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04/21/2012
Wynn, Hays and Schulz throw for touchdowns, Oliver runs for a pair of scores.
04/14/2012
Offense and Defense have Highlights
04/07/2012
Whittingham pleased with team's play
03/26/2012
03/14/2012
Utes will hold 15 practices, spring game is Apr. 21
12/31/2011
Utah vs. Georgia Tech - Sun Bowl
11/12/2011
John White rushed for 167 yards and scored three touchdowns.
11/05/2011
Utah vs. Arizona
10/29/2011
Utah vs. Oregon State - AP Photo Gallery
10/28/2006
Utah vs. UNLV
Year at Utah: 8th
Career Record: 66-25
Bowl Record: 7-1*
*Includes 2005 Fiesta Bowl
Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National Coach of the Year, is 66-25 in seven years as Utah's head coach, winning 72-percent of his games. Whittingham's teams have qualified for a bowl game every year since 2005 and Utah is one of just three teams to win six bowl games during that time (with Florida and TCU).
Overall, Whittingham is 7-1 in bowl games, including a win as co-head coach of Utah's 2005 Fiesta Bowl team. Utah's win over No. 4 Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl improved his BCS bowl record to 2-0.
Whittingham has averaged nine victories a year since his appointment as head coach in 2005 and he already has half of the 10-win seasons in the school's 118-year football history. Utah won 10 or more games from 2008-10, while finishing in the Top 25 all three seasons.
His 2008 team set the school win mark, going 13-0 and earning a berth in the Sugar Bowl, where Utah routed an Alabama team that had spent five weeks at No.1. The Utes finished with a No. 2 national ranking that season and Whittingham was recognized as the National Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards committee.
The country's only undefeated FBS team in 2008, Utah beat four top-25 teams--two that finished in the top 10. In addition to his national awards, Whittingham was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year.
Last year, Whittingham successfully guided Utah through its first season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes won four-straight league games down the stretch and were in contention for a berth in the Pac-12 Championship game until the last week of the regular season. They finished with an 8-5 overall record, culminating with a Sun Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.
Whittingham's smooth transition to coaching in a BCS conference came as no surprise. Including six years coaching in the Mountain West Conference, he is 18-10 against BCS schools and 8-8 against Pac-12 teams.
A member of Utah's coaching staff for nearly two decades, Whittingham spent his first season in 1994 as the defensive line coach before his promotion to defensive coordinator a year later. In his 18-year tenure, Utah has won 70-percent of its games (151-66) and 11 of 13 bowl games. He has been on the staff of three teams that finished in the top-10: 1994 (No. 10), 2004 (No. 4) and 2008 (No. 2). The Utes finished 18th in both polls in 2009 and 23rd in the 2010 Coaches' poll.
From 1999-2009, Utah won nine-consecutive bowl games to tie for the second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history and the longest since Florida State won a record 11 straight from 1985-96. Whittingham was Utah's head coach for five of those nine bowl wins and co-head coach for another.
Whittingham has coached seven Ute All-Americans--five who earned first- team honors (three consensus) and two second team. First-team All-Americans were Luther Elliss (1994, consensus defensive lineman), Eric Weddle (2006, consensus defensive back), Louis Sakoda (2007, punter), Sakoda (2008, unanimous consensus place kicker), Zane Beadles (2009, offensive lineman) and Shaky Smithson (2010, punt returner). His second-team All-Americans were Morgan Scalley (2004, defensive back) and Caleb Schlauderaff (2010, offensive lineman).
Whittingham coached a Mountain West Conference MVP every year from 2004-08: Defensive Players of the Year Scalley (2004) and Weddle (2005 and 2006), Special Teams MVP Sakoda (2006, 2007, 2008), and Offensive MVP Brian Johnson (2008). Whittingham has mentored 54 first-team all-conference players total. In Utah's first sesaon in the Pac-12 in 2011, three players earned first-team all-conference honors and defensive tackle Star Lotulelei won the coveted Morris Award as the league's top defensive lineman.
Utah has also excelled academically under Whittingham. Since he became head coach in 2005, Utes have earned three Academic All-America awards and 133 academic all-conference awards.
