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The University of Utah campus, with an
enrollment of over 32,000, is nestled against
the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains.
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Utah is 2-0 in
BCS bowl games
with wins over
Alabama (2009
Sugar Bowl) and
PiƩsburgh (2005
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WINNING PROGRAM
TOP COACHES
• Averaged nearly nine wins per season since 2003
with five 10-win seasons: 10-2 in 2003, 12-0 in 2004,
13-0 in 2008, 10-3 in 2009 and 10-3 in 2010.
• Five finishes in the Top 25 polls since 2003: No. 21
in 2003, No. 4 in 2004, No. 2 in 2008, No. 18 in 2009,
No. 23 in 2010.
• Before joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011, Utah
had the most wins against BCS teams (21) by a school
from a non-BCS conference. Utah was 21-12 (.636) vs.
BCS teams from 1998-2010.
• Kyle Whi ngham earned Na onal Coach of the
Year honors in 2008 from both the American Football
Coaches Associa on (AFCA) and the Paul “Bear”
Bryant Awards commi ee.
• Urban Meyer was named the Na onal Coach of the
Year in 2004.
BOWL ROLL
• Nine consecu ve bowl appearances 2003-11 with
an 8-1 record.
• From 1999-2009, Utah won nine-consecu ve bowl
games to e for the second-longest bowl win streak in
NCAA history.
• Five of Utah’s nine consecu ve bowl wins were
against BCS opponents coming from the SEC
(Alabama), Pac-12 (USC and California), ACC (Georgia
Tech) and Big East (Pi sburgh).
• 2-0 in BCS bowl games, defea ng Pi sburgh in
the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and Alabama in the 2009 Sugar
Bowl.
• 13-4 all- me bowl record.
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ALL-AMERICANS
• Nine first-team All-Americans since 2002.
• Alex Smith (QB) was a Heisman Trophy finalist and
earned two Na onal Player of the Year Awards (Sports
Illustrated and The Spor ng News) in 2004.
• Three Consensus first-team All-Americans in the last
12 years: Jordan Gross (OL) in 2002, Eric Weddle (S) in
2006, Louie Sakoda (K) in 2008.
ACADEMIC ALL-STARS
• Utah has had eight Academic All-Americans since
2000. First-team honors were earned by Morgan
Scalley (2003-04), Alex Smith (2004) and Louie Sakoda
(2008).
• Louie Sakoda earned NCAA Top VIII cita on in 2008.
THE NEXT LEVEL
• Quarterback Alex Smith was the No. 1 pick in the
2005 NFL Dra pick.
• Since 2000, Utah has produced three NFL first
round dra picks and six others have gone in the
second round.
• 33 NFL Dra picks over the last 14 years, including
17 in the last six years.
• School-record six NFL Dra picks in 2010.
UTAH ATHLETICS HISTORY
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Utah made NCAA
history in 2004-05
when it became
the only school
ever to produce
a No. 1 NFL and
NBA draŌ pick in
the same year.
Quarterback
Alex Smith was
taken by the
San Francisco
49ers and center
Andrew Bogut
went to the
Milwaukee Bucks.
SERIES HISTORY
Football is 633-442-31 in its 120-year history. In
the mid-1990s, the Utes evolved from a conference
contender to a na onal force and they now play to
sold-out crowds in 45,017-seat Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The original “BCS Buster,” Utah is 2-0 in BCS bowl
games with wins over Alabama (2009 Sugar Bowl)
and Pi sburgh (2005 Fiesta Bowl). The Utes won nine
consecu ve bowl games from 1999-2009, tying for the
second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. Utah
has finished in the na on’s Top 25 six mes, including
a No. 2 ranking in 2008 and a No. 4 finish in 2004.
Men’s Basketball has thrived throughout its
history, winning an NCAA Championship in 1944 and
finishing as the NCAA runner-up in 1998. Utah, which
also won na onal championships in 1916 (AAU) and
1947 (NIT), has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 nine
mes. The Utes rank in the top 15 in the na on in
all- me victories (1,706) and fi h in regular-season
conference tles (32). Utah’s 27 NCAA Tournament
appearances and 35 NCAA Tournament wins place it
among the top 25 programs.
Women’s GymnasƟcs boasts 10 na onal
championships and eight runner-up finishes. Utah is
the only school to qualify for all 33 NCAA Gymnas cs
Championships and has captured the most
All-America awards. The Red Rocks also won the
school’s first-ever Pac-12 tle in 2014. Utah holds
every gymnas cs a endance record, averaging more
than 11,000 fans a home meet for the past 23 years
and over 14,000 over the past five years. In fact,
Utah won its fourth NCAA women’s all-sports season
a endance tle in 2014, averaging 14,376 fans to its
home meets.
Women’s Basketball has averaged over 20 wins
a season since its start back in 1974-75 and ranks in
the top 20 in the NCAA in all- me winning percentage
(.696). The Ute women have received 17 NCAA
Tournament invites since 1982—advancing to the
Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight once. They have
won 22 conference championships. Utah was the
WNIT runner-up in 2013.
The Men’s and Women’s Ski Team has captured
10 NCAA Championships, including five in the 1980s
and three in the 1990s. Volleyball has par cipated in
11 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments with two Sweet
16 finishes. SoŌball has qualified for the postseason
18 mes (13 NCAA) and has five College World Series
appearances (four NCAA). Women’s Soccer has played
in the NCAA Tournament in six of the last 12 years.
Baseball won the 2009 Mountain West Conference
tournament and claimed two victories at the NCAA
Regional.
Other Ute athle c highlights include: Men’s
Tennis (24 conference championships), Women’s
Tennis (three-consecu ve NCAA appearances from
2010-12), Men’s Swimming and Diving (24 conference
championships), Women’s Swimming and Diving
(2006 MWC champion) and Women’s Cross Country
(1981 AIAW Division II Na onal Champion).
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The latest chapter in Ute athletics history began on
July 1, 2011, when Utah officially became a member
of the Pac-12 Conference. But Utah’s reputation as
an athletics power was established long before it
joined the “Conference of Champions.”
SALT LAKE CITY
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From being
rated the fiŌhbest city for the
next decade
by Kiplingler’s
Personal Finance
Magazine to
the best hiking
city in America
by NaƟonal
Geographic, Salt
Lake City has
something for
everyone.
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Home to the University of Utah and the state’s
capital city, Salt Lake City blends the amenities of
a major metropolitan area with beautiful natural
surroundings.
Featuring the 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch
Mountains to the east, as well as the Oquirrh Mountains
and the Great Salt Lake to the west, Salt Lake City is
surrounded by majes c views in all direc ons. Its metro
area ranks in the top 50 in the United States with a
popula on of 1.2 million.
LIVING IN SALT LAKE
Salt Lake City has been rated one of the top 10 most
exci ng mid-sized ci es and ranks among the na on’s top
ci es for literacy rate, percentage of high school graduates
and percentage of college-educated ci zens. Salt Lake
is the largest city in the state with 189,314 residents
according to 2012 census figures. The ethnic popula on
is the metro area is 35 percent. Salt Lake City has a
moderate four-season climate with an average 237 days of
sunshine and 15% humidity.
BUSINESS
Salt Lake City was ranked as the “No. 5 Best City
for the Next Decade” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
magazine in June 2010. In April 2013, Kiplinger’s ranked
Salt Lake “Best City for New College Graduates” with 17
percent of its popula on in their 20s. It was named the
third-best big city for jobs and fourth-best city for tech
jobs by Forbes Magazine in May 2012. The magazine
also recognized Utah as the “Best State for Business and
Careers” for the third straight year in December 2012.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Cultural and ethnic ac vi es flourish in Salt Lake City
and its vibrant downtown features dining, shopping, music
and ethnic fes vals, art galleries, professional symphony,
opera, theater and dance.
Salt Lake City was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Opening and closing ceremonies and the athletes’ village
were on the University of Utah campus. Salt Lake City joins
forces with the nearby resort town of Park City to host the
annual Sundance Film Fes val.
Professional sports provide yet another source of
entertainment. Professional franchises in Salt Lake City
include the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Real Salt Lake of
Major League Soccer. Other pro franchises are the Salt
Lake Bees (AAA baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies (hockey).
