1965 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1965 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, 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 Utes 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.
- Ray Nagel (8th season)
| 1965 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 11 | Montana* | W 28–13 | 13,431 | [4][5] | |
| September 18 | Arizona |
| L 9–16 | 11,063 | [6] |
| September 25 | Oregon* |
| L 14–31 | 19,393 | [7] |
| October 9 | Wyoming |
| W 42–3 | 21,069 | [8] |
| October 16 | at New Mexico | L 10–13 | 25,000 | [9] | |
| October 23 | at Oregon State* | L 6–10 | 15,304 | [10] | |
| October 30 | Colorado State* |
| W 22–19 | 17,065 | [11] |
| November 6 | at BYU | L 20–25 | 29,842 | [12] | |
| November 13 | Texas Western* |
| L 19–20 | 8,833 | [13] |
| November 20 | Utah State* |
| L 7–14 | 20,357 | [14] |
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NFL draft
One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| John Stipech | Linebacker | 12 | 175 | Washington Redskins |