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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: Tom Lovat
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Tom Lovat enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Utah.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Rice	22	43	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Oregon	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Texas-El Paso	38	14	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Iowa State	14	44	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Utah State	17	28	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Wyoming	22	45	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Arizona	35	38	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. New Mexico	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Arizona State	31	28	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Brigham Young	12	34	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Louisiana State	7	35	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	245
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	361
Defense Average	32.8
Opponents Record	55-56
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-3	372	231	Lost 21-49	6-1	232	136	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-7	229	235		3-4	156	152	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	6-5	205	186		2-4	110	142	Sark Arslanian
Wyoming	8-4	278	250	Lost 7-41	6-1	172	137	Fred Akers
Arizona State	4-7	223	241		4-3	161	137	Frank Kush
Arizona	5-6	283	273		3-4	189	150	Jim Young
Utah	3-8	245	361		3-3	172	190	Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso	1-11	172	356		0-7	83	231	Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 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.