1977 Utah Utes football team

1977 Utah Utes football
1977 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach	Wayne Howard (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron McBride (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (1st season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Record3–8 (2–5 WAC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorRon McBride^[1] (1st season)

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1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 pm	at No. 5 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 24–62	71,184	^[2]
September 24	7:30 pm	No. 19 Houston*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–34	26,232	^[3]
October 1	1:30 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 3–44	23,401	^[4]
October 8	7:30 pm	Wyoming	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 23–13	26,428	^[5]
October 15	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 20–0	25,438	^[6]
October 22	8:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 17–45	43,500	^[7]
October 29	1:30 pm	Arizona State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 19–47	16,528	^[8]
November 5	1:30 pm	at No. 14 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 8–38	34,208	^[9]
November 12	1:30 pm	UTEP	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 29–17	18,122	^[10]
November 19	12:00 pm	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 29–38	56,055	^[11]
November 26	7:30 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 24–41	8,296	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah State	0	0	0	0	0
• Utah	0	3	9	8	20


2	UTAH	McNamara 29-yard field goal	UTAH 3-0

3	UTAH	Kurz 8-yard pass from Gomez (kick failed)	UTAH 9-0

3	UTAH	McNamara 50-yard field goal	UTAH 12-0

4	UTAH	Peake 4-yard run (Gomez run)	UTAH 20-0

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