List of Utah Utes head football coaches

The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that represents the University of Utah. The team has had 23 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. Harvey Holmes was the first paid head coach, and the Utes have had 17 paid, professional head coaches. The Utes have played in more than 1,000 games during its 116 seasons. In those seasons, 5 coaches have led the Utes to postseason bowl games: Ike Armstrong, Ray Nagel, Ron McBride, Urban Meyer, and Kyle Whittingham. 7 coaches have won conference championships with the Utes: Thomas Fitzpatrick, Armstrong, Jack "Cactus Jack" Curtice, Nagel, McBride, Meyer, and Whittingham. Armstrong is the all-time leader in number of games coached with 211, years coached with 25, and total wins with 141. Meyer is the all-time leader in winning percentage with a percentage of .917 in his two seasons at Utah. Tom Lovat is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Utes have had with a percentage of .152 during his three seasons as head coach (with the exception of Walter Shoup who only coached one game in 1895.)

Of the 23 Utes head coaches, Ike Armstrong has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Kyle Whittingham is the current head coach and has received National Coach of the Year honors from multiple organizations. He was hired in December 2004.

1 Coaches
- 1.1 Key
- 1.2 Notes
2 References

Coaches

Key

General
#	Number of coaches^{[A 1]}
CCs	Conference championships^{[A 2]}
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall
GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties^{[A 3]}
O%	Winning percentage^{[A 4]}

Conference
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Post-season
PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties
P%	Winning percentage

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	P%	CCs	National awards
1	Robert Harkness	1894	3	1	2	&100000000000000000000000	.333	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
2	Walter Shoup	1895	1	0	1	&100000000000000000000000	.000	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
3	C.B. Ferris	1896	5	3	2	&100000000000000000000000	.600	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
4	Mr. Cummings	1897	6	1	5	&100000000000000000000000	.166	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
5	Benjamin Wilson	1898	3	2	1	&100000000000000000000000	.667	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
6	Charles Gatehouse	1899	3	2	1	&100000000000000000000000	.667	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
7	Holmes, HarveyHarvey Holmes	1900–1903	23	13	9	&100000000000000010000001	.587	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
8	Maddock, JoeJoe Maddock	1904–1909	38	28	9	&100000000000000010000001	.750	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
9	Bennion, FredFred Bennion	1910–1913	27	16	8	&100000000000000030000003	.648	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000060000006	&100000000000000010000001	.618	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
10	Norgren, NelsonNelson Norgren	1914–1917	24	13	11	&100000000000000000000000	.542	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000000000000	.500	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
11	Fitzpatrick, ThomasThomas Fitzpatrick	1919–1924	43	23	17	&100000000000000030000003	.570	&1000000000000001700000017	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000030000003	.617	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000999000000—
12	Armstrong, IkeIke Armstrong^[3]†	1925–1949	211	141	55	&1000000000000001500000015	.704	&10000000000000108000000108	&1000000000000002400000024	&100000000000000080000008	.800	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001 ^{[A 5]}	&100000000000000000000000	.500	&1000000000000001300000013	&10000000000000999000000—
13	Curtice, JackJack Curtice	1950–1957	81	45	32	&100000000000000040000004	.580	&1000000000000003200000032	&100000000000000090000009	&100000000000000020000002	.767	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&100000000000000040000004	&10000000000000999000000—
14	Nagel, RayRay Nagel	1958–1965	82	42	39	&100000000000000010000001	.518	&1000000000000002100000021	&1000000000000001700000017	&100000000000000010000001	.551	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000000000000	1.000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000999000000—
15	Giddings, MikeMike Giddings	1966–1967	21	9	12	&100000000000000000000000	.429	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000000000000	.500	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
16	Meek, BillBill Meek	1968–1973	64	33	31	&100000000000000000000000	.516	&1000000000000002300000023	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000000000000	.622	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
17	Lovat, TomTom Lovat	1974–1976	33	5	28	&100000000000000000000000	.152	&100000000000000050000005	&1000000000000001200000012	&100000000000000000000000	.294	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
18	Howard, WayneWayne Howard	1977–1981	56	30	24	&100000000000000020000002	.554	&1000000000000001700000017	&1000000000000001300000013	&100000000000000020000002	.563	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
19	Stobart, ChuckChuck Stobart	1982–1984	34	16	17	&100000000000000010000001	.485	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000001100000011	&100000000000000010000001	.477	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
20	Fassel, JimJim Fassel	1985–1989	58	25	33	&100000000000000000000000	.431	&1000000000000001400000014	&1000000000000002600000026	&100000000000000000000000	.350	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—	&10000000000000999000000—
21	McBride, RonRon McBride	1990–2002	151	88	63	&100000000000000000000000	.583	&1000000000000005800000058	&1000000000000004200000042	&100000000000000000000000	.580	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000000000000	.500	2	&10000000000000999000000—
22	Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer	2003–2004	24	22	2	&100000000000000000000000	.917	&1000000000000001300000013	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000000000000	.929	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000000000000	&100000000000000000000000	1.000	2	The Sporting News National Coach of the Year (2003)^[6] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2004)^[7]
23	Whittingham, KyleKyle Whittingham	2005–present	91	66	25	&100000000000000000000000	.725	&1000000000000003900000039	&1000000000000001800000018	&100000000000000000000000	.684	&100000000000000070000007 ^{[A 6]}	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000000000000	.875	1	Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2008)^[9] AFCA National Coach of the Year Award (2008)^[10]

