1969 Utah Redskins football team
The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| 1969 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Arizona State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Oregon* | L 17–28 | 17,000 | [1][2] | |
| September 27 | San Jose State* |
| W 42–7 | ||
| October 4 | at UTEP | W 24–6 | |||
| October 11 | Arizona State* |
| W 24–23 | ||
| October 18 | at New Mexico | W 24–0 | |||
| October 25 | at Oregon State* | W 7–3 | 27,910 | [3][4] | |
| November 1 | Utah State* |
| W 27–7 | ||
| November 8 | Wyoming |
| W 34–10 | ||
| November 15 | at Arizona | L 16–17 | |||
| November 22 | at BYU | W 16–6 | |||
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Roster
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Special teams
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After the season
NFL Draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Dave Smith | Running back | 13 | 328 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ray Groth | Wide receiver | 14 | 345 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 21, 1969). "Oregon gains 28-17 victory with comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- Miller, Hack (September 22, 1969). "Utah falls to talented Oregon". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
- Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1969). "Beavers want to pass less, run more against Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
- "Redskin reserves helps stop OSU". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 26, 1969. p. 2, sports.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- "1969 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
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