1958 Utah Redskins football team

The 1958 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, placing fifth in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Skyline Conference champions were led on the field by senior quarterback Lee Grosscup and junior safety and halfback Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Montana	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 20–6
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at BYU^Δ	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–14	30,193	^[1]^[2]
October 4		Idaho*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–20	16,718	^[3]^[4]
October 11		at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 21–36
October 18		Denver	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 20–16		^[5]
October 25		No. 14 Air Force*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 14–16		^[6]^[7]
November 1		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–25
November 8		at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–20
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Colorado*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 0–7	4,300	^[8]
November 27		Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 12–7	15,084
December 6		at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 47–20	18,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^Δ BYU was designated home team. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Utah had one player selected in the 1959 NFL draft.^[11]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Lee Grosscup	Quarterback	1	10	New York Giants

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^ "Redskins vs. Buffaloes: probable starters". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 14, 1958. p. B7.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
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