The 1949 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their 25th and final season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, winning placing fourth in the Skyline Six.
| 1949 Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (2–3 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Washington* | L 7–14 | 26,553 | |||
| September 24 | at Oregon State* | L 7–27 | 25,012 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | at Arizona* | T 12–12 | ||||
| October 8 | BYU | W 38–0 | ||||
| October 15 | Denver |
| L 18–20 | 23,917 | [2] | |
| October 22 | at Wyoming | L 0–13 | ||||
| October 29 | at Colorado* | L 7–14 | 20,103 | [3] | ||
| November 5 | Colorado A&M |
| L 12–21 | |||
| November 12 | 9:15 p.m. | at No. 19 Pacific (CA)* |
| L 6–45 | 17,000 | [4][5] |
| November 24 | Utah State |
| W 34–0 | |||
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After the season
editNFL Draft
editUtah had one player selected in the 1950 NFL draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Joe Tangaro | Tackle | 20 | 254 | New York Giants |
References
edit- ^ "Oregon State drops Utah". The Arizona Republic. September 25, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Mooney (October 16, 1949). "Denver Surprises Utes With Late Rush, 20-18". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2009 Colorado Buffaloes Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ Underwood, Carl (November 12, 1949). "All Eyes Focused On Lil' Eddie In Redskin Scrap". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Underwood, Carl (November 14, 1949). "LeBaron Leads Tigers To 45-6 Victory". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.