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
Skyline champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1957 record6–4 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1957 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21MontanaW 32–13
September 28at Colorado*L 24–30
October 5vs. Idaho*L 6–21
October 12BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 27–0
October 19at DenverL 7–12
October 26Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 23–15
November 3Colorado State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 55–0
November 9at No. 8 Army*L 33–39
November 16Air Force*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 34–0
November 28Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 21–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3][4]

Personnel

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[5]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Merrill DouglasFullback665Chicago Bears
Everett JonesGuard21247Pittsburgh Steelers
Larry FieldsBack23275San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. Maule, Tex (October 28, 1957). "Cactus Jack and his Kokomos". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  2. Boni, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Idaho tops Utah Redskins, 21-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  5. "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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