Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/24Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (4.2%).
Kendal Thompson
Kendal Thompson: QB · Utah · #1.
Kendal Thompson
Second year in the same quarterback room at Utah. On tape: 159 passing yards and 31 rushing yards against Fresno State, Week 3, 2015.
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Utah in the news
- Utah OT out for season
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2 - Big 12 penalizes discriminatory chants
KJZZ Oct 29 - Pat McAfee criticizes UtahThe Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
- Digital evidence reviewed in case
KUTV Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-14vs Utah State | 8/10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 47.2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-24@ Fresno State | 19/25 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 | 53.5 | Season-high 159 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 62-20@ No. 13 Oregon | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.6 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs BYU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 28/36 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2015
W 24-14
vs Utah State
56 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.2 · 23 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
With T. Hackett — 42.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 53 long · T. Wilson — 76 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.2 · 49 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.46Kendal Thompson pass intercepted Tyquwan Glass return for 20 yds to the FrsSt 20
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.62Kendal Thompson pass complete to Siale Fakailoatonga for 27 yds to the FrsSt 35 for a
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.34Kendal Thompson pass complete to Devontae Booker for 43 yds to the FrsSt 38 for a
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.49Kendal Thompson pass complete to Siale Fakailoatonga for 11 yds to the FrsSt 39 for a
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Kendal Thompson pass complete to Harrison Handley for 5 yds for a TD, (Andy Phillips KICK)
- Week 4 · Oregon · 1st and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.05Kendal Thompson run for 6 yds for a TD, (Andy Phillips KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Utah State · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Kendal Thompson pass complete to Britain Covey for 8 yds to the Utah 45 for a
- Week 1 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −2.01Kendal Thompson run for a loss of 5 yards to the Utah 37
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.00Kendal Thompson pass complete to Kenneth Scott for 7 yds to the Utah 48 for a
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Kendal Thompson pass complete to Tyrone Smith for 9 yds to the Utah 38 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 19-7 over that span.
2014Utah9-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
2015Utah10-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 56.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 82.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 55.0 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
38.7%
352 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
69.9
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
36 pass attempts, 19 carries and 1 catch in 4 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2015 Utah WhittinghamYear 5 · 4 games
- 2014 Utah WhittinghamYear 4 · 7 games
- 2013 Oklahoma StoopsYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Oklahoma StoopsYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Oklahoma StoopsYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 544 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coaches2011–2013
Oklahoma
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bob Stoops and Kyle Whittingham.