2021 Utah Utes football team

2021 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 South Division champion
Rose Bowl, L 45–48 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record10–4 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (6th season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy  7 2   10 4  
Washington State  6 3   7 6  
Oregon State  5 4   7 6  
California  4 5   5 7  
Washington  3 6   4 8  
Stanford  2 7   3 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$  8 1   10 4  
UCLA  6 3   8 4  
Arizona State†  0 3   0 5  
USC  3 6   4 8  
Colorado  3 6   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 17th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Despite a rough start to the season and the death of players Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe, the Utes rallied and won their first Pac-12 championship since joining the conference in 2011, defeating the tenth-ranked Oregon Ducks, 38–10, in the conference championship game. The Utes completed their season with their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State.