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.
| 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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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
editTwo 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