During the 1995 season, the Utes went 7–4 and were conference co-champions, along with , , and . Despite this, the team was not invited to play in a bowl game, after playing postseason ball for three consecutive seasons previously. Interestingly, all four losses were at home — the team was a perfect 5–0 on the road.

This team also won two games at home in fourth-quarter comebacks against and Air Force. The comeback against Air Force was won in miraculous fashion with quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 Mike Fouts throwing a pair of touchdown passes in the final 41 seconds of the game, assisted by a rare onside kick

Onside kick

In American and Canadian football, an onside kick is a type of kick used at a kickoff or other free kick, or scrimmage kick or other kick during play, in which the ball is kicked favorably for the kicking team to avoid giving away the ball...

 recovery after the first touchdown pass.

Schedule

NFL draft

One player went in the 1996 NFL Draft

1996 NFL Draft

The 1996 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996...

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Henry Lusk Henry Lusk Hendrick Hamilton Lusk is a former professional American football player who played tight end for two seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins. In 2010, Lusk became the head coach of the John F. Kennedy High School football team in Sacramento, CA....	Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...	7	246	New Orleans Saints 1996 New Orleans Saints season The 1996 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 30th as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to match their previous season's output of 7–9, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...