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1955 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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[1]
October 1at Missouri*
W 20–14
October 8BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 41–9
October 14at Denver
W 27–722,000[2]
October 22Wyomingdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

[3][4]

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[5]

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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