This is a list of Utah Utes bowl games. The Utah Utes football team has played in 27 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 17–9. *Pineapple Bowl wasn't sanctioned by NCAA so only counted as regular season for statistics.
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
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Denotes national championship game
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Results
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Tie
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List of bowl games showing bowl played in, date, winning team, score, losing team, stadium, location, attendance, head coach, and MVP
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Bowl
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Date
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Winning team
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Score
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Losing team
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Stadium
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Location
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Attendance
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Head coach
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MVP
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1
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Sun Bowl
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January 2, 1939
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Utah
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W 26–0
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New Mexico
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Kidd Field
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El Paso, TX
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13,000
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Ike Armstrong
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2
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Pineapple Bowl*
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January 1, 1947
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Hawaii
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L 16–19
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Utah
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Honolulu Stadium
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Honolulu, HI
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22,000
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Ike Armstrong
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3
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Liberty Bowl
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December 19, 1964
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Utah
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W 32–6
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West Virginia
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Atlantic City Convention Hall
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Atlantic City, NJ
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6,059
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Ray Nagel
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Ernest Allen (Utah)
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4
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Copper Bowl
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December 29, 1992
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Washington State
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L 28–31
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Utah
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Arizona Stadium
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Tucson, AZ
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40,826
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Ron McBride
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Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) Phillip Bobo (Washington State) Kareem Leary (Utah)
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5
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Freedom Bowl
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December 30, 1993
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USC
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L 21–28
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Utah
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Anaheim Stadium
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Anaheim, CA
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37,203
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Ron McBride
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Johnnie Morton (USC) Henry Lusk (Utah)
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6
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Freedom Bowl
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December 27, 1994
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Utah
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W 16–13
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Arizona
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Anaheim Stadium
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Anaheim, CA
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27,477
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Ron McBride
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Tedy Bruschi (Arizona) Cal Beck (Utah)
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7
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Copper Bowl
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December 27, 1996
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Wisconsin
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L 10–38
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Utah
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Arizona Stadium
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Tucson, AZ
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42,122
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Ron McBride
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Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) Tarek Saleh (Wisconsin)
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8
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Las Vegas Bowl
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December 18, 1999
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Utah
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W 17–16
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Fresno State
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney, NV
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28,227
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Ron McBride
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Mike Anderson (Utah)
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9
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Las Vegas Bowl
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December 25, 2001
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Utah
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W 10–6
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USC
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney, NV
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30,894
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Ron McBride
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Dameon Hunter (Utah)
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10
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Liberty Bowl
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December 31, 2003
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Utah
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W 17–0
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Southern Miss
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Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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Memphis, TN
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55,989
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Urban Meyer
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Morgan Scalley (Utah)
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11
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Fiesta Bowl
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January 1, 2005
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Utah
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W 35–7
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Pittsburgh
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Sun Devil Stadium
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Tempe, AZ
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73,519
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Urban Meyer Kyle Whittingham
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Alex Smith (Utah) Paris Warren (Utah) Steve Fifita (Utah)
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12
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Emerald Bowl
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December 29, 2005
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Utah
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W 38–10
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Georgia Tech
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AT&T Park
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San Francisco, CA
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25,742
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Kyle Whittingham
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Travis LaTendresse (Utah) Eric Weddle (Utah)
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13
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Armed Forces Bowl
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December 23, 2006
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Utah
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W 25–13
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Tulsa
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Amon G. Carter Stadium
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Fort Worth, TX
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32,412
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Kyle Whittingham
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Louie Sakoda (Utah)
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14
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Poinsettia Bowl
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December 20, 2007
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Utah
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W 35–32
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Navy
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego, CA
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39,129
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Kyle Whittingham
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Brian Johnson (Utah) Joe Dale (Utah)
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15
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Sugar Bowl
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January 2, 2009
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Utah
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W 31–17
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Alabama
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Louisiana Superdome
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New Orleans, LA
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71,872
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Kyle Whittingham
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Brian Johnson (Utah)
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16
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Poinsettia Bowl
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December 23, 2009
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Utah
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W 37–27
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California
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego, CA
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32,665
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Kyle Whittingham
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Jordan Wynn (Utah) Stevenson Sylvester (Utah)
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17
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
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December 22, 2010
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Boise State
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L 3–26
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Utah
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney, NV
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41,923
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Kyle Whittingham
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Kellen Moore (Boise State)
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18
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Sun Bowl
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December 31, 2011
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Utah
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W 30–27
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Georgia Tech
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso, TX
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48,123
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Kyle Whittingham
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John White (Utah) Devonte Christopher (Utah) Star Lotulelei (Utah)
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19
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Las Vegas Bowl
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December 20, 2014
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Utah
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W 45–10
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Colorado State
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney, NV
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33,067
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Kyle Whittingham
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Travis Wilson (Utah)
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20
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Las Vegas Bowl
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December 19, 2015
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Utah
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W 35–28
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Brigham Young
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney, NV
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42,213
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Kyle Whittingham
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Tevin Carter (Utah)
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21
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Foster Farms Bowl
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December 28, 2016
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Utah
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W 26–24
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Indiana
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Levi's Stadium
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Santa Clara, CA
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27,608
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Kyle Whittingham
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Joe Williams (Utah) Tegray Scales (Indiana)
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22
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Heart of Dallas Bowl
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December 26, 2017
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Utah
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W 30–14
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West Virginia
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Cotton Bowl Stadium
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Dallas, TX
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20,507
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Kyle Whittingham
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Julian Blackmon (Utah)
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23
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Holiday Bowl
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December 31, 2018
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Northwestern
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L 20–31
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Utah
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SDCCU Stadium
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San Diego, CA
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47,007
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Kyle Whittingham
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Clayton Thorson (Northwestern) JR Pace (Northwestern)
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24
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Alamo Bowl
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December 31, 2019
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Texas
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L 10–38
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Utah
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Alamodome
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San Antonio, TX
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60,147
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Kyle Whittingham
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Sam Ehlinger (Texas) Joseph Ossai (Texas)
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25
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Rose Bowl
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January 1, 2022
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Ohio State
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L 45–48
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Utah
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Rose Bowl
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Pasadena, CA
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87,842
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Kyle Whittingham
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26
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Rose Bowl
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January 2, 2023
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Penn State
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L 21–35
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Utah
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Rose Bowl
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Pasadena, CA
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94,873
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Kyle Whittingham
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27
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Las Vegas Bowl
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December 23, 2023
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Northwestern
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L 7–14
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Utah
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Allegiant Stadium
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Las Vegas, NV
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20,897
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Kyle Whittingham
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- The Pineapple Bowl was not sanctioned by the NCAA and counts as a regular season game in official statistics