1944 Utah Redskins football team
The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 against conference opponents, placing third in the MSC.
| 1944 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (1–2–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Idaho Southern Branch* | W 24–0 | 2,929 | [1] | |
| October 6 | at Denver | L 12–28 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 14 | Colorado |
| L 0–26 | ||
| October 21 | at Idaho Southern Branch* | W 38–12 | [3] | ||
| October 28 | at Nevada* | W 19–14 | 2,000 | [4] | |
| November 4 | Denver |
| T 0–0 | 7,000 | [5] |
| November 11 | at Colorado College* | W 21–6 | |||
| November 23 | Utah State |
| W 47–0 | ||
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1945 NFL draft.[8]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Bill Broderick | Tackle | 31 | 323 | New York Giants |
References
- "Utes Capture Opening Tilt". Salt Lake Tribune. October 2, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- Chet Nelson (October 7, 1944). "Denver Topples Utes, 28-12, In First Conference Game". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Idahoans Wreck UISB Chances". Post Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. October 23, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- "Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utah Redskins Battle Denver to Scoreless Tie". Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1964. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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