The 1953 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title for the third consecutive year.
Utah played its first nationally televised game in the final game of the season, on November 26. NBC Sports televised 12 games during the season, making the BYU–Utah rivalry game played on Thanksgiving Day among the first nationally broadcast college football games. Utah was 7–2, had clinched their third consecutive Skyline Conference title the previous week, and BYU had won only twice. Utah was heavily favored to win the game, by up to 24 points. BYU played tough, though, and Utah prevailed by one point, 33–32.
Schedule
NFL draft Four Utah players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.
Player Position Round Pick NFL team 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
External links Official game program: Idaho at Utah – September 26, 1953