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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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim LaRue (2nd season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Oregon*
L 17–2817,000[1][2]
September 27San Jose State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–722,078[3]
October 4at UTEP
W 24–622,470[4]
October 11Arizona State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–2319,428[5]
October 18at New Mexico
W 24–013,681[6]
October 25at Oregon State*
W 7–327,910[7][8]
November 1Utah State* 
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 27–722,699[9]
November 8Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 34–1029,416[10]
November 15at Arizona
L 16–1723,400[11]
November 22at BYU
W 16–635,790[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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Roster

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1969 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 73 Gordon Jolley
TE 80 Dale Nosworthy
RB 42 Dave Smith
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 41 Norm Thompson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 81 Marv Bateman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

NFL draft

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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

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  1. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 21, 1969). "Oregon gains 28–17 victory with comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Miller, Hack (September 22, 1969). "Utah falls to talented Oregon". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  3. ^ "Utah hits fast, rolls 42–7 over San Jose State". The Sacramento Bee. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Redskins trip Miners 24–6". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah wins close game with ASU". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah downs New Mexico". The Arizona Republic. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1969). "Beavers want to pass less, run more against Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  8. ^ "Redskin reserves helps stop OSU". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 26, 1969. p. 2, sports.
  9. ^ "Utah defeats Utah State 27–7 in homecoming". The Herald-Journal. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utes ambush Pokes 34–10". Casper Star-Tribune. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona nips Utah 17–16". The El Paso Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah's three field goals, TD overturn Brigham Young 16–6". The Sacramento Bee. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  14. ^ "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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