1980 Utah Utes football team

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.

1980 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (4th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1980 Western Athletic Conference 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 67:30 pmBoise State (Div I-AA)*L 7–2827,231[1]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*L 9–5575,526[1]
September 207:30 pmUNLV*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 45–2923,645[1]
September 277:30 pmFresno State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 27–1225,645[1]
October 41:30 pmat Utah State*W 23–1920,166[1]
October 117:30 pmat UTEPW 31–1719,700[1]
October 181:30 pmat WyomingL 21–245,515[1]
October 251:30 pmColorado State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
T 21–2123,562[1]
November 81:30 pmNew Mexico
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 49–2121,248[1]
November 221:30 pmNo. 13 BYU
L 6–5630,520[1]
November 298:30 pmat San Diego State*L 20–2118,050[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Source:[2][3]

Roster

1980 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 82 Steve Folsom Sr
G 68 Darryl Haley Jr
QB 10 Floyd Hodge Sr
G 64 Dean Miraldi Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Steve Clark Jr
DB 1 Jeff Griffin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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