-12 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 


Oregon State T 20-20 Nov. 13 Corvallis 


1949 (2-7-1, 2-3 Skyline) 



Oregon State L 7-27 Sep. 24 Salt Lake City 

Arizona T 12-12 Oct. 1 Tucson 



Wyoming* L 0-13 Oct. 22 Laramie 

Colorado L 7-14 Oct. 29 Boulder 

Colorado A&M*(h) L 12-21 Nov. 5 Salt Lake City 

Pacific L 6-45 Nov. 12 Lodi 


Jack curtice 

(1950-57) 

Record: 45-32-4 

1950 (3-4-3, 1-2-2 Skyline) 

Head Coach: Jack Curtice 

Idaho L 19-26 Sep. 23 Boise 

Arizona W 27-14 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* T 28-28 Oct. 7 Provo 


Wyoming*(h) L 13-53 Oct. 21 Salt Lake City 

Colorado T 20-20 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 

Kansas L 26-39 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A&M* L 7-32 Nov. 11 Fort Collins 



1951 (7-4, 4-1 Skyline) 


Montana State W 55-6 Sep. 15 Salt Lake City 

Arizona W 27-7 Sep. 22 Tucson 

Oregon State L 28-61 Sep. 29 Corvallis 


Kansas L 7-26 Oct. 13 Lawrence 


Wyoming* L 0-13 Oct. 27 Salt Lake City 

Utah State* W 28-20 Nov. 3 Logan 




1952 (6-3-1, 5-0 Skyline) 



Idaho T 21-21 Sep. 27 Boise 

Arizona L 0-27 Oct. 4 Salt Lake City 




Colorado(h) L 14-20 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 


Santa Clara W 16-13 Nov. 15 Sacramento 


1953 (8-2, 5-0 Skyline) 



Idaho W 21-0 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii W 47-24 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 




Washington L 14-21 Oct. 31 Seattle 


Colorado A&M*(h) W 35-14 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 


1954 (4-7, 3-3 Skyline) 



Arizona L 20-54 Sep. 25 Salt Lake City 

Oregon W 7-6 Oct. 2 Eugene 




Idaho(h) L 13-14 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

Colorado A&M* L 13-14 Nov. 6 Fort Collins 

Colorado L 7-20 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 

Montana* W 41-20 Nov. 20 Missoula 

Utah State* L 19-35 Nov. 25 Salt Lake City

1955 (6-3, 4-1 Skyline) 


Oregon L 13-14 Sep. 17 Salt Lake City 

Idaho W 20-13 Sep. 24 Boise 

Missouri W 20-14 Oct. 1 Columbia 







1956 (5-5, 5-1 Skyline) 


UCLA L 7-13 Sep. 21 Los Angeles 

Montana* W 26-6 Sep. 29 Salt Lake City 




Idaho(h) L 21-27 Oct. 27 Salt Lake City 

Rice L 0-27 Nov. 3 Houston 




1957 (6-4, 5-1 Skyline) 



Colorado L 24-30 Sep. 28 Boulder 

Idaho L 6-21 Oct. 5 Boise 





Army L 33-39 Nov. 9 West Point 

Air Force W 34-0 Nov. 16 Salt Lake City 


Ray Nagel 

(1958-65) 

Record: 42-39-1 

1958 (4-7, 3-3 Skyline) 

Head Coach: Ray Nagel 


Brigham Young* L 7-14 Sep. 27 Salt Lake City 


California L 21-36 Oct. 11 Berkeley 


Air Force L 14-16 Oct. 25 Colorado Springs 

Wyoming* L 20-25 Nov. 1 Laramie 

Colorado State* L 0-20 Nov. 8 Fort Collins 




1959 (5-5, 3-2 Skyline) 


Oregon L 6-21 Sep. 26 Eugene 

Washington L 6-51 Oct. 3 Seattle 





Idaho W 47-13 Nov. 7 Boise 

Colorado State* L 17-21 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 


UCLA L 6-21 Nov. 28 Los Angeles 



1960 (7-3, 5-1 Skyline) 


Hawaii W 33-6 Sep. 17 Salt Lake City 


Oregon L 17-20 Oct. 1 Salt Lake City 





Montana* W 16-6 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 


UCLA L 9-16 Nov. 26 Salt Lake City 

1961 (6-4, 3-3 Skyline) 


Colorado State* W 40-0 Sep. 16 Salt Lake City 

Wisconsin L 0-7 Sep. 23 Madison 

Oregon W 14-6 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State W 28-26 Oct. 7 Tempe 


