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American college football season
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[]
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* | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | 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 | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | 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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | 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 | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | W 30–27 | 28,206[1] |
November 21 | 1:30 pm | at No. 18 BYU | | | L 28–56 | 47,163[1] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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NFL draft[]
Five players went in the 1982 NFL Draft.
References[]
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore |
- Swoop
- "Utah Man"
- Pride of Utah
- Utah pass
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
Categories:
- 1981 Western Athletic Conference football season
- Utah Utes football seasons
- 1981 in sports in Utah
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