1961 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1961 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 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
- Ray Nagel (4th season)
| 1961 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado in the previous two years. This season the Utes upset the No. 8 Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, Utah's first win in the rivalry since 1948.[1] After 1962, the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Colorado State | W 40–0 | 16,274 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at Wisconsin* | L 0–7 | 36,325 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Oregon* |
| W 14–6 | 26,578 | [4] |
| October 7 | at Arizona State* | W 28–26 | 31,300 | [5] | |
| October 14 | BYU |
| W 21–20 | ||
| October 21 | at Montana | W 24–12 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 6–13 | 19,151 | [7] |
| November 4 | at New Mexico | L 16–21 | 15,770 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at No. 8 Colorado* | W 21–12 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| November 18 | Utah State |
| L 6–17 | 32,437 | [9][10] |
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NFL draft
One Utah player was selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Ed Pine | Center | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |