2025 Utah Utes football team

The 2025 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season in their second year as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They won 11 games led by Kyle Whittingham in what ended up being his final year as their head coach after 21 years. The Utes played 6 home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City.

The 2025 team ended the season ranked #14 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. Their exciting comeback against Kansas State was later ranked #10 in a ranking of the top 100 games of 2025. Offensive lineman Spencer Fano was a unanimous all-American and won the Outland Trophy among other accolades. Fano was subsequently selected as the 9th pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, while his teammate, fellow tackle, Caleb Lomu, was chosen as the 28th player of the first round, by the New England Patriots in the same draft.

On December 12, Whittingham announced that he would be stepping down as the Utes' head coach following the Las Vegas Bowl. The following day, December 13, defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley was named Whittingham's successor.

Transfers Incoming Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. School Devon Dampier QB 6'2" 210 lbs Phoenix, AZ New Mexico Orion Phillips P 6'3" 176 lbs Sydney, Australia Missouri Jaxson Jones Edge 6'3" 230 lbs Chandler, AZ Oregon Creed Whittemore CB 6'0" 175 lbs Gainesville, FL Mississippi State Donovan Saunders CB 6'0" 180 lbs Houston, TX Texas A&M Blake Cotton CB 5'11" 180 lbs Sacramento, CA UC Davis Kalolo Ta'aga OT 6'5" 315 lbs Honolulu, HI USC Na'Quari Rogers RB 5'10" 195 lbs Dallas, TX New Mexico Wayshawn Parker RB 6'0" 210 lbs Spokane, WA Washington State Brendan Zurbrugg QB 6'3" 205 lbs Alliance, OH Oklahoma Devin Green RB 5'11" 205 lbs Sacramento, CA UNLV Lance Holtzclaw Edge 6'4" 225 lbs Seattle, WA Washington Ryan Davis WR 5'11" 176 lbs Roswell, GA New Mexico Otto Tia WR 6'4" 220 lbs Layton, UT Utah State Nate Johnson QB 6'0" 190 lbs Clovis, CA Vanderbilt Justin Stevenson WR 6'3" 180 lbs Katy, TX Wyoming JC Hart CB 6'2" 180 lbs Auburn, AL Auburn Jaylen Moson CB 5'11" 160 lbs Kennesaw, GA Furman Larry Simmons WR 6'1" 190 lbs Moss Point, MS Southern Miss Tobias Merriweather WR 6'4" 193 lbs Camas, WA California Bryce Duke RB 5'11" 196 lbs Leesburg, VA Old Dominion Dilan Battle DL 6'1.5" 320 lbs Arlington, TX LSU Anthony Hernandez LB 5'10" 192 lbs Park City, UT Northern Colorado

Outgoing Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New School Damien Alford WR 6'5" 210 lbs Hollywood, FL Florida Atlantic Jack Bouwmeester P 6'2" 194 lbs Sydney, Australia Texas Sam Huard QB 6'2" 190 lbs Bellevue, WA USC Anthony Woods RB 5'11" 175 lbs Palmdale, CA UCLA Jaylon Glover RB 5'7" 205 lbs Lakeland, FL UNLV Sione Fotu LB 6'1" 225 lbs South Jordan, UT Houston Dijon Stanley RB 6'0" 170 lbs Granada Hills, CA New Mexico State Jett Meine WR 6'2" 195 lbs Draper, UT TBA Vili Taufatofua EDGE 6'4" 260 lbs Mt. Roskill, NZ San Jose State Brandon Rose QB 6'2" 195 lbs Murrieta, CA UMass John Randle Jr. RB 6'0" 180 lbs Wichita, KS Garden City CC Isaac Wilson QB 5'11" 190 lbs Draper, UT Withdrawn CJ Blocker CB 5'10" 160 lbs New Caney, TX Colorado State Josh Calvert LB 6'2" 217 lbs Westlake Village, CA TBA Bobby Piland Jr. DL 6'1" 305 lbs Rocklin, CA Cal Poly Carsen Ryan TE 6'4" 250 lbs American Fork, UT BYU Ka'eo Akana EDGE 6'3" 205 lbs Honolulu, HI Hawaii Cameron Calhoun CB 5'11" 185 lbs Cincinnati, OH Alabama C.J. Jacobsen TE 6'4" 223 lbs Meridian, ID Louisville Simote Pepa DT 6'3" 320 lbs West Valley City, UT Washington Xane Uipi CB 6'0" 182 lbs Salt Lake City, UT TBA Helaman Ofahengaue EDGE 6'3" 215 lbs Lehi, UT Utah Tech Mycah Pittman WR 5'11" 195 lbs Calabasas, CA TBA Ben Durham S 6'0" 195 lbs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA TBA Michael Mitchell RB 5'11" 193 lbs Middleburg, FL Arizona Keanu Tanuvasa DL 6'4" 275 lbs Mission Viejo, CA BYU Taeshaun Lyons WR 6'2" 151 lbs Hayward, CA UNLV Kenan Johnson CB 6'0" 175 lbs Minneola, FL Virginia Sammie Hunter CB 5'11" 185 lbs Rock Hill, SC Fresno State Wyatt Becker QB 6'1" 180 lbs Pasadena, CA Princeton Bear Tenney TE 6'5" 226 lbs Lehi, UT Sacramento State Quimari Shemwell CB 6'0" 175 lbs Los Angeles, CA California Zacharyus Williams WR 6'2" 195 lbs Playa Del Rey, CA USC David Washington WR 6'0" 185 lbs Las Vegas, NV Purdue Jeilani Davis S 6'1" 190 lbs Santa Ana, CA Montana Cameron Mitchell-Jones WR 5'9 165 lbs Pasadena, CA Pasadena City Landen King TE 6'5" 220 lbs Humble, TX Duke

