1996 Utah Utes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Utah Utes football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 8–4 6–2 Ron McBride 7th Fred Graves 2nd Pro-style Kyle Whittingham 2nd 4–3 Robert Rice Stadium Copper Bowl 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. 1996 Utah Utes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah/1996-schedule.html Sports Reference September 22, 2022 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.http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/1996season/game9.html 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 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 1996 AP Mountain August 31 7:00 pm l y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT Battle of the Brothers 17–20 30,257 September 7 5:00 pm w y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC 17–10 34,587 September 14 6:00 pm w y SMU Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX KJZZ 21–17 22,614 September 21 7:00 pm w Fresno State Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 45–17 32,539 September 28 7:00 pm w y Kansas 20 Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 45–42 32,519 October 5 1:00 pm w y 24 UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 34–27 28,271 October 19 12:00 pm w 24 TCU Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 21–7 28,786 October 26 12:00 pm w y 21 Tulsa Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 45–19 29,047 November 2 1:00 pm l y 20 Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 10–51 23,250 November 9 8:00 pm w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ESPN2 31–24 22,241 November 23 10:30 am l BYU 8 Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War ESPN 17–37 35,378 December 27 7:00 pm l y y Wisconsin Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Copper Bowl ESPN 10–38 42,122 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf 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 dead1996 results http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/1996season/utah-m-footbl-96sched.html 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 Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 NR 24 21 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR 24 NR 25 22 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Roster 1996 Utah Utes f 1 Jr Kevin Dyson WR yes y 11 Sr David Kozlowski WR Richard Seals DL y *Ron McBride CFL draft Chad Folk was selected first overall in the 1997 CFL draft. References Utah Category:Utah Utes football seasons Utah Utes football