1943 Utah Utes football team

1943 Utah Utes football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
1943 record	0–7 (0–2 MSC)
Head coach	Ike Armstrong (19th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons

Template:1943 MSC football standings The 1943 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1943 college football season. Utah considered cancelling football in 1943 due to World War II. College enrollment dropped significantly as many college-aged men enlisted in the armed services. LeRoy E. Cowles, President of the University of Utah asked that the team continue to play. Armstrong supported Cowles despite having a severe shortage of players. Only Colorado and Utah in the Mountain States Conference maintained a football team in 1943. To play a semblance of a full schedule, Utah played Colorado twice and resorted to playing enlisted men from Fort Warren, Wyoming. The result was Utah's only winless season since going 0–1 in 1895.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Fort Warren, Wyoming*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	L 0–60
October 9	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)	L 0–35
October 16	Nevada*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	L 19–27
October 23	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, Oklahoma	L 0–55
November 6	Colorado	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah (rivalry)	L 19–22
November 13	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, Colorado	L 0–64
November 25	[[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's]]*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	L 0–34
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1944 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
George Betteridge	Back	4	30	Detroit Lions
Nick Pappas	Offensive and Defensive Tackle	27	281	Washington Redskins