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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: Wayne Howard
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Wayne Howard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Utah.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Oklahoma	24	62	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Houston	16	34	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Colorado State	3	44	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Wyoming	23	13	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Utah State	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Arizona	17	45	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Arizona State	19	47	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Brigham Young	8	38	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Texas-El Paso	29	17	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Florida	29	38	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ New Mexico	24	41	L

1977 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	212
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	379
Defense Average	34.5
Opponents Record	67-45
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-6

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-2	433	165		6-1	280	108	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	9-2-1	301	206		5-2	179	146	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	5-7	273	319		2-5	160	192	Bill Mondt
Arizona State	9-3	399	196	Lost 30-42	6-1	264	91	Frank Kush
Wyoming	4-6-1	166	273		4-3	112	141	Bill Lewis
Arizona	5-7	256	250		3-4	148	159	Tony Mason
Utah	3-8	212	379		2-5	123	245	Wayne Howard
Texas El Paso	1-10	151	460		0-7	111	295	Bill Michael

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.