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The University of Utah Athletics
Ute Football Team Receives Votes In Coaches' Poll
8/5/2005 12:00 AM | Football
Aug. 5, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY -
The Utah football team, which finished the 2004 season ranked No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll (No. 4 in the Associated Press rankings), finished three spots out of the top 25 in the 2005 preseason poll. Utah was the only team that finished in the top 15 last year to not crack the top 25 in the preseason poll. Utah's 103 votes was third most of the Others Receiving Votes category and was 90 points behind No. 25 Pittsburgh--a team the Utes beat in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
The Utes, who were recently picked to defend their Mountain West Conference title by the media attending the MWC Football Preview, began the 2004 season with a No. 21 Coaches' ranking. Utah was ranked in the top 25 in both polls from start to finish of the 2004 season--a new school record. Utah's No. 4 (A.P.) and No. 5 (Coaches') final rankings were also its best ever.
The Utes open their 2005 season on Friday, Sept. 2 vs. Arizona in Salt Lake City in an ESPN nationally televised game. Utah also has ESPN dates on Sept. 15 at TCU and on Sept. 22 vs. Air Force in Rice-Eccles-Stadium.
USA Today/Coaches' Preseason Poll
1. USC (60) 13-0 1,547 1 2. Texas (2) 11-1 1,405 4 3. Tennessee 10-3 1,259 15 4. Michigan 9-3 1,242 12 5. Oklahoma 12-1 1,223 3 6. LSU 9-3 1,109 16 7. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,090 10 8. Miami 9-3 1,080 11 9. Ohio State 8-4 1,033 19 10. Iowa 10-2 1,014 8 11. Florida 7-5 910 25 12. Florida State 9-3 879 14 13. Georgia 10-2 838 6 14. Louisville 11-1 758 7 15. Auburn 13-0 723 2 16. Purdue 7-5 616 NR 17. Texas A&M 7-5 366 NR 18. Arizona State 9-3 304 20 19. Boise State 11-1 303 13 20. California 10-2 293 9 21. Texas Tech 8-4 247 17 22. Boston College 9-3 237 21 23. Virginia 8-4 210 23 24. Alabama 6-6 194 NR 25. Pittsburgh 8-4 193 NR
Others receiving votes
Fresno State (9-3) 188; Oregon (5-6) 145; Utah (12-0) 103; Georgia Tech (7-5) 88; Wisconsin (9-3) 79; North Carolina State (5-6) 69; Bowling Green (9-3) 63; Penn State (4-7) 44; Colorado (8-5) 40; Minnesota (7-5) 34; UCLA (6-6) 24; Texas-El Paso (8-4) 22; Nebraska (5-6) 21; Kansas State (4-7) 20; South Carolina (6-5) 16; Notre Dame (6-6) 13; West Virginia (8-4) 12; Wyoming (7-5) 12; Clemson (6-5) 9; New Mexico (7-5) 9; Arizona (3-8) 8; Northern Illinois (9-3) 8; Southern Mississippi (7-5) 7; Toledo (9-4) 7; Washington State (5-6) 7; Iowa State (7-5) 6; Michigan State (5-7) 6; Memphis (8-4) 5; Washington (1-10) 4; Miami (Ohio) (8-5) 3; Maryland (5-6) 2; UAB (7-5) 1; Duke (2-9) 1; Kansas (4-7)
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