1989 Utah Utes football team

1989 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Reilly (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (9th season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled an overall record of 4–8 record with a mark of 2–6 against conference opponents, finished in seventh place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents 524 to 365.[1] The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah's statistical leaders included Scott Mitchell with 3,211 passing yards, Clifton Smith with 681 rushing yards, and Dennis Smith with 1,091 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28:00 pmat Fresno State
L 22–5234,926[3]
September 97:05 pmUtah State*
W 45–1030,948[4]
September 1612:30 pmat No. 4 Nebraska*
L 30–4276,333[5]
September 2311:05 pmat Hawaii
L 20–6742,417[6]
September 308:05 pmSan Diego State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 27–3829,585[7]
October 77:05 pmat UTEP
W 50–4521,337[8]
October 141:00 pmat Wyoming
L 24–4524,139[9]
October 212:00 pmat Stanford*
W 27–2415,000[10]
October 2812:00 pmColorado State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 10–5021,389[11]
November 1112:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 41–3921,025[12]
November 1812:00 pmat No. 21 BYU
L 31–7066,110[13]
November 2512:00 pmAir Force
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 38–4220,119[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

At BYU

Utah Utes (4–6) at #21 BYU Cougars (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utah 0 7 32131
BYU 28 21 14770

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: November 18, 1989
  • Game weather: Hazy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,110
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Mike Richmond 28/44, 393 Yds, 4 TD
Rushing Steve Abrams 21 Rush, 94 Yds
Receiving Darrel Hicks 11 Rec, 126 Yds, 3 TD
BYU Passing Ty Detmer 18/22, 358 Yds, 4 TD
Rushing Stacey Corley 14 Rush, 159 Yds, TD
Receiving Chris Smith 6 Rec, 194 Yds, TD

Personnel

1989 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Scott Mitchell Jr
QB Mike Richmond
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Wayne Lammle
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[16]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Scott Mitchell Quarterback 4 94 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ "1989 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1989 Utah Utes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sophomore QB leads Fresno St. romp over Utes". The Modesto Bee. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utes unleash aerial assault, rip Utah State". Omaha World-Herald. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clark leads Huskers past Utes, 42–30". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bow defense chews up Utes". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aztecs scalp Utah tes 38–27". The Daily Spectrum. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes ride electrifying 4th quarter to win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming defeats Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Only 15,000 see Utah tip Cardinal". Oakland Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rams smash sufferin' Utes in 50–10 win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah gets kick out of beating New Mexico". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars slice and dice Utes". The Daily Herald. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Air Force survives Ute rally". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1990 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  16. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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