| 1980 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. 12 BYU †
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6
|
– |
1
|
– |
0 |
|
|
12
|
– |
1
|
– |
0
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| Colorado State
|
5
|
– |
1
|
– |
1 |
|
|
6
|
– |
4
|
– |
1
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| Hawaii
|
3
|
– |
3
|
– |
0 |
|
|
8
|
– |
3
|
– |
0
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| Wyoming
|
4
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
6
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
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| San Diego State
|
4
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
4
|
– |
8
|
– |
0
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| New Mexico
|
3
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
4
|
– |
7
|
– |
0
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| Utah
|
2
|
– |
3
|
– |
1 |
|
|
5
|
– |
5
|
– |
1
|
| Air Force
|
1
|
– |
3
|
– |
0 |
|
|
2
|
– |
9
|
– |
1
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| UTEP
|
1
|
– |
6
|
– |
0 |
|
|
1
|
– |
11
|
– |
0
|
|
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† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1980 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 2–3–1 mark in the WAC and 5–5–1 overall.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 6 | 7:30 PM | Boise State (Div I-AA)* | | L 7–28 | 27,231[2] |
| September 13 | 12:30 PM | at No. 8 Nebraska* | | L 9–55 | 75,526[2] |
| September 20 | 7:30 PM | UNLV* | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 45–29 | 23,645[2] |
| September 27 | 7:30 PM | Fresno State | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| W 27–12 | 25,645[2] |
| October 4 | 1:30 PM | at Utah State* | | W 23–19 | 20,166[2] |
| October 11 | 7:30 PM | at UTEP | | W 31–17 | 19,700[2] |
| October 18 | 1:30 PM | at Wyoming | | L 21–24 | 5,515[2] |
| October 25 | 1:30 PM | Colorado State | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| T 21–21 | 23,562[2] |
| November 8 | 1:30 PM | New Mexico | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City (The Bowl)
| W 49–21 | 21,248[2] |
| November 22 | 1:30 PM | No. 13 BYU | | L 6–56 | 30,520[2] |
| November 29 | 8:30 PM | at San Diego State* | | L 20–21 | 18,050[2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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- Source:[3][4]
NFL draft[]
Three Utes were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.
References[]
