1958 Utah Redskins football team

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1958 Utah Redskins football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1958 record4–7 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
BYU 5 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Utah State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.

Under first-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins were 4–7 overall and 3–3 in the Mountain States Conference (Skyline). The defending conference champions, they were led on the field by senior quarterback Lee Grosscup and junior safety (& halfback) Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Montana
W 20–6
September 27at BYU Δ
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 7–14
October 4Idaho*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 0–20
October 11at California*L 21–36
October 18Denverdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 20–16
October 25No. 14 Air Force*L 14–16
November 1at Wyoming
L 20–25
November 8at Colorado StateL 0–20
November 15Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 0–7
November 27Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 12–7
December 6at Hawaii*W 47–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Δ BYU was designated home team.[1]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Personnel[]

NFL draft[]

Utah had one player selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Lee Grosscup Quarterback 1 10 New York Giants

References[]

  1. ^ Miller, Hack (September 27, 1958). "BYU favored: record crowd". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  3. ^ "1958 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. ^ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

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