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-
1978 Season Highlights
Wayne Howard enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Utah.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Idaho State
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Houston
25
42
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Colorado State
30
6
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Iowa
13
9
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Weber State
30
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Wyoming
21
34
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
New Mexico
12
24
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Texas-El Paso
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Brigham Young
23
22
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Utah State
23
20
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
San Diego State
20
18
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 291
Scoring Average 26.5
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 48-45
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.