1970 Utah Redskins football team

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1970
Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim LaRue (3rd season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UTEP 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
BYU 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19UTEP
W 44–20
September 26New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 28–34
October 3Iowa State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1619,156
October 10at Oregon State*
L 21–3123,897
October 17at Wyoming
W 20–16
October 24Arizonadagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–0
October 31at San Jose State*
W 13–9
November 7at Utah State*
W 17–013,865
November 14at No. 11
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• L 14–37
    November 21BYU
    • Ute Stadium
    • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
    		W 14–13
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    1970 Utah Redskins football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    G 73 Gordon Jolley Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 41 Norm Thompson Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 81 Marv Bateman Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    After the season

    NFL Draft

    Three Utah players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Norm Thompson Defensive back 1 17 St. Louis Cardinals
    Billy Hunter Defensive back 16 394 Buffalo Bills
    Gordon Jolley
    Offensive tackle
    		 17 436 Detroit Lions

    References

    1. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
    2. ^ "1970 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
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