1964 Utah Redskins football team

1964 Utah Redskins football
WAC co-champion
Liberty Bowl, W 32–6 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. T–14
Record	9–2 (3–1 WAC)
Head coach	Ray Nagel (7th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium (30,000)

1964 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico +	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Utah +	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Arizona +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	2
Arizona State	0	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
BYU	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

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 32–6 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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	New Mexico	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 16–0	24,274	[1]
September 26	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		L 6–23	45,000	[2]
October 3	Idaho*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 22–0	19,499	[3]
October 10	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 13–14	19,831	[4]
October 17	at Colorado State*	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO		W 13–3	11,200	[5]
October 24	Arizona State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 16–3	25,409	[6]
October 31	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 41–0	10,779	[7]
November 7	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)		W 47–13	29,422	[8]
November 14	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 14–0	32,951	[9]
November 21	Utah State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)		W 14–6	24,622	[10]
December 19	vs. West Virginia*	Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 32–6	6,059	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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NFL draft

Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL draft.[14]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Roy Jefferson	Wide receiver	2	18	Pittsburgh Steelers
Greg Kent	Tackle	7	92	Detroit Lions
Frank Roy	Guard	7	96	St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Andruski	Running back	14	184	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Redskins Bar th' Door, Slam Lobos, 16-0". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1964. p. 10B – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lane paces Mizzou victory". Springfield News & Leader. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Utah tops Idaho in second half". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 10.
4. "'Pokes win". The Idaho Statesman. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Utah dumps CSU, 13–3". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Utah ends ASU win streak, 16–3". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Redskins shut out Texas Western 41–0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jacobs scores four TDs, Utah trounces BYU 47–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "California vs Utah Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
10. "Utah uses long pass, fumble to drop rival Utags by 14–6". The Times-News. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Miller, Hack (December 19, 1964). "Utes scalp West Virginia, 32-6 in Liberty Bowl". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1A.
12. "Liberty Bowl won by Utah". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 19, 1964. p. 10.
13. "1964 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
14. "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2010.