1969 Utah Redskins football team

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1969 Utah Redskins football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim LaRue (2nd season)
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 6 1 08 2 0
Utah 5 1 08 2 0
BYU 4 3 06 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 06 4 0
Arizona 3 3 03 7 0
UTEP 2 5 04 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 04 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Oregon *L 17–2817,000 [1] [2]
September 27 San Jose State *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–7
October 4at UTEP W 24–6
October 11 Arizona State *
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–23
October 18at New Mexico W 24–0
October 25at Oregon State *W 7–327,910 [3] [4]
November 1 Utah State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 27–7
November 8 Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 34–10
November 15at Arizona L 16–17
November 22at BYU W 16–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Roster

1969 Utah Utes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Gordon Jolley
TE 80Dale Nosworthy
RB 42Dave Smith
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 41Norm Thompson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 81 Marv Bateman
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

Two Utah players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Dave Smith Running back 13328 Green Bay Packers
Ray Groth Wide receiver 14345 St. Louis Cardinals

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References

  1. Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 21, 1969). "Oregon gains 28-17 victory with comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. Miller, Hack (September 22, 1969). "Utah falls to talented Oregon". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  3. Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1969). "Beavers want to pass less, run more against Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
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