1977 Utah Utes

HC: Wayne Howard

(Ocala Star Banner, 8/23/1977): QB Pat Degnan, rated No. 2 in the nation early in 1976, quit the team. Degnan was injured in opener last yr against Rice and lost the job to Dan Hagemann. This year, he was running second to transfer Randy Gomez after spring practice. The reason cited was the failure of a knee injury to respond to treatment. Deganan, a transfer from Air Force, passed for 1621 yds as sophomore and 918 last year as substitute late in the year.