1968 Utah Redskins football team

The 1968 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. First-year head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 2–3 mark in the WAC and 3–7 overall.

1968 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1968 record3–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0  7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0  8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0  8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0  4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0  3 7 0
Colorado State 1 2 0  2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0  2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at No. 14 Nebraska*L 0–3166,198
September 28No. 18 Oregon State*L 21–2819,265
October 5at Washington State*W 17–1416,503
October 12New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 30–7
October 19at WyomingL 9–20
October 26at Oregon*L 6–14
November 2BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 30–21
November 9at Arizona StateL 21–59
November 16Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 15–16
November 23at Utah State*L 13–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source[1][2]

NFL/AFL draft

Three Utah players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Louis ThomasWide Receiver357Cincinnati Bengals
Norman McBrideLinebacker489Miami Dolphins
Gary KerlLinebacker11279St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. "1968 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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