Montana* W 24-12 Oct. 21 Missoula 


New Mexico* L 16-21 Nov. 4 Albuquerque 

Colorado W 21-12 Nov. 11 Boulder 


1962 (4-5-1, 1-2-1 Wac) 


Colorado W 37-21 Sep. 22 Salt Lake City 




New Mexico*(h) T 7-7 Oct. 20 Salt Lake City 


Colorado State W 26-8 Nov. 3 Fort Collins 

Arizona State* L 7-35 Nov. 10 Tempe 

Utah State L 6-19 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City 

UCLA L 11-14 Dec. 1 Salt Lake City 

1963 (4-6, 2-2 Wac) 



Idaho L 9-10 Sep. 28 Boise 

New Mexico* W 19-6 Oct. 5 Albuquerque 


Colorado State W 48-14 Oct. 19 Salt Lake City 




California L 22-35 Nov. 16 Salt Lake City 


1964 (9-2, 3-1 Wac) 


New Mexico* W 16-0 Sep. 19 Salt Lake City 

Missouri L 6-23 Sep. 26 Columbia 



Colorado State W 13-3 Oct. 17 Fort Collins 

Arizona State*(h) W 16-3 Oct. 24 Salt Lake City 

Texas Western W 41-0 Oct. 31 El Paso 


California W 14-0 Nov. 14 Berkeley 


West Virginia+ W 32-6 Dec. 19 Atlantic City 

1965 (3-7, 1-3 Wac) 


Montana W 28-13 Sep. 11 Salt Lake City 

Arizona* L 9-16 Sep. 18 Salt Lake City 



New Mexico* L 10-13 Oct. 16 Albuquerque 

Oregon State L 6-10 Oct. 23 Corvallis 

Colorado State(h) W 22-19 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* L 20-25 Nov. 6 Provo 

Texas Western L 19-20 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 


Mike Giddings 

(1966-67) 

Record: 9-12 

1966 (5-5, 3-2 Wac) 

Head Coach: Mike Giddings 

Oregon W 17-14 Sep. 24 Eugene 


Washington State W 26-15 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 

Arizona* W 24-19 Oct. 22 Tucson 

New Mexico*(h) W 27-0 Oct. 29 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State* W 21-6 Nov. 5 Tempe 

Brigham Young* L 13-35 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 


Texas Western L 20-27 Nov. 26 El Paso 

Houston L 14-34 Dec. 3 Houston 

1967 (4-7, 2-3 Wac) 

Head Coach: Mike Giddings 

Minnesota L 12-13 Sep. 23 Minneapolis 



Wyoming* L 0-28 Oct. 14 Salt Lake City 

Arizona* W 33-29 Oct. 21 Tucson 

Brigham Young* L 13-17 Oct. 28 Provo 

Arizona State*(h) L 32-49 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 



UTEP L 8-28 Nov. 25 Salt Lake City 


Bill Meek 

(1968-73) 

Record: 33-31 

1968 (3-7, 2-3 Wac) 

Head Coach: Bill Meek 

Nebraska L 0-31 Sep. 21 Lincoln 


Washington State W 17-14 Oct. 5 Pullman 

New Mexico* W 30-7 Oct. 12 Salt Lake City 



Brigham Young*(h) W 30-21 Nov. 2 Salt Lake City 


Arizona* L 15-16 Nov. 16 Salt Lake City 


1969 (8-2, 5-1 Wac) 



San Jose State W 42-7 Sep. 27 Salt Lake City 

UTEP* W 24-6 Oct. 4 El Paso 

Arizona State* W 24-23 Oct. 11 Salt Lake City 


Oregon State W 7-3 Oct. 25 Portland 

Utah State(h) W 27-7 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 


Arizona* L 16-17 Nov. 15 Tucson 



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1970 (6-4, 4-2 Wac) 


UTEP* W 44-20 Sep. 19 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico* L 28-34 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 

Iowa State L 13-16 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 

Oregon State L 21-31 Oct. 10 Corvallis 


Arizona*(h) W 24-0 Oct. 24 Salt Lake City 

San Jose State W 13-9 Oct. 31 San Jose 




1971 (3-8, 3-4 Wac) 



Arizona State* L 21-41 Sep. 25 Salt Lake City 

Washington State L 12-34 Oct. 2 Salt Lake City 



Arizona* L 3-14 Oct. 23 Tucson 





Houston L 16-42 Nov. 27 Houston 

1972 (6-5, 5-2 Wac) 


