1979 Utah Utes football team

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.

1979 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1979 record6–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmLong Beach State*W 34–1026,238[1]
September 811:30 pmat HawaiiW 27–2341,511[1]
September 152:30 pmat No. 14 Washington*L 7–4149,416[1]
September 225:30 pmat Tennessee*L 18–5185,783[1]
September 297:30 pmUtah State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City (rivalry)
L 21–4731,108[1]
October 61:30 pmat Colorado StateW 21–1627,257[1]
October 137:30 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 24–1425,258[1]
October 207:30 pmat UNLV*L 41–4324,782[1]
October 271:30 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 13–1722,196[1]
November 34:00 pmat New MexicoW 26–719,093[1]
November 101:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 35–025,016[1]
November 171:30 pmat No. 10 BYUL 0–2740,236[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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
  • Redshirt

NFL draft

One player went in the 1980 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Lewis WalkerRunning Back10268Washington Redskins

References

  1. "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. "1979 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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