1966 Utah Redskins football team

1966 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Giddings (1st season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Oregon *	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 17–14	16,500	[1]
October 8	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–40	13,283	[2]
October 15	Washington State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–15	20,051	[3]
October 22	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 24–19	28,600	[4]
October 29	New Mexico	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–0	21,088	[5]
November 5	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 21–6	42,500	[6]
November 12	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 13–35	28,776	[7]
November 19	Utah State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–13	20,176	[8]
November 26	at Texas Western *	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	L 20–27	16,527	[9]
December 3	at Houston *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–34	35,257	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Personnel

1966 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Darrell Bigelow QB Jack Gehrke HB Ben Woodson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Norm McBride	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Giddings Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

BYU

BYU Cougars (6–1) at Utah Redskins (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	21	7	0	35
Utah	7	0	6	0	13

at Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: November 12, 1966
• Game weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 28,776
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BYU – Kent Oborn 22-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 7–0. UTAH – Merlin Diggs 15-yard pass from Darrell Bigelow (Jerry Pullman kick). Tie 7–7. Second quarter BYU – Kent Oborn 11-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 14–7. BYU – Kent Oborn 74-yard punt return (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 21–7. BYU – Casey Boyette 62-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 28–7. Third quarter UTAH – Ben Woodson 40-yard run (pass failed). BYU 28–13. BYU – Virgil Carter 3-yard run (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 35–13. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers BYU – Virgil Carter – 18/31, 255 yards, 3 TD, INT UTAH – Darrell Bigelow – 7/25, 65 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BYU – John Ogden – 23 rushes, 101 yards UTAH – Ben Woodson – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers BYU – Casey Boyette – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD UTAH – Terry Baker – 2 receptions, 26 yards

After the season

NFL/AFL draft

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

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

References

1. Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 25, 1966). "Ducks caught by Utes, 21–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
2. "Wyoming's Egloff leads lopsided win over Arizona". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Utah beats WSU 26–15". The Sunday Herald. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Utah holds off Arizona, 24–19". Albuquerque Journal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Utah smashes Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Utah grinds out victory over ASU". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carter Leads 35-13 Rout of Utah Redskins: History-Making Game Uses Varied Attack". The Sunday Herald. November 13, 1966. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Utah State Stuns Utah; Staley Stars As Ags Trip Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 20, 1966. p. B15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas Western rallies for 27–20 victory over Utah". The Sacramento Bee. November 27, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "McVea Sparks Houston To Win Over Redskins". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1966. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1966 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 15, 2024.
12. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

External links

• Game program: Washington State at Utah – October 15, 1966