1991 Utah Utes football team

1991 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1991 record 7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Ron McBride
Offensive coordinator Danny Henson[1]
Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1991 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#23 BYU $ 7 0 1     8 3 2
San Diego State 6 1 1     8 4 1
#25 Air Force 6 2 0     10 3 0
Utah 4 4 0     7 5 0
Hawaii 3 5 0     4 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 1     4 6 1
UTEP 2 5 1     4 7 1
Colorado State 2 6 0     3 8 0
New Mexico 2 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In Ron McBride's second season with the team, he guided the Utes to their first winning record since the 1988 season, going 7–5, thus becoming bowl-eligible. Unfortunately for the team, they were not selected to play in any bowl games that year.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM Utah State* Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) W 12–7   27,570
September 7 2:00 PM at Oregon State* Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 22–10   25,812
September 14 7:00 PM Air Force Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 21–24   28,619
September 21 7:00 PM Oregon* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 24–17   27,867
October 5 8:00 PM at Arizona State* Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 15–21   44,324
October 12 1:00 PM at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY W 57–42   20,709
October 19 12:00 PM Colorado State Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 21–16   26,180
October 26 7:00 PM San Diego Statedagger Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 21–24   25,657
November 2 10:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI KUTV L 26–52   42,781
November 9 7:00 PM New Mexico Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) W 30–7   21,619
November 16 7:05 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX W 10–9   23,952
November 23 12:00 PM at BYU Cougar StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) L 17–48   66,003
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

[2][3][4]

After the season

NFL draft

One player went in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Anthony Davis Linebacker 11 301 Houston Oilers

References

  1. Doug Robinson (August 25, 1991). "McBride Brought in Rasnick to Retool Utes' Ailing Offense". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. "1991 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. "1992 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
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