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
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1987 record	5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Fassel (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	New Mexico	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	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 All times are in Mountain time

Source:[4][5]

Roster

1987 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 19 Scott Mitchell Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Fassel 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.