American college football season
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 .
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Montana * W 28–1313,431 [4]
September 18 Arizona Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 9–16
September 25 Oregon * Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 14–3119,393
October 9 Wyoming Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 42–3
October 16 at New Mexico L 10–13
October 23 at Oregon State * L 6–1015,304
October 30 Colorado State * Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 22–19
November 6 at BYU L 20–2529,842 [5]
November 13 Texas Western * Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 19–20
November 20 Utah State * Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry ) L 7–1420,357 [6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
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NFL Draft
One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL Draft .[9]
References
^ "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 11, 1965. p. A1.
^ Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
^ "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach" . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. C-3.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF) . University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010 .
^ "1965 record" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2010 .
^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010 .
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