1997 Utah Utes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 Utah Utes football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 6–5 5–3 Ron McBride 8th Fred Graves 3rd Pro-style Kyle Whittingham 3rd 4–3 Robert Rice Stadium The 1997 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC's Mountain Division. Utah played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. Immediately after the final home game, the stadium was torn down and rebuilt into the new Rice–Eccles Stadium, partly in anticipation of the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympics. Schedule 1997 AP Mountain August 30 7:00 pm l y Utah State Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Battle of the Brothers 14–21 33,804 September 6 1:00 pm w y y Louisville Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY KJZZ 27–21 35,437 September 13 7:05 pm w y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 32–18 25,382 September 20 7:00 pm w UTEP Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 56–3 28,820 October 2 Thursday 6:00 pm l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN 13–27 37,994 October 11 1:00 pm l SMU Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 19–20 26,611 October 18 2:00 pm l y y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 13–31 39,389 October 25 1:00 pm w y New Mexico Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 15–10 28,129 November 1 1:00 pm l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 13–21 19,864 November 15 1:00 pm w Rice Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 31–14 27,049 November 22 1:30 pm w y BYU Cougar Stadium Provo, UT Holy War ABC 20–14 65,868 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf Ute Record Book University of Utah 2009-10-21 2011-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf dead1997 scoreboard and statistics http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/utah-m-footbl-1997scorbrd.html Utah Official Athletic Site 2009-06-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218181457/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/utah-m-footbl-1997scorbrd.html 2007-12-18 Game summaries BYU Utah 10 0 0 10 BYU 7 7 0 0 November 22 Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT 1:30 PM MST yes 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 yes NFL draft Two players went in the 1998 NFL draft, including one in the first round (Kevin Dyson). 2 Utah Utes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Kevin Dyson Wide receiver 1 16 Tennessee OilersChris Fuamatu-Ma'afala Fullback 6 178 Pittsburgh Steelers References Utah Category:Utah Utes football seasons Utah Utes football