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Some of the best skiing, fly fishing, backpacking,
mountain biking, rock climbing and river running found
anywhere in the world is easily accessible. Seven major
ski resorts are within a 30-minute drive from downtown.
Salt Lake City’s Co onwood Canyon was ranked fi h and
Park City fourth in USA Today’s Best Ski Des na on poll in
December 2013. Other honors include “one of the top 10
mountain-biking ci es in North America” by Singletracks.
com in March 2014 and “America’s best hiking city” by
Na onal Geographic in May 2012. Ten na onal parks are
within a day’s drive.
TRANSPORTATION
Salt Lake Interna onal Airport, a Delta Airlines and
hub, is located just 20 minutes from campus and offers
direct flights to 92 U.S. ci es. It led the na on in both
on- me departures and arrivals for the sixth me in the
last 10 years in 2013. TRAX light rail provides access to
downtown Salt Lake, the University of Utah, the airport
and many of the suburbs.
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In 2013, the U.’s entertainment arts and engineering
program was ranked first in the country. The University’s
School of Compu ng was founded in 1965, and began a
pioneering legacy in computer graphics and visualiza on
that con nues today. The interna onally-recognized
Scien fic Compu ng & Imaging Ins tute is a leader in
crea ng new scien fic compu ng techniques, tools and
systems to help solve wide-ranging challenges of human life.
LAW SCHOOL
The S.J. Quinney College of Law was ranked second in
the na on, just behind Yale Law School, for student clinical
opportuni es according to data compiled by Na onal Jurist
magazine in January 2014.
CAMPUS LIFE
A lively residen al living experience is provided in the
beau ful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes
Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Donna
Garff Marrio Honors Residen al Scholars Community
opened in September 2012, while the George S. Eccles
Student Life Center is set to open in December 2014. The
Lassonde Studios will open in the fall of 2016, housing
student entrepreneurs in a living-learning space.
The U. is home to the state’s natural history and fine
arts museums, and well as premier concert and theater
venues: Kingsbury Hall, Libby Gardner Hall, Pioneer
Memorial Theater, and Red Bu e Garden.
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TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate
program was ranked No. 47 by U.S. News & World Report in
2014, rising 25 spots from the previous year. It also placed in
the top 25 for entrepreneurship for the third straight year by
the Princeton Review. The Execu ve and Professional MBA
programs were top-40 rated by Bloomberg Businessweek
last year.
Among the
U’s naƟonallyranked
programs are
law, pharmacy,
mathemaƟcs,
business,
biomedical
engineering,
family
medicine,
entertainment
arts and
engineering.
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The University of Utah ranks among the top public
research universi es in the na on. From universitydeveloped technology, the U. has launched nearly 130 new
startups over the last seven years, consistently placing it in
the top three in the na on for university startup crea on.
Gene cist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on
gene targe ng. Peter J. Stang, dis nguished professor of
chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011
Na onal Medal of Science for his pioneering work in
supramolecular chemistry.
BUSINESS SCHOOL
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RESEARCH
University of Utah Health Care was named one of
the “100 Great Hospitals in America” in 2013, and in 2012
ranked among the top 10 academic medical centers in the
na on for the third year running.
The Utah Genome Project is one of several innova ve
medical research programs at the U. Other notable
programs include the Huntsman Cancer Ins tute, the Clinical
Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center.
SERIES HISTORY
With an enrollment of over 32,000, the U. offers 100
undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fields of
study. It has earned a top- er grading from the Academic
Ranking of World Universi es for 10 consecu ve years,
and offers na onally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy,
mathema cs, business, biomedical engineering, family
medicine, entertainment arts and engineering. The U.
was rated as one of the na on’s 100 best values in public
educa on by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2013.
MEDICINE
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Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares
students to live and compete in the global workplace.
The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the
Wasatch Mountain range. Utah became a member of
the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011.
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UTAH TRADITIONS
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Utah introduced
its mascot (below)
in 1996. “Swoop”
represents a redtailed hawk, a bird
indigenous to the
state of Utah.
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The University of Utah officially adopted the
nickname “Utes” for its athletic teams in 1972. The
school uses the nickname with permission of the Ute
Tribal Council.
