1996 Utah Utes football team explained

Year:1996
Team:Utah Utes
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Division:Mountain Division
Short Conf:WAC
Record:8–4
Conf Record:6–2
Head Coach:Ron McBride
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Fred Graves
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Kyle Whittingham
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Robert Rice Stadium (32,500)
Bowl:Copper Bowl
Bowl Result:L 10–38 vs. Wisconsin

The 1996 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 6–2 against conference opponents, tying for second place in the WAC's Mountain Division. Utah was invited the Copper Bowl, where they lost to Wisconsin. The Utes outscored their opponents 313 to 309.[1] The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah open the season with a loss at Utah State, but won the next seven game and climbed to a No. 20 ranking in the AP Poll. The winning-streak came to a halt when the Utes suffered their worst loss in six years, to the Rice Owls, giving up 496 yards rushing.[2] Utah lost three of their final four games, allowing a total 1,439 yards rushing in these four games (359.75 average per game), including a 38–10 loss to the Wisconsin in the Copper Bowl.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

After the season

CFL Draft

Chad Folk was selected first overall in the 1997 CFL Draft.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . 1996 Utah Utes Schedule and Results . . September 22, 2022 .
  2. Web site: Game Recap. November 2, 1996. June 5, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713211258/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/1996season/game9.html. July 13, 2011. dead.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: 1996 results . June 5, 2009 . Utah Official Athletic Site . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071218181443/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/1996season/utah-m-footbl-96sched.html . December 18, 2007 .