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Show 1 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM KICKING OFF QUICK FACTS ..............................................1 Fast Facts/Phones ..............................................1 Preseason Dates ................................................1 2004 Results .......................................................1 SCHEDULE INFORMATION ............................2 2005 Schedule ....................................................2 Future Schedules ...............................................2 Road Headquarters ............................................2 YEAR OF THE UTE .......................................3 BCS Busters ....................................................4-7 Alex Smith Honors ..............................................8 Utah in the 2004 Polls ........................................9 Year of the Ute ..................................................10 THE UTAH EXPERIENCE ..............................11 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games .......................12 Salt Lake City ...................................................13 University of Utah .............................................14 Campus Life .....................................................15 Ute Traditions ..............................................16-17 Utah Athletic History ....................................18-19 Academics ...................................................20-22 NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills ...............................23 Rice-Eccles Stadium ...................................24-26 Football Practice Facilities ................................27 Smith Athletics Center ......................................28 Players' Lounge ................................................29 Strength & Conditioning ...............................30-33 Competition Venues .........................................34 MEDIA INFORMATION ...............................35 Utah Staff Directory ..........................................36 Sports Information Services .............................37 Local Media Outlets ..........................................38 Opponent SIDs .................................................38 Radio/TV Network ............................................39 Television Exposure ..........................................40 PREVIEW & ROSTERS ................................41 Player Personnel ..............................................42 How the Utes were Built ...................................43 Key Returner Stats ...........................................43 Rosters ........................................................44-48 Pronunciation Guide .........................................45 Depth Chart ......................................................49 Outlook ........................................................50-54 PLAYER PROFILES .....................................55 Returner Bios ...............................................56-81 Newcomer Bios ...........................................82-84 COACHES ..................................................85 Head Coach Kyle Whittingham ....................86-88 Gary Andersen ..................................................89 Andy Ludwig .....................................................90 Jay Boulware ....................................................91 Charlie Dickey ..................................................92 Jay Hill ..............................................................93 Derrick Odum ...................................................94 Aaron Roderick .................................................95 Dave Schramm .................................................96 Kalani Sitake .....................................................97 Dan Finn/Lance Hunsaker ................................98 Barry Johnson/Shane Schut .............................98 SUPPORT STAFF ........................................99 Athletics Staff .............................................99-100 Athletics Director Chris Hill .............................101 President Michael Young ................................102 OPPONENTS ...........................................103 2005 Ute Opponents ...............................104-109 Series Records ................................................110 Utah vs. All-Conferences .................................111 Scores vs. NCAA Opponents ...................112-116 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE ...............117 MWC History ...................................................117 MWC Staff .......................................................118 Composite/TV Schedule ..................................119 MWC Bowl Agreements ..................................120 College Bowl Schedule ...................................121 2004 MWC Standings/All-MWC .....................122 2004 MWC Rankings ...............................123-125 REVIEWING 2004 ...................................126 Review & Honors .....................................127-129 Final Statistics .........................................130-131 Starting Lineups ..............................................132 Game Reviews ........................................133-144 BOWL & POLL HISTORY ..........................145 Bowl Scores/Recaps ...............................147-155 Utah in the Polls ......................................156-157 