“What is a Ute?” The Utes are an Indian tribe
that originally se led Utah. Two of the more common
defini ons of Ute are “top of the mountains” and
“people of the mountains.” Other references have
Ute defined as “land of the sun.” The Utes refer to
themselves as “Noochew,” meaning “the People.”
There are four Ute tribes: The Northern and
White Mesa Tribes are based in Utah, while the
Southern and Ute Mountain Tribes are in Colorado.
The Northern Utes are most closely affiliated with the
University of Utah and have a tribal membership of
around 3,000. Many of them live on the Uintah and
Ouray reserva on. The Utes operate their own tribal
government, oversee approximately 1.3 million acres
of trust land and operate several businesses.
“The Pride of Utah” Marching Utes began in
the 1940s as a military band. In the turbulent ’60s,
support for the band dwindled, and in 1969, the
Associated Students for the University of Utah (ASUU)
discon nued its funding. The band was revived in
1976, and since then, the “Pride of Utah” Marching
Utes have performed at all home football games, as
well as numerous NFL and college bowl games.
To the victor goes the Beehive Boot. The
authen c pioneer boot has been awarded annually
since 1971 to the Utah school with the best record
against instate foes. The schools that compete for the
boot are Utah, Brigham Young and Utah State. In its
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40-year history, the Beehive Boot has been awarded to
Utah 13 mes (1978, ‘88, ‘93, ‘94, ’95, ’99, 2002, ’03,
’04, ’05, ‘08, ‘11 and ‘13), BYU 22 mes and Utah State
nine mes.
The Block U (eleva on 5,300 feet above sea
level) was built on Mount Van Co bordering the Utah
campus in 1907. Lights on the 100-foot-tall landmark
are illuminated primarily for athle c events and no fy
people in the Salt Lake valley that the Utes are playing
at home (the lights flash a er a Utah victory).
Originally built with limestone, the Block U was
later replaced by a cement version. In 1969, the design
was modified and 124 lights were installed. A fundraising campaign in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate
the aging landmark. Slabs of concrete and steel rebar
now reinforce the 5,000 feet of surface area. Another
major improvement was the installa on of light
emi ng diode (LED) red and white lights, which are
controlled through a wireless system.
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UTAH MAN/FAN FIGHT SONG
VERSE
I am a Utah man or/fan, sir, and I live across the
green. Our gang, it is the jolliest that you have
ever seen. Our students are the finest and each
one’s a shining star. Our yell, you hear it ringing
through the mountains near and far.
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CHORUS
Who am I, sir? A Utah Man or/Fan am I. A Utah
Man or/Fan, sir, and will be ‘ l I die; Ki-yi!
VERSE
We’re up to snuff; we never bluff, we’re game for
any fuss. No rival band of college fans dare meet
us in the muss. So fill your lungs and sing it out
and shout it to the sky, we’ll fight for dear old
Crimson, for a Utah Man or/Fan am I.
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VERSE
And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a
row, and arm in arm and step in me as down the
street we go. No ma er if a freshman green or in
a senior’s gown, the people all admit we are the
warmest gang in town.
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The MUSS turns 13 years old this
season. Originally known as the Student
Fan Club and the Utah Fan Club, the
group adopted the name MUSS for the
2002 football season.
MUSS members are easily iden fied
by their customized tee-shirts and
their policy of standing throughout the
en re game. They have a number of
other tradi ons during football games,
including the Third Down Jump, in which
members jump around and make noise
every me the opposing team prepares
for a third down play. Other rituals
include the U of U Chop, which occurs
every me the band plays a specific
percussion song and involves MUSS
members forming a U with their hands
and “chopping” to the beat of the music,
and the First Down Chant (members
raise their hands in unison, yelling
“first down,” and mimic the referees by
poin ng their arm in the direc on of the
first down).
The line of “fives” hanging in front
of the MUSS sec on refers to the False
Start Tally. Whenever the opposing
team is charged with a false start, the
MUSS hangs a numeral five in front of its
sec on indica ng a five-yard penalty.
Every me the Utes score, the band
plays the school fight song, signaling the
MUSS to sing along to the words of Utah
Man/Fan. A er every game, the Ute
team members congregate in front of the
MUSS sec on and join in the singing of
Utah Man.
