1943 Utah Redskins football team
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Conference | Mountain States Conference |
Record | 0–7 (0–2 MSC) |
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Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 0–7 with a mark of 0–2 against conference opponents.
Utah considered cancelling football in 1943 due to World War II. College enrollment dropped significantly as many college-aged men enlisted in the armed services. LeRoy E. Cowles, President of the University of Utah, asked that the team continue to play. Armstrong supported Cowles despite having a severe shortage of players. Among MSC members, only Colorado, Denver, and Utah fielder a football team in 1943. To play a semblance of a full schedule, Utah played Colorado twice and resorted to playing enlisted men from Fort Warren, Wyoming.[1] Utah has its first winless season since going 0–1 in 1895.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Utah ranked 198th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 38.0.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Fort Warren* | L 0–60 | 8,000 | [4][5][6] | |
October 9 | at Colorado | L 0–35 | ||||
October 16 | Nevada* |
| L 19–27 | 4,846 | [7] | |
October 23 | at Tulsa* | L 0–55 | 6,000 | |||
November 6 | Colorado![]() |
| L 19–22 | |||
November 13 | at Colorado College* | L 0–64 | ||||
November 25 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 0–34 | 9,000 | [8] | |
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]Utah had two players selected in the 1944 NFL draft.[9]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
George Betteridge | Back | 4 | 30 | Detroit Lions |
Nick Pappas | Tackle | 27 | 281 | Washington Redskins |
References
[edit]- ^ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 44. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
- ^ "2010 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 2, 1943). "Utah Reskins Given Slight Edge Over Fort Warren". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 22. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Ft. Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss in History". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Fort Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Nevada Turns Back Redskins, 27 to 19". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 17, 1943. pp. 7B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Mooney (November 26, 1943). "Redskins Wind Up Season With No Wins". Salt Lake Telegram. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.