1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, placing second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:30 pmLong Beach State*
W 34–1026,238[1]
September 811:30 pmHawaii
W 27–2341,511[2]
September 152:30 pmat No. 14 Washington*
L 7–4149,416[3]
September 225:30 pmat Tennessee*
L 18–5185,783[4]
September 297:30 pmUtah State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 21–4731,108[5]
October 61:30 pmat Colorado State
W 21–1627,257[6]
October 137:30 pmWyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–1425,258[7]
October 207:30 pmat UNLV*
L 41–4324,782[8]
October 271:30 pmSan Diego State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1722,196[9]
November 34:00 pmat New Mexico
W 26–719,093[10]
November 101:30 pmUTEPdagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 35–025,016[11]
November 171:30 pmat No. 10 BYU
L 0–2740,236[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[13][14][15]

Roster

1979 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve Clark So
DB 1 Jeff Griffin Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1980 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Lewis Walker Running back 10 268 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "Utah buries Long Beach". The Daily Herald. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utes hold off Hawaii, 27–23". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 10, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stevens' kickoff return ignites Huskies rout of Utah". The Spokesman-Review. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee blasts Utah, 51–18". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah State bombs Utah". The Fresno Bee. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hodge and Lindsay power Utah past Colorado State". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utes win conference game". South Idaho Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNLV rallies to nip Utah, 43–41". Nevada State Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aztecs, leading 17–0, win the hard way". The Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah finishes strong, bombs New Mexico". The El Paso Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utes, 'popcorn' explode, 35–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BYU blanks Utes 27–0". The Daily Herald. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  14. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "1979 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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