1985 Utah Utes football team
| 1985 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack Reilly (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | George Wheeler (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Robert 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 1985 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of 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 overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finished third in the WAC, and outscored their opponents 405 to 343.[1] Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Utah'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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 7:00 pm | Boise State* | W 20–17 | 25,382 | |
| September 14 | 11:30 pm | at Hawaii | W 29–27 | 46,591 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | Washington State* |
| W 44–37 | 28,576 |
| September 28 | 7:00 pm | UTEP |
| W 55–19 | 30,745 |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | Wyoming |
| W 37–20 | 33,248 |
| October 12 | 8:30 pm | at Arizona State* | L 27–34 | 60,777 | |
| October 19 | 8:00 pm | at San Diego State | W 39–37 | 22,474 | |
| October 26 | 1:30 pm | at No. 8 Air Force | L 15–37 | 32,269 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | Utah State* |
| W 34–7 | 30,124 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | New Mexico |
| W 58–49 | 26,124 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 19–21 | 8,511 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 BYU | L 28–38 | 65,473 | |
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Coaching staff[edit]
- Jim Fassel, head coach
- Jack Reilly, offensive coordinator quarterbacks coach
- George Wheeler, defensive coordinator, defensive line coach
- Sean McNabb, tight ends coach, special teams coach
- Mark Pierce, defensive ends coach
- Fred Graves, wide receivers coach
- Ron McBride, offensive line coach
- Wayne McQuivey, offensive backs coach
- Dave Kotulski, inside linebackers coach
- Mike Gillhamer, defensive backs coach
- Larry Wilson, assistant defensive line coach
NFL Draft[edit]
Two Utah players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft, which went 12 rounds with 333 selections.[5]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Erroll Tucker | Defensive back | 5 | 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Filipo Mokofisi | Linebacker | 8 | 200 | New Orleans Saints |
References[edit]
- ^ "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 December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
External links[edit]
- University of Utah Libraries – 1985 Utes football media guide
- WSU Libraries: Game television broadcast – Washington State at Utah – September 21, 1985