2021 Utah Utes football team

The 2021 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 17th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Despite a rough start to the season and the death of players Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe,^[1] the Utes rallied and won their first Pac-12 championship since joining the conference in 2011, defeating the tenth-ranked Oregon Ducks, 38–10, in the conference championship game. The Utes completed their season with their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State.

2021 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 champion Pac-12 South Division champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 38–10 vs. Oregon
Rose Bowl, L 45–48 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	10–4 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (6th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Oregon State		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6					4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$		8	–	1					10	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona State†		0	–	3					0	–	5
USC		3	–	6					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) Weber State*	No. 24	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 40–17	51,511
September 11	8:15 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 21	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN	L 17–26	63,470
September 18	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*		Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	CBSSN	L 31–33 3OT	11,090
September 25	12:30 p.m.	Washington State		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 24–13	51,483
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 42–26	54,088
October 16	8:00 p.m.	No. 18 Arizona State		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 35–21	51,724
October 23	5:30 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 34–42	30,203
October 30	8:00 p.m.	UCLA		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 44–24	51,922
November 5	8:30 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 52–7	26,410
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 24	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 38–29	32,008
November 20	5:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oregon	No. 23	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ABC	W 38–7	52,724
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 19	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FOX	W 28–13	51,538
December 3	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Oregon	No. 17	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 38–10	56,511
January 1, 2022	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Ohio State*	No. 11	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl Game, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 45–48	87,842
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	24	21	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	24	16	14	10	12
Coaches	RV	18	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	19	19	11	12
CFP	Not released									—	24	23	19	17	11	Not released

Personnel

2021 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 37 Faysal Aden  Fr QB 16 Bryson Barnes Fr WR 88 Noah Bennee Fr RB 2 Micah Bernard Fr OL 51 Keaton Bills  Fr WR 11 Makai Cope Fr WR 18 Britain Covey Jr RB 0 Chris Curry So OL 71 Braeden Daniels So WR 25 Jaylen Dixon Jr WR 21 Solomon Enis Jr TE 46 Hayden Erickson Fr OL 61 Kolinu'u Faaiu Fr OL 72 Luke Felix-Fualalo  Fr OL 55 Nick Ford Jr TE 89 Cole Fotheringham Jr OL 74 Jaxon Garcia Fr OL 79 Alex Harrison Fr WR 1 Theo Howard Sr QB 3 Ja'Quinden Jackson Fr TE 82 Deven Johnson Fr OL 59 Falcon Kaumatule  Fr TE 86 Dalton Kincaid Jr WR 85 Masaki Kudo Fr TE 80 Brant Kuithe Jr OL 68 Jaren Kump Fr OL 78 Sataoa Laumea  Fr OL 70 Hunter Lotulelei Fr FB 39 Joe Ludwig Jr OL 53 Johnny Maea So OL 54 Paul Maile So WR 13 Munir McClain So OL 62 Michael Mokofisi Fr WR 27 Pierre Moudourou Jr TE 40 Ali'i Niumatalolo Sr OL 77 Bamidele Olaseni Sr WR 81 Connor O'Toole Fr WR 10 Money Parks Fr RB 6 Ricky Parks Fr RB 5 T. J. Pledger Jr TE 84 Taniela Pututau Fr WR 19 Bryson Reeves Fr QB 7 Cameron Rising So WR 26 Kyrese Rowan  Fr OL 64 Marist Talavou  Fr WR 29 Dawson Tanner Fr RB 9 Tavion Thomas So WR 20 Dominique Thompson So TE 35 Isaac Vaha Fr RB 27 Elvis Vakapuna Fr WR 17 Devaughn Vele  Fr RB 24 Charlie Vincent  Fr OL 76 Zereoue Williams Fr RB 34 Braedon Wissler Fr TE 82 Sire Woods Sr TE 87 Thomas Yassmin So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 38 Stone Azarcon Jr DL 91 Jori Benson Fr S 6 Cole Bishop Fr LB 56 Rob Bonar Fr CB 4 JaTravis Broughton So LB 10 Ethan Calvert Fr LB 34 Josh Calvert Fr DE 44 Xavier Carlton Fr LB 48 Carson Danner Fr S 9 Vonte Davis Sr LB 83 Jonah Elliss Fr DE 11 Jonny Fanaika Fr DE 7 Van Fillinger Fr DT 94 Tevita Fotu So LB 54 Hayden Furey So CB 29 Nick Howe Fr S 10 R. J. Hubert Jr DT 90 Devin Kaufusi Jr LB 46 Lolani Langi Fr S 13 Kamo'i Latu Fr DT 63 Taka Lautaha Fr CB 2 Kenzel Lawler Fr LB 0 Devin Lloyd Jr CB 29 Elisha Lloyd Fr CB 22 Aaron Lowe So CB 23 Faybian Marks Fr LB 55 Andrew Mata'afa So CB 15 Malone Mataele So S 28 Brandon McKinney Sr LB 20 Jeremy Mercier Jr DE 57 Shuhei Mitsumoto Fr DT 98 Viane Moala Sr DE 43 Gavin Nawahine Fr DT 91 Tevita Pahulu Fr DT 75 Simote Pepa Fr CB 8 Clark Phillips III Fr CB 31 LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson  Fr DT 50 Fua Pututau So DT 41 Hauati Pututau Sr DT 99 Tennessee Pututau Fr CB 3 Drew Rawls  Fr LB 32 Karene Reid Fr S 14 Ben Renfro Fr LB 37 Trey Reynolds Fr CB 5 Caine Savage Fr LB 1 Nephi Sewell Jr DE 49 Elijah Shelton So S 24 Darrien Stewart Fr DE 47 Miki Suguturaga  Fr DE 42 Mika Tafua Jr DT 58 Junior Tafuna Fr DT 73 Tanoa Togiai Fr LB 52 Mason Tufaga Fr LB 45 Sione Tuha Fr S 16 Zemaiah Vaughn Fr DT 95 Aliki Vimahi Fr DE 12 Tyler Wegis Fr S 33 Tyrone Young-Smith Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 57 JT Greep Fr LS 93 Keegan Markgraf Sr K 67 Jordan Noyes Fr P 33 Cameron Peasley Fr K 97 Jadon Redding So P 61 Michael Williams So	Head coach Kyle Whittingham (BYU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Morgan Scalley (Utah) Defensive coordinator/safeties Andy Ludwig (Portland State) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jim Harding (Toledo) Assistant head coach/offensive line Chad Bumphis (Mississippi State) Wide receivers Kiel McDonald (Sacramento State) Running backs Sione Po'uha (Utah) Defensive tackles Lewis Powell (Utah) Defensive ends Sharrieff Shah (Utah) Cornerbacks/special teams coordinator Colton Swan (Weber State) Linebackers Freddie Whittingham (BYU) Tight ends/recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 17, 2021

