1977 Utah Utes football team
The 1977 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 2–5 mark in the WAC and 3–8 overall.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1977 record | 3–8 (2–5 WAC) |
Head coach | Wayne Howard (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride[1] (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd[1] (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | 1:30 PM | at No. 5 Oklahoma* |
| L 24–62 | 71,184[2] |
September 24 | 7:30 PM | No. 19 Houston* |
| L 16–34 | 26,232[2] |
October 1 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | L 3–44 | 23,401[2] | |
October 8 | 7:30 PM | Wyoming |
| W 23–13 | 26,428[2] |
October 15 | 1:30 PM | Utah State* |
| W 20–0 | 25,438[2] |
October 22 | 8:30 PM | at Arizona | L 17–45 | 43,500[2] | |
October 29 | 1:30 PM | at Arizona State | L 19–47 | 16,528[2] | |
November 5 | 1:30 PM | at No. 14 BYU |
| L 8–38 | 33,828[2] |
November 12 | 1:30 PM | UTEP![]() |
| W 29–12 | 18,122[2] |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | at Florida* |
| L 29–38 | 56,055[2] |
November 26 | 7:30 PM | at New Mexico |
| L 24–41 | 8,296[2] |
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Game summaries
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Utah recorded its first shutout in seven years.[5]
NFL draft
No players went in the 1978 NFL Draft.
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References
- "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "1978 Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- "1977 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 15.
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