1966 Utah Redskins football team

American college football season

1966 Utah Redskins football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach|

* Mike Giddings (1st season)

Home stadium| Ute Stadium

Seasons

<- 1965

1967 ->

1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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

* $ - Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins 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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| at Oregon*|

* Hayward Field
* Eugene, OR

| W 17–14| 16,500| [1]
October 8| at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| L 7–40| 13,283| [2]
October 15| Washington State*|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| W 26–15| 20,051| [3]
October 22| at Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| W 24–19| 28,600| [4]
October 29| New Mexico|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| W 27–0| 21,088| [5]
November 5| at Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 21–6| 42,500| [6]
November 12| BYU|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)

| L 13–35| 28,776| [7]
November 19| Utah State*|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)

| L 7–13| 20,176| [8]
November 26| at Texas Western*|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| L 20–27| 16,527| [9]
December 3| at Houston*|

* Jeppesen Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 14–34| 35,257| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## Personnel

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1966 Utah Utes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Darrell Bigelow
QB | `` | Jack Gehrke
HB | `` | Ben Woodson
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DE | `` | Norm McBride
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Mike Giddings

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Season summary

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### BYU

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BYU Cougars (6–1) at Utah Redskins (5–1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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BYU | 7 | 21 | 7| 0| 35
Utah | 7 | 0 | 6| 0| 13

at Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

* Date: November 12, 1966
* Game weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 28,776
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* BYU – Kent Oborn 22-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 7–0.
* UTAH – Merlin Diggs 15-yard pass from Darrell Bigelow (Jerry Pullman kick). Tie 7–7.

Second quarter

* BYU – Kent Oborn 11-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 14–7.
* BYU – Kent Oborn 74-yard punt return (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 21–7.
* BYU – Casey Boyette 62-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 28–7.

Third quarter

* UTAH – Ben Woodson 40-yard run (pass failed). BYU 28–13.
* BYU – Virgil Carter 3-yard run (Ben Laverty kick). BYU 35–13.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring

Top passers

* BYU – Virgil Carter – 18/31, 255 yards, 3 TD, INT
* UTAH – Darrell Bigelow – 7/25, 65 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* BYU – John Ogden – 23 rushes, 101 yards
* UTAH – Ben Woodson – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD

Top receivers

* BYU – Casey Boyette – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD
* UTAH – Terry Baker – 2 receptions, 26 yards

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## After the season

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### NFL/AFL draft

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Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL team

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Richard Tate | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Green Bay Packers
Ben Woodson | Running back | 15 | 384 | Oakland Raiders

## References

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1. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 25, 1966). "Ducks caught by Utes, 21–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
2. ^ "Wyoming's Egloff leads lopsided win over Arizona". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Utah beats WSU 26–15". The Sunday Herald. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Utah holds off Arizona, 24–19". Albuquerque Journal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Utah smashes Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Utah grinds out victory over ASU". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Carter Leads 35-13 Rout of Utah Redskins: History-Making Game Uses Varied Attack". The Sunday Herald. November 13, 1966. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Utah State Stuns Utah; Staley Stars As Ags Trip Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 20, 1966. p. B15 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Texas Western rallies for 27–20 victory over Utah". The Sacramento Bee. November 27, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "McVea Sparks Houston To Win Over Redskins". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1966. p. 3B - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1966 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
12. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

## External links

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* Game program: Washington State at Utah – October 15, 1966

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