Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Utah 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arizona 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Following a 2–2 start, Utah won just once in the final six games. After the season, in December, Nagel left Utah to become the head football coach at the University of Iowa.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Montana*
W 28–1313,431[4]
September 18Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 9–16
September 25Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 14–3119,393
October 9Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–3
October 16at New Mexico
L 10–13
October 23at Oregon State*
L 6–1015,304
October 30Colorado State*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 22–19
November 6at BYU
L 20–2529,842[5]
November 13Texas Western*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 19–20
November 20Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–1420,357[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[7][8]

NFL Draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[9]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
John Stipech Linebacker 12 175 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 11, 1965. p. A1.
  2. ^ Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
  3. ^ "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. C-3.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Joe Watts (November 21, 1965). "Cruch . . . Utah State Pounds Utah, 14-7: Murray And Shivers In Starring Roles". The Herald Journal (Logan, UT). p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  9. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Utah_Redskins_football_team