Game summaries

No. 6 (FCS) Weber State

Weber State at Utah

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 (FCS) Wildcats	7	0	3	7	17
• No. 24 Utes	13	6	7	14	40

• Date: September 2, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 5:31 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 4 hours and 48 minutes
• Game attendance: 51,511
• Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: NE 1 MPH
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play–by–play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

      

Scoring summary

1	08:39	UTAH	Jadon Redding 25–yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43)	UTAH 3–0
	08:26	WSU	Rashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick)	WSU 7–3
	06:07	UTAH	Dalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)	UTAH 10–7
	02:53	UTAH	Jadon Redding 31–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29)	UTAH 13–7
2	12:04	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed) (3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08)	UTAH 19–7
3	10:31	WSU	Kyle Thompson 25–yard field goal (7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44)	UTAH 19–10
	04:27	UTAH	Solomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)	UTAH 26–10
4	08:44	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28)	UTAH 33–10
	07:49	UTAH	Dalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38)	UTAH 40–10
	02:43	WSU	Hayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06)	UTAH 40–17

See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –29.5	49[3]

Statistics	Weber State	Utah
First downs	14	28
Total yards	270	450
Rushing yards	57	188
Passing yards	213	262
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	30:24	29:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Bronson Barron	21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dontae McMillan	7 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Justin Malone	5 receptions, 50 yards
Utah	Passing	Charlie Brewer	19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dalton Kincaid	4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs

At BYU

Utah at BYU
(Holy War)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Utes	0	7	0	10	17
• Cougars	3	13	7	3	26

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
  Provo, UT
• Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
• Game attendance: 63,470
• Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 3 mph
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Alex Chappell (sideline)

    

