1955 Utah Utes football team

1955 Utah Utes football
Conference Mountain States Conference
1955 record 6–3 (4–1 MSC)
Head coach Jack Curtice
Home stadium Ute Stadium
1955 MSC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Colorado A&M $ 6 1 0     8 2 0
Utah 4 1 0     6 3 0
Denver 5 2 0     8 2 0
Wyoming 5 2 0     8 3 0
Utah State 3 4 0     4 6 0
Montana 2 4 0     3 7 0
New Mexico 1 5 0     2 8 0
BYU 0 7 0     1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1955 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 17 Oregon* Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah L 13–14  
September 24 vs. Idaho* Old Bronco StadiumBoise, Idaho W 20–13  
October 1 at Missouri* Memorial StadiumColumbia, Missouri W 20–14  
October 8 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 41–9  
October 14 at Denver DU StadiumDenver, Colorado W 27–7  
October 22 Wyomingdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 13–23  
November 5 at Colorado* Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 7–37  
November 12 Colorado A&M Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 27–6  
November 24 Utah A.C. Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 14–13  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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After the season

NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Herb Nakken Back 5 53 Los Angeles Rams
Jack Kammerman End 26 313 Cleveland Browns

References

  1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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