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#12 Utah Football Returns to Rice-Eccles Saturday vs. Arizona

#12 Utah Football Returns to Rice-Eccles Saturday vs. Arizona



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THE GAME
The No. 12 University of Utah Football team returns to Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 5 to take on the Arizona Wildcats in Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game is set for a 5:30 p.m. MT kick on Pac-12 Network. 

FOLLOW ALONG

Fans can get behind the scenes views and live updates during all games this season on social media by following the Utes on Twitter (@Utah_Football | @UtahAthletics) and Instagram (@UtahFootball | @UtahAthletics), and by visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Fans can also search #GOUTES and #UBOYZ on social media for conversations about Utah Football. 

HOME SWEET HOME

Utah is 110-36 (.753) in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-present) and is 82-25 in RES during the Kyle Whittingham era. The Utes have four undefeated home seasons under Whittingham (2008, 6-0; 2009, 6-0; 2019, 7-0; 2021, 6-0). Utah has also won 23 of its last 24 home games, including a streak of 12 in a row (Dec. 5, 2020-present), which is the second-longest streak in the Whittingham era. The longest streak since 2005 was 21 games from Sept. 15, 2007 to Oct. 23, 2010. 

BY THE NUMBERS

•    Head coach Kyle Whittingham has 150 career victories.  

•    Utah is bowl eligible for the 14th time in the Whittingham era.   

•    Through eight games, Utah ranks 12th nationally in completion percentage (.685).     

•    Utah’s defense has scored three touchdowns in 2022, which is fourth in the FBS. 

•    Utah is only allowing 17.0 first downs per game, ranking first in the Pac-12. 

NEED TO KNOWS

•    Utah is currently 57-43 (.570) all-time in Pac-12 games since joining the league in 2011. 

•    Through eight games, Utah leads the Pac-12 in first downs defense (136), passing yards allowed (209.9), time of possession (33:08) and total defense (339.4).    

•    Utah is one of six Power Five teams and the only team in the Pac-12 to rank in the top-30 nationally in both total defense and total offense. 

•    The Utes rank 12th in the FBS and first in the Pac-12 in time of possession (33:08), holding an advantage in minutes in seven…

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