1987 Utah
5–7 (2–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Fassel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Idaho State 51–16Sep 26
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs New Mexico | W 24–20 | 60% |
| Sep 12 | at San Diego State | L 34–52 | 32% |
| Sep 19 | at Wisconsin | W 31–28 | 36% |
| Sep 26 | vs Idaho State | W 51–16 | 76% |
| Oct 3 | at Air Force | L 27–48 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | at Colorado State | W 24–23 | 52% |
| Oct 17 | at Hawai’i | L 14–25 | 35% |
| Oct 24 | vs Utah State | L 36–41 | 72% |
| Oct 31 | at Boise State | W 31–27 | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs UTEP | L 24–30 | 47% |
| Nov 14 | vs Wyoming | L 7–31 | 36% |
| Nov 21 | at BYU | L 18–21 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 21–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 2–6 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 321–362
- Coach
- Jim Fassel
- Elo
- 1376 −57 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 90 of 101; offense No. 58, defense No. 96
- SRS
- −14.7 No. 93 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jack Reilly
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Gadd
1987 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 8–0 | 10–3 | |
| BYU | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| Air Force | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| UTEP | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 Utah | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Colorado State | 1–7 | 1–11 | |
| New Mexico | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.