1987 Utah Utes football team
| 1987 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1987 record | 5–7 (2–6 WAC) |
| Head coach | Jim Fassel (3rd year) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 7:00 PM | New Mexico | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (The Bowl) | W 24–20 | 29,112[3] | ||||
| September 12 | 8:00 PM | at San Diego State | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego | L 34–52 | 28,645[3] | ||||
| September 19 | 12:05 PM | at Wisconsin* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | W 31–28 | 56,224[3] | ||||
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | Idaho State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 51–16 | 32,283[3] | ||||
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | at Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | L 27–48 | 35,108[3] | ||||
| October 10 | 12:05 PM | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | W 24–23 | 10,450[3] | ||||
| October 17 | 11:30 PM | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 14–25 | 41,133[3] | ||||
| October 24 | 12:00 PM | Utah State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers) | L 36–41 | 27,394[3] | ||||
| October 31 | 1:30 PM | at Boise State* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho | W 31–27 | 15,241[3] | ||||
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | UTEP |
Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | L 24–30 | 21,150[3] | ||||
| November 14 | 12:00 PM | Wyoming | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | L 7–31 | 23,510[3] | ||||
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (Holy War) | L 18–21 | 65,686[3] | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. | |||||||||
After the season
NFL draft
No Utah players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[6]
References
- ↑ "1987 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ "1987 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 "1988 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "1987 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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