Utah Utes football under Ray Nagel
Ray Nagel was the eighth professional head coach of the University of Utah Utes football team. His tenure lasted eight seasons from 1958 to 1965, during which the Utes went 42–39–1 (21–17–1 in conference play). The most successful season under his tenure was 1964, when the Utes tied for the conference championship and won the 1964 Liberty Bowl. In 1962, the Skyline Conference dissolved when the Utes and three other teams left to form the Western Athletic Conference.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes (Skyline Conference) (1958–1961) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Utah | 4–7 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Utah | 5–5 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Utah | 7–3 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Utah | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Skyline Conference: | 22–19 | 14–9 | |||||||
| Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1965) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Utah | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1963 | Utah | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Utah | 9–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | W Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 1965 | Utah | 3–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Western Athletic Conference: | 20–20–1 | 7–8–1 | |||||||
| Utah: | 42–39–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 42–39–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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1958 season
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Schedule
September 20Montana
W 20–6 September 27at BYU
- Ute StadiumA
- Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War)
L 7–14 October 4Idaho*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 0–20 October 11at California*
L 21–36
October 18Denver
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 20–16 October 25No. 14 Air Force*
L 14–16 November 1at Wyoming
L 20–25 November 8at Colorado State
L 0–20 October 15Colorado*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry)
L 0–7 November 27Utah State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 12–7 December 6at Hawaii*
W 47–20
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[4]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Lee Grosscup | Quarterback | 1 | 10 | New York Giants |
1959 season
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Schedule
September 26at Oregon*
L 6–21 October 3at Washington*
L 6–51 October 9BYU
W 20–8 October 16at Denver
W 26–12
October 24Wyoming
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 7–21 October 31Arizona*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 54–6 November 7vs. Idaho*
W 47–13 November 14Colorado State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 17–21 November 21Utah State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
W 35–21 November 28at No. 20 UCLA*
L 6–21
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Larry Wilson | Defensive back | 7 | 74 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Tony Polychronis | Offensive tackle | 18 | 216 | New York Giants |
Larry Wilson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978.[7]
1960 season
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Schedule
September 17Hawaii*
W 33–6 September 24at Arizona*
W 13–3 October 1Oregon*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 17–20 October 7at BYU
- Ute StadiumB
- Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War)
W 17–0
October 22Denver
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 49–16 October 29at Wyoming
L 7–17 November 5at Colorado
W 27–6 November 12Montana
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 16–6 November 19Utah State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
W 6–0 November 26UCLA*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 9–16
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[10]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Ken Petersen | Guard | 14 | 183 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Terry Nofsinger | Quarterback | 17 | 230 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1961 season
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Schedule
September 16Colorado State
W 40–0 September 23at Wisconsin*
L 0–7 September 30Oregon*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 14–6 October 7at Arizona State*
W 28–26 October 14BYU
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)
W 21–20 October 21at Montana
W 24–12
October 28Wyoming
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 6–13 November 4at New Mexico
L 16–21 November 11at No. 8 Colorado*
W 21–12 November 18Utah State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers)
L 6–17
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After the season
NFL draft
One player was selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Ed Pine | Center | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |
1962 season
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
September 22Colorado*
W 37–21 September 29at Oregon*
L 8–35 October 6at Wyoming
L 7–16 October 13at BYU
W 35–20
October 20New Mexico
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (The Bowl)
T 7–7 October 27Idaho*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 25–21 November 3at Colorado State*
W 26–8 November 10at Arizona State
L 7–35 November 17Utah State*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
L 6–19 December 1UCLA*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 11–14
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After the season
NFL draft
Three players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Dave Costa | Guard | 3 | 29 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Marv Fleming | Tight end | 11 | 154 | Green Bay Packers |
| Jerry Overton | Defensive back | 15 | 202 | Dallas Cowboys |
1963 season
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Schedule
September 21Oregon State*
L 14–29 September 28at Idaho*
L 9–10 October 5at New Mexico
W 19–6 October 12BYU
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)
W 15–6 October 19Colorado State*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 48–14
October 26Wyoming
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 23–26 November 2at Arizona State
L 22–30 November 9at Army*
L 7–8 November 16California*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 22–35 November 23at Utah State*
W 25–23
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After the season
NFL draft
Two players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[17]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Allen Jacobs | Back | 10 | 139 | Green Bay Packers |
| Andrew Ireland | Back | 16 | 223 | Green Bay Packers |
1964 season
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Schedule
September 19New Mexico
W 16–0 September 26at Missouri*
L 6–23 October 3Idaho*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 22–0 October 10at Wyoming
L 13–14 October 17at Colorado State*
W 13–3
October 24Arizona State
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 16–3 October 31at Texas Western*
W 41–0 November 7BYU
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)
W 47–13 November 14at California*
W 14–0 November 21Utah State*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
W 14–6 December 19vs. West Virginia*
ABCW 32–6
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After the season
NFL draft
Four players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.[19]
| 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 |
1965 season
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Schedule
September 11Montana*
W 28–13 September 18Arizona
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 9–16 September 25Oregon*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 14–31 October 9Wyoming
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 42–3 October 16at New Mexico
L 10–13 October 23at Oregon State*
L 6–10
October 30Colorado State*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
W 22–19 November 6at BYU
L 20–25 November 13UTEP*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah
L 19–20 November 20Utah State*
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
L 7–14
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After the season
NFL draft
One player went in the 1966 NFL Draft.[21]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| John Stipech | Linebacker | 12 | 175 | Washington Redskins |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16. Cite error: The named reference "2009 Utah Media Guide" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "1958 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Hack Miller (September 27, 1958). "BYU Favored: Record Crowd". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1959 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1960 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Dee Chipman (October 7, 1960). "Utes, Cougars Resume Rivalry Tonight". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1961 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1962 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Dee Chipman (October 13, 1962). "Favored Utes vs. Upstart Cougars". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1963 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1964 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "1965 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.