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1973 Utah

7–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Meek.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1973, game by game: lost at No. 20 Texas Tech 22–29; won vs. UTEP 82–6; won at Oregon 35–17; lost at No. 16 UCLA 16–66; won vs. Wyoming 50–16; won at San José State 28–21; lost at Arizona 21–42; won vs. No. 8 Arizona State 36–31; won at New Mexico 36–35; won vs. Utah State 31–28; lost vs. BYU 22–46; lost at Hawai’i 6–7+76−50Lost 22–29 at No. 20 Texas Tech-7No. 20 Texas TechWon 82–6 vs. UTEP+76UTEPWon 35–17 at Oregon+18OregonLost 16–66 at No. 16 UCLA-50No. 16 UCLAWon 50–16 vs. Wyoming+34WyomingWon 28–21 at San José State+7San José StateLost 21–42 at Arizona-21ArizonaWon 36–31 vs. No. 8 Arizona State+5No. 8 Arizona StateWon 36–35 at New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 31–28 vs. Utah State+3Utah StateLost 22–46 vs. BYU-24BYULost 6–7 at Hawai’i-1Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15at20Texas TechL 22–⁠2937%
Sep 22vsUTEPW 82–⁠679%
Sep 29atOregonW 35–⁠1747%
Oct 6at16UCLAL 16–⁠6633%
Oct 13vsWyomingW 50–⁠1668%
Oct 20atSan José StateW 28–⁠2149%
Oct 27atArizonaL 21–⁠4246%
Nov 3vs8Arizona StateW 36–⁠3128%
Nov 10atNew MexicoW 36–⁠3566%
Nov 17vsUtah StateW 31–⁠2852%
Nov 24vsBYUL 22–⁠4673%
Dec 1atHawai’iL 6–⁠770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationSteve Odom: kickoff return average (29.4)

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠344
Coach
Bill Meek
Elo
1498 +8 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 32 of 123; offense No. 5, defense No. 107
SRS
7.1 No. 44 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jim LaRue

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 5Steve Odom WRGreen Bay Packers

1973 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠111–⁠19
Arizona6–⁠18–⁠3
Utah4–⁠27–⁠5
BYU3–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠45–⁠6
UTEP0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.