2016 Utah Utes football team

2016 Utah Utes football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Indiana
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 23
Record9–4 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^  8 1   12 2  
Washington State  7 2   8 5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 3   10 3  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  3 6   4 8  
Oregon  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado xy  8 1   10 4  
No. 3 USC  7 2   10 3  
No. 23 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Arizona State  2 7   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by twelfth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Foster Farms where they defeated Indiana.