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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-

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1892 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Jim Fassel enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Utah.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Idaho State	41	16	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Illinois	24	35	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Hawaii	20	48	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Texas-El Paso	28	38	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ New Mexico	33	27	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Air Force	49	56	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Wyoming	18	61	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. San Diego State	41	20	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Colorado State	46	7	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Utah State	42	21	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Brigham Young	57	28	W

1988 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	399
Scoring Average	36.3
Points Allowed	357
Defense Average	32.5
Opponents Record	50-56
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-4	421	281	Won 20-17	4-3	244	173	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	2-10	170	518		1-6	82	294	Mike Sheppard
Colorado State	1-10	192	348		1-6	101	230	Leon Fuller
Wyoming	11-2	511	280	Lost 14-62	7-0	342	131	Paul Roach
Texas El Paso	10-3	445	275	Lost 18-38	5-2	231	155	Bob Stull
Utah	6-5	399	357		4-3	272	237	Jim Fassel
Air Force	5-7	422	392		3-4	284	253	Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State	3-8	204	384		3-4	145	228	Dennis E. Denny Stolz

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.