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 | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | UTEP | W 44–20 | ||
| September 26 | New Mexico |
| L 28–34 | |
| October 3 | Iowa State* |
| L 13–16 | 19,156 |
| October 10 | at Oregon State* | L 21–31 | 23,897 | |
| October 17 | at Wyoming | W 20–16 | ||
| October 24 | Arizona |
| W 24–0 | |
| October 31 | at San Jose State* | W 13–9 | ||
| November 7 | at Utah State* | W 17–0 | 13,865 | |
| November 14 | at No. 11 Arizona State | L 14–37 | ||
| November 21 | BYU |
| W 14–13 | |
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Roster edit
| 1970 Utah Redskins football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the season edit
NFL Draft edit
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 edit
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "1970 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.