1947 Utah Redskins football team explained

Year:	1947
Team:	Utah Redskins
Sport:	football
Conference:	Mountain States Conference
Short Conf:	MSC
Record:	8–1–1
Conf Record:	6–0
Head Coach:	Ike Armstrong
Hc Year:	23rd
Stadium:	Ute Stadium
Champion:	MSC champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 6–0 against conference opponents, winning the MSC title.

Utah was ranked at No. 80 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[1]

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings.

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Barney Hafen		19	167	Detroit Lions
Frank Nelson		20	179	Boston Yanks
		22	202	Pittsburgh Steelers

Notes and References

1. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.
2. 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 .
3. Web site: Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1947 . College Football Data Warehouse . August 6, 2010 . October 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019174956/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=62&year=1947 . dead .
4. Web site: 1948 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . August 5, 2010.