American college football season
The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 6:30 pm | at Rice* | | L 22–43 | 17,000 | |
September 25 | 7:30 pm | Oregon* | | L 13–21 | 25,617 | |
October 2 | 7:30 pm | UTEP | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 38–14 | 20,111 | |
October 9 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State* | | L 14–44 | 36,457 | |
October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Utah State* | | L 17–28 | 18,322 | |
October 23 | 1:30 pm | at Wyoming | | L 22–45 | 20,609 | |
October 30 | 1:30 pm | Arizona | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| L 35–38 | 18,231 | |
November 6 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 34–31 | 19,231 | |
November 13 | 7:30 pm | at Arizona State | | W 31–28 | 40,076 | |
November 20 | 1:30 pm | BYU | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
| L 12–34 | 30,503 | |
November 27 | 5:30 pm | at LSU* | | L 7–35 | 48,455 | [1] |
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Personnel
1976 Utah Utes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Patrick Degnan
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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Thomas McNamara
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
BYU
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- BYU – Mike Chronister 3-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (). BYU 13–0.
- UTAH – Steve Peake 3-yard run. BYU 13–6.
- BYU – George Harris 25-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick). BYU 20–6.
Third quarter
- BYU – Jeff Blanc 19-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick). BYU 27–6.
- BYU – Dave Lowry 2-yard run (Dave Taylor kick). BYU 34–6.
Fourth quarter
- UTAH – Richard Graham 3-yard pass from Patrick Degnan. BYU 34–13.
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- Top passers
- BYU – Gifford Nielsen – 25/35, 415 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
- UTAH – Patrick Degnan – 19/42, 270 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- BYU – Todd Christensen – 8 rushes, 53 yards
- UTAH – Steve Peake – 13 rushes, 46 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- BYU – George Harris – 6 receptions, 134 yards, TD
- UTAH – Michael Cordy – 6 receptions, 117 yards
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References
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National championship seasons in bold |