1955 Utah Redskins football team

The 1955 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, plaching second in the Skyline.

1955 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	6–3 (4–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (6th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado A&M $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
BYU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Oregon*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–14
September 24	vs. Idaho*	Old Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 20–13		^[1]
October 1	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 20–14
October 8	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 41–9
October 14	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–7	22,000	^[2]
October 22	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–23
November 5	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 7–37	20,500
November 12	Colorado A&M	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–6
November 24	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.^[5]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Herb Nakken	Back	5	53	Los Angeles Rams
Jack Kammerman	End	26	313	Cleveland Browns

References

1. "Vandals dumped by Redskins, 20-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 1, sports.
2. "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
4. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
5. . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.