| 1981 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. 13 BYU †
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7
|
– |
1
|
– |
0 |
|
|
11
|
– |
2
|
– |
0
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| Hawaii
|
5
|
– |
1
|
– |
0 |
|
|
9
|
– |
2
|
– |
0
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| Utah
|
4
|
– |
1
|
– |
1 |
|
|
8
|
– |
2
|
– |
1
|
| Wyoming
|
6
|
– |
2
|
– |
0 |
|
|
8
|
– |
3
|
– |
0
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| New Mexico
|
3
|
– |
4
|
– |
1 |
|
|
4
|
– |
7
|
– |
1
|
| Air Force
|
2
|
– |
3
|
– |
0 |
|
|
4
|
– |
7
|
– |
0
|
| San Diego State
|
3
|
– |
5
|
– |
0 |
|
|
6
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
|
| UTEP
|
1
|
– |
6
|
– |
0 |
|
|
1
|
– |
10
|
– |
0
|
| Colorado State
|
0
|
– |
8
|
– |
0 |
|
|
0
|
– |
12
|
– |
0
|
|
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† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1981 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 4–1–1 mark in the WAC and 8–2–1 overall.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 5 | 7:30 PM | Utah State* | | | W 10–0 | 29,010[2] |
| September 12 | 8:30 PM | at No. 20 Arizona State* | | | L 10–52 | 64,558[2] |
| September 19 | 7:30 PM | Portland State* | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | W 46–0 | 24,122[2] |
| September 26 | 12:00 PM | at Northwestern* | | | W 42–0 | 25,256[2] |
| October 2 | 7:30 PM | UTEP | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | W 38–10 | 26,851[2] |
| October 17 | 1:30 PM | at Colorado State | | | W 24–13 | 15,933[2] |
| October 24 | 8:30 PM | at UNLV* | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Paradise, Nevada
| | W 69–28 | 27,883[2] |
| October 31 | 1:30 PM | San Diego State | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | W 17–14 | 28,513[2] |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | at New Mexico | | ABC | T 7–7 | 14,420[2] |
| November 14 | 1:30 PM | Wyoming | - Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| | W 30–27 | 28,206[2] |
| November 21 | 1:30 PM | at No. 18 BYU | | | L 28–56 | 47,163[2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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NFL draft[]
Five players went in the 1982 NFL Draft.
References[]
