1988 Utah Utes football team

1988 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Fassel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jack Reilly (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (8th season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
UTEP	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1988 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Fassel, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 against conference opponents, finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents 399 to 357. The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah's statistical leaders included Scott Mitchell with 4,322 passing yards, Eddie Johnson with 748 rushing yards, and Carl Harry with 1,145 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	7:00 pm	Idaho State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 41–16	28,422
September 17	2:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 24–35	54,002
September 24	7:00 pm	Hawaii	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 20–48	32,892
October 1	7:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 28–38	40,578
October 8	1:05 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 33–27	10,960
October 15	12:00 pm	Air Force	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 49–56	25,331
October 22	1:00 pm	at No. 12 Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 18–61	20,800
October 29	12:00 pm	San Diego State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 41–20	22,453
November 5	12:00 pm	Colorado State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 46–7	20,470
November 12	1:00 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	W 42–21	16,578
November 19	12:00 pm	BYU	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	W 57–28	34,216
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1988 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 19 Scott Mitchell So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Fassel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt