1956 Utah Redskins football team

The 1956 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a conference record of 5-1, placing second in the Skyline Conference.

1956 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–5 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (7th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at No. 17 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	37,038
September 29	Montana	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–6
October 5	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 41–6
October 13	Denver	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 27–13		[1]
October 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–30	16,833	[2]
October 27	Idaho*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–27	11,520	[3][4]
November 3	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–27
November 10	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 49–27	3,953	[5]
November 17	Colorado*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 7–21	9,773
November 22	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 29–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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