1947 Utah Redskins football team

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1947 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record8–1–1 (6–0 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 6–0 against conference opponents, winning the MSC title.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Oregon State*
W 7–622,175[1]
October 4Hawaii*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 35–023,518[2]
October 11BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 28–619,000[3]
October 18Denverdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 13–721,248[4]
October 25at Wyoming
W 26–77,000[5]
November 1at Colorado
W 13–722,000[6]
November 8Colorado A&M
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 19–011,181[7][8]
November 15vs. IdahoNo. 18
L 6–138,000[9]
November 27Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 40–1429,132[10]
December 6at Arizona*
T 20–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12][13]

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[14]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Barney Hafen Defensive end 19 167 Detroit Lions
Frank Nelson Back 20 179 Boston Yanks
Tally Stevens End 22 202 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Underdog Utah Downs OSC, 7-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1947. pp. A1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ute Redskins Outclass Hawaii Players, Piling up 35-0 Score Over Visiting Rainbows". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flippin' and Skippin' Frankie Nelson Tames Cougar: Star Halfback Runs Wild". Salt Lake Telegram. October 13, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1947. pp. B4, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ben Funk (October 26, 1947). "Redskins Overpower Cowboys 26-7 At Laramie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Defeats Colorado, 13 to 7, For Fourth Straight Conquest of Big 7 Campaign". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 2, 1947. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utes Clinch Big Seven Title With 19 to 0 Victory Over Stubborn Colorado A. and M." The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 9, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Les Goates. "Utes Fumble Way Through to Skyline Grid Championship". Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  9. ^ "Idaho knocks Utah down, 13-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 1, sports. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  10. ^ "Utah Runs Wild to Trounce Utah State 40-14 Before 29,143 Spectators". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 28, 1947. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Abe Chanin (December 7, 1947). "Enke Passes Wildcats To Big 20–20 Tie With Favored Utah". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  13. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  14. ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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