2016 The Winning Chapter

Utah's 2016 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #21 post-bowls
SP+ +3.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Sout Uta 24-0 W vs BYU 20-19 W @ San Sta 34-17 W vs USC 31-27 L @ Califo 23-28 W vs Arizona 36-23 W @ Oreg Sta 19-14 W @ UCLA 52-45 L vs Washin 24-31 W @ Ariz Sta 49-26 L vs Oregon 28-30 L @ Colorado 22-27 W vs Indiana 26-24 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Utah 24, Southern Utah 0. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Utah 24, Washington 31. A 7-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Utah beat Indiana 26-24 in the postseason.

"Go Utes"
— Utah fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Utah — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.