1980 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

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

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.

Schedule

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

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Roster

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
  • Wayne Howard
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

BYU

#13 BYU Cougars (9–1) at Utah Utes (6–2–1)
Period 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

First quarter

  • BYU – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 7–0.

Second quarter

  • BYU – Jim McMahon 7-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 14–0.
  • BYU – Clay Brown 5-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kurt Gunther kick), 1:47. BYU 21–0.

Third quarter

  • BYU – Eric Lane 11-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 28–0.
  • BYU – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 35–0.
  • BYU – Clay Brown 76-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 42–0.

Fourth quarter

  • UTAH – Hilria Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed). BYU 42–6.
  • BYU – Steve Carlsen 1-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 49–6.
  • BYU – Scott Pettis 5-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 56–6.
Top passers
  • BYU – Jim McMahon – 21/34, 399 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • UTAH – Ricky Hardin – 19/31, 258 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • BYU – Scott Pettis – 4 rushes, 81 yards, TD
  • UTAH – Tony Lindsay – 22 rushes, 93 yards
Top receivers
  • BYU – Clay Brown – 5 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TD
  • UTAH – James Teahan – 7 receptions, 92 yards

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External videos
video icon 1980 BYU at Utah – Highlights

NFL Draft

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

  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. ^ "1981 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "Brigham Young Crushes Utah." Ocala Star-Banner. 1980 Nov 23
  6. ^ "BYU breezes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.
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