1967 Utah Redskins football team

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1967 Utah Redskins football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
BYU 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Utah 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Arizona 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
New Mexico 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Minnesota *
L 12–1345,963 [1]
September 30 Oregon *
W 21–017,118 [2] [3]
October 7at New Mexico
W 42–2710,328 [4]
October 14 Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–2828,055 [5]
October 21at Arizona
W 33–2935,500 [6]
October 28at BYU
L 13–1732,641 [7]
November 4 Arizona State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 32–4920,260 [8]
November 11at Army *
L 0–2231,000–31,500 [9]
November 18 Utah State *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 18–1923,216 [10]
November 25 UTEP *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 8–2815,843 [11]
December 2at Hawaii *
W 25–2018,500–19,500 [12] [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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After the season

NFL/AFL Draft

Four Utah players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, all with AFL teams.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Charlie Smith Running back 4 110 Oakland Raiders
Jerome Lawson Defensive back 10 251 Buffalo Bills
Jack Gehrke Wide receiver 10265 Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Trumpy Tight end 12 301 Cincinnati Bengals

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References

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  2. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 1, 1967). "'Other' Oregon team falls to Utah, 21–0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
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