1975 Utah Utes football team

1975 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach	Tom Lovat (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jesse Cone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Don McCaulley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
BYU	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Utah	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
UTEP	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Lovat, the Utes compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, placing sixth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Utah State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–13	26,101
September 20	Washington State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–30	19,622
September 27	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	32,864
October 4	Iowa State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 3–31	16,096
October 11	Wyoming	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 16–13	18,203	^[1]
October 18	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 23–27	15,010
October 25	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 7–18	10,500	^[2]^[3]^[4]
November 1	No. 10 Arizona State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–40	15,833
November 8	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 7–40	67,437	^[5]
November 15	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah (rivalry)	L 20–51	28,265
November 22	at No. 11 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–38	37,966
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

One Ute was selected in the 1976 NFL Draft, which lasted 17 rounds (487 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
John Huddleston	Linebacker	16	446	Denver Broncos

^ "Utes Snap Long Losing Spell With WAC win Over 'Pokes". Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1975. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Withers, Bud (October 26, 1975). "Ducks start another streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ducks beat Utah 18-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 3B.
^ "Oregon waits year for another win – against same team". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1975.
^ "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1975 football season stats". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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