1977 Utah Utes football team
The 1977 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| 1977 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride[1] (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd[1] (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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| No. 20 BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | 1:30 pm | at No. 5 Oklahoma* | L 24–62 | 71,184 | ||
| September 24 | 7:30 pm | No. 19 Houston* | L 16–34 | 26,232 | ||
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | at Colorado State | L 3–44 | 23,401 | ||
| October 8 | 7:30 pm | Wyoming |
| W 23–13 | 26,428 | [2] |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | Utah State* |
| W 20–0 | 25,438 | |
| October 22 | 8:30 pm | at Arizona | L 17–45 | 43,500 | ||
| October 29 | 1:30 pm | at Arizona State | L 19–47 | 16,528 | ||
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | at No. 14 BYU | L 8–38 | 33,828 | ||
| November 12 | 1:30 pm | UTEP |
| W 29–12 | 18,122 | |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Florida* | L 29–38 | 56,055 | ||
| November 26 | 7:30 pm | at New Mexico | L 24–41 | 8,296 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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Utah recorded its first shutout in seven years.[5]
References
- "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- John Mooney (October 9, 1977). "Utes Stun Wyoming". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1978 Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- Eugene Register-Guard. October 15, 1977.
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