1945 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1945 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1945 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the MSC.
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–4 (3–2 MSC)
Headcoach
- Ike Armstrong (21st season)
HomestadiumUte Stadium
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (3–2 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Nevada* | L 14–33 | [1] | ||
| October 6 | at Colorado | L 13–18 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| October 12 | at Denver | L 7–21 | 13,602 | [3] | |
| October 20 | No. 15 Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 6–46 | [4] | |
| October 27 | at Colorado A&M | W 28–0 | 1,600 | [5] | |
| November 3 | Denver |
| W 33–21 | 11,126 | [6] |
| November 10 | at New Mexico* | W 21–20 | 7,000 | [7] | |
| November 22 | Utah State |
| W 24–6 | 20,000 | [8] |
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NFL draft
Utah had five players selected in the 1946 NFL draft.[10]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Gay Adelt | Back | 5 | 39 | Washington Redskins |
| Reed Nostrum | Tackle | 13 | 114 | Chicago Bears |
| Stan Stapley | Tackle | 15 | 135 | New York Giants |
| Lawrence Mauss | Center | 19 | 177 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tom Panos | Guard | 30 | 287 | Detroit Lions |