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1954 Utah Redskins football
Conference Skyline Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955 →
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Denver $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Wyoming 5 1 0 6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 5 5 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 0 3 7 0
Montana 1 5 0 3 6 0
BYU 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1954 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for fourth place in the Skyline.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Washington*L 6–725,754
September 25 Arizona*L 20–54
October 2at Oregon*W 7–6
October 9at BYU
W 12–7
October 16 Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 20–2818,179 [1]
October 23at WyomingW 14–7
October 30 Idaho*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1414,065 [2]
November 6at Colorado A&ML 13–14
November 13 Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT ( rivalry)
L 7–2010,111
November 20at MontanaW 41–20
November 25 Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT ( rivalry)
L 19–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1955 NFL Draft. [5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Don Henderson Tackle 13 156 Detroit Lions
Max Pierce Back 24 278 Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ John Mooney (October 17, 1954). "Pigeon's Home to Roost! Denver 28, Utah 20". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Boni, Bill (October 31, 1954). "Vandals win again; nip Utah". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1954 Utah Redskins football
Conference Skyline Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955 →
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Denver $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Wyoming 5 1 0 6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 5 5 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 0 3 7 0
Montana 1 5 0 3 6 0
BYU 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1954 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for fourth place in the Skyline.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Washington*L 6–725,754
September 25 Arizona*L 20–54
October 2at Oregon*W 7–6
October 9at BYU
W 12–7
October 16 Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 20–2818,179 [1]
October 23at WyomingW 14–7
October 30 Idaho*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1414,065 [2]
November 6at Colorado A&ML 13–14
November 13 Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT ( rivalry)
L 7–2010,111
November 20at MontanaW 41–20
November 25 Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT ( rivalry)
L 19–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1955 NFL Draft. [5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Don Henderson Tackle 13 156 Detroit Lions
Max Pierce Back 24 278 Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ John Mooney (October 17, 1954). "Pigeon's Home to Roost! Denver 28, Utah 20". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Boni, Bill (October 31, 1954). "Vandals win again; nip Utah". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.

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