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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record3-8
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed379
  Defense Average34.5
  Opponents Record67-45
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-6
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 9-2433165 6-1280108  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 9-2-1301206 5-2179146  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 5-7273319 2-5160192  Bill Mondt
Arizona State 9-3399196Lost  30-426-126491  Frank Kush
Wyoming 4-6-1166273 4-3112141  Bill Lewis
Arizona 5-7256250 3-4148159  Tony Mason
Utah 3-8212379 2-5123245  Wayne Howard
Texas El Paso 1-10151460 0-7111295  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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.