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1979 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1979
team	Utah Utes
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
record	6–6
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Wayne Howard
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Ron McBride
oc_year	3rd
def_coach	Tom Gadd
dc_year	3rd
stadium	Robert Rice Stadium

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, placing second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

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Roster

NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1980 NFL draft.

Lewis Walker	Running back	10	268	[Washington Redskins](1980-washington-redskins-season)

References

(September 2, 1979). "Utah buries Long Beach". The Daily Herald.
(September 10, 1979). "Utes hold off Hawaii, 27–23". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(September 16, 1979). "Stevens' kickoff return ignites Huskies rout of Utah". The Spokesman-Review.
(September 23, 1979). "Tennessee blasts Utah, 51–18". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(September 30, 1979). "Utah State bombs Utah". The Fresno Bee.
(October 7, 1979). "Hodge and Lindsay power Utah past Colorado State". The Courier-Journal.
(October 14, 1979). "Utes win conference game". South Idaho Press.
(October 21, 1979). "UNLV rallies to nip Utah, 43–41". Nevada State Journal.
(October 28, 1979). "Aztecs, leading 17–0, win the hard way". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 4, 1979). "Utah finishes strong, bombs New Mexico". The El Paso Times.
(November 11, 1979). "Utes, 'popcorn' explode, 35–0". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 18, 1979). "BYU blanks Utes 27–0". The Daily Herald.
"Ute Record Book". University of Utah.
"1979 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.

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