| 1964 Utah Utes football | |
WAC co-champion | |
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Liberty Bowl, W 32–6 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14T |
| 1964 record | 9–2 (3–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | Ray Nagel (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium (30,000) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1964 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.
Under seventh-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Utes were 8–2 in the regular season and 3–1 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and were co-champions. Led by quarterback Pokey Allen, running back Ron Coleman, and receiver Roy Jefferson, Utah defeated West Virginia 32–6 in the Liberty Bowl, played indoors in New Jersey at the Atlantic City convention center, and finished with a 9–2 record.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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| September 19 | New Mexico |
| W 16–0 | |
| September 26 | at Missouri* |
| L 6–23 | |
| October 3 | Idaho* |
| W 22–0 | |
| October 10 | at Wyoming | L 13–14 | ||
| October 17 | at Colorado State* | W 13–3 | ||
| October 24 | Arizona State |
| W 16–3 | |
| October 31 | at Texas Western* | W 41–0 | ||
| November 7 | BYU |
| W 47–13 | |
| November 14 | at California* | W 14–0 | ||
| November 21 | Utah State* |
| W 14–6 | |
| December 19 | vs. West Virginia* |
| ABC | W 32–6 |
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Source:[3]
After the season[]
NFL draft[]
Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.[4]
| 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 |
References[]
- ↑ Miller, Hack (December 19, 1964). "Utes scalp West Virginia, 32-6 in Liberty Bowl". Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 1A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UstaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5X8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3093%2C5041710.
- ↑ "Liberty Bowl won by Utah". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press ((Washington)): p. 10. December 19, 1964. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CltYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5283%2C5048201.
- ↑ "1964 record". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1717&year=1964. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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