1965 Utah Redskins football team

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1965 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 4 1 0 6 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 0 3 7 0
Utah 1 3 0 3 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Following a 2–2 start, Utah won just once in the final six games. After the season, in December, Nagel left Utah to become the head football coach at the University of Iowa.[1][2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Montana*W 28–1313,431[4][5]
September 18Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 9–1611,063[6]
September 25Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 14–3119,393[7]
October 9Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–321,069[8]
October 16at New MexicoL 10–1325,000[9]
October 23at Oregon State*L 6–1015,304[10]
October 30Colorado State* 
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 22–1917,065[11]
November 6at BYUL 20–2529,842[12]
November 13Texas Western*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 19–208,833[13]
November 20Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–1420,357[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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NFL draft

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One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL draft.[17]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
John Stipech Linebacker 12 175 Washington Redskins

References

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  1. ^ "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 11, 1965. p. A1.
  2. ^ Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
  3. ^ "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. C-3.
  4. ^ "Utah coasts to 28–13 victory". The Independent-Record. September 12, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Interception, safety leads Arizona Cats past erroring Utah". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon's air strikes blast Utes into submission 31–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Woodson paces Utah's win over Wyoming". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Mexico hotfoots past Redskins, 13–10". The Montana Standard. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "OSU tops Utah by 10–6 score". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utah comes from behind to defeat Colorado State". The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Utes downed 20–19 by Texas Western". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Joe Watts (November 21, 1965). "Cruch . . . Utah State Pounds Utah, 14-7: Murray And Shivers In Starring Roles". The Herald Journal (Logan, UT). p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  16. ^ "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  17. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010.