1989 Utah Utes football team

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.

1989 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Fassel (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jack Reilly (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (9th season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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
Utah	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 22–52	34,926	[3]
September 9	7:05 pm	Utah State*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	W 45–10	30,948	[4]
September 16	12:30 pm	at No. 4 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 30–42	76,333	[5]
September 23	11:05 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 20–67	42,417	[6]
September 30	8:05 pm	San Diego State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 27–38	29,585	[7]
October 7	7:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 50–45	21,337	[8]
October 14	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 24–45	24,139	[9]
October 21	2:00 pm	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–24	15,000	[10]
October 28	12:00 pm	Colorado State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 10–50	21,389	[11]
November 11	12:00 pm	New Mexico	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 41–39	21,025	[12]
November 18	12:00 pm	at No. 21 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	L 31–70	66,110	[13]
November 25	12:00 pm	Air Force	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 38–42	20,119	[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	3	4	Total
Utah	0	7	3	21	31
BYU	28	21	14	7	70

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UTAH BYU 1 BYU Matt Bellini 18-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 7 1 BYU Ty Detmer 7-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 14 1 BYU Fred Whittingham 6-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 21 1 BYU Jeff Frandsen 9-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 28 2 BYU Fred Whittingham 6-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 35 2 BYU Chris Smith 76-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 42 2 BYU Matt Odle 11-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 0 49 2 Utah Darrel Hicks 12-yard touchdown reception from Mike Richmond, Wayne Lammle kick good 7 49 3 Utah 29-yard field goal by Wayne Lammle 10 49 3 BYU Fred Whittingham 5-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 10 56 3 BYU Stacey Corley 81-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 10 63 4 Utah Darrel Hicks 3-yard touchdown reception from Mike Richmond, Wayne Lammle kick good 17 63 4 Utah Darrel Hicks 27-yard touchdown reception from Mike Richmond, Wayne Lammle kick good 24 63 4 Utah Dennis Smith 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Richmond, Wayne Lammle kick good 31 63 4 BYU Peter Tuipulotu 29-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 31 70 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 70

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 Jim Fassel 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