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1959 Utah Redskins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1959
team	Utah Redskins
sport	football
conference	Skyline Conference
short_conf	Skyline
record	5–5
conf_record	3–2
head_coach	Ray Nagel
hc_year	2nd
stadium	Ute Stadium

The 1959 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing fourth in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah was led on the field by junior quarterback Terry Nofsinger and senior safetyand halfback Larry Wilson, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Conference members New Mexico and Montana were not played in 1960, and the Redskins defeated both in-state rivals: BYU by 12 points and Utah State by 14. For the first of two consecutive seasons, Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado; they first played in 1903 and had met every year except two (1909, 1918). The series resumed in 1961 and 1962, then went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule

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NFL draft

Utah had two players selected in the 1960 NFL draft.

Tony Polychronis	Offensive tackle	18	216	New York Giants

Larry Wilson played 13 seasons in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in , his first year of eligibility.

References

Strite, Dick. (September 27, 1959). "Oregon 21–6 victor over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 4, 1959). "Huskies romp past Utes in 51–6 game". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 10, 1959). "Utes whip Cougars in 20–8 grid frolic". Deseret News.
(October 17, 1959). "Utah Redskins trounce Denver Pioneers, 26–12". The Oregonian.
John Mooney. (October 25, 1959). "Wyoming's Walden Wrecks Redskins, 21 to 7". Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 1, 1959). "Utes rout Wildcats by 54–6". The Arizona Daily Star.
(November 8, 1959). "Utes crush Vandals with late outburst". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 15, 1959). "Colorado State thumps Utah". The Billings Gazette.
(November 22, 1959). "Utah Redskins grab Skyline victory from Utah State". The Missoulian.
(November 29, 1959). "Bruins score early in 21–6 nod over Utes". Eugene Register-Guard.
. (December 25, 1959). ["'59 Coliseum Attendance in 33.6% Increase"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/172401835/). *[[Los Angeles Times]]*.
"Ute Record Book". University of Utah.
"1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
"Larry Wilson NFL & AFL Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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