1987 Utah Utes football team

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1987 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1987 record5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
BYU 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
UTEP 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled a 6–5 record (4–5 against WAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 362 to 321.[1] The team played its home games in Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The team's statistical leaders included Chris Mendonca with 2,389 passing yards, Martel Black with 520 rushing yards, and Carl Harry with 826 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmNew Mexico
W 24–2029,112[3]
September 128:00 pmat San Diego State
L 34–5228,645[3]
September 1912:05 pmat Wisconsin*
W 31–2856,224[3]
September 267:00 pmIdaho State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 51–1632,283[3]
October 312:00 pmat Air Force
L 27–4835,108[3]
October 1012:05 pmat Colorado State
W 24–2310,450[3]
October 1711:30 pmat Hawaii
L 14–2541,133[3]
October 2412:00 pmUtah State*
L 36–4127,394[3]
October 311:30 pmat Boise State*
W 31–2715,241[3]
November 712:00 pmUTEPdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 24–3021,150[3]
November 1412:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 7–3123,510[3]
November 2112:00 pmat BYU
L 18–2165,686[3]

Source:[4][5]

Roster[]

1987 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Scott Mitchell Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season[]

NFL draft[]

No Utah players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "1987 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 "1988 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. ^ "1987 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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