UTE RECORD BOOK .................................158 Year by Year Record/Coach ...........................159 Utah Conference Finishes ..............................160 Homecoming Games ......................................161 The Longest Yard ...........................................162 Single Game Leaders .....................................163 Individual Records ...................................164-173 Team Records .........................................174-179 Bowl Records ..........................................180-181 All-Conference .........................................182-183 All-Americans .................................................184 All-Star Games ...............................................185 Notable Numbers ............................................186 Ute Draft Picks ................................................187 Utes in the Pros .......................................188-190 Lettermen ................................................191-197 Yearly Schedules/Results ........................198-204 U. FAST FACTS Location: Salt Lake City Metro Population: 1,333,914 (36th) Elevation: 4,657 President: Michael K. Young Director of Athletics: Dr. Chris Hill Governing Body: Board of Trustees & Board of Regents Founded: 1850 Enrollment: 28,933 Nickname: Utes Colors: Crimson and White Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Stadium: Rice-Eccles: 45,017 Surface: FieldTurf Indoor Facility: Spence Eccles Field House Web Site: www.UtahUtes.com Conference: Mountain West Conference Affiliation: NCAA Division I-A IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Athletics Department: (801) 581-8171 Football Office: (801) 581-7684 Sports Information: (801) 581-3511/3510 Stadium Press Box: (801) 581-8210/585-9753 Ticket Office: (801) 581-8849 SID Fax: 581-4358 Football Fax: 585-3808 PRESEASON DATES Aug. 7 Players Report Aug. 8 Practice Begins Aug. 24 Classes Start 2004 UTAH RESULTS 12-0, 7-0 MWC Mountain West Conference Champion Fiesta Bowl Champion Date Opponent Result Atten. 9- 2 Texas A&M W, 41-21 45,419 9-11 at Arizona W, 23-6 52,790 9-18 at Utah State W, 48-6 24,750 9-25 Air Force* W, 49-35 44,043 10-1 at New Mexico* W, 28-7 40,182 10-16 North Carolina W, 46-16 45,319 10-23 UNLV* W, 63-28 40,341 10-30 at San Diego State* W, 51-28 32,683 11-6 Colorado State* W, 63-31 44,222 11-13 at Wyoming* W, 45-28 17,074 11-20 Brigham Young* W, 52-21 45,326 1-1 Pittsburgh+ W, 35-7 73,519 + Fiesta Bowl; *MWC Game CREDITS Content: Liz Abel, Associate Athletics Director with assistance from sports information staff members Scott Pettett, Andy Seeley and Mike Lageschulte. Layout and Design: Liz Abel, Associate Athletics Director Editing: Sally Anderson Cover Design: Rocky Lindgren Photography: Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Ken Levine, Getty Images, Gene Lower, U of U Marketing & Communications, U. Special Collections-J.W. Marriott Library, Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Utah Travel Council. Heisman finalist Alex Smith is featured on page 8.2 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM SCHEDULES & TRAVEL 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Month Date Opponent Site Series Last Meeting TV Time September 2+ Arizona Salt Lake City 18-15-2 2004, Utah 23-6 ESPN 6:00 p.m. 10 Utah State Salt Lake City 72-28-4 2004, Utah 48-6 KJZZ 6:00 p.m. 15^ TCU Ft. Worth, Texas 2-0 1997, Utah 32-18 ESPN 6:30 p.m. 22^ Air Force* Salt Lake City 8-13 2004, Utah 49-35 ESPN 5:30 p.m. October 1 North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1-0 2004, Utah 46-16 TBA TBA 8 Colorado State* Ft. Collins, Colo. 50-21-2 2004,Utah 63-31 TBA TBA 15# San Diego State* Salt Lake City 12-11-1 2004, Utah 51-28 TBA TBA 22 UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 9-1 2004, Utah 63-28 TBA TBA 29 open November 5 Wyoming* Salt Lake City 46-30-1 2004, Utah 45-21 TBA TBA 12 New Mexico* Salt Lake City 29-15-2 2004, Utah 28-7 TBA TBA 19 Brigham Young* Provo, Utah 51-31-4 2004, Utah 52-21 TBA TBA Legend +Friday game ^Thursday game #Homecoming and Reunion Week (all-time U. letterwinners will be honored) *Mountain West Conference Game Game times listed are local to site. Most kickoff times will be announced 12 days in advance of the game. Game times are determined by TV and are subject to change. All of Utah's road games will be televised either locally, regionally or nationally. FUTURE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES 2006 9-2 at UCLA 9-16 at Utah State 9-30 Ohio MWC games TBA 2007 9-8 at Oregon State 9-15 UCLA 9-29 Utah State MWC games TBA 2008 8-30 at Washington State 9-6 Oregon State 9-13 at Utah State 9-27 Weber State 2009 9-5 Utah State 9-12 Boise State MWC games TBA 2005 UTAH ROAD HEADQUARTERS September 14 (TCU) Airport Marriott South 4151 Centreport Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155 817-358-1700 September 30 (North Carolina) Marriott at the Civic Center 201 Foster Street Durham, NC 27701 919-768-6000 October 7 (Colorado State) Fort Collins Marriott 350 East Horsetooth Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80525 970-226-5200 October 21 (UNLV) Alexis Park 375 East Harmon Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-796-3300 October 18 (BYU) Provo Marriott 101 West 100 North Provo, UT 84601 801-558-8091 Ute fans bought nearly all of the seats in sold-out Sun Devil Stadium to watch Utah play in its first BCS bowl game on Jan. 1, 2005 in Tempe, Ariz. |
