1967 Utah Utes football team

1967 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1967 record 4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach Mike Giddings (2nd season)
Home stadium Ute Stadium
1967 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 0 0     10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0     8 2 0
BYU 3 2 0     6 4 0
Utah 2 3 0     4 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0     3 6 1
New Mexico 0 5 0     1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1967 college football season. Head coach Mike Giddings led the team to a 2–3 mark in the WAC and 4–7 overall.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 at Minnesota* Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 12–13   45,963
September 30 Oregon* Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, UT W 21–0   17,118
October 7 at New Mexico University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (The Bowl) W 42–27   10,328
October 14 Wyoming Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 0–28   28,055
October 21 at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 33–29   35,500
October 28 at BYU Cougar StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) L 13–17   32,641
November 4 Arizona Statedagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 32–49   20,260
November 11 at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 0–22   31,500
November 18 Utah State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) L 18–19   23,216
November 25 UTEP* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 8–28   15,843
December 2 at Hawaii* Honolulu StadiumHonolulu, HI W 25–20   15,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 1968 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Charlie Smith Running back 4 110 Oakland Raiders
Jerome Lawson Defensive back 10 251 Buffalo Bills
Jack Gehrke Wide receiver 10 265 Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Trumpy Tight end 12 301 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. "1967 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. "1968 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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