1965 Utah Redskins football team

1965 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ray Nagel (8th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Utah	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arizona	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Following a 2–2 start, Utah won just once in the final six games. After the season, in December, Nagel left Utah to become the head football coach at the University of Iowa. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Montana *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–13	13,431	[4] [5]
September 18	Arizona	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 9–16	11,063	[6]
September 25	Oregon *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–31	19,393	[7]
October 9	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–3	21,069	[8]
October 16	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–13	25,000	[9]
October 23	at Oregon State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–10	15,304	[10]
October 30	Colorado State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 22–19	17,065	[11]
November 6	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 20–25	29,842	[12]
November 13	Texas Western *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 19–20	8,833	[13]
November 20	Utah State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–14	20,357	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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NFL draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL draft. ^[16]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
John Stipech	Linebacker	12	175	Washington Redskins

References

1. "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 11, 1965. p. A1.
2. Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
3. "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. C-3.
4. "Utah coasts to 28–13 victory". The Independent-Record. September 12, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
6. "Interception, safety leads Arizona Cats past erroring Utah". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oregon's air strikes blast Utes into submission 31–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Woodson paces Utah's win over Wyoming". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "New Mexico hotfoots past Redskins, 13–10". The Montana Standard. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "OSU tops Utah by 10–6 score". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Utah comes from behind to defeat Colorado State". The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Utes downed 20–19 by Texas Western". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. Joe Watts (November 21, 1965). "Cruch . . . Utah State Pounds Utah, 14-7: Murray And Shivers In Starring Roles". The Herald Journal (Logan, UT). p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
16. "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010.