1972 Utah Utes football team

1972 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1972 record	6–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (5th year)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1972 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Arizona State $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1972 college football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 5–2 mark in the WAC and 6–5 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 16	at Texas Tech*	Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	L 2–45
September 23	at Iowa State*	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa	L 22–44
September 30	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington	W 44–25
October 7	UTEP	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	W 39–20
October 14	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona	L 48–59
October 21	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming	W 27–6
October 28	New Mexico	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Bowl)	W 59–14
November 4	Arizona	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	W 28–27
November 11	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)	L 16–44
November 18	BYU	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)	L 7–16
November 25	Colorado State	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	W 62–36
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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