The 1961 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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Conference | Skyline Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–3 Skyline) |
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Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado in the previous two years. This season the Redskins upset the No. 8 Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, Utah's first win in the rivalry since 1948.[1] After 1962, the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Colorado State | W 40–0 | |||
September 23 | at Wisconsin* | L 0–7 | 36,325 | ||
September 30 | Oregon* |
| W 14–6 | ||
October 7 | at Arizona State* | W 28–26 | |||
October 14 | BYU |
| W 21–20 | ||
October 21 | at Montana | W 24–12 | [2] | ||
October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 6–13 | ||
November 4 | at New Mexico | L 16–21 | |||
November 11 | at No. 8 Colorado* | W 21–12 | 25,000 | [1] | |
November 18 | Utah State |
| L 6–17 | 32,437 | [3] |
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NFL Draft
editOne Utah player was selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[6]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Ed Pine | Center | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |
References
edit- ^ a b "Utah eleven upsets Colorado by 21-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2B.
- ^ Ferguson, George (October 23, 1961). "Utah thumps Grizzlies". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- ^ "Utah State 17-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1961. p. 2B.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "1961 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.