1981 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (5th season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 pmUtah State*
W 10–029,010
September 128:30 pmat No. 20 Arizona State*
L 10–5264,558
September 197:30 pmPortland State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 46–024,122
September 2612:00 pmat Northwestern*
W 42–025,256
October 27:30 pmUTEP
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 38–1026,851
October 171:30 pmat Colorado State
W 24–1315,933
October 248:30 pmat UNLV*
W 69–2827,883
October 311:30 pmSan Diego Statedagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 17–1428,513
November 77:00 pmat New Mexico
ABCT 7–714,420
November 141:30 pmWyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 30–2728,206
November 211:30 pmNo. 18 BYU
L 28–5647,163
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

1981 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 68 Darryl Haley Sr
RB 33 Del Rodgers Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve Clark Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL Draft

Five Utah players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Darryl Haley Offensive tackle 2 55 New England Patriots
Del Rodgers Running back 3 71 Green Bay Packers
Jack Campbell Offensive tackle 6 144 Seattle Seahawks
Steve Clark Defensive end 9 239 Miami Dolphins
Wayne Jones Offensive tackle 10 276 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ "1982 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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