1964 Utah Redskins football team explained

Year:1964
Team:Utah Redskins
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Coachrank:T–14
Record:9–2
Conf Record:3–1
Head Coach:Ray Nagel
Hc Year:7th
Stadium:Ute Stadium (30,000)
Champion:WAC co-champion
Bowl:Liberty Bowl
Bowl Result:W 32–6 vs. West Virginia

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, sharing the WAC title with Arizona New Mexico. Led by quarterback Pokey Allen, running back Ron Coleman, and receiver Roy Jefferson, Utah defeated West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl, played indoors in at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

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After the season

NFL draft

Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL draft.[2]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
2 18 Pittsburgh Steelers
7 92 Detroit Lions
Frank Roy 7 96 St. Louis Cardinals
14 184 San Francisco 49ers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1964 record. College Football Data Warehouse. July 16, 2010. March 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325011903/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1717&year=1964. dead.
  2. Web site: 1965 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . August 11, 2010 . December 22, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092325/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm . dead .