1969 Utah Redskins football team

1969 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim LaRue (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Oregon*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 17–28	17,000	^[1]^[2]
September 27	San Jose State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–7
October 4	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 24–6
October 11	Arizona State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 24–23
October 18	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–0
October 25	at Oregon State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 7–3	27,910	^[3]^[4]
November 1	Utah State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 27–7	22,699
November 8	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 34–10
November 15	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 16–17
November 22	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 16–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming

1969 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name
G	`73`	Gordon Jolley
TE	`80`	Dale Nosworthy
RB	`42`	Dave Smith

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`41`	Norm Thompson

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`81`	Marv Bateman

Two Utah players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.

^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 21, 1969). "Oregon gains 28-17 victory with comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Miller, Hack (September 22, 1969). "Utah falls to talented Oregon". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
^ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1969). "Beavers want to pass less, run more against Utah". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
^ "Redskin reserves helps stop OSU". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 26, 1969. p. 2, sports.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
^ "1969 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.

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