1970 Utah Redskins football team

1970 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UTEP	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
BYU	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 6–4 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	UTEP	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 44–20
September 26	New Mexico	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 28–34
October 3	Iowa State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–16
October 10	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 21–31
October 17	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 20–16
October 24	Arizona	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 24–0
October 31	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 13–9
November 7	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 17–0
November 14	at No. 11 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–37
November 21	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Norm Thompson	Defensive Back	1	17	St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hunter	Defensive Back	16	394	Buffalo Bills
Gordon Jolley	Offensive Tackle	17	436	Detroit Lions