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1943 Utah Redskins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1943
team	Utah Redskins
sport	football
conference	Mountain States Conference
short_conf	MSC
record	0–7
conf_record	0–2
head_coach	Ike Armstrong
hc_year	19th
stadium	Ute Stadium

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 0–7 with a mark of 0–2 against conference opponents.

Utah considered cancelling football in 1943 due to World War II. College enrollment dropped significantly as many college-aged men enlisted in the armed services. LeRoy E. Cowles, President of the University of Utah, asked that the team continue to play. Armstrong supported Cowles despite having a severe shortage of players. Among MSC members, only Colorado, Denver, and Utah fielder a football team in 1943. To play a semblance of a full schedule, Utah played Colorado twice and resorted to playing enlisted men from Fort Warren, Wyoming. Utah has its first winless season since going 0–1 in 1895.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Utah ranked 198th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 38.0.

Schedule

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NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1944 NFL draft.

Nick Pappas	Tackle	27	281	Washington Redskins

References

Hinckley, Shane. (2010). "University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes". Whitman Publishing, LLC.
"2010 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletics.
Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
Hodgson, Jimmy. (October 2, 1943). "Utah Reskins Given Slight Edge Over Fort Warren". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
Hodgson, Jimmy. (October 3, 1943). "Ft. Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss in History". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
Hodgson, Jimmy. (October 3, 1943). "Fort Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss (continued)". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
(October 10, 1943). "Bisons stampede over Utah Redskins 35 to 0". The Sunday Herald.
(October 17, 1943). "Nevada Turns Back Redskins, 27 to 19". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(October 24, 1943). "Wade leads Tulsans to 55–0 triumph". Shawnee News-Star.
(November 7, 1943). "Colorado gets by Utah". The Des Moines Register.
(November 14, 1943). "Colorado team smothers Utah". The Times-News.
John Mooney. (November 26, 1943). "Redskins Wind Up Season With No Wins". [[Salt Lake Telegram]].
"1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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