1976 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
1976 Utah Utes football | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 6:30 pm | at Rice* |
| L 22–43 | 17,000 | |
September 25 | 7:30 pm | Oregon* |
| L 13–21 | 25,617 | |
October 2 | 7:30 pm | UTEP |
| W 38–14 | 20,111 | |
October 9 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State* |
| L 14–44 | 36,457 | |
October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Utah State* |
| L 17–28 | 18,322 | |
October 23 | 1:30 pm | at Wyoming |
| L 22–45 | 20,609 | |
October 30 | 1:30 pm | Arizona |
| L 35–38 | 18,231 | |
November 6 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico |
| W 34–31 | 19,231 | |
November 13 | 7:30 pm | at Arizona State |
| W 31–28 | 40,076 | |
November 20 | 1:30 pm | BYU |
| L 12–34 | 30,503 | |
November 27 | 5:30 pm | at LSU* |
| L 7–35 | 48,455 | [1] |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Game summaries
BYU
BYU Cougars (8–2) at Utah Utes (3–6)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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BYU | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
Utah | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 30,503
- Box Score
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References
- ^ "LSU has easy time with Utah, 35–7". Arizona Republic. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1977 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "1976 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2009.