19 Facts About Utah Utes

Utah Utes are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City.

Utah Utes offers a total of 19 varsity sports—seven for men, 11 for women, and one coeducational.

The Utah Utes have made 27 NCAA Tournament appearances, which ranks 7th all-time, while the Utah Utes 10 outright conference championships is the 5th best in NCAA history.

Utah Utes have played in four Final Fours, winning the 1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

Jerry Chambers was named MVP of the 1966 Final Four in which Utah Utes lost to eventual champion Texas Western and the legendary coach Don Haskins.

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The Utah Utes, who finished in 2nd place in the Mountain West Conference, won the conference tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in school history.

In doing so, the Utah Utes would go on to play 2nd seeded, and eventual national champion, Maryland.

Utah Utes became the first player in the state of Utah to ever be drafted first.

On June 17, 2010, the University of Utah Utes officially accepted an invitation to join the Pac-12.

Notable players to have played for the University of Utah Utes are Pro Football Hall of Fame member Larry Wilson, Super Bowl Head Coach Winner George Seifert, Manny Fernandez, Marv Bateman, Norm Chow, Scott Mitchell, Kevin Dyson, Andre Dyson, Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, Luther Ellis, Jamal Anderson, Mike Anderson, Bob Trumpy, Roy Jefferson, Paul Soliai, Barry Sims, Sione Pouha, Koa Misi, Chris Kemoeatu, Maake Kemoeatu, Jonathan Fanene, Jordan Gross of the Carolina Panthers, Steve Smith Sr.

Utah Utes is the only program to qualify for all 25 NCAA Championships.

The Utah Utes won the 2006 women's gymnastics attendance title, averaging 12, 747 spectators to their six regular season home meets.

Utah Utes has won twenty-two of the last twenty-five gymnastics attendance titles.

Utah Utes rugby plays in Division 1 in the Pacific Athletic Conference, and plays its postseason in the Varsity Cup Championship.

Utah Utes has consistently fielded one of the top college rugby teams in the country, reaching the national championship game in 2002 and 2005, losing to rivals Cal both times, and reaching the national semifinals in 2006 and 2011.

Utah Utes rugby has been led since 2008 by head coach Blake Burdette, who played for the US national team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Utah Utes has twice played in the Collegiate Rugby Championship, a tournament broadcast live on NBC every year.

Utah Utes won the inaugural 2010 tournament by defeating Cal in sudden death extra time.

Utah Utes finished second to Cal at the 2012 PAC 7s tournament, narrowly missing out on qualification to the 2012 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships.