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Show Football Utah Takes Grid Crown Utah, with all the poise and precision of champions, proved they were just that as they added the 1957 Skyline Championship trophy to their collection of eighteen. The story of this accomplishment is one of team spirit - when the Utes had it, they won; when they didn't, they lost. Utah held Colorado of the Big Ten to a bare 30 to 24 win after leading until the final seconds. It was this same Colorado team that met Oklahoma, rated No. 1, and barely lost a heart breaker, 7 to 6. Against mighty Army the Redskins gained 316 yards through the air and at one point led 14 to 13. This was one of three times during the entire season that Army trailed. Utah proved that it could stand up to some of the best the nation had to offer. Lee Grosscup led the Ute honor list as All-American and All Conference Quarterback. Other Utes chosen as All Conference were Merrill Douglas, fullback; John Urses, center; Stuart Vaughan, halfback; and Evert Jones, tackle. Vaughan was the nation's top pass receiver, just missing an all time record by five catches. Douglas led the conference in scoring with 66 points. This was truly an outstanding' Utah squad who displayed their talent to some of the finest teams in the country. |