1970 Utah Redskins football team

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1970 Utah Redskins football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim LaRue (3rd season)
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Utah 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
UTEP 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Colorado State 1 –3 –04 –7 –0
BYU 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 UTEP
W 44–2024,745 [1]
September 26 New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 28–3422,582 [2]
October 3 Iowa State *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1623,771 [3]
October 10at Oregon State *
L 21–3123,897 [4]
October 17at Wyoming
W 20–165,518 [5]
October 24 Arizona Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–015,046 [6]
October 31at San Jose State *
W 13–910,000 [7]
November 7at Utah State *
W 17–013,865 [8]
November 14at No. 11 Arizona State
L 14–3742,000 [9]
November 21 BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–1320,105 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Utah Redskins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Gordon Jolley Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 41 Norm Thompson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 81 Marv Bateman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

After the season

NFL Draft

Three Utah players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Norm Thompson Defensive back 117 St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hunter Defensive back 16394 Buffalo Bills
Gordon Jolley Offensive tackle 17436 Detroit Lions

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