1973 Utah Utes football team

The 1973 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his sixth and final season as head coach, Bill Meek led the Utes to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 7–5 overall.

1973 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1973 record7–5 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim LaRue (6th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Arizona + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Utah 4 –2 –0  7 –5 –0
BYU 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wyoming 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Colorado State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
UTEP 0 –7 –0  0 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Five weeks after the season ended, Meek resigned in early January 1974.[1] Defensive line coach Tom Lovat, a 35-year-old alumnus from Bingham, was retained for the interim for recruiting continuation,[2] and was promoted later that month.[3][4][5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15at No. 20 Texas Tech*
L 22–29
September 22UTEP
W 82–6
September 29at Oregon*
W 35–17
October 6at No. 16 UCLA*
L 16–66
October 13Wyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 50–16
October 20at San Jose State*
W 28–21
October 27at Arizona
L 21–42
November 3No. 8 Arizona State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 36–31
November 10at New Mexico
W 36–35
November 17Utah State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 31–28
November 24BYU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 22–46
December 1at Hawaii*
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[6][7]

Roster
1973 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 19 Don Van Galder Sr
RB 22 Ike Spencer Jr
FL 25 Steve Odom Sr
TE 45 Willie Armstead Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 Gary Keller Sr
DT 79 Ron Rydalch Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[1][8]

NFL draft

Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Steve OdomWide receiver5th116Green Bay Packers
Ron RydalchDefensive tackle8th197New York Jets
Gary KellerDefensive tackle13th337Minnesota Vikings
Don Van GalderQuarterback14th361Washington Redskins
Source:[9][10]

References
  1. Miller, Hack (January 5, 1974). "Search on for U. coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6A.
  2. "Ute brass braced for applications". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 7, 1974. p. B9.
  3. Ferguson, George (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  4. "Lovat gets Utah's grid post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 26, 1974. p. 6A.
  5. Rock, Brad (January 24, 1997). "Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  6. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  7. "1973 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  8. "Oregon-Utah lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 29, 1973. p. 4B.
  9. "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
  10. "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
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