Notes

^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Utes. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
^ Utah did not join a conference until 1910.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[1]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[2]
^ The Pineapple Bowl, which was Armstrong's only loss in a bowl game, was not an NCAA certified bowl game and counts a regular season loss in official NCAA records.^[4]^[5]
^ Kyle Whittingham and Urban Meyer were listed as "Co-head Coaches" for the 2005 Fiesta Bowl; both coaches are credited with the win in official NCAA records.^[8]

References

General

"Utah Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

Specific

^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5lWmbTL3G. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "BIG PLAYS HELP PATERNO TO 200TH". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kiGJtsm4. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "Hall of Fame Inductee Search: Ike Armstrong". College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=20100. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ Joe Drape (2001-12-20). "ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Fish to FedEx: Bowl Name Game". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/sports/on-college-football-fish-to-fedex-bowl-name-game.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ "Utah Bowl Games". College Football Trivia. http://www.cfbtrivia.com/cfbt_detail.php?fry=1892&thy=2009&teamname=Utah&bowl=on&allop=on. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ "Utah's Meyer named coach of the year". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1682747. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ "Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award". Football Writers Association of America. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/robinson/winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
^ "All-Time Coaching Records: Urban Meyer & Kyle Whittingham Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=6755. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
^ "Whittingham wins Bryant Award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3837017. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ "Whittingham earns AFCA award". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3831130. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

Utah Utes head football coaches

Robert Harkness (1894)
Walter Shoup (1895)
C.B. Ferris (1896)
Cummings (1897)
Benjamin Wilson (1898)
Charles Gatehouse (1899)
Harvey Holmes (1900–1903)
Joe Maddock (1904–1909)
Fred Bennion (1910–1913)
Nelson Norgren (1914–1917)
Thomas Fitzpatrick (1919–1924)
Ike Armstrong (1925–1949)
Jack Curtice (1950–1957)
Ray Nagel (1958–1965)
Mike Giddings (1966–1967)
Bill Meek (1968–1973)
Tom Lovat (1974–1976)
Wayne Howard (1977–1981)
Chuck Stobart (1982–1984)
Jim Fassel (1985–1989)
Ron McBride (1990–2002)
Urban Meyer (2003–2004)
Kyle Whittingham (2005– )

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Brothers (Utah State) Beehive Boot (BYU, Utah State, Weber State) The Bowl (New Mexico) Holy War (BYU) Rumble in the Rockies (Colorado)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

List of Utah Utes head football coaches

Contents

Coaches

Key

Notes

References