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1980 Utah Utes football team

The 1980 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, placing seventh in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1980 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (4th season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:30 pmBoise State*
L 7–2827,231[1][2]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 9–5575,526[3]
September 207:30 pmUNLV*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 45–2923,645[4]
September 277:30 pmFresno State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–1225,645[5]
October 41:30 pmat Utah State*
W 23–1920,166[6]
October 117:30 pmat UTEP
W 31–1719,700[7]
October 181:30 pmat Wyoming
L 21–245,515[8]
October 251:30 pmColorado State 
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
T 21–2123,562[9]
November 81:30 pmNew Mexico
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 49–2121,248[10]
November 221:30 pmNo. 13 BYU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
L 6–5630,520[11]
November 298:30 pmat San Diego State
L 20–2118,050[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

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BYU

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#13 BYU Cougars (9–1) at Utah Utes (6–2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 14 211456
Utah 0 0 066

at Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 22, 1980
  • Game weather: Light rain, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,520
  • Box Score
Game information

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External videos
  1980 BYU at Utah – Highlights

Roster

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1980 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Steve Folsom Sr
G 68 Darryl Haley Jr
QB 10 Floyd Hodge Sr
G 64 Dean Miraldi Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve Clark Jr
DB 1 Jeff Griffin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

NFL draft

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Three Utes were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.

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

References

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  1. ^ Rock, Brad (September 6, 1980). "Utes ready for opener with Boise tonight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
  2. ^ Rock, Brad (September 8, 1980). "Start believing, Utah, Nebraska's up next". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B3.
  3. ^ "Nebraska wallops Utah, 55–9". The Sioux City Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah stings UNLV". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utes run by 'Dogs, 27–12". The Fresno Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utes rally in final minute to tip Ags". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah 31, UTEP 7". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wyoming tops Utah, 24–21". Lincoln Journal Star. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rams, Utes settle for 21s". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah stuns Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars storm past Utes, 56–6 for title". The Daily Herald. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gilbert goes out with win, 21–20". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1981 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  14. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "Brigham Young Crushes Utah." Ocala Star-Banner. 1980 Nov 23
  16. ^ "BYU breezes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.
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