The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, placing third in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
| 1960 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Utah State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah was led on the field by senior quarterback Terry Nofsinger.
Conference foe New Mexico was not played in 1960, so Utah finished a half game behind co-champions Utah State and Wyoming in the standings. The Utes denied the undefeated Aggies an outright title and a perfect regular season with a 6–0 shutout in the conference finale on November 19 in Salt Lake City.[1] For the second straight year, Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado; the teams met in 1961 and 1962, then the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Hawaii* | W 33–6 | 16,160 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at Arizona* | W 13–3 | 24,600 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Oregon* |
| L 17–20 | 23,653 | [4] |
| October 7 | at BYUΔ |
| W 17–0 | 21,079 | [5][6] |
| October 22 | Denver |
| W 49–16 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at Wyoming | L 7–17 | 14,000 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Colorado State | W 27–6 | 3,500 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Montana |
| W 16–6 | 10,742 | [10] |
| November 19 | Utah State |
| W 6–0 | 29,261 | [1] |
| November 26 | UCLA* |
| L 9–16 | 17,099 | [11] |
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NFL draft
editUtah had two players selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[13]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Ken Petersen | Guard | 14 | 183 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Terry Nofsinger | Quarterback | 17 | 230 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
edit- 1 2 Miller, Hack (November 21, 1960). "Utes subdue Aggies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1C.
- ↑ "Utah rips Hawaii in fourth quarter". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 18, 1960. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Utah spoils U of A grid debut, 13–3". The Arizona Republic. September 25, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fleet Duck backs beat Utah 20 to 17". The Sacramento Bee. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Chipman, Dee (October 7, 1960). "Utes, Cougars resume rivalry tonight". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1C.
- ↑ Ray Schwartz (October 9, 1960). "Cougars Defeated By Utes 17–0, Face Rugged Arizona State Next Saturday". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ John Mooney (October 23, 1960). "Utes Demoralize Denver With 49–16 Drubbing". Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B11, B12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cowpokes beat Redskins in crucial Skyline game". The Herald-Journal. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Utes keep alive Skyline chances". Lincoln Journal Star. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Utah ground attack stops Montana, 16–6". Casper Star-Tribune. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Miller, Hack (November 28, 1960). "Redskins scare Bruins in big '60 grid final". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B5.
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.