Texas Tech L 2-45 Sep. 16 Lubbock 

Iowa State L 22-44 Sep. 23 Ames 

Washington State W 44-25 Sep. 30 Pullman 

UTEP* W 39-20 Oct. 7 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State* L 48-59 Oct. 14 Tempe 



Arizona* W 28-27 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 




1973 (7-5, 4-2 Wac) 


Texas Tech L 22-29 Sep. 15 Lubbock 



UCLA L 16-66 Oct. 6 Los Angeles 


San Jose State W 28-21 Oct. 20 San Jose 


Arizona State*(h) W 36-31 Nov. 3 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico* W 36-35 Nov. 10 Albuquerque 



Hawaii L 6-7 Dec. 1 Honolulu 

tom Lovat 

(1974-76) 

Record: 5-28 

1974 (1-10, 1-5 Wac) 

Head Coach: Tom Lovat 

UTEP* L 7-34 Sep. 21 El Paso 


UCLA L 14-27 Oct. 5 Salt Lake City 

Arizona* L 8-41 Oct. 12 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State* L 0-32 Oct. 19 Tempe 


San Jose State(h) L 6-24 Nov. 2 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico* W 21-10 Nov. 9 Salt Lake City 



Louisiana State L 10-35 Nov. 30 Baton Rouge 

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1975 (1-10, 1-4 Wac) 


Utah State L 7-13 Sep. 13 Salt Lake City 

Washington State L 14-30 Sep. 20 Salt Lake City 

Indiana L 7-31 Sep. 27 Bloomington 

Iowa State L 3-31 Oct. 4 Salt Lake City 




Arizona State*(h) L 14-40 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 

Tennessee L 7-40 Nov. 8 Knoxville 


Arizona* L 14-38 Nov. 22 Tucson 

1976 (3-8, 3-3 Wac) 


Rice L 22-43 Sep. 18 Houston 



Iowa State L 14-44 Oct. 9 Ames 

Utah State L 17-28 Oct. 16 Logan 


Arizona* L 35-38 Oct. 30 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico*(h) W 34-31 Nov. 6 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State* W 31-28 Nov. 13 Tempe 


Louisiana State L 7-35 Nov. 27 Baton Rouge 

Wayne howard 

(1977-81) 

Record: 30-24-2 

1977 (3-8, 2-5 Wac) 

Head Coach: Wayne Howard 

Oklahoma L 24-62 Sep. 17 Norman 

Houston L 16-34 Sep. 24 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* L 3-44 Oct. 1 Fort Collins 


Utah State W 20-0 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 


Arizona State* L 19-47 Oct. 29 Salt Lake City 


UTEP*(h) W 29-17 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 

Florida L 29-38 Nov. 19 Gainesville 


1978 (8-3, 4-2 Wac) 


Idaho State W 56-0 Sep. 9 Salt Lake City 

Houston L 25-42 Sep. 23 Houston 

Colorado State* W 30-6 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 

Iowa W 13-9 Oct. 7 Iowa City 

Weber State W 30-7 Oct. 14 Salt Lake City 


New Mexico*(h) L 12-24 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 

UTEP* W 38-0 Nov. 11 El Paso 



San Diego State* W 20-18 Dec. 2 San Diego 

1979 (6-6, 5-2 Wac) 


CS-Long Beach W 34-10 Sep. 1 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* W 27-23 Sep. 8 Honolulu 


Tennessee L 18-51 Sep. 22 Knoxville 

Utah State L 21-47 Sep. 29 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* W 21-16 Oct. 6 Fort Collins 


UNLV L 41-43 Oct. 20 Las Vegas 

San Diego State* L 13-17 Oct. 27 Salt Lake City 


UTEP*(h) W 35-0 Nov. 10 Salt Lake City 


1980 (5-5-1, 2-3-1 Wac) 


Boise State L 7-28 Sep. 6 Salt Lake City 


UNLV W 45-29 Sep. 20 Salt Lake City 

Fresno State W 27-12 Sep. 27 Salt Lake City 




Colorado State*(h) T 21-21 Oct. 25 Salt Lake City 



San Diego State* L 20-21 Nov. 29 San Diego 

1981 (8-2-1, 4-1-1 Wac) 


