1980 Utah Utes football team

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1980 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (4th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 2–3–1 mark in the WAC and 5–5–1 overall.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 67:30 pmBoise State (Div I-AA)*
L 7–2827,231[1]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 9–5575,526[1]
September 207:30 pmUNLV*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 45–2923,645[1]
September 277:30 pmFresno State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 27–1225,645[1]
October 41:30 pmat Utah State*
W 23–1920,166[1]
October 117:30 pmat UTEP
W 31–1719,700[1]
October 181:30 pmat Wyoming
L 21–245,515[1]
October 251:30 pmColorado Statedagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
T 21–2123,562[1]
November 81:30 pmNew Mexico
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 49–2121,248[1]
November 221:30 pmNo. 13 BYU
L 6–5630,520[1]
November 298:30 pmat San Diego State*
L 20–2118,050[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Source:[2][3]

Roster[]

1980 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Steve Folsom Sr
G 68 Darryl Haley Jr
QB 10 Floyd Hodge Sr
G 64 Dean Miraldi Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve Clark Jr
DB 1 Jeff Griffin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL draft[]

Three Utes were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dean Miraldi Guard 2 55 Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Griffin Defensive back 3 61 St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Folsom Tight end 10 261 Miami Dolphins

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1981 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ "1980 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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