2025 Utah Utes football team

The 2025 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 21st year as their head coach. The Utes will play their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' second year in the Big 12.

2025 Utah Utes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Beck (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (10th season)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Iowa State		1	–	0					1	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					1	–	0
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 11 Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 23 Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 17 Kansas State		0	–	1					0	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 24, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. School
Devon Dampier	QB	6'2"	210 lbs	Phoenix, AZ	New Mexico
Orion Phillips	P	6'3"	176 lbs	Sydney, Australia	Missouri
Jaxson Jones	Edge	6'3"	230 lbs	Chandler, AZ	Oregon
Creed Whittemore	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Gainesville, FL	Mississippi State
Donovan Saunders	CB	6'0"	180 lbs	Houston, TX	Texas A&M
Blake Cotton	CB	5'11"	180 lbs	Sacramento, CA	UC Davis
Kalolo Ta'aga	OT	6'5"	315 lbs	Honolulu, HI	USC
Na'Quari Rogers	RB	5'10"	195 lbs	Dallas, TX	New Mexico
Wayshawn Parker	RB	6'0"	210 lbs	Spokane, WA	Washington State
Brendan Zurbrugg	QB	6'3"	205 lbs	Alliance, OH	Oklahoma
Devin Green	RB	5'11"	205 lbs	Sacramento, CA	UNLV
Lance Holtzclaw	Edge	6'4"	225 lbs	Seattle, WA	Washington
Ryan Davis	WR	5'11"	176 lbs	Roswell, GA	New Mexico
Otto Tia	WR	6'4"	220 lbs	Layton, UT	Utah State
Nate Johnson	QB	6'0"	190 lbs	Clovis, CA	Vanderbilt
Justin Stevenson	WR	6'3"	180 lbs	Katy, TX	Wyoming
JC Hart	CB	6'2"	180 lbs	Auburn, AL	Auburn
Jaylen Moson	CB	5'11"	160 lbs	Kennesaw, GA	Furman
Larry Simmons	WR	6'1"	190 lbs	Moss Point, MS	Southern Miss
Tobias Merriweather	WR	6'4"	193 lbs	Camas, WA	California
Bryce Duke	RB	5'11"	196 lbs	Leesburg, VA	Old Dominion
Dilan Battle	DL	6'1.5"	320 lbs	Arlington, TX	LSU