Utah State W 10-0 Sep. 5 Salt Lake City 

Arizona State L 10-52 Sep. 12 Tempe 

Portland State W 46-0 Sep. 19 Salt Lake City 

Northwestern W 42-0 Sep. 26 Evanston 



UNLV W 69-28 Oct. 24 Las Vegas 

San Diego State*(h) W 17-14 Oct. 31 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico* T 7-7 Nov. 7 Albuquerque 



chuck Stobart 

(1982-84) 

Record: 16-17-1 

1982 (5-6, 2-4 Wac) 

Head Coach: Chuck Stobart 

Montana State W 30-12 Sep. 4 Salt Lake City 


Texas L 12-21 Sep. 18 Austin 


Hawaii* L 7-10 Oct. 9 Honolulu 

UNLV W 24-14 Oct. 16 Salt Lake City 


San Diego State* L 17-21 Oct. 30 San Diego 

Utah State(h) W 42-10 Nov. 6 Salt Lake City 



1983 (5-6, 4-4 Wac) 


New Mexico* L 7-17 Sep. 3 Albuquerque 

Arizona L 0-38 Sep. 10 Tucson 

San Diego State* W 27-24 Sep. 17 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* W 28-25 Sep. 24 Salt Lake City 




Air Force* L 31-33 Oct. 22 Colorado Springs 

CS-Fullerton(h) W 47-20 Nov. 5 Salt Lake City 



1984 (6-5-1, 4-3-1 Wac) 


Weber State W 52-16 Sep. 1 Salt Lake City 

Washington State L 40-42 Sep. 8 Pullman 

Tennessee L 21-27 Sep. 15 Knoxville 

Air Force* W 28-17 Sep. 22 Salt Lake City 

Wyoming* L 14-21 Sep. 29 Laramie 

New Mexico* W 38-14 Oct. 5 Salt Lake City 

San Diego State* T 24-24 Oct. 13 San Diego 





Brigham Young* L 14-24 Nov. 17 Salt Lake City

Jim Fassel 

(1985-89) 

Record: 25-33 

1985 (8-4, 5-3 Wac) 

Head Coach: Jim Fassel 

Boise State W 20-17 Sep. 7 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* W 29-27 Sep. 14 Honolulu 

Washington State W 44-37 Sep. 21 Salt Lake City 



Arizona State L 27-34 Oct. 12 Tempe 

San Diego State* W 39-37 Oct. 19 San Diego 



New Mexico*(h) W 58-49 Nov. 9 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* L 19-21 Nov. 16 Fort Collins 


1986 (2-9, 1-7 Wac) 


San Diego State* L 30-37 Sep. 13 Salt Lake City 

Ohio State L 6-64 Sep. 27 Columbus 

Air Force* L 35-45 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 




Hawaii* L 13-33 Nov. 1 Salt Lake City 




UTEP* L 44-55 Nov. 29 El Paso 

1987 (5-7, 2-6 Wac) 


New Mexico* W 24-20 Sep. 5 Salt Lake City 

San Diego State* L 34-52 Sep. 12 San Diego 

Wisconsin W 31-28 Sep. 19 Madison 





Utah State L 36-41 Oct. 24 Salt Lake City 

Boise State W 31-27 Oct. 31 Boise 

UTEP*(h) L 24-30 Nov. 7 Salt Lake City 

Wyoming* L 7-31 Nov. 14 Salt Lake City 


1988 (6-5, 4-4 Wac) 



Illinois L 24-35 Sep. 17 Champaign 

Hawaii* L 20-48 Sep. 24 Salt Lake City 

UTEP* L 28-38 Oct. 1 El Paso 


Air Force* L 49-56 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 








1989 (4-8, 2-6 Wac) 


Fresno State L 22-52 Sep. 2 Fresno 



Hawaii* L 20-67 Sep. 23 Honolulu 

San Diego State* L 27-38 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 



Stanford W 27-24 Oct. 21 Palo Alto 

Colorado State*(h) L 10-50 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 



Air Force* L 38-42 Nov. 25 Salt Lake City 

Ron McBride 

(1990-2002) 

Record: 88-63 

1990 (4-7, 2-6 Wac) 

Head Coach: Ron McBride 

Utah State W 19-0 Sep. 1 Logan 

Minnesota W 35-29 Sep. 8 Minneapolis 

Fresno State L 7-31 Sep. 15 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* L 7-19 Sep. 22 Salt Lake City 

Wyoming* L 10-28 Sep. 29 Salt Lake City 


UTEP*(h) W 37-23 Oct. 20 Salt Lake City 


San Diego State* L 14-66 Nov. 3 San Diego 



1991 (7-5, 4-4 Wac) 


