Utah Utes football under Ray Nagel

Ray Nagel was the eighth professional head coach of the University of Utah Utes football team. His tenure lasted eight seasons from 1958 to 1965, during which the Utes went 42–39–1 (21–17–1 in conference play). The most successful season under his tenure was 1964, when the Utes tied for the conference championship and won the 1964 Liberty Bowl. In 1962, the Skyline Conference dissolved when the Utes and three other teams left to form the Western Athletic Conference.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Utah Utes (Skyline Conference) (1958–1961)
1958 Utah 4–7 3–3 5th
1959 Utah 5–5 3–2 4th
1960 Utah 7–3 5–1 3rd
1961 Utah 6–4 3–3 T–3rd
Skyline Conference: 22–19 14–9
Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1965)
1962 Utah 4–5–1 1–2–1 6th
1963 Utah 4–6 2–2 T–3rd
1964 Utah 9–2 3–1 T–1st W Liberty Bowl
1965 Utah 3–7 1–3 5th
Western Athletic Conference: 20–20–1 7–8–1
Utah: 42–39–1
Total: 42–39–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

1958 season

1958 Utah Utes football
Conference Skyline Conference
1958 record 4–7 (3–3 Skyl)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20 Montana Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 20–6  
September 27 at BYU Ute StadiumA • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) L 7–14  
October 4 Idaho* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–20  
October 11 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California L 21–36  
October 18 Denverdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 20–16  
October 25 #14 Air Force* DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado L 14–16  
November 1 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 20–25  
November 8 at Colorado State Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado L 0–20  
October 15 Colorado* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 0–7  
November 27 Utah State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 12–7  
December 6 at Hawaii* Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii W 47–20  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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After the season

NFL draft

Utah had one player selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Lee Grosscup Quarterback 1 10 New York Giants

1959 season

1959 Utah Utes football
Conference Skyline Conference
1959 record 5–5 (3–2 Skyl)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 26 at Oregon* Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon L 6–21  
October 3 at Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington L 6–51  
October 9 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 20–8  
October 16 at Denver DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado W 26–12  
October 24 Wyomingdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 7–21  
October 31 Arizona* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 54–6  
November 7 vs. Idaho* Old Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho W 47–13  
November 14 Colorado State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 17–21  
November 21 Utah State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 35–21  
November 28 at #20 UCLA* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California L 6–21  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[1] [5]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[6]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Larry Wilson Defensive back 7 74 St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Polychronis Offensive tackle 18 216 New York Giants

Larry Wilson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978.[7]

1960 season

1960 Utah Utes football
Conference Skyline Conference
1960 record 7–3 (5–1 Skyl)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 17 Hawaii* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 33–6  
September 24 at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 13–3  
October 1 Oregon* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 17–20  
October 7 at BYU Ute StadiumB • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 17–0  
October 22 Denverdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 49–16  
October 29 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 7–17  
November 5 at Colorado Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado W 27–6  
November 12 Montana Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 16–6  
November 19 Utah State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 6–0  
November 26 UCLA* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 9–16  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[1] [8]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[10]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Ken Petersen Guard 14 183 Minnesota Vikings
Terry Nofsinger Quarterback 17 230 Pittsburgh Steelers

1961 season

1961 Utah Utes football
Conference Skyline Conference
1961 record 6–4 (3–3 Skyl)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 16 Colorado State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 40–0  
September 23 at Wisconsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L 0–7  
September 30 Oregon* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 14–6  
October 7 at Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona W 28–26  
October 14 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War) W 21–20  
October 21 at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, Montana W 24–12  
October 28 Wyomingdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 6–13  
November 4 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl) L 16–21  
November 11 at #8 Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) W 21–12  
November 18 Utah State Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers) L 6–17  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[1] [11]

After the season

NFL draft

One player was selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[12]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Ed Pine Center 2 22 San Francisco 49ers

1962 season

1962 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1962 record 4–5–1 (1–2–1 WAC)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22 Colorado* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) W 37–21  
September 29 at Oregon* Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon L 8–35  
October 6 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 7–16  
October 13 at BYU Ute StadiumC • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War) W 35–20  
October 20 New Mexicodagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Bowl) T 7–7  
October 27 Idaho* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 25–21  
November 3 at Colorado State* Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado W 26–8  
November 10 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona L 7–35  
November 17 Utah State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 6–19  
December 1 UCLA* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 11–14  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[1] [13]

After the season

NFL draft

Three players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[15]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dave Costa Guard 3 29 Los Angeles Rams
Marv Fleming Tight end 11 154 Green Bay Packers
Jerry Overton Defensive back 15 202 Dallas Cowboys

1963 season

1963 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1963 record 4–6 (2–2 WAC)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 21 Oregon State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 14–29  
September 28 at Idaho* Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho L 9–10  
October 5 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl) W 19–6  
October 12 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War) W 15–6  
October 19 Colorado State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 48–14  
October 26 Wyomingdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 23–26  
November 2 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona L 22–30  
November 9 at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, New York L 7–8  
November 16 California* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 22–35  
November 23 at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 25–23  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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After the season

NFL draft

Two players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[17]

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

1964 season

1964 Utah Utes football
WAC Co-champions
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1964 record 9–2 (3–1 WAC)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 19 New Mexico Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Bowl) W 16–0  
September 26 at Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri L 6–23  
October 3 Idaho* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 22–0  
October 10 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 13–14  
October 17 at Colorado State* Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado W 13–3  
October 24 Arizona Statedagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 16–3  
October 31 at Texas Western* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas W 41–0  
November 7 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War) W 47–13  
November 14 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 14–0  
November 21 Utah State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 14–6  
December 19 vs. West Virginia* Atlantic City Convention Hall • Atlantic City, New Jersey (1964 Liberty Bowl) ABC W 32–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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After the season

NFL draft

Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.[19]

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

1965 season

1965 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1965 record 3–7 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach Ray Nagel
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 Montana* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 28–13  
September 18 Arizona Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 9–16  
September 25 Oregon* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 14–31  
October 9 Wyoming Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 42–3  
October 16 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl) L 10–13  
October 23 at Oregon State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon L 6–10  
October 30 Colorado State*dagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 22–19  
November 6 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (Holy War) L 20–25  
November 13 UTEP* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 19–20  
November 20 Utah State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 7–14  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[1] [20]

After the season

NFL draft

One player went in the 1966 NFL Draft.[21]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John Stipech Linebacker 12 175 Washington Redskins

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. ↑ "1958 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  3. ↑ Hack Miller (September 27, 1958). "BYU Favored: Record Crowd". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  4. ↑ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  5. ↑ "1959 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. ↑ "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  8. ↑ "1960 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  9. ↑ Dee Chipman (October 7, 1960). "Utes, Cougars Resume Rivalry Tonight". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  10. ↑ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  11. ↑ "1961 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  12. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  13. ↑ "1962 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  14. ↑ Dee Chipman (October 13, 1962). "Favored Utes vs. Upstart Cougars". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  15. ↑ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  16. ↑ "1963 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  17. ↑ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  18. ↑ "1964 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  19. ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  20. ↑ "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  21. ↑ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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