1959 Utah Utes football team
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1959 record | 5–5 (3–2 MSC) |
| Head coach | Ray Nagel (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1959 college football season. Head coach Ray Nagel led the team to a 3–2 mark in the MSC and 5–5 overall.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 26 | at Oregon* | Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon | L 6–21 | ||||||
| October 3 | at Washington* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington | L 6–51 | ||||||
| October 9 | BYU | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) | W 20–8 | ||||||
| October 16 | at Denver | DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado | W 26–12 | ||||||
| October 24 | Wyoming |
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | L 7–21 | ||||||
| October 31 | Arizona* | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | W 54–6 | ||||||
| November 7 | vs. Idaho* | Old Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho | W 47–13 | ||||||
| November 14 | Colorado State | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | L 17–21 | ||||||
| November 21 | Utah State | Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) | W 35–21 | ||||||
| November 28 | at No. 20 UCLA* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California | L 6–21 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Larry Wilson | Defensive back | 7 | 74 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Tony Polychronis | Offensive tackle | 18 | 216 | New York Giants |
Larry Wilson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "1959 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ↑ "Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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