1944 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1944 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 2 0 06 2 0
Denver 2 1 14 3 2
Utah 1 2 15 2 1
Utah State 0 2 03 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1944 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1944 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 against conference opponents, placing third in the MSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Idaho Southern Branch*W 24–02,929[1]
October 6at DenverL 12–2812,000[2]
October 14Colorado
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 0–26
October 21at Idaho Southern Branch*W 38–12[3]
October 28at Nevada*W 19–142,000[4]
November 4Denverdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
T 0–07,000[5]
November 11at Colorado College*W 21–6
November 23Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 47–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6][7]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had one player selected in the 1945 NFL draft.[8]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Bill BroderickTackle31323New York Giants

References

  1. "Utes Capture Opening Tilt". Salt Lake Tribune. October 2, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2022 via newspapers.com.
  2. Chet Nelson (October 7, 1944). "Denver Topples Utes, 28-12, In First Conference Game". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Idahoans Wreck UISB Chances". Post Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. October 23, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2022 via newspapers.com.
  4. "Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Utah Redskins Battle Denver to Scoreless Tie". Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1964. p. 6B via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  7. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  8. "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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