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The 1995 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–4 record with a mark of 6–2 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Air Force, BYU, and Colorado State. Utah outscored its opponents 296 to 230.[2] The Utes were not invited to bowl game, after playing in the postseason each of the three previous seasons. All four of Utah losses were at home; the Utes were perfect 4–0 on the road. The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
1995 Utah Utes football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–4 (6–2 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Fred Graves[1] (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 team won two games at home in fourth-quarter comebacks, against Fresno State and Air Force. The comeback against Air Force was won in miraculous fashion with quarterback Mike Fouts throwing a pair of touchdown passes in the final 41 seconds of the game, assisted by a rare onside kick recovery after the first touchdown pass.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 pm | Oregon* | KJZZ | L 20–27 | 30,701 | |
September 9 | 7:00 pm | Stanford* |
| L 20–27 | 32,107 | |
September 16 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico | W 36–9 | 26,113 | ||
September 23 | 7:00 pm | Fresno State |
| W 25–21 | 31,362 | |
September 30 | 7:00 pm | at UTEP | KJZZ | W 34–21 | 19,254 | |
October 7 | 7:00 pm | San Diego State |
| L 21–24 | 31,552 | |
October 14 | 12:00 pm | Colorado State |
| L 14–19 | 27,691 | |
October 21 | 12:00 pm | Air Force |
| W 22–21 | 29,046 | |
October 28 | 12:00 pm | Utah State*![]() |
| KJZZ | W 40–20 | 28,337 |
November 4 | 12:00 pm | at Wyoming | W 30–24 | 12,562 | ||
November 18 | 1:30 pm | at BYU | ABC | W 34–17 | 65,829 | |
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One Utah players was selected in the 1996 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Henry Lusk | Tight end | 7 | 246 | New Orleans Saints |
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