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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: Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Charles R. Chuck Stobart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Utah.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ New Mexico	7	17	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Arizona	0	38	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. San Diego State	27	24	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Hawaii	28	25	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Colorado State	28	31	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Texas-El Paso	35	11	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Wyoming	69	14	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Air Force	31	33	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Fullerton State	47	20	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Utah State	17	21	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Brigham Young	7	55	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	26.3
Opponents Record	58-44
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	0-6

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-1	505	247	Won 21-17	7-0	310	93	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	6-6	239	233		4-2	148	122	Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State	5-7	222	340		4-3	140	182	Leon Fuller
Air Force	10-2	367	221	Won 9-3	4-2	177	136	Ken Hatfield
Wyoming	7-5	331	327		4-3	172	189	Al Kincaid
Utah	5-6	296	289		3-4	204	185	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State	2-9-1	221	352		1-6	134	229	Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso	2-10	210	359		0-7	110	259	Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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