Watch for the MUSS to regularly
“Throw up a U,” a tradi on that began at
the Utah women’s gymnas cs meets in
2004 and soon caught on with all the Ute
teams and fans. It involves forming the U
men oned in the U of U Chop and raising
it toward the sky.
The MUSS currently sponsors
fan clubs for the Utah football, men’s
basketball, volleyball and gymnas cs
teams. The football team began spor ng
a MUSS decal on the back of its helmets
in 2004.
COACHES & STAFF
The MUSS, one of the most avid and
vocal student fan clubs in the nation,
is nearly 6,000 strong at Ute home
football games. The name MUSS was
originally derived from the school
fight song lyrics (… No rival band
of college fans dare meet us in the
muss). Members now refer to MUSS as
an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student
Section.”
VERSE
We may not live forever on this jolly good
old sphere, but while we do we’ll live a life of
merriment and cheer. And when our college days
are o’er and night is drawing nigh, with par ng
breath we’ll sing that song: “A Utah Man or/Fan
Am I.” Go Utes!
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The University of Utah boasts many distinguished alumni, among
them professional athletes, inventors, actors, politicians, educators,
entrepreneurs, authors, university and church presidents and
scientists. The names that follow (alphabetically) belong to some of
the most recognizable public figures to attend the U.
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Jamal Anderson, 1999 NFL Pro Bowl, led NFC in rushing
Mike Anderson, 2001 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Rocky Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City
Alan Ashton, co-founder of WordPerfect Corp.
Zane Beadles, 2014 Super Bowl starter, 2012 Pro Bowl
Terrel H. Bell, former U.S. Secretary of Educa on
Bob Benne , former U.S. Senator
Andrew Bogut, No. 1 NBA dra pick in 2005
Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and inventor of Pong
Orson Sco Card, award-winning science fic on author
Ron Carlson, award-winning fic on author
Ed Catmull, co-founder and president of Pixar, Disney Anima on
Jim Clark, co-founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, WebMD
Stephen Covey, authored The 7 Habits of Highly Effec ve People
Keene Cur s, Tony Award winning actor
Andre Dyson, 2006 Super Bowl starter
Kevin Dyson, “Music City Miracle” put Titans in 1999 Super Bowl
Spence Eccles, prominent financier and philanthropist
Larry EchoHawk, former head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
LaVell Edwards (MS), former BYU football coach
Luther Elliss, two- me NFL Pro Bowler
Lily Eskelsen, vice president of the Na onal Educa on Associa on
David Evans, groundbreaking computer scien st
Richard Paul Evans, authored best seller The Christmas Box
Arnie Ferrin, NBA, former Utah athle cs director
Mark Fuller, president and CEO of WET Design
Jake Garn, former U.S. Senator
E. Gordon Gee, former president of Ohio State University
Larry Gluth, vice president with Habitat for Humanity
Bill Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex fabric
Henri Gouraud, computer scien st invented Gouraud shading
Jordan Gross, 2004 Super Bowl starter and two- me Pro Bowl starter
Lee Grosscup, popularized “shovel pass,” former ABC football analyst
Ann Weaver Hart, 21st president of University of Arizona
Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th president of the Mormon Church
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Jon. M. Huntsman Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China, former governor of Utah
Mickey Ibarra, former White House director of intergovernmental affairs
Robert Jarvik, MD, inventor of the Jarvik-7 ar ficial heart
Alan C. Kay, innovator of overlapping windows concept for PCs
Frederick Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlan c Council
Kay Atkinson King, a director for the U.S. House of Representa ves
Blaine Lindgren, Olympic silver medalist in track
Missy Marlowe, Olympic gymnast, NCAA champion
J. Willard Marrio , founder of Marrio Interna onal Inc.
Bob McDonald, former chair, president and CEO of Proctor & Gamble
David O. McKay, ninth president of the Mormon Church
Andre Miller, ranks in the NBA’s top 10 in career assists
Wat Misaka, only Japanese-American to play in the NBA
Leilani Mitchell, four-year star ng point guard for WNBA’s N.Y. Liberty
Charles K. Monfort, owner/general partner of the Colorado Rockies
Thomas S. Monson, 16th president of the Mormon Church
John Naisbe , author of the bestseller Megatrends
David Neeleman, founder and former CEO of JetBlue Airways
John C. Nelson, MD, advisor to the Na onal Ins tutes of Health
Mar n Newell, computer scien st invented the Utah teapot
John Nogawski, president and COO for CBS TV distribu on
Raymond Noorda, former president, CEO and chair of Novell Inc.
