1987 Utah Utes football team

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1987 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jack Reilly (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (7th season)
Home stadium Robert Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –010 –3 –0
BYU 7 –1 –09 –4 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
UTEP 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –05 –7 –0
Hawaii 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
Utah 2 –6 –05 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –11 –0
New Mexico 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of 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 an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 against conference opponents, finished in seventh place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents 362 to 321. [1] The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

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Utah'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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pm New Mexico
W 24–2029,112 [3]
September 128:00 pmat San Diego State
L 34–5228,645 [4]
September 1912:05 pmat Wisconsin *
W 31–2856,224 [5]
September 267:00 pm Idaho State *
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 51–1632,283 [6]
October 312:00 pmat Air Force
L 27–4835,108 [7]
October 1012:05 pmat Colorado State
W 24–2310,450 [8]
October 1711:30 pmat Hawaii
L 14–2541,133 [9]
October 2412:00 pm Utah State *
L 36–4127,394 [10]
October 311:30 pmat Boise State *
W 31–2715,241 [11]
November 712:00 pm UTEP Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 24–3021,150 [12]
November 1412:00 pm Wyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 7–3123,510 [13]
November 2112:00 pmat BYU
L 18–2165,686 [14]

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Roster

1987 Utah Utes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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. ↑ "Utah's 24–20 win spoils NM Lobo football opener". Carlsbad Current-Argus. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Aztecs club Utes". The Daily Herald. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Utah bursts Badgers' bubble". Wisconsin State Journal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Utes crush Idaho State". The Daily Spectrum. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cadets run over defenseless Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Utes pull out shocker over Rams, 24–23". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hawaii defuses Ute passing game, 25–14". Casper Star-Tribune. October 19, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Utah State outguns Utah, 41–36". The Daily Herald. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mitchell guides Utes to win over Boise". The Daily Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UTEP still in the running". Alamogordo Daily News. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Steve Bena scores 3 TDs as Wyo nears WAC crown". Star-Herald. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Harmon, Dick (November 22, 1987). "WHEW! Cougars slip past Utes, 21–18". The Daily Herald . p. 17. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1988 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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