2023 Utah Utes football team

The 2023 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by Kyle Whittingham in his 19th year as Utah's head coach. They played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

2023 Utah Utes football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Morgan Scalley (8th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^		9	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona		7	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	5					6	–	7
UCLA		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
Arizona State*		2	–	7					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Utes' final season in the Pac-12 before they move to the Big 12 Conference in 2024.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Florida*	No. 14	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 24–11	53,644
September 9	10:00 a.m.	at Baylor*	No. 12	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	W 20–13	43,732
September 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Weber State*	No. 12	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 31–7	51,532
September 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 UCLA	No. 11	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	W 14–7	52,919
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oregon State	No. 10	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	L 7–21	37,372
October 14	1:00 p.m.	California	No. 16	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 34–14	52,115
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 34–32	61,551
October 28	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oregon	No. 13	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (College GameDay)	FOX	L 6–35	53,586
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 18	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 55–3	52,104
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Washington	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	L 28–35	70,976
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Arizona	No. 22	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 18–42	50,800
November 25	1:00 p.m.	Colorado		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	P12N	W 23–17	51,595
December 23	5:30 p.m.	vs. Northwestern		Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 7–14	20,897
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

vs Florida

See also: 2023 Florida Gators football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Utah -5.0	44.5

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game One: Florida Gators (0–0) at No. 14 Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	3	0	0	8	11
No. 14 Utah	7	10	7	0	24

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,644
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (13:10) UTAH – Money Parks 70-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Utah 7–0) (2:27) FLA – Adam Mihalek 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:30; Utah 7–3) Second quarter (7:50) UTAH – Nate Johnson 27-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Utah 14–3) (2:27) UTAH – Cole Becker 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:57; Utah 17–3) Third quarter (10:51) UTAH – Bryson Barnes 5-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:06; Utah 24–3) Fourth quarter (9:22) FLA – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Graham Mertz-Eugene Wilson III pass) (Drive: 13 plays, 98 yards, 6:54; Utah 24–11)

Statistics	FLA	UTAH
First downs	17	13
Total yards	65–346	53–270
Rushing yards	21–13	30–105
Passing yards	333	165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–44–1	15–23–0
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Graham Mertz	31/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Trevor Etienne	7 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Ricky Pearsall	8 receptions, 92 yards
Utah	Passing	Bryson Barnes	12/18, 159 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nate Johnson	6 carries, 45 yards, TD
	Receiving	Money Parks	1 reception, 70 yards, TD

at Baylor

See also: 2023 Baylor Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH -7.0	46.5

No. 12 Utah Utes (1–0) at Baylor Bears (0–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utes	0	3	3	14	20
Bears	0	10	3	0	13

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 10:09 a.m. MST/9:09 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny • 90 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,732
• Referee: Christopher Wiggins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (13:03) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:05; Baylor 3–0) (9:04) UTAH – Cole Becker 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:59; Tied 3–3) (3:23) BAY – Sawyer Robertson 4-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:41; Baylor 10–3) Third quarter (11:00) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:00; Baylor 13–3) (4:05) UTAH – Cole Becker 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 3:43; Baylor 13–6) Fourth quarter (1:59) UTAH – Nate Johnson 7-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:18; Tied 13–13) (0:17) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 11-yard run (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:18; Utah 20–13)

Statistics	Utah	Baylor
First downs	20	14
Plays–yards	73–377	57–339
Rushes–yards	47–224	29–121
Passing yards	153	218
Passing: comp–att–int	12–26–1	12–28–2
Time of possession	36:17	23:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	6–7, 82 yards
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	19 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Mikey Matthews	4 receptions, 48 yards
Baylor	Passing	Sawyer Robertson	12–28, 218 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	14 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Hal Presley	4 receptions, 72 yards

vs No. 9 Weber State (FCS)

See also: 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Utah -8.0	47.0

No. 9 Weber State Wildcats (FCS) (2–0) at No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Wildcats (FCS)	0	7	0	0	7
No. 12 Utes	7	10	14	0	31

