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1976 Utah Utes football team

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.

1976 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 186:30 pmat Rice*
L 22–4317,000
September 257:30 pmOregon*
L 13–2125,617
October 27:30 pmUTEP
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 38–1420,111
October 911:30 amat Iowa State*
L 14–4436,457
October 161:30 pmat Utah State*
L 17–2818,322
October 231:30 pmat Wyoming
L 22–4520,609
October 301:30 pmArizona
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 35–3818,231
November 61:30 pmNew Mexico 
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 34–3119,231
November 137:30 pmat Arizona State
W 31–2840,076
November 201:30 pmBYU
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 12–3430,503
November 275:30 pmat LSU*
L 7–3548,455[1]

[2][3][4]

Personnel edit

1976 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Patrick Degnan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Thomas McNamara
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

BYU edit

BYU Cougars (8–2) at Utah Utes (3–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 13 14034
Utah 0 6 0612

at Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 20, 1976
  • Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,503
  • Box Score
Game information
External videos
  Game highlights

References edit

  1. ^ "LSU has easy time with Utah, 35–7". Arizona Republic. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1977 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "1976 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
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