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1975 Utah Utes football team

The 1975 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, placing sixth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1975 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJesse Cone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDon McCaulley (2nd season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
BYU 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UTEP 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Utah State*
L 7–1326,101
September 20Washington State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 14–3019,622
September 27at Indiana*
L 7–2132,864
October 4Iowa State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 3–3116,096
October 11Wyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 16–1318,203[1]
October 18at New Mexico
L 23–2715,010
October 25at Oregon*
L 7–1810,500[2][3][4]
November 1No. 10 Arizona State 
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 14–4015,833
November 8at Tennessee*
L 7–4067,437[5]
November 15at BYU
L 20–5128,265
November 22at No. 11 Arizona
L 14–3837,966
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft edit

One Ute was selected in the 1976 NFL Draft, which lasted 17 rounds (487 selections).

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
John Huddleston Linebacker 16 446 Denver Broncos

References edit

  1. ^ "Utes Snap Long Losing Spell With WAC win Over 'Pokes". Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1975. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Withers, Bud (October 26, 1975). "Ducks start another streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Ducks beat Utah 18-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Oregon waits year for another win – against same team". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1975.
  5. ^ "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1975 football season stats". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

External links edit

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