#12 Utah Football Set To Host Weber State Saturday

Saturday, September 16

Salt Lake City, UT

12:00 PM

University of Utah

Weber State

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#12 Utah Football Set To Host Weber State Saturday

9/11/2023 10:03 AM | Football

Utah Game Notes

THE GAME
The No. 12 University of Utah Football team returns to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16 to host the Weber State Wildcats for its final regular season non-conference game. The game is set for a 12 p.m. MT kick on Pac-12 Networks.

FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can get behind the scenes views and live updates throughout the 2023 season on social media and online at www.UtahUtes.com. The Utes are active on Twitter (@Utah_Football), Instagram (@UtahFootball), Threads (@UtahFootball), Facebook (search Utah Football) and TikTok (@Utah_Football).

HOME SWEET HOME
Utah is 113-36 (.758) in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present) and is 85-25 in RES during the Kyle Whittingham era.
•    The Utes have five undefeated home seasons under Whittingham (2022, 6-0; 2021, 6-0; 2019, 7-0; 2009, 6-0; 2008, 6-0) with the Utes winning 26 of their last 27 home games, including a streak of 15 in a row (Dec. 5, 2020-present).
•    It is the second-longest streak in the Whittingham era with the longest streak taking place Sept. 15, 2007 to Oct. 23, 2010 (21 games).
•    Utah has sold out Rice-Eccles Stadium in 77 consecutive games, dating back to the 2010 season opener.

THE NUMBERS
•   Head Coach Kyle Whittingham is set to coach in his 357th overall game at Utah and his 231st as head coach on Saturday.
•   Utah is 54-12-2 against the current members of the Big Sky Conference.
•   Utah's game against Weber State will be the 150th game played in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present).
•   In the last five seasons (including 2023), Utah has outscored its regular season non-conference opponents 362-172, averaging 33.0 points per game.

NEED TO KNOWS
•   Utah entered the season ranked No. 14 in the preseason AP and Coaches Poll, the fifth straight year the Utes have started the season ranked.
•   Utah is currently ranked 12th in both the AP and Coaches polls, the 12th straight week that the Utes have ranked inside the top-15 in both polls, dating back to Oct. 16, 2022.
•   Head coach Kyle Whittingham (19th year) is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 and the second-longest tenured coach at the same school in the FBS.
•   The Utes have posted a winning record in nine straight seasons, dating back to 2014. Utah has finished with a winning season in 16 of Whittingham 18 years as head coach.
•   Utah became the third team in Pac-12 Conference history to win back-to-back Pac-12 Championship games (2021, 2022).
•   The Utes landed a league-high six student-athletes on the preseason All-Pac-12 team (Keaton Bills, OL; Cole Bishop, S; Brant Kuithe, TE; Sataoa Laumea, OL; Karene Reid, LB; Junior Tafuna, DT).