1981 Utah Utes football team
The 1981 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 5–1–1 mark in the WAC and 8–2–1 overall.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1981 record | 8–2–1 (5–1–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | Wayne Howard (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:30 PM | Utah State* |
| W 10–0 | 29,010[1] | |
| September 12 | 8:30 PM | at No. 20 Arizona State* | L 10–52 | 64,558[1] | ||
| September 19 | 7:30 PM | Portland State* |
| W 46–0 | 24,122[1] | |
| September 26 | 12:00 PM | at Northwestern* |
| W 42–0 | 25,256[1] | |
| October 2 | 7:30 PM | UTEP |
| W 38–10 | 26,851[1] | |
| October 17 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | W 24–13 | 15,933[1] | ||
| October 24 | 8:30 PM | at UNLV* |
| W 69–28 | 27,883[1] | |
| October 31 | 1:30 PM | San Diego State |
| W 17–14 | 28,513[1] | |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | at New Mexico |
| ABC | T 7–7 | 14,420[1] |
| November 14 | 1:30 PM | Wyoming |
| W 30–27 | 28,206[1] | |
| November 21 | 1:30 PM | at No. 18 BYU |
| L 28–56 | 47,163[1] | |
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NFL draft
Five players went in the 1982 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Darryl Haley | Offensive tackle | 2 | 55 | New England Patriots |
| Del Rodgers | Running back | 3 | 71 | Green Bay Packers |
| Jack Campbell | Offensive tackle | 6 | 144 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Steve Clark | Defensive end | 9 | 239 | Miami Dolphins |
| Wayne Jones | Offensive tackle | 10 | 276 | Miami Dolphins |
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References
- "1982 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- "1981 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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