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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:30 pm | Utah State* | | | W 10–0 | 29,010 |
September 12 | 8:30 pm | at No. 20 Arizona State* | | | L 10–52 | 64,558 |
September 19 | 7:30 pm | Portland State* | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| | W 46–0 | 24,122 |
September 26 | 12:00 pm | at Northwestern* | | | W 42–0 | 25,256 |
October 2 | 7:30 pm | UTEP | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| | W 38–10 | 26,851 |
October 17 | 1:30 pm | at Colorado State | | | W 24–13 | 15,933 |
October 24 | 8:30 pm | at UNLV* | | | W 69–28 | 27,883 |
October 31 | 1:30 pm | San Diego State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| | W 17–14 | 28,513 |
November 7 | 7:00 pm | at New Mexico | | ABC | T 7–7 | 14,420 |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | Wyoming | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| | W 30–27 | 28,206 |
November 21 | 1:30 pm | No. 18 BYU | | | L 28–56 | 47,163 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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1981 Utah Utes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Five Utah players were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |