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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  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
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
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored321
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed207
  Defense Average18.8
  Opponents Record49-53
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2 -1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-2503256Won  38-366-1307118  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7-1225231 3-3-112297  Joe Morrison
Colorado State 0-12164502 0-7121263  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-3344203 6-1232118  Al Kincaid
Utah 8-2-1321207 4-1-1144127  Wayne Howard
San Diego State 6-5279227 3-4156132  Doug Scovil
Air Force 4-7171252 2-390119  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-10146441 1-582280  Bill Michael

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.