1955 Utah Redskins football team
The 1955 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, plaching second in the Skyline.
| 1955 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Oregon* | L 13–14 | |||
| September 24 | vs. Idaho* | W 20–13 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | at Missouri* | W 20–14 | |||
| October 8 | BYU |
| W 41–9 | ||
| October 14 | at Denver | W 27–7 | 22,000 | [2] | |
| October 22 | Wyoming |
| L 13–23 | ||
| November 5 | at Colorado* | L 7–37 | 20,500 | ||
| November 12 | Colorado A&M |
| W 27–6 | ||
| November 24 | Utah State |
| W 14–13 | ||
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After the season
NFL Draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[5]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Herb Nakken | Back | 5 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jack Kammerman | End | 26 | 313 | Cleveland Browns |
References
- "Vandals dumped by Redskins, 20-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 1, sports.
- "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1955. p. 6 – 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 Jack C. Curtice 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
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