1970 Utah Redskins football team

The 1970 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 6–4 overall.

1970 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1970 record6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coachBill Meek (3rd season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 0 0  11 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0  7 3 0
Utah 4 2 0  6 4 0
UTEP 4 3 0  6 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0  4 6 0
Colorado State 1 3 0  4 7 0
BYU 1 6 0  3 8 0
Wyoming 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19UTEP
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 44–20
September 26New Mexico
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 28–34
October 3Iowa State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–16
October 10at Oregon State*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–31
October 17at Wyoming
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 20–16
October 24Arizona
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–0
October 31at San Jose State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 13–9
November 7at Utah State*
W 17–0
November 14at No. 11 Arizona StateL 14–37
November 21BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Utah Redskins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Gordon Jolley Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 41 Norm Thompson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 81 Marv Bateman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 1971 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Norm ThompsonDefensive Back117St. Louis Cardinals
Billy HunterDefensive Back16394Buffalo Bills
Gordon JolleyOffensive Tackle17436Detroit Lions
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References

  1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. "1970 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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