1979 Utah
6–6 (5–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Wayne Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 35–0Nov 10
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsLong Beach State | W 34–10 | 66% |
| Sep 8 | at Hawai’i | W 27–23 | 50% |
| Sep 15 | at 14Washington | L 7–41 | 29% |
| Sep 22 | at Tennessee | L 18–51 | 36% |
| Sep 29 | vs Utah State | L 21–47 | 57% |
| Oct 6 | at Colorado State | W 21–16 | 41% |
| Oct 13 | vs Wyoming | W 24–14 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | at UNLV | L 41–43 | 39% |
| Oct 27 | vs San Diego State | L 13–17 | 49% |
| Nov 3 | at New Mexico | W 26–7 | 42% |
| Nov 10 | vs UTEP | W 35–0 | 84% |
| Nov 17 | at 10BYU | L 0–27 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 267–296
- Coach
- Wayne Howard
- Elo
- 1487 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.4 No. 53 of 135; offense No. 32, defense No. 88
- SRS
- 0.3 No. 66 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ron McBride
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Gadd
1979 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–0 | 11–1 | 13 |
 Utah | 5–2 | 6–6 | |
| San Diego State | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–7–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.