1942 Utah Redskins football team
The 1942 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, sharing the MSC title with Colorado.
| 1942 Utah Redskins football | |
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MSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah was ranked at No. 83 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Santa Clara* | L 0–12 | 16,000 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at Arizona* | L 0–14 | |||
| October 10 | BYU |
| L 7–12 | ||
| October 17 | at Utah State | W 34–6 | |||
| October 24 | Denver |
| W 21–12 | 9,100 | [3] |
| October 31 | Colorado A&M |
| W 33–14 | ||
| November 7 | at Colorado | W 13–0 | |||
| November 14 | at Wyoming | W 34–7 | |||
| November 26 | Idaho* |
| W 13–7 | 12,500 | [4] |
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1943 NFL draft.[5]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Bert Davis | Center | 18 | 165 | Cleveland Rams |
| Woody Peterson | Back | 32 | 299 | Chicago Bears |
References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mac R. Johnson (September 27, 1942). "Broncos Whip Utes 12-0: Santa Clara Passes Way to Victory Over Indians". Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jimmy Hodgson (October 25, 1942). "Redskins Hang First Defeat on Denver, 21-12". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utah is victor over Idaho team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1942. p. 10.
- "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
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