The 2023 Utah Utes football team represented the
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of D ...
as a member of the
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
during the
2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season is the 154th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Sub ...
. The Utes were led by
Kyle Whittingham
Kyle David Whittingham (born November 21, 1959) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Utah, a position he has held since 2005, and is the all-time leader in wins at Utah. Prior to bec ...
in his 19th year as Utah's head coach. They played their home games at
Rice–Eccles Stadium
Rice–Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference. It served as the main stadium for the 2002 Win ...
in
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...
.
This was the Utes' final season in the Pac-12 before they move to the
Big 12 Conference
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in 2024.
Schedule
Game summaries
vs Florida
at Baylor
vs No. 9 Weber State ( FCS)
vs No. 22 UCLA
at No. 19 Oregon State
vs California
at No. 18 USC
vs No. 8 Oregon
vs Arizona State
at No. 5 Washington
at No. 17 Arizona
vs Colorado (
rivalry
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)
vs Northwestern (
Las Vegas Bowl
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)
Rankings
Roster
References
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Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...
Utah Utes football seasons
Utah Utes football
The Utah Utes football program is a Power 5 Conference college football team that competes in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college footbal ...