1956 Utah Redskins football team

The 1956 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing second in the Skyline.

1956 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at No. 17 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	37,038
September 29	Montana	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–6
October 5	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 41–6
October 13	Denver	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–13		^[1]
October 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–30	16,833	^[2]
October 27	Idaho*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–27	11,520	^[3]^[4]
November 3	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–27
November 10	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 49–27	3,953	^[5]
November 17	Colorado*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–21	9,773
November 22	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 29–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ John Mooney (October 14, 1956). "Ute Sweeping Haymakers Kayo Denver, 27 to 13". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B8, B10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joe McGowan (October 21, 1956). "Pokes Drop Utah 30-20; Nearer Title". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Boni, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Idaho romps, stomps back to overhaul Utahans, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "Vandals roar back in fourth quarter to dump Utah 27-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. 10.
^ Smelser, Dick (November 11, 1956). "Utah's 2nd-Half Splurge Too Much for Aggies". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. 17, 20.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1956". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2010.