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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  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Wayne Howard enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Utah.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Boise State  7   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Nebraska  9   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  45   29   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Fresno State  27   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Utah State  23   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Texas-El Paso  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Wyoming  21   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Colorado State  21   21   T       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. New Mexico  49   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Brigham Young  6   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ San Diego State  20   21   L       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored259
  Scoring Average23.5
  Points Allowed293
  Defense Average26.6
  Opponents Record70-45
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record2-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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