Utah Football Team History
Utah Utes
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Founded: 1850 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Capacity: 51,444 Colors: Crimson & White Coach: Jim Fassel Conference: Western Athletic-
1987 Season Highlights
Jim Fassel enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Utah.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
New Mexico
24
20
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
San Diego State
34
52
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Wisconsin
31
28
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Idaho State
51
16
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Air Force
27
48
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Colorado State
24
23
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Hawaii
14
25
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Utah State
36
41
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Boise State
31
27
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Texas-El Paso
24
30
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Wyoming
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Brigham Young
18
21
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 321
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 362
Defense Average 30.2
Opponents Record 53-66
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.