1957 Utah Redskins football team

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1957 Utah Redskins football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Skyline champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1957 record6–4 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Skyline Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
BYU 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 3
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Utah State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.

Led by eighth-year head coach Jack Curtice, who believed in a wide-open offense,[1] the Redskins were 6–4 overall and were champions of the Skyline Conference (Skyline), with a 5–1 record. They were led on the field by transfer quarterback Lee Grosscup, who finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy as a junior and was a second-team AP and UPI All-American.

A notable player was sophomore safety (& halfback) Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

After the season, Curtice left for Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference and was succeeded by Ray Nagel, the backfield coach at UCLA.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Montana
W 32–13
September 28at Colorado*
L 24–30
October 5vs. Idaho*
L 6–21
October 12BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 27–0
October 19at Denver
L 7–12
October 26Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 23–15
November 3Colorado Statedagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 55–0
November 9at No. 8 Army*
L 33–39
November 16Air Force*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 34–0
November 28Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 21–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3][4]

Personnel[]

After the season[]

NFL draft[]

Utah had three players selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Merrill Douglas Fullback 6 65 Chicago Bears
Everett Jones Guard 21 247 Pittsburgh Steelers
Larry Fields Back 23 275 San Francisco 49ers

References[]

  1. ^ Maule, Tex (October 28, 1957). "Cactus Jack and his Kokomos". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  2. ^ Boni, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Idaho tops Utah Redskins, 21-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  5. ^ "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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