Scoring summary

1	04:15	BYU	Jacob Oldroyd 37–yard field goal (7 plays, 23 yards, 2:56)	BYU 3–0
2	10:37	BYU	Neil Pau'u 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick) (14 plays, 72 yards, 7:19)	BYU 10–0
	07:22	UTAH	Brant Kuithe 20–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15)	BYU 10–7
	00:04	BYU	Samson Nacua 2–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick failed) (11 plays, 93 yards, 3:10)	BYU 16–7
3	00:38	BYU	Gunner Romney 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick) (10 plays, 69 yards, 3:57)	BYU 23–7
4	14:07	UTAH	Jadon Redding 47–yard field goal (5 plays, 46 yards, 1:31)	BYU 23–10
	09:31	UTAH	Micah Bernard 22–yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15)	BYU 23–17
	03:17	BYU	Jacob Oldroyd 21–yard field goal (12 plays, 71 yards, 6:14)	BYU 26–17

See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team, Holy War (BYU–Utah), and Beehive Boot

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –7	50.5[4]

Statistics	Utah	BYU
First downs	15	21
Total yards	340	373
Rushing yards	193	224
Passing yards	147	149
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:34	35:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Charlie Brewer	15/26, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Micah Bernard	12 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dalton Kincaid	1 reception, 37 yards
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	18/30, 149 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	27 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	4 receptions, 37 yards

At San Diego State

Utah at San Diego State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Utes	7	3	0	14	7	31
• Aztecs	3	7	14	0	9	33

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Location: Dignity Health Sports Park
  Carson, CA
• Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 54 minutes
• Game attendance: 11,090
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 6 MPH
• Referee: Jim Wharrie
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline)

      

Scoring summary

1	08:02	UTAH	Britain Covey 80–yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick)	UTAH 7–0
	01:54	SDSU	Matt Araiza 51–yard field goal (8 plays, 29 yards, 3:20) ()	UTAH 7–3
2	07:51	UTAH	Jadon Redding 43–yard field goal (13 plays, 58 yards, 5:02)	UTAH 10–3
	07:38	SDSU	Jordan Byrd 100–yard kickoff return (Matt Araiza kick)	TIE 10–10
3	11:24	SDSU	Greg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31)	SDSU 17–10
	10:42	SDSU	Greg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (1 play, 7 yards, 0:04)	SDSU 24–10
4	04:17	UTAH	Britain Covey 2–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick failed) (10 plays, 63 yards, 2:16)	SDSU 24–16
	00:16	UTAH	Theo Howard 4–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Solomon Enis pass) (13 plays, 74 yards, 2:20)	TIE 24–24
OT	00:00	SDSU	Jay Rudolph 2–yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00)	SDSU 31–24
	00:00	UTAH	Jaylen Dixon 25–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick) (1 play, 25 yards, 0:00)	TIE 31–31
	00:00	SDSU	Lucas Johnson 0–yard pass from Jesse Matthews (1 play, 0 yards, 0:00)	SDSU 33–31

See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –8	43[5]

Statistics	Utah	San Diego State
First downs	21	12
Total yards	327	248
Rushing yards	70	204
Passing yards	257	44
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:19	29:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	19/32, 153 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Micah Bernard	17 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Brant Kuithe	7 receptions, 58 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Lucas Johnson	10/19, 44 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Greg Bell	33 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Daniel Bellinger	1 reception, 15 yards

Washington State

Washington State at Utah

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	6	7	0	13
• Utes	0	7	3	14	24

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 12:31 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
• Game attendance: 51,483
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 3 MPH
• Referee: Stephen Strimling
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play–by–play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

    

Scoring summary

2	10:34	WSU	Dean Janikowski 39–yard field goal (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:55)	WSU 3–0
	04:14	UTAH	Ja'Quinden Jackson 2–yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)	UTAH 7–3
	00:00	WSU	Dean Janikowski 20–yard field goal (13 plays, 71 yards, 4:14)	UTAH 7–6
3	13:40	WSU	De'Zhaun Stribling 26–yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Dean Janikowski kick) (2 plays, 21 yards, 1:15)	WSU 13–7
	09:15	UTAH	Jadon Redding 28–yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 4:25)	WSU 13–10
4	04:43	UTAH	T.J. Pledger 20–yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:59)	UTAH 17–13
	02:19	UTAH	Clark Phillips III 54–yard interception return (Jordan Noyes kick)	UTAH 24–13

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –15	53[6]

Statistics	Washington State	Utah
First downs	22	19
Total yards	318	349
Rushing yards	70	212
Passing yards	248	137
Turnovers	0	10
Time of possession	36:53	23:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Jarrett Guarantano	25/36, 248 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Deon McIntosh	13 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	De'Zhaun Stribling	6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	13/23, 137 yards
	Rushing	T.J. Pledger	10 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cole Fotheringham	3 receptions, 33 yards

