The 1973 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . In his sixth and final season as head coach, Bill Meek led the Utes to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 7–5 overall.
Five weeks after the season ended, Meek resigned in early January 1974 .[1] Defensive line coach Tom Lovat , a 35-year-old alumnus from Bingham , was retained for the interim for recruiting continuation,[2] and was promoted later that month.[3] [4] [5]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result September 15 at No. 20 Texas Tech * L 22–29September 22 UTEP W 82–6September 29 at Oregon * W 35–17October 6 at No. 16 UCLA * L 16–66October 13 Wyoming Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah W 50–16October 20 at San Jose State * W 28–21October 27 at Arizona L 21–42November 3 No. 8 Arizona State Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah W 36–31November 10 at New Mexico W 36–35November 17 Utah State * Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry ) W 31–28November 24 BYU Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry ) L 22–46December 1 at Hawaii * L 6–7*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Source: [6] [7] Roster [ ]
1973 Utah Utes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
19
Van Galder, Don Don Van Galder 7.0 ! Sr
RB
22
Spencer, Ike Ike Spencer 5.0 ! Jr
FL
25
Odom, Steve Steve Odom 7.0 ! Sr
TE
45
Armstead, Willie Willie Armstead 5.0 ! Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
72
Keller, Gary Gary Keller 7.0 ! Sr
DT
79
Rydalch, Ron Ron Rydalch 7.0 ! Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [1] [8] NFL draft [ ] Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Source: [9] [10] References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Miller, Hack (January 5, 1974). "Search on for U. coach" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 6A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qdFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5766%2C1149946 . ↑ "Ute brass braced for applications" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. B9. January 7, 1974. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=885SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477%2C1437803 .↑ Ferguson, George (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. D1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FdTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6765%2C5799214 . ↑ "Lovat gets Utah's grid post" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 6A. January 26, 1974. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9VdTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5482%2C5860988 .↑ Rock, Brad (January 24, 1997). "Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. D1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BfVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6216%2C4317156 . ↑ "Ute Record Book" . University of Utah. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf . Retrieved 2009-10-21 .↑ "1973 record" . College Football Data Warehouse . http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1590&year=1973 . Retrieved 2009-10-14 .↑ "Oregon-Utah lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4B. September 29, 1973. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=faZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464%2C6859479 .↑ "Odom goes in 5th round" . Deseret News . UPI ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. D1. January 30, 1974. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-FdTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4678%2C6703232 .↑ "Several area stars taken in grid draft" . Deseret News . Associated Press ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 2D. January 31, 1974. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-VdTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5351%2C7008730 .