Jody Olsen, former deputy director of the Peace Corps
Martha Raddatz, chief foreign correspondent for ABC News
Simon Ramo, scien st developed the intercon nental ballis c missile
Calvin Rampton, Utah’s only three-term governor
John W. Ryan, former president of Indiana University
Cecil O. Samuelson, 12th president of Brigham Young University
George Seifert, former NFL coach won two Super Bowls
Rocco Siciliano, special assistant to President Eisenhower
Alex Smith, No. 1 NFL dra pick in 2005, 2014 Pro Bowl
Sean Smith, NFL starter for the Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Smith, five- me Pro Bowler led NFL in receiving in 2005
Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize winning author
Jane Summerhays, Tony Award-nominated actress
Laurel Thatcher, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
Keith Van Horn, No. 2 NBA dra pick averaged 16 pts in 10-year career
Olene Walker, first woman governor of Utah
John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.
Eric Weddle, four- me All-Pro safety for NFL’s San Diego Chargers
Brad Wilkins, architect of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa of Dubai
Terry Tempest Williams, author and environmentalist
Larry Wilson, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
Evelyn Wood, speed reading innovator
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FIRST TEAM
Marc Pouvave . . . . . . . . . . OL . . . 3.59. . .Communica on
V.J. Fehoko. . . . . . . . . . . . . LB . . . 3.32. . .Sociology
SECOND TEAM
Sean Fitzgerald . . . . . . . . . WR . . 3.64. . .Accoun ng
Mike Honeycu . . . . . . . . DB . . . 3.20. . .Communica on
HONORABLE MENTION
Dres Anderson. . . . . . . . .
Anthony Denham . . . . . .
Hunter Dimick . . . . . . . . .
Jacoby Hale . . . . . . . . . . .
Delshawn McClellon . . . .
Jared Norris . . . . . . . . . . .
Bubba Poole . . . . . . . . . .
*First-team
WR
WR
DL
LB
WR
LB
RB
Jeremiah Poutasi . . . . . . . OL
Lucky Radley . . . . . . . . . . RB
Eric Rowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . DB
Jason Whi ngham . . . . . LB
Travis Wilson . . . . . . . . . . QB
Kelvin York . . . . . . . . . . . . RB
“The University
of Utah was an
excellent place to
go to college for
many reasons.
The faciliƟes, the
faculty and the
overall campus
experience made
it possible for
me to reach my
goals of geƫng
a college degree
and playing in the
NFL.”
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1964 . . . . . .Mel Carpenter
1970 . . . . . .Sco Robbins
1971 . . . . . .Sco Robbins*
1973 . . . . . .Steve Odom*
1974 . . . . . .Chuck Cole
1976 . . . . . .Dick Graham*
1984 . . . . . .Andre Guardi
1985 . . . . . .Andre Guardi
1996 . . . . . .Chad Folk
2000 . . . . . .Kimball Chris anson
2002 . . . . . .Brooks Bahr
2003 . . . . . .Morgan Scalley*
2004 . . . . . .Morgan Scalley*
2004 . . . . . .Alex Smith*
2005 . . . . . .Spencer Toone
2008 . . . . . .Louie Sakoda*
2009 . . . . . .Zane Beadles
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2013 ACADEMIC ALL-PAC-12
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Jordan Gross,
11-year NFL
player with the
Carolina Panthers
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Utah’s
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have access to an expansive
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in the Burbidge Family AthleƟcs Academic Center.
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UTAH FOOTBALL
RICE-ECCLES STADIUM
INFORMATION
SEASON ATTENDANCE
AVERAGES
45,585
45,459
45,347
45,194
45,155
45,149
44,112
43,279
42,593
41,536
2008
2010
2012
2013
2009
2011
2004
2006
2007
2005
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10.
