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1985 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice 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 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.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 77:00 PMBoise State*
W 20–1725,382[3]
September 1411:30 PMat Hawaii
W 29–2746,591[3]
September 217:00 PMWashington State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 44–3728,576[3]
September 287:00 PMUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 55–1930,745[3]
October 47:00 PMWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 37–2033,248[3]
October 128:30 PMat Arizona State*
L 27–3460,777[3]
October 198:00 PMat San Diego State
W 39–3722,474[3]
October 261:30 PMat No. 8 Air Force
L 15–3732,269[3]
November 212:00 PMUtah State*
W 34–730,124[3]
November 912:00 PMNew Mexicodagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 58–4926,124[3]
November 191:00 PMat Colorado State
L 19–218,511[3]
November 2312:00 PMat No. 11 BYU
L 28–3865,473[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[4][5]

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

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1986 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  4. ^ "1985 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  5. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  6. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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