1981 Utah Utes football team

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1981 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1981 record8–2–1 (5–1–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (5th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 pmUtah State*
W 10–029,010[1]
September 128:30 pmat No. 20 Arizona State*
L 10–5264,558[1]
September 197:30 pmPortland State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 46–024,122[1]
September 2612:00 pmat Northwestern*
W 42–025,256[1]
October 27:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 38–1026,851[1]
October 171:30 pmat Colorado State
W 24–1315,933[1]
October 248:30 pmat UNLV*
W 69–2827,883[1]
October 311:30 pmSan Diego Statedagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 17–1428,513[1]
November 77:00 pmat New Mexico
ABCT 7–714,420[1]
November 141:30 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 30–2728,206[1]
November 211:30 pmat No. 18 BYU
L 28–5647,163[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster[]

1981 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 68 Darryl Haley Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve Clark 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[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1982 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ "1981 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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