1985–86 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Utah Utes Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 20–10 12–4 Lynn Archibald 3rd Special Events Center WAC Regular season co-champions NCAA tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The 1985–86 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1985-86 season. Head coach Lynn Archibald would lead the Utes to a tie for the WAC regular season title and an NCAA tournament appearance. Roster 1985 Utah Utes y Kelvin Upshaw 11 G 6 2 175 Sr Chicago, Illinois y Jerry Stroman 42 F 6 6 Lynn Archibald (Utah State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1986.html 1985–86 Utah Utes Roster and Stats Sports Reference April 23, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Regular Season Nov 22, 1985 yes 1985 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 80–49 1–0 Nov 23, 1985 yes 1985 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 84–87 1–1 Nov 29, 1985 yes 1985 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 78–61 2–1 Nov 30, 1985 yes 1985 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 80–66 3–1 Dec 2, 1985 yes yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 57–73 3–2 Dec 4, 1985 yes 1985 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–71 4–2 Dec 7, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 67–68 4–3 Dec 14, 1985 yes Colorado Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 82–62 5–3 Dec 21, 1985 yes Arizona Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–68 6–3 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 61–56 7–3 Jan 2, 1986 yes 1985 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 58–71 7–4 0–1 Jan 4, 1986 yes UTEP 19 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 52–62 7–5 0–2 Jan 10, 1986 1985 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 93–89 OT 8–5 1–2 Jan 11, 1986 1985 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 89–67 9–5 2–2 Jan 16, 1986 yes 1985 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 59–54 10–5 3–2 Jan 18, 1986 yes 1985 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 79–94 10–6 3–3 Jan 22, 1986 1985 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 82–60 11–6 4–3 Jan 25, 1986 yes 1985 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 69–87 12–7 4–4 Jan 29, 1986 yes yes Notre Dame 14 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 64–94 12–8 Feb 6, 1986 yes Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 78–63 13–8 5–4 Feb 8, 1986 yes San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 59–58 14–8 6–4 Feb 14, 1986 UTEP 15 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 71–67 15–8 7–4 Feb 15, 1986 New Mexico Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 60–59 16–8 8–4 Feb 20, 1986 yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 64–63 17–8 9–4 Feb 22, 1986 BYU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 74–71 18–8 10–4 Feb 27, 1986 Wyoming Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 74–72 19–8 11–4 Mar 1, 1986 Colorado State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 80–64 20–8 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| WAC Tournament Mar 6, 1986 yes yes San Diego State Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming Quarterfinals 71–73 20–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 14 W North Carolina 8 3 W Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah First Round 72–84North Carolina 84, Utah 72 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-14-sp-20723-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 14, 1986 April 23, 2022 20–10 AP Poll W West http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/7769 NCAA basketball tournament History: Utah Utes - ESPN ESPN.com2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utahutes.com/documents/2019/11/8/2019_20_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf University of Utah Athletics April 23, 2022 References Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes