The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins 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 Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at Oregon* | W 17–14 | 16,500 | [1] | |
| October 8 | at Wyoming | L 7–40 | |||
| October 15 | Washington State* | W 26–15 | 20,051 | ||
| October 22 | at Arizona | W 24–19 | |||
| October 29 | New Mexico |
| W 27–0 | ||
| November 5 | at Arizona State | W 21–6 | |||
| November 12 | BYU |
| L 13–35 | 28,776 | [2] |
| November 19 | Utah State* |
| L 7–13 | 20,176 | [3] |
| November 26 | at Texas Western* | L 20–27 | |||
| December 3 | at Houston* | L 14–34 | 35,257 | [4] | |
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Personnel
| 1966 Utah Utes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
| Defense
| Special teams
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Season summary
BYU
BYU Cougars (6–1) at Utah Redskins (5–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| BYU | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Utah | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 28,776
- Box Score
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After the season
NFL/AFL draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL team |
| Richard Tate | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ben Woodson | Running back | 15 | 384 | Oakland Raiders |
References
External links
- Game program: Washington State at Utah – October 15, 1966
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