At USC

Utah at USC

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Utes	7	14	14	7	42
Trojans	3	7	0	16	26

• Date: October 9, 2021
• Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  Los Angeles, CA
• Game start: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 54,088
• Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play–by–play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

      

Scoring summary

1	3:58	USC	Parker Lewis 28-yard field goal (12 plays, 53 yards, 5:26)	USC 3–0
	0:46	UTAH	Brant Kuithe 11-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31)	UTAH 7–3
2	6:49	USC	Drake London 20-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick) (6 plays, 50 yards, 2:29)	USC 10–7
	4:41	UTAH	Money Parks 12–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)	UTAH 14–10
	0:17	UTAH	Devaughn Vele 37-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 0:57)	UTAH 21–10
3	13:24	WSU	Tavion Thomas 43-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)	UTAH 28–10
	9:58	UTAH	Cameron Rising 17-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (4 plays, 40 yards, 1:42)	UTAH 35–10
4	10:27	UTAH	Vavae Malepeai 2-yard run (2-point pass complete) (9 plays, 85 yards, 2:49)	UTAH 35–18
	6:20	UTAH	Dalton Kincaid 1-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 4:30)	UTAH 42–18
	1:19	UTAH	Malcolm Epps 41-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (2-point pass complete) (5 plays, 70 yards, 1:10)	UTAH 42–26

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USC –3	52.5[7]

Statistics	Utah	USC
First downs	23	27
Total yards	486	493
Rushing yards	180	92
Passing yards	306	401
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:50	31:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	22/28, 306 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	16 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	33/53, 401 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	14 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Drake London	16 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD

No. 18 Arizona State

Arizona State at Utah

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Sun Devils	7	14	0	0	21
• Utes	7	0	14	7	28

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 51,724
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –1.5	51.5[8]

Statistics	Arizona State	Utah
First downs	20	29
Total yards	385	455
Rushing yards	148	208
Passing yards	237	247
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	28:23	31:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Jayden Daniels	20/31, 237 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Rachaad White	9 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Curtis Hodges	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	21/33, 247 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	20 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	3 receptions, 57 yards

At Oregon State

Utah at Oregon State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	10	7	3	34
• Beavers	7	7	21	7	42

• Date: October 23, 2021
• Location: Reser Stadium
  Corvallis, OR
• Game start: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 30,203
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 MPH
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –3	57[9]

Statistics	Utah	Oregon State
First downs	28	22
Total yards	455	468
Rushing yards	188	260
Passing yards	267	208
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:25	27:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	22/36, 267 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	21 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	3 receptions, 69 yards
Oregon State	Passing	Chance Nolan	14/19, 208 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	B. J. Baylor	19 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevon Bradford	6 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

UCLA at Utah

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	7	7	7	24
• Utes	7	21	0	16	44

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 51,922
• Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

       

Scoring summary

1	11:26	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34)	UTAH 7–0
	3:48	UCLA	Nicholas Barr-Mira 28-yard field goal (16 plays, 65 yards, 7:38)	UTAH 7–3
2	14:55	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 8-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53)	UTAH 14–3
	9:06	UCLA	Zach Charbonnet 30-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:49)	UTAH 14–10
	5:51	UTAH	Dalton Kincaid 4-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15)	UTAH 21–10
	4:27	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (2 plays, 17 yards, 0:35)	UTAH 28–10
3	4:59	UCLA	Michael Ezeike 6-yard pass from Ethan Garbers (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) (6 plays, 91 yards, 1:52)	UTAH 28–17
4	14:55	UTAH	Cameron Rising 12-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:04)	UTAH 35–17
	11:04	UCLA	Greg Dulcich 9-yard pass from Ethan Garbers (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51)	UTAH 35–24
	7:16	UTAH	Ethan Garbers tackled in the end zone for a safety	UTAH 37–24
	4:27	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 24-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34)	UTAH 44–24

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –6	60.5

Statistics	UCLA	Utah
First downs	24	26
Total yards	411	469
Rushing yards	146	290
Passing yards	265	179
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	27/44, 265 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zach Charbonnet	11 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kyle Philips	7 receptions, 86 yards
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	17/27, 179 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	24 carries, 160 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	Brant Kuithe	5 receptions, 63 yards

At Stanford

Utah at Stanford

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Utes	14	24	0	14	52
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

• Date: November 5, 2021
• Location: Stanford Stadium
  Stanford, CA
• Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 26,410
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

