1985 Utah Utes football team
The 1985 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 against WAC opponents), finished in third place in the WAC, and outscored their opponents, 405 to 343.[1] The team played its home games in Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1985 record | 8–4 (5–3 WAC) |
| Head coach | Jim Fassel (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 BYU + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Larry Egger with 2,988 passing yards, Eddie Johnson with 1,018 rushing yards, and Loren Richey with 971 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Boise State* |
| W 20–17 | 25,382[3] |
| September 14 | 11:30 PM | at Hawaii |
| W 29–27 | 46,591[3] |
| September 21 | 7:00 PM | Washington State* |
| W 44–37 | 28,576[3] |
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | UTEP |
| W 55–19 | 30,745[3] |
| October 4 | 7:00 PM | Wyoming |
| W 37–20 | 33,248[3] |
| October 12 | 8:30 PM | at Arizona State* | L 27–34 | 60,777[3] | |
| October 19 | 8:00 PM | at San Diego State |
| W 39–37 | 22,474[3] |
| October 26 | 1:30 PM | at No. 8 Air Force | L 15–37 | 32,269[3] | |
| November 2 | 12:00 PM | Utah State* |
| W 34–7 | 30,124[3] |
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | New Mexico |
| W 58–49 | 26,124[3] |
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | at Colorado State | L 19–21 | 8,511[3] | |
| November 23 | 12:00 PM | at No. 11 BYU |
| L 28–38 | 65,473[3] |
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After the season
NFL draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Erroll Tucker | Defensive back | 5 | 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Filipo Mokofisi | Linebacker | 8 | 200 | New Orleans Saints |
References
- "1985 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- "1985 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- "1986 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- "1985 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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