1950 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1950 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 Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Utes compiled an overall record of 3–4–3 with a mark of 1–2–2 against conference opponents, winning placing fourth in the Skyline. Utah played home games on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–4–3 (1–2–2 Skyline)
Headcoach
- Jack Curtice (1st season)
HomestadiumUte Stadium
| 1950 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 3–4–3 (1–2–2 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | vs. Idaho* | L 19–26 | 12,500 | [1][2] | |
| September 30 | Arizona* | W 27–14 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | at BYU | T 28–28 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | at Denver | T 14–14 | 11,754 | [5] | |
| October 21 | Wyoming |
| L 13–53 | 22,325 | [6] |
| October 28 | Colorado* |
| T 20–20 | 11,000 | [7] |
| November 4 | Kansas* |
| L 26–39 | 13,111 | [8] |
| November 11 | at Colorado A&M | L 7–32 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | Utah State |
| W 46–0 | 16,108 | [10] |
| December 16 | at Hawaii* | W 40–28 | 7,000–9,000 | [11] | |
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NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1951 NFL draft.[13]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Dave Cunningham | Back | 23 | 275 | New York Yanks |