1976 Utah Utes football team

1976 Utah Utes football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1976 record	3–8 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Tom Lovat (3rd year)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1976 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
BYU +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Head coach Tom Lovat led the team to a 3–3 mark in the WAC and 3–8 overall.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	6:30 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	L 22–43	17,000^[1]
September 25	7:30 PM	Oregon*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	L 13–21	25,617^[1]
October 2	7:30 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City	W 38–14	20,111^[1]
October 9	11:30 AM	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa	L 14–44	36,457^[1]
October 16	1:30 PM	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)	L 17–28	18,322^[1]
October 23	1:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming	L 22–45	20,609^[1]
October 30	1:30 PM	Arizona	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City	L 35–38	18,231^[1]
November 6	1:30 PM	New Mexico	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (The Bowl)	W 34–31	19,231^[1]
November 13	7:30 PM	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona	W 31–28	40,076^[1]
November 20	1:30 PM	BYU	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War)	L 12–34	30,503^[1]
November 27	5:30 PM	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 7–35	48,355^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

No players went in the 1977 NFL Draft.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1977 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
↑ "1976 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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