1973 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season . In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Meek , the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City .
Five weeks after the season ended, in early 1974, Meek resigned.[ 1] Defensive line coach Tom Lovat , a 35-year-old alumnus from Bingham , was retained for the interim for recruiting continuation and was promoted later that month.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 15 at No. 20 Texas Tech * L 22–2938,554
September 22 UTEP W 82–6
September 29 at Oregon * W 35–1731,500
October 6 at No. 16 UCLA * L 16–6632,697
October 13 Wyoming Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 50–16
October 20 at San Jose State * W 28–21
October 27 at Arizona L 21–4234,219
November 3 No. 8 Arizona State Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 36–31
November 10 at New Mexico W 36–35
November 17 Utah State * Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry ) W 31–2827,842
November 24 BYU Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry ) L 22–46
December 1 at No. 11 (small ) Hawaii * L 6–715,662
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 Utah Utes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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NFL Draft
Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL draft , which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).
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References
^ a b Miller, Hack (January 5, 1974). "Search on for U. coach" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6A.
^ "Ute brass braced for applications" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 7, 1974. p. B9.
^ Ferguson, George (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
^ "Lovat gets Utah's grid post" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 26, 1974. p. 6A.
^ Rock, Brad (January 24, 1997). "Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF) . University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009 .
^ "1973 record" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009 .
^ "Oregon-Utah lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 29, 1973. p. 4B.
^ "Odom goes in 5th round" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
^ "Several area stars taken in grid draft" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
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