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1955 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
BYU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, plaching second in the Skyline.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Oregon*L 13–14
September 24vs. Idaho*W 20–13
October 1at Missouri*W 20–14
October 8BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 41–9
October 14at DenverW 27–722,000
October 22Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 13–23
November 5at Colorado*L 7–3720,500
November 12Colorado A&M
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–6
November 24Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Herb Nakken Back 5 53 Los Angeles Rams
Jack Kammerman End 26 313 Cleveland Browns

References

  1. "Vandals dumped by Redskins, 20-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 1, sports.
  2. "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  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 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  5. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
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