1985 Utah Utes football team

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1985 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1985 record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive coordinatorJack Reilly (QB)
(1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Wheeler (DL)
(2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 2
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 in WAC, third), and outscored their opponents 405 to 343.[1] Home games were played on campus at Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

The team's statistical leaders included Larry Egger with 2,988 passing yards, Eddie Johnson with 1,018 rushing yards, and Loren Richey with 971 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 77:00 pmBoise State*
W 20–1725,382[3]
September 1411:30 pmat Hawaii
W 29–2746,591[3]
September 217:00 pmWashington State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 44–3728,576[3]
September 287:00 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 55–1930,745[3]
October 47:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 37–2033,248[3]
October 128:30 pmat Arizona State*
L 27–3460,777[3]
October 198:00 pmat San Diego State
W 39–3722,474[3]
October 261:30 pmat No. 8 Air Force
L 15–3732,269[3]
November 212:00 pmUtah State*
W 34–730,124[3]
November 912:00 pmNew Mexicodagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 58–4926,124[3]
November 191:00 pmat Colorado State
L 19–21  8,511[3]
November 2312:00 pmat No. 11 BYU
L 28–3865,473[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Source[4][5]

NFL draft[]

Two Utah players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft,[6] which went twelve rounds (333 selections).

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Erroll Tucker Defensive back 5 122 Pittsburgh Steelers
Filipo Mokofisi Linebacker 8 200 New Orleans Saints

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "1985 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1986 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  4. ^ "1985 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  5. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  6. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.

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