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American college football season
The 1979 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 5–2 mark in the WAC and 6–6 overall.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 PM | Long Beach State* | | W 34–10 | 26,238[1] |
September 8 | 11:30 PM | at Hawaii | | W 27–23 | 41,511[1] |
September 15 | 2:30 PM | at No. 14 Washington* | | L 7–41 | 49,416[1] |
September 22 | 5:30 PM | at Tennessee* | | L 18–51 | 85,783[1] |
September 29 | 7:30 PM | Utah State* | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City (rivalry)
| L 21–47 | 31,108[1] |
October 6 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | | W 21–16 | 27,257[1] |
October 13 | 7:30 PM | Wyoming | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 24–14 | 25,258[1] |
October 20 | 7:30 PM | at UNLV* | | L 41–43 | 24,782[1] |
October 27 | 1:30 PM | San Diego State | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| L 13–17 | 22,196[1] |
November 3 | 4:00 PM | at New Mexico | | W 26–7 | 19,093[1] |
November 10 | 1:30 PM | UTEP | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 35–0 | 25,016[1] |
November 17 | 1:30 PM | at No. 10 BYU | | L 0–27 | 40,236[1] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Roster
1979 Utah Utes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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NFL draft
One player went in the 1980 NFL Draft.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |