1963 Utah Redskins football team

1963 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State* 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
New Mexico $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Utah 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
BYU 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–2 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Oregon State*
L 14–2917,381[1]
September 28Idaho*
L 9–1010,000[2]
October 5at New Mexico
W 19–620,026[3]
October 12BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 15–625,494[4]
October 19Colorado State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 48–149,812[5]
October 26Wyomingdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 23–2625,339[6]
November 2at Arizona State
L 22–3028,549[7]
November 9at Army*
L 7–822,400[8]
November 16California*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 22–3513,974[9]
November 23at Utah State*
W 25–2315,520[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[11][12]

NFL draft

Two players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft.[13]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Allen Jacobs Back 10 139 Green Bay Packers
Andrew Ireland Back 16 223 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ "Oregon State tops Utah eleven, 29–14". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (September 29, 1963). "Vandals derail late blitz for 10-9 victory over Utah". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Utah defeats New Mexico". The El Paso Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah goes two-up in WAC with 15–6 win over BYU". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Redskins wallop CSU 48–14 for third straight victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pokes corral Redskins in wild 26–23 fray". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sun Devils outlast Utes in WAC feature, 30–22". The Idaho Statesman. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army wins close contest from Utah on extra point". The Independent-Record. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utah vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Last half marches, skirmish on goal gives Utes win over Utags". The Idaho Statesman. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  12. ^ "1963 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  13. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.