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1973 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1973
teamUtah Utes
sportfootball
conferenceWestern Athletic Conference
short_confWAC
record7–5
conf_record4–2
head_coachBill Meek
hc_year6th
def_coachJim LaRue
dc_year6th
stadiumRobert Rice Stadium

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. 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.

Schedule

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Roster

  • Bill Meek (6th year)
  • Jim LaRue (DC)
  • Gene Dahlquist
  • Tom Lovat
  • Jeff Fries
  • Dale Johnson

NFL draft

Four Utes were selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Don Van GalderQuarterback14361Washington Redskins

References

References

  1. Miller, Hack. (January 5, 1974). "Search on for U. coach". Deseret News.
  2. (January 7, 1974). "Ute brass braced for applications". Deseret News.
  3. Ferguson, George. (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list". Deseret News.
  4. (January 26, 1974). "Lovat gets Utah's grid post". Deseret News.
  5. Rock, Brad. (January 24, 1997). ["Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BfVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6216%2C4317156). Deseret News.
  6. (September 16, 1973). "Raiders ax Utah, 29–22". Bryan-College Station Eagle.
  7. (September 23, 1973). "Utes rout UTEP, 82–6". The Daily Herald.
  8. (September 30, 1973). "Utah gives Ducks 35–17 shellacking". The Arizona Republic.
  9. (October 7, 1973). "UCLA on 66–16 tear of Utah". Oakland Tribune.
  10. (October 14, 1973). "Utes shatter Pokes, 50–16". Casper Star-Tribune.
  11. (October 21, 1973). "Utes stop San Jose". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  12. (October 28, 1973). "Arizona charges to 42–21 victory over Redskins". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
  13. (November 4, 1973). "Arizona State errors aid 36–31 Utah upset". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  14. (November 11, 1973). "Utah prevails on PAT pass by Van Galder". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  15. (November 18, 1973). "Utah escapes with 31–28 victory over Utah State". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
  16. (November 25, 1973). "BYU gives Utes 46–22 snow job". The El Paso Times.
  17. (December 2, 1973). "Rainbows surprise Utah in the slop, 7–6". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
  18. "Ute Record Book". University of Utah.
  19. . ["1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364073). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  20. (September 29, 1973). "Oregon-Utah lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  21. (January 30, 1974). "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News.
  22. (January 31, 1974). "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News.
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