| 1966 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| No.15Wyoming $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute StadiuminSalt Lake City.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | atOregon* |
| W 17–14 | 16,500 | [1] |
| October 8 | atWyoming |
| L 7–40 | ||
| October 15 | Washington State* |
| W 26–15 | 20,051 | |
| October 22 | atArizona |
| W 24–19 | ||
| October 29 | New Mexico |
| W 27–0 | ||
| November 5 | atArizona State |
| W 21–6 | ||
| November 12 | BYU |
| L 13–35 | 28,776 | [2] |
| November 19 | Utah State* |
| L 7–13 | 20,176 | [3] |
| November 26 | atTexas Western* |
| L 20–27 | ||
| December 3 | atHouston* |
| L 14–34 | 35,257 | [4] |
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Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL team |
| Richard Tate | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ben Woodson | Running back | 15 | 384 | Oakland Raiders |
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