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1980 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron McBride (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (4th season)
Home stadium Robert 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

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 pm Boise State*
L 7–2827,231 [1] [2]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 9–5575,526
September 207:30 pm UNLV*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 45–2923,645
September 277:30 pm Fresno 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 pm Colorado Statedagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
T 21–2123,562
November 81:30 pm New 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 State
L 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
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

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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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