1980 Utah
5–5–1 (2–3–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Wayne Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 49–21Nov 8
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Boise State | L 7–28 | 75% |
| Sep 13 | at 8Nebraska | L 9–55 | 18% |
| Sep 20 | vs UNLV | W 45–29 | 42% |
| Sep 27 | vs Fresno State | W 27–12 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | at Utah State | W 23–19 | 39% |
| Oct 11 | at UTEP | W 31–7 | 66% |
| Oct 18 | at Wyoming | L 21–24 | 49% |
| Oct 25 | vs Colorado State | T 21–21 | 66% |
| Nov 8 | vs New Mexico | W 49–21 | 71% |
| Nov 22 | vs 13BYU | L 6–56 | 27% |
| Nov 29 | at San Diego State | L 20–21 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 21–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 259–293
- Coach
- Wayne Howard
- Elo
- 1492 +0 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.5 No. 47 of 133; offense No. 14, defense No. 95
- SRS
- 2.7 No. 56 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ron McBride
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Gadd
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | Dean Miraldi OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 3 | Jeff Griffin DB | St. Louis Cardinals |
1980 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 12–1 | 12 |
| Colorado State | 5–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
 Hawai’i | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Utah | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Air Force | 1–3 | 2–9–1 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.