The 2022 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham the Utes played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Utes finished the season 10–4, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to tiebreaking rules, Utah received the bid to the Pac 12 Championship Game. There, it defeated No. 4-ranked USC for the second time that season to win the conference championship. As a result, for the second consecutive year Utah received a bid to the Rose Bowl, where it lost to Penn State.
Preseason In the preseason polls released on July 28, Utah was picked to finish the season as the top team in the conference.
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
at Florida
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 0–1 November 19, 1977 Florida Gators
Statistics UTAH FLA First downs 25 23 Total yards 446 451 Rushes/yards 39–230 39–283 Passing yards 216 168 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–32–1 17–24–0 Time of possession 32:17 27:43 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 22/32, 216 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tavion Thomas 23 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Brant Kuithe 9 receptions, 105 yards, TDFlorida Passing Anthony Richardson 17/24, 168 yards Rushing Anthony Richardson 11 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ricky Pearsall 4 receptions, 67 yards
vs Southern Utah
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 2–0 September 1, 2016 Utah Utes
Statistics SUUUTAH First downs 4 31 Total yards 85 598 Rushes/yards 21–43 42–246 Passing yards 42 352 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–23–2 23–29–0 Time of possession 23:34 36:26 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Justin Miller 11/21, 42 yards, 2 INT Rushing Grady Robison 2 carries, 27 yards, TD Receiving Timothy Patrick 4 receptions, 17 yardsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 17/23, 254 yards, 3 TD Rushing Chris Curry 6 carries, 66 yards, TD Receiving Dalton Kincaid 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
vs San Diego State
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 13–12–1 September 18, 2021 San Diego State
Statistics SDSU UTAH First downs 9 22 Total yards 173 398 Rushes/yards 34–113 38–174 Passing yards 60 224 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–21–1 18–30–0 Time of possession 28:38 31:22 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Kyle Crum 5/16, 53 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jaylon Armstead 5 carries, 31 yards Receiving Josh Nicholson 2 receptions, 23 yards, TDUtah Passing Cameron Rising 18/30, 224 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tavion Thomas 16 carries, 59 yards, TD Receiving Brant Kuithe 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
at Arizona State
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 10–22 October 16, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics UTAH ASU First downs 26 15 Total yards 465 267 Rushes/yards 45–205 20–6 Passing yards 260 261 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–1 21–36–2 Time of possession 35:33 24:27 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 19/29, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tavion Thomas 11 carries, 60 yards Receiving Thomas Yassmin 1 reception, 72 yardsArizona State Passing Emory Jones 21/36, 261 yards, TD, INT Rushing Xazavian Valladay 8 carries, 30 yards Receiving Elijhah Badger 5 receptions, 76 yards
vs Oregon State
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 11–12–1 October 23, 2021 Oregon State
Statistics OSU UTAH First downs 21 20 Total yards 417 361 Rushes/yards 37–171 31–162 Passing yards 246 199 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–30–4 19–25–0 Time of possession 31:15 28:45 Team Category Player StatisticsOregon State Passing Ben Gulbranson 12/21, 177 yards, 2 INT Rushing Deshaun Fenwick 10 carries, 44 yards Receiving Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 receptions, 96 yardsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 19/25, 199 yards, 3 TD Rushing Cameron Rising 7 carries, 73 yards, TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
at No. 18 UCLA
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 8–11 October 30, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics UTAH UCLA First downs 31 21 Total yards 479 502 Rushes/yards 43–192 38–203 Passing yards 287 299 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–34–1 18–23–1 Time of possession 33:51 26:09 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 23/32, 287 yards, INT Rushing Tavion Thomas 18 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 6 receptions, 87 yardsUCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 18/23, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Zach Charbonnet 22 carries, 198 yards, TD Receiving Logan Loya 1 reception, 70 yards, TD
vs No. 7 USC
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 7–12 October 9, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics USC UTAH First downs 28 31 Total yards 556 562 Rushes/yards 27–175 32–138 Passing yards 381 424 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–0 31–45–0 Time of possession 28:10 31:50 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Caleb Williams 25/42, 381 yards, 5 TD Rushing Travis Dye 11 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Mario Williams 4 receptions, 145 yardsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 30/44, 415 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cameron Rising 11 carries, 60 yards, 3 TD Receiving Dalton Kincaid 16 receptions, 234 yards, TD
