The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Arizona New Mexico. Led by quarterback Pokey Allen, running back Ron Coleman, and receiver Roy Jefferson, Utah defeated West Virginia 32–6 in the Liberty Bowl, played indoors in at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| 1964 Utah Redskins football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 32–6 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. T–14 |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium (30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Utah + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 New Mexico + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | New Mexico | W 16–0 | 24,274 | |||
| September 26 | at Missouri* | L 6–23 | ||||
| October 3 | Idaho* |
| W 22–0 | 19,499 | [1] | |
| October 10 | at Wyoming | L 13–14 | ||||
| October 17 | at Colorado State* | W 13–3 | ||||
| October 24 | Arizona State |
| W 16–3 | |||
| October 31 | at Texas Western* | W 41–0 | ||||
| November 7 | BYU |
| W 47–13 | |||
| November 14 | at California* | W 14–0 | 32,951 | [2] | ||
| November 21 | Utah State* |
| W 14–6 | 24,622 | ||
| December 19 | vs. West Virginia* | ABC | W 32–6 | 6,059 | [3][4] | |
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After the season
NFL draft
Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Roy Jefferson | Wide receiver | 2 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Greg Kent | Tackle | 7 | 92 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Roy | Guard | 7 | 96 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Frank Andruski | Running back | 14 | 184 | San Francisco 49ers |