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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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| No.10Utah 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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The 1961 Utah Redskins football team 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 Redskins 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 StadiuminSalt Lake City.
Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado in the previous two years. This season the Redskins upset the No. 8 Buffaloes at Folsom FieldinBoulder, 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.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Colorado State |
| W 40–0 | ||
| September 23 | atWisconsin* |
| L 0–7 | 36,325 | |
| September 30 | Oregon* |
| W 14–6 | ||
| October 7 | atArizona State* |
| W 28–26 | ||
| October 14 | BYU |
| W 21–20 | ||
| October 21 | atMontana |
| W 24–12 | [2] | |
| October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 6–13 | ||
| November 4 | atNew Mexico |
| L 16–21 | ||
| November 11 | at No. 8Colorado* |
| W 21–12 | 25,000 | [1] |
| November 18 | Utah State |
| L 6–17 | 32,437 | [3] |
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One Utah player was selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Ed Pine | Center | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |
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