1946 Utah Redskins football team

1946 Utah Redskins football
Pineapple Bowl, L 16–19 at Hawaii
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Denver $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Colorado 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
BYU 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a m mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 114. Utah was invited to the Pineapple Bowl, where they lost to Hawaii.[1]

The team ranked third nationally in rushing offense, averaging 263.5 rushing yards per game.[2] Barney Hafen led Utah's ground attack and ranked 20th nationally with 577 rushing yards.[3]

Backs Milton Smith and C. Parkinson were selected by the International News Service as first-team players on the 1946 All-Mountain States football team. Ends Van Sandt and Stevens and guard Barrett were named to the second team.[4]

Utah was ranked at No. 93 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28New Mexico*
W 56–1419,571[6]
October 5Arizona*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 14–718,000[7]
October 12at BYU
W 35–612,500[8]
October 19at Denver
L 14–2025,600[9]
October 26Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–79,354[10]
November 2Coloradodagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 7–010,515[11]
November 9at Colorado A&M
W 13–01,750[12]
November 16at San Francisco*
W 21–135,000[13]
November 28Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 14–2223,166[14]
December 25at Hawaii All-Stars*
W 40–66,000[15]
January 1at Hawaii*
L 16–1920,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[17][18]

NFL draft

Utah had one player selected in the 1947 NFL draft.[19]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ralph Olsen Defensive end 32 297 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ "1946 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 74.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  4. ^ "All-Mountain Eleven Rugged". St. Joseph Gazette. November 27, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Redskins Topple Lobo Eleven, 57-14: Injun Squad Rolls to Early Lead". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1946. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Abe Chanin (October 6, 1946). "Utah Edges Wildcats 14-7 in Tough Battle: Freshman Fred Enke's Fumble in Final Period Gives Utes Victory; Arizona Displays Great Offensive Power". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jimmy Hodgson (October 13, 1946). "Utah U Defeats Cougars, 35-6: Redskins Score 28 Points In 2nd Period". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jimmy Hodgson (October 20, 1946). "Pioneers Defeat Utes, 20-14: Gallopin' Greek, Hazelhurst Win for Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jimmmy Hodgson (October 27, 1946). "Redskins, Utah State Win By Identical Score, 27-7: Cowboys Toss Scare at Utah With First-Period Score". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bill Clegg (November 3, 1946). "Utes Edge Colorado, 7-0: Nichols Scores For Injuns On Third Play". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utes Win, 13 to 0: Storm Puts Damper on Utes' Attack". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 10, 1946. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bob Brachman (November 17, 1946). "Utah Romps for 21-13 Victory Over USF Dons". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 25, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Dee Chipman (November 29, 1946). "Inspired Aggie Eleven Blasts Utes In Classic Battle". The Deseret News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Bill Gee (December 26, 1946). "Utah Redskins Scalp All-Stars 40-6 in Tuneup Tussle for Rainbows: Only 6,000 See Visitors Score Win". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Joe Anzivino (January 2, 1947). "Rainbows Close Season With Utah Win: Locals Cop Pine Bowl Game, 19-16". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  18. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1946". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  19. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.