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2 unusual facts about Utes


Spring City, Utah

The settlement was abandoned about this time and burned down by Utes.

Tomás Vélez Cachupín

For his courage and compassion in the war of San Diego Pond won him great respect among the Comanches, Utes and Apaches and, therefore, he could shake peaceful ties with nomadic tribes in the province.


2007 Poinsettia Bowl

The Utes' offense connected on passes of 10, 18, and 11 yards before Johnson completed a 40-yard pass to Derrek Richards for another touchdown.

2008 Mountain West Conference football season

Brian Johnson threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and Louie Sakoda was 4-4 on field goals as the Utes held on to beat Michigan on their home field.

Chief Ignacio

Together with the Muache and Capote Utes, the Weeminuche occupied the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southern Colorado and named their capital Ignacio in the chief's honor.

Gene Wojciechowski

These works include The Bus: My Life In and Out of a Helmet (Doubleday 2007) with Jerome Bettis; I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court with the NBA’s Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue (Simon & Schuster 1995) with Reggie Miller; Nothing but Net: Just Give Me the Ball and Get Out of the Way (Hyperion Books 1995) with Bill Walton; and My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes (Hyperion 1999) with Rick Majerus.

Jordan Gross

After redshirting his freshman year, he started three games, and played in the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Mountain West Conference (MWC) champion Utes beat Fresno State 17-16.

Kyle Whittingham

Starting quarterback Brett Ratliff struggled through parts of the year, and so did the Utes.

Manny Hendrix

The three-year team captain helped the Utes to the NCAA Tournament in 1983 where they eliminated UCLA reaching the Sweet 16, and again in 1986 where they lost to North Carolina in the First round.

Mike Sanford

The next year, the Utes repeated as conference champs and finished the season 12–0, including a win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.

Ron McBride

In conference games, he guided the Utes to a 58-42 record and won a share of two conference championships (1995 in the WAC and 1999 in the Mountain West).


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