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST/11:00 a.m. PST
• Game attendance: 51,532
• Referee: Ty Druse
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Weber State (FCS)	Utah
First downs	5	23
Plays–yards	127	424
Rushes–yards	52–231	19–61
Passing yards	66	193
Passing: comp–att–int	11–23–1	13–21–0
Time of possession	19:55	40:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State (FCS)	Passing	Kylan Weisser	11/23, 66 yards, INT
	Rushing	Damon Bankston	8 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Treyshun Hurry	2 receptions, 22 yards
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	13/21, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nate Johnson	16 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Munir McClain	3 receptions, 92 yards

vs No. 22 UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH -3.0	50.5

No. 22 UCLA Bruins (3–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Bruins	0	0	0	7	7
No. 11 Utes	7	7	0	0	14

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,919
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCLA	Utah
First downs	11	13
Plays–yards	243	219
Rushes–yards	32–9	48–102
Passing yards	234	117
Passing: comp–att–int	15–35–1	9–17–0
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	15/35, 234 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	TJ Harden	11 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Carsen Ryan	3 receptions, 69 yards
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	9/17, 117 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaylon Glover	25 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	2 receptions, 57 yards

at No. 19 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH +4	43

No. 10 Utah Utes (4–0) at No. 19 Oregon State Beavers (3–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Utes	0	0	0	7	7
No. 19 Beavers	7	0	7	7	21

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST/6:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 37,372
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Utah	Oregon State
First downs	14	15
Plays–yards	63–198	62–358
Rushes–yards	32–57	36–131
Passing yards	198	227
Passing: comp–att–int	13–31–1	15–26–1
Time of possession	28:54	31:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	8/23, 101 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaylon Glover	16 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Yassmin	3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	14/25, 204 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Damien Martinez	16 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Silas Bolden	6 receptions, 100 yards, TD

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH -9.5	43

California Golden Bears (3–3) at No. 16 Utah Utes (4–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	0	7	0	14
No. 16 Utes	0	14	10	10	34

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 52,115
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	California	Utah
First downs	16	21
Plays–yards	55–254	75–445
Rushes–yards	24–66	53–317
Passing yards	188	128
Passing: comp–att–int	15–31–1	15–22–0
Time of possession	22:07	37:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	10/17, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	8 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Taj Davis	7 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Utah	Passing	Bryson Barnes	15/21, 128 yards
	Rushing	Sione Vaki	15 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mikey Matthews	7 receptions, 53 yards

at No. 18 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Utah +7.5	51.5

No. 14 Utah Utes (5–1) at No. 18 USC Trojans (5–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Utes	14	0	14	6	34
No. 18 Trojans	14	0	3	15	32

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,551
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Utah	USC
First downs	23	18
Plays–yards	70–482	58–401
Rushes–yards	47–247	23–145
Passing yards	235	24–35–0
Passing: comp–att–int	14–23–1	256
Time of possession	34:42	25:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Bryson Barnes	14/23, 235 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	26 carries, 117 yards
	Receiving	Sione Vaki	5 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	24/34, 256 yards
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	7 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tahj Washington	5 receptions, 112 yards

vs No. 8 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH +7	49.0

No. 8 Oregon Ducks (6–1) at No. 13 Utah Utes (6–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST
• TV announcers (FOX): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Oregon	Utah
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TBD	TBD

Arizona State Sun Devils (2–6) at No. 18 Utah Utes (6–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	0	0	0	3
No. 18 Utes	14	10	10	21	55

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: November  4th
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST/11:00 a.m. PST
• Game attendance: 52,104
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Arizona State	Utah
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TBD	TBD

No. 18 Utah Utes (7–2) at No. 5 Washington Huskies (9–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Utes	7	21	0	0	28
No. 5 Huskies	10	14	11	0	35

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: November  11th
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,976
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	Utah	Washington
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 17 Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TBD	TBD

No. 22 Utah Utes (7–3) at No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (7–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Utes	0	7	3	8	18
No. 17 Wildcats	21	7	0	14	42

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. MST/11:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,800
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth

Game information

First quarter (10:33) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 21-yard pass from Tetairoa McMillan, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Arizona 7–0) (8:32) ARIZ – Anthony Ward 2-yard blocked punt return, Tyler Loop kick (Arizona 14–0) (4:06) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 32-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Arizona 21–0) Second quarter (14:53) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 31-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:19; Arizona 28–0) (0:52) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 20-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:46; Arizona 28–7) Third quarter (10:00) UTAH – Cole Becker 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:00; Arizona 28–10) Fourth quarter (7:57) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:25; Arizona 35–10) (0:43) UTAH – Munir McClain 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Bryson Barnes run for two-point conversion (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 2:44; Arizona 35–18) (0:32) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 51-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:09; Arizona 42–18)

