1954 Utah Utes football team

1954 Utah Utes football
Conference Mountain States Conference
1954 record 4–7 (3–3 MSC)
Head coach Jack Curtice
Home stadium Ute Stadium
1954 MSC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Denver $ 6 1 0  9 1 0
Wyoming 5 1 0  6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0  4 6 0
New Mexico 3 3 0  5 5 0
Utah 3 3 0  4 7 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 0  3 7 0
Montana 1 5 0  3 6 0
BYU 1 6 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1954 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 18 at Washington* Husky StadiumSeattle, Washington L 6–7  
September 25 Arizona* Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah L 20–54  
October 2 at Oregon* Hayward FieldEugene, Oregon W 7–6  
October 9 at BYU Old Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah (The Holy War) W 12–7  
October 16 Denver Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 20–28  
October 23 at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, Wyoming W 14–7  
October 30 Idaho*dagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah L 13–14  
November 6 at Colorado A&M Colorado FieldFort Collins, Colorado L 13–14  
November 13 Colorado* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 7–20  
November 20 at Montana Old Dornblaser FieldMissoula, Montana W 41–20  
November 25 Utah A.C. Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 19–35  
*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 1955 NFL Draft.[3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Don HendersonOffensive and Defensive Tackle13156Detroit Lions
Max PierceBack24278Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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