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries at UCLA

Statistics UTAHUCLA First downs 30 14 Plays–yards 80–492 50–220 Rushes–yards 54–286 28–84 Passing yards 206 136 Passing: –– 21–26–0 11–22–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 37:28 22:32 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 21/25, 206 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Dampier 16 carries, 87 yards, TD Receiving Smith Snowden 6 receptions, 51 yards UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 11/22, 136 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nico Iamaleava 13 carries, 47 yards Receiving Anthony Woods 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

vs Cal Poly (FCS)

Statistics CPUTAH First downs 12 24 Plays–yards 58–223 73–518 Rushes–yards 28–65 46–273 Passing yards 158 245 Passing: comp–att–int 15–30–0 21–27–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:45 31:15 Team Category Player Statistics Cal Poly Passing Ty Dieffenbach 6/9, 82 yards, INT Rushing Anthony Grigsby Jr. 10 carries, 25 yards Receiving Kian Salehi 3 receptions, 44 yards Utah Passing Devon Dampier 17/23, 192 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nate Johnson 11 carries, 59 yards Receiving Ryan Davis 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD

at Wyoming

Statistics UTAHWYO First downs 31 15 Plays–yards 86–541 57–229 Rushes–yards 45–311 34–121 Passing yards 230 108 Passing: comp–att–int 27–41–0 12–23–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:30 24:30 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 27/41, 230 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Dampier 13 carries, 86 yards Receiving Ryan Davis 10 receptions, 91 yards Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 12/23, 108 yards, INT Rushing Samuel Harris 8 carries, 68 yards Receiving Chris Durr 5 receptions, 40 yards

vs No. 17 Texas Tech

Statistics TTUUTAH First downs 20 16 Plays–yards 72–484 69–263 Rushes–yards 37–173 31–101 Passing yards 311 162 Passing: comp–att–int 25–35–2 25–38–2 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 32:15 27:45 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Will Hammond 13/16, 169 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD Receiving Reggie Virgil 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD Utah Passing Devon Dampier 25/38, 162 yards, 2 INT Rushing NaQuari Rogers 10 carries, 37 yards Receiving Dallen Bentley 6 receptions, 75 yards

at West Virginia

Statistics UTAHWVU First downs 33 14 Plays–yards 79-532 61-346 Rushes–yards 47-242 48-261 Passing yards 290 85 Passing: comp–att–int 25-30-1 6-13-0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:45 25:15 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 21/26, 237 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Wayshawn Parker 9 carries, 66 yards Receiving Ryan Davis 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD West Virginia Passing Khalil Wilkins 3/6, 63 yards, TD Rushing Jarod Bowie 1 carry, 68 yards Receiving Cam Vaughn 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD

vs No. 21 Arizona State

Statistics ASUUTAH First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 78–259 55–412 Rushes–yards 40–135 42–276 Passing yards 124 136 Passing: comp–att–int 18–38–0 8–13–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 36:26 23:34 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona State Passing Jeff Sims 18/38, 124 yards Rushing Raleek Brown 14 carries, 67 yards Receiving Jordyn Tyson 8 receptions, 40 yards Utah Passing Devon Dampier 7/12, 104 yards Rushing Devon Dampier 10 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ryan Davis 3 receptions, 68 yards

at No. 15 BYU (Holy War)