Statistics	Utah	Arizona
First downs	26	21
Plays–yards	–438	–443
Rushes–yards	37–118	24–118
Passing yards	320	325
Passing: comp–att–int	31–53–2	25–33–0
Time of possession	35:34	24:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Bryson Barnes	31/53, 320 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	10 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	9 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	22/30, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	14 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

vs Colorado (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTAH -21.5	43.5

Colorado Buffaloes (4–7) at Utah Utes (7–4) – Game summary
Rumble in the Rockies

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	10	0	7	17
Utes	7	3	7	3	20

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,595
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (4:03) UTAH – Luke Bottari 2-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:10; Utah 7–0) Second quarter (11:17) UTAH – Cole Becker 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:46; Utah 10–0) (8:17) COL – Dylan Edwards pass from Jimmy Horn Jr., Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:50; Utah 10–7) (1:38) UTAH – Cole Becker 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:39; Utah 13–7) (0:20) COL – Alejandro Mata 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:12; Utah 13–10) Third quarter (7:10) UTAH – Luke Bottari 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:27; Utah 20–10) Fourth quarter (11:31) UTAH – Cole Becker 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 8:25; Utah 23–10) (7:31) COL – Travis Hunter 18-yard pass from Ryan Staub, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:52; Utah 23–17)

Statistics	Colorado	Utah
First downs	13	22
Plays–yards	–262	–329
Rushes–yards	17–37	53–268
Passing yards	225	61
Passing: comp–att–int	18–25–0	6–10–0
Time of possession	20:56	39:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Ryan Staub	17/24, 195 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sy'Veon Wilkerson	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Utah	Passing	Luke Bottari	6/10, 61 yards
	Rushing	Jaylon Glover	17 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Mikey Matthews	2 receptions, 19 yards

vs Northwestern (Las Vegas Bowl)

See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TBD	TBD

Northwestern Wildcats (7–5) vs. Utah Utes (8–4) – Game summary
2023 Las Vegas Bowl

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14
Utes	0	0	0	7	7

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada

• Date: December  23rd
• Game time: TBD p.m. MST/TBD p.m. PST
• Game weather: N/A (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 20,897
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NU – Camron Johnson 12-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 1:20. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:22. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter UTAH – Micah Bernard 6-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 12:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:59. NU – Bryce Kirtz 19-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 6:19. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:51.

Statistics	Northwestern	Utah
First downs	13	18
Plays–yards	65–211	70–290
Rushes–yards	51–138	31–65
Passing yards	73	225
Passing: comp–att–int	9–14–2	24–39–0
Time of possession	34:21	25:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Bryson Barnes	8/13, 55 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	8 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Micah Bernard	3 receptions, 24 yards
Utah	Passing	Ben Bryant	23/34, 222 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Porter	10 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Kirtz	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	12	12	11	10	18	16	14	13	18	13	16	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	14	12	12	10	10	19	16	14	13	18	14	16	RV	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released									18	18	22	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

