Utah Utes football under Wayne Howard

Wayne Howard was the 12th professional head coach of the University of Utah Utes football team. His tenure lasted five seasons from 1977–1981, during which the Utes went 30–24–2 and made no bowl appearances.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1977–1981)
1977 Utah 3–8 2–5 7th
1978 Utah 8–3 4–2 2nd
1979 Utah 6–6 5–2 2nd
1980 Utah 5–5–1 2–3–1 7th
1981 Utah 8–2–1 4–1–1 4th
Utah: 30–24–2 17–13–2
Total: 30–24–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

1977 season

1977 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1977 record 3–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[1]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[1]
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1977 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#20 Brigham Young + 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#18 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 1:30 PM at #5 Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 24–62   71,184[2]
September 24 7:30 PM #19 Houston* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 16–34   26,232[2]
October 1 1:30 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 3–44   23,401[2]
October 8 7:30 PM Wyoming Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 23–13   26,428[2]
October 15 1:30 PM Utah State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) W 20–0   25,438[2]
October 22 8:30 PM at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 17–45   43,500[2]
October 29 1:30 PM at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 19–47   16,528[2]
November 5 1:30 PM at #14 BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) L 8–38   33,828[2]
November 12 1:30 PM UTEPdagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 29–12   18,122[2]
November 19 12:00 PM at Florida* Florida Field • Gainesville, FL L 29–38   56,055[2]
November 26 7:30 PM at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl) L 24–41   8,296[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

[3][4]

Game notes

Utah State

1 234Total
Utah State 0 000 0
• Utah 0 398 20

Utah recorded its first shutout in seven years.[5]

After the season

NFL draft

No players went in the 1978 NFL Draft.

1978 season

1978 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1978 record 8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[6]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[6]
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1978 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
BYU $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 7:30 PM Idaho State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 56–0   25,822[7]
September 23 6:30 PM at Houston* Astrodome • Houston, TX L 25–42   30,004[7]
September 30 7:30 PM Colorado State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 30–6   27,821[7]
October 7 12:00 PM at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 13–9   51,170[7]
October 14 7:30 PM Weber State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 30–7   23,458[7]
October 21 1:30 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 21–34   20,758[7]
November 4 1:30 PM New Mexicodagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) L 12–24   24,182[7]
November 11 7:30 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX W 38–0   12,300[7]
November 18 1:30 PM BYU Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) W 23–22   29,326[7]
November 25 1:30 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) W 23–20   16,509[7]
December 2 7:00 PM at San Diego State San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 20–18   30,899[7]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

[4][8]

Game notes

BYU

BYU at Utah
1 234Total
BYU 10 660 22
• Utah 0 0716 23

After the season

NFL draft

One player went in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Rick Partridge Punter 8 208 Green Bay Packers

1979 season

1979 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1979 record 6–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[9]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[9]
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1979 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 PM Long Beach State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 34–10   26,238[10]
September 8 11:30 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 27–23   41,511[10]
September 15 2:30 PM at #14 Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–41   49,416[10]
September 22 5:30 PM at Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 18–51   85,783[10]
September 29 7:30 PM Utah State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) L 21–47   31,108[10]
October 6 1:30 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 21–16   27,257[10]
October 13 7:30 PM Wyoming Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 24–14   25,258[10]
October 20 7:30 PM at UNLV* Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Paradise, NV L 41–43   24,782[10]
October 27 1:30 PM San Diego State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 13–17   22,196[10]
November 3 4:00 PM at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl) W 26–7   19,093[10]
November 10 1:30 PM UTEPdagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 35–0   25,016[10]
November 17 1:30 PM at #10 BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) L 0–27   40,236[10]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

[4][11]

After the season

NFL draft

One player went in the 1980 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Lewis Walker Running Back 10 268 Washington Redskins

1980 season

1980 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1980 record 5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[12]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[12]
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1980 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 7:30 PM Boise State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 7–28   27,231[13]
September 13 12:30 PM at #8 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 9–55   75,526[13]
September 20 7:30 PM UNLV* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 45–29   23,645[13]
September 27 7:30 PM Fresno State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 27–12   25,645[13]
October 4 1:30 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) W 23–19   20,166[13]
October 11 7:30 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX W 31–17   19,700[13]
October 18 1:30 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 21–24   5,515[13]
October 25 1:30 PM Colorado Statedagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT T 21–21   23,562[13]
November 8 1:30 PM New Mexico Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) W 49–21   21,248[13]
November 22 1:30 PM #13 BYU Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) L 6–56   30,520[13]
November 29 8:30 PM at San Diego State* San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA L 20–21   18,050[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

[4][14]

After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dean Miraldi Guard 2 55 Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Griffin Defensive back 3 61 St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Folsom Tight end 10 261 Miami Dolphins

1981 season

1981 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1981 record 8–2–1 (4–1–1 WAC)
Head coach Wayne Howard
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride[15]
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd[15]
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1981 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:30 PM Utah State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) W 10–0   29,010[16]
September 12 8:30 PM at #20 Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 10–52   64,558[16]
September 19 7:30 PM Portland State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 46–0   24,122[16]
September 26 12:00 PM at Northwestern* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 42–0   25,256[16]
October 2 7:30 PM UTEP Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 38–10   26,851[16]
October 17 1:30 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 24–13   15,933[16]
October 24 8:30 PM at UNLV* Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Paradise, NV W 69–28   27,883[16]
October 31 1:30 PM San Diego Statedagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 17–14   28,513[16]
November 7 7:00 PM at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl) ABC T 7–7   14,420[16]
November 14 1:30 PM Wyoming Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 30–27   28,206[16]
November 21 1:30 PM at #18 BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) L 28–56   47,163[16]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Five players went in the 1982 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Darryl Haley Offensive Tackle 2 55 New England Patriots
Del Rodgers Running Back 3 71 Green Bay Packers
Jack Campbell Offensive Tackle 6 144 Seattle Seahawks
Steve Clark Defensive End 9 239 Miami Dolphins
Wayne Jones Offensive Tackle 10 276 Miami Dolphins

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1978 Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  3. ↑ "1977 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 15.
  6. 1 2 "1979 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1979 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  8. ↑ "1978 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  9. 1 2 "1979 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1980 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  11. ↑ "1979 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  12. 1 2 "1980 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1981 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  14. ↑ "1980 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  15. 1 2 "1981 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1982 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  17. ↑ "1981 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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