2025 Utah Utes football team

2025 Utah Utes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Beck (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (10th season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
BYU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cincinnati   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of July 7, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Utah Utes football team will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kyle Whittingham in his 21st year as their head coach. The Utes will play their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium located in Salt Lake City. The season will be the Utes' second year in the Big 12.

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

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 TBA
Landen King TE 6'5" 220 lbs Humble, TX Duke

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 309:00 p.m.at UCLA*
FOX
September 64:00 p.m.Cal Poly*
ESPN+
September 136:00 p.m.at Wyoming*
CBSSN
September 20Texas Tech
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
September 27at West Virginia
October 11Arizona State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
October 18at BYU
October 25Colorado
November 1Cincinnati
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
November 15at Baylor
November 22Kansas State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
November 2810:00 a.m.at Kansas
ABC/ESPN

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Game summaries

at UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Bruins 0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Cal Poly (FCS)

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs (FCS) (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Mustangs (FCS) 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CP UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Cowboys 0

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH WYO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wyoming Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Raiders 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TTU UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Mountaineers 0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 27
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Pregame line Over/under
Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Sun Devils 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ASU UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at BYU (Holy War)

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU–Utah)
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Cougars 0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

  • Date: October 18
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
BYU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies
Pregame line Over/under
Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Buffaloes 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: October 25
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics COLO UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bearcats 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CIN UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Baylor

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Bears 0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

  • Date: November 15
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kansas State

See also: 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Wildcats 0
Utes 0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KSU UTAH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Pregame line Over/under
Utah Utes (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Utes 0
Jayhawks 0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

2025 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Raycine Guillory Fr
RB 1 Wayshawn Parker So
WR 2 Creed Whittemore  So
WR 3 Nate Johnson  Jr
QB 4 Devon Dampier Jr
TE 5 Otto Tia  Sr
WR 6 Daidren Zipperer  So
WR 7 Justin Stevenson  So
WR 8 Mana Carvalho Fr
WR 9 Ryan Davis  Sr
TE 10 Hunter Andrews  Fr
QB 11 Isaac Wilson So
WR 12 Larry Simmons Jr
RB 13 Daniel Bray Fr
QB 14 Brendan Zurbrugg  Fr
QB 15 Byrd Ficklin Fr
QB 16 Drew Cowart Fr
WR 17 Rayshawn Glover Jr
WR 18 Tobias Merriweather Jr
WR 19 Luca Caldarella  Sr
RB 21 NaQuari Rogers Sr
RB 23 Devin Green So
WR 24 Diezel Kamoku  Fr
RB 25 Bryce Duke Sr
WR 30 Matt Clark So
RB 32 Omar Shah So
RB 35 Frankie Goodson Jr
WR 38 Junior Coughlin Fr
WR 39 Bryan Spotwood So
OL 51 Kamilo Raass  Fr
OL 52 Michael Mokofisi  Sr
OL 54 Milz Asiata Fr
OL 55 Spencer Fano Jr
OL 58 Kalolo Ta'aga Fr
OL 62 Solatao Moeai Jr
OL 64 Reece Parmenter So
OL 67 Soren Shinofield Fr
OL 68 Jaren Kump  Sr
OL 71 Caleb Lomu  So
OL 72 Isaiah Garcia  Fr
OL 73 Tanoa Togiai  Sr
OL 74 Keith Olson  Jr
OL 75 Roger Alderman  So
OL 76 Zereoue Williams  Sr
OL 77 Nick Hallock Fr
OL 79 Alex Harrison  Sr
WR 80 Bryson Baker Fr
TE 81 JJ Buchanan Fr
WR 83 Daylin Caamano Fr
TE 84 Drew Clemens Fr
TE 85 Broderick Redden Fr
WR 86 Jackson Bolender Fr
TE 88 Dallen Bentley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 0 Logan Fano  Jr
S 1 Rabbit Evans Sr
CB 2 Smith Snowden Jr
LB 3 Levani Damuni GS
CB 4 Don Saunders  Jr
S 5 Tao Johnson  Jr
S 6 Nate Ritchie Jr
LB 7 Johnathan Hall Jr
LB 8 Lander Barton Sr
CB 9 Elijah Davis  Jr
CB 10 Blake Cotton Sr
CB 11 Rock Caldwell  Jr
CB 12 Jaylen Moson Fr
CB 13 Jason Stokes Jr. Fr
CB 14 JC Hart  So
DE 15 Lance Holtzclaw  Jr
CB 16 Cole Standage Fr
LB 20 Mateaki Helu Fr
S 21 Nate Tilmon Fr
S 23 Jackson Bennee So
LB 24 Moroni Anae  Sr
S 25 Manny Fuller Fr
CB 26 Isaiah Brown So
S 27 Tommy Nelson Fr
CB 29 LaTristan Thompson  Fr
S 31 Jack Evans Fr
S 32 Josh Sovereign Fr
LB 33 Kana'i Lopes  Fr
S 34 Ashton Olevao Fr
LB 35 Cyrus Polu Fr
S 36 Brock Fonoimoana Fr
LB 37 Trey Reynolds Jr
DE 40 Paul Fitzgerald  Jr
DE 41 Ryker Kemp Fr
LB 42 Christian Thatcher Fr
LB 43 Grady Mareko So
DT 44 Sione Motuapuaka Fr
DT 45 Pupu Sepulona Fr
DE 48 Alex Cloward So
DT 49 Mike Tauteoli So
DT 51 Karson Kaufusi Fr
DT 78 Taniela Pepa Fr
LB 83 Elijah Elliss  Fr
DE 90 John Henry Daley  So
DT 91 Jonah Lea'ea  So
DE 92 John Frank Jr. So
DE 93 Kash Dillon  Fr
DE 94 Jaxson Jones  Fr
DT 95 Aliki Vimahi GS
DT 96 Dilan Battle Fr
DT 98 Dallas Vakalahi So
DT 99 Semi Taulanga Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Dillon Curtis Fr
SN 44 Logan Castor  Jr
K 46 Robert Petrich So
LS 47 Charlie King Fr
P 92 Orion Phillips So
K 97 Joey Cheek  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Morgan Scalley – Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Jason Beck – Offensive coordinator
  • Jim Harding – Assistant head coach/offensive line
  • Sharrieff Shah – Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Freddie Whittingham – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
  • Lewis Powell – Defensive ends
  • Mark Atuaia – Running backs
  • Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles
  • Colton Swan – Linebackers
  • Micah Simon – Wide receivers
  • Luke Bottari – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Kammy Delp – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jordan Fogal – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Brandon McKinney – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst
  • Koy Detmer Jr. – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks
  • Isaac Asiata – Offensive analyst/offensive line
  • Vince Conti – Defensive analyst
  • Jake Cookus – Senior special teams analyst/kickers & punters
  • Dom Conti – Special teams analyst
  • Adam Fry – Director, football operations
  • Robert Blechen – General manager, personnel
  • Sam Morrissette – Director, personnel coordinator
  • Doug Elisaia – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Quincy Watkins – Defensive quality control
  • Jeff Rudy – Associate director for administration
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/3/25

References

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  2. ^ Doerschuk, Steve (December 9, 2024). "Brendan Zurbrugg visits Utah". Canton Repository. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 Utah Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Utah Utes 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "2025 Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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