Football
THE GAME
The No. 13 University of Utah Utes are ready to open its home slate of the 2022 season with a matchup against Southern Utah on Saturday, Sept. 10 inside Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game will kick off at 11:30 a.m. MT on Pac-12 Networks.
FOLLOW ALONG
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HOME SWEET HOME
Utah is 106-36 (.746) in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present), recording its 100th win in the historic stadium in 2020. Utah is 78-25 in RES during the Kyle Whittingham era, including four undefeated home seasons in 2008 (6-0), 2009 (6-0), 2019 (7-0) and 2021 (6-0). Utah has won 19 of its last 20 home games, which includes a streak of 11 in a row from Oct. 6, 2018 – Nov. 30, 2019.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah has won eight straight games inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.
• Utah only had 15 penalty yards in week one, the third-least in the FBS.
• Utah’s game vs. Southern Utah will be just the second time the Utes have faced an opponent from the WAC.
• With a win on Saturday, the Utes will have won 149 games against the Division I programs in the state of Utah.
• Saturday’s game vs. Southern Utah will mark Whittingham’s 216th game at the helm.
NEED TO KNOWS
• Utah is 27-4 in regular season non-conference games since joining the Pac-12 in 2011 and is 19-1 at home during that era.
• Utah is 15-2 in home openers under Kyle Whittingham.
• Utah has eight consecutive years of winning seasons, dating back to 2014. The Utes have finished with a winning season in 15 of Whittingham’s 17 years as head coach.
• Utah was picked to finish first in the Pac-12 in the preseason poll, receiving 26 first-place votes.
• The Utes have won the Pac-12 South Title four times (2021, 2019,…
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