utah football 1975 - of College Football Games

VINCEZIMMER
ENDS, LINEBACKERS
Vince Zimmer, ends and linebackers
coach, has spent his coaching and playing
career in the West.
Zimmer came to Utah following a one
year stint as assistant head coach and defensive
coordinator at the University of
Nevada at Las Vegas. While at the Las Vegas
school, the Rebels posted one of their
finest seasons in recent years with a 8-3 mark.
The 36-year-old defensive specialist is a
1964 graduate of the University of Wyoming
where in 1961 he gained recognition as an
All Conference player at center.
Following graduation, Zimmer remained
at Wyoming as an assistant football coach
for one year while working on his masters
degree which he received in 1968. Zimmer
spent four years at Lusk and Powell High
Schools in Wyoming as head football coach
and recorded an outstanding 31-5-1 mark.
His teams at Powell High School won two
state championships.
In 1969, Zimmer joined the staff at
Northern Colorado, and promptly established
the school as a defensive powerhouse by
TED GILL
OFFENSIVE LINE
Ted Gill, a former defensive tackle for
Tom Lovat at Idaho State University, adds his
football knowledge to the offensive line. He
is also in charge of the Utah scouting
program.
The 26-year-old assistant was second
team all conference in the Big Sky following
a two year player stint at Sequoia Junior
College in California.
A native of Washington D.C., Gill received
his B.S. degree from Idaho State in 1971.
While working on his degree Gill served the
Bengal football program as a graduate assistant
coach working with the defensive tackles
and ends.
During 1972, he was elevated to full time
assistant coach at Idaho State where, in
addition to working with the varsity defensive
line, he was also in charge of the junior
varsity program. During his two years at
allowing opponents only 44.3 yards rushing
per game, second best season average among
all the nation's colleges that year.
In 1971, Northern Colorado led the
country in defensive statistics by allowing
opponents only 27.5 rushing per game.
During his last year at Northern Colorado in
1972, his team finished eleventh nationally
in defense against scoring, allowing opponents
only 9.3 points per contest.
He is a noted speaker and very active in
the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization.
He and his wife Peggy have three daughters
ages 9, 7, and 6.
the helm of the Idaho State freshmen and
junior varsity programs, his teams lost only
one game.
During his playing days at Idaho State
Gill was noted as a smart player. During a
1969 game with the University of Idaho he
batted down five passes at the line of scrimmage
and as a senior Gill played 534 of 540
possible minutes.