| 1964 Utah Redskins football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 32–6 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. T–14 |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium (30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Arizona New Mexico. Led by quarterback Pokey Allen, running back Ron Coleman, and receiver Roy Jefferson, Utah defeated West Virginia 32–6 in the Liberty Bowl, played indoors in at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | New Mexico | W 16–0 | 24,274 | |||
| September 26 | at Missouri * | L 6–23 | ||||
| October 3 | Idaho * |
| W 22–0 | 19,499 | [1] | |
| October 10 | at Wyoming | L 13–14 | ||||
| October 17 | at Colorado State * | W 13–3 | ||||
| October 24 | Arizona State  |
| W 16–3 | |||
| October 31 | at Texas Western * | W 41–0 | ||||
| November 7 | BYU |
| W 47–13 | |||
| November 14 | at California * | W 14–0 | 32,951 | [2] | ||
| November 21 | Utah State * |
| W 14–6 | 24,622 | ||
| December 19 | vs. West Virginia * | ABC | W 32–6 | 6,059 | [3] [4] | |
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Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft. [6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Roy Jefferson | Wide receiver | 2 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Greg Kent | Tackle | 7 | 92 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Roy | Guard | 7 | 96 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Frank Andruski | Running back | 14 | 184 | San Francisco 49ers |
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The 1959 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
The 1958 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Skyline Conference champions were led on the field by senior quarterback Lee Grosscup and junior safety and halfback Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The 1938 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play, won the MSC championship, defeated New Mexico in the 1939 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 187 to 36.
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The 1951 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title.
The 1953 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title for the third consecutive year.
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