1981 Utah Utes football team

The 1981 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 5–1–1 mark in the WAC and 8–2–1 overall.

1981 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1981 record8–2–1 (5–1–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (5th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 1 0  11 2 0
Hawaii 5 1 0  9 2 0
Utah 4 1 1  8 2 1
Wyoming 6 2 0  8 3 0
New Mexico 3 4 1  4 7 1
Air Force 2 3 0  4 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0  6 5 0
UTEP 1 6 0  1 10 0
Colorado State 0 8 0  0 12 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 pmUtah State*W 10–029,010[1]
September 128:30 pmat No. 20 Arizona State*L 10–5264,558[1]
September 197:30 pmPortland State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 46–024,122[1]
September 2612:00 pmat Northwestern*W 42–025,256[1]
October 27:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 38–1026,851[1]
October 171:30 pmat Colorado StateW 24–1315,933[1]
October 248:30 pmat UNLV*W 69–2827,883[1]
October 311:30 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 17–1428,513[1]
November 77:00 pmat New MexicoABCT 7–714,420[1]
November 141:30 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 30–2728,206[1]
November 211:30 pmat No. 18 BYUL 28–5647,163[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

1981 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 68 Darryl Haley Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Steve Clark Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

NFL draft

Five players went in the 1982 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Darryl HaleyOffensive tackle255New England Patriots
Del RodgersRunning back371Green Bay Packers
Jack CampbellOffensive tackle6144Seattle Seahawks
Steve ClarkDefensive end9239Miami Dolphins
Wayne JonesOffensive tackle10276Miami Dolphins

References

  1. "1982 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. "1981 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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