1995 Utah Utes football team

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1995 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1995 record7–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
  • Ron McBride (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorFred Graves[1] (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium (32,500)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colorado State +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
BYU +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Utah +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Air Force +   6 – 2     8 – 5  
San Diego State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Fresno State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Hawaii   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

During the 1995 season, the Utes went 7–4 and were conference co-champions, along with Air Force, BYU, and Colorado State. Despite this, the team was not invited to play in a bowl game, after playing postseason ball for three consecutive seasons previously. All four losses were at home — the team was a perfect 5–0 on the road.

This team also won two games at home in fourth-quarter comebacks against Fresno State and Air Force. The comeback against Air Force was won in miraculous fashion with quarterback Mike Fouts throwing a pair of touchdown passes in the final 41 seconds of the game, assisted by a rare onside kick recovery after the first touchdown pass.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmOregon*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
KJZZL 20–2730,701
September 97:00 pmStanford*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 20–2732,107
September 166:00 pmat New Mexico
W 36–926,113
September 237:00 pmFresno State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 25–2131,362
September 307:00 pmat UTEP
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
KJZZW 34–2119,254
October 77:00 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 21–2431,552
October 1412:00 pmColorado State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 14–1927,691
October 2112:00 pmAir Force
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 22–2129,046
October 2812:00 pmUtah State*dagger
KJZZW 40–2028,337
November 412:00 pmat Wyoming
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 30–2412,562
November 181:30 pmat BYU
ABCW 34–1765,829
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4] [5]

After the season[]

NFL draft[]

One player went in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Henry Lusk Tight end 7 246 New Orleans Saints

References[]

  1. ^ Mike Sorensen. "Utes Name Graves as Offensive Coordinator". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ^ "NCAA Football - Air Force vs. Utah - 10/21/1995 9:56PM ET". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "1995 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "1995 WAC Results". USA Today. August 25, 1999. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
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