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9/14/2009 12:00 AM | Football
Sept. 14, 2009
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> No. 18/16 Utah (2-0, 0-0 MWC) plays Oregon (1-1, 0-0 Pacific-10) in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 19. Game time is 12:30 p.m. PT (1:30 p.m. MT) in Autzen Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPN. Radio is KALL 700 AM (kall700sports.com).
> In the latest rankings, Utah moved up a place in the coaches' poll to No. 16 and fell one spot to No. 18 in the Associated Press rankings. The Utes were ranked No. 17 in both polls the previous week.
> Utah owns the longest current win streak (16 games) and bowl win streak (eight games) in the nation.
> Utah's 16-game win streak is tied for the second-longest in school history and dates back to a victory over Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl. The school record is 18 consecutive games from Nov. 1, 2003-Sept. 10, 2005.
> With last week's victory at San Jose State, Utah matched the second-longest road/neutral win streak in school history and now has nine straight wins away from home dating back to Dec. 20, 2007. The school record is 11 straight road/neutral wins, set from Sept. 27, 2003-Jan. 1, 2005.
> Since 2003, Utah is 6-2 against the Pac-10 with wins over California (2003), No. 19 Oregon (2003), Arizona (2004, 2005), No. 11 UCLA (2007) and Oregon State (2008). Losses were to UCLA (2006) and Oregon State (2007). Kyle Whittingham is 3-2 against the Pac-10 as Utah's head coach.
> Whittingham is 7-3 against BCS teams. Wins came against No. 4 Alabama (2009/2008 season), Michigan (2008), Oregon State (2008), UCLA (2007), Louisville (2007), No. 24 Georgia Tech (2005) and Arizona (2005). Losses were to Oregon State (2007), UCLA (2006) and North Carolina (2005).
> Utah beat Oregon the last time out in 2003, but trails the series 17-8. Utah's last win in Autzen Stadium was in 1994.
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