1967 Utah Redskins football team

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1967 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 8 2 0
BYU 3 2 0 6 4 0
Utah 2 3 0 4 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0 3 6 1
New Mexico 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Minnesota*L 12–1345,963
September 30Oregon*W 21–017,118[1][2]
October 7at New MexicoW 42–2710,328
October 14Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–2828,055
October 21at ArizonaW 33–2935,500
October 28at BYUL 13–1732,641
November 4Arizona Statedagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 32–4920,260
November 11at Army*L 0–2231,500
November 18Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 18–1923,216
November 25UTEP*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 8–2815,843
December 2at Hawaii*W 25–2015,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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After the season[edit]

NFL/AFL Draft[edit]

Four Utah players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, all with AFL teams.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Charlie Smith Running back 4 110 Oakland Raiders
Jerome Lawson Defensive back 10 251 Buffalo Bills
Jack Gehrke Wide receiver 10 265 Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Trumpy Tight end 12 301 Cincinnati Bengals

References[edit]

  1. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 1, 1967). "'Other' Oregon team falls to Utah, 21-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Utah whips Ducks 21-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1967. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "1967 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "1968 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletics. p. 25. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.