1977 Utah Utes football team

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1977 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1977 record3–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride[1] (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd[1] (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 171:30 pmat No. 5 Oklahoma*
L 24–6271,184[2]
September 247:30 pmNo. 19 Houston*
L 16–3426,232[2]
October 11:30 pmat Colorado State
L 3–4423,401[2]
October 87:30 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 23–1326,428[2]
October 151:30 pmUtah State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City (rivalry)
W 20–025,438[2]
October 228:30 pmat Arizona
L 17–4543,500[2]
October 291:30 pmat Arizona State
L 19–4716,528[2]
November 51:30 pmat No. 14 BYU
L 8–3833,828[2]
November 121:30 pmUTEPdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 29–1218,122[2]
November 1912:00 pmat Florida*
L 29–3856,055[2]
November 267:30 pmat New Mexico
L 24–418,296[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4]

Game summaries[]

Utah State[]

1 234Total
Utah State 0 000 0
• Utah 0 398 20
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
  • Game attendance: 25,438

Utah recorded its first shutout in seven years.[5]

NFL draft[]

No players went in the 1978 NFL Draft.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1978 Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  3. ^ "1977 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 15.
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