1968 Utah Redskins football team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–3 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at No. 14 Nebraska* | L 0–31 | 66,198 | |||
| September 28 | No. 18 Oregon State* | L 21–28 | 19,265 | [1] | ||
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rogers Field | W 17–14 | 16,503 | ||
| October 12 | New Mexico |
| W 30–7 | |||
| October 19 | at Wyoming | L 9–20 | ||||
| October 26 | at Oregon* | L 6–14 | 17,000 | [2][3][4] | ||
| November 2 | BYU |
| W 30–21 | |||
| November 9 | at Sun Devil Stadium | L 21–59 | ||||
| November 16 | Arizona |
| L 15–16 | |||
| November 23 | at Utah State* | L 13–28 | 17,660 | |||
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NFL/AFL draft
Three Utah players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Louis Thomas | Wide receiver | 3 | 57 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Norman McBride | Linebacker | 4 | 89 | Miami Dolphins |
| Gary Kerl | Linebacker | 11 | 279 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- ^ "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 27, 1968). "Sputtering Ducks still flog Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Ducks drop Utah". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 16.
- ^ Ferguson (October 28, 1968). "Opportunities knock – Utes don't answer!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- ^ "1968 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
External links
- Game program: Utah at Washington State – October 5, 1968