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1943 Utah Utes football team

1943 Utah Utes football
Conference Mountain States Conference
1943 record 0–7 (0–2 MSC)
Head coach Ike Armstrong
Home stadium Ute Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 MSC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Colorado $ 2 0 0     5 2 0
Utah 0 2 0     0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1943 college football season. 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. Only Colorado and Utah in the Mountain States Conference maintained 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. The result was Utah's only winless season since going 0–1 in 1895.

Utah had two players selected in the 1944 NFL Draft.


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