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1997 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1997
team	Utah Utes
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
division	Mountain Division
short_conf	WAC
record	6–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Ron McBride
hc_year	8th
off_coach	Fred Graves
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Kyle Whittingham
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Robert Rice Stadium

The 1997 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC's Mountain Division. Utah played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. Immediately after the final home game, the stadium was torn down and rebuilt into the new Rice–Eccles Stadium, partly in anticipation of the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympics.

Schedule

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Game summaries

BYU

NFL draft

Two players went in the 1998 NFL draft, including one in the first round (Kevin Dyson).

Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	Fullback	6	178	[Pittsburgh Steelers](1998-pittsburgh-steelers-season)

References

"Ute Record Book". University of Utah.
"1997 scoreboard and statistics". Utah Official Athletic Site.

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