1971-72 Utah Utes — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Utah Utes went 13-12 (5-9 in the WAC) under head coach Bill E. Foster. Simple Rating System: 5.25.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-01vs Loyola Marymount LionsW 96–79Special Events Center
1971-12-03vs San Jose State SpartansW 87–59Special Events Center
1971-12-04vs Utah State AggiesW 93–74Special Events Center
1971-12-11at USC TrojansL 67–79L.A. Sports Arena
1971-12-17vs Yale BulldogsW 87–75Special Events Center
1971-12-18vs Washington State CougarsW 74–60Special Events Center
1971-12-23vs Northwestern WildcatsW 88–69Special Events Center
1971-12-28neutral Penn State Nittany LionsL 69–80
1971-12-29at Fordham RamsL 67–74Rose Hill Gymnasium
1972-01-07vs Arizona WildcatsL 76–78Special Events Center
1972-01-08vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 72–64Special Events Center
1972-01-15vs BYU CougarsL 61–67Special Events Center
1972-01-20at Utah State AggiesW 66–59Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
1972-01-22vs Stanford CardinalW 80–68Special Events Center
1972-01-27at Wyoming CowboysW 61–58War Memorial Fieldhouse
1972-01-29at Colorado State RamsL 73–91Moby Arena
1972-02-04vs UTEP MinersW 76–61Special Events Center
1972-02-05vs New Mexico LobosL 69–80Special Events Center
1972-02-11at Arizona State Sun DevilsL 85–91Sun Devil Gymnasium
1972-02-12at Arizona WildcatsW 82–73Bear Down Gym
1972-02-19at BYU CougarsL 66–79Marriott Center
1972-02-25vs Colorado State RamsL 66–68Special Events Center
1972-02-26vs Wyoming CowboysW 70–47Special Events Center
1972-03-03at New Mexico LobosL 58–77University Arena
1972-03-04at UTEP MinersL 60–80Memorial Gym

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