1969 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Meek, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Headcoach
- Bill Meek (2nd season)
DefensivecoordinatorJim LaRue (2nd season)
| 1969 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Arizona State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Oregon* | L 17–28 | 17,000 | [1][2] | ||
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| W 42–7 | 22,078 | [3] |
| October 4 | at UTEP | W 24–6 | 22,470 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Arizona State* |
| W 24–23 | 19,428 | [5] | |
| October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | W 24–0 | 13,681 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Oregon State* | W 7–3 | 27,910 | [7][8] | ||
| November 1 | Utah State* |
| W 27–7 | 22,699 | [9] | |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| W 34–10 | 29,416 | [10] |
| November 15 | at Arizona | L 16–17 | 23,400 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at BYU | W 16–6 | 35,790 | [12] | |
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Roster
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NFL draft
Two Utah players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Dave Smith | Running back | 13 | 328 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ray Groth | Wide receiver | 14 | 345 | St. Louis Cardinals |