Utah State W 12-7 Aug. 31 Salt Lake City 

Oregon State W 22-10 Sep. 7 Corvallis 

Air Force* L 21-24 Sep. 14 Salt Lake City 





San Diego State*(h) L 21-24 Oct. 26 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* L 26-52 Nov. 2 Honolulu 




1992 (6-6, 4-4 Wac) 




Oregon State W 42-9 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 


Hawaii* W 38-17 Oct. 10 Salt Lake City 


UTEP*(h) L 13-20 Oct. 24 Salt Lake City 

Air Force* W 20-13 Oct. 31 Colorado Springs 

Fresno State* L 15-41 Nov. 7 Fresno 



Washington State! L 28-31 Dec. 29 Tucson 

1993 (7-6, 5-3 Wac) 




Kansas W 41-16 Sep. 18 Lawrence 

Wyoming* L 12-28 Sep. 25 Laramie 


New Mexico* L 35-42 Oct. 9 Salt Lake City 




Hawaii* L 30-41 Nov. 6 Honolulu 

Air Force* W 41-24 Nov. 13 Salt Lake City 


Southern California& L 21-28 Dec. 30 Anaheim 

1994 (10-2, 6-2 Wac) 





Wyoming* W 41-7 Sep. 24 Salt Lake City 


Hawaii* W 14-3 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 


UTEP*(h) W 52-7 Oct. 29 Salt Lake City 


Air Force* L 33-40 Nov. 12 Colorado Springs 


Arizona& W 16-13 Dec. 27 Anaheim 

1995 (7-4, 6-2 Wac) 



Stanford L 20-27 Sep. 9 Salt Lake City 

New Mexico* W 36-9 Sep. 16 Albuquerque 

Fresno State* W 25-21 Sep. 23 Salt Lake City 

UTEP* W 34-21 Sep. 30 El Paso 

San Diego State* L 21-24 Oct. 7 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* L 14-19 Oct. 14 Salt Lake City 

Air Force* W 22-21 Oct. 21 Salt Lake City 

Utah State(h) W 40-20 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 



1996 (8-4, 6-2 Wac) 


Utah State L 17-20 Aug. 31 Logan 

Stanford W 17-10 Sep. 7 Palo Alto 

SMU* W 21-17 Sep. 14 Dallas 

Fresno State* W 45-17 Sep. 21 Salt Lake City 

Kansas W 45-42 Sep. 28 Salt Lake City 


TCU* W 21-7 Oct. 19 Salt Lake City 

Tulsa*(h) W 45-19 Oct. 26 Salt Lake City 

Rice* L 10-51 Nov. 2 Houston 



Wisconsin! L 10-38 Dec. 27 Tucson 

1997 (6-5, 5-3 Wac) 


Utah State L 14-21 Aug. 30 Salt Lake City 

Louisville W 27-21 Sep. 6 Louisville 

TCU* W 32-18 Sep. 13 Ft. Worth 


Fresno State* L 13-27 Oct. 2 Fresno 

SMU* L 19-20 Oct. 11 Salt Lake City 



Tulsa* L 13-21 Nov. 1 Tulsa 

Rice* W 31-14 Nov. 15 Salt Lake City 



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1998 (7-4, 5-3 Wac) 



Louisville W 45-22 Sep. 12 Salt Lake City 

Hawaii* W 30-21 Sep. 19 Salt Lake City 

Boise State(h) L 28-31 Sep. 26 Salt Lake City 


Fresno State* W 24-16 Oct. 17 Salt Lake City 

San Diego State* L^ 20-21 Oct. 24 San Diego 

San Jose State* W 49-17 Oct. 31 San Jose 

UTEP* W^ 34-27 Nov. 7 Salt Lake City 



1999 (9-3, 5-2 MWc) 


Washington State W 27-7 Sep. 4 Pullman 


UNLV* W 52-14 Sep. 25 Las Vegas 

Boise State L 20-26 Oct. 2 Boise 

Louisiana-Monroe(h) W 42-0 Oct. 9 Salt Lake City 

Air Force* W 21-15 Oct. 16 Colorado Springs 

San Diego State* W 38-16 Oct. 23 Salt Lake City 


Wyoming* L 29-43 Nov. 6 Salt Lake City 



Fresno State@ W 17-16 Dec. 18 Las Vegas 

2000 (4-7, 3-4 MWc) 


