1988 Utah Utes football team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1988 record | 6–5 (4–5 WAC) |
| Head coach | Jim Fassel (4th year) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 10 | 7:00 PM | Idaho State* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 41–16 | 28,422[3] | ||||
| September 17 | 2:00 PM | at Illinois* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois | L 24–35 | 54,002[3] | ||||
| September 24 | 7:00 PM | Hawaii | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | L 20–48 | 32,892[3] | ||||
| October 1 | 7:05 PM | at UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | L 28–38 | 40,578[3] | ||||
| October 8 | 1:05 PM | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl) | W 33–27 | 10,960[3] | ||||
| October 15 | 12:00 PM | Air Force | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | L 49–56 | 25,331[3] | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | at No. 12 Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | L 18–61 | 20,800[3] | ||||
| October 29 | 12:00 PM | San Diego State |
Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 41–20 | 22,453[3] | ||||
| November 5 | 12:00 PM | Colorado State | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City | W 46–7 | 20,470[3] | ||||
| November 12 | 1:00 PM | at Utah State* | Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) | W 42–21 | 16,578[3] | ||||
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | BYU | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War) | W 57–28 | 34,216[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 1989 NFL Draft.[4]
References
- 1 2 "1988 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ "1988 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1989 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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