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1966 Utah Utes football team

The 1966 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1966 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $5–0–010–1–0
BYU3–2–08–2–0
Arizona State3–2–05–5–0
Utah3–2–05–5–0
Arizona1–4–03–7–0
New Mexico0–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Oregon*
W 17–1416,500[1]
October 8at Wyoming
L 7–4013,283[2]
October 15Washington State*
W 26–1520,051[3]
October 22at Arizona
W 24–1928,600[4]
October 29New Mexicodagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–021,088[5]
November 5at Arizona State
W 21–642,500[6]
November 12BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 13–3528,776[7]
November 19Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–1320,176[8]
November 26at Texas Western*
L 20–2716,527[9]
December 3at Houston*
L 14–3435,257[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Game summaries

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BYU

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BYU Cougars (6–1) at Utah Redskins (5–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 21 7035
Utah 7 0 6013

at Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 12, 1966
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 28,776
  • Box Score
Game information

Personnel

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1966 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Darrell Bigelow
QB Jack Gehrke
HB Ben Woodson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE Norm McBride
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    NFL/AFL draft

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    Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL team
    Richard TateDefensive back5130Green Bay Packers
    Ben WoodsonRunning back15384Oakland Raiders

    References

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    1. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 25, 1966). "Ducks caught by Utes, 21–7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
    2. ↑ "Wyoming's Egloff leads lopsided win over Arizona". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "Utah beats WSU 26–15". The Sunday Herald. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Utah holds off Arizona, 24–19". Albuquerque Journal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Utah smashes Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Utah grinds out victory over ASU". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Carter Leads 35-13 Rout of Utah Redskins: History-Making Game Uses Varied Attack". The Sunday Herald. November 13, 1966. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Utah State Stuns Utah; Staley Stars As Ags Trip Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 20, 1966. p. B15 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ "Texas Western rallies for 27–20 victory over Utah". The Sacramento Bee. November 27, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "McVea Sparks Houston To Win Over Redskins". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1966. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ↑ "1966 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
    12. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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