1979 Utah Utes football team
The 1979 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 5–2 mark in the WAC and 6–6 overall.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1979 record | 6–6 (5–2 WAC) |
Head coach | Wayne Howard (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 PM | Long Beach State* |
| W 34–10 | 26,238[1] |
September 8 | 11:30 PM | at Hawaii |
| W 27–23 | 41,511[1] |
September 15 | 2:30 PM | at No. 14 Washington* | L 7–41 | 49,416[1] | |
September 22 | 5:30 PM | at Tennessee* | L 18–51 | 85,783[1] | |
September 29 | 7:30 PM | Utah State* |
| L 21–47 | 31,108[1] |
October 6 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | W 21–16 | 27,257[1] | |
October 13 | 7:30 PM | Wyoming |
| W 24–14 | 25,258[1] |
October 20 | 7:30 PM | at UNLV* | L 41–43 | 24,782[1] | |
October 27 | 1:30 PM | San Diego State |
| L 13–17 | 22,196[1] |
November 3 | 4:00 PM | at New Mexico |
| W 26–7 | 19,093[1] |
November 10 | 1:30 PM | UTEP![]() |
| W 35–0 | 25,016[1] |
November 17 | 1:30 PM | at No. 10 BYU |
| L 0–27 | 40,236[1] |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL draft
One player went in the 1980 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Lewis Walker | Running Back | 10 | 268 | Washington Redskins |
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References
- "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- "1979 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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