Statistics UTAHBYU First downs 25 23 Plays–yards 73–470 66–368 Rushes–yards 37–226 42–202 Passing yards 244 166 Passing: comp–att–int 20–36–1 13–24–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:53 31:07 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 20/36, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Daniel Bray 10 carries, 121 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Davis 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD BYU Passing Bear Bachmeier 13/22, 166 yards, TD Rushing LJ Martin 26 carries, 122 yards Receiving Parker Kingston 4 receptions, 50 yards

vs Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)

Statistics COLOUTAH First downs 25 12 Plays–yards 76–587 68–140 Rushes–yards 51–422 38–38 Passing yards 165 102 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–25–0 13–30–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 33:38 26:22 Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Ryan Staub 4/8, 65 yards Rushing Kam Mikell 8 carries, 44 yards Receiving Omarion Miller 3 receptions, 59 yards Utah Passing Byrd Ficklin 10/22, 140 yards, 2 TD Rushing Byrd Ficklin 20 carries, 151 yards, TD Receiving Larry Simmons 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

vs No. 17 Cincinnati

Statistics CINUTAH First downs 18 29 Plays–yards 63–427 84–480 Rushes–yards 30–206 53–267 Passing yards 221 213 Passing: comp–att–int 11–33–1 16–31–1 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 19:58 40:02 Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 11/33, 221 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tawee Walker 7 carries, 67 yards Receiving Cyrus Allen 2 receptions, 133 yards, TD Utah Passing Devon Dampier 16/31, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Wayshawn Parker 17 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Davis 8 receptions, 132 yards, TD

at Baylor

Statistics UTAHBAY First downs 20 28 Plays–yards 59–483 92–563 Rushes–yards 41–380 33–133 Passing yards 103 430 Passing: comp–att–int 8–16–0 29–58–2 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 28:03 32:57 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 6/13, 80 yards, 2 TD Rushing Byrd Ficklin 6 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dallen Bentley 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 29/59, 430 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Bryson Washington 14 carries, 97 yards Receiving Josh Cameron 13 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD

vs Kansas State

Statistics KSUUTAH First downs 21 32 Plays–yards 65-574 84-551 Rushes–yards 42-472 50-292 Passing yards 102 259 Passing: comp–att–int 12-23-1 18-34-0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:56 29:04 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 12/23, 102 yards, TD, INT Rushing Joe Jackson 24 carries, 293 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jaron Tibbs 6 receptions, 45 yards Utah Passing Devon Dampier 18/33, 259 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Dampier 14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD Receiving JJ Buchanan 2 receptions, 74 yards

at Kansas

Statistics UTAHKU First downs 18 26 Plays–yards 56–414 78–477 Rushes–yards 31–161 51–290 Passing yards 253 187 Passing: comp–att–int 15–25–0 10–27–3 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 23:03 36:57 Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Devon Dampier 15/25, 253 yards, 3 TD Rushing Wayshawn Parker 12 carries, 95 yards Receiving Larry Simmons 3 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 10/27, 187 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Daniel Hishaw Jr. 22 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Emmanuel Henderson Jr. 3 receptions, 113 yards

vs. Nebraska (Las Vegas Bowl)

Statistics NEBUTAH First downs 17 26 Plays–yards 65–343 76–535 Rushes–yards 37–161 45–225 Passing yards 182 310 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–1 19–31–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:39 28:21 Team Category Player StatisticsNebraska Passing TJ Lateef 15/28, 182 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mekhi Nelson 12 carries, 88 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Mozee 4 receptions, 48 yardsUtah Passing Devon Dampier 19/31, 310 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Dampier 19 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD Receiving Dallen Bentley 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Roster

Awards and honors

In-season awards

Weekly Individual Awards