Utah Utes football: Utes prepare for diet of quality Pac-12 opponents

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Aug. 27 2011 7:49 p.m. MDT

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It'll be a whole new ballgame for the Utah Utes this fall. Moving from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12 has certainly altered — and significantly upgraded — the schedule.

Oregon: The Ducks are 18-8 against the Utes. They've faced Utah seven times since 1976, winning four times.

Oregon State: Faced Utah in 2007 and 2008 with each team prevailing at home. The previous meeting before that was in 1992. The Beavers are 9-5-1 against the Utes.

UCLA: The Utes were 0-8 against the Bruins until a 44-6 win at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2007.

USC: No regular-season meetings since 1948. The teams did, however, meet twice in bowl games. USC prevailed in the 1993 Freedom Bowl and Utah in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojans lead the series, 6-3.

Washington: Haven't played since 1979. The Huskies are 6-0 against the Utes, with all games played in Seattle.

Washington State: The series is tied at 5-5. No meetings since 2000 when the Cougars defeated the Utes 38-31 in Salt Lake City.

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Salt Lake City, UT

Coverage is so uneven and unfair!! No where can I find the article "Cougars prepare for diet of quality WAC opponents".

12:14 p.m. Aug. 28, 2011
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Utah'95

FPO, AE

LonestarRunner,

Thank you for making some valid points, but my point remains this - you can't judge a conference's strength solely based on it's #1 team.

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12:47 p.m. Aug. 28, 2011
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Utah'95

FPO, AE

neimfrence,

Are you suggesting that a conference's strength is best judged by the strongest team it presents each year?

If you took Alabama and put them in the WAC, would you then say the WAC is a powerful conference?

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12:03 p.m. Aug. 28, 2011
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