1966 Utah Utes football team
| 1966 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1966 record | 5–5 (3–2 WAC) |
| Head coach | Mike Giddings (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1966 college football season. Head coach Mike Giddings led the team to a 3–2 mark in the WAC and 5–5 overall.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
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| September 24 | at Oregon* | Hayward Field • Eugene, OR | W 17–14 | ||||||
| October 8 | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 7–40 | ||||||
| October 15 | Washington State* | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 26–15 | ||||||
| October 22 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 24–19 | ||||||
| October 29 | New Mexico |
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) | W 27–0 | ||||||
| November 5 | at Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 21–6 | ||||||
| November 12 | BYU | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | L 13–35 | ||||||
| November 19 | Utah State* | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | L 7–13 | ||||||
| November 26 | at UTEP* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | L 20–27 | ||||||
| December 3 | at Houston* | Jeppesen Stadium • Houston, TX | L 14–34 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
After the season
NFL draft
Two players went in the 1967 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Richard Tate | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ben Woodson | Running back | 15 | 384 | Oakland Raiders |
References
- ↑ "1966 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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