1955 Utah Redskins football team

1955 Utah Redskins football
1955 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	6–3 (4–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (6th season);
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Oregon*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–14
September 24	vs. Idaho*	Old Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 20–13		^[1]
October 1	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 20–14
October 8	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 41–9
October 14	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–7	22,000	^[2]
October 22	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–23
November 5	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 7–37	20,500
November 12	Colorado A&M	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–6
November 24	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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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

^ "Vandals dumped by Redskins, 20-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 1, sports.
^ "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
^ "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.
^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.

[vdreskn-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.

[Homecoming-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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