1947 Utah Utes football team

1947 Utah Utes football
MSC Champions
Conference Mountain States Conference
1947 record 8–1–1 (6–0 MSC)
Head coach Ike Armstrong
Home stadium Ute Stadium
1947 MSC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0     8 1 1
Denver 3 2 1     5 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0     6 5 0
Colorado 3 3 0     4 5 0
Colorado State 2 3 1     5 4 1
Wyoming 2 4 0     4 5 0
BYU 1 5 0     3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1947 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1947 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 27 Oregon State* Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah W 7–6   22,175[1]
October 4 Hawaii* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 35–0    
October 11 BYU Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 28–6    
October 18 Denverdagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 13–7    
October 25 at Wyoming Corbett FieldLaramie, Wyoming W 26–7    
November 1 at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) W 13–7   22,000[2]
November 8 Colorado A&M Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 19–0   11,181[3]
November 15 vs. Idaho No. 18 Public School FieldBoise, Idaho L 6–13   8,000[4]
November 27 Utah A.C. Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 40–14    
December 6 at Arizona* Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona T 20–20    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[7]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Barney Hafen Defensive End 19 167 Detroit Lions
Frank Nelson Back 20 179 Boston Yanks
Tally Stevens End 22 202 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "2009 Oregon State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. "2009 Colorado Buffaloes Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. Les Goates. "Utes Fumble Way Through to Skyline Grid Championship". Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  4. "Idaho knocks Utah down, 13-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 1, sports. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  5. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  7. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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