1979 Utah Utes football team

1979 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1979 record 6–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[1]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[1]
Home stadium Rice Stadium
1979 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Utah 5 –2 –0  6 –6 –0
San Diego State 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Hawaii 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Colorado State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –1
Wyoming 2 –5 –0  4 –8 –0
UTEP 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 5–2 mark in the WAC and 6–6 overall.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 PM Long Beach State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 34–10   26,238[2]
September 8 11:30 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 27–23   41,511[2]
September 15 2:30 PM at No. 14 Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle L 7–41   49,416[2]
September 22 5:30 PM at Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee L 18–51   85,783[2]
September 29 7:30 PM Utah State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers) L 21–47   31,108[2]
October 6 1:30 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado W 21–16   27,257[2]
October 13 7:30 PM Wyoming Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 24–14   25,258[2]
October 20 7:30 PM at UNLV* Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Paradise, Nevada L 41–43   24,782[2]
October 27 1:30 PM San Diego State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City L 13–17   22,196[2]
November 3 4:00 PM at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl) W 26–7   19,093[2]
November 10 1:30 PM UTEPdagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 35–0   25,016[2]
November 17 1:30 PM at No. 10 BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (Holy War) L 0–27   40,236[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard 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
  • Redshirt

NFL draft

One player went in the 1980 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Lewis WalkerRunning Back10268Washington Redskins

References

  1. 1 2 "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  3. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  4. ↑ "1979 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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