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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: Ron McBride
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Ron McBride enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Utah.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Utah State	14	21	L
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Louisville	27	21	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Texas Christian	32	18	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Texas-El Paso	56	3	W
Thu., Oct. 2	@ Fresno State	13	27	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Southern Methodist	19	20	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Oregon	13	31	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. New Mexico	15	10	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Tulsa	13	21	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Rice	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Brigham Young	20	14	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	253
Scoring Average	23.0
Points Allowed	200
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	51-64
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	11-2	477	203	Won 35-24	8-1	341	111	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	9-4	404	274	Lost 14-20	6-3	271	198	Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young	6-5	250	254		4-4	175	167	Lavell Edwards
Air Force	10-3	279	190	Lost 13-41	6-2	201	129	Fisher DeBerry
Rice	7-4	306	285		5-3	205	189	Ken Hatfield
Fresno State	6-6	318	288		5-3	208	166	Pat Hill
Utah	6-5	253	200		5-3	199	127	Ron McBride
Wyoming	7-6	322	227		4-4	175	130	Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist	6-5	247	237		4-3	157	145	Mike Cavan
San Diego State	5-7	257	333		4-4	171	199	Ted Tollner
San Jose State	4-7	225	387		4-4	191	277	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	4-7	162	311		3-5	128	201	Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas	3-8	281	332		2-6	205	260	Jeff Horton
Tulsa	2-9	258	426		2-5	179	263	Dave Rader
Hawaii	3-9	189	308		1-7	96	238	Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian	1-10	172	325		1-5	100	192	Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.