1980 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Headcoach
- Wayne Howard (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorRon McBride (4th season)
| 1980 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 7:30 pm | Boise State* | L 7–28 | 27,231 | [1][2] | |
| September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 8 Nebraska* | L 9–55 | 75,526 | [3] | |
| September 20 | 7:30 pm | UNLV* |
| W 45–29 | 23,645 | [4] |
| September 27 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State |
| W 27–12 | 25,645 | [5] |
| October 4 | 1:30 pm | at Utah State* | W 23–19 | 20,166 | [6] | |
| October 11 | 7:30 pm | at UTEP | W 31–17 | 19,700 | [7] | |
| October 18 | 1:30 pm | at Wyoming | L 21–24 | 5,515 | [8] | |
| October 25 | 1:30 pm | Colorado State |
| T 21–21 | 23,562 | [9] |
| November 8 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico |
| W 49–21 | 21,248 | [10] |
| November 22 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 BYU |
| L 6–56 | 30,520 | [11] |
| November 29 | 8:30 pm | at San Diego State | L 20–21 | 18,050 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
BYU
#13 BYU Cougars (9–1) at Utah Utes (6–2–1)
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
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| External videos | |
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 1980 BYU at Utah – Highlights |
Roster
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Special teams
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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 |