# 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. The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | L 22–52 | 34,926 |
| September 9 | 7:05 pm | Utah State* | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | W 45–10 | 30,948 |
| September 16 | 12:30 pm | at No. 4 Nebraska* | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | L 30–42 | 76,333 |
| September 23 | 11:05 pm | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | L 20–67 | 42,417 |
| September 30 | 8:05 pm | San Diego State | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | L 27–38 | 29,585 |
| October 7 | 7:05 pm | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | W 50–45 | 21,337 |
| October 14 | 1:00 pm | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | L 24–45 | 24,139 |
| October 21 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | W 27–24 | 15,000 |
| October 28 | 12:00 pm | Colorado State | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | L 10–50 | 21,389 |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | New Mexico | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | W 41–39 | 21,025 |
| November 18 | 12:00 pm | at No. 21 BYU | Cougar StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) | L 31–70 | 66,110 |
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | Air Force | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | L 38–42 | 20,119 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||

## Game summaries
### At BYU

| 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 |
| Utah | Rushing | Steve Abrams | 21 Rush, 94 Yds |
| Utah | Receiving | Darrel Hicks | 11 Rec, 126 Yds, 3 TD |
| BYU | Passing | Ty Detmer | 18/22, 358 Yds, 4 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Stacey Corley | 14 Rush, 159 Yds, TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Chris Smith | 6 Rec, 194 Yds, TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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## Personnel
### NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1990 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Scott Mitchell | Quarterback | 4 | 94 | Miami Dolphins |