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: William M. Bill Meek Conference: Western Athletic-
1972 Season Highlights
William M. Bill Meek enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Utah.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Texas Tech
2
45
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Iowa State
22
44
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Washington State
44
25
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Texas-El Paso
39
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Arizona State
48
59
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Wyoming
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
New Mexico
59
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Arizona
28
27
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Utah State
16
44
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Brigham Young
7
16
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Colorado State
62
36
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 354
Scoring Average 32.2
Points Allowed 336
Defense Average 30.5
Opponents Record 57-55
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.