1964 Utah Redskins football team

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1964 Utah Redskins football
WAC co-champion
Liberty Bowl, W 32–6 vs. West Virginia
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–14
Record9–2 (3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)
Seasons
←  1963
1965  →
1964 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico + 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Utah + 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Arizona + 3 –1 –06 –3 –1
Wyoming 2 –2 –06 –2 –2
Arizona State 0 –2 –08 –2 –0
BYU 0 –4 –03 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Arizona and New Mexico. Led by quarterback Pokey Allen, running back Ron Coleman, and receiver Roy Jefferson, Utah defeated West Virginia 32–6 in the Liberty Bowl, played indoors in at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19 New Mexico
W 16–024,274 [1]
September 26at Missouri *
L 6–2345,000 [2]
October 3 Idaho *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 22–019,499 [3]
October 10at Wyoming
L 13–1419,831 [4]
October 17at Colorado State *
W 13–311,200 [5]
October 24 Arizona State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 16–325,409 [6]
October 31at Texas Western *
W 41–010,779 [7]
November 7 BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 47–1329,422 [8]
November 14at California *
W 14–032,951 [9]
November 21 Utah State *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–624,622 [10]
December 19vs. West Virginia *
 ABC W 32–66,059 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

NFL draft

Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL draft. [13]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Roy Jefferson Wide receiver 218 Pittsburgh Steelers
Greg Kent Tackle 792 Detroit Lions
Frank Roy Guard 796 St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Andruski Running back 14184 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ↑ "Redskins Bar th' Door, Slam Lobos, 16-0". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1964. p. 10B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Lane paces Mizzou victory". Springfield News & Leader. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Utah tops Idaho in second half". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "'Pokes win". The Idaho Statesman. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Utah dumps CSU, 13–3". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Utah ends ASU win streak, 16–3". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Redskins shut out Texas Western 41–0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jacobs scores four TDs, Utah trounces BYU 47–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "California vs Utah Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Utah uses long pass, fumble to drop rival Utags by 14–6". The Times-News. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Miller, Hack (December 19, 1964). "Utes scalp West Virginia, 32-6 in Liberty Bowl". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1A.
  12. ↑ "Liberty Bowl won by Utah". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 19, 1964. p. 10.
  13. ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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