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Utah Football Team History


Utah Utes
University of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT
Founded: 1850
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity: 51,444
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Ron McBride
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ron McBride enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Utah.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Utah State  14   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Louisville  27   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Texas Christian  32   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Texas-El Paso  56   3   W       
 Thu., Oct. 2  @ Fresno State  13   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Southern Methodist  19   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon  13   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. New Mexico  15   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Tulsa  13   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Rice  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Brigham Young  20   14   W       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored253
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed200
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record51-64
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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