1943 Utah Redskins football team

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 0–7 with a mark of 0–2 against conference opponents.

1943 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record0–7 (0–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1943 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 2 –0 –05 –2 –0
Utah 0 –2 –00 –7 –0
Denver 0 –0 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Utah considered cancelling football in 1943 due to World War II. College enrollment dropped significantly as many college-aged men enlisted in the armed services. LeRoy E. Cowles, President of the University of Utah, asked that the team continue to play. Armstrong supported Cowles despite having a severe shortage of players. Among MSC members, only Colorado, Denver, and Utah fielder a football team in 1943. To play a semblance of a full schedule, Utah played Colorado twice and resorted to playing enlisted men from Fort Warren, Wyoming.[1] Utah has its first winless season since going 0–1 in 1895.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Utah ranked 198th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 38.0.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23:00 p.m.Fort Warren*
L 0–608,000[4][5][6]
October 9at Colorado
L 0–35
October 16Nevada*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 19–274,846[7]
October 23at Tulsa*
L 0–556,000
November 6Coloradodagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 19–22
November 13at Colorado College*
L 0–64
November 25Saint Mary's*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–349,000[8]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1944 NFL draft.[9]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
George BetteridgeBack430Detroit Lions
Nick PappasTackle27281Washington Redskins

References
  1. Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 44. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  2. "2010 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  3. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 2, 1943). "Utah Reskins Given Slight Edge Over Fort Warren". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 22. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Ft. Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss in History". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Fort Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Nevada Turns Back Redskins, 27 to 19". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 17, 1943. pp. 7B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. John Mooney (November 26, 1943). "Redskins Wind Up Season With No Wins". Salt Lake Telegram. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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