His track record for preparing players for the NFL is just as impressive. Whittingham has sent 47 players to the NFL--26 as draft picks and 21 as free agents. A school-record six Utes were drafted in 2010, which was tied for the fourth-most in the nation that year.
Whittingham began his coaching career in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young. He served as the defensive coordinator at the College of Eastern Utah in 1987 then went to Idaho State for a six-year stint (1988-93)--the last two years as the defensive coordinator.
A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978-81, Whittingham earned first-team all-WAC and WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1981. He played in the first four Holiday Bowls and was named Defensive MVP of the 1981 game. In 2008, he was inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame. After his senior season, Whittingham played in the Hula and Japan Bowls. He played professionally with the Denver Broncos (1982 training camp) and the U.S. Football League's (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and New Orleans Breakers (1984). He played on the Los Angeles Rams' replacement squad in 1987.
Whittingham graduated from BYU in 1984 and added a master's degree from the school in 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Provo, Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. They have four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex and Kylie. Tyler played for the Utes from 2009-11.
Totals
| YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD | |||
| Year | School | Record | Conf. |
| 2004* | Utah | 1-0 | 0-0 MWC |
| 2005 | Utah | 7-5 | 4-4 MWC |
| 2006 | Utah | 8-5 | 5-3 MWC |
| 2007 | Utah | 9-4 | 5-3 MWC |
| 2008 | Utah | 13-0 | 8-0 MWC |
| 2009 | Utah | 10-3 | 6-2 MWC |
| 2010 | Utah | 10-3 | 7-1 MWC |
| 2011 | Utah | 8-5 | 4-5 Pac-12 |
| Totals | Utah | 66-25 | 39-18/4-5 Pac-12 |
| *Co-head coach at the 2005 Fiesta Bowl | |||
| BOWL GAMES (6-1) | |||
| YEAR | BOWL | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| 2004* | Fiesta | Pittsburgh | W |
| 2005 | Emerald | Georgia Tech | W |
| 2006 | Armed Forces | Tulsa | W |
| 2007 | Poinsettia | Navy | W |
| 2008 | Sugar | Alabama | W |
| 2009 | Poinsettia | California | W |
| 2010 | Las Vegas | Boise State | L |
| 2011 | Sun | Georgia Tech | W |
| *Co-head coach | |||
| RECORD vs ALL OPPONENTS | |
| Air Force | 5-1 |
| Alabama | 1-0 |
| Arizona | 2-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-1 |
| Boise State | 0-2 |
| Brigham Young | 4-3 |
| California | 1-1 |
| Colorado State | 5-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-0 |
| Iowa State | 1-0 |
| Louisville | 2-0 |
| Michigan | 1-0 |
| Montana State | 1-0 |
| Navy | 1-0 |
| New Mexico | 4-2 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 |
| Northern Arizona | 1-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-1 |
| Oregon | 0-1 |
| Oregon State | 2-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-0 |
| San Diego State | 5-1 |
| San Jose State | 2-0 |
| TCU | 3-3 |
| Tulsa | 1-0 |
| UCLA | 2-1 |
| UNLV | 5-1 |
| USC | 0-1 |
| Utah State | 5-0 |
| Washington | 0-1 |
| Washington State | 1-0 |
| Weber State | 1-0 |
| Wyoming | 5-1 |
| TOTALS | 66-25 |
| WHITTINGHAM'S COACHING CHRONOLOGY | |||
| Year | School | Assignment | Bowl Game |
| 1985 | Brigham Young | Graduate Assistant | Citrus |
| 1986 | Brigham Young | Graduate Assistant | Freedom |
| 1987 | College of Eastern Idaho | Defensive Coordinator | |
| 1988-91 | Idaho State | Linebackers/Special Teams | |
| 1992-93 | Idaho State | Defensive Coordinator | |
| 1994 | Utah | Defensive Line | Freedom |
| 1995 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | |
| 1996 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | Copper |
| 1997 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | |
