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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 or championship game berth

1977 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 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

September 171:30 PMat No. 5 Oklahoma*

L 24–62 71,184[2] September 247:30 PMNo. 19 Houston*

L 16–34 26,232[2] October 11:30 PMat Colorado State

L 3–44 23,401[2] October 87:30 PMWyoming

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 23–13 26,428[2] October 151:30 PMUtah State*

W 20–0 25,438[2] October 228:30 PMat Arizona

L 17–45 43,500[2] October 291:30 PMat Arizona State

L 19–47 16,528[2] November 51:30 PMat No. 14 BYU

L 8–38 33,828[2] November 121:30 PMUTEPdagger

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 29–12 18,122[2] November 1912:00 PMat Florida*

L 29–38 56,055[2] November 267:30 PMat New Mexico

L 24–41 8,296[2]

Template:CFB Schedule End [3][4]

Game notes

Utah State

1 234Total
Utah State 0 000 0
• Utah 0 398 20
Scoring summary
2UTAHMcNamara 29-yard field goalUTAH 3-0
3UTAHKurz 8-yard pass from Gomez (kick failed)UTAH 9-0
3UTAHMcNamara 50-yard field goalUTAH 12-0
4UTAHPeake 4-yard run (Gomez run)UTAH 20-0

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

After the season

NFL draft

No players went in the 1978 NFL Draft.

1978 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
1978 Western Athletic Conference 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

Schedule

September 97:30 PMIdaho State*

W 56–0 25,822[7] September 236:30 PMat Houston*

L 25–42 30,004[7] September 307:30 PMColorado State

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 30–6 27,821[7] October 712:00 PMat Iowa*

W 13–9 51,170[7] October 147:30 PMWeber State*

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 30–7 23,458[7] October 211:30 PMat Wyoming

L 21–34 20,758[7] November 41:30 PMNew Mexicodagger

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)

L 12–24 24,182[7] November 117:30 PMat UTEP

W 38–0 12,300[7] November 181:30 PMBYU

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)

W 23–22 29,326[7] November 251:30 PMat Utah State*

W 23–20 16,509[7] December 27:00 PMat San Diego State

W 20–18 30,899[7]

Template:CFB Schedule End [4][8]

Game notes

BYU

BYU at Utah
1 234Total
BYU 10 660 22
• Utah 0 0716 23
Scoring summary
1BYUBrent Johnson 20-yard field goalBYU 3-0
1BYULloyd Jones 37-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Brent Johnson kick)BYU 10-0
2BYUBrent Johnson 42-yard field goalBYU 13-0
2BYUBrent Johnson 21-yard field goalBYU 16-0
3UTAHJim Teahen 25-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeffrey Hucko kick)BYU 16-7
3BYUDavid Francis 20-yard interception return (kick failed)BYU 22-7
4UTAHJeffrey Hucko 37-yard field goalBYU 22-10
4UTAHTony Lindsay 42-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeffrey Hucko kick)BYU 22-17
42:15UTAHFrank Henry 19-yard pass from Randy Gomez (run failed)UTAH 23-22

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

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
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

Schedule

September 17:30 PMLong Beach State*

W 34–10 26,238[10] September 811:30 PMat Hawaii

W 27–23 41,511[10] September 152:30 PMat No. 14 Washington*

L 7–41 49,416[10] September 225:30 PMat Tennessee*

L 18–51 85,783[10] September 297:30 PMUtah State*

L 21–47 31,108[10] October 61:30 PMat Colorado State

W 21–16 27,257[10] October 137:30 PMWyoming

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 24–14 25,258[10] October 207:30 PMat UNLV*

L 41–43 24,782[10] October 271:30 PMSan Diego State

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

L 13–17 22,196[10] November 34:00 PMat New Mexico

W 26–7 19,093[10] November 101:30 PMUTEPdagger

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 35–0 25,016[10] November 171:30 PMat No. 10 BYU

L 0–27 40,236[10]

Template:CFB Schedule End [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

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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

September 67:30 PMBoise State*

L 7–28 27,231[13] September 1312:30 PMat No. 8 Nebraska*

L 9–55 75,526[13] September 207:30 PMUNLV*

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 45–29 23,645[13] September 277:30 PMFresno State

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 27–12 25,645[13] October 41:30 PMat Utah State*

W 23–19 20,166[13] October 117:30 PMat UTEP

W 31–17 19,700[13] October 181:30 PMat Wyoming

L 21–24 5,515[13] October 251:30 PMColorado Statedagger

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

T 21–21 23,562[13] November 81:30 PMNew Mexico

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)

W 49–21 21,248[13] November 221:30 PMNo. 13 BYU

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)

L 6–56 30,520[13] November 298:30 PMat San Diego State*

L 20–21 18,050[13]

Template:CFB Schedule End [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

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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

September 57:30 PMUtah State*

W 10–0 29,010[16] September 128:30 PMat No. 20 Arizona State*

L 10–52 64,558[16] September 197:30 PMPortland State*

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 46–0 24,122[16] September 2612:00 PMat Northwestern*

W 42–0 25,256[16] October 27:30 PMUTEP

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 38–10 26,851[16] October 171:30 PMat Colorado State

W 24–13 15,933[16] October 248:30 PMat UNLV*

W 69–28 27,883[16] October 311:30 PMSan Diego Statedagger

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 17–14 28,513[16] November 77:00 PMat New Mexico

ABCT 7–7 14,420[16] November 141:30 PMWyoming

  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT

W 30–27 28,206[16] November 211:30 PMat No. 18 BYU

L 28–56 47,163[16]

Template:CFB Schedule End[4][17]

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. ^ a b "1977 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1978 Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  3. ^ "1977 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 15.
  6. ^ a b "1979 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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. ^ a b "1979 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. ^ a b "1980 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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. ^ a b "1981 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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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