1947 Utah Redskins football team

1947 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	8–1–1 (6–0 MSC)
Head coach	Ike Armstrong (23rd season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium

1947 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	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.

Utah was ranked at No. 80 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Oregon State*		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 7–6	22,175	[2]
October 4	Hawaii*		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 35–0	23,518	[3]
October 11	BYU		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 28–6	19,000	[4]
October 18	Denver		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 13–7	21,248	[5]
October 25	at Wyoming		Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 26–7	7,000	[6]
November 1	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 13–7	22,000	[7]
November 8	Colorado A&M		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 19–0	11,181	[8][9]
November 15	vs. Idaho	No. 18	Public School Field Boise, ID	L 6–13	8,000	[10]
November 27	Utah State		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 40–14	29,132	[11]
December 6	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 20–20		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—

NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL draft.^[15]

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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Underdog Utah Downs OSC, 7-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1947. pp. A1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "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.
4. "Flippin' and Skippin' Frankie Nelson Tames Cougar: Star Halfback Runs Wild". Salt Lake Telegram. October 13, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1947. pp. B4, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Ben Funk (October 26, 1947). "Redskins Overpower Cowboys 26-7 At Laramie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. Les Goates. "Utes Fumble Way Through to Skyline Grid Championship". Retrieved August 6, 2010.
10. "Idaho knocks Utah down, 13-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 1, sports. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
14. "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.
15. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.