1960 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
BYU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Denver 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing third in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah was led on the field by senior quarterback Terry Nofsinger.

Conference foe New Mexico was not played in 1960, so Utah finished a half game behind co-champions Utah State and Wyoming in the standings. The Redskins denied the undefeated Aggies an outright title and a perfect regular season with a 6–0 shutout in the conference finale on November 19 in Salt Lake City.[1] For the second straight year, Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado; the teams met in 1961 and 1962, then the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Hawaii*
W 33–616,160
September 24at Arizona*
W 13–3
October 1Oregon*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 17–20
October 7at BYUΔ
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 17–021,079[2][3]
October 22Denverdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 49–16[4]
October 29at Wyoming
L 7–17
November 5at Colorado State
W 27–6
November 12Montana
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 16–6
November 19Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 6–029,261[1]
November 26UCLA*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 9–1617,099[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Δ BYU was designated home team.

[6][7]

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[8]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Ken Petersen Guard 14 183 Minnesota Vikings
Terry Nofsinger Quarterback 17 230 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Hack (November 21, 1960). "Utes subdue Aggies". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
  2. ^ Chipman, Dee (October 7, 1960). "Utes, Cougars resume rivalry tonight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
  3. ^ Ray Schwartz (October 9, 1960). "Cougars Defeated By Utes 17-0, Face Rugged Arizona State Next Saturday". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Mooney (October 23, 1960). "Utes Demoralize Denver With 49-16 Drubbing". Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B11, B12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Miller, Hack (November 28, 1960). "Redskins scare Bruins in big '60 grid final". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  6. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "1960 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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