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1985 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Reilly (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Wheeler (2nd season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 77:00 pmBoise State*
W 20–1725,382
September 1411:30 pmat Hawaii
W 29–2746,591
September 217:00 pmWashington State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 44–3728,576
September 287:00 pmUTEP
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 55–1930,745
October 47:00 pmWyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 37–2033,248
October 128:30 pmat Arizona State*
L 27–3460,777
October 198:00 pmat San Diego State
W 39–3722,474
October 261:30 pmat No. 8 Air Force
L 15–3732,269
November 212:00 pmUtah State*
W 34–730,124
November 912:00 pmNew Mexicodagger
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 58–4926,124
November 161:00 pmat Colorado State
L 19–218,511
November 2312:00 pmat No. 11 BYU
L 28–3865,473
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4]

Coaching staff

  • 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

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

  1. ^ "1985 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "1985 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "1986 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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