Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Colorado A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Denver 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title for the second consecutive year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Oregon State*
L 7–1415,000
September 27vs. Idaho*
T 21–219,500[1][2]
October 4Arizona*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–27
October 11BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 34–6
October 18at Denver
W 35–06,574[3]
October 25at Wyoming
W 27–21
November 12:00 p.m.Colorado*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 14–2015,300[4]
November 8at Colorado A&M
W 14–6
November 15at Santa Clara*
W 16–135,253[5][6]
November 27Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 20–0

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[7]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Ray Westort Guard 13 153 Philadelphia Eagles
George Bean Back 17 203 Cleveland Browns
Joe Curtis End 21 244 Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Vandals, Utah deadlock 21-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Vandals come from behind in last minute to tie Utah". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 9.
  3. ^ Jack Schroeder (October 19, 1952). "Ute Whitewash Mars D.U. Hommecoming Festivities". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffs vs. Utes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 31, 1952. p. A21. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Google News.
  5. ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 16, 1952). "Utah Nips Broncs on Field Goal". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 39, 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Miller, Hack. "Utes Point for Aggies After Breaking Broncos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. A17. Retrieved August 10, 2010 – via Google News.
  7. ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Utah_Redskins_football_team