1961 Utah Redskins football team

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1961 Utah Redskins football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1961 record6–4 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Wyoming + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
BYU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.

Under fourth-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins were 6–4 overall and 3–3 in the final season of the Mountain States Conference (Skyline). The new Western Athletic Conference (WAC) debuted the following season.

Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado in the previous two years. This season the Redskins upset the #8 Buffaloes in Boulder, Utah's first win since 1948.[1] After 1962, the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16Colorado State
W 40–0
September 23at Wisconsin*
L 0–7
September 30Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 14–6
October 7at Arizona State*
W 28–26
October 14BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 21–20
October 21at Montana
W 24–12
October 28Wyomingdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 6–13
November 4at New Mexico
L 16–21
November 11at No. 8 Colorado*
W 21–12
November 18Utah State
L 6–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3][4]

NFL draft[]

One player was selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Ed Pine Center 2 22 San Francisco 49ers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Utah eleven upsets Colorado by 21-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2B.
  2. ^ "Utah State 17-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1961. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. ^ "1961 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  5. ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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