1973 Utah Utes football | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–2 WAC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (6th season) |
Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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No. 9 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | at No. 20 Texas Tech * | L 22–29 | 38,554 | |
September 22 | UTEP | W 82–6 | ||
September 29 | at Oregon * | W 35–17 | 31,500 | |
October 6 | at No. 16 UCLA * | L 16–66 | 32,697 | |
October 13 | Wyoming |
| W 50–16 | |
October 20 | at San Jose State * | W 28–21 | ||
October 27 | at Arizona | L 21–42 | 34,219 | |
November 3 | No. 8 Arizona State |
| W 36–31 | |
November 10 | at New Mexico | W 36–35 | ||
November 17 | Utah State * |
| W 31–28 | 27,842 |
November 24 | BYU |
| L 22–46 | |
December 1 | at No. 11 (CD) Hawaii * | L 6–7 | 15,662 | |
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Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Steve Odom | Wide receiver | 5 | 116 | Green Bay Packers |
Ron Rydalch | Defensive tackle | 8 | 197 | New York Jets |
Gary Keller | Defensive tackle | 13 | 337 | Minnesota Vikings |
Don Van Galder | Quarterback | 14 | 361 | Washington Redskins |
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