1981 Utah Utes football team

1981 Utah Utes football
1981 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–1–1 WAC)
Head coach	Wayne Howard (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron McBride (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (5th season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:30 pm	Utah State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		W 10–0	29,010	^[1]
September 12	8:30 pm	at No. 20 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 10–52	64,558	^[2]
September 19	7:30 pm	Portland State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 46–0	24,122	^[3]
September 26	12:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 42–0	25,256	^[4]
October 2	7:30 pm	UTEP	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 38–10	26,851	^[5]
October 17	1:30 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 24–13	15,933	^[6]
October 24	8:30 pm	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Paradise, NV		W 69–28	27,883	^[7]
October 31	1:30 pm	San Diego State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 17–14	28,513	^[8]
November 7	7:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ABC	T 7–7	14,420	^[9]
November 14	1:30 pm	Wyoming	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 30–27	28,206	^[10]
November 21	1:30 pm	No. 18 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)		L 28–56	47,163	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule

1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	12	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll