1970 Utah Redskins football team

1970 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim LaRue (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UTEP	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
BYU	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	UTEP	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 44–20
September 26	New Mexico	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 28–34
October 3	Iowa State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–16	19,156
October 10	at Oregon State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 21–31	23,897
October 17	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 20–16
October 24	Arizona	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 24–0
October 31	at San Jose State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 13–9
November 7	at Utah State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 17–0	13,865
November 14	at No. 11 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–37
November 21	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Utah Redskins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 73 Gordon Jolley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 41 Norm Thompson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 81 Marv Bateman Jr	Head coach Bill Meek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

NFL Draft

Three Utah players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Norm Thompson	Defensive back	1	17	St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hunter	Defensive back	16	394	Buffalo Bills
Gordon Jolley	Offensive tackle	17	436	Detroit Lions

References

1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
2. "1970 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.