1954 Utah Redskins football team

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.

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

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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