1995 Utah Utes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1995

| team = Utah Utes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Western Athletic Conference

| short_conf = WAC

| record = 7–4

| conf_record = 6–2

| head_coach = Ron McBride

| hc_year = 6th

| off_coach = Fred Graves{{cite web|url=http://archive.deseretnews.com/article/404502/UTES-NAME-GRAVES-AS-OFFENSIVE-COORDINATOR.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712034141/http://archive.deseretnews.com/article/404502/UTES-NAME-GRAVES-AS-OFFENSIVE-COORDINATOR.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|author=Mike Sorensen|title=Utes Name Graves as Offensive Coordinator|work=Deseret News|access-date=June 22, 2009}}

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Kyle Whittingham

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| champion = WAC co-champion

}}

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.{{cite web |author= |title=1995 Utah Utes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah/1995-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=September 22, 2022 }} 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.

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.{{cite news|title=NCAA Football - Air Force vs. Utah - 10/21/1995 9:56PM ET|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95294/95294386.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=June 17, 2009}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1995

| poll = AP

| timezone = Mountain

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 20–27

| attend = 30,701

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv =

| score = 20–27

| attend = 32,107

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| tv =

| score = 36–9

| attend = 26,113

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv =

| score = 25–21

| attend = 31,362

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Sun Bowl

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 34–21

| attend = 19,254

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv =

| score = 21–24

| attend = 31,552

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv =

| score = 14–19

| attend = 27,691

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv =

| score = 22–21

| attend = 29,046

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename = Battle of the Brothers

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 40–20

| attend = 28,337

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| tv =

| score = 30–24

| attend = 12,562

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename = Holy War

| tv = ABC

| score = 34–17

| attend = 65,829

}}

{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf|title=Ute Record Book|publisher=University of Utah|access-date=October 21, 2009|archive-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf|url-status=dead}}