1976 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 WAC)
Headcoach
- Tom Lovat (3rd season)
HomestadiumRobert Rice Stadium
| 1976 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 6:30 pm | at Rice* | L 22–43 | 17,000 | [1] | |
| September 25 | 7:30 pm | Oregon* | L 13–21 | 25,617 | [2] | |
| October 2 | 7:30 pm | UTEP |
| W 38–14 | 20,111 | [3] |
| October 9 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State* | L 14–44 | 36,457 | [4] | |
| October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Utah State* | L 17–28 | 18,322 | [5] | |
| October 23 | 1:30 pm | at Wyoming | L 22–45 | 20,609 | [6] | |
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | Arizona |
| L 35–38 | 18,231 | [7] |
| November 6 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico |
| W 34–31 | 19,231 | [8] |
| November 13 | 7:30 pm | at Arizona State | W 31–28 | 40,076 | [9] | |
| November 20 | 1:30 pm | BYU |
| L 12–34 | 30,503 | [10] |
| November 27 | 5:30 pm | at LSU* | L 7–35 | 48,455 | [11] | |
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Game summaries
BYU
BYU Cougars (8–2) at Utah Utes (3–6)
at Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 30,503
- Box Score
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