1953 Utah Redskins football team

The 1953 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1953 college football season. Utah played its first nationally televised game in the final game of the season in 1953.

1953 Utah Redskins football
Skyline champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1953 record8–2 (5–0 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Utah State 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Wyoming 4 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
New Mexico 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Colorado A&M 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Montana 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Denver 1 –5 –1  3 –5 –2
BYU 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

NBC televised twelve games during the season, which makes the BYU–Utah rivalry game played on Thanksgiving Day among the first nationally broadcast college football games. Utah was 7–2, had clinched their third consecutive Skyline Conference title the previous week,[1] and Brigham Young had won only twice. Utah was heavily favored to win the game, by up to 24 points.[2] BYU played tough, though, and Utah prevailed by one point, 33–32.[3][4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResult
September 19at Arizona*
W 28–7
September 26Idaho*
W 21–0
October 3Hawaii*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 47–24
October 10at Utah State
W 33–13
October 17Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 40–6
October 24Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 13–12
October 31at Washington*
L 14–21
November 7at Colorado*
L 0–21
November 14Colorado A&M
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 35–14
November 26BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
NBCW 33–32
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
Source:[5][6]

NFL draft

Four Utah players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[7]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jack CrossBack785Detroit Lions
Charlie GrantCenter16189Philadelphia Eagles
Don RydalchBack19223Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim DurrantGuard20241Detroit Lions

References
  1. Miller, Hack (November 16, 1953). "Ute team celebrates third straight title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
  2. Miller, Hack (November 25, 1953). "Utes 24-point favorites over Cougars". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
  3. Miller, Hack (November 27, 1953). "Redskins win, but nobody loses in tense 33-32 game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
  4. Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. pp. 53–54. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  5. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  7. "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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