1974 Utah Utes football team

1974 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach	Tom Lovat (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jesse Cone
Defensive coordinator	Don McCaulley
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
UTEP	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Utah	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1974 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. First-year head coach Tom Lovat led the Utes to a 1–5 mark in the WAC and 1–10 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	L 7–34
September 28	Oregon*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 16–23
October 5	UCLA*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 14–27
October 12	No. 12 Arizona	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 8–41
October 19	at No. 15 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	L 0–32
October 26	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 13–31
November 2	San Jose State*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 6–24
November 9	New Mexico	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 21–10
November 16	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, Utah (rivalry)	L 0–34
November 23	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah (rivalry)	L 20–48
November 30	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 10–35
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll

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NFL draft

Two Utes were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ike Spencer	Running Back	11th	285	Minnesota Vikings
Willie Armstead	Wide Receiver	13th	317	Cleveland Browns