The 1947 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 6–0 against conference opponents, winning the MSC title.
| 1947 Utah Redskins football | |
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MSC champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (6–0 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Utah $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah was ranked at No. 80 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Oregon State* | W 7–6 | 22,175 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Hawaii* |
| W 35–0 | 23,518 | [3] | |
| October 11 | BYU |
| W 28–6 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Denver |
| W 13–7 | 21,248 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Wyoming | W 26–7 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Colorado | W 13–7 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Colorado A&M |
| W 19–0 | 11,181 | [8][9] | |
| November 15 | vs. Idaho | No. 18 | L 6–13 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | Utah State |
| W 40–14 | 29,132 | [11] | |
| December 6 | at Arizona* | T 20–20 | [12] | |||
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Rankings
edit| Week | ||||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
NFL draft
editUtah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Barney Hafen | Defensive end | 19 | 167 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Nelson | Back | 20 | 179 | Boston Yanks |
| Tally Stevens | End | 22 | 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Utah Downs OSC, 7-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1947. pp. A1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ute Redskins Outclass Hawaii Players, Piling up 35-0 Score Over Visiting Rainbows". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flippin' and Skippin' Frankie Nelson Tames Cougar: Star Halfback Runs Wild". Salt Lake Telegram. October 13, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1947. pp. B4, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Funk (October 26, 1947). "Redskins Overpower Cowboys 26-7 At Laramie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Defeats Colorado, 13 to 7, For Fourth Straight Conquest of Big 7 Campaign". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 2, 1947. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes Clinch Big Seven Title With 19 to 0 Victory Over Stubborn Colorado A. and M." The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 9, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Les Goates. "Utes Fumble Way Through to Skyline Grid Championship". Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Idaho knocks Utah down, 13-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 1, sports. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Utah Runs Wild to Trounce Utah State 40-14 Before 29,143 Spectators". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 28, 1947. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (December 7, 1947). "Enke Passes Wildcats To Big 20–20 Tie With Favored Utah". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.