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-
1981 Season Highlights
Wayne Howard enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Utah.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Utah State
10
0
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Arizona State
10
52
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Portland State
46
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Northwestern
42
0
W
Fri., Oct. 2 vs.
Texas-El Paso
38
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Colorado State
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Nevada Las Vegas
69
28
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
San Diego State
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
New Mexico
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Wyoming
30
27
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Brigham Young
28
56
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 321
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 18.8
Opponents Record 49-53
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.