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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Football Looks Ahead to Michigan on Bye Week
9/8/2014 12:00 AM | Football
Sept. 8, 2014
> Utah (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) has a bye this week before playing Michigan (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 20. Game time in Michigan Stadium is 3:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. MDT). TV is ABC Regional or ESPN2. Radio is ESPN700 AM and Sirius/XM.
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Quotes from Coach Whittingham's Weekly Press Conference
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> Utah (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) has a bye this week before playing Michigan (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 20. Game time in Michigan Stadium is 3:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. MDT). TV is ABC Regional or ESPN2. Radio is ESPN700 AM and Sirius/XM.
> Utah received an allotment of 2,500 tickets for the Michigan game and around 400 remain for purchase at the start of the week. Tickets are $80 each.
> Utah's Sept. 20 game at Michigan is the front end of a home-and-home series. The Wolverines will visit Rice-Eccles Stadium on Sept. 3, 2015.
> The Utes lead the country in tackles for loss with 21 and are second in tackles for loss per game (10.5). Utah is tied for second in the nation in sacks (11) and sacks per game (5.5). Utah leads the Pac-12 and is tied for No. 4 nationally in scoring offense (57.5 ppg). See sidebar on page 3 for more Utah rankings.
> Utah and Michigan last met in the 2008 season-opener--a 25-23 Utah victory. The win kicked off a 13-0 season for the Utes, who defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and finished with a No. 2 national ranking.
> The Utah-Michigan series is tied 1-1 with both previous meetings played in Michigan Stadium. Michigan won the series opener 10-7 in 2002 and Utah won the rematch, 25-23 in 2008. For more on the series, see boxed inset on page 2.
> Utah is 7-12 all-time against current Big Ten teams and 1-0 under Kyle Whittingham. During his tenure as a Utah assistant coach (1994-2004), the Utes went 2-2 against Big Ten teams.
> Utah has played a road game on Sept. 20 just one time in its history. The other was at Air Force in 2008, a 30-23 Utah win.
TWO MINUTE DRILL
Tom Hackett was named the Ray Guy Award Player of the Week after averaging 55.4 yards on five punts against Fresno State. He had two punts downed inside the 10-yard line (4- and 9-yard line), four of his punts were 50+ yards and his 65-yard long is the longest punt in the Pac-12 this year. He did not have any touchbacks against the Bulldogs, who did not return any of his punts ... With 1,917 career receiving yards, Dres Anderson needs just 83 more yards to become the fifth receiver in school history to reach 2,000 yards ... Utah's all-time record coming off regular-season byes is 94-40-6. Kyle Whittingham is 6-4 after regular-season byes. His victories came over Wyoming (2005, 2007), Colorado State (2006, 2009), New Mexico (2008) and Iowa State (2010). Losses were to Washington (2011), USC (2012), UCLA (2013) and Arizona State (2013).MORE RANKINGS
Utah ranks second in the nation in net punting (49.0 yards). Of Utah's 10 punts, just one has been returned (for a total of one yard) ... Utah averages 16.73 yards per completion, which leads the Pac-12 and is eighth in the nation ... Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 and No. 6 in the nation in pass efficiency rating (189.99) ... Utah is tied for third in the Pac-12 and 19th in the country in fi rst downs with 53 (26.5 per game).OUTSIDE THE LINES
There will be no Kyle Whittingham radio show this week since Utah does not have a game. The next show is Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. on ESPN700. The show will be broadcast live from the Desert Edge Brewery at Trolley Square and is free to the public.LAST GAME
Travis Wilson threw five touchdown passes in just over two quarters of play and Utah rolled over visiting Fresno State 59-27 on Sept. 6. Dres Anderson converted three receptions for 84 yards--a 28.0 average--and two touchdowns, while Kenneth Scott caught six balls for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Kendal Thompson played well in relief of Wilson, rushing for a team-high 71 yards (1 TD) in the second half, and passing for 87 yards and a score. Punter Tom Hackett kept Fresno State pinned in its territory by averaging 55.4 yards on five punts. The defense held FSU to 55 rushing yards and a 1.4 rushing average and the Bulldogs scored just one touchdown against the starters. Hunter Dimick (2.0 sacks) and Pita Taumoepenu (2.0 sacks) led a seven-sack day for the Utes.
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