1956 Utah Redskins football team

1956 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–5 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Jack Curtice
Home stadium	Ute Stadium

1956 Skyline Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1956 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at No. 17 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California	L 7–13
September 29	Montana	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	W 26–6
October 5	at BYU	Old Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah (rivalry)	W 41–6
October 13	Denver	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	W 27–13
October 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 20–30
October 27	Idaho*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	L 21–27
November 3	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	L 0–27
November 10	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, Colorado	W 49–27
November 17	Colorado*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)	L 7–21
November 22	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)	W 29–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game