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1970 Utah Redskins football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1970 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim LaRue (3rd season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UTEP 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
BYU 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19UTEP
W 44–2024,745[1]
September 26New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 28–3422,582[2]
October 3Iowa State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1623,771[3]
October 10at Oregon State*
L 21–3123,897[4]
October 17at Wyoming
W 20–165,518[5]
October 24Arizona 
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–015,046[6]
October 31at San Jose State*
W 13–910,000[7]
November 7at Utah State*
W 17–013,865[8]
November 14at No. 11 Arizona State
L 14–3742,000[9]
November 21BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–1320,105[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1970 Utah Redskins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 73 Gordon Jolley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 41 Norm Thompson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 81 Marv Bateman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

NFL draft

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Three Utah players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Norm Thompson Defensive back 1 17 St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hunter Defensive back 16 394 Buffalo Bills
Gordon Jolley Offensive tackle 17 436 Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ "Utes beat UTEP in conference opener". The Sunday Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Soph's 208 yards stun Utah, 34–28". The Montana Standard. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Toe saves ISU 3rd in row 16–13". The Courier. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oregon starts slowly but hands Utah 31–21 loss". The Sacramento Bee. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Redskins edge Cowboys in thriller". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utes weather storm to upset favored Arizona, 24–0". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utes nip Spartans". The Arizona Republic. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah shuts out Utah State 17–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona State raps Utah, 37–14". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah shades BYU 14–13 in WAC tilt". The Idaho Statesman. November 22, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  12. ^ "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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