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The University of Utah Athletics
Football Hosts No. 5 Stanford on Saturday
10/7/2013 12:00 AM | Football
Oct. 7, 2013
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SALT LAKE CITY--
Quotes from Coach Whittingham's Weekly Press Conference
> Utah (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) hosts No. 5 Stanford (5-0, 3-0 Pac-12) in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. MDT. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Radio is ESPN700 AM. Satellite radio is Sirius 110/XM 198.
> As of Monday, some bleacher seats and standing room only tickets are still available for the Stanford game. Contact the ticket office at utahutes.com or by calling 801-581-UTIX.
> Saturday's game marks the first time Utah and Stanford have played as Pac-12 Conference members. Stanford leads the overall series 3-2 with Utah winning the most recent contest in 1996 at Stanford.
> Both of Utah's wins over the Cardinal were on the road (1989 and 1996). The Utes are 0-2 in Salt Lake City (1902 and 1995). The Cardinal won a neutral site game in Berkeley in 1924. For complete series notes, see the boxed inset on page 2.
> Utah is 0-1 against the Pac-12 North this season, losing in overtime to Oregon State (51-48) on Sept. 14. Utah is 4-5 overall against North teams in two years of Pac-12 play.
> Saturday's contest with Stanford marks fourth time Utah has started a season by playing five of its first six games at home, but the first time since 1915.
> Utah has not played a home game on Oct. 12 since 1974.
TWO MINUTE DRILL
Utah, which lost to No. 12 UCLA 34-27 last week, will play a ranked opponent in back-to-back games for the seventh time in school history. Utah lost against back-to-back ranked opponents in 1968 (No. 14 Nebraska and No. 18 Oregon State), 1974 (No. 12 Arizona and No. 15 Arizona State), 1977 (No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 19 Houston) and 1982 (No. 15 ASU and No. 18 Texas). Utah beat back-to-back ranked opponents in 1994 (No. 20 BYU and No. 15 Arizona), and in the 2008 season (No. 16 Brigham Young and No. 4 Alabama) ... Stanford is the fourth top-five team the Utes have played in the last five seasons. Utah beat No. 4 Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl and lost to No. 4 TCU in 2009 and 2010 ... Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, Utah is 0-4 against ranked conference opponents and 1-4 overall (win was against No. 25 BYU in 2012) ... Utah is 1-0 in day games this season, beating Weber State 70-7 on Sept. 7 ... Utah is 4-2 in games televised by the Pac-12 Networks in the two years of the network.NOTABLE NUMBERS
Kyle Whittingham's next win will be career victory No. 75. Whittingham is 74-34 in his ninth season as Utah's head coach. He has coached in more victories (159) as a member of Utah's coaching staff than anyone in school history ... Dres Anderson has four-straight 100-yard games (103 yards vs. Weber State, 101 vs. Oregon State, 141 vs. BYU and 106 vs. UCLA) and he is tied for the national lead in receptions of 50 yards or longer (4) ... Utah has eight plays of 50 yards or more this season, which is tied for third in the country.LEADERS OF THE PAC
Utah leads the country in fewest fumbles lost (1), is tied for the Pac-12 lead (with this week's opponent Stanford) in red zone offense (.944) and ranks first in the Pac-12 and third in the nation in sacks per game (3.6) ... Utah has the best kicking duo in the conference. First-year placekicker Andy Phillips is perfect through five games, making 9-of-9 field goals (including 3-of-3 from 40-yards or longer) and 24-of-24 PATs, while sophomore punter Tom Hackett is tied for the Pac-12 lead in punt return average (44.0), punts inside the 20 (11) and punts of 50+ yards (7).IN THE HUDDLE
LT Filiaga has moved from linebacker to defensive end ... Utah's five starting offensive linemen (Jeremiah Poutasi, Jeremiah Tofaeono, Vyncent Jones Junior Salt and Siaosi Aiono) have played every offensive snap for the past three games ... Eight true freshmen have played: DE/LB Pita Taumoepenu, SN Chase Dominguez, DT Sam Tevi, LB Uaea Masina, DB Hipolito Corporan, TE Siale Fakailoatonga, WR Dominque Hatfield and RB Marcus Sanders-Williams. Dominguez is the only starter.OUTSIDE THE LINES
There will be a pep rally at this week's Kyle Whittingham ESPN 700 radio coach's show on Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. at Harmon's City Creek. Parking and admission are free. The pep rally will feature appearances by Swoop, the Utah dancers and cheerleaders, and there will be ticket giveaways and prizes ... Softball player Jackie Sweet will be presented with the 2012-13 Occie Evans Award, which honors Utah's outstanding senior female student-athlete in a team sport ... Prior to the game, the Crimson Club Athletic Fund will recognize its Scholarship Circle donors on the field ... The Ute Walk will start at 1:30 pm at the corner of Guardsman Way and 500 South.
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