Arizona L 3-17 Sep. 2 Salt Lake City 

California L 21-24 Sep. 9 Berkeley 

Washington State L 21-38 Sep. 16 Salt Lake City 

Air Force*(h) L 14-23 Sep. 23 Salt Lake City 





UNLV* W 38-16 Nov. 4 Salt Lake City 



2001 (8-4, 4-3 MWc) 




Indiana W 28-26 Sep. 22 Bloomington 

New Mexico*(h) W 37-16 Sep. 29 Salt Lake City 

South Florida W 52-21 Oct. 6 Salt Lake City 



UNLV* W 42-14 Nov. 3 Las Vegas 

San Diego State* W 17-3 Nov. 10 Salt Lake City 


Air Force* L 37-38 Dec. 1 Colorado Springs 

Southern California@ W 10-6 Dec. 25 Las Vegas 

2002 (5-6, 3-4 MWc) 


Utah State W 23-3 Aug. 31 Logan 

Indiana W 40-13 Sep. 7 Salt Lake City 

Arizona L 17-23 Sep. 14 Tucson 

Michigan L 7-10 Sep. 21 Ann Arbor 

Air Force*(h) L 26-30 Sep. 28 Salt Lake City 

San Diego State* L 17-36 Oct. 12 San Diego 


New Mexico* L 35-42^^ Oct. 26 Albuquerque 

UNLV* W 28-17 Nov. 9 Salt Lake City 



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2003 (10-2, 6-1 MWc) 

Head Coach: Urban Meyer 

Utah State W 40-20 Aug. 28 Salt Lake City 

Texas A&M L 26-28 Sep. 6 College Station 

California W 31-24 Sep. 11 Salt Lake City 

Colorado State* W 28-21 Sep. 27 Fort Collins 

Oregon W 17-13 Oct. 3 Salt Lake City 


UNLV* W 28-10 Oct. 18 Las Vegas 

New Mexico* L 35-47 Oct. 25 Salt Lake City 

Air Force* W 45-43^^^Nov. 1 Colorado Springs 


Brigham Young* W 3-0 Nov. 22 Provo, Utah 

Southern Mississippi+ W 17-0 Dec. 31 Memphis 

2004 (12-0, 7-0 MWc) 

Head Coach: Urban Meyer 

Texas A&M W 41-21 Sep. 2 Salt Lake City 



Air Force* (h) W 49-35 Sep. 25 Salt Lake City 


North Carolina W 46-16 Oct. 16 Salt Lake City 

UNLV* W 63-28 Oct. 23 Salt Lake City 





Pittsburgh~ W 35-7 Jan. 1 Tempe 

Legend 

*=Conference Games: 

h=Homecoming Games 

^=Overtime game 

^^=2 overtimes 

Urban Meyer 

(2003-04) 

Record: 22-2 

^^^=3 overtimes 

%=Sun Bowl 

+=Liberty Bowl 

!=Copper Bowl 

kyle Whittingham 

(2005-06) 

Record: 15-11 

2005 (7-5, 4-4 MWc) 

Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham 

Arizona W 27-24 Sep. 2 Salt Lake City 


TCU* L 20-23^ Sep. 15 Ft. Worth 

Air Force* W 38-35 Sep. 22 Salt Lake City 

North Carolina L 17-31 Oct. 1 Chapel Hill 

Colorado State* L 17-21 Oct. 8 Ft. Collins 

San Diego State*(h) L 19-28 Oct. 15 Salt Lake City 

UNLV* W 42-32 Oct. 22 Las Vegas 


New Mexico* L 27-31 Nov. 12 Salt Lake City 

Brigham Young* W 41-34^ Nov. 19 Provo 

Georgia Tech< W 38-10 Dec. 29 San Francisco 

2006 (8-5, 5-3 MWc) 

Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham 

UCLA L 10-31 Sep. 2 Los Angeles 

Northern Arizona W 45-7 Sep. 9 Salt Lake City 


San Diego State* W 38-7 Sep. 23 San Diego 

Boise State (h) L 3-36 Sep. 30 Salt Lake City 

TCU* W 20-7 Oct. 5 Salt Lake City 



UNLV* W 45-23 Oct. 28 Salt Lake City 


Air Force* W 17-14 Nov. 18 Colorado Springs 


Tulsa# W 25-13 Dec. 23 Ft. Worth 

&=Freedom Bowl 

@=Las Vegas Bowl 

~=Fiesta Bowl

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