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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 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Ron McBride enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Utah.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Utah State	20	12	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Louisville	45	22	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Hawaii	30	21	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Boise State	28	31	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Wyoming	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Fresno State	24	16	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ San Diego State	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ San Jose State	49	17	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Texas-El Paso	34	27	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ New Mexico	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Brigham Young	24	26	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	339
Scoring Average	30.8
Points Allowed	227
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	52-66
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-5	402	290	Lost 27-41	7-2	265	176	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	8-4	345	263		5-3	235	163	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	3-9	274	397		1-7	164	286	Rocky Long
Air Force	12-1	468	185	Won 45-25	8-1	297	146	Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State	7-5	243	244	Lost 13-20	7-1	194	128	Ted Tollner
Wyoming	8-3	222	215		6-2	165	171	Dana Dimel
Utah	7-4	339	227		5-3	246	162	Ron McBride
Fresno State	5-6	265	225		5-3	192	135	Pat Hill
Rice	5-6	235	257		4-3	143	138	Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian	7-5	267	235	Won 28-19	3-4	139	151	Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist	5-7	225	248		3-4	112	107	Mike Cavan
San Jose State	4-8	274	385		3-5	210	235	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	3-8	226	305		3-5	173	204	Charlie Bailey
Tulsa	4-7	222	258		1-6	97	164	Dave Rader
Hawaii	0-12	149	422		0-8	105	280	Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas	0-11	156	389		0-8	122	265	Jeff Horton

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.