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The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (1st season) |
Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at No. 14 Nebraska* | L 0–31 | 66,198 | [1] | ||
September 28 | No. 18 Oregon State* | L 21–28 | 19,265 | [2] | ||
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington State* | W 17–14 | 16,503 | [3] | |
October 12 | New Mexico |
| W 30–7 | 22,239 | [4] | |
October 19 | at Wyoming | L 9–20 | 15,626 | [5] | ||
October 26 | at Oregon* | L 6–14 | 17,000 | [6][7][8] | ||
November 2 | BYU |
| W 30–21 | 28,677 | [9] | |
November 9 | at Arizona State | L 21–59 | 39,713 | [10] | ||
November 16 | Arizona |
| L 15–16 | 16,544 | [11] | |
November 23 | at Utah State* | L 13–28 | 17,660 | [12] | ||
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Three Utah players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Louis Thomas | Wide receiver | 3 | 57 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Norman McBride | Linebacker | 4 | 89 | Miami Dolphins |
Gary Kerl | Linebacker | 11 | 279 | St. Louis Cardinals |
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