1966 Utah Redskins football team

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1966 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1966 record5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at Oregon*
W 17–14
October 8at Wyoming
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–40
October 15Washington State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 26–15
October 22at Arizona
W 24–19
October 29New Mexicodagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27���0
November 5at Arizona State
W 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*
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–27
December 3at Houston*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[1][2]

NFL/AFL draft[]

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

Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club
Richard Tate Defensive back 5 130 Green Bay Packers
Ben Woodson Running back 15 384 Oakland Raiders

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

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