1966 Utah Redskins football team

The 1966 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Mike Giddings led the team to a 3–2 mark in the WAC and 5–5 overall.

1966 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1966 record5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
BYU 3 2 0  8 2 0
Arizona State 3 2 0  5 5 0
Utah 3 2 0  5 5 0
Arizona 1 4 0  3 7 0
New Mexico 0 5 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at Oregon*W 17–14
October 8at WyomingL 7–40
October 15Washington State*W 26–15
October 22at ArizonaW 24–19
October 29New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–0
November 5at Arizona StateW 21–6
November 12BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 13–35
November 19Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–13
November 26at Texas Western*L 20–27
December 3at Houston*L 14–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
Source:[1][2]

NFL/AFL draft

Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL Club
Richard TateDefensive back5130Green Bay Packers
Ben WoodsonRunning back15384Oakland Raiders

References

  1. "1966 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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