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New School
Damien Alford	WR	6'5"	210 lbs	Hollywood, FL	Florida Atlantic
Jack Bouwmeester	P	6'2"	194 lbs	Sydney, Australia	Texas
Sam Huard	QB	6'2"	190 lbs	Bellevue, WA	USC
Anthony Woods	RB	5'11"	175 lbs	Palmdale, CA	UCLA
Jaylon Glover	RB	5'7"	205 lbs	Lakeland, FL	UNLV
Sione Fotu	LB	6'1"	225 lbs	South Jordan, UT	Houston
Dijon Stanley	RB	6'0"	170 lbs	Granada Hills, CA	New Mexico State
Jett Meine	WR	6'2"	195 lbs	Draper, UT	TBA
Vili Taufatofua	EDGE	6'4"	260 lbs	Mt. Roskill, NZ	San Jose State
Brandon Rose	QB	6'2"	195 lbs	Murrieta, CA	UMass
John Randle Jr.	RB	6'0"	180 lbs	Wichita, KS	Garden City CC
Isaac Wilson	QB	5'11"	190 lbs	Draper, UT	Withdrawn
CJ Blocker	CB	5'10"	160 lbs	New Caney, TX	Colorado State
Josh Calvert	LB	6'2"	217 lbs	Westlake Village, CA	TBA
Bobby Piland Jr.	DL	6'1"	305 lbs	Rocklin, CA	Cal Poly
Carsen Ryan	TE	6'4"	250 lbs	American Fork, UT	BYU
Ka'eo Akana	EDGE	6'3"	205 lbs	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii
Cameron Calhoun	CB	5'11"	185 lbs	Cincinnati, OH	Alabama
C.J. Jacobsen	TE	6'4"	223 lbs	Meridian, ID	Louisville
Simote Pepa	DT	6'3"	320 lbs	West Valley City, UT	Washington
Xane Uipi	CB	6'0"	182 lbs	Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
Helaman Ofahengaue	EDGE	6'3"	215 lbs	Lehi, UT	Utah Tech
Mycah Pittman	WR	5'11"	195 lbs	Calabasas, CA	TBA
Ben Durham	S	6'0"	195 lbs	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	TBA
Michael Mitchell	RB	5'11"	193 lbs	Middleburg, FL	Arizona
Keanu Tanuvasa	DL	6'4"	275 lbs	Mission Viejo, CA	BYU
Taeshaun Lyons	WR	6'2"	151 lbs	Hayward, CA	UNLV
Kenan Johnson	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Minneola, FL	Virginia
Sammie Hunter	CB	5'11"	185 lbs	Rock Hill, SC	Fresno State
Wyatt Becker	QB	6'1"	180 lbs	Pasadena, CA	Princeton
Bear Tenney	TE	6'5"	226 lbs	Lehi, UT	Sacramento State
Quimari Shemwell	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Los Angeles, CA	California
Zacharyus Williams	WR	6'2"	195 lbs	Playa Del Rey, CA	USC
David Washington	WR	6'0"	185 lbs	Las Vegas, NV	Purdue
Jeilani Davis	S	6'1"	190 lbs	Santa Ana, CA	Montana
Cameron Mitchell-Jones	WR	5'9	165 lbs	Pasadena, CA	TBA
Landen King	TE	6'5"	220 lbs	Humble, TX	Duke

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	9:00 p.m.	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX
September 6	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN
September 20		Texas Tech	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
September 27		at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 11		Arizona State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
October 18		at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)
October 25		Colorado	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)
November 1		Cincinnati	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
November 15		at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
November 22		Kansas State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
November 28	10:00 a.m.	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC/ESPN
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

at UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Bruins			0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 9:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FOX):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cal Poly (FCS)

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Cal Poly Mustangs (FCS) (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs (FCS)			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN+):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CP	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Cowboys			0

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (CBSSN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	WYO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 20
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TTU	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 27
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: October 11
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ASU	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at BYU (Holy War)

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah)

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: October 18
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: October 25
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLO	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bearcats			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Baylor

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas State

See also: 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Utes			0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Jayhawks			0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 10:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Raycine Guillory Fr RB 1 Wayshawn Parker So WR 2 Creed Whittemore  So WR 3 Nate Johnson  Jr QB 4 Devon Dampier Jr TE 5 Otto Tia  Sr WR 6 Daidren Zipperer  So WR 7 Justin Stevenson  So WR 8 Mana Carvalho Fr WR 9 Ryan Davis  Sr TE 10 Hunter Andrews  Fr QB 11 Isaac Wilson So WR 12 Larry Simmons Jr RB 13 Daniel Bray Fr QB 14 Brendan Zurbrugg  Fr QB 15 Byrd Ficklin Fr QB 16 Drew Cowart Fr WR 17 Rayshawn Glover Jr WR 18 Tobias Merriweather Jr WR 19 Luca Caldarella  Sr RB 21 NaQuari Rogers Sr RB 23 Devin Green So WR 24 Diezel Kamoku  Fr RB 25 Bryce Duke Sr WR 30 Matt Clark So RB 32 Omar Shah So RB 35 Frankie Goodson Jr WR 38 Junior Coughlin Fr WR 39 Bryan Spotwood So OL 51 Kamilo Raass  Fr OL 52 Michael Mokofisi  Sr OL 54 Milz Asiata Fr OL 55 Spencer Fano Jr OL 58 Kalolo Ta'aga Fr OL 62 Solatao Moeai Jr OL 64 Reece Parmenter So OL 67 Soren Shinofield Fr OL 68 Jaren Kump  Sr OL 71 Caleb Lomu  So OL 72 Isaiah Garcia  Fr OL 73 Tanoa Togiai  Sr OL 74 Keith Olson  Jr OL 75 Roger Alderman  So OL 76 Zereoue Williams  Sr OL 77 Nick Hallock Fr OL 79 Alex Harrison  Sr WR 80 Bryson Baker Fr TE 81 JJ Buchanan Fr WR 83 Daylin Caamano Fr TE 84 Drew Clemens Fr TE 85 Broderick Redden Fr WR 86 Jackson Bolender Fr TE 88 Dallen Bentley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 0 Logan Fano  Jr S 1 Rabbit Evans Sr CB 2 Smith Snowden Jr LB 3 Levani Damuni GS CB 4 Don Saunders  Jr S 5 Tao Johnson  Jr S 6 Nate Ritchie Jr LB 7 Johnathan Hall Jr LB 8 Lander Barton Sr CB 9 Elijah Davis  Jr CB 10 Blake Cotton Sr CB 11 Rock Caldwell  Jr CB 12 Jaylen Moson Fr CB 13 Jason Stokes Jr. Fr CB 14 JC Hart  So DE 15 Lance Holtzclaw  Jr CB 16 Cole Standage Fr LB 20 Mateaki Helu Fr S 21 Nate Tilmon Fr S 23 Jackson Bennee So LB 24 Moroni Anae  Sr S 25 Manny Fuller Fr CB 26 Isaiah Brown So S 27 Tommy Nelson Fr CB 29 LaTristan Thompson  Fr S 31 Jack Evans Fr S 32 Josh Sovereign Fr LB 33 Kana'i Lopes  Fr S 34 Ashton Olevao Fr LB 35 Cyrus Polu Fr S 36 Brock Fonoimoana Fr LB 37 Trey Reynolds Jr DE 40 Paul Fitzgerald  Jr DE 41 Ryker Kemp Fr LB 42 Christian Thatcher Fr LB 43 Grady Mareko So DT 44 Sione Motuapuaka Fr DT 45 Pupu Sepulona Fr DE 48 Alex Cloward So DT 49 Mike Tauteoli So DT 51 Karson Kaufusi Fr DT 78 Taniela Pepa Fr LB 83 Elijah Elliss  Fr DE 90 John Henry Daley  So DT 91 Jonah Lea'ea  So DE 92 John Frank Jr. So DE 93 Kash Dillon  Fr DE 94 Jaxson Jones  Fr DT 95 Aliki Vimahi GS DT 96 Dilan Battle Fr DT 98 Dallas Vakalahi So DT 99 Semi Taulanga Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Dillon Curtis Fr SN 44 Logan Castor  Jr K 46 Robert Petrich So LS 47 Charlie King Fr P 92 Orion Phillips So K 97 Joey Cheek  So	Head coach Kyle Whittingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Morgan Scalley – Defensive coordinator/safeties Jason Beck – Offensive coordinator Jim Harding – Assistant head coach/offensive line Sharrieff Shah – Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks Freddie Whittingham – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends Lewis Powell – Defensive ends Mark Atuaia – Running backs Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles Colton Swan – Linebackers Micah Simon – Wide receivers Luke Bottari – Offensive graduate assistant Kammy Delp – Offensive graduate assistant Jordan Fogal – Defensive graduate assistant Brandon McKinney – Defensive graduate assistant Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst Koy Detmer Jr. – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks Isaac Asiata – Offensive analyst/offensive line Vince Conti – Defensive analyst Jake Cookus – Senior special teams analyst/kickers & punters Dom Conti – Special teams analyst Adam Fry – Director, football operations Robert Blechen – General manager, personnel Sam Morrissette – Director, personnel coordinator Doug Elisaia – Director, strength and conditioning Quincy Watkins – Defensive quality control Jeff Rudy – Associate director for administration Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 7/3/25