RICE-ECCLES STADIUM
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1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
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9.
10.
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14.
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46,768
46,522
46,488
46,037
45,730
45,666
45,653
45,634
45,599
45,588
45,587
45,528
45,419
45,412
45,372
2003
2010
2008
2012
2010
2008
2012
1998
2008
2009
2008
2005
2004
2011
2013
California
TCU
Brigham Young
USC
Pi sburgh
TCU
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Oregon State
Louisville
UNLV
Arizona
Texas A&M
Washington
Stanford
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First Game: Sept. 12, 1998
Sea ng Capacity: 45,017
Largest Crowd: 46,768
Chair Seats: 15,015
Suites: 25
Surface: FieldTurf
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Since the gates to Rice-Eccles Stadium
opened 16 years ago on September 12,
1998, fans have poured through them
in record numbers. In fact, for the past
six seasons, attendance at Utah home
football games has exceeded the venue’s
45,017-seating capacity.
The undefeated Sugar Bowl champion
team of 2008 averaged a school-record
45,585. In the five years since then, Utah has
recorded the remainder of the top six season
averages in school history, including the
fourth-best mark of 45,194 in 2013.
Entering the 2014 season, Utah has
25-straight sellouts in Rice-Eccles Stadium
extending back to the season opener against
Pi sburgh in 2010. Of the sellouts, 22 were
played before standing-room-only crowds.
There have been 43 overflow crowds
the past 15 years. A record crowd of 46,768
watched the Utes defeat California in 2003.
The second-largest crowd of 46,522 turned
out for No. 5 Utah vs. No. 3 TCU in 2010.
Two other games have gone over the 46,000
mark, including BYU (46,488) in 2008 and
USC (46,037) in 2012.
With its striking design, stunning
mountain backdrop and panoramic views of
the Salt Lake valley, Rice-Eccles Stadium is
perhaps the most beau ful stadium in the
country. The eyes of the world were on the
venue in 2002 as it hosted the Opening and
Closing Ceremonies of the Salt Lake Olympic
Winter Games. It is the third stadium located
on the site, predated by Ute Stadium (1927)
and Rice Stadium (1972).
In 1996, Utah Director of Athle cs
Chris Hill ini ated a fund-raising campaign
to replace aging 32,500-seat Rice Stadium.
A lead gi of $10 million soon came in
from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles
Founda on, steered by former Ute AllAmerica skier Spence Eccles.
The total construc on costs ran $50
million, of which $20 million came from
private gi s, $10 million from athle cs
department bonding, $12 million from the
University of Utah and $8 million from the
2002 Salt Lake Olympic Commi ee.
Preliminary construc on work began
in June of 1997 and con nued throughout
the 1997 Utah home football season. Two
days a er the season ended, wrecking crews
moved in and demolished Rice Stadium. Only
the south end zone bleachers and the Rice
name (Robert L. Rice contributed $1 million
in the 1972 renova on) would carry over
to the new stadium. Rising from the rubble
less than 10 months later was Rice-Eccles
Stadium, an imposing concrete, steel and
glass edifice that dominates the Salt Lake
skyline.
Visible for miles is the stadium box,
located 14 stories above ground and encased
in a 400-square-foot expanse of tempered
glass. The box is supported by twin towers
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Crocker Stadium Club suite and a band room.
The plaza behind the south end zone was
renovated as Olympic Cauldron Park and
dedicated on August 21, 2003. The 2002 Salt
Lake Olympic Winter Games’ exhibit contains
the original cauldron that housed the Olympic
flame during the games.
The plaza also boasts a 6,000-squarefoot visitor center/ cket office and Hoberman
Arch, the backdrop for the Olympic awards
ceremonies measuring 75 feet long, 40 feet
high and five feet wide.
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of $500,000. A second LED board was placed
at the bo om of the south end zone stands in
2012.
The stadium floor has also changed with
the mes and new FieldTurf was installed in
June of 2009, replacing the ini al FieldTurf
version from 2002. Previous surfaces (da ng
back to old Ute Field) included natural grass
from 1927-71 and again in 2000-01, AstroTurf
from 1972-95 and SportGrass from 1995-99.
