1959 Utah Redskins football team
| 1959 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–2 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Utah was led on the field by junior quarterback Terry Nofsinger and senior safetyand 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 12 points and Utah State by 14. 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Oregon* | L 6–21 | 15,200 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at Washington* | L 6–51 | 27,560 | [2] | |
| October 9 | BYU | W 20–8 | 17,121 | [3] | |
| October 16 | at Denver | W 26–12 | 6,184 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Wyoming |
| L 7–21 | 24,739 | [5] |
| October 31 | Arizona* |
| W 54–6 | 10,063 | [6] |
| November 7 | vs. Idaho* | W 47–13 | 8,500 | [7] | |
| November 14 | Colorado State |
| L 17–21 | 10,348 | [8] |
| November 21 | Utah State |
| W 35–21 | 13,809 | [9] |
| November 28 | at No. 20 UCLA* | L 6–21 | 19,528–19,600 | [10][11] | |
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NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL draft.[13]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Larry Wilson | Defensive back | 7 | 74 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Tony Polychronis | Offensive tackle | 18 | 216 | New York Giants |
Larry Wilson played 13 seasons in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, his first year of eligibility.[14]
References
- ^ Strite, Dick (September 27, 1959). "Oregon 21–6 victor over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Huskies romp past Utes in 51–6 game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1959. p. 1B.
- ^ "Utes whip Cougars in 20–8 grid frolic". Deseret News. October 10, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Redskins trounce Denver Pioneers, 26–12". The Oregonian. October 17, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Mooney (October 25, 1959). "Wyoming's Walden Wrecks Redskins, 21 to 7". Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes rout Wildcats by 54–6". The Arizona Daily Star. November 1, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes crush Vandals with late outburst". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 2.
- ^ "Colorado State thumps Utah". The Billings Gazette. November 15, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Redskins grab Skyline victory from Utah State". The Missoulian. November 22, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins score early in 21–6 nod over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 3B.
- ^ "'59 Coliseum Attendance in 33.6% Increase". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 25, 1959. p. 3, part IV. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.