1941 Utah Redskins football team
The 1941 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled a 6–0–2 record (4–0–2 against conference opponents), won the MSC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 65.[1] The team played its home games at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| 1941 Utah Redskins football | |
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MSC champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1941 record | 6–0–2 (4–0–2 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Idaho* | W 26–7 | 9,500 | [2] | |
| October 11 | Wyoming | W 60–6 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 18 | BYU |
| T 6–6 | 13,000 | [4] |
| October 25 | at Denver | T 0–0 | 14,000 | [5] | |
| November 1 | Colorado |
| W 46–6 | 16,000 | [6] |
| November 15 | at Colorado A&M | W 26–13 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 20 | Utah State |
| W 33–21 | 10,000 | [8] |
| December 6 | at Arizona* | W 12–6 | 8,500 | [9] | |
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After the season
NFL Draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Floyd Spendlove | Offensive and Defensive Tackle | 8 | 61 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Mac Speedie | End | 15 | 135 | Detroit Lions |
References
- "1941 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- "Redskins Hammer Vandal Crew, 26-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1941. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marlowe Branagan (October 12, 1941). "Redskins Rout Cowboy Crew, 60 to 6: Indians Smash Over Nine Touchdowns During Game; 10,000 See Cowboys Mowed Down". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- LaVerl Christiansen (October 19, 1941). "Fighting Cougars Hold Favored Utes To 6-6 Deadlock". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jimmy Hodgson (October 26, 1941). "Utes and Pioneers in Stalemate, 0-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chet Nelson (November 16, 1941). "Utes Triumph: Injuns Blast Coloags in 26-13 Clash". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9 – via Newspapers.coms.
- Dave Belnap (November 21, 1941). "Utes Drub Aggies To Clinch Share Of League Title". Provo Daily Herald. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vic Thornton (December 7, 1941). "Henry Stanton Breaks Record But Cats Lose". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1941". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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