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1954 Utah Redskins football team

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1954 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Denver $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Wyoming 5 1 0 6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 5 5 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 0 3 7 0
Montana 1 5 0 3 6 0
BYU 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1954 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1954 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18at Washington*L 6–7
September 25Arizona*L 20–54
October 2at Oregon*W 7–6
October 9at BYUW 12–7
October 16Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 20–28
October 23at WyomingW 14–7
October 30Idaho*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 13–14
November 6at Colorado A&ML 13–14
November 13Colorado*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 7–20
November 20at MontanaW 41–20
November 25Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
L 19–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[1][2]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Don Henderson Offensive and Defensive Tackle 13 156 Detroit Lions
Max Pierce Back 24 278 Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.