| 1961Utah Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1961 Utah Redskins football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Utah as a member of theSkyline Conference during the1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coachRay Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus atUte Stadium inSalt Lake City.
Utah did not face longtimerivalColorado in the previous two years. This season the Redskins upset the No. 8 Buffaloes atFolsom Field inBoulder, Colorado, Utah's first win in the rivalry since1948.[1] After1962, the series went on hiatus until2011, when both schools joined thePac-12 Conference.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Colorado State | W 40–0 | 16,274 | [2] | |
| September 23 | atWisconsin* | L 0–7 | 36,325 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Oregon* |
| W 14–6 | 26,578 | [4] |
| October 7 | atArizona State* | W 28–26 | 31,300 | [5] | |
| October 14 | BYU |
| W 21–20 | ||
| October 21 | atMontana | W 24–12 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 6–13 | 19,151 | [7] |
| November 4 | atNew Mexico | L 16–21 | 15,770 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at No. 8Colorado* | W 21–12 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| November 18 | Utah State |
| L 6–17 | 32,437 | [9][10] |
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One Utah player was selected in the1962 NFL draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Ed Pine | Center | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |