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The 1972 Utah Utes football team was an American football team team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Meek, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, tying for second place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | at Texas Tech* | | L 2–45 | 38,180 | |
September 23 | at Iowa State* | | L 22–44 | 28,885 | |
September 30 | at Washington State* | | W 44–25 | 20,200 | |
October 7 | UTEP | | W 39–20 | 20,860 | |
October 14 | at Arizona State | | L 48–59 | | |
October 21 | at Wyoming | | W 27–6 | | |
October 28 | New Mexico![dagger](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 59–14 | | |
November 4 | Arizona | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 28–27 | | |
November 11 | at Utah State* | | L 16–44 | 19,434 | |
November 18 | BYU | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
| L 7–16 | 24,917 | |
November 25 | Colorado State | - Robert Rice Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 62–36 | 10,839 | [1] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming
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1972 Utah Utes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Don Van Galder
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Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game information
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First quarter
- BYU – Steve Stratton 4-yard run (John Monahan kick). BYU 7–0.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- UTAH – Ike Spencer 70-yard run (Fleming Jensen kick). BYU 9–7.
Fourth quarter
- BYU – George Gourley 24-yard interception return (John Monahan kick). BYU 16–7.
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- Top passers
- BYU – Dave Terry – 7/13, 71 yards
- UTAH – Daniel Payne – 3/17, 38 yards, 4 INT
- Top rushers
- BYU – Pete Van Valkenburg – 37 rushes, 158 yards
- UTAH – Ike Spencer – 11 rushes, 101 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- BYU – John Betham – 3 receptions, 32 yards
- UTAH – Stephen Odom – 2 receptions, 20 yards
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |