1997 Utah Utes football team

1997 Utah Utes football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
1997 record	6–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Graves (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (3rd year)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (32,500)

1997 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
New Mexico x		6	–	2		9	–	4
Rice		5	–	3		7	–	4
SMU		5	–	3		6	–	5
Utah		5	–	3		6	–	5
BYU		4	–	4		6	–	5
UTEP		3	–	5		4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6		2	–	9
TCU		1	–	7		1	–	10
Pacific Division
#17 Colorado State x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
Air Force		6	–	2		10	–	3
Fresno State		5	–	3		6	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Diego State		4	–	4		5	–	7
San Jose State		4	–	4		4	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6		3	–	8
Hawaii		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The Utes were unable to get another bowl bid in the 1997 season, going just 6–5. This was also the last season in the old Rice Stadium. Immediately after the final home game (against Rice University), the stadium was torn down and rebuilt into the new Rice–Eccles Stadium, partly in anticipation of the upcoming 2002 Olympic Games.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Utah State*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		L 14–21	33,804
September 6	1:00 PM	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	KJZZ	W 27–21	35,437
September 13	7:05 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 32–18	25,382
September 20	7:00 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 56–3	28,820
October 2	6:00 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN	L 13–27	37,994
October 11	1:00 PM	SMU	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 19–20	26,611
October 18	2:00 PM	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 13–31	39,389
October 25	1:00 PM	New Mexico	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)		W 15–10	28,129
November 1	1:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 13–21	19,864
November 15	1:00 PM	Rice	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 31–14	27,049
November 22	1:30 PM	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)		W 20–14	65,868
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Game notes

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Utah	10	0	0	10	20
BYU	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 22
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 1:30 PM MST

Scoring summary

1	11:16	UTAH	Tommy Truhe 27-yard field goal	UTAH 3-0

1	3:33	UTAH	Darnell Arceneaux 4-yard run (Tommy Truhe kick)	UTAH 10-0

1	1:19	BYU	Brian McKenzie 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)	UTAH 10-7

2	12:11	BYU	Brian McKenzie 16-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)	BYU 14-10

4	14:56	UTAH	Darnell Arceneaux 8-yard run (Tommy Truhe kick)	UTAH 17-14

4	1:39	UTAH	Tommy Truhe 33-yard field goal	UTAH 20-14

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After the season

NFL draft

Two players went in the 1998 NFL Draft, including one in the first round (Kevin Dyson).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Kevin Dyson	Wide Receiver	1	16	Tennessee Oilers
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	Fullback	6	178	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
↑ "1997 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
↑ "1997 scoreboard and statistics". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
↑ USA Today

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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