The 1946 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
1946 college football season
The 1946 college football season was the 78th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C ...
. In their 22nd season under head coach
Ike Armstrong
Isaac John Armstrong (June 8, 1895 – September 4, 1983) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1925 to ...
, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a m mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 114. Utah was invited to the
Pineapple Bowl, where they lost to
Hawaii.
The team ranked third nationally in rushing offense, averaging 263.5 rushing yards per game.
led Utah's ground attack and ranked 20th nationally with 577 rushing yards.
Backs Milton Smith and C. Parkinson were selected by the
International News Service as first-team players on the 1946 All-Mountain States football team. Ends Van Sandt and Stevens and guard Barrett were named to the second team.
Utah was ranked at No. 93 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
Schedule
1947 NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the
1947 NFL draft
The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago B ...
.
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