1987 Utah Utes football team

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.

1987 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1987 record5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmNew MexicoW 24–2029,112[3]
September 128:00 pmat San Diego StateL 34–5228,645[3]
September 1912:05 pmat Wisconsin*W 31–2856,224[3]
September 267:00 pmIdaho State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 51–1632,283[3]
October 312:00 pmat Air ForceL 27–4835,108[3]
October 1012:05 pmat Colorado StateW 24–2310,450[3]
October 1711:30 pmat HawaiiL 14–2541,133[3]
October 2412:00 pmUtah State*
L 36–4127,394[3]
October 311:30 pmat Boise State*W 31–2715,241[3]
November 712:00 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 24–3021,150[3]
November 1412:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 7–3123,510[3]
November 2112:00 pmat BYUL 18–2165,686[3]

Source:[4][5]

Roster

1987 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 19 Scott Mitchell Fr
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 1988 NFL Draft.[6]

References

  1. "1987 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. "1987 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. "1988 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. "1987 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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