1959 Utah Redskins football team

The 1959 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1959 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.

1959 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1959 record5–5 (3–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1959 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Wyoming $ 7 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Colorado State 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
New Mexico 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Utah 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Utah State 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
BYU 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Denver 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Montana 1 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Under second-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins were 5–5 overall and 3–2 in the Skyline Conference (Skyline). They were led on the field by junior quarterback Terry Nofsinger and senior safety (& halfback) Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Conference members New Mexico and Montana were not played in 1960, and the Redskins defeated both in-state rivals: BYU by twelve points and Utah State by fourteen.

For the first of two consecutive seasons, Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado; they first played in 1903 and had met every year except two (1909, 1918). The series resumed in 1961 and 1962, then went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Oregon*
L 6–21
October 3at Washington*
L 6–51
October 9BYU
W 20–8
October 16at Denver
W 26–12
October 24Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 7–21
October 31Arizona*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 54–6
November 7vs. Idaho*
W 47–13
November 14Colorado State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
L 17–21
November 21Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 35–21
November 28at No. 20 UCLA*
L 6–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4][5]

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[6]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Larry WilsonDefensive back774St. Louis Cardinals
Tony PolychronisOffensive tackle18216New York Giants

Larry Wilson played thirteen NFL seasons and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, his first year of eligibility.[7]

References
  1. Strite, Dick (September 27, 1959). "Oregon 21-6 victor over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. "Huskies romp past Utes in 51-6 game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1959. p. 1B.
  3. "Bruins score early in 21-6 nod over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 3B.
  4. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  5. "1959 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  7. "Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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