American college football season
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season . In their first season under head coach Bill Meek , the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at No. 14 Nebraska * L 0–31 66,198 September 28 No. 18 Oregon State * L 21–28 19,265 October 5 2:30 p.m. at Washington State * W 17–14 16,503 October 12 New Mexico Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 30–7 22,239 October 19 at Wyoming L 9–20 15,626 October 26 at Oregon * L 6–14 17,000 November 2 BYU Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry ) W 30–21 28,677 November 9 at Arizona State L 21–59 39,713 November 16 Arizona Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 15–16 16,544 November 23 at Utah State * L 13–28 17,660 *Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
NFL/AFL draft
Three Utah players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft .
References
"Cornhuskers strike early, thump Utah 31–0" . Rapid City Journal . September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 1B."Utah wins see-saw battle with Cougs" . The Bellingham Herald . October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Lobos ill luck holds; Lose 30–7" . The Arizona Republic . October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Cowboys slip past Utah" . The Billings Gazette . October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 27, 1968). "Sputtering Ducks still flog Utah" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
"Ducks drop Utah" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 16.Ferguson (October 28, 1968). "Opportunities knock – Utes don't answer!" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
"Groth engineers Utah over BYU" . The Arizona Daily Star . November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Arizona State romps over Utah" . The Spokesman-Review . November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Arizona shades Utes 16–15 on Hurley boot" . The Idaho Statesman . November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Pappas and Taylor lead USU to 28–13 victory over Utes" . The Sunday Herald . November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 16, 2024."Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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