1957 Utah Redskins football team
The 1957 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.
| 1957 Utah Redskins football | |
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Skyline champion | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| 1957 record | 6–4 (5–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by eighth-year head coach Jack Curtice, who believed in a wide-open offense,[1] the Redskins were 6–4 overall and were champions of the Skyline Conference (Skyline), with a 5–1 record. They were led on the field by transfer quarterback Lee Grosscup, who finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy as a junior and was a second-team AP and UPI All-American.
A notable player was sophomore safety (& halfback) Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
After the season, Curtice left for Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference and was succeeded by Ray Nagel, the backfield coach at UCLA.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | Montana | W 32–13 | |
| September 28 | at Colorado* | L 24–30 | |
| October 5 | vs. Idaho* | L 6–21 | |
| October 12 | BYU |
| W 27–0 |
| October 19 | at Denver | L 7–12 | |
| October 26 | Wyoming |
| W 23–15 |
| November 3 | Colorado State |
| W 55–0 |
| November 9 | at No. 8 Army* | L 33–39 | |
| November 16 | Air Force* |
| W 34–0 |
| November 28 | Utah State |
| W 21–6 |
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Personnel
- QB Lee Grosscup, Jr.
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[5]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Merrill Douglas | Fullback | 6 | 65 | Chicago Bears |
| Everett Jones | Guard | 21 | 247 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Larry Fields | Back | 23 | 275 | San Francisco 49ers |
References
- Maule, Tex (October 28, 1957). "Cactus Jack and his Kokomos". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
- Boni, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Idaho tops Utah Redskins, 21-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.