American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | UTEP | | W 44–20 | 24,745 | [1] |
September 26 | New Mexico | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| L 28–34 | 22,582 | [2] |
October 3 | Iowa State* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| L 13–16 | 23,771 | [3] |
October 10 | at Oregon State* | | L 21–31 | 23,897 | [4] |
October 17 | at Wyoming | | W 20–16 | 5,518 | [5] |
October 24 | Arizona | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 24–0 | 15,046 | [6] |
October 31 | at San Jose State* | | W 13–9 | 10,000 | [7] |
November 7 | at Utah State* | | W 17–0 | 13,865 | [8] |
November 14 | at No. 11 Arizona State | | L 14–37 | 42,000 | [9] |
November 21 | BYU | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
| W 14–13 | 20,105 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1970 Utah Redskins football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Three Utah players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.
- ^ "Utes beat UTEP in conference opener". The Sunday Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soph's 208 yards stun Utah, 34–28". The Montana Standard. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toe saves ISU 3rd in row 16–13". The Courier. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon starts slowly but hands Utah 31–21 loss". The Sacramento Bee. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redskins edge Cowboys in thriller". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes weather storm to upset favored Arizona, 24–0". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes nip Spartans". The Arizona Republic. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah shuts out Utah State 17–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State raps Utah, 37–14". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah shades BYU 14–13 in WAC tilt". The Idaho Statesman. November 22, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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