Utah Utes football under Mike Giddings

Mike Giddings was the ninth professional head coach of the University of Utah Utes football team. His tenure lasted two seasons from 1966–1967, during which the Utes went 9–12 and made no bowl appearances.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1966–1967)
1966 Utah 5–5 3–2 T–2nd
1967 Utah 4–7 2–3 4th
Utah: 9–12 5–5
Total: 9–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

1966 season

1966 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1966 record 5–5 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach Mike Giddings
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)
1966 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
BYU 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Utah 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Arizona 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 24 at Oregon* Hayward Field • Eugene, OR W 17–14  
October 8 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 7–40  
October 15 Washington State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 26–15  
October 22 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 24–19  
October 29 New Mexicodagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) W 27–0  
November 5 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 21–6  
November 12 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) L 13–35  
November 19 Utah State* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) L 7–13  
November 26 at UTEP* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX L 20–27  
December 3 at Houston* Jeppesen Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–34  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Two players went in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Richard Tate Defensive back 5 130 Green Bay Packers
Ben Woodson Running back 15 384 Oakland Raiders

1967 season

1967 Utah Utes football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1967 record 4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach Mike Giddings
Home stadium Ute Stadium (30,000)
1967 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
BYU 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Utah 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 at Minnesota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 12–13   45,963
September 30 Oregon* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 21–0   17,118
October 7 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, 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 Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 33–29   35,500
October 28 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, 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 Stadium • West 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 Stadium • Honolulu, 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1966 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. 1 2 "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. ↑ "1967 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  4. ↑ "1968 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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