| 1953 Utah Utes football | |
Skyline champion | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| 1953 record | 8–2 (5–0 Skyline) |
| Head coach | Jack Curtice |
| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
Seasons | |
Template:1953 Skyline football standings The 1953 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1953 college football season. Utah played its first nationally televised game in the final game of the season in 1953. NBC broadcast 12 games during the season, which makes the BYU–Utah game played on Thanksgiving Day among the first nationally broadcast college football games. The previous week Utah had already clinched the Skyline Conference championship. BYU had only one two games that year. Consequently, Utah was favored to win the game. BYU played tough, though, and Utah ended up winning by one point, 33–32.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | at Arizona* | W 28–7 | ||
| September 26 | Idaho* |
| W 21–0 | |
| October 3 | Hawaii* |
| W 47–24 | |
| October 10 | at Utah State | W 33–13 | ||
| October 17 | Denver |
| W 40–6 | |
| October 24 | Wyoming |
| W 13–12 | |
| October 31 | at Washington* | L 14–21 | ||
| November 7 | at Colorado* |
| L 0–21 | |
| November 14 | Colorado A&M |
| W 35–14 | |
| November 26 | BYU |
| NBC | W 33–32 |
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After the season[]
NFL draft[]
Utah had four players selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Jack Cross | Back | 7 | 85 | Detroit Lions |
| Charlie Grant | Center | 16 | 189 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Don Rydalch | Back | 19 | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jim Durrant | Guard | 20 | 241 | Detroit Lions |
References[]
- ↑ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. pp. 53–54. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book". University of Utah. p. 6. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Jack C. Curtice 1953". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=512&year=1953. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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