1946 Utah Redskins football team explained

Year:1946
Team:Utah Redskins
Sport:football
Conference:Mountain States Conference
Short Conf:MSC
Record:8–3
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:Ike Armstrong
Hc Year:22nd
Stadium:Ute Stadium
Bowl:Pineapple Bowl
Bowl Result:L 16–19 at Hawaii

The 1946 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a m mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 114. Utah was invited to the Pineapple Bowl, where they lost to Hawaii.[1]

The team ranked third nationally in rushing offense, averaging 263.5 rushing yards per game.[2] Barney Hafen led Utah's ground attack and ranked 20th nationally with 577 rushing yards.[3]

Backs Milton Smith and C. Parkinson were selected by the International News Service as first-team players on the 1946 All-Mountain States football team. Ends Van Sandt and Stevens and guard Barrett were named to the second team.[4]

Utah was ranked at No. 93 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

Schedule

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1947 NFL draft

Utah had one player selected in the 1947 NFL draft.[8]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
32 297 Green Bay Packers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1946 Utah Utes Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. May 15, 2022.
  2. Book: The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. W.J. Bingham. 1947. 74.
  3. Book: The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. W.J. Bingham. 1947. 80.
  4. News: All-Mountain Eleven Rugged. St. Joseph Gazette. November 27, 1946. 11. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 15, 1946. B4. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Ute Record Book . University of Utah . 6 . July 16, 2010 . July 13, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1946 . College Football Data Warehouse . August 6, 2010 . October 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019174948/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=62&year=1946 . dead .
  8. Web site: 1947 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . August 5, 2010 . October 31, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031111101/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1947.htm . dead .