1973 Utah Utes football team
The 1973 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his sixth and final season as head coach, Bill Meek led the Utes to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 7–5 overall.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1973 record | 7–5 (4–2 WAC) |
Head coach | Bill Meek (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (6th season) |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Five weeks after the season ended, Meek resigned in early January 1974.[1] Defensive line coach Tom Lovat, a 35-year-old alumnus from Bingham, was retained for the interim for recruiting continuation,[2] and was promoted later that month.[3][4][5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 15 | at No. 20 Texas Tech* | L 22–29 | |
September 22 | UTEP |
| W 82–6 |
September 29 | at Oregon* | W 35–17 | |
October 6 | at No. 16 UCLA* | L 16–66 | |
October 13 | Wyoming |
| W 50–16 |
October 20 | at San Jose State* |
| W 28–21 |
October 27 | at Arizona | L 21–42 | |
November 3 | No. 8 Arizona State |
| W 36–31 |
November 10 | at New Mexico |
| W 36–35 |
November 17 | Utah State* |
| W 31–28 |
November 24 | BYU |
| L 22–46 |
December 1 | at Hawaii* |
| L 6–7 |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL draft
Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Steve Odom | Wide receiver | 5th | 116 | Green Bay Packers |
Ron Rydalch | Defensive tackle | 8th | 197 | New York Jets |
Gary Keller | Defensive tackle | 13th | 337 | Minnesota Vikings |
Don Van Galder | Quarterback | 14th | 361 | Washington Redskins |
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References
- Miller, Hack (January 5, 1974). "Search on for U. coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6A.
- "Ute brass braced for applications". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 7, 1974. p. B9.
- Ferguson, George (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- "Lovat gets Utah's grid post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 26, 1974. p. 6A.
- Rock, Brad (January 24, 1997). "Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- "1973 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- "Oregon-Utah lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 29, 1973. p. 4B.
- "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
- "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
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