1947 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 6–0 against conference opponents, winning the MSC title.
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record8–1–1 (6–0 MSC)
Headcoach
- Ike Armstrong (23rd season)
HomestadiumUte Stadium
| 1947 Utah Utes football | |
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MSC champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (6–0 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah was ranked at No. 80 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Oregon State* | W 7–6 | 22,175 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Hawaii* |
| W 35–0 | 23,518 | [3] | |
| October 11 | BYU |
| W 28–6 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Denver |
| W 13–7 | 21,248 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Wyoming | W 26–7 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Colorado | W 13–7 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Colorado A&M |
| W 19–0 | 11,181 | [8][9] | |
| November 15 | vs. Idaho | No. 18 | L 6–13 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | Utah State |
| W 40–14 | 29,132 | [11] | |
| December 6 | at Arizona* | T 20–20 | [12] | |||
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Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
NFL draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Barney Hafen | Defensive end | 19 | 167 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Nelson | Back | 20 | 179 | Boston Yanks |
| Tally Stevens | End | 22 | 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers |