Cactus Jack Jack Curtice was the seventh professional head coach of the Utah Utes football team. The Utes represent the University of Utah for intercollegiate football games. He was the head coach from 1950 until the end of the 1957 season. Curtice compiled a 45–32–4 record (.580) during his eight years as head coach at Utah and had a record of 32–9–2 (.767) in conference play. He won four conference championships in the Skyline Conference.
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
| Utah Utes (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1950–1957) |
| 1950 |
Utah |
3–4–3 |
1–2–2 |
4th |
|
|
|
| 1951 |
Utah |
7–4 |
4–1 |
1st |
|
|
|
| 1952 |
Utah |
6–3–1 |
5–0 |
1st |
|
|
|
| 1953 |
Utah |
8–2 |
5–0 |
1st |
|
|
|
| 1954 |
Utah |
4–7 |
3–3 |
T–4th |
|
|
|
| 1955 |
Utah |
6–3 |
4–1 |
2nd |
|
|
|
| 1956 |
Utah |
5–5 |
5–1 |
2nd |
|
|
|
| 1957 |
Utah |
6–4 |
5–1 |
1st |
|
|
|
| Utah: |
45–32–4 |
32–9–2 |
|
| Total: |
45–32–4 |
|
| National championship Conference title Conference division title |
1950
Schedule
[2][3]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1951 NFL Draft.[4]
1951
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 15 |
Montana State* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 55–6 |
| September 22 |
at Arizona* |
|
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona |
W 27–7 |
| September 29 |
at Oregon State* |
|
Bell Field • Corvallis, Oregon |
L 28–61 |
| October 6 |
BYU |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) |
W 7–6 |
| October 13 |
at Kansas* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas |
L 7–26 |
| October 20 |
Denver |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 17–14 |
| October 27 |
Wyoming |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 0–13 |
| November 3 |
at Utah A.C. |
|
Old Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
W 28–20 |
| November 10 |
at Colorado* |
|
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
L 0–54 |
| November 17 |
Colorado A&M |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 27–21 |
| November 22 |
Idaho* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 40–19 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][5]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[6]
1952
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 20 |
Oregon State* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 7–14 |
| September 27 |
vs. Idaho* |
|
Old Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho |
T 21–21 |
| October 4 |
Arizona* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 0–27 |
| October 11 |
BYU |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) |
W 34–6 |
| October 18 |
at Denver |
|
DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado |
W 35–0 |
| October 25 |
at Wyoming |
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming |
W 27–21 |
| October 1 |
Colorado* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
L 14–20 |
| November 8 |
at Colorado A&M |
|
Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado |
W 14–6 |
| November 15 |
at Santa Clara* |
|
Hughes Memorial Stadium[7] • Sacramento, California |
W 16–13 |
| November 27 |
Utah A.C. |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
W 20–0 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][8]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[9]
1953
Utah played its first nationally televised game in the final game of the season in 1953. NBC broadcast 12 games during the season, which makes the BYU–Utah game played on Thanksgiving Day among the first nationally broadcast college football games. The previous week Utah had already clinched the Skyline Conference championship. BYU had only one two games that year. Consequently, Utah was favored to win the game. BYU played tough, though, and Utah ended up winning by one point, 33–32.[10]
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
| September 19 |
at Arizona* |
|
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona |
|
W 28–7 |
| September 26 |
Idaho* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
W 21–0 |
| October 3 |
Hawaii* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
W 47–24 |
| October 10 |
at Utah A.C. |
|
Old Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
|
W 33–13 |
| October 17 |
Denver |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
W 40–6 |
| October 24 |
Wyoming |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
W 13–12 |
| October 31 |
at Washington* |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington |
|
L 14–21 |
| November 7 |
at Colorado* |
|
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
|
L 0–21 |
| November 14 |
Colorado A&M |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
W 35–14 |
| November 26 |
BYU |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) |
NBC |
W 33–32 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][11]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had four players selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[12]
1954
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 18 |
at Washington* |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington |
L 6–7 |
| September 25 |
Arizona* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 20–54 |
| October 2 |
at Oregon* |
|
Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon |
W 7–6 |
| October 9 |
at BYU |
|
Old Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (The Holy War) |
W 12–7 |
| October 16 |
Denver |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 20–28 |
| October 23 |
at Wyoming |
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming |
W 14–7 |
| October 30 |
Idaho* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 13–14 |
| November 6 |
at Colorado A&M |
|
Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado |
L 13–14 |
| November 13 |
Colorado* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
L 7–20 |
| November 20 |
at Montana |
|
Old Dornblaser Field • Missoula, Montana |
W 41–20 |
| November 25 |
Utah A.C. |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
L 19–35 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][13]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[14]
1955
Schedule
[2][15]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[16]
1956
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 21 |
at #17 UCLA* |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California |
L 7–13 |
| September 29 |
Montana |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 26–6 |
| October 5 |
at BYU |
|
Old Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (The Holy War) |
W 41–6 |
| October 13 |
Denver |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 27–13 |
| October 20 |
at Wyoming |
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming |
L 20–30 |
| October 27 |
Idaho* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
L 21–27 |
| November 3 |
at Rice* |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas |
L 0–27 |
| November 10 |
at Colorado A&M |
|
Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado |
W 49–27 |
| November 17 |
Colorado* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
L 7–21 |
| November 22 |
Utah A.C. |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
W 29–7 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][17]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah did not have any players selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[18]
1957
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 21 |
Montana |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 32–13 |
| September 28 |
at Colorado* |
|
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) |
L 24–30 |
| October 5 |
vs. Idaho* |
|
Old Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho |
L 6–21 |
| October 12 |
BYU |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) |
W 27–0 |
| October 19 |
at Denver |
|
DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado |
L 7–12 |
| October 26 |
Wyoming |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 23–15 |
| November 3 |
Colorado State |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 55–0 |
| November 9 |
at #8 [[{{{school}}}|Army]]* |
|
Michie Stadium • West Point, New York |
L 33–39 |
| November 16 |
Air Force* |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah |
W 34–0 |
| November 28 |
Utah State |
|
Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) |
W 21–6 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
[2][19]
After the season
NFL draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[20]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
|
|
| Venues |
|
| Bowls & rivalries |
|
| Culture & lore |
|
| People |
|
| Seasons |
|
