1948 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0 Skyline Six)
Headcoach
- Ike Armstrong (24th season)
HomestadiumUte Stadium
| 1948 Utah Utes football | |
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Skyline Six champion | |
| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–0 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah was ranked at No. 48 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at USC* | L 0–27 | 55,211 | [2] | |
| September 25 | Idaho* | W 21–6 | 18,099 | [3][4] | |
| October 2 | Arizona* |
| W 47–14 | 21,355 | [5] |
| October 9 | at BYU | W 30–0 | 14,000 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at Denver | W 17–0 | 13,572 | [7] | |
| October 23 | Wyoming |
| W 19–7 | 22,275 | [8] |
| October 30 | Colorado* |
| W 14–12 | 17,003 | [9] |
| November 6 | at Colorado A&M | W 12–3 | 10,500 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Oregon State* | T 20–20 | 8,000 | [11] | |
| November 25 | Utah State |
| W 41–7 | 23,109 | [12] |
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After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1949 NFL draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Bob Summerhays | Back | 4 | 34 | Green Bay Packers |
| Gil Tobler | Back | 22 | 212 | Detroit Lions |