1954 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Denver $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Wyoming 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Utah 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Colorado A&M 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Montana 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
BYU 1 –6 –01 –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 25Arizona*
L 20–54
October 2at Oregon*
W 7–6
October 9at BYU
W 12–7
October 16Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 20–2818,179[1]
October 23at Wyoming
W 14–7
October 30Idaho*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–1414,065[2]
November 6at Colorado A&M
L 13–14
November 13Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–2010,111
November 20at Montana
W 41–20
November 25Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 19–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Don HendersonTackle13156Detroit Lions
Max PierceBack24278Chicago 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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