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.

Contents

• Schedule
• Roster
• NFL draft
• References

Schedule

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

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Roster

NFL draft

Five Utah players were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.

References