1974 Utah Utes football team

1974 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJesse Cone (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDon McCaulley (1st season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
UTEP 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Utah 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 against conference opponents, placing seventh in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UTEP
L 7–3417,841[1]
September 28Oregon*
L 16–2323,420[2]
October 5UCLA*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 14–2725,682[3]
October 12No. 12 Arizona
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 8–4124,082[4]
October 19at No. 15 Arizona State
L 0–3248,260[5]
October 26at Wyoming
L 13–3111,992[6]
November 2San Jose State*dagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 6–2414,327[7]
November 9New Mexico
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 21–1012,263[8]
November 16at Utah State*
L 0–3415,429[9]
November 23at BYU
L 20–4830,978[10]
November 30at LSU*
L 10–3555,573[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL draft

Two Utes were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Ike Spencer Running back 11 285 Minnesota Vikings
Willie Armstead Wide receiver 13 317 Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ^ "UTEP snaps losing streak; wins 34–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oregon rallies past Utah". The Arizona Republic. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sluggish Bruins stop Utah, 27–14". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "5–0 Arizona rips Utah, 41–8". The Sunday Oregonian. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Freshman leads ASU to victory". The Arizona Daily Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chuck Harkins (October 27, 1974). "Cowboys upend Redskins, 31–13". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah falls, 24–6". San Antonio Express-News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah losing streak at end". The Arizona Republic. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies clip Redskins by 34–0 score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 17, 1974. p. 1E. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sheide leads BYU to crown". The Billings Gazette. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisiana State whips Utah". The Arizona Daily Star. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1974 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  13. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.