1961 Utah Redskins football team

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1961 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 NCAA University Division 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.

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Colorado State
W 40–0
September 23at Wisconsin*
L 0–736,325
September 30Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 14–6
October 7at Arizona State*
W 28–26
October 14BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 21–20
October 21at Montana
W 24–12[2]
October 28Wyomingdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 6–13
November 4at New Mexico
L 16–21
November 11at No. 8 Colorado*
W 21–1225,000[1]
November 18Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 6–1732,437[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4][5]

NFL Draft[edit]

One 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]

  1. ^ a b "Utah eleven upsets Colorado by 21-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2B.
  2. ^ Ferguson, George (October 23, 1961). "Utah thumps Grizzlies". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  3. ^ "Utah State 17-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1961. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "1961 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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