1941 Utah Redskins football team

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–0–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 against conference opponents, won the MSC championship, and all outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 65.^[1]

1941 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	6–0–2 (4–0–2 MSC)
Head coach	Ike Armstrong (17th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	4	–	0	–	2			6	–	0	–	2
BYU	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Denver	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Colorado A&M	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Colorado	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wyoming	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Utah State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Utah was ranked at No. 62 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

The team played its home games at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Idaho*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 26–7	9,500	[3]
October 11	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 60–6	10,000	[4]
October 18	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	T 6–6	13,000	[5]
October 25	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	T 0–0	14,000	[6]
November 1	Colorado	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 46–6	16,000	[7]
November 15	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 26–13	5,000	[8]
November 20	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 33–21	10,000	[9]
December 6	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 12–6	8,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1942 NFL draft.^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Floyd Spendlove	Tackle	8	61	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mac Speedie	End	15	135	Detroit Lions

References

1. "1941 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Redskins Hammer Vandal Crew, 26-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 28, 1941. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Marlowe Branagan (October 12, 1941). "Redskins Rout Cowboy Crew, 60 to 6: Indians Smash Over Nine Touchdowns During Game; 10,000 See Cowboys Mowed Down". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
5. LaVerl Christiansen (October 19, 1941). "Fighting Cougars Hold Favored Utes To 6-6 Deadlock". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Jimmy Hodgson (October 26, 1941). "Utes and Pioneers in Stalemate, 0-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chet Nelson (November 16, 1941). "Utes Triumph: Injuns Blast Coloags in 26-13 Clash". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9 – via Newspapers.coms.
9. Dave Belnap (November 21, 1941). "Utes Drub Aggies To Clinch Share Of League Title". Provo Daily Herald. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Vic Thornton (December 7, 1941). "Henry Stanton Breaks Record But Cats Lose". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
12. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1941". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
13. "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010.