1979 Utah Utes football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, placing second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1979 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (3rd season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
Utah 5 2 06 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 08 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 06 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 04 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 04 8 0
UTEP 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:30 pmLong Beach State*W 34–1026,238
September 811:30 pmHawaiiW 27–2341,511
September 152:30 pmat No. 14 Washington*L 7–4149,416
September 225:30 pmat Tennessee*L 18–5185,783[1]
September 297:30 pmUtah State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 21–4731,108
October 61:30 pmat Colorado StateW 21–1627,257
October 137:30 pmWyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–1425,258
October 207:30 pmat UNLV*L 41–4324,782
October 271:30 pmSan Diego State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1722,196
November 34:00 pmat New MexicoW 26–719,093
November 101:30 pmUTEPdagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 35–025,016
November 171:30 pmat No. 10 BYUL 0–2740,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

1979 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 82 Steve Folsom Jr
G 68 Darryl Haley So
QB 10 Floyd Hodge Jr
G 64 Dean Miraldi Jr
RB 33 Del Rodgers So
RB 11 Lewis Walker Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Steve Clark So
DB 1 Jeff Griffin Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Lewis WalkerRunning back10268Washington Redskins

References

  1. "Tennessee blasts Utah, 51–18". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  3. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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