| 1998 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | |
| 1999 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | Las Vegas |
| 2000 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | |
| 2001 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | Las Vegas |
| 2002 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | |
| 2003 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | Liberty |
| 2004 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | Fiesta (2005)* |
| 2005 | Utah | Head Coach | Emerald |
| 2006 | Utah | Head Coach | Armed Forces |
| 2007 | Utah | Head Coach | Poinsettia |
| 2008 | Utah | Head Coach | Sugar (2009) |
| 2009 | Utah | Head Coach | Poinsettia |
| 2010 | Utah | Head Coach | Las Vegas |
| 2011 | Utah | Head Coach | Sun |
| *Co-head coach at the 2005 Fiesta Bowl | |||
| FROM WHITT TO THE NFL | ||
| Player | NFL Team | Position |
| Matt Asiata | Minnesota (free agent) | Fullback |
| Shawn Asiata | Miami (free agent) | Fullback |
| Zane Beadles | Denver (2nd round) | Offensive Line |
| Tony Bergstrom | Oakland (3rd round) | Offensive Line |
| Conroy Black | Oakland (free agent) | Defensive Back |
| Jesse Boone | Cincinnati (free agent) | Offensive Line |
| Andy Bowers | Arizona(free agent) | Defensive End |
| Freddie Brown | Cincinnati (7th round), Minnesota | Wide Receiver |
| Brandon Burton | Minnesota (5th round) | Cornerback |
| Martail Burnett | Minnesota (free agent, San Francisco | Defensive End |
| Brandon Burton | Minnesota (5th round) | Cornerback |
| John Cullen | N.Y. Jets (free agent) | Offensive Line |
| Andre Dyson | Tennessee (2nd round),Seattle, N.Y. Jets | Defensive Back |
| Luther Elliss | Detroit (1st round), Denver | Defensive Line |
| Jonathan Fanene | Cincinnati (7th round) | Defensive Line/td> |
| Steve Fifita | Miami (free agent) | Defensive Line/td> |
| Tevita Finau | Arizona (free agent) | Defensive Line |
| John Frank | Philadelphia (6th round) | Defensive Line/td> |
| Quinton Ganther | Tennessee (7th round), Washington, Seattle, Buffalo | Running Back/td> |
| Phil Glover | Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis | Linebacker |
| Robert Johnson | Tennessee (5th round) | Defensive Back |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | Baltimore (free agent), Carolina, Washington | Defensive Line |
| Paul Kruger | Baltimore (2nd round) | Defensive Line |
| John Madsen | Oakland (free agent), Cleveland | Tight End |
| Brice McCain | Houston (6th round) | Defensive Back |
| Koa Misi | Miami (2nd round) | Defensive End |
| Arnold Parker | Seattle (free agent) | Defensive Back |
| Sione Pouha | N.Y. Jets (3rd round) | Defensive Line |
| Brett Ratliff | N.Y. Jets (free agent), Cleveland, Tennessee | Quarterback |
| David Reed | Baltimore (5th round) | Wide Receiver |
| Antwoine Sanders | Baltimore (7th round) | Defensive Back |
| Lauvale Sape | Buffalo (6th round) | Defensive Line |
| Josh Savage | Tampa Bay (free agent), Atlanta, Tennessee, New Orleans | Defensive Line |
| Caleb Schlauderaff | Green Bay (6th round) | Offensive Line |
| Richard Seals | N.Y. Jets (7th round) | Defensive Line |
| Derrick Shelby | Miami (free agent) | Defensive Line |
| Sealver Siliga | Denver (free agent) | Defensive Line |
| Sean Smith | Miami (2nd round) | Defensive Back |
| Shaky Smithson | Green Bay (free agent) | Wide Receiver |
| Paul Soliai | Miami (4th round) | Defensive Line |
| R.J. Stanford | Carolina (5th round) | Defensive Back |
| Stevenson Sylvester | Pittsburgh (5th round) | Linebacker |
| Pene Talamaivao | Buffalo (free agent), San Diego | Defensive Line |
| Kelly Talavou | Atlanta (free agent), Baltimore | Defensive Line |
| Spencer Toone | Tennessee (7th round) | Linebacker |
| Zane Taylor | Philadelphia (free agent) | Center |
| Eric Weddle | San Diego (2nd round) | Defensive Back |
| Mike Wright | Buffalo (free agent), New England | Linebacker |
