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 [ edit ] 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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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 [ edit ] Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft , which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).
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References [ edit ] ^ 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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