The south end zone bleachers, built in
1982, house the locker rooms, the Gary L.
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containing four high-speed elevators.
Occupants of the stadium box are treated to
sweeping views of the Wasatch Mountains
to the east and downtown Salt Lake City, the
Great Salt Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains to
the west.
Suites are located on the first two levels
of the stadium box, while the top level is
reserved for the media.
The Cleone and Spence Eccles
Scholarship Box on Level 4 seats 450 and
has indoor-outdoor sea ng, along with eight
suites. The Mezzanine on Level 5 provides
another 17 suites.
Level 6 features the Varsity Recep on
Room, which seats 400, as well as the John
Mooney Working Press Area, named in honor
of the late Ute football writer and Salt Lake
Tribune sports editor. Three ers of press
sea ng can accommodate more than 100
media representa ves, and there are also
booths for television and radio (among them
the Bill Marcro Radio Booth, named for the
former “Voice of the Utes”).
Upgrades have con nued in recent
years. In June 2003, Larry H. and Gail Miller
donated $1.6 million for a video display
system and new scoreboards. The centerpiece
is a massive (22’7” x 38’) video screen above
the south end zone that shows live ac on,
replays and more.
In 2007, an LED board stretching 200 x
4 feet across the north end zone was made
possible by Utah Sports Proper es at a cost
The Utes played in front of standing-room-only crowds for all seven home games in 2013.
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• Includes 150,000square feet of offices,
mee ng rooms,
player and staff locker
rooms, players’ lounge,
auditorium and two
outdoor pa os.
• All Utah studentathletes u lize the
building’s cafeteria and
technologically advanced
sports medicine and
rehabilita on center.
• A ached to the
19,000-sqare foot
Alex Smith Strength &
Condi oning Center.
Within close proximity
to the 74,000-square
foot Spence Eccles Field
House.
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The Utes now call home one of the premier
training centers in college football. The
Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, a
150,000-square foot, $32 million state-of-the-art
facility, was officially dedicated on Aug. 15, 2013.
The Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family
Founda on supplied the lead gi for the facility,
with addi onal major grants from the George
S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Founda on and the
Sorenson Legacy Founda on.
The Eccles Football Center is equally beau ful
as it is func onal. The three-story structure
features two courtyards and large sweeping glass
windows, which provide picturesque views of
the Wasatch Mountains to the south and east,
and downtown Salt Lake City and the Oquirrh
Mountains to the west.
The facility includes a 6,500-square foot
locker room. Each of the program’s 125 players
is allocated a custom-cra ed locker with roomy
and ven lated space, and secure storage for
personal belongings. Charging sta ons for portable
electronic devices are also included.
A spacious 3,600-square foot players’
lounge, featuring numerous large flat screen HD
televisions, billiard games, a hydra on sta on
and group study areas, spills out to a sprawling
two- ered observa on deck overlooking the
prac ce fields. Providing great views of the Salt
Lake valley and Rice-Eccles Stadium, the deck has
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already proven to be a popular place for team gettogethers and alumni events.
The new facility houses over 47,000-square
feet of offices, mee ng rooms and an auditorium.
Each member of the coaching staff is provided with
a professional and comfortable office, equipped
with the latest technology for maximum efficiency.
The building also features a new and expanded
6,500-square foot Utah Football Hall of Fame.
And, the building isn’t just for football; the
training, rehabilita on and nutri onal needs of
every Utah student-athlete have been enhanced
greatly by the new facility. A technologically
advanced 17,000-square foot sports medicine
complex, including a dedicated hydrotherapy
center, allows the Utah sports medicine staff to
u lize cu ng edge rehabilita on and therapy
techniques. The building also houses a 250-seat
cafeteria, serving meals tailored to the specific
diets of student-athletes.
The Eccles Football Center is a ached to
the 19,000-square foot Alex Smith Strength
& Condi oning Center, which opened in the
summer of 2009. The Spence Eccles Field House,
a 74,000-square foot indoor training facility that
opened in 2004, sits adjacent to the new building.
In terms of both ameni es and size, the Utah
football program is assured of having one of the
finest training complexes in the na on well into the
heart of this century.