1976 Utah Utes football team

1976 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1976 record	3–8 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Tom Lovat (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons

1976 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In his third and final season as head coach, Tom Lovat led the Utes to a 3–3 mark in the WAC and 3–8 overall.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	6:30 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	L 22–43	17,000
September 25	7:30 PM	Oregon*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 13–21	25,617
October 2	7:30 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 38–14	20,111
October 9	11:30 AM	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	L 14–44	36,457
October 16	1:30 PM	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, Utah (rivalry)	L 17–28	18,322
October 23	1:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 22–45	20,609
October 30	1:30 PM	Arizona	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 35–38	18,231
November 6	1:30 PM	New Mexico	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City (The Bowl)	W 34–31	19,231
November 13	7:30 PM	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	W 31–28	40,076
November 20	1:30 PM	BYU	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City (rivalry)	L 12–34	30,503
November 27	5:30 PM	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 7–35	48,355
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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NFL draft

No Utes were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).