1995 Utah Utes football team explained

Year:1995
Team:Utah Utes
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:7–4
Conf Record:6–2
Head Coach:Ron McBride
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Fred Graves[1]
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Kyle Whittingham
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Robert Rice Stadium (32,500)
Champion:WAC co-champion

The 1995 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–4 record with a mark of 6–2 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Air Force, BYU, and Colorado State. Utah outscored its opponents 296 to 230.[2] The Utes were not invited to bowl game, after playing in the postseason each of the three previous seasons. All four of Utah losses were at home; the Utes were perfect 4–0 on the road. The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

The 1995 team won two games at home in fourth-quarter comebacks, against Fresno State and Air Force. The comeback against Air Force was won in miraculous fashion with quarterback Mike Fouts throwing a pair of touchdown passes in the final 41 seconds of the game, assisted by a rare onside kick recovery after the first touchdown pass.[3]

Schedule

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After the season

NFL Draft

One Utah players was selected in the 1996 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
7 246 New Orleans Saints

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utes Name Graves as Offensive Coordinator. Mike Sorensen. Deseret News. June 22, 2009.
  2. Web site: . 1995 Utah Utes Schedule and Results . . September 22, 2022 .
  3. News: NCAA Football - Air Force vs. Utah - 10/21/1995 9:56PM ET. USA Today. June 17, 2009.
  4. Web site: Ute Record Book. University of Utah. October 21, 2009. July 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. dead.