1947 Utah Redskins football team

The 1947 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1947 college football season.

1947 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1947 record8–1–1 (6–0 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 6 0 0  8 1 1
Denver 3 2 1  5 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0  6 5 0
Colorado 3 3 0  4 5 0
Colorado A&M 2 3 1  5 4 1
Wyoming 2 4 0  4 5 0
BYU 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27Oregon State*W 7–622,175[1]
October 4Hawaii*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 35–0
October 11BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 28–6
October 18Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 13–7
October 25at WyomingW 26–7
November 1at ColoradoW 13–722,000[2]
November 8Colorado A&M
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 19–011,181[3]
November 15vs. IdahoNo. 18L 6–138,000[4]
November 27Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 40–14
December 6at Arizona*T 20–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[7]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Barney HafenDefensive End19167Detroit Lions
Frank NelsonBack20179Boston Yanks
Tally StevensEnd22202Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "2009 Oregon State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. "2009 Colorado Buffaloes Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. Les Goates. "Utes Fumble Way Through to Skyline Grid Championship". Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  4. "Idaho knocks Utah down, 13-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 1, sports. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  5. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  7. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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