1991 Utah Utes football team

1991 Utah Utes football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1991 record	7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride
Offensive coordinator	Danny Henson^[1]
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (32,500)

1991 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#23 BYU $	7	–	0	–	1	8	–	3	–	2
San Diego State	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
#25 Air Force	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
UTEP	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Colorado State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In Ron McBride's second season with the team, he guided the Utes to their first winning record since the 1988 season, going 7–5, thus becoming bowl-eligible. Unfortunately for the team, they were not selected to play in any bowl games that year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Utah State*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		W 12–7	27,570
September 7	2:00 PM	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 22–10	25,812
September 14	7:00 PM	Air Force	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 21–24	28,619
September 21	7:00 PM	Oregon*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 24–17	27,867
October 5	8:00 PM	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		L 15–21	44,324
October 12	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 57–42	20,709
October 19	12:00 PM	Colorado State	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 21–16	26,180
October 26	7:00 PM	San Diego State	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 21–24	25,657
November 2	10:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	KUTV	L 26–52	42,781
November 9	7:00 PM	New Mexico	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)		W 30–7	21,619
November 16	7:05 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 10–9	23,952
November 23	12:00 PM	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)		L 17–48	66,003
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

One player went in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Anthony Davis	Linebacker	11	301	Houston Oilers

References

↑ Doug Robinson (August 25, 1991). "McBride Brought in Rasnick to Retool Utes' Ailing Offense". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
↑ "1991 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
↑ "1992 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

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

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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