The 1952 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title for the second consecutive year.
| 1952 Utah Redskins football | |
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Skyline champion | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (5–0 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Utah $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Oregon State* | L 7–14 | 15,000 | |||
| September 27 | vs. Idaho* | T 21–21 | 9,500 | [1][2] | ||
| October 4 | Arizona* |
| L 0–27 | |||
| October 11 | BYU |
| W 34–6 | |||
| October 18 | at Denver | W 35–0 | 6,574 | [3] | ||
| October 25 | at Wyoming | W 27–21 | ||||
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Colorado* |
| L 14–20 | 15,300 | [4] |
| November 8 | at Colorado A&M | W 14–6 | ||||
| November 15 | at Santa Clara* | W 16–13 | 5,253 | [5][6] | ||
| November 27 | Utah State |
| W 20–0 | |||
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NFL draft
editUtah had three players selected in the 1953 NFL draft.[7]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Ray Westort | Guard | 13 | 153 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| George Bean | Back | 17 | 203 | Cleveland Browns |
| Joe Curtis | End | 21 | 244 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
edit- ^ "Vandals, Utah deadlock 21-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 2C.
- ^ "Vandals come from behind in last minute to tie Utah". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 9.
- ^ Jack Schroeder (October 19, 1952). "Ute Whitewash Mars D.U. Hommecoming Festivities". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffs vs. Utes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 31, 1952. p. A21. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Google News.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 16, 1952). "Utah Nips Broncs on Field Goal". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 39, 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Hack. "Utes Point for Aggies After Breaking Broncos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. A17. Retrieved August 10, 2010 – via Google News.
- ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.