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1989 Utah

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Fassel.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1989, game by game: lost at Fresno State 22–52; won vs. Utah State 45–10; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 30–42; lost at Hawai’i 20–67; lost vs. San Diego State 27–38; won at UTEP 50–45; lost at Wyoming 24–45; won at Stanford 27–24; lost vs. Colorado State 10–50; won vs. New Mexico 41–39; lost at No. 21 BYU 31–70; lost vs. Air Force 38–42+35−47Lost 22–52 at Fresno State-30Fresno StateWon 45–10 vs. Utah State+35Utah StateLost 30–42 at No. 4 Nebraska-12No. 4 NebraskaLost 20–67 at Hawai’i-47Hawai’iLost 27–38 vs. San Diego State-11San Diego StateWon 50–45 at UTEP+5UTEPLost 24–45 at Wyoming-21WyomingWon 27–24 at Stanford+3StanfordLost 10–50 vs. Colorado State-40Colorado StateWon 41–39 vs. New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 31–70 at No. 21 BYU-39No. 21 BYULost 38–42 vs. Air Force-4Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atFresno StateL 22–⁠5232%
Sep 9vsUtah StateW 45–⁠1067%
Sep 16at4NebraskaL 30–⁠4220%
Sep 23atHawai’iL 20–⁠6735%
Sep 30vsSan Diego StateL 27–⁠3865%
Oct 7atUTEPW 50–⁠4538%
Oct 14atWyomingL 24–⁠4538%
Oct 21atStanfordW 27–⁠2440%
Oct 28vsColorado StateL 10–⁠5061%
Nov 11vsNew MexicoW 41–⁠3976%
Nov 18at21BYUL 31–⁠7017%
Nov 25vsAir ForceL 38–⁠4233%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 42–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 118th-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 1989.

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠524
Coach
Jim Fassel
Elo
1387 −115 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 77 of 103; offense No. 9, defense No. 102
SRS
−10.4 No. 82 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jack Reilly
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 4Scott Mitchell QBMiami Dolphins

1989 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Air Force5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Hawai’i5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming5–⁠35–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State4–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.