1989 Utah Utes football team

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1989 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1989 record4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled a 4–8 record (2–6 against WAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 524 to 365.[1] The team played its home games in Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The team's statistical leaders included Scott Mitchell with 3,211 passing yards, Clifton Smith with 681 rushing yards, and Dennis Smith with 1,091 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28:00 pmat Fresno State
L 22–5234,926[3]
September 97:05 pmUtah State*
W 45–1030,948[3]
September 1612:30 pmat No. 4 Nebraska*
L 30–4276,333[3]
September 2311:05 pmat Hawaii
L 20–6742,417[3]
September 308:05 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 27–3829,585[3]
October 77:05 pmat UTEP
W 50–4521,337[3]
October 141:00 pmat Wyoming
L 24–4524,139[3]
October 212:00 pmat Stanford*
W 27–2415,000[3]
October 2812:00 pmColorado Statedagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 10–5021,389[3]
November 1112:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 41–3921,025[3]
November 1812:00 pmat No. 21 BYU
L 31–7066,110[3]
November 2512:00 pmAir Force
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 38–4220,119[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[2]

Roster[]

1989 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Scott Mitchell Jr
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[]

One Utah player was selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Scott Mitchell Quarterback 4 94 Miami Dolphins

References[]

  1. ^ "1989 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1989 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 "1990 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
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