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1949 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–3 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Utah State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
BYU 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their 25th and final season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, winning placing fourth in the Skyline Six.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Washington*
L 7–1426,553
September 24at Oregon State*
L 7–2725,012[1]
October 1at Arizona*
T 12–12
October 8BYU
W 38–0
October 15Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 18–2023,917[2]
October 22at Wyoming
L 0–13
October 29at Colorado*
L 7–1420,103[3]
November 5Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 12–21
November 129:15 p.m.at No. 19 Pacific (CA)*
L 6–4517,000[4][5]
November 24Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 34–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

After the season

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NFL Draft

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Utah had one player selected in the 1950 NFL draft.[6]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Joe Tangaro Tackle 20 254 New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon State drops Utah". The Arizona Republic. September 25, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Mooney (October 16, 1949). "Denver Surprises Utes With Late Rush, 20-18". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2009 Colorado Buffaloes Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  4. ^ Underwood, Carl (November 12, 1949). "All Eyes Focused On Lil' Eddie In Redskin Scrap". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Underwood, Carl (November 14, 1949). "LeBaron Leads Tigers To 45-6 Victory". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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