1946 Utah Redskins football team

1946 Utah Redskins football
Pineapple Bowl, L 16–19 at Hawaii
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 4 1 1 7 2 1
Denver $ 4 1 1 5 5 1
Utah 4 2 0 8 3 0
Colorado 3 2 1 5 4 1
BYU 3 2 1 5 4 1
Colorado A&M 1 5 0 2 7 0
Wyoming 0 6 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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. In their 22nd season under head coach Ike Armstrong, 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.[1]

The team ranked third nationally in rushing offense, averaging 263.5 rushing yards per game.[2] Barney Hafen led Utah's ground attack and ranked 20th nationally with 577 rushing yards.[3]

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.[4]

Utah was ranked at No. 93 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

  1. ^ "1946 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 74.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  4. ^ "All-Mountain Eleven Rugged". St. Joseph Gazette. November 27, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.