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1956 Utah Redskins football team

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1956 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–5 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (7th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.16Wyoming	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

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 college 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.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at No. 17UCLA*	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	atBYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 41–6
October 13	Denver	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–13		^[1]
October 20	atWyoming	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	atRice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–27
November 10	atColorado 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

^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

Official game program: Idaho at Utah – October 27, 1956

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