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Show _1W......iil«|||pliOn the night of September 17, the football fans of Salt Lake City plus a sparse crowd of early Ute school goers became the first to see coach Ray Nagel unveil his 1960 team by trouncing the University of Hawaii, 33-6. A tough University of Arizona crew became the next feather in the Ute warbonnet as the Redskins took a hard-fought 13-3 decision from the Wildcats. Already the Utes were beginning to show some of the strength that was to lead them to seven big victories in what turned out to be the toughest schedule ever played by a skyline football team.Next on the Redskin agenda was the University of Oregon. In a gallant bid for an upset, the Utes were finally turned back by a close score of 20-17.First of the Skyline teams to fall under the Ute axe was archrival Brigham Young, as the Cougars went down to a 17-0 defeat.The Pioneers from Denver were next to invade the Ute wigwam, and the night of October 22 saw the Redskins put on their best offensive show of the season as Utah ran up a staggering 49-16 total against the hapless Pioneers.It looked like the Utes were rolling toward a possible Skyline crown, but the following Saturday saw the always-tough Wyoming Cowboys combine a crunching ground game with a solid defense in handing the Redskins their first Skyline defeat by a 17-7 score. After the Utes' defeat, the Conference title race was narrowed down to Utah State and Wyoming, and a later Aggie victory over the Cowboys thrust the farmers into the driver's seat.But after rolling to two easy wins over Colorado and Montana, Utah assumed the spoiler's role when the strong Aggies came to town riding a nine-game streak, as the Utes fought their way to a shining 6-0 upset.On the following Saturday, the Utes capped a highly successful season by extending the nationally ranked Bruins from U.C.L.A. to their full limits before bowing to a reluctant 16-9 defeat.Successful in defeat, the 1960 University of Utah footballers proved for the third year in a row that football is indeed on the upswing at Uteville. |
