1988 Utah Utes football team

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1988 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1988 record6–5 (4–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
UTEP 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled a 6–5 record (4–5 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 399 to 357.[1] The team played its home games in Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The team's statistical leaders included Scott Mitchell with 4,322 passing yards, Eddie Johnson with 748 rushing yards, and Carl Harry with 1,145 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 107:00 pmIdaho State*
W 41–1628,422[3]
September 172:00 pmat Illinois*
L 24–3554,002[3]
September 247:00 pmHawaii
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 20–4832,892[3]
October 17:05 pmat UTEP
L 28–3840,578[3]
October 81:05 pmat New Mexico
W 33–2710,960[3]
October 1512:00 pmAir Force
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 49–5625,331[3]
October 221:00 pmat No. 12 Wyoming
L 18–6120,800[3]
October 2912:00 pmSan Diego Statedagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 41–2022,453[3]
November 512:00 pmColorado State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 46–720,470[3]
November 121:00 pmat Utah State*
W 42–2116,578[3]
November 1912:00 pmBYU
W 57–2834,216[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1]

Roster[]

1988 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Scott Mitchell So
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 1989 NFL Draft.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1988 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "1988 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 "1989 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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