     

Scoring summary

1	10:57	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03)	UTAH 7–0
	6:15	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 5-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (6 plays, 68 yards, 2:33)	UTAH 14–0
2	14:31	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 58-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (1 play, 58 yards, 0:12)	UTAH 21–0
	6:37	UTAH	Tavion Thomas 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17)	UTAH 28–0
	3:10	UTAH	TJ Pledger 96-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (1 play, 96 yards, 0:16)	UTAH 35–0
	0:00	UTAH	Jadon Redding 29-yard field goal (9 plays, 52 yards, 1:07)	UTAH 38–0
3	10:14	STAN	Isaiah Sanders 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46)	UTAH 38–7
4	12:11	UTAH	Devin Lloyd 2-yard interception return (Jadon Redding kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46)	UTAH 45–7
	1:48	UTAH	Micah Bernard 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 5:18)	UTAH 52–7

See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –11	52

Statistics	Utah	Stanford
First downs	31	11
Total yards	581	167
Rushing yards	441	82
Passing yards	140	85
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:22	29:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	13/22, 140 yards
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	20 carries, 177 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	Micah Bernard	2 receptions, 32 yards
Stanford	Passing	Jack West	12/18, 59 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	E. J. Smith	7 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Benjamin Yurosek	4 receptions, 42 yards

At Arizona

Utah at Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 24 Utes	7	14	10	7	38
Wildcats	14	3	3	9	29

• Date: November 13, 2021
• Location: Arizona Stadium
  Tucson, AZ
• Game start: 12:10 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 32,008
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

See also: 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –24	54[10]

Statistics	Utah	Arizona
First downs	26	16
Total yards	468	329
Rushing yards	174	102
Passing yards	294	227
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	33:53	26:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	19/30, 294 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	T. J. Pledger	25 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Micah Bernard	3 receptions, 60 yards
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	19/34, 223 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Will Plummer	10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dorian Singer	5 receptions, 84 yards

No. 3 Oregon

Oregon at Utah

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Ducks	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 23 Utes	7	21	7	3	38

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 5:30 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 52,724
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –3	58.5[11]

Statistics	Oregon	Utah
First downs	18	24
Total yards	294	386
Rushing yards	63	208
Passing yards	231	178
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:33	35:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	17/35, 231 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Byron Cardwell	7 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Kris Hutson	4 receptions, 96 yards
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	10/18, 178 yards
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	21 carries, 94 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brant Kuithe	5 receptions, 118 yards

Colorado

Colorado at Utah
(Rumble in the Rockies)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	3	7	0	13
• No. 19 Utes	0	14	14	0	28

• Date: November 26, 2021
• Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Game start: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 51,538
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard

See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –24	52.5[12]

Statistics	Colorado	Utah
First downs	9	23
Total yards	148	444
Rushing yards	64	265
Passing yards	84	179
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:53	34:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Brendon Lewis	9/23, 84 yards
	Rushing	Alex Fontenot	10 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Dimitri Stanley	3 receptions, 48 yards
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	14/23, 179 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	25 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Britain Covey	5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 10 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game)

2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Ducks	0	0	3	7	10
• No. 17 Utes	14	9	8	7	38

• Date: December 3, 2021
• Location: Allegiant Stadium
  Las Vegas, Nevada
• Game start: 6:00 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 56,511
• Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team and 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH –3	57.5[13]

Statistics	Oregon	Utah
First downs	14	21
Total yards	221	361
Rushing yards	74	191
Passing yards	147	170
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:56	32:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	13/24, 147 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Travis Dye	15 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Isaah Crocker	3 receptions, 51 yards
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	15/24, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	18 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Britain Covey	5 receptions, 72 yards

Vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One Venture X

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utes	14	21	3	7	45
• No. 6 Buckeyes	0	21	10	17	48

• Date: January 1, 2022
• Location: Rose Bowl
  Pasadena, California
• Game start: 2:00 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 87,842
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Tiffany Blackmon (sidelines)

See also: 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2022 Rose Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
OHST –4	64.5[14]

Statistics	Utah	Ohio State
First downs	25	28
Total yards	463	683
Rushing yards	226	110
Passing yards	237	573
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:17	25:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	17/22, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Cameron Rising	11 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brant Kuithe	6 receptions, 77 yards
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	37/46, 573 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	17 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	15 receptions, 347 yards, 3 TDs

Awards and honors

• September 7, 2021 – Devin Lloyd, Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week^[15]