1988 Utah Utes football team

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.

1988 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1988 record6–5 (4–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 UTEPL 28–3840,578[3]
October 81:05 pmat New MexicoW 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 WyomingL 18–6120,800[3]
October 2912:00 pmSan Diego State
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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.#NameClass
QB 19 Scott Mitchell So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

No Utah players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[4]

References

  1. "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. "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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