1983 Utah Utes football team

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1983 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1983 record5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Faiman[1]
Defensive coordinatorSteve Hallsey[1]
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 4–4 mark in the WAC and 5–6 overall.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat New Mexico
L 7–1729,161[2]
September 106:00 pmat No. 11 Arizona*
L 0–3844,904[2]
September 177:30 pmSan Diego State
W 27–2426,712[2]
September 247:30 pmHawaii
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 28–2530,258[2]
October 11:30 pmat Colorado State
L 28–3118,312[2]
October 87:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 35–1125,203[2]
October 151:30 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
CBSW 69–1419,121[2]
October 221:30 pmat Air Force
L 31–3323,248[2]
November 51:30 pmCal State Fullerton*dagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 47–2026,131[2]
November 121:30 pmat Utah State*
L 17–2119,301[2]
November 191:30 pmat No. 9 BYU
L 7–5565,215[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4]

After the season[]

NFL Draft[]

Utah had one player selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Andy Parker Tight end 5 127 Los Angeles Raiders

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1983 Utah Football Media Guide:Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1984 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  4. ^ "1983 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  5. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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