1985 Utah Utes football team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1985 record | 8–4 (5–3 WAC) |
| Head coach | Jim Fassel (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 second season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled a 8–4 record (5–3 against WAC opponents), finished in last place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 405 to 343.[1] The team played its home games in Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Boise State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 20–17 | 25,382[3] | ||||
| September 14 | 11:30 PM | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 29–27 | 46,591[3] | ||||
| September 21 | 7:00 PM | Washington State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 44–37 | 28,576[3] | ||||
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | UTEP | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 55–19 | 30,745[3] | ||||
| October 4 | 7:00 PM | Wyoming | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 37–20 | 33,248[3] | ||||
| October 12 | 8:30 PM | at Arizona State* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | L 27–34 | 60,777[3] | ||||
| October 19 | 8:00 PM | at San Diego State | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego | W 39–37 | 22,474[3] | ||||
| October 26 | 1:30 PM | at No. 8 Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | L 15–37 | 32,269[3] | ||||
| November 2 | 12:00 PM | Utah State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers) | W 34–7 | 30,124[3] | ||||
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | New Mexico |
Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (The Bowl) | W 58–49 | 26,124[3] | ||||
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | L 19–21 | 8,511[3] | ||||
| November 23 | 12:00 PM | at No. 11 BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (Holy War) | L 28–38 | 65,473[3] | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. | |||||||||
After the season
NFL draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Erroll Tucker | Defensive back | 5 | 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Filipo Mokofisi | Linebacker | 8 | 200 | New Orleans Saints |
References
- ↑ "1985 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ "1985 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1986 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ "1985 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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