1960 Utah Redskins football team explained

Year:1960
Team:Utah Redskins
Sport:football
Conference:Skyline Conference
Short Conf:Skyline
Record:7–3
Conf Record:5–1
Head Coach:Ray Nagel
Hc Year:3rd
Stadium:Ute Stadium

The 1960 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing third in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah was led on the field by senior quarterback Terry Nofsinger.

Conference foe New Mexico was not played in 1960, so Utah finished a half game behind co-champions Utah State and Wyoming in the standings. The Redskins denied the undefeated Aggies an outright title and a perfect regular season with a 6–0 shutout in the conference finale on November 19 in Salt Lake City.[1] For the second straight year, Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado; the teams met in 1961 and 1962, then the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule

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NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[4]

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Ken Petersen 14 183 Minnesota Vikings
17 230 Pittsburgh Steelers

Notes and References

  1. News: Utes subdue Aggies . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Miller . Hack . November 21, 1960 . 1C.
  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: 1960 record. College Football Data Warehouse. July 16, 2010. March 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325011622/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1717&year=1960. dead.
  4. Web site: 1961 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . August 11, 2010 . November 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101109010815/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm . dead .