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: Tom Lovat Conference: Western Athletic-
1976 Season Highlights
Tom Lovat enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Utah.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Rice
22
43
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Oregon
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Texas-El Paso
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Iowa State
14
44
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Utah State
17
28
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Wyoming
22
45
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Arizona
35
38
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
New Mexico
34
31
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Arizona State
31
28
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Brigham Young
12
34
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Louisiana State
7
35
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 245
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 361
Defense Average 32.8
Opponents Record 55-56
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.