2012 Utah Utes football team

2012 Utah Utes football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKalani Sitake (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 1   12 1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 3   9 4  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
California  2 7   3 9  
Washington State  1 8   3 9  
South Division
UCLA xy  6 3   9 5  
Arizona State  5 4   8 5  
USC  5 4   7 6  
Arizona  4 5   8 5  
Utah  3 6   5 7  
Colorado  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by eighth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.