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1968 Utah Redskins football
1968 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Jim LaRue (1st season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at No. 14 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–31	66,198	^[1]
September 28		No. 18 Oregon State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–28	19,265	^[2]
October 5	2:30 p.m.	at Washington State*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 17–14	16,503	^[3]
October 12		New Mexico	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 30–7	22,239	^[4]
October 19		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 9–20	15,626	^[5]
October 26		at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 6–14	17,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]
November 2		BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 30–21	28,677	^[9]
November 9		at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–59	39,713	^[10]
November 16		Arizona	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 15–16	16,544	^[11]
November 23		at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 13–28	17,660	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^[13]^[14]

NFL/AFL draft

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

References

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^ "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
^ "Utah wins see-saw battle with Cougs". The Bellingham Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lobos ill luck holds; Lose 30–7". The Arizona Republic. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "Ducks drop Utah". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 16.
^ Ferguson (October 28, 1968). "Opportunities knock – Utes don't answer!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
^ "Groth engineers Utah over BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona State romps over Utah". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona shades Utes 16–15 on Hurley boot". The Idaho Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pappas and Taylor lead USU to 28–13 victory over Utes". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.