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1987 Utah Utes football team

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1987 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Fassel (3rd season)
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
v t e	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 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 StadiuminSalt Lake City.

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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	New Mexico	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 24–20	29,112
September 12	8:00 pm	atSan Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 34–52	28,645
September 19	12:05 pm	atWisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–28	56,224
September 26	7:00 pm	Idaho State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 51–16	32,283
October 3	12:00 pm	atAir Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 27–48	35,108
October 10	12:05 pm	atColorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 24–23	10,450
October 17	11:30 pm	atHawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–25	41,133
October 24	12:00 pm	Utah State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	L 36–41	27,394
October 31	1:30 pm	atBoise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–27	15,241
November 7	12:00 pm	UTEP	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 24–30	21,150
November 14	12:00 pm	Wyoming	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–31	23,510
November 21	12:00 pm	atBYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	L 18–21	65,686
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

^[3]^[4]

Roster[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "1987 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

^ "1987 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

^ "1988 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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