1956 Utah Redskins football team

1956 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–5 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado A&M 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
BYU 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a conference record of 5-1, placing second in the Skyline Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 17 UCLA*
L 7–1337,038
September 29Montana
W 26–6
October 5at BYU
W 41–6
October 13Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–13[1]
October 20at Wyoming
L 20–3016,833[2]
October 27Idaho*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 21–2711,520[3][4]
November 3at Rice*
L 0–27
November 10at Colorado A&M
W 49–273,953[5]
November 17Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–219,773
November 22Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 29–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ John Mooney (October 14, 1956). "Ute Sweeping Haymakers Kayo Denver, 27 to 13". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B8, B10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joe McGowan (October 21, 1956). "Pokes Drop Utah 30-20; Nearer Title". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Boni, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Idaho romps, stomps back to overhaul Utahans, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "Vandals roar back in fourth quarter to dump Utah 27-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. 10.
  5. ^ Smelser, Dick (November 11, 1956). "Utah's 2nd-Half Splurge Too Much for Aggies". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. 17, 20.
  6. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1956". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2010.