2023 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Mikey Matthews Fr RB 1 Jaylon Glover So RB 2 Micah Bernard Jr RB 3 Ja'Quinden Jackson   So TE 4 Munir McClain   Jr WR 5 Chris Reed   Fr QB 7 Cameron Rising Sr QB 8 Brandon Rose   Fr QB 9 Mack Howard Fr WR 10 Money Parks Jr WR 11 Makai Cope   So WR 12 Sidney Mbanasor   Fr QB 13 Nate Johnson   Fr WR 14 Kaimana Hanohano   Fr WR 15 Tiquan Gilmore Sr QB 16 Bryson Barnes Jr WR 17 Devaughn Vele Jr QB 18 Luke Bottari Sr WR 19 Luca Caldarella Jr WR 20 Jett Meine   Fr RB 21 Jamarcus Smith So RB 24 Chris Curry Sr RB 26 Charlie Vincent Jr RB 27 Daniel Wood Fr WR 28 Cade Baker Fr WR 29 Franky Jacobsen Fr RB 31 Alfredo Lira So TE 35 Isaac Vaha So RB 37 Faysal Aden Jr RB 37 Hunter Schroeder Fr RB 41 Jonathan Johnson Fr TE 46 Hayden Erickson   So TE 47 Miki Suguturaga Jr TE 48 Deven Johnson   So TE 49 James Allemann So OL 51 Keaton Bills Jr OL 52 Michael Mokofisi   So OL 53 Johnny Maea Sr OL 55 Spencer Fano Fr OL 59 Falcon Kaumatule Jr OL 60 Shintaro Mann Jr OL 61 Kolinu'u Faaiu   So OL 62 Solatao Moeai Fr OL 63 Peter Terry So OL 64 Jacob Edmonds Fr OL 66 Hunter Deuel   Fr OL 68 Jaren Kump Jr TE 72 Cody Christensen   Fr OL 73 Tanoa Togiai   So OL 74 Keith Olson   Fr OL 76 Zereoue Williams   So OL 78 Sataoa Laumea Jr OL 79 Alex Harrison Jr TE 80 Brant Kuithe Sr WR 82 Brandon Bethel   Fr WR 83 Collin Edwards   Fr TE 86 Brigden Craig So TE 87 Thomas Yassmin Sr TE 88 Landon Morris Fr WR 89 Noah Bennee   So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 0 Logan Fano Fr CB 1 Miles Battle Sr CB 2 Kenzel Lawler   So CB 4 JaTravis Broughton Sr LB 6 Justin Medlock   Fr S 6 Nate Ritchie Fr DE 7 Van Fillinger Jr S 8 Cole Bishop Jr CB 9 Elijah Davis   Fr S 10 Johnathan Hall Fr LB 11 Owen Chambliss Fr DE 13 Chase Kennedy   Fr LB 14 Josh Calvert Jr CB 15 Tao Johnson   Fr CB 16 Zemaiah Vaughn Jr S 18 Preston Viehweg Fr S 19 Bryson Reeves Jr LB 20 Lander Barton So LB 21 Karene Reid Jr CB 23 Faybian Marks Jr S 24 Bleu Stewart   So S 25 Austin Francis Fr S 28 Sione Vaki So CB 30 Nick Howe   So DE 32 Helaman Ofahengaue   Fr CB 33 Jocelyn Malaska   Fr CB 34 Tiloi Nawahine So S 38 Brock Nowatzke   Fr S 39 Jadon Pearson Jr LB 40 Vou Fitisemanu III So S 42 Malae Tanuvasa   Fr DE 43 Gavin Nawahine   So LB 45 Spencer Clegg   Fr LB 49 Jason Saosi Sr LB 54 Hayden Furey Sr DE 56 Ka'eo Akana   Fr DT 57 Keanu Tanuvasa   Fr DT 58 Junior Tafuna Jr DT 77 Samote Pepa   So DE 81 Connor O'Toole Jr DE 83 Jonah Elliss Jr DT 90 Taka Lautaha So DT 92 James LeBaron Fr DE 92 James LeBaron Fr DT 93 Braxton Turner So DT 94 Tevita Fotu   So DT 95 Aliki Vimahi Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 34 Jack Bouwmeester Sr K 36 Cole Becker Jr K 38 Ben Norton Sr K 40 Joey Cheek   Fr LS 50 Justice Brusatto So LS 57 J. T. Greep Jr P 61 Michael Williams Sr LS 65 Logan Castor   Fr	Head coach Kyle Whittingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Morgan Scalley – Defensive coordinator/safeties Andy Ludwig – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jim Harding – Assistant head coach/offensive line Sharrieff Shah – Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks Freddie Whittingham – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends Lewis Powell – Defensive ends Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles Colton Swan – Linebackers Alvis Whitted – Wide receivers Quinton Ganther – Running backs Josh Crawford – Offensive graduate assistant Chase Murdock – Defensive graduate assistant Quincy Watkins – Defensive graduate assistant Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst Vince Conti – Defensive analyst Dom Conti – Special teams analyst Doug Elisaia – Director, strength and conditioning Robert Blechen – Director, personnel coordinator Adam Fry – Director, football operations Jeff Rudy – Associate director for football administration Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: 4/28/23

References

1. "2023 Utah Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.