1968 Utah Redskins football team

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1968 Utah Redskins football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim LaRue (1st season)
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Arizona State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Arizona 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
UTEP 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Utah 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
BYU 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
New Mexico 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Colorado State's games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 14 Nebraska *
L 0–3166,198 [1]
September 28No. 18 Oregon State *
L 21–2819,265 [2]
October 52:30 p.m.at Washington State *
W 17–1416,503 [3]
October 12 New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 30–722,239 [4]
October 19at Wyoming
L 9–2015,626 [5]
October 26at Oregon *
L 6–1417,000 [6] [7] [8]
November 2 BYU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 30–2128,677 [9]
November 9at Arizona State
L 21–5939,713 [10]
November 16 Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 15–1616,544 [11]
November 23at Utah State *
L 13–2817,660 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[13] [14]

Roster

1968 Utah Utes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15Tim CollinsJr
QB 12Ray GrothJr
G 73 Gordon Jolley So
TE 80Dale NosworthySo
RB 42Dave SmithJr
WR 84 Louis Thomas Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 78 Norm McBride Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

NFL/AFL draft

Three Utah players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Louis Thomas Wide receiver 357 Cincinnati Bengals
Norman McBride Linebacker 489 Miami Dolphins
Gary Kerl Linebacker 11279 St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. ↑ "Cornhuskers strike early, thump Utah 31–0". Rapid City Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
  3. ↑ "Utah wins see-saw battle with Cougs". The Bellingham Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lobos ill luck holds; Lose 30–7". The Arizona Republic. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys slip past Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 27, 1968). "Sputtering Ducks still flog Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  7. ↑ "Ducks drop Utah". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 16.
  8. ↑ Ferguson (October 28, 1968). "Opportunities knock – Utes don't answer!". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. C1.
  9. ↑ "Groth engineers Utah over BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Arizona State romps over Utah". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Arizona shades Utes 16–15 on Hurley boot". The Idaho Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Pappas and Taylor lead USU to 28–13 victory over Utes". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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