2021 Utah Utes football team
The 2021 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 17th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Despite a rough start to the season and the death of players Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe, the Utes rallied and won their first Pac-12 championship since joining the conference in 2011, defeating the tenth-ranked Oregon Ducks, 38–10, in the conference championship game. The Utes completed their season with their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. Schedule Conference opponents not played this season: California, Washington Rankings Personnel Game summaries No. 6 (FCS) Weber State At BYU At San Diego State Washington State At USC No. 18 Arizona State At Oregon State UCLA At Stanford At Arizona No. 3 Oregon Colorado Vs. No. 10 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game) Vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Rose Bowl) Awards and honors September 7, 2021 – Devin Lloyd, Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week References Utah Utah Utes football seasons Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Utah Football