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Saturday, October 1
Berkeley, Calif.
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#18 Utah Travels to Berkeley to Face California
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The Game
> No. 18 Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) vs. California (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12)
> Saturday, Oct. 1, 3 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. MDT, California Memorial Stadium
> Televised on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Mountain, Pac-12 Bay area
> Search #UTAHvsCAL for conversation
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Whitt 100 Watch
> Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham is one win away from career victory No. 100. He is 99-46 in his 12th season at the helm.
> There are 23 active FBS head coaches with 100 career victories.
> Whittingham, in his 23rd season overall at Utah, has participated in more wins (184) than any football coach—head or assistant—in school history.
> Nine of his 99 career wins as a head coach have come in bowl games and Whittingham has the best bowl win percentage (.900) in NCAA history. He is 9-1 in bowl games and 2-0 in BCS bowls (predecessor to the College Football Playoff games). See sidebar on page 2 for more on Whittingham.
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Five Facts
> In its second week in the top 25 this season, Utah is No. 18 in both the AP and Coaches' polls. The Utes jumped six spots in the AP rankings and five places in the Coaches' poll from a week ago. See pages 16-18 for Utah's history in the national rankings.
> Utah is off to a 4-0 start for the second-straight season and the fourth time in Whittingham's head coaching career. Utah finished 13-0 in 2008, won its first eight games in 2010 and won its first six games last year.
> Utah's 31-27 win over USC last week marks the second year in a row the Utes have won their Pac-12 opener. Utah beat Oregon in its first conference game last year. The Utes are now 2-4 in Pac-12 openers.
> Utah is playing in Berkeley for the first time since joining the Pac-12 six years ago. Utah's game against the Bears in 2011 was played in San Francisco's AT&T Park, where Cal played its home games while Memorial Stadium was being renovated. The two teams played in Salt Lake City in 2012 and 2015 and did not meet in 2013 and 2014. See page 2 for complete series notes.
> The Utah-Cal series is tied at five wins apiece. Utah is 1-4 in road games against California.
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Statchat
> Utah ranks No. 1 in the nation in net punting (48.47).
> Utah is tied for No. 1 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in fourth down conversion percentage (1.000, 5-for-5).
> Utah is tied for No. 4 in the nation (No. 2 Pac-12) in takeaways with 11 (6 INT, 5 FR).
> Utah is No. 6 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in total sacks (16).
> Utah is tied for No. 8 in the nation and is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in fumbles recovered (5).
> Utah is No. 9 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in sacks per game (4.00).Â
> Utah is tied for No. 10 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) with six interceptions.
> Utah leads the Pac-12 in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.25).
> Utah is tied for the Pac-12 lead in tackles for loss (30) and TFL per game (7.5)
> Utah leads the Pac-12 in time of possession (34:37 per game).
> Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in total defense (314.3 ypg).
> Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (15.8) and pass defense (182.3 ypg).
> See sidebar on page 3 for complete Utah rankings.
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In the Huddle
First-year Ute sophomore punter Mitch Wishnowsky ranks No. 1 nationally in punt average (52.1) … True freshman Zach Moss is averaging 92.5 yards since becoming the starter two games ago. He has played three games total and is averaging a team-high 81.0 rushing yards per game … Senior receiver Tim Patrick has back-to-back 100-yard receiving games (121 vs. San Jose State, 100 vs. USC) … Senior cornerback Dominique Hatfield saw his first action last week after coming back from an injury and had five tackles and a pass breakup … Eight true freshmen have played: Moss, Bradlee Anae, Julian Blackmon, Terrell Burgess, Leki Fotu, Tyler Huntley, Demari Simpkins and Donavan Thompson.
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Two-Minute Drill
Utah has passed for more yards than its opponent in all four games … Utah is 1-0 on the road a win at San Jose State on Sept. 17… In last year's win over Cal, Utah intercepted Bear QB Jared Goff five times, including three picks by current Utes Dominique Hatfield (2), Marcus Williams and Justin Thomas. See box on page 2 for a recap of the 2015 game … The Utes have sold out 41-straight games in Rice-Eccles Stadium since the 2010 season opener. Of those sellouts, 38 have been standing room-only crowds.
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