1946 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a 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]
- Ike Armstrong (22nd season)
| 1946 Utah Utes football | |
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Pineapple Bowl, L 16–19 at Hawaii | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | New Mexico* | W 56–14 | 19,571 | [6] | |
| October 5 | Arizona* |
| W 14–7 | 18,000 | [7] |
| October 12 | at BYU | W 35–6 | 12,500 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at Denver | L 14–20 | 25,600 | [9] | |
| October 26 | Wyoming |
| W 27–7 | 9,354 | [10] |
| November 2 | Colorado |
| W 7–0 | 10,515 | [11] |
| November 9 | at Colorado A&M | W 13–0 | 1,750 | [12] | |
| November 16 | at San Francisco* | W 21–13 | 5,000 | [13] | |
| November 28 | Utah State |
| L 14–22 | 23,166 | [14] |
| December 25 | at Hawaii All-Stars* | W 40–6 | 6,000 | [15] | |
| January 1 | at Hawaii* |
| L 16–19 | 20,000 | [16] |
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NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1947 NFL draft.[18]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Ralph Olsen | Defensive end | 32 | 297 | Green Bay Packers |