1969 Utah Redskins football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1969 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1969 record8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 8 2 0
BYU 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arizona 3 3 0 3 7 0
UTEP 2 5 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 5–1 mark in the WAC and 8–2 overall.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 17–28
September 27San Jose State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–7
October 4at UTEP
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–6
October 11Arizona State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–23
October 18at New Mexico
W 24–0
October 25vs. Oregon State*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR[1]
W 7–3
November 1Utah State*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 27–7
November 8Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 34–10
November 15at Arizona
L 16–17
November 22at BYU
W 16–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[2][3]

Roster[]

1969 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 73 Gordon Jolley
TE 80 Dale Nosworthy
RB 42 Dave Smith
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 41 Norm Thompson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 81 Marv Bateman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season[]

NFL draft[]

Two players went in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dave Smith Running Back 13 328 Green Bay Packers
Ray Groth Wide Receiver 14 345 St. Louis Cardinals

References[]

  1. ^ "2009 Oregon State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. p. 9. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ "1969 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
Retrieved from ""