| 1977 WAC football standings
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| v · d · e |
Conf |
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Overall
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| Team |
W |
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L |
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T |
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W |
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L |
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T
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| 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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The 1977 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 2–5 mark in the WAC and 3–8 overall.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 17 | 1:30 PM | at No. 5 Oklahoma* | | L 24–62 | 71,184[2] |
| September 24 | 7:30 PM | No. 19 Houston* | | L 16–34 | 26,232[2] |
| October 1 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | | L 3–44 | 23,401[2] |
| October 8 | 7:30 PM | Wyoming | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 23–13 | 26,428[2] |
| October 15 | 1:30 PM | Utah State* | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City (rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 25,438[2] |
| October 22 | 8:30 PM | at Arizona | | L 17–45 | 43,500[2] |
| October 29 | 1:30 PM | at Arizona State | | L 19–47 | 16,528[2] |
| November 5 | 1:30 PM | at No. 14 BYU | | L 8–38 | 33,828[2] |
| November 12 | 1:30 PM | UTEP | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 29–12 | 18,122[2] |
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | at Florida* | | L 29–38 | 56,055[2] |
| November 26 | 7:30 PM | at New Mexico | | L 24–41 | 8,296[2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
|
[3][4]
Game summaries[]
Utah State[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| Utah State
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0
|
| • Utah
|
0 |
3 |
9 |
8
|
20
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 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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Utah recorded its first shutout in seven years.[5]
NFL draft[]
No players went in the 1978 NFL Draft.
References[]
