1980 Utah Utes football team

1980 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1980 record 5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[1]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[1]
Home stadium Rice Stadium
1980 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
Colorado State 5 –1 –1  6 –4 –1
Hawaii 3 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Wyoming 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –0  4 –8 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Utah 2 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Air Force 1 –3 –0  2 –9 –1
UTEP 1 –6 –0  1 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 2–3–1 mark in the WAC and 5–5–1 overall.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 6 7:30 PM Boise State (Div I-AA)* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City L    7–28   27,231[2]
September 13 12:30 PM at No. 8 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska L    9–55   75,526[2]
September 20 7:30 PM UNLV* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 45–29   23,645[2]
September 27 7:30 PM Fresno State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 27–12   25,645[2]
October 4 1:30 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 23–19   20,166[2]
October 11 7:30 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas W 31–17   19,700[2]
October 18 1:30 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L  21–24     5,515[2]
October 25 1:30 PM Colorado Statedagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City T  21–21   23,562[2]
November 8 1:30 PM New Mexico Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (The Bowl) W 49–21   21,248[2]
November 22 1:30 PM No. 13 BYU Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War) L    6–56   30,520[2]
November 29 8:30 PM at San Diego State* San Diego Stadium • San Diego L  20–21   18,050[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain time.
Source:[3][4]

NFL draft

Three Utes were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Dean MiraldiGuard255Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff GriffinDefensive back361St. Louis Cardinals
Steve FolsomTight end10261Miami Dolphins

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 "1981 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  4. ↑ "1980 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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