at Washington State
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 2–1 September 25, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics UTAH WSU First downs 19 14 Total yards 344 264 Rushes/yards 42–169 19–42 Passing yards 175 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–0 27–31–0 Time of possession 35:07 24:53 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Bryson Barnes 17/27, 175 yards, TD Rushing Jaylon Glover 20 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Dalton Kincaid 7 receptions, 56 yards, TDWashington State Passing Cam Ward 27/31, 222 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Ward 12 carries, 28 yards, TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
vs Arizona
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 24–19–2 November 13, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics ARIZ UTAH First downs 14 27 Total yards 387 457 Rushes/yards 25–156 55–306 Passing yards 231 151 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–0 13–25–0 Time of possession 22:01 37:59 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Jayden de Laura 10/20, 159 yards Rushing Michael Wiley 6 carries, 64 yards Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 4 receptions, 78 yards, TDUtah Passing Cameron Rising 13/25, 151 yards, TD Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 13 carries, 97 yards, TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 5 receptions, 57 yards
vs Stanford
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 6–4 November 5, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics STAN UTAH First downs 9 29 Total yards 177 514 Rushes/yards 26–22 36–279 Passing yards 155 235 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–25–0 21–34–1 Time of possession 25:29 34:31 Team Category Player StatisticsStanford Passing Tanner McKee 11/23, 155 yards Rushing Mitch Leigber 12 carries, 40 yards Receiving Elijah Higgins 7 receptions, 105 yardsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 20/33, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tavion Thomas 22 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD
at No. 12 Oregon
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 12–23 December 3, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics UTAH ORE First downs 22 16 Total yards 326 346 Rushes/yards 36–156 25–59 Passing yards 170 287 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–38–3 25–37–1 Time of possession 33:25 26:35 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 21/38, 170 yards, 3 INT Rushing Tavion Thomas 19 carries, 55 yards Receiving Dalton Kincaid 11 receptions, 99 yardsOregon Passing Bo Nix 25/37, 287 yards, TD, INT Rushing Noah Whittington 10 carries, 53 yards Receiving Dont'e Thornton 4 receptions, 151 yards
at Colorado
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 33–32–3 November 26, 2021 Utah Utes
Statistics UTAH COL First downs 32 12 Total yards 662 185 Rushes/yards 43–383 25–62 Passing yards 279 123 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–24–1 15–28–0 Time of possession 35:20 24:40 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 17/19, 234 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 10 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD Receiving Dalton Kincaid 5 receptions, 102 yards, TDColorado Passing Maddox Kopp 15/28, 123 yards, TD Rushing Anthony Hankerson 8 carries, 46 yards, TD Receiving Brady Russell 4 receptions, 39 yards
vs No. 4 USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Statistics UTAH USC First downs 25 19 Total yards 533 419 Rushes/yards 35-223 27-56 Passing yards 310 363 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22-34-0 28-41-1 Time of possession 29:47 30:13 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Cameron Rising 22/34, 310 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 13 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD Receiving Money Parks 4 receptions, 88 yards, TDUSC Passing Caleb Williams 28/41, 363 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Austin Jones 15 carries, 35 yards Receiving Tahj Washington 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD
vs No. 11 Penn State (Rose Bowl)
Overall record First meeting
Statistics PSU UTAH First downs 15 23 Total yards 448 391 Rushes/yards 31-169 43-184 Passing yards 279 207 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-23-0 18-40-2 Time of possession 24:47 35:13 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn State Passing Sean Clifford 16/22, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nicholas Singleton 7 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD Receiving KeAndre Lambert-Smith 3 receptions, 124 yards, TDUtah Passing Bryson Barnes 10/19, 112 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 13 carries, 81 yards, TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 5 receptions, 100 yards
Rankings
References