1988 Utah
6–5 (4–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Fassel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 46–7Nov 5
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Idaho State | W 41–16 | 74% |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | L 24–35 | 48% |
| Sep 24 | vs Hawai’i | L 20–48 | 42% |
| Oct 1 | at UTEP | L 28–38 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | at New Mexico | W 33–27 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | vs Air Force | L 49–56 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | at 12Wyoming | L 18–61 | 12% |
| Oct 29 | vs San Diego State | W 41–20 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | vs Colorado State | W 46–7 | 65% |
| Nov 12 | at Utah State | W 42–21 | 43% |
| Nov 19 | vs BYU | W 57–28 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat BYU 57–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 81st-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 1988.
Led the nationScott Mitchell: passing yards (4,322 yds), total offense (4,299 yds), total offense per game (390.8)
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 399–357
- Coach
- Jim Fassel
- Elo
- 1503 +86 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.3 No. 57 of 102; offense No. 10, defense No. 98
- SRS
- −1.6 No. 62 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jack Reilly
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Gadd
1988 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 8–0 | 11–2 | |
| UTEP | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| Hawai’i | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| BYU | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
 Utah | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Air Force | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| San Diego State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| New Mexico | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Colorado State | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.