1941 Utah Redskins football team

The 1941 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled a 6–0–2 record (4–0–2 against conference opponents), won the MSC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 65.[1] The team played its home games at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1941 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1941 record6–0–2 (4–0–2 MSC)
Head coachIke Armstrong (17th season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1941 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 4 –0 –2  6 –0 –2
BYU 3 –1 –2  4 –3 –2
Denver 3 –1 –2  4 –3 –2
Colorado A&M 3 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Colorado 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Wyoming 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –1
Utah State 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Idaho*
W 26–79,500[2]
October 11Wyoming
W 60–610,000[3]
October 18BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
T 6–613,000[4]
October 25at Denver
T 0–014,000[5]
November 1Colorado
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 46–616,000[6]
November 15at Colorado A&M
W 26–135,000[7]
November 20Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)
W 33–2110,000[8]
December 6at Arizona*
W 12–68,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.[12]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Floyd SpendloveOffensive and Defensive Tackle861Pittsburgh Steelers
Mac SpeedieEnd15135Detroit Lions
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References
  1. "1941 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. "Redskins Hammer Vandal Crew, 26-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1941. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Marlowe Branagan (October 12, 1941). "Redskins Rout Cowboy Crew, 60 to 6: Indians Smash Over Nine Touchdowns During Game; 10,000 See Cowboys Mowed Down". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. LaVerl Christiansen (October 19, 1941). "Fighting Cougars Hold Favored Utes To 6-6 Deadlock". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jimmy Hodgson (October 26, 1941). "Utes and Pioneers in Stalemate, 0-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Chet Nelson (November 16, 1941). "Utes Triumph: Injuns Blast Coloags in 26-13 Clash". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9 – via Newspapers.coms.
  8. Dave Belnap (November 21, 1941). "Utes Drub Aggies To Clinch Share Of League Title". Provo Daily Herald. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Vic Thornton (December 7, 1941). "Henry Stanton Breaks Record But Cats Lose". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  11. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1941". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  12. "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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