| 1965 WAC football standings
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| BYU †
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4
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1
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6
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4
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0
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| Arizona State
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3
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1
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6
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4
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0
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| Wyoming
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3
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2
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0 |
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6
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4
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0
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| New Mexico
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2
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3
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0 |
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3
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7
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0
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| Utah
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1
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3
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0 |
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3
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7
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0
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| Arizona
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1
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4
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3
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7
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0
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† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1965 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1965 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.
Under eighth-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Utes were 3–7 overall and 1–3 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[1] Following a 2–2 start, Utah won just once in the final six games. After the season in December, Nagel left for the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference.[2][3][4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | Montana* | | 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 | | L 10–13 | |
| October 23 | at Oregon State* | | L 6–10 | |
| October 30 | Colorado State* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
| W 22–19 | |
| November 6 | at BYU | | L 20–25 | 29,842[5] |
| November 13 | Texas Western* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
| L 19–20 | |
| November 20 | Utah State* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
| L 7–14 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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Source:[6][7]
NFL draft[]
One Utah player was selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "WAC summary". Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. C1. November 22, 1965. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3NJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bEkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2745%2C5386961.
- ↑ "Utah coach, Ray Nagel, goes to Iowa". Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. A1. December 11, 1965. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hUkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3621%2C2984754.
- ↑ Chipman, Dee (December 11, 1965). "Nagel takes Iowa post". Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 4A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hUkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7200%2C2998532.
- ↑ "Iowa hires Nagel, Utah head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press ((South Carolina)): p. C-3. December 12, 1965. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=520sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s8sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5264%2C2441797.
- ↑ Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah): p. 13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26622211/cougar_gridders_whip_redskins_25_to_20/.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book". University of Utah. p. 6. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1717&year=1965. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ↑ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1966.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
