1966 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Headcoach
- Mike Giddings (1st season)
HomestadiumUte Stadium
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at Oregon* | W 17–14 | 16,500 | [1] | |
| October 8 | at Wyoming | L 7–40 | 13,283 | [2] | |
| October 15 | Washington State* | W 26–15 | 20,051 | [3] | |
| October 22 | at Arizona | W 24–19 | 28,600 | [4] | |
| October 29 | New Mexico |
| W 27–0 | 21,088 | [5] |
| November 5 | at Arizona State | W 21–6 | 42,500 | [6] | |
| November 12 | BYU |
| L 13–35 | 28,776 | [7] |
| November 19 | Utah State* |
| L 7–13 | 20,176 | [8] |
| November 26 | at Texas Western* | L 20–27 | 16,527 | [9] | |
| December 3 | at Houston* | L 14–34 | 35,257 | [10] | |
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Game summaries
BYU
BYU Cougars (6–1) at Utah Redskins (5–1)
at Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 28,776
- Box Score
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Personnel
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL/AFL draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL team |
| Richard Tate | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ben Woodson | Running back | 15 | 384 | Oakland Raiders |