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The 1948 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 Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning the Skyline Six title.

Record8–1–1 (5–0 Skyline Six)
Headcoach
HomestadiumUte Stadium
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1948 Utah Utes football
Skyline Six champion
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
 1947
1949 
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1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $500811
Colorado A&M410830
Denver220451
Utah State230560
BYU130560
Wyoming050450
  • $ Conference champion
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Utah was ranked at No. 48 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at USC*L 0–2755,211[2]
September 25Idaho*W 21–618,099[3][4]
October 2Arizona*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 47–1421,355[5]
October 9at BYU
W 30–014,000[6]
October 16at DenverW 17–013,572[7]
October 23Wyoming
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 19–722,275[8]
October 30Colorado*dagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–1217,003[9]
November 6at Colorado A&MW 12–310,500[10]
November 13at Oregon State*T 20–208,000[11]
November 25Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 41–723,109[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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[13]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1949 NFL draft.[14]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Bob SummerhaysBack434Green Bay Packers
Gil ToblerBack22212Detroit Lions

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