1965 Utah Redskins football team

The 1965 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.

1965 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1965 record3–7 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 4 1 0  6 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 0  6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 0  6 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 0  3 7 0
Utah 1 3 0  3 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Under eighth-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins were 3–7 overall and 1–3 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[1] Following a 2–2 start, Utah won just once in the final six games. After the season in December, Nagel left for the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Montana*W 28–13
September 18Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 9–16
September 25Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 14–31
October 9Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 42–3
October 16at New MexicoL 10–13
October 23at Oregon State*L 6–10
October 30Colorado State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 22–19
November 6at BYUL 20–2529,842[5]
November 13Texas Western*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 19–20
November 20Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Source:[6][7]

NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[8]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John StipechLinebacker12175Washington Redskins

References

  1. "WAC summary". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 22, 1965. p. C1.
  2. "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 11, 1965. p. A1.
  3. Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
  4. "